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2025-04-1159 min
The Andrew Klavan ShowThe Key To Unlocking The Fruits of the Spirit | Spencer KlavanSpencer Klavan, author of “Light of the Mind, Light of the World,” issues a powerful call to action for Christians in America: stop refuting, start asserting. Meaning, Christians no longer need to refute The Left’s materialist idea that humans are merely atomic matter. Instead, we must assert that we believe in something greater: a God-given spirit that enriches our lives. The question is, how do we unlock the fruits of that spirit? Spencer and I hope to shed some light on this question. - - - Today’s Sponsor:
2025-01-0833 min
More ChristEpisode 130: Spencer Klavan: Exposing the Myths of Materialism to Restore Science and Christianity
Welcome to More Christ. In this episode, I'm joined by once again by my friend (and one of favourite podcasters) Dr Spencer Klavan.
With a PhD in Classics, Spencer Klavan is a renowned author, and the assistant editor of The Claremont Review of Books and The American Mind at the Claremont Institute.
His writings include, How to Save the West, and most recently Light of the Mind, Light of the World. We explore this latest book in this episode.
Spencer's literary expertise is aided by his knowledge of many languages, including Ancient Greek, Latin, and Hebrew. As a scholar...
2024-12-1450 min
Start Into A Uplifting Full Audiobook On A Rainy Day.Light of the Mind, Light of the World by Spencer A. KlavanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/50675to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Light of the Mind, Light of the World
Author: Spencer A. Klavan
Narrator: Spencer A. Klavan
Format: mp3
Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins
Release date: 12-02-24
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 41 ratings
Genres: Religious Studies
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Light of the Mind, Light of the World tells a daring new story about how we got here, and how we can chart a better path forward. Surveying the history of science and faith from the astronomers of Babylon to the quantum physicists of postwar Europe and America, classicist and scholar Spencer A...
2024-12-027h 31
Young HereticsAndrew Klavan: What Comes After America's Decline?I was startled when I walked into my living room today to find Andrew Klavan (no relation) sitting in my chair! But while he's in town I thought we might as well talk about his new book, A Woman Underground, the latest in the Cameron Winter series. It's a detective story that's at once gripping and intellectually fascinating, so we explored some of the influences and themes that make this book an essential read for our times. As it turns out, we've taken two very different approaches to one idea: materialism is in decline. So what comes next?
2024-10-1834 min
The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast489. Light of the Mind, Light of the World: Illuminating Science Through Faith | Spencer KlavanDr. Jordan B. Peterson sits down with author, lecturer, and podcaster Spencer Klavan. They discuss the fruits and follies of the postmodern worldview, how our conscious and subconscious rank order data and form perceptions, where disparate creation myths and biblical depictions overlap, why God does not rule by force, and how just about everything we uncover through science reaffirms the notion of an underlying unity Spencer A. Klavan is host of the Young Heretics podcast and associate editor of The Claremont Review of Books. A graduate of Yale, he earned his doctorate in ancient Greek literature from Oxford University. He i...
2024-10-141h 41
The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast489. Light of the Mind, Light of the World: Illuminating Science Through Faith | Spencer KlavanDr. Jordan B. Peterson sits down with author, lecturer, and podcaster Spencer Klavan. They discuss the fruits and follies of the postmodern worldview, how our conscious and subconscious rank order data and form perceptions, where disparate creation myths and biblical depictions overlap, why God does not rule by force, and how just about everything we uncover through science reaffirms the notion of an underlying unity Spencer A. Klavan is host of the Young Heretics podcast and associate editor of The Claremont Review of Books. A graduate of Yale, he earned his doctorate in ancient Greek l...
2024-10-141h 46
JWI Presents: Anchoring Truths PodcastThreat of Scientism with Spencer KlavanThe world is not a machine. Humanity is not a mistake. Those should not be such bold words and yet, according to this week’s guest, Spencer Klavan, they need to be repeated as often as possible today.
For centuries, a grim anti-human outlook has taken hold of the public imagination, teaching us all to view ourselves as random products of a cruel and uncaring natural world. The pursuit of scientific understanding of the material world has made mastery of it and determinism the reigning orthodoxy.
Light of the Mind, Light of the World, Spencer's new book, tells a da...
