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Sacred and Profane Love Episode 40: The Tragic Vision of Eugene O’Neill
In this episode, I speak with the journalist Damon Linker about the Pulitzer prize winning American playwright, Eugene O’Neill. Our conversation mostly centers around A Long Day’s Journey Into Night,...
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Sacred and Profane Love Episode 41: James Baldwin is Bringing the Fire with...
I am pleased to share a very special episode of Sacred and Profane, our first episode recorded in front of a live audience, and with the amazing Dr. Cornel West! The context for this episode is that...
View ArticleSacred and Profane Love Episode 42: Graham Greene’s The Heart of the Matter
In this episode, I speak with professor of theology Fritz Bauerschmidt about Graham Greene’s novel, The Heart of the Matter. We discuss the moral psychology of sin, and how it is that human beings are...
View ArticleThe Permanent Crisis with Chad Wellmon
In this patrons only episode I speak with Chad Wellmon about his new book, Permanent Crisis: The Humanities in a Disenchanted Age. I hope you enjoy our conversation and many thanks for your continued...
View ArticleEpisode 43: The Closing of the American Mind with Brad Carson
In this episode, I speak with the president of the University of Tulsa, Brad Carson, about Allen Bloom’s infamous book, The Closing of the American Mind. Brad and I ultimately decide that while we...
View ArticleEpisode 44: The Tragic Abyss with Dr. Kevin Kambo
In this episode, I speak with Dr. Kevin Kambo about Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex, in light of an essay by Louise Cowan titled “The Tragic Abyss.” Cowan argues that tragedy is “a liturgical confrontation of...
View ArticleEpisode 45: Roosevelt Montas on Great Books and Intellectual Transformation
In this episode, I am joined by Professor Roosevelt Montas to discuss his new book, Rescuing Socrates: How the Great Books Changed my Life and Why They Matter for a New Generation. Montas, a Dominican...
View ArticleEpisode 46: Katy Carl
In this episode, I speak with Katy Carl, who is the editor in chief of Dappled Things and also the author of As Earth Without Water, to discuss Henry James’s novella, Washington Square and R.R. Reno’s...
View ArticleEpisode 47: Justin E.H. Smith on Suttree
In this episode, I speak with the philosopher, podcaster, and substacker extraordinaire, Justin E.H. Smith about Cormac McCarthy’s fourth novel, Suttree. We were both struck by how different this...
View ArticleNew Look, New Website, and New Episode!!
Dear followers: I’m very grateful for the following that I have managed to cultivate over the years on this humble wordpress site. However, this site will cease to exist soon, so I want to make sure...
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