Podcast appearances and mentions of ivan ilyich

Garrett and Mike return from spring break to discuss Chapter 5 of "The Death of Ivan Ilyich" by Leo Tolstoy. The lesson from this episode: Watch the movie Puss In Boots: The Last Wish.

In the late 1870s, shortly after the publication of Anna Karenina, Tolstoy experienced what might be described today as a midlife crisis. In his short autobiographical book A Confession, finished in 1880, he questioned what meaning there is in life that is not annihilated by the inevitability of death. His answer was to live according to God's law, a realisation that shaped that rest of his life and writing, and guides the story of his late masterpiece, The Death of Ivan Ilyich (1886). To discuss The Death of Ivan Ilyich and its place both in Tolstoy's work and the development of realism, James is joined by the novelist Elif Batuman. They consider the way Tolstoy takes up Flaubert's contempt for bourgeois life and strips it down to a spare fable of delusion and awakening, and why the unique authority of his style has proved so resistant to the critiques of realism in the 20th century. Non-subscribers will only hear an extract from the episode. To listen in full, and to all our other Close Readings series, sign up: Apple Podcasts: https://lrb.me/applecrwaor Other podcast apps: https://lrb.me/closereadingswaor Read more in the LRB: Michael Wood on War and Peace: https://lrb.me/realismep501 James Meek on the death of Tolstoy: https://lrb.me/realismep502 John Bayley on Tolstoy's diaries: https://lrb.me/realismep503

Garrett and Mike discuss Chapter 4 of "The Death of Ivan Ilyich" by Leo Tolstoy. Things start to turn for Ivan. But not for anyone else.

Garrett and Mike break down Chapter 3 of the novella "The Death of Ivan Ilyich" by Leo Tolstoy. In this chapter, "Everything was as it should be."

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Garrett and Mike begin their chapter by chapter discussion of the novella "The Death of Ivan Ilyich" by Leo Tolstoy. They encourage you to pick up a copy and read along. It will change your life. Or your death.

In this episode of Million Dollar Flip Flops, Rodric sits down with Shannon Russell — former TV producer turned franchise owner, coach, and author — to talk about leaving a “successful” career, starting a second act, and navigating the fears that come with walking away from the safe path.Shannon spent 16 years as a television producer, living her childhood dream… until motherhood made her realize the cost: missed birthdays, skipped dinners, and no real control over her time. That wake-up call led her to: •Leave TV •Buy and build a Snapology STEM franchise for kids •Eventually sell it •And now coach women through their own second act — from 9–5 to entrepreneurshipTogether, they dive into: •

We discuss this introspective literary classic from Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy

Week 40 of Ted Gioia's Immersive Humanities Course brings together three demanding—and deeply philosophical—works: Leo Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilyich, Fyodor Dostoyevsky's The Grand Inquisitor, and Friedrich Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil. But before we get started, I offer a short primer on reading Russian lit. The names can be a real challenge!Tolstoy's novella, written after his spiritual “conversion,” is a devastating meditation on death, meaning, and self-deception—circular in structure but spiraling ever deeper. It may be the finest short work I've read so far. Dostoyevsky's famous parable interrupts the narrative of The Brothers Karamazov to pose unsettling questions about freedom, faith, and institutional power, turning conventional religious assumptions upside down. Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil proved the most challenging: dense, contrary, and deliberately destabilizing, it rejects inherited moral frameworks in favor of examining desire, psychology, and power. Together, these works confront the shifting relationship between God, morality, and the modern self—making this one of the most intellectually intense weeks of the project.We are back next week with French writers who offer a totally different tone. See you soon!LINKTed Gioia/The Honest Broker's 12-Month Immersive Humanities Course (paywalled!)My Amazon Book List (NOT an affiliate link)CONNECTThe complete list of Crack the Book Episodes: https://cheryldrury.substack.com/p/crack-the-book-start-here?r=u3t2rTo read more of my writing, visit my Substack - https://www.cheryldrury.substack.com.Follow me on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cldrury/ LISTENSpotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5GpySInw1e8IqNQvXow7Lv?si=9ebd5508daa245bdApple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crack-the-book/id1749793321 Captivate - https://crackthebook.captivate.fm

The title says it all really: the Indieventure podcast is celebrating a couple of milestones, and you're all invited! Hope you like parties where three people indulge in absolute bullshit banter at length because that's what we've got for you today as we mark both our 50th episode and our podcast's only ever-so-slightly belated second birthday. You really do deserve to hear some of this without being spoiled by any pesky context beforehand, so suffice to say that Rebecca has put together a quiz with a heavy visual component (check out our blog for the companion piece to that!) and Liam has written A Thing. Don't ask. Just listen. Trust me, it's better that way. After completely wearing ourselves out with that nonsense, we mellow out a bit with a slightly more sensible second half in which we discuss a few games we've been playing recently – including The Séance of Blake Manor, Hades II, PEAK, and Demonschool – before making a very optimistic wishlist of all the amazing 2025 indies we'd love to play before recording our GOTY episode but, like, we're starting to get a bit nervous about the timeframe on that, not gonna lie. Finally onto hyperfixations, this week with some completely improvised bonus bullshit about which Pokémon starter type each of us would be! Liam (grass type) has been finishing his 2025 Goodreads challenge by reading some of the most acclaimed short novels he could find, including The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy, Foster by Claire Keegan, and Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut. Rachel (fire type) is once again bingeing The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, which has become surprisingly meta in its new season. And Rebecca (water type) somehow hadn't heard of The Amazing Digital Circus until very recently, but now she's been completely drawn in by the hype. Our music was written and performed by Ollie Newbury! Find him on Instagram at @newbsmusic. Meanwhile, you can find us at indieventurepodcast.co.uk or wherever you listen to podcasts. Don't forget that you can now join our dedicated Discord too, and be sure to check out our new Steam Curator page if you simply still can't get enough of us!

The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy (1886)

A man climbs a ladder to hang drapes and slips into a lifetime's truth: he's been decorating emptiness. We sat with Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilyich and asked hard questions about status, ritual, and the kind of love that only shows up when it costs.Quick story snapshot (Tolstoy): Ivan Ilyich, a successful judge with a “proper” life, suffers a fatal illness after a trivial accident. As pain strips away his self-deception, society's politeness rings hollow—only the servant Gerasim meets him with honest compassion. In his final hours Ivan sees that a life ordered around comfort and appearances cannot save; repentance and self-giving love can.What we explore (through an Orthodox lens):Marriage as sanctification, not transaction—a place where pride dies and love learns to serve.Rituals with a why—why liturgy and household habits either form us or numb us.Seeing with others' eyes—how wives, husbands, converts, and cradle faithful re-read the same text and grow empathy.The bruise as a parable of sin—ignored at first, spreading quietly, distorting how we see those closest to us.Gerasim's ordinary holiness—humility, patience, and joy as the persuasive answer to “main-character energy.”Recovering a shared moral language—how myth and realism help us talk about death, judgment, and mercy in an age of “my truth.”Takeaway: Don't wait for a deathbed to choose communion over isolation. Read bravely, examine your ladders, and practice the love that moves first—especially when it costs.Questions about Orthodoxy? Please check out our friends at Ghost of Byzantium Discord server: https://discord.gg/JDJDQw6tdhPlease prayerfully consider supporting Cloud of Witnesses Radio: https://www.patreon.com/c/CloudofWitnessesFind Cloud of Witnesses Radio on Instagram, X.com, Facebook, and TikTokPlease leave a comment with your thoughts!