2024-10-1036 min
Young HereticsWords, Words, Words 9: Mary Mary, Quite ContraryIt's not every podcast that comes with a disclaimer, but this one is just spicy enough that it needs a warning on the label. I got a great and fascinating question about how to translate a passage from John's Gospel...and the answer will take me into Mary's status in the church, the meaning of the word "the," and the cosmic significance of each of our lives. How's that for a Friday afternoon?* Pre-order my new book, Light of the Mind, Light of the World: https://a.co/d/2QccOfM Check out our sponsor, the A...
2024-04-1225 min
Young HereticsInterview: Andrew Klavan, Kingpin of the Klavan Literary MafiaWhat does it mean to be a man in a fallen world and a degraded age? Crime novelist and professional person-I-have-never-heard-of Andrew Klavan joins the show to discuss his brilliant new novel The House of Love and Death. We discuss Klavan The Elder's literary inspirations, thoughts on chivalry, and experience writing a recurring character almost against his will. Plus: why university administrators are so annoying. Read Andrew Klavan's Cameron Winter novels Listen to The Andrew Klavan Show Sign up to my mailing list to ask mailbag questions and recommend new guests.
2023-11-1142 min
One American PodcastHow To Save The West With Spencer KlavanSpencer A. Klavan is an American author, essayist, and literary critic. He was born on March 14th, 1991, in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in the nearby city of Santa Monica.
Klavan graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in English, where he also pursued his passion for the performing arts as a member of the renowned sketch comedy troupe, Mask and Wig.
As a writer, Klavan's work has appeared in a variety of publications, including The Wall Street Journal, National Review, The Weekly Standard, The New York Post, and The American Conservative...
2023-03-021h 04
Townhall Review | Full Interviews & MonologuesSaving the West: Overcoming Crises with the Wisdom of the Ages | Chris Stigall and Spencer A. KlavanIn this episode, Chris Stigall is joined by Spencer A. Klavan, author of "How to Save the West: Ancient Wisdom for 5 Modern Crises," to explore timeless truths that can help us understand the current crises facing Western society. These lessons from the past offer a path forward in overcoming similar challenges today. 👉Follow Chris on Twitter 👉Follow Spencer on Twitter 📖Buy "How to Save the West: Ancient Wisdom for 5 Modern Crises."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2023-02-1519 minYoung HereticsEp. 138: To See the Face of GodFor the penultimate episode of the show, Spencer Klavan is joined by friend and Dante expert Catherine Illingworth to approach the Commedia's beatific vision. Tying together threads from the whole series, and the whole podcast, Spencer and Catherine discuss the roles of flesh and spirit in love as the pilgrim makes his final approach to God in paradise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2023-01-0348 minYoung HereticsEp. 136: Eat Your Heart OutIn this final series of Young Heretics, Spencer Klavan charts a map of Dante's career and the structure of his greatest work, the Commedia. Walking through the politics, metaphysics, and artistic background of the poem, Spencer approaches the beginning of Dante's journey to discover the true nature of love. -- Public Goods is the one stop shop for sustainable, high quality everyday essentials made from clean ingredients. Receive $15 off your first Public Goods order at https://publicgoods.com/HERETICS. -- Cozy Earth was created to enhance people's lives by offering the...
2022-12-201h 01
More ChristMore Christ Episode Eighty-Nine: Dr Spencer Klavan: C.S. Lewis, Dostoevsky, & the Classical Education You've Been MissingWelcome to More Christ. We seek to bring some of the world's most interesting and insightful guests to discuss life's central and abiding questions. In this eighty-ninth episode in a series of discussions, I'm joined by one of my favourite podcasters, Dr Spencer Klavan.
With a PhD in Classics, Spencer Klavan is the assistant editor of The Claremont Review of Books and The American Mind at the Claremont Institute. Spencer's literary expertise is aided by his knowledge of many languages, including Ancient Greek, Latin, and Hebrew. As a scholar who enjoys exploring how great wor...
2022-11-161h 09Young HereticsEp. 130: The Hard QuestionHow can we retain a sense of joy in the teeth of suffering? What does it mean to forgive? These hard and painful questions are the subject of the second installment in Spencer Klavan's series on Thomas Traherne and Matthew 6. Breaking down the Greek of the gospels and using Traherne as a guide, Spencer points the way to a joy that persists even when happiness doesn't. -- How can you learn Latin, Ancient Greek, or Biblical Hebrew in order to read the classics of the ancient western world, in their original language? Get 10% off of y...
