Magnus Podcast: Conversations from the Catacombs of Liberal Education
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Magnus Podcast: Conversations from the Catacombs of Liberal Education
Like the early philosophers and theologians before us, we are seeking to nourish our souls, discover the truth, and live in the world, but not of it. Welcome to the Magnus Podcast where John Johnson and Larissa Bianco hope to connect contemporary thinkers to conversations from the catacombs in th...
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Ep.114 - On René Girard and Mimetic Desire
Producer Sam Sorich joins us to discusses his documentary Things Hidden: The Life and Legacy of René Girard, an award-winning and full length producti...
Ep. 113 - Introductory Seminar: The Iliad and the Odyssey
Please enjoy listening in on the first seminar of the first Magnus Cohort!
The 2027 Cohort began their three year journey with Dr. David Arias i...
Ep. 112 - On A Midsummer Night's Dream
Dr. Travis Cooper recently facilitated this lively discussion on Shakespeares classic, A Midsummer Night's Dream.
If you weren't there live, he...
Ep. 111 - Ad Fontes: Latin, Tradition & Faith
What is the value of Latin, really?
John Johnson joins Father Peter Hannah to discuss why all the cool people are studying Latin, as well as the...
Ep. 110 - History: The Liberal Art
Happy 4th of July!
Celebrate our country’s independence with this extra special discussion with Dr. Richard Ferrier, tutor at Thomas Aquinas Col...
Ep. 109 - AI and the Free Mind Part II
John is back to discuss AI and the digital world, this time with AI thought leader and entrepreneur, Drago Dimitrov. They discuss how binary AI fits...
Ep. 108 - AI and the Free Mind Part I
Ryan Khurana, AI technologist, strategist, and thought leader, joins John Johnson to discuss AI and the digital world. They compare the personhood, cr...
Ep. 107 - A Community of Learning for Liberal Education
“Of all the forms of education, there is one that is best and most perfected and that education has come to be known as liberal education.” - Dr. Dav...
Ep. 106 - What is Knowing?
How do we know that what we know is true? What does it mean to participate in the truth? What is the object of the will?
Dr. Thaddeus Kozinki j...
Ep. 105 - Consecration of Self: Understanding the Order of Techne and Technology
Are digital tools inherently bad? How should we respond to the problem of tech? How do we know if what we are building is good?
Don't be a tool....
Ep. 104 - The Dignity of a Liberal Artist
Join John Johnson and Angel Adams Parham as they have a discussion about race befitting the dignity of a liberal artist.
Angel Adams Parham is...
Ep. 103 - Relationship Without Remainder
Dr. Ryan Messmore of the Institute for Catholic Liberal Education joins John to talk about the foundation of the Catholic Faith, the nature of God, an...
Ep. 102 - From Tragedies to Comedies: The Journey of a Hero
Dr. Tiffany Schubert of Wyoming Catholic College joins Larissa to discuss the idea of the hero. From Virgil’s company of heroes and heroines to Jane A...
Ep. 101 - Refining the Renewal
Alex Lessard of Adeodatus joins John Johnson to talk about the ongoing Classical education renewal. Join them in this lively conversation where they d...
Ep. 100 - The Nous and the Polis
Grab a beer and celebrate our 100th episode with us! John Johnson discusses the soul, the city, and the citizen in this Three Beers Episode with Senio...
Ep. 099 - To Build and Behold: Recovering from Architectural Suicide
Who is man, what is he building, and why does this matter?
Alan Cornett of Cultural Debris joins John Johnson to discuss mans relationship with...
Ep. 098 - The Best and Most Noble Things
The Magnus Podcast is BACK and better than ever. If you’re a returning listener, you’ll notice that this season premiere is a change of pace from pre...
Ep. 097 - Victory Has Defeated You
Today we bring you the 20th and final episode of season 3. This season we talked about all things liberal arts from music and monarchy to Plato and So...