A man on a shaky ladder, a fall that leaves a bruise, and a life that suddenly tastes bitter—Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilyich gives us one of literature's clearest X-rays of modern emptiness. We gather with friends to unpack why a story written in 1886 speaks uncomfortably well to status-chasing, curated lives, and the quiet neglect of the people closest to us. Along the way, we ask hard questions about sacrifice, spiritual participation, and what it really takes to make a home feel like a living, breathing church.We start with the image of the bruise—how a small accident blooms into moral clarity—and follow it into marriage. Through Ivan's unreliable eyes, his wife seems petty and cold; with a wider lens, she appears faithful, present, even courageous as she brings a priest and urges communion. That tension opens a deeper conversation: family as a school of self-giving; the cost of motherhood and the subtler demands on fathers; and why tender, Christlike leadership from husbands often unlocks a responsive, resilient love. A simple parenting moment—a father shifting from command to kindness—becomes a model for authority as stewardship rather than control.From there, we hold Tolstoy's quiet hint of redemption alongside the need to act before the end. Participation matters: in sacraments, community, honest conversation, and art that reads us back. We contrast vanity's ladder with the ladder of ascent, examine main-character syndrome, and challenge the habits that keep us numb to the good right in front of us. The practical takeaways are simple and demanding: move your ladder, choose the table over the timeline, and practice seeing what is lovely in others so cynicism doesn't win.If this conversation stirred something in you, subscribe for more thoughtful, faith-filled literary dives, share with a friend who loves classics, and leave a review with your biggest takeaway or pushback—we'd love to hear where you agree, disagree, or want to go deeper next.Questions about Orthodoxy? Please check out our friends at Ghost of Byzantium Discord server: https://discord.gg/JDJDQw6tdhPlease prayerfully consider supporting Cloud of Witnesses Radio: https://www.patreon.com/c/CloudofWitnessesFind Cloud of Witnesses Radio on Instagram, X.com, Facebook, and TikTokPlease leave a comment with your thoughts!

Send us a textThis episode brings you the latest gathering of our BFF Book Club—a monthly celebration of reading, meaningful author conversations, and book-loving community. If you enjoy diving deep into unforgettable stories and connecting with the minds behind them, you're in the right place!This month, we're discussing What the Silent Say with its author, Emerson Ford. Emerson is a multi-award-winning writer dedicated to resurrecting the stories of unsung heroes. She teaches creative writing and literature at both the high school and university level, happily putting her English degrees to work. At home, she treasures conversations with her husband and four teenagers and hiking mountain trails with her labradoodle, Miso.Episode Highlights:How Emerson researched her book alongside her father to uncover the stories of her great-uncle and grandfather.What it was like to craft What the Silent Say with family history at its heart.Her book flight includes some of her favorite reads.The joy of immersive reading, listening to the audiobook while reading the text.

In this episode of Book Club, Sidney Bloch and Jeremy Holmes unpack The Death of Ivan Ilyich, Leo Tolstoy's exploration of mortality, self-deception, and the search for meaning. They reflect on Ivan's experiences with illness, the reactions of those around him, and his final insights into love, humility, and human connection. The conversation explores the relevance of literature in mental health practice, how it can offer insights into human behaviour, and the ways it can help reflect on life, death, and relationships. Liked this episode? Stay tuned for future episodes of Book Club by following MHPN Presents. Visit the MHPN website for episode host and guest bios, recommended resources and a self-directed CPD form. Share your comments, questions and feedback about Book Club or any of MHPN's podcast series here: https://mhpn.org.au/podcast-feedback/.

Dan Shipper is the co-founder and CEO of Every. With just 15 people, Every publishes a daily AI newsletter, ships multiple AI products, and operates a million-dollar-a-year consulting arm—all while their engineers write virtually zero code. It's the most radical example of AI-first operations, and Dan is a prolific writer who has become a leading voice on how AI is transforming the way we build and work.Learn:1. Why Dan thinks AI won't steal jobs en masse—and may actually reshore many jobs to the U.S.2. The most underrated AI tool for non-programmers3. An inside look at Every's AI-first workflow4. Why every company needs an “AI operations lead”5. How Dan's team uses an arsenal of AI agents (Claude, Codex, “Friday,” “Charlie”) in parallel, treating each AI like a specialist with unique strengths6. Why generalists will thrive in an AI-first world, as rigid job titles blur and everyone becomes a “manager” of AI tools7. 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Listen up, fetid moppets. Jim and A.Ron have refined the data and prepared a feedback file for your review. Listen to the deep connections between The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Severance. Is Lumon trying to create a pain-free existence? Did Gemma join Lumon willingly? Kier will reveal all in this feedback episode of Waffle Poddy. The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Tolstoy Full Text Pete Peppers YouTube Channel Joanna Robinson Interviews Damon Lindelof Got feedback? Send it to severance@baldmove.com. Hey there! Check out https://support.baldmove.com/ to find out how you can gain access to ALL of our premium content, as well as ad-free versions of the podcasts, for just $5 a month! Join the Club! Join the discussion: Email | Discord | Reddit | Forums Follow us: Twitch | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everything is a spoiler-heavy podcast. We talk about all aspects of whatever we are discussing and do not announce or avoid spoilers in any way.In this episode of Everything, Justin, Keith, and Julia discuss episode seven of Severance's second season, “Chikhai Bardo”. Episode discussion begins around 8 minutes.Reddit posts discussed in this episode:Episode 7 discussion thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/SeveranceAppleTVPlus/comments/1izxmfl/severance_2x07_chikhai_bardo_postepisode/Outie Dylan doesn't seem that bad:https://www.reddit.com/r/SeveranceAppleTVPlus/comments/1iwcd4b/outie_dylan_doesnt_seem_bad/The Death of Ivan Ilyich:https://www.reddit.com/r/SeveranceAppleTVPlus/comments/1j2kcwx/i_read_the_death_of_ivan_ilyich_so_you_wouldnt/Why is No One Talking about the Final Scene:https://www.reddit.com/r/SeveranceAppleTVPlus/comments/1j22sxa/why_is_no_one_talking_about_the_final_scene_of/Episode 7 told us almost everything we need to know:https://www.reddit.com/r/SeveranceAppleTVPlus/comments/1j0oze7/episode_7_told_us_almost_everything_we_need_to/I think the consensus about Lumon is wrong:https://www.reddit.com/r/SeveranceAppleTVPlus/comments/1j1jmjm/i_think_the_new_consensus_about_lumon_is_wrong/Allentown:https://www.reddit.com/r/SeveranceAppleTVPlus/comments/1j1c71x/allentown_references_two_traumatic_memories/Combat Cards:https://www.reddit.com/r/SeveranceAppleTVPlus/comments/1j2jnq8/did_you_catch_this_reference_when_gemma_talked/Music by Johnny Hawaii.

Inspired once again by the show Severance, Garrett and Mike discuss "The Death of Ivan Ilyich", a novella by Leo Tolstoy, and how it shows us what it means to live a full life.

Death to your pet theories! Kier has introduced many mysteries to Jim and A.Ron to discuss in this episode of Waffle Poddy. We finally get an intimate look at the love and loss between Mark and Gemma. Throughout the winding vignettes of this episode, one pertinent question remains…what IS wrong with Ricken? Bald Move Prestige - Ikiru (1952) The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Tolstoy Got feedback? Send it to severance@baldmove.com. Hey there! Check out https://support.baldmove.com/ to find out how you can gain access to ALL of our premium content, as well as ad-free versions of the podcasts, for just $5 a month! Join the Club! Join the discussion: Email | Discord | Reddit | Forums Follow us: Twitch | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us a textDescription: An immersive reading of The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy with reflection on incontinence, caregivers, and existential distress.Website:https://anauscultation.wordpress.comWork:The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky.Special arrangements were also made for his stools, and this was a torment to him each time. A torment in its uncleanness, indecency, and smell, in the awareness that another person had to take part in it. But in this most unpleasant matter there also appeared a consolation for Ivan Ilyich. The butler's helper, Gerasim, always came to clear away after him. Gerasim was a clean, fresh young muzhik, grown sleek on town grub. Always cheerful, bright. At first the sight of this man, always clean, dressed Russian style, performing this repulsive chore, embarrassed Ivan Ilyich. Once, having gotten up from the commode and being unable to pull up his trousers, he collapsed into the soft armchair, looking with horror at his naked, strengthless thighs with their sharply outlined muscles. Gerasim, in heavy boots, spreading around him the pleasant smell of boot tar and the freshness of winter air, came in with a light, strong step, in a clean canvas apron and a clean cotton shirt, the sleeves rolled up on his bared, strong, young arms, and without looking at Ivan Ilyich¾obviously restraining the joy of life shining on his face, so as not to offend the sick man¾went to the commode. "Gerasim," Ivan Ilyich said weakly. Gerasim gave a start, evidently afraid he was remiss in something, and with a quick movement he turned to the sick man his fresh, kind, simple young face, only just beginning to sprout a beard. "What, sir?" "I suppose this must be unpleasant for you. Excuse me. I can't help it. " "Mercy, sir." And Gerasim flashed his eyes and bared his young, white teeth. "Why shouldn't I do it? It's a matter of you being sick." And with his deft, strong hands he did his usual business and went out, stepping lightly. And five minutes later, stepping just as lightly, he came back.References: The Death of Ivan Ilyich: https://web.stanford.edu/~jsabol/existentialism/materials/tolstoy_death_ilyich.pdf Tolstoy, Leo, The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories (Vintage, 2010) Charlton B, Verghese A. Caring for Ivan Ilyich. J Gen Intern Med. 2010 Jan;25(1):93-5. Lucas V. The death of Ivan Ilyich and the concept of 'total pain'. Clin Med (Lond). 2012 Dec;12(6):601-2.

