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Ep. 47 The Education of Cyrus, Book VI

July 21, 2020 Jeff Black podcast 0 Comments

Brian, Shilo and Jeff get together to talk more about the difference between sexual and political love, or eros, and about the connection between eros and gratitude. We end...
Ep. 46 The Education of Cyrus, Book V

July 14, 2020 Jeff Black podcast 0 Comments

Shilo Brooks returns for the next podcast in our series on Xenophon’s Education of Cyrus. We talk about Book V, the love book — easy now — and especially...

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Ep. 45 The Education of Cyrus, Book IV

July 9, 2020 Brian Wilson 0 Comments

Shilo Brooks returns for Book IV of Xenophon’s “The Education of Cyrus.” We discuss Cyrus’ attack on the Assyrians, consolidation, cavalry,...

Ep. 44 The Education of Cyrus, Book III

July 2, 2020 Brian Wilson 0 Comments

Shilo Brooks returns for another episode of “The Education of Cyrus” by Xenophon. We discuss moderation, virtue, risk and a brief...

Ep. 43 Pierre Manent’s “The Metamorphoses of the City”

June 30, 2020 Brian Wilson 0 Comments

Dr. Joseph Wood (Institute for World Politics and Cana Academy) joins Brian and Jeff to discuss Pierre Manent’s “The Metamorphoses of the City,” Chapter 2:...