# What Roman Philosophers Knew That Americans Have Forgotten w/Matt Mehan

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Podcast: [The Andrew Klavan Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-andrew-klavan-show-743073)
Published: 2026-07-01T21:30:00+00:00
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Matt Mehan, PhD, author of The American Book of Fables, joins me for an encouraging discussion about the heroes and stories we can—and must—look to for cultural restoration in the West. "The American Book of Fables" is available here: https://a.co/d/029FY2eu Read "Restoring America's Founding Imagination" here: https://www.heritage.org/conservatism/report/restoring-americas-founding-imagination - - - Today's Sponsor: Balance of Nature - Do good for yourself… and your body. Visit https://BalanceofNature.com and use promo code KLAVAN for an additional 10% off any subscription. - - - DailyWire+: Click here to join the member-exclusive portion of my show: https://dailywire.com/subscribe Becoming a Daily Wire member allows you to see all of our content ad-free. 📲 Download the free Daily Wire app today on iPhone, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Samsung, and more. 📗 Read my short story "Jesus, the Movie" at the New English Review: https://www.newenglishreview.org/articles/jesus-the-movie 📕 My latest novel "After That, The Dark" is available here: https://dwplus.shop/AfterThatTheDark 📙 My Edgar nominated non-fiction book "The Kingdom of Cain: Finding God in the Literature of Darkness" is available here: https://dwplus.shop/KingdomofCain 📘 My memoir "The Great Good Thing" is available here: https://a.co/d/0icnKMrX 📔 "The Truth and Beauty: How the Lives and Works of England's Greatest Poets Point the Way to a Deeper Understanding of the Words of Jesus" is available here: https://a.co/d/0bo2G3Tr 📚 Save the Klavan by shopping my merch here: https://dwplus.shop/AndrewKlavanMerch - - - Socials: YouTube — https://youtube.com/@andrewklavan Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/aklavan Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/theandrewklavan X — https://twitter.com/andrewklavan - - - Privacy Polic…

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