In this classic novella, Leo Tolstoy asks, "What would it take for a guy who stinks to realize he stinks? And how would he feel about that at the end of his life?"This episode is sponsored by the PBS American Masters: Creative Spark, find it on your favorite listening app.This episode is also sponsored by Squarespace. Go to squarespace.com/overdue for 10% of your first purchase of a website or domain.Our theme music was composed by Nick Lerangis.Follow @overduepod on Instagram and BlueskyAdvertise on OverdueSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Garrett and Mike discuss the idea of bare life from Byung-Chul Han's essay "The Agony of Eros" and how thinking about the concept can help us reexamine our "why." Books Mentioned: The Agony of Eros by Byung-Chul Han The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy Movies Mentioned: The Jungle Book

Vivian Dittmar is an author, speaker, and wisdom teacher dedicated to enhancing holistic development for over two decades. Through her books and the Be the Change Foundation, she focuses on emotional intelligence, ecological sustainability, social justice, and spiritual fulfillment to address modern society's crises.  What does it mean to truly transcend the ego and embrace a transpersonal state of being?  In this episode of “Voices with Vervaeke,” John Vervaeke and Vivian Dittmar thoughtfully explore enlightenment, viewing it not as a final destination but as an ongoing journey of maturation and integration. They challenge conventional perspectives on enlightenment, proposing a more dynamic interplay between personal growth and spiritual awakening. By examining the delicate balance required to maintain higher states of consciousness while cultivating a healthy personal self, they illuminate the complexities of spiritual bypassing and the necessity of embracing imperfection. Their conversation also delves into the importance of vulnerability, aligning inner and outer worlds, the role of synchronicity, and the transformative power of confronting our own mortality. Join them as they unravel these intricate themes with intellectual rigor, poetic insight, and a commitment to deepening our understanding of what it means to lead a truly awakened life.   Embark on a journey with us to tackle the Meaning Crisis by joining our exclusive Patreon Community. —   00:00 Introduction: Exploring Transpersonal and Transegoic States 02:10 Navigating the Spectrum of Egoic and Transrational Consciousness 07:20 Beyond the Social Conscience: Discovering the Voice of the Soul 12:35 Exploring the Implicate Order and Transrational Ways of Knowing 19:00 Redefining Spiritual Awakening and the Mythology Surrounding It 23:25 Bridging the Gap between Inner and Outer Worlds through Wisdom and Virtue 32:20 Cultivating a Healthy Personal Self after Enlightenment 43:45 Beyond Spiritual Bypassing and the Pursuit of Perfection in the Journey Towards Wholeness  57:00 Facing Mortality: A Journey Towards Wholeness and Maturity   01:18:00 Conclusion: Reflections on Convergence, Gratitude, and the Quest for True Prosperity   —   The Vervaeke Foundation is committed to advancing the scientific pursuit of wisdom and creating a significant impact on the world. Become a part of our mission.   Join Awaken to Meaning to explore practices that enhance your virtues and foster deeper connections with reality and relationships.    —   Ideas, People, and Works Mentioned in this Episode   The Death of Ivan Ilyich, by Leo Tolstoy David Bohm Plato Carl Jung Leo Tolstoy Spinoza Fallible Man, by Paul Ricoeur  Relevant Episodes Exploring the Transrational: A Journey into the Realms of Consciousness with Vivian Dittmar   Exploring Emotions and Transrational Wisdom with Vivian Dittmar   Wisdom Through the Imaginal: IFS Insights with Seth Allison Part 3   — Follow John Vervaeke: Website | Twitter | YouTube | Patreon   Follow Vivian Dittmar: Website | YouTube Workshops/Courses:   Introduction to the Practice of Conscious Release How Big Is Your Emotional Backpack?The Emotional Backpack Books: The Emotional Backpack Your Inner GPS —   Thank you for Listening!  

The Russians make their first appearance on this edition of the Me, Myshelf, and I Podcast! Matthew and Alex break down Leo Tolstoy's novella The Death of Ivan Ilyich. Though depressing at times, Russian literature is a blunt instrument which brings home the realities of life in a unique way. The guys discuss Ivan's reflections on his life, his friends, and why Gerasim is the lone bright spot. Please subscribe to get the latest info on new episodes and check out our other classic literature podcasts. You can also follow our Instagram and YouTube channel for more literary fun! Instagram: @the_mmi_podcast YouTube: @MeMyshelfandIpodcast

Sam Harris speaks with George Saunders about his creative process. They discuss George's involvement with Buddhism, the importance of kindness, psychedelics, writing as a practice, the work of Raymond Carver, the problem of social media, our current political moment, the role of fame in American culture, Wendell Berry, fiction as way of exploring good and evil, The Death of Ivan Ilyich, missed opportunities in ordinary life, what it means to be a more loving person, his article “The Incredible Buddha Boy,” the prison of reputation, Tolstoy, and other topics. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at samharris.org/subscribe. Learning how to train your mind is the single greatest investment you can make in life. That's why Sam Harris created the Waking Up app. From rational mindfulness practice to lessons on some of life's most important topics, join Sam as he demystifies the practice of meditation and explores the theory behind it.

Share this episode: https://www.samharris.org/podcasts/making-sense-episodes/372-life-work Sam Harris speaks with George Saunders about his creative process. They discuss George’s involvement with Buddhism, the importance of kindness, psychedelics, writing as a practice, the work of Raymond Carver, the problem of social media, our current political moment, the role of fame in American culture, Wendell Berry, fiction as way of exploring good and evil, The Death of Ivan Ilyich, missed opportunities in ordinary life, what it means to be a more loving person, his article “The Incredible Buddha Boy,” the prison of reputation, Tolstoy, and other topics. George Saunders was born in Amarillo, Texas, and raised in Chicago. He is the author of twelve books, including Lincoln in the Bardo, which won the 2017 Booker Prize for the best work of fiction in English, and Tenth of December, a finalist for the National Book Award. He is also the author of A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, a book about the Russian short story. In 2013, he was named one of the world’s 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine. He has taught in the Creative Writing Program at Syracuse University since 1997. Website: https://georgesaundersbooks.com/about-george-saunders Learning how to train your mind is the single greatest investment you can make in life. That’s why Sam Harris created the Waking Up app. From rational mindfulness practice to lessons on some of life’s most important topics, join Sam as he demystifies the practice of meditation and explores the theory behind it.

