Podcast

Ascend - The Great Books Podcast

Author: Harrison Garlick and Adam Minihan
Feed episode count: 141
Official site: https://ascend-the-great-book.captivate.fm
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Summary

Welcome to Ascend! We are a weekly Great Books podcast hosted by Deacon Harrison Garlick and Adam Minihan. What are the Great Books? The Great Books are the most impactful texts that have shaped Western civilization. They include ancients like Homer, Plato, St. Augustine, Dante, and St. Thomas Aquinas, and also moderns like Machiavelli, Locke, and Nietzsche. We will explore the Great Books with the light of the Catholic intellectual tradition. Why should we read the Great Books? Everyone is a disciple of someone. A person may have never read Locke or Nietzsche, but he or she thinks like them. Reading the Great Books allows us to reclaim our intellect and understand the origin of the ideas that shape our world. We enter a "great conversation" amongst the most learned, intelligent humans in history and benefit from their insights. Is this for first-time readers? YES. Our goal is to host meaningful conversations on the Great Books by working through the texts in chronological order in a slow, attentive manner. Our host Adam Minihan is a first-time reader of Homer. We will start shallow and go deep. All are invited to join. Will any resources be available? YES. We are providing a free…

Episodes

Jul 14, 2026 · not_requested

The Odyssey Books 23-24 with Dr. Justin Jackson and Dr. Benedict Whalen

Duration seconds: 8673
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Jul 7, 2026 · not_requested

The Odyssey Book 22 with Dr. Alex Priou

Duration seconds: 5625
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Jun 30, 2026 · not_requested

The Odyssey Books 20-21 with Thomas Lackey and Dr. Grabowski

Duration seconds: 5128
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Jun 23, 2026 · not_requested

The Odyssey Books 17-19 with Dr. Frank Grabowski

Duration seconds: 5169
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Jun 16, 2026 · not_requested

The Odyssey Books 15-16 with Jack Drury and Dr. Grabowski

Duration seconds: 5029
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Jun 9, 2026 · not_requested

The Odyssey Books 13-14 with Dr. Alex Petkas and Dr. Grabowski

Duration seconds: 5257
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Jun 2, 2026 · not_requested

The Odyssey Books 11-12 with Luke Heintschel and Dr. Grabowski

Duration seconds: 6575
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May 26, 2026 · not_requested

The Odyssey Books 9-10 with Dr. Gregory McBrayer

Duration seconds: 7422
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May 19, 2026 · not_requested

The Odyssey Books 6-8 with Dr. Frank Grabowski

Duration seconds: 6527
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May 12, 2026 · not_requested

The Odyssey Book 5 with Dr. Glenn Arbery and Dr. Frank Grabowski

Duration seconds: 6498
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May 5, 2026 · not_requested

The Odyssey Books 2-4 with Dr. Frank Grabowski

Duration seconds: 6832
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Apr 28, 2026 · not_requested

The Odyssey Book 1 with Dr. Papadopoulos and Dr. Grabowski

Duration seconds: 5638
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Apr 21, 2026 · not_requested

Intro to the Odyssey with Dr. Patrick Deneen and Dr. Chad Pecknold (2024)

Duration seconds: 3978
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Apr 14, 2026 · not_requested

The Spiritual Harm of Lying

Duration seconds: 2149
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Apr 7, 2026 · not_requested

Discover the Hidden Meaning of Narnia's Endless Winter

Duration seconds: 2575
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Mar 31, 2026 · not_requested

Purgatorio: Beatrice (Cantos 32-33) with Joshua Charles and Dr. Frank Grabowski

Duration seconds: 5386
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Mar 24, 2026 · not_requested

Purgatorio: The Earthly Paradise (Cantos 28-31) with Dr. Michael West

Duration seconds: 5902
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Mar 17, 2026 · not_requested

Purgatorio: Gluttony and Lust (Cantos 23-27) with Fr. Patrick Briscoe, OP

Duration seconds: 5759
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Mar 10, 2026 · not_requested

Purgatorio: Acedia and Avarice (Cantos 18-22) with Dr. Sarah Berry

Duration seconds: 6962
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Mar 3, 2026 · not_requested

Purgatorio: Envy and Wrath (Cantos 13-17) with Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson

Duration seconds: 5553
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Feb 24, 2026 · not_requested

Purgatorio: Ante-Purgatory and the Terrace on Pride (Cantos 6-12) with Mr. Luke Heintschel

Duration seconds: 8907
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Feb 17, 2026 · not_requested

Purgatorio: Ante-Purgatory Cantos 1-5 with Dr. Donald Prudlo

Duration seconds: 7771
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Feb 10, 2026 · not_requested

Introduction to Dante's Purgatorio with Dr. Jason Baxter

Duration seconds: 3803
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Feb 3, 2026 · not_requested

Q&A on Sir Gawain and the Green Knight with Dr. Justin Jackson

Duration seconds: 6083
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Jan 27, 2026 · not_requested

Platonic Thought in St. Thomas Aquinas with Dr. Donald Prudlo

Duration seconds: 5750
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