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Travels with Dante: In Search of Paradise
By Georgia Tech Catholic CenterReligion & Spirituality
Travels with Dante: In Search of Paradise episodes
- 14 - Say What You Need to Say, Bolgia 6, Canto 23, Inferno
In Canto 23 of the Inferno, Dante and Virgil descend into the Bolgia of the hypocrites. Fr. Branson and Donovan discuss the nature of hypocrisy and point out some key themes in our continuing journey through the sins of fraud.
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10 min - 13 - Hooked On A Feeling, Bolgia 4 & 5, Cantos 20 - 22, Inferno
This podcast join us with mishapen socerers, tar-sunken grafters, and a rowdy gang of demons as Fr. Branson and Donovan discuss the nature of these sources of fraud and their relevance today.
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14 min - 12 - Down Under, Bolgia 1-3, Cantos 18 & 19, Inferno
Panders, Seducers, Simoniacs, oh my! Fr. Branson and Donovan follow Dante and Virgil through the beginning of the Malebolge, the 8th circle of Hell, that of fraud. As always we will discuss how Dante unveils the nature of these sins and tie it back in to our current culture and lives. We will talk about organized crime, corruption in the Church, and the effect of fraud.
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15 min - 11 - Mo Money Mo Problems, The Userers and Geryon, Canto 17, Inferno
Fr. Branson and Donovan discuss Geryon, the next beast Dante and Virgil encounter, along with the nature of fraud as a whole. Also, we encounter the last of those who do violence against God, the usurers. Congratulations on getting halfway through the Inferno!
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10 min - 10 - Take Me to Church, The Desert of Violence to God, Cantos 14 - 16, Inferno
In the next section of the circle of violence, a large flaming desert, Dante and Virgil encounter those who have done violence against God. In this podcast, Fr. Branson and Donovan discuss what "violence against God" means in addition to reflecting on Dante's encounters with the denizens of this desert. We finally talk politics in this one.
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23 min - 09 - Bleeding Out, The Forest of Self-Violence, Canto 13, Inferno
Next in the circle of violence we encounter those who did violence to themselves. Fr. Branson and Donovan look at the nuance Dante uses to address the tragedy of suicide in this deeply saddening canto.
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12 min - 08 - Two Black Cadillacs, The Moat of Violence to Others, Canto 12, Inferno
Today's podcast follows Dante and Virgil into the 7th circle of hell, that of the violent. In talking on the sin of violence to others, Fr. Branson and Donovan discuss the lie that violence attempts to hold over us.
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9 min - 07 - All We Are is Dust in the Wind, The Heretics, Cantos 10 & 11, Inferno
Into the City of Dis! Fr. Branson and Donovan discuss the Epicurean heretics that Virgil and Dante meet in the 6th circle. We meet the proud Farinata who gives Dante a prophecy of his future. Finally, after passing the last of the heretics, we'll cover the discussion on the landscape of hell.
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17 min - 06 - Stop, Wait a Minute, The Gate of Dis, Cantos 8 & 9, Inferno
With Dante and Virgil stuck at the entrance to the city of Dis, Donovan and Fr. Branson discuss the nature of hope and discernment while also keying into a key line from Dante. This line forms the basis for our entire examination of the Comedy.
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16 min - 05 - There Ain't No Rest for the Wicked, The Avaricious, Wrathful and Slothful, Canto 7, Inferno
Picking up with the Greedy (3rd circle) and the Wrathful and Slothful (4th Circle), Fr. Branson and Donovan finish the discussion on the upper circles of hell. Join in as we discuss the nature of these sins and their relationship to our modern world.
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About Travels with Dante: In Search of Paradise
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2021 marks the 700th anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri, the author of the Divine Comedy. Join Fr. Branson Hipp and Donovan Kelley of the Georgia Tech Catholic Center as we travel along the…
"other journey" with Dante, Virgil, and Beatrice. While other podcasts have focused on the literary or historical significance of this great work, our focus is primarily on what Dante's travels can tell us about living in the world today.
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