2022-11-081h 05Young HereticsEp. 109: Systemic SophistryHow do you find the truth in a world designed to keep it from you? In this episode of Young Heretics, Spencer Klavan talks through statesmanship, philosophy, and the relationship between the two in a culture that rewards power, but not truth. From the cave to Twitter, most of what passes for philosophy is just regime enforcement—Spencer unpacks Plato's advice for turning the mind toward the true, the beautiful, and the good. -- How can you learn Latin, Ancient Greek, or Biblical Hebrew in order to read the classics of the ancient western world, in...
2022-06-141h 02Young HereticsEp. 108: Lindy Law and the Slippery SlopeIn the final installment of his Young Heretics series on rights, Spencer Klavan asks how we can ever make changes and reforms to longstanding laws without hurtling down the slippery slope. Can we advance to meet the challenges of the day without dissolving into madness? Using Chesterton, Newman, Burke, Lewis, and the Seneca Falls declaration, Spencer shows how the tree of tradition can bear new fruit without cutting off the roots that feed it. -- Public Goods is the one stop shop for sustainable, high quality everyday essentials made from clean ingredients. Receive $15 off your...
2022-06-071h 10Young HereticsEp. 101: The Truth and Beauty ft. Andrew Klavan (No Relation)The Romantic poets lived in an age much like ours: science was ascendant, religion was collapsing, and revolutions in mores and politics were tearing down everything that seemed certain. How did they find their way through their turbulent time—and how can we find our way through ours? In this episode of Young Heretics, Andrew Klavan joins Spencer Klavan to discuss his new book on the subject, "The Truth and Beauty." -- Public Goods is the one stop shop for sustainable, high quality everyday essentials made from clean ingredients. Receive $15 off your first Public Goods or...
2022-04-201h 10Young HereticsEp. 100: The State of the WestWe are officially 100 episodes into the Young Heretics journey. Looking back with gratitude at the growth of the show during its lifetime, Spencer Klavan gives an assessment of where the West currently stands, where hope lies, and why a classical education is more urgent than ever. Plus: a secret Locals announcement. To get access to Spencer's secret announcement only on Locals, use promo code ANNOUNCEMENT for a 3-month free trial, valid only through the end of April: https://youngheretics.com/locals. -- Celebrate the moments that matter most with a p...
2022-04-131h 14Young HereticsEp. 99: Trans Communist UtopiaIf women ran the world...Aristophanes' Assemblywomen is a play about the abolition of the family, the imposition of matriarchy, and communism of absolutely everything—including sex. In this episode of Young Heretics, Spencer Klavan explains the play's raunchy humor and its surprising significance for today. To get access to live chats, the Young Heretics mailbag, and more exclusive content, use promo code ASSEMBLY for a one-month free trial of the Young Heretics community: https://youngheretics.com/locals. -- Public Goods is the one stop shop for sustainable, high quality ev...
2022-04-051h 00Young HereticsEp. 98: The Abolition of WomenGod is not ashamed of the female body: that is Christine de Pizan's simple yet radical assertion. It was radical when she made it in the 1400s, and it is radical now, when a new kind of rhetoric is reducing women to "menstruators" and turning human beings generally into collections of parts for sale. Spencer Klavan concludes his series on womanly virtues with a reflection on Christine's enduring message for the age of transhumanism. -- Celebrate the moments that matter most with a professional, hand-painted portrait from Paint Your Life. Get 20% off your painting right...
2022-03-291h 07Young HereticsEp. 97: Medieval GirlbossMisogyny is a real thing, even though the word has lost all meaning. But what does it really mean to be pro-woman, and what are the highest womanly virtues? In this episode of Young Heretics, Spencer Klavan introduces Christine de Pizan, a Medieval advocate for the excellence of women who puts modern feminists to shame. -- To get access to live chats, the Young Heretics mailbag, and more exclusive content, use promo code WOMANHOOD for a one-month free trial of the Young Heretics community: https://youngheretics.com/locals. -- Indeed is...
2022-03-221h 06Young HereticsEp. 96: Hard Times Make Strong MenWith his country hemorrhaging money and its leadership too weak to function (sound familiar?) William the Marshal, a man of seventy, had to lead English forces against the French at the Battle of Lincoln. In this episode of Young Heretics, Spencer Klavan discusses the courage that took, and how we can learn from it today. To get access to live chats, the Young Heretics mailbag, and more exclusive content, use promo code MARSHAL for a one-month free trial of the Young Heretics community: https://youngheretics.com/locals. -- Truebill is the...