It's time for the quarterly books episode of The Russell Moore Show! Tune in as Russell and producer Ashley Hales talk about their recent reads ranging from politics to poetry. The two discuss a variety of topics including Augustine's argument in City of God , how theological convictions become slogans, and the world of Contemporary Christian Music (CCM). Their conversation considers what true joy looks like, why it's okay not to understand everything we read (even in the Bible), and how books can give us words for our most deeply felt human experiences. Books mentioned in this episode include: God Gave Rock and Roll to You: A History of Contemporary Christian Music by Leah Payne City of God by Augustine  God's Rascal: J. Frank Norris and the Beginnings of Southern Fundamentalism (America's Baptists) by Barry Hankins Joy: 100 Poems by Christian Wiman Zero at the Bone by Christian Wiman Four Quartets: A Poem by T.S. Eliot Lutheran Slogans: Use and Abuse by Robert W. Jenson A Shining by Jon Fosse The Inferno by Dante Alighieri The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy The Maytrees: A Novel by Annie Dillard Additional resources mentioned in this episode include: Petra Amy Grant Rich Mullins “Christian Wiman's Work Against Despair”  George M. Marsden Eugene Peterson Music & Meaning with Charlie Peacock Owen Barfield C.S. Lewis J.R.R. Tolkien Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to questions@russellmoore.com. Special offer for listeners:  Russell Moore will join friends David French and Curtis Chang in Washington, DC for The After Party LIVE! on April 19. As a faithful listener to the podcast, we'd love for you to join us and use this $20 off offer just for listeners! The After Party is a free six-part video curriculum designed for people & pastors alike, and offers "a better way" for Christians to engage in politics. Learn more and buy tickets here — we've saved a seat for you! Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. “The Russell Moore Show” is a production of Christianity Today  Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper  Host: Russell Moore  Producer: Ashley Hales  Associate Producers: Abby Perry and McKenzie Hill Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Audio engineering by Dan Phelps  Video producer: Abby Egan  Theme Song: “Dusty Delta Day” by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chapter 1 What's War and Peace Book by Leo Tolstoy"War and Peace" is a novel written by Russian author Leo Tolstoy. It was first published in 1869 and is considered one of the greatest works of world literature. The novel follows the lives of several aristocratic families in Russia during the Napoleonic Wars, exploring themes of war, love, and the complexities of human nature. It is known for its detailed portrayal of historical events and its philosophical reflections on the nature of power and conflict.Chapter 2 Is War and Peace Book A Good BookMany consider War and Peace to be a masterpiece of literature and one of the greatest novels ever written. Leo Tolstoy's sweeping epic covers themes such as love, war, and society, and delves deep into the complexities of human nature. The novel's rich character development, intricate plot, and profound philosophical insights have captivated readers for generations. If you enjoy classic literature and are interested in exploring the human condition, War and Peace is definitely worth reading.Chapter 3 War and Peace Book by Leo Tolstoy SummaryWar and Peace is a novel by Leo Tolstoy that follows the lives of several Russian nobles during the Napoleonic Wars. The novel is divided into four parts and spans over a period of around 15 years.The story begins in 1805 and follows the Bezukhov family, particularly Pierre Bezukhov, who unexpectedly inherits a large fortune and becomes embroiled in the political and social circles of St. Petersburg. The novel also follows the Rostov family, particularly Natasha Rostov, who is a young woman coming of age during this tumultuous time.As the Napoleonic Wars escalate, the characters are drawn into the conflict in different ways. Pierre becomes involved in a secret society and witnesses the horrors of war firsthand. Natasha falls in love with a dashing young officer, Andrei Bolkonsky, who is deeply affected by the brutality of war.The novel explores themes of love, war, power, and fate. Tolstoy delves into the psychology of his characters, depicting their inner thoughts and struggles as they navigate the tumultuous events of their time.Ultimately, War and Peace is a complex and sprawling epic that captures the human experience in all its glory and tragedy. It is considered one of the greatest works of world literature and remains a timeless masterpiece that continues to captivate readers around the world. Chapter 4 War and Peace Book AuthorLeo Tolstoy released War and Peace in 1869. Some of Tolstoy's other well-known works include Anna Karenina, The Death of Ivan Ilyich, and Resurrection. In terms of editions, the best version of War and Peace would likely be the edition published by Vintage Classics, as they are known for their high-quality translations and annotations.Chapter 5 War and Peace Book Meaning & ThemeWar and Peace Book MeaningWar and Peace is a novel by Leo Tolstoy that delves into the complex themes of war, power, love, and fate. The book follows the lives of several aristocratic families in Russia during the Napoleonic Wars, exploring the impact of historical events on individuals and society as a whole.One of the central themes of War and Peace is the futility and destructiveness of war. Tolstoy portrays the horrors of battle and the devastating effects of war on both soldiers and civilians, highlighting how the pursuit of power and glory can lead to senseless bloodshed and suffering.At the same time, the novel

