Frankly, I feel like education isn't providing with me with what I hope to become. This podcast, in turn, is my way of holding myself accountable in getting there, breaking down the knowledge western civilization has to offer, whether found in literature, movies, writings, figures, and more all in the hopes of edification.
Classic literature is currently under attack and higher education provides real little knowledge. As a result, it’s incredibly important to read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain who once said that “I have never let schooling interfere with my education.” Awomen.
As people thoughtlessly partake in mass destruction, it’s easy to see that today many lack meaning and cling onto false causes as a result. For this reason amongst others, this week’s book is Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning.
In JD Vance’s 2016 memoir Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis, a number of very important socioeconomic issues are discussed, many of which don’t receive the attention they deserve. For this episode, I want to begin to explore the idea of privilege and begin discussing what trying to correct for the mistakes of the past leads to. Note: I forgot to discuss Anacyclosis in this episode! I will discuss it soon though.
As society rejects the divinity of life and buys into increasingly nihilistic world views, Crime and Punishment (1866) is incredibly relevant. And in it Dostoevsky has something pretty profound and apt to say about the suffering society is destined to find if it continues this way.
Simply put, traditional masculine virtues are under attack. And in this episode I give my take on a defining aspect of masculinity and its portrayal in the Oscar-winning 1952 movie ‘High Noon’, starring Gary Cooper and directed by Fred Zinnemann.Note - Tex Ritter’s version of “High Noon”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzGtvnjtGtM
I'm a huge fan of Winston Churchill - a man "touched by divine Providence" - and in this first episode wanted to discuss his origins and begin getting into what led him to become the icon he is. I'm also very interested in exploring the idea of destiny and pre-determination that was very present in his life. My main source for this episode was Andrew Robert's Churchill: Walking with Destiny and I also reference Hillsdale College's Churchill Project.
Welcome! In this episode I basically introduce myself and discuss my impetus for starting the podcast and what I hope to achieve in making it. Hopefully, I can look back on these recordings one day and track my own growth, so consider this a journal of sorts.
© 2020-2025 Ivy Podcast Discovery LLC