2022-03-151h 00Young HereticsEp. 95: Chivalry's Not DeadHeadlines across America have been unanimously proclaiming the death of chivalry for decades—10 out of 10 tastemakers agree, it's sexist, hippocrytical, and probably somehow racist to aspire to manly excellence. So why won't chivalry stay dead? Using the biography of England's greatest knight, William Marshal, Spencer Klavan uncovers the true meaning of chivalry, and its enduring importance for today. To get access to live chats, the Young Heretics mailbag, and more exclusive content, use promo code CHIVALRY for a one-month free trial of the Young Heretics community: https://youngheretics.com/locals. -- ...
2022-03-081h 04Young HereticsEp. 94: Souls in EmbryoLast week, Spencer Klavan explored the crucial role of first principles in debates of every kind. This week on Young Heretics, he applies those ideas to one of America's most heated public discussions—the discussion about abortion. Why can't we stop fighting? A look at the first principles involved shows why. To get access to live chats, the Young Heretics mailbag, and more exclusive content, use promo code PISTIS for a one-month free trial of the Young Heretics community: https://youngheretics.com/locals. -- Celebrate the moments that matter most with...
2022-03-0154 minYoung HereticsEp. 93: The Firstest ThingsAmerican public discourse is breaking down. On abortion, on coronavirus, on war, we just seem to be talking past each other—why? Using the abortion debate as an example and Aristotle as a guide, Spencer Klavan gets at the philosophical heart of America's first principle problem in this episode of Young Heretics. To get access to live chats, the Young Heretics mailbag, and more exclusive content, use promo code AXIOM for a one-month free trial of the Young Heretics community: https://youngheretics.com/locals. -- Indeed is the hiring partner whe...
2022-02-221h 01Young HereticsEp. 92: Real Socialism Has Never Been TriedWhy can't we come to terms with the horrors of Gulag? Why were so many of us taught about the Holocaust, but not about Stalin? In this next installment of his series on Solzhenitsyn's masterwork, Spencer Klavan describes the dark shadow-religion that swept over Russia and created concentration camps in the archipelago. -- How can you learn Latin, Ancient Greek, or Biblical Hebrew in order to read the classics of the ancient western world, in their original language? Get 10% off of your Ancient Language Institute course with promo code HERETICS: https://ancientlanguage.com/heretics.
2022-02-151h 15Young HereticsEp. 91: All the World's a Social ConstructShakespeare's As You Like It is a reflection on social roles: how they work, and what happens when they don't. Escape with Spencer Klavan to the Forest of Arden, where you can be free from the expectations of society, MAN. Or can you? -- Public Goods is the one stop shop for sustainable, high quality everyday essentials made from clean ingredients. Receive $15 off your first Public Goods order at https://publicgoods.com/HERETICS. -- Take the guesswork out of taking care of your skin with Disco. Check out Disco and try th...
2022-02-0858 minYoung HereticsSpecial: Pro-Liberty, Pro-Life ft. Kristan HawkinsThe fight for life is a crucial issue that touches on the deepest principles of the West. Without the right to life, there are no other rights. In a Young Heretics special, Students for Life President Kristan Hawkins joins Spencer Klavan to discuss her bold new campaign to restore and preserve the most fundamental right for the most vulnerable members of society. It's the Final Fight for Freedom. The pair examines why this moment is so crucial both for the pro-life and conservative movement, and what we can do to make abortion both illegal and unthinkable.
2022-01-2727 minYoung HereticsEp. 89: Laughing at the EmperorExperts hate to be laughed at, especially when they have something to hide. Aristophanes, the genius of Old Attic Comedy, shows us how it's done in Clouds, his goofy satire of an education system in decline. In this episode of Young Heretics, Spencer Klavan explores the question, was Socrates part of the problem—or part of the solution? -- Indeed is the hiring partner where you can attract, interview, and hire all in one place. Get a $75 sponsored job credit to upgrade your job post at https://Indeed.com/HERETICS through March 31st. ...
2022-01-251h 09Young HereticsEp. 88: Ruining the Marvel Cinematic UniverseIt's the year of our Lord 2022 and Spencer Klavan is here to spoil your fun. Not really, but since the Marvel Cinematic Universe has become such an enormous cultural touchstone, it makes sense to ask: where do its ideas come from? In this episode of Young Heretics, Spencer Klavan takes a deep dive into the multiverse, an ancient concept that is now gaining currency in art and physics alike. -- How can you learn Latin, Ancient Greek, or Biblical Hebrew in order to read the classics of the ancient western world, in their original language? G...
