# Ep. 119 - Liberal Arts, What Are They Good For? with Steven Cortright

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Podcast: [Magnus Podcast: Conversations from the Catacombs of Liberal Education](https://stenobird.com/podcast/magnus-podcast-conversations-from-the-catacombs-of-liberal-education-251308)
Published: 2026-04-09T13:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://magnuspodcast.podbean.com/e/ep-119-back-to-the-basics-what-are-liberal-arts-and-why-do-they-matter/
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Duration seconds: 2840

## Resource

Join Joshua Mazrin and Professor Steve Cortright as they discuss what the name "liberal arts" actually means. Are they worthless? Are they tools? What's the point?

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