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There is more backstory to tell before I get to the day that I flushed my anti-depressants. I had never hear of Father Garrigou-Lagrange and the idea of a “predominant fault,” also called a root sin, until a few years ago. Everyone has a predominant fault, and it is one of three things: pride, vanity, or sensuality. Sensuality seems to be my taproot, because in pleasure I find the sensual escape from all struggle. A slice of pumpkin pie is not unlike a shot of whiskey for me. But pride and vanity are ever ready to take the lead as well as my predominant fault. The more I reflected on it, I came to see that I have all three of these faults. And the more I reflected on everyone else I know, I came to realize that every human being suffers from all three of these in different ways. Pride is unavoidable. I came to reject authority, since that is the American way, and pride is the fault in every case. The problem is that we lionize pride today. Individual pride, national pride, school pride, family pride, town pride, gay pride - it's everywhere. We have all forgotten that pride is what caused the Fall because we dropped humility long ago. Vanity too is praised. Looking fit, being cool, seeking approval, receiving honors, gaining esteem - all of these are valued today. And as for the old morality around sensuality, around sex and food, gluttony and lust? The old “prudish” ways didn't seem to have any answers either. Pride, vanity, and sensuality were littered all over in the lyrics and scripts of American culture. After all, celebrities and singers believe in themselves, and usually in interviews when asked to give advice to aspiring fans, they say, “Never give up. Always believe in yourself.” The messages about marriage and sex and morality in general were unanimous on the radio and TV: humans could only flourish if they were free to sleep with random partners at will, unrestrained from the old Church rules. Also, getting high was good. Also, sex was meaningless and masturbation was self-care. Also, honoring your parents was for suckers. Also, the pursuit of wealth was not a trap, but the good life. Also, Sundays were not for worshipping Jesus, honoring Mary, and communing with the Saints, they were for sleeping off a hangover, drinking Bloody Marys, and watching the New Orleans Saints play football. And as for God? Get serious - that was just an adult Santa story. Rage Against the Machine summed up the 1990s best with their lyrics: “F*** you, I won't do what you tell me,” screamed at high decibels. Like in the old Maxell cassette ad, this song screamed what we felt inside. It's comical to listen to Rage Against the Machine songs now, but it's solid evidence of what a screwed up era it was, particularly when we were living an age of wealth and privilege. Ice Cube and Snoop Dogg took care of glorifying violence, meaningless sex, and open disrespect of women. The culmination of it all came with Limp Bizkit screaming, “Give me something to break” in stadiums full of wrecked people smashing into each other like the harpies in hell. We were like Chernobyl or Three Mile Island, where all the cosmetic gauges and lights in the control room looked great as the reactor core, the heart, was in the throes of violent meltdown. The good thing was, all of this could fit in just fine with the “Believe in yourself” mantra. The important thing was that you kept up the facade of self-esteem. The first principle of “believe in yourself” is that perception is reality: Whatever I think is right, is right because…I believe in myself. I am the authority. The Sophists that Socrates argued against have been let out of their cage all over again. Having grown up around a fair amount of lukewarm Christians of all stripes, it seemed that the call to chastity and claim to holiness was a wink. Some were living their lives as if Christ had risen from the grave, but not many. Following suit, I loosely clung to the Church for a badge of identity for a while, until the school system fully applied the wedge between belief in Self versus belief in God. I was mostly eager to let it happen. After all, most TV shows mocked the Church in one way or another. I'd seen George Carlin's HBO-special tirades against faith that made atheism seem cool. Most of all, teachers and college professors seemed to be on a subtle crusade against all things supernatural. Here is one example (of many possible examples) of the programming I received: In my junior year of high school, in chemistry class, the teacher showed us a video that explained what really happened at the Wedding Feast at Cana. We were told by the Bible and at Church that Jesus had miraculously turned water into wine. This was a mystery to be pondered and wondered about in awe. But my teacher shared a hypothesis that it could have been accomplished by a chemistry trick. Jesus was most likely a magician, or a scientist (Occam's Razor, right?) - and therefore he was a charlatan. The laws of physics could never be broken, you see, because we lived in a purely material universe. The teacher showed us a video and was very pleased with it. (This really did happen in class, and there really is a video about this, although I cannot find it now.) Jesus had just used an acid-to-base additive to cause the color of the water to change. The people in Cana were so drunk that they couldn't tell. (Of course, this disregards the line that this was the “best wine” of all from the actual Wedding Feast at Cana story - and it is the sober host that tastes it and announces the quality of the wine - but I digress.) To me, this event marks the logical conclusion of the long watering-down of Biblical scholarship. The wine at Cana was now just colored water. This fit well with the modern scholarly view that when Jesus multiplied the loaves and fishes that the people just shared what they had been hiding. All the miracles were being explained away in purely rational, natural, material methods. The message was clear: science was the only way of knowing; no such thing as miracles existed. A university New Testament class took it even further with mentioning a funny “swoon theory” to explain away the Resurrection. Comparative literature professors turned the Bible into the equivalent of Greek myth. The 19th century Germans had dissected the Bible, the 20th century atheist academics then had the body drawn and quartered, and now it was scientists themselves doing the autopsy. That my public school teacher (who was really just echoing the very old Ebionite heresy) was now evangelizing kids into the “cool teacher/magician” version of Jesus illustrated how far the Word of God had fallen in Christendom. This anti-religious intrusion into science class surprised me, although I don't know why it did. God-talk had long been forbidden at school. Religious mockery, however, was not prohibited, even by teachers, and this was specifically true for Christianity, while Islam and Jewish talk had a hall pass. This speech code had been established in fifth and sixth grade already. God-talk had been banished from music and language arts. But now I had an authority from the science department pitching the idea that the Biblical miracles were a magic act, a facade, a sham. This was going above and beyond the typical curriculum of “believe in yourself” to openly plant doubts about the idea of a Creator, the Incarnation, miracles, and faith in general. Besides my one hour of Mass a week as a child, with its three readings and a seven-minute Homily, I had no spiritual direction. School and TV sitcoms were the closest thing to spiritual direction. Teachers and TV dads gave the life talks. The idea that the public school is “non-religious” has become less and less tenable, because the consistent messaging from age six onward was a dead match for the beliefs of religious humanism. And of course, there was always the obsession with shape-shifting Liberty, as liberalism has its goddess on an island off of New York City. But what the goddess of liberty means can be whatever you like, since individualism goes really well with “believe in yourself.” Unfortunately, all of this takes a very long time for a kid to figure out, and that is the point; most will never figure it out. As for me, I was a house of cards, with no real strength in my belief. No foundation, no understanding. Had life events not guided me to another path, I would never have uprooted what had been planted in the soil tended by my public school gardeners. Now when I think of the teachers I had, they were so clearly humanist in their approach. For three years in particular, the humanist message was like an air-horn in the classroom. I don't think it was anything evil. These teachers had just bought a bad batch, thinking they were planting oak trees but it was just thorns and thistles. They acted as the apostles of John Dewey, not Jesus Christ. I suppose they even thought it was working. Having been around enough sales people, a pitch becomes contagious when it appears to be working. As long as people are buying, they will use the pitch. This also happens with fishermen, where if one guy catches a big fish, everyone cuts their bait and starts using the same bait that the lucky guy was using. We just can't help ourselves but get on the bandwagon. But as soon as the product proves a failure and the pitch can no longer sell product, they drop it like garbage and chase the new thing. Fishermen do the same. That is what has happened now, as the humanism of the 20th century has proven to be a failure, and new shiny pitches were taken up for testing. These too will fail within a generation. The problem is that these ideas are all coming from “The Enlightenment,” which was never the candle in the dark it claimed to be. If there was any light, it was from a dumpster fire of half-truths. It ignored the soul and God, the key things needed for sanity and mental health. My teachers of the humanist dogma were doing what they thought was best for kids because the cult of self-esteem had been sold to them first. When you buy a bad product, it's hard to admit. It's embarrassing. It was like the many monorails that were sold to cities across America, or like Olympic villages with their unused, mossed-over bobsled tracks. The problem is that much time is required to pay the piper for leading people into error, and it takes generations to correct. This is why the modern dogma of “Believe in yourself” is so lame. We are just so small in the grand scheme of all that God has created in time and space, and when we elevate our importance to the highest place of belief, it's absurd. It's boring. We're so limited, but God can do anything. To quote Pink Floyd, I'd rather have a walk-on part in the war, than a lead role in a cage. (And we are living in a spiritual war.)Thus it becomes a manner of assenting to a set of foundational ideas and the proof is in how you live. Because it's one thing to say “I believe in one God” and then live for the sacred Self. And now I know, this is why I needed to ask my doctor about Lexapro. This division within from childhood had cleaved me apart, leaving me as only a body. Because I could say the Creed at Church but not believe it, and I certainly wasn't living it. Around age eighteen, I started only mouthing certain lines of the Nicene Creed, if I happened to attend Mass. But in reality, I was just finally in such a state of mortal sin that I could no longer even fake the words. And this is how the devil gets you. What must never be forgotten is that angels are pure intellect, and the devil is a fallen angel. Hence, if we assume our intelligence is high, the angels shake their virtual heads and the devils rub their virtual hands. While I was mouthing the words of the Creed but living a humanist or agnostic life, the devil's work was already done. Voltaire, the writer who made a living attacking the Catholic Church so long ago, once advised a person who wanted to leave the Church on how he could stop believing that the Eucharist was the body, blood, soul, and divinity of Jesus. Voltaire told him to continue committing sins and receiving the Eucharist until it blunted his faith so badly that the Eucharist became just a wafer, just a piece of bread. As it turns out, Voltaire understood spiritual warfare extremely well, because he articulated exactly what has happened to millions of “faithful” Catholics. This is exactly how faith dies, because saying the Creed and receiving the Eucharist does nothing without Confession and conversion of the heart and kneeling and asking God for help. Once disobedience in living for God has taken root, the outward actions of faith become false. The entire idea of “believe in yourself” casts God out immediately, but of course, when we turn from God we only cast ourselves out. Either a Creator made the world, or it has always existed. This was the presented options from Church and from public school. Today, for me, it takes far less faith to believe that time and space came from a Creator God who made it “out of nothing” than for time and space to have been created by…nothing. How much faith you need to believe that the universe is “self-existing”?! Far more than I can muster. But the public schooling and media propped up this absurdity for a long time simply by repeating this first principle of humanism in subtle and sundry ways. Is it any wonder people today are scattered and confused? If you have two opposed worldviews battling and rattling around in your head for power and control, chaos and disorder are the result. How could it not be? If I told you that up is down one minute, and down is up the next, it would be confusing. As Jesus said, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” Humanism, it turns out, is a crusade against standard Christian ideas like God, sin, the Fall, the need for redemption, eternal life, and so on. The summary statement of the humanist manifesto says something very old, in a kind of triumphant reiteration of the sophist Protagoras who said, “Man is the measure of all things” but with more words. The humanists even sum up their own manifesto with a flourish arguing that the fruit from the tree of Knowledge tastes better than that from the tree of Life:Though we consider the religious forms and ideas of our fathers no longer adequate, the quest for the good life is still the central task for mankind. Man is at last becoming aware that he alone is responsible for the realization of the world of his dreams, that he has within himself the power for its achievement. He must set intelligence and will to the task.Ah, the good life! Sounds good. And yes, “he alone” will bring the dream, the utopia! God need not apply. But really, all of this could be summed up more concisely, had they just said what my second-grade teacher had said, which was: “Believe in yourself.”This is what the architects of the public school system believed. Is it any wonder then that I became a humanist, when I had to sit in rooms for forty hours a week through the late 1980s and entire 1990s and early 2000s and listen to humanist sermons from humanist teachers? When you are feeling strong…and when it comes to an endWhile I was spinning in motion, on fast-forward all through the public school years, I could keep up the energy to believe in myself, so long as I achieved, believed, and had plenty of strength. This was a period of strength and motion, such that I could keep the illusion alive that I could will my destiny. I could have a good-looking girlfriend, win the game, ease the pain with a gallon of beer, work like a dog, get the grades, and fudge my way through life with a smile while my flaws were excused. Because one thing was clear: outside of the Church, the idea of sin only existed in getting caught. If all the right things were done, self-actualization would come. This is a lie. In Leo Tolstoy's short story, “The Death of Ivan Ilyich,” the dying man has lived a successful life. He's done all the right things. He's punched his ticket at every proper stop on the secular journey of life. But in his last days, nearing the edge, he peers into the nothingness. Looking back on his life of “right” choices that made him a respected person with a good career, he wonders about the point of his life and career. The gaping mouth of the Big Empty is looking at Ivan when he muses: "Then what does it mean? Why? It can't be that life is so senseless and horrible. But if it really has been so horrible and senseless, why must I die and die in agony? There is something wrong!"Maybe I did not live as I ought to have done," it suddenly occurred to him. "But how could that be, when I did everything properly?" he replied, and immediately dismissed from his mind this, the sole solution of all the riddles of life and death, as something quite impossible.Oh, it's unfair, cries Ivan! Like a Pharisee, he had done all the external actions needed to be whole, to be self-actualized, and to be at peace. Yet he is not at peace in his heart - he is at terror. Why? Because he didn't choose the right things. He chose the wrong things. Career and success are good things, but they are lesser things. Ivan Ilyich is at a loss because he chose the things that the culture valued, not what his heart and God value. A life of fear chases things, and I know it well. But Jesus said, “Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.”When I was living like Ivan Ilyich, as all body, achievement, and reputation, I had no concern for the soul or God. Then the illusion of strength and accomplishment painted me into a corner. Ivan's second chance comes in the weeks of his death, when he is weak. I was feeling strong, most of the time, and in those days I could indeed “Believe in myself.” But when the down periods came and the tank was empty, the great sadness came with it. A lesson in life was being taught that, when I am feeling strong, I have grand ideas about life, justice, and mercy. But when I am weak, those feelings change. Weakness is never far away either, as a simple cold or flu can collapse the whole facade. Any crack in the armor can cause the rust to begin, and we become brittle. Aging is a great teacher, as Ivan Ilyich learned. On some of the darkest days, even after winning a game, or getting a grade, or getting a raise at work, I could not hold back the swell of emotion that made me think of ending my life. This glorious, gifted, unique, special, life - where I “believed in myself” and “followed my heart” and “was perfect just the way I was” - I could not explain why I was so lost. On those days I thought of veering into a semi-truck. And even if a girlfriend or my mom asked me, “What's wrong?” I had no words. None whatsoever. There was nothing that I could tell them, because I myself had no idea what was wrong. For someone to have everything, and yet be utterly empty, made no sense to me. This is why for a long time I assumed I needed anti-depression medication. I needed a button to push, a technique, a material solution. I didn't understand that the entire problem was spiritual. When the booze stopped working, the pills took main stage. And when the pills stopped working, I knew that I'd been trying to turn on a light using the wrong switch. The pyramid of self-actualization was not wired to anything but myself, and I had lost the ability to believe in myself any longer. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whydidpetersink.substack.com

