Episode #8: Philosophy and TragedyFile Size: 253232 kbFile Type: mp3Download File In Episode #8 of The Western Canon Podcast, Gina Santiago, our Western Canon correspondent, stops by to talk about the philosophy of tragedy, specifically what Plato and Aristotle had to say about the subject. Later in the show, Jordan speaks with bestselling author and Executive Director of the Ayn Rand Institute, Yaron Brook, who joins the show to discuss many topics, including Ayn Rand’s philosoph [...]

Episode #8: Philosophy and TragedyFile Size: 253232 kbFile Type: mp3Download File In Episode #8 of The Western Canon Podcast, Gina Santiago, our Western Canon correspondent, stops by to talk about the philosophy of tragedy, specifically what Plato and Aristotle had to say about the subject. Later in the show, Jordan speaks with bestselling author and Executive Director of the Ayn Rand Institute, Yaron Brook, who joins the show to discuss many topics, including Ayn Rand’s philosoph [...]

Interview: Plato and Aristotle on Tragedy (w/ Gina Santiago)File Size: 82500 kbFile Type: mp3Download File [...]

Interview: Plato and Aristotle on Tragedy (w/ Gina Santiago)File Size: 82500 kbFile Type: mp3Download File [...]

"Guide to Great Books Colleges" (Pt. 1)File Size: 94948 kbFile Type: mp3Download File This is the first installment of the “Guide to Great Books Colleges,” a new segment produced by The Western Canon Podcast. The “Guide to Great Books Colleges” is a practical resource for students and parents to the colleges and universities in the U.S. that offer students an education rooted in the Western literary and philosophical tradition. In this segment, host Jordan Alexan [...]

"Guide to Great Books Colleges" (Pt. 1)File Size: 94948 kbFile Type: mp3Download File This is the first installment of the “Guide to Great Books Colleges,” a new segment produced by The Western Canon Podcast. The “Guide to Great Books Colleges” is a practical resource for students and parents to the colleges and universities in the U.S. that offer students an education rooted in the Western literary and philosophical tradition. In this segment, host Jordan Alexan [...]

Episode #7: Jason and the Golden Fleece & Euripides' MedeaFile Size: 197356 kbFile Type: mp3Download File One of the most powerful and enduring of Greek tragedies, the Medea centers on the myth of Jason, leader of the Argonauts, who has won the dragon-guarded treasure of the Golden Fleece with the help of the sorceress Medea. Having married Medea and fathered her two children, Jason abandons her for a more favorable match, never suspecting the brutal and horrific revenge she w [...]

Episode #7: Jason and the Golden Fleece & Euripides' MedeaFile Size: 197356 kbFile Type: mp3Download File One of the most powerful and enduring of Greek tragedies, the Medea centers on the myth of Jason, leader of the Argonauts, who has won the dragon-guarded treasure of the Golden Fleece with the help of the sorceress Medea. Having married Medea and fathered her two children, Jason abandons her for a more favorable match, never suspecting the brutal and horrific revenge she w [...]

Interview: Euripides, the Medea, and The Art of Translation.mp3File Size: 119057 kbFile Type: mp3Download File In this interview, Dr. Diane Arnson Svarlien discusses her love of the classics, her work as a translator, Greek Tragedy, the playwright Euripides, and the Medea. Dr. Arnson Svarlien is a verse translator and classicist who lives in Lexington, Kentucky. Her translations of poets like Sappho, Semonides, Theocritus, Catullus, Horace, and Ovid have appeared in numerous journa [...]

Interview: Euripides, the Medea, and The Art of Translation.mp3File Size: 119057 kbFile Type: mp3Download File In this interview, Dr. Diane Arnson Svarlien discusses her love of the classics, her work as a translator, Greek Tragedy, the playwright Euripides, and the Medea. Dr. Arnson Svarlien is a verse translator and classicist who lives in Lexington, Kentucky. Her translations of poets like Sappho, Semonides, Theocritus, Catullus, Horace, and Ovid have appeared in numerous journa [...]