2022-01-181h 05Young HereticsEp. 87: Platonic ResolutionsAs the new year rolls in, most of us think about how to be better—but what does that even mean? Luckily, our journey through Plato's Republic has taken us to the perfect book for thinking about excellence of all kinds. In this episode of Young Heretics, Spencer Klavan discusses the cardinal virtues and how to cultivate them. NEW YEARS SALES ARE HERE: Become a Young Heretics VIP at a limited-time discounted rate between now and January 15 at https://youngheretics.com/locals. Get your exclusive Young Heretics merch at 20% off...
2022-01-1154 minYoung HereticsEp. 86: God of ScienceThe final installment in the Space Trilogy, "That Hideous Strength," is a perfect allegory for our Fauci-worshiping times. In this episode of "Young Heretics," Spencer Klavan describes the logic which Lewis reveals in his myth of megalomania and satanism—a logic which is still at work today. NEW YEARS SALES ARE HERE: Become a Young Heretics VIP at a limited-time discounted rate between now and January 15 at https://youngheretics.com/locals. Get your exclusive Young Heretics merch at 20% off with the promo code CHEERS at https://youngheretics.com/shop.
2022-01-041h 09Young HereticsEp. 85: The Hinge of the UniverseIn the second book of the Ransom trilogy, C.S. Lewis imagines what it would have been like if Eve got a second chance in the Garden of Eden. In this episode of Young Heretics, Spencer Klavan reads from this rip-roaring tale of demonic possession and space travel to tell a Christmas story about the cosmic power of one human choice to change the world. NEW YEARS SALES ARE HERE: Become a Young Heretics VIP at a limited-time discounted rate between now and January 15 at https://youngheretics.com/locals. ...
2021-12-281h 09Young HereticsEp. 83: Every Human HeartWe say "never forget"...but do we really mean it? We deceive ourselves if we think that murderous tyrants like Stalin are uniquely evil in some way that we ourselves could never be. Reading through Volume 1 of the Gulag Archipelago, Spencer Klavan shows how ordinary people can consent to terrible things. CHRISTMAS SALES: Become a Young Heretics VIP at a limited-time discounted rate between now and Christmas at https://youngheretics.com/locals. Get your exclusive Young Heretics merch at 20% off with the promo code SANTA at https://youngheretics.com/s...
2021-12-1457 minYoung HereticsEp. 82: Truth in the GulagIn this episode of Young Heretics, Spencer Klavan begins a journey through Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's masterwork, "The Gulag Archipelago," which exposed the horrors of Lenin's and Stalin's Russia to the West. Describing how Russia's Empire was overthrown and replaced with a socialist state, Spencer explains the nightmare philosophy behind it all and reveals what really made Stalin's rule so gruesome. CHRISTMAS SALES: Become a Young Heretics VIP at a limited-time discounted rate between now and Christmas at https://youngheretics.com/locals. Get your exclusive Young Heretics merch at 20% off with the promo code SANTA at https...
2021-12-081h 03Young HereticsEp. 81: The 1620 ProjectYou've heard about the "first Thanksgiving," but have you heard about the miraculous sea crossing that made it possible in the first place? In this Young Heretics Thanksgiving special, Spencer Klavan talks about the journey of faith that gave birth to the American spirit. -- The Magnus Fellowship is the college to end colleges and serves as a tuition-free alternative for those who need an online resource that is equally as rigorous. Apply to the Magnus Fellowship today and receive a free gift at https://magnusinstitute.org/heretics. -- Take the...
2021-11-3058 minYoung HereticsEp. 80: What is Art?Are video games art? What about a urinal? And how about splotches of paint on a wall? We all have instinctive answers to these questions, but it can be hard to articulate the logic behind them. In this episode of Young Heretics, Spencer Klavan discusses one of the West's oldest and most sophisticated books on the topic and how it can help us solve modern problems about censorship and cancel culture. -- Public Goods is the one stop shop for sustainable, high quality everyday essentials made from clean ingredients. Receive $15 off your first Public Goods...
2021-11-2358 minYoung HereticsEp. 79: Politics Doesn't Care About Your ArtIf you want a perfect state, you have to seize the means of artistic production. That's something that both the Right and the Left now instinctively understand... which is why we're fighting so hard over things like Netflix. Plato saw to the heart of the matter in the third book of his Republic, which is why that book has caused, shall we say, quite a bit of trouble. In this episode of Young Heretics, Spencer Klavan explains. -- Take the guesswork out of taking care of your skin with Disco. Check out Disco and try their i...