(0:00) Intro.(1:28) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel.(2:15) Start of interview.(3:16) Yifat's "origin story." (6:20) Yifat's bio and positions at the University of Haifa and Technion - Israel Institute of Technology.(8:00) About Elizabeth Pollman, Professor at the Penn Carey Law School at the U. of Pennsylvania.(9:57) About their article, Ousted (2023). "We use that term broadly to refer to being forced or pushed to step down from the CEO role, specifically that managerial role, despite having significant control. And what we're arguing is that there's a whole bunch of countervailing forces and factors that can work to limit the durability of the founder CEO's power and ultimately can lead to them resigning from that managerial role."(11:58) Examples of countervailing forces and factors to the founder/CEO power. Differences between public and private companies. Influence of voting rights.(15:20) Influence of margin loans (backed by founder stock) and secondary sales in corporate governance. *Reference to E41 with Maureen Farell on Cult of We (Aug 2021).(19:31) Conflict with regulators, investors and other stakeholders (example: Uber). *Reference to Elizabeth Pollman's article on Regulatory Entrepreneurship. (22:19) On employee pressure in corporate governance.(23:00) On OpenAI's board debacle (involving Sam Altman's ouster and reinstatement). (29:31) Other founder/CEO cases referenced in Ousted. *Mention of E64 with Keir Gumps, involved in Uber's governance clean-up. Cases of Elizabeth Holmes (Theranos) and Sam Bankman-Fried (FTX). On externalities from lack of corporate governance in startups, particularly unicorns. The impact of the Power Law in VC-backed companies.(36:26) Take-aways from their article Ousted. Gap between academia and practice.(40:04) Elizabeth Pollman's article Startup Failure. *Reference to E3 with Elizabeth Pollman on Startup Governance and Regulatory Entrepreneurship (May 2020)."[I]t's really important that law and culture facilitate the efficient flow of the failure of venture-backed startups and that failed startups can do so with honor because that's what sustains our system in a big way, out of which comes these few successes. But we also have to have a way of dealing with lots of failed startups (ie. M&A, acquihires, ABCs, and liquidation)."*Reference to my newsletter describing a time of "downrounds, shutdowns and recaps" on a monthly basis.(44:28) Yifat Aran's article The RSU Time Bomb: Regulating Startup Equity Compensation in the Unicorn Era. Triggered by Stripe's downround in March 2023 (raising $6.5 billion at $50 billion valuation).(52:51)  On current equity compensation practices and the private/public market divides.(54:51) Consequences of startups staying private for longer (SPL) or forever.- Rapid fire questions for Yifat Aran:(58:31) Books that have greatly influenced her life: The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy (1886)(59:56) Her mentors: Dorit Beinisch (Former President of the Supreme Court of Israel)Joe Grundfest, Stanford Law School.Elizabeth Pollman, Penn Carey Law School.(01:02:30) Quotes that she thinks of often or lives her life by: "I believe that you can achieve everything, but you aren't likely to achieve everything at the same time."(01:03:13) An unusual habit or absurd thing that she loves: chic flicks and gummy bears to write papers.(01:03:46) A living person she admires: Arthur Rock.Elizabeth Pollman is a Professor of Law and the Co-Director of the Institute for Law & Economics at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. She teaches and writes in the areas of corporate law and governance, as well as startups, venture capital, and entrepreneurship.Yifat Aran is an Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Haifa. She is also a lecturer in the MBA program at the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, and a research fellow at the Rutgers Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing. She is primarily interested in corporate law and governance and securities regulation, with a focus on venture capital and entrepreneurship. __This podcast is sponsored by the American College of Governance Counsel. You can follow Evan on social media at:Twitter: @evanepsteinLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/epsteinevan/ Substack: https://evanepstein.substack.com/__You can join as a Patron of the Boardroom Governance Podcast at:Patreon: patreon.com/BoardroomGovernancePod__Music/Soundtrack (found via Free Music Archive): Seeing The Future by Dexter Britain is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License

In the episode titled "21 Days of Business Brilliance-Interview with Rodric Lenhart," highlights the significance of surrounding oneself with successful individuals and disregarding advice from friends and family. It emphasizes the need to step out of one's comfort zone to connect with people who are more accomplished. Overcoming fear is identified as a common challenge, while trusting intuition and recognizing people's energy are also discussed. Maurice emphasizes the importance of receiving feedback and criticism for personal growth. Rodric shares personal experiences of defeat and the influence of the book "The Death of Ivan Ilyich." Despite achieving external success, Rodric feels unfulfilled and depressed, contemplating suicide and back surgery before seeking alternative solutions. The Waves Method is mentioned as a contributing factor to their success in building businesses. Seeking help, learning from books, and encouraging men to ask for assistance are highlighted. The show concludes with information on where to find more details listed below. Learn more listen today! Follow on LinkedIn Rodric Lenhart and the website Million Dollar Flip Flops

Welcome to Books Without Borders, the podcast where two people in different hemispheres come together to discuss their favourite things: books! In this episode, Nina's been exploring Japan, Emma's body been a pain again, and we have some fun new things happening in our episodes moving forward! Send us an email! BooksWithoutBordersPod@gmail.com ————————————————— Chapters: 00:00 Introduction and chats 03:41 Recent Reads 05:11 The Canterville Ghost 07:20 The Model Millionaire and Other Stories (11:07-17:33 spoilers about The Birthday of the Infanta) 18:55 The Last Lecture 26:31 The Uninhabitable Earth 39:19 Convenience Store Woman 48:10 Moshfegh tangent 50:12 Space, Stars, and Slimy Aliens 51:45 Dracula 57:53 Currently Reading 58:19 Dune 01:08:15 The Death of Ivan Ilyich 01:10:29 These Broken Stars 01:13:22 Haul/TBR 01:17:45 Challenge Check-In 01:29:09 Outro ————————————————— Books mentioned in this episode: The Canterville Ghost - Oscar Wilde The Model Millionaire and Other Stories - Oscar Wilde Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë The Last Lecture - Randy Pausch The Uninhabitable Earth - David Wallace-Wells This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate - Naomi Klein Consumed: The Need for Collective Change: Colonialism, Climate Change & Consumerism - Aja Barber Convenience Store Woman - Sayaka Murata Eileen - Ottessa Moshfegh Death in Her Hands - Ottessa Moshfegh My Year of Rest and Relaxation - Ottessa Moshfegh Space, Stars, and Slimy Aliens - Nick Arnold Dracula - Bram Stoker Dune - Frank Herbert The Death of Ivan Ilyich - Leo Tolstoy Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy These Broken Stars - Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner This Shattered World - Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner Illuminae - Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Artwords - Beatriz M. Robles Toddler-Hunting & Other Stories - Taeko Kōno The Eve Illusion - Giovanna & Tom Fletcher The Good Soldier - Ford Madox Ford Northanger Abbey - Jane Austen Equal Rites - Terry Pratchett Discworld stories - Terry Pratchett A Study in Drowning - Ava Reid Station Eleven - Emily St. John Mandel The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde Metamorphosis - Franz Kafka By Accident: A Memoir of Letting Go - Joanne Greene Wide Sargasso Sea - Jean Rhys The Hunger Games series - Suzanne Collins The Snow Queen - Hans Christian Andersen ————————————————— Also mentioned: Scarf update: https://imgur.com/a/bEg9wO0 Audrey app https://www.listenwithaudrey.com/ Randy Pausch Last Lecture https://youtu.be/ji5_MqicxSo Leena Norms https://youtube.com/@leenanorms The Vlogbrothers https://www.youtube.com/vlogbrothers Books Unbound https://www.booksunboundpodcast.com/ Booksandlala 2023 Buzzword Reading Challenge https://youtu.be/SwmtVw9iJUg Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/c883c525-cad4-47be-af53-9a5f307b091d Gilmore Girls https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0238784/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk Northanger Abbey https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0844794/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