Ep. 096 - Boethius and Business
“You creatures of earth, don’t you stop to consider the people over which you think you exercise authority?”
This conversation between two ‘non...
Ep. 095 - A Harmonious Home
Mother, grandmother, and author, Leila Lawler joins Larissa to talk about raising children faithfully. She explains how we can escape the traps of the...
Ep. 094 - What is Man?
Enjoy the first half of the first lecture in Senior Fellow, Dr. Arias' course, "Philosophy of Man."
Building on Aristotle and St. Thomas's philo...
Ep. 093 - The Light of Fidelity
Today, we are offering you another glimpse into the Magnus Fellowship; this time with Senior Fellow, Dr. Helen Freeh's course, "Friendship and Freedom...
Ep. 092 - Freedom from the Shackle
Blessed Feast of St. Albert the Great!
On this special day, we spoke with Leigh Bortins of Classical Conversations who, like St. Albert the Grea...
Ep.091 - Rousseau and the Imagination
Once again, we are offering you a quick glimpse into the Magnus Fellowship; this time with Senior Fellow, Dr. Finley's class, “Rousseau and the Diabol...
Ep. 090 - Freeing Minds
Dr. Amir Sabzevary has spent the last thirty years teaching philosophy and religion. Today, he joins John to talk about the journey of both teaching a...
Ep. 089 - On Moral Conundrums
This week on the Magnus Podcast, John and Larissa talk moral theology with high school teacher, Rocky Brittain and attempt to answer difficult moral q...
Ep. 088 - On How to Communicate Rhetorically
In this fast paced world full of echo chambers and outrage machines, we are fooled into believing a misguided view of justice and rhetoric. Dr. Joshua...
Ep. 087 - On The Idea of a University
AMI exists because we, like so many, see a problem with the current university system. What is the modern university providing to its students in comp...
Ep. 086 - On Plato’s Republic
"What is the best way of life for a human being?" The Republic is the most complete attempt by Plato to articulate and answer this question. It is cha...
Ep. 085 - On Music & Ratio
Musician and composer, Greg Wilbur of New College Franklin contemplates music within the quadrivium; he explains why music ought to be ordered rightly...
Ep. 084 - Opening the Eyes to See
“Take courage daughter, the world is not as strong as it seems.” From the diary of Maria Faustina
Brian Fink has returned to the Magnus Podcast...
Ep. 083 - A Prudent Education
This conversation with Dr. Gary Hartenburg looks at education from a bird’s-eye view before zooming into talk about virtue, specifically the virtue of...
Ep. 082 - A Magnus Webinar: The Nun’s Priest’s Tale of Chanticleer and the Fox
Earlier this spring, we hosted a lovely webinar on one of the most playful of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, The Nun's Priest's Tale of Chanticleer and t...
Ep.081 - How Does One Know?
How does man know? What are the roles of signs in knowing? What does “meaning” mean? What does man want to know? What are the objects to knowing?
Ep. 080 - Humanizing Humans
“We can’t teach the humanities unless the students have been humanized."
In this episode, Dr. Jared Staudt discusses the text, Newman’s Idea of...
Ep. 079 - Much Ado about a King
Across the sea, Charles III has just been coronated King of England and much ado was made in his and his country’s honor.
On our homeland, Amer...
Ep. 078 - The Restless Soul
In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Zena Hitz; tutor at St. John’s College, author of Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life,...
Ep. 077 - To View the Cheerful Skies
“The gates of hell are open night and day;
Smooth the descent, and easy is the way:
But to return, and view the cheerful skies,
In t...
Ep. 076 - In the End Was the Word
We now bring you Spy Wednesday Bonus Episode 2, continuing in the theme of Holy Week. This is an excerpt from our own John Johnson’s course in the Mag...
Ep. 075 - Tradition and Betrayal: Responding to the Scandal
In honor of Spy Wednesday, we are bringing you two back to back episodes today, both lectures by your favorite podcast host, the Founder and Executiv...