2021-11-161h 01Young HereticsEp. 78: Mob RuleEveryone's talking about mob rule these days—but why is it happening now? In this episode of Young Heretics, Spencer Klavan explains insights into mob rule from the French anthropologist, philosopher, and literary critic René Girard. Using Girard's brilliant exposition of the Gospels, Spencer explains everything that's going on in our politics... and what to do about it. -- How can you learn Latin, Ancient Greek, or Biblical Hebrew in order to read the classics of the ancient western world, in their original language? Get 10% off of your Ancient Language Institute course with promo code HERETI...
2021-11-0956 minYoung HereticsEp. 77: Be Careful What You Wish ForW.W. Jacobs was a one-hit wonder, but his one hit is a Halloween masterpiece: The Monkey's Paw. In this Young Heretics holiday special, Spencer Klavan reads the story and reveals the theological truths behind it—without which, many of our modern ghost stories are doomed to fall flat. -- Public Goods is the one stop shop for sustainable, high quality everyday essentials made from clean ingredients. Receive $15 off your first Public Goods order at https://publicgoods.com/HERETICS. -- Take the guesswork out of taking care of your skin with Di...
2021-11-021h 03Young HereticsEp. 76: The Eternal LibraryIn an age when everyone wants us to think we are bound to our time, our race, and our place, Henry James's story "The Great Good Place" reminds us of the brotherhood of man. In this episode of Young Heretics, Spencer Klavan reads from this gem of a story and joins it with the witness of Machiavelli, Raphael, and DuBois to show that we are more than the here and now. -- Ned offers a natural remedy for some of life's most common health issues. To get 15% off plus a FREE De-Stress Blend Sample on...
2021-10-2644 minYoung HereticsEp. 74: Who Is Free?In this episode of Young Heretics, we follow St. Thomas More to his death, and ask how it can be that he managed to find the strength for martyrdom. Spencer Klavan offers comfort and guidance from the great Saint for a moment when the powers of the world seem both powerful and threatening. -- Ned offers a natural remedy for some of life's most common health issues. To get 15% off plus a FREE De-Stress Blend Sample on orders over $40 use the promo code HERETICS: https://www.helloned.com/HERETICS. -- How...
2021-10-1249 minYoung HereticsEp. 73: Stronger Than DeathIn an age when anxieties about state persecution are running high, Spencer Klavan looks to the ironclad perseverance of Saint Thomas More. More lived in a far more dangerous time than our own, and his confidence in the reality of the hereafter kept him firm in the face of tyranny. This episode of Young Heretics is the first of two on how one man gave it all rather than buckle under pressure. -- Celebrate the moments that matter most with a professional, hand-painted portrait from Paint Your Life. Get 20% off your painting right now if...
2021-10-061h 08Young HereticsEp. 72: My Redeemer LivesHow can a good and just God allow suffering? The Book of Job is where the Old Testament looks this question squarely in the face. In this episode of Young Heretics, Spencer Klavan discusses this masterwork of wisdom literature, drawing out lessons for patience in suffering that go beyond happy talk and nihilism. -- Everyone wants a beard that looks like Spencer Klavan's. Visit https://minimoustachery.com/heretics and use the code HERETICS to get 25% off men's grooming and shave kits. -- Ned offers a natural remedy for some of life's...
2021-09-2853 minYoung HereticsEp. 71: Face to Foot StyleWith Thrasymachus the sophist thoroughly spanked and sent home crying, the real philosophers in the room get to work. That's the premise of Republic Book II, in which Socrates embarks with Glaucon and Adeimantus on a monumental project of imaginary civilization-building. In this episode of Young Heretics, Spencer Klavan explores the question, can they craft a city of pure justice, or just a totalitarian nightmare? -- Public Goods is the one stop shop for sustainable, high quality everyday essentials made from clean ingredients. Receive $15 off your first Public Goods order at https://publicgoods.com/HERETICS.
2021-09-2158 minYoung HereticsEp. 70: Young LoveRomeo and Juliet are two truly iconic characters—Shakespeare's tragedy has made them so powerfully real that it's almost as if they're still alive. But who are they, really, and why did this one play stick so firmly in the mind of the West? In this episode of Young Heretics, Spencer Klavan talks through the high drama, the classical sources, and the world