Tolstoy is a great writer. The Death of Ivan Ilyich is a novella about a middle-aged man named Ivan Ilyich. Yep, he dies. It's sad, moving, thoughtful, ironic, true to life, etc. And unlike some other Tolstoy books we could name, it's short. Worth your time. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Episode 129 Friday, November 24, 2023 On the Needles 1:48 ALL KNITTING LINKS GO TO RAVELRY UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.  Please visit our Instagram page @craftcookreadrepeat for non-Rav photos and info   Roam by Dawn Barker, Rainbow Peak Yarns super sock in Luminosity II (Lula Faye Fibre)   Vanilla is the New Black by Anneh Fletcher, Knit Picks Felici in Beyond the Wall– DONE!!   Christmas is the New Black by Anneh Fletcher, Lollipop Yarn Quintessential in We Need a Little Christmas (started December 2022, yarn 2016)   Ilha by Orlane Sucche, SugarPlum Circus sock in Scorpio   Explicate by Hunter Hammerson, Hue Loco Merino Sock in Blue laced red wyandotte–DONE!!   On the Easel 14:51 Gouachevember Calendar prep check here for shop updates On the Table 21:15 Monster Cookies | Cup of Jo   Crispy Honey Balsamic Glazed Brussels Sprouts - Caroline Chambers   Paper Plane Wild Rice and Mushroom Pilaf Recipe   Ad hoc chicken pot pie with the BEST crust! (used icy cold vodka instead of water). Carmelized Shallot gravy  Yellow Curry Chickenturned into Handpies with leftover crust from above. Cocktail from Episode 61 New cocktail! We're calling it The Franciscan. I part Orange Curacao, 1 part Gin, splash of ginger allspice simple syrup*, garnish with cara cara orange. *Ginger Allspice Simple Syrup: 1 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon allspice berries, 2-inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled and chopped. Combine in saucepan & bring to boil. Cook till sugar is melted. Remove from heat & let steep for 30-60 minutes. Strain into a jar, cover & refrigerate. And an epic quantity of green beans! On the Nightstand 36:36 We are now a Bookshop.org affiliate!  You can visit our shop to find books we've talked about or click on the links below.  The books are supplied by local independent bookstores and a percentage goes to us at no cost to you!   Goodreads best of 2023 voting   T is for Trespass by Sue Grafton (audio) Malice by Keigo Higashino, trans by Alexander O. Smith (audio) Waking Gods by Sylvain Neuvel (audio) Only Human by Sylvain Neuvel (audio) Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy, trans by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky (this link goes to a different version) Under the Smokestrewn Sky by A. Deborah Baker/seanan McGuire Little Thieves by Margaret Owen  The Keeper's Six by Kate Elliott    48:00 Starter Villain by John Scalzi  Evil Eye by Etaf Rum  August Blue by Deborah Levy  Beyond the Door of No Return by David Diop, trans by Sam Taylor  Aliss at the Fire by Jon Fosse, trans by Damion Searls  Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros    All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers Happy Place by Emily Henry Mrs. Porter Calling by AJ Pearce The Museum of Failures by Thrity Umrigar All Wrapped Up 1:09:19 Needles   Weather or Knot Scarf Kit – The Yarnery   Faux suede tags, handmade, this is the back   Knitting cady yarn bowl Uncommon Goods   CABLE KNIT LEATHER BANDS FOR APPLE WATCH birdie parker   Nudge Brass Counter Budget version counter Handmade: knitting tags   Easel Caran D'ache Bi-color set of colored pencils (unfortunately, I cannot find the set I have. Here's an example). Klee Marble Pencil Set from LACMA Blackwings! Leuchtturm1917 sketchbook Talens Art Creations sketchbook Hahnemuhle Bamboo (lightweight paper) sketchbook Field Notes small sketchbooks   Blick Acrylic Portrait Set Charvin Acrylic Portrait set   Handmade: sketchbook ideas Table   Snacking Bakes by Yossi Arefi   Substack subscription   State baking dish, serving dish, platter, historic map trays   Diaspora & Co spices also, check Whole Foods Lucky Iron fish Big Sur Elote Salt or Maldon bucket!   Handmade: giftable spice blends   Nightstand   Demon Copperhead   Everyman's Pocket Classics: Scottish Stories, Garden , New York, Detective   Literary women book locket necklace   Tequila Mockingbird (10th Anniversary Expanded Edition): Cocktails with a Literary Twist Museum Book Shops: MFA Boston, SFMoma, DeYoung/Legion, The Met, etc. The Simple Art of Rice by Danica Novgorodoff and Joseph Johnson Here We Go Again by Tiffani Thiessen The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan (boo! Not out till April!--sorry friends). Day by Michael Cunningham America's Test Kitchen 2023 & others. Handmade: bookmarks!

This episode of BookShook is all about the second half of The Death of Ivan Ilyich published in 1886 written by the Russian author, Leo Tolstoy.I take a book, split it in two, and discuss each half in consecutive podcasts. I'll briefly summarise the half alongside my thoughts and reactions and raise any ideas that resonated with me - be warned - there will be spoilers. I'd love to share your thoughts on the book so send an an email to bookshook @yahoo.com. My next read will be The Awakening by Kate Chopin. Also, let me know if any book suggestions you may have. Welcome to BookShook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The final episode of Season #3 is here! We are all about the number 3 in this episode!3 Brothers each giving their Top 3 resources from 2023.Whether it be a sermon, podcast, book, or conversation the top 3 personally changing moments from this year! Join us for this final episode of the season!Books: Creation of Patriarchy by Gerda LernerReplenish by Lance WittPsychology of Money by Morgan HouselDeath of Ivan Ilyich by Leo TolstoyThe Creative Act by Rick RubinDrive by Daniel PinkConscience by Nacelli and CrawleyTimothy Keller by Collin HansenVoddie Baucham SermonsThe FamilyProvidence of God Thanks for Listening! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram!

This episode of BookShook is all about the first half of The Death of Ivan Ilyich (up to Chapter 6 on page 61) by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy (translated by Anthony Briggs), first published in 1886.In the podcast, I take a book, split it in two, and discuss each half in consecutive shows. I'll briefly summarise the half alongside my thoughts and reactions and raise any ideas that resonated with me. But be warned - there will be spoilers - (but for this show only up to half way). I'd love to share your thoughts on the book so send an an email to bookshook @yahoo.com. Also, let me know if any book suggestions you may have. Welcome to BookShook”Next books on my ‘to read' list:Satantango by László KrasznahorkaiI'm delighted that this podcast has been voted in the top UK Books podcasts' at https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_book_podcasts/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode is all about the second half of The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster published in 1928 (from Part 2 The Mending Apparatus if you're reading alongside). The idea of the episode is that I take a book I've never read, split it in two and discuss each half in consecutive podcasts. I'll do a first impressions summary alongside my thoughts and reactions and then raise any interesting ideas so far in the novel (be aware - there may be spoilers.) And then on the last Friday of the month, I'll discuss the second half of the book. We'll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it's a book we'd recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don't have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I'll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at youtube.com/@BookShook or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The next book I'll be reading is The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy (106 pages) —I'll be reading up to half way for the next episode. Thanks for listening to BookShook! RogerNext Reads:The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy The Awakening Kate ChopinSatantango László KrasznahorkaiI'm delighted that this podcast has been voted in the '90 best UK Books podcasts worth listening to in 2023' at https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_book_podcasts/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chaz Wolfe welcomes Rodric Lenhart, to the show. Renowned as the brains behind multiple multi-million dollar ventures, Rodric stands tall with accomplishments that span over three decades. This Michigander's tenacity and foresight led him to become one of the pioneering graduates of UT's Entrepreneurship, Family, and Small Business Program. With an ICF designation from the distinguished Brown University's LPCC Program, Rodric doesn't just wear the hat of a #1 Best Selling Author. He marries his extensive global voyages across 50 countries with his entrepreneurial prowess, channeling all the profits towards the laudable mission of his foundation: sending student leaders abroad.In this engaging conversation, Chaz and Rodric demystify the core essence of entrepreneurship, challenging the conventional belief that wealth accumulation is its zenith. Rodric introduces listeners to his revolutionary 'Waves' method, underlining the importance of understanding one's 'why'. Tune in to learn the philosophies that power Million Dollar Flip Flops and the incredible vision of the man behind it.

This essay is a little different than others on my channel. It is a wholly subjective interpretation of the topics and works discussed. It discusses only what I personally take away from a couple of Leo Tolstoy's writings. Thus, this video leaves out significant parts of both The Confession and The Death of Ivan Ilyich (the former of which is largely a religious text). I would not recommend this video as a substitute for reading either of those works. Horses Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HorsesPTSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We dive deep with Rodric as he shares his transformative journey from isolation to establishing multimillion-dollar businesses. Through candid conversations, Rodric emphasizes the significance of aligning one's values with their actions, the profound impact of coaching, and the essence of finding one's "why." His insights, stemming from personal experiences and challenges, offer a fresh perspective on success, purpose, and the art of living authentically.Chapters:00:00:00 Embracing Life's Purpose: Reflecting on Influential Sacrifices and Transformative Journeys00:03:42 Pursuit of Excellence: The True Essence of Value in Every Task00:09:20 Beyond Conventional Success: Rodric's Midlife Awakening and Self-Realization00:11:37 The Life-changing Trip: Igniting a Passionate Mission for Global Youth Opportunities00:14:39 A Global Mission: Harnessing Unity for a Brighter Tomorrow00:17:08 Delving Deep: The Quest for True Authenticity and Discovering Your 'Why'00:19:26 Escaping the Mundane: Unearthing Your Life's Purpose and Authentic Living00:22:03 A Catalyst for Change: Rodric's Epiphany by the Beach00:24:36 The Magic of Coaching: Lighting Up Lives One Revelation at a Time00:30:26 Mastery in Coaching: Dive Deep with Rodric's Approach to Unlocking Potential00:33:32 Finding Your North Star: Unraveling Life's Big Questions and Embracing Purpose00:38:19 Leveraging Wisdom: Valuable Takeaways from Surrounding Yourself with the Right PeopleLinks And Resources:Million Dollar Flip Flops Website LinkedIn Instagram Book Recommendations:Million Dollar Flip Flops by Rodric Lenhart Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life by Dr. Wayne Dyer Unlimited Power by Tony Robbins The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo TolstoyThanks so much for joining us this week. Want to subscribe to Eternal Optimist? Have some feedback you'd like to share? Connect with us on iTunes and leave us a review!

Welcome to BookShook! This episode is all about the first half of September's book, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin published in 2022 (up to Chapter 5 'Pivots' on page 211 if you're reading alongside). The idea is that I split a book into two equal halves — a book that I and perhaps you have never read. In the first episode, published on the second Friday of the month, we'll discuss the first half. And then in the second episode (published on the last Friday of the month - $Part2EpisodeDate$ September), we'll look at the second half of the book (in this case from Chapter 5 'Pivots' on page 211). We'll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it's a book we'd recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don't have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I'll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at youtube.com/@BookShook or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we'll be reading for October is The Machine Stops by EM Forster (so get that ready if you're going to read alongside). Thanks for listening to BookShook! RogerContent Warning: There are adult themes throughout the first half: suicide, violence, sexism and misogyny. I don't use any foul language in this podcast. Please check the content of the novel before proceeding.Future Reads:October: The Machine Stops by EM Forster November: The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo TolstoyArticle "The Unquenchable Thirst to Understand" by Yvonne Merritt http://itech.fgcu.edu/&/issues/vol2/issue2/rabelais.htm Youtube video of Simon McBurney discussing Rabelais http://itech.fgcu.edu/&/issues/vol2/issue2/rabelais.htmI'm delighted that this podcast has been voted in the '90 best UK Books podcasts worth listening to in 2023' at https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_book_podcasts/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Finally, Shruti and Neha are answering all your burning questions! Listen in to find out more about us including the books we loved, books we hated, how we started this podcast, and (perhaps most importantly), the ultimate Harry Potter book ranking.If you would like to hear more in-depth literary and cultural analysis, curated book recommendations, and critical commentary, subscribe to our free newsletter. You can also connect with us on Instagram or by emailing us at thenovelteapod@gmail.com.Books Mentioned:Ready Player One by Ernest ClineThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkeinBreakfast at Tiffany's by Truman CapoteThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Harry Potter series by J.K. RowlingHoles by Louis SacharEragon by Christopher PaoliniAnxious People by Fredrik BackmanNormal People by Sally RooneyA Man Called Ove by Fredrik BackmanWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyThe Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo TolstoyWhen Breath Becomes Air by Paul KalinithiLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryThe Devil in the White City by Erik Larson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shruti and Neha read and cry about Crying in H Mart, a memoir by Michelle Zauner, best known as singer and songwriter for Japanese Breakfast. We talk about the mother-daughter relationship, family dynamics in an Asian household, and the importance of food as an expression of love.If you would like to hear more in-depth literary and cultural analysis, curated book recommendations, and critical commentary, subscribe to our free newsletter. You can also connect with us on Instagram or by emailing us at thenovelteapod@gmail.com.Links:Crying in H Mart: essay by Michelle Zauner first published in the New YorkerChoosing Forgiveness: essay by Michelle Zauner published in Harpers BazaarShelf discovery:Crying in H Mart by Michelle ZaunerShruti - The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy; and Paula by Isabel AllendeNeha - Know My Name by Chanel Miller Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shownotes: This week, Matt and Cameron move away from particular characters and start talking about the long arc of history in Book 4, Part 2 of War and Peace. As the French army retreats from Moscow, it's the perfect time to ask the question: hey, wait, was everyone wrong about calling Stalingrad the Soviet War and Peace? You'll have to listen to find out. Plus we'll learn about the function of pain in Tolstoy's work, which will really lighten the mood. Grab your water for a long march back to Paris, then tune in!  Major themes: The Function of Pain, Pierre's Thiccness, Dialoguing with Stalingrad  26:45 - “Revisiting the Dialectic of Pain and Truth: War and Peace and The Death of Ivan Ilyich” by David Rosenshield The music used in this episode was “soviet march,” by Toasted Tomatoes. You can find more of their work on Bandcamp and Youtube.  Follow us on Instagram, check out our website, if you're so inclined, check out our Patreon! 

Rachel talks about the shooting at MSU in this week’s intro before introducing her guest - fellow Michagander, Abby. Abby and Rachel talk about perfectionism, philosophy, literature, self growth, spirituality, and writing as therapy. Episode Notes: “Falling apart is part of growth” - Abby Conversation with Abby begins at 00:12:00. Leaving Perfect website: https://leavingperfect.com/ Books discussed in the episode: Then Joy Breaks Through, by George A. Benson The Drama of the Gifted Child, by Alice Miller Frames of Mind, by Howard Gardner Seth Material, by Jane Roberts The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, by Hendrik Groen The Plague, by Albert Camus The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy Discussed in the intro: Everytown for Gun Safety: https://www.everytown.org/ Give to Spartan Strong: https://givingto.msu.edu/spartan-strong.cfm Requiem for the Spartans: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/02/michigan-state-university-mass-shooting-campus/673060/ -------- Let’s keep talking! Have a question or idea for a topic? Email winedine@allportsopen.com! Podcast artwork by Yogesh Nankar (Design by Dreamers). Intro and Outro music by John Bartmann. Book cover image used with permission of the author.

Ivan Ilyich is a man. All men are mortal. So Ivan Ilyich is mortal. Sure absolutely, that's true for Ivan Ilyich and for all men. But we're not Ivan Ilyich and we're not ‘all men'- so what does this have to do with us? Right? David and Tamler confront their mortality as they discuss Leo Tolstoy's brilliant and chilling short story “The Death of Ivan Ilyich.” Plus the ‘Why I am leaving academia' essay has become its own genre. But is this profession really that much worse relative to others?