{"podcast":{"title":"The Classical Mind","slug":"the-classical-mind-5634653","podcast_index_feed_id":5634653,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/972743.rss","website_url":"https://www.theclassicalmind.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/972743/e5607e6ca2cbda4dc4c211a7444552b3.jpg","author":"Jared Henderson & Wesley Walker","episode_count":53,"summary":"Conversations about the Great Books","last_synced_at":"2026-06-10T00:17:01.754614+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-classical-mind-5634653"},"episode":{"title":"The Importance of Being Earnest with Dr. Grace Hamman","slug":"the-importance-of-being-earnest-with-dr-grace-hamman","published_at":"2026-06-09T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-classical-mind-5634653/the-importance-of-being-earnest-with-dr-grace-hamman","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-classical-mind-5634653","url":"https://www.theclassicalmind.com/p/the-importance-of-being-earnest-with","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/200887531/04a4c1e062efa616e9e56d9bf908eb6e.mp3","summary":"Welcome to another episode of The Classical Mind , the podcast where we explore the great books of the Western tradition! In this episode, hosts Father Wesley Walker and Dr. Junius Johnson are thrilled to welcome a special guest, Dr. Grace Hamman. Dr. Hamman holds a PhD from Duke University, focuses on late medieval poetry and contemplative writing, and hosts the Old Books with Grace podcast. Together, they dive into a delightful and deep discussion about Oscar Wilde’s brilliant drawing-room comedy, The Importance of Being Earnest . Endnotes * Junius: Oscar Wilde’s fairy tales— The Happy Prince , The Nightingale and the Rose , and The Selfish Giant * Wesley: Ricky Stanicky * Grace: Arrested Development This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.theclassicalmind.com/subscribe","meta_description":"Welcome to another episode of The Classical Mind , the podcast where we explore the great books of the Western tradition! In this episode, hosts Father We…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4084,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-classical-mind-5634653/episodes/the-importance-of-being-earnest-with-dr-grace-hamman/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-classical-mind-5634653/the-importance-of-being-earnest-with-dr-grace-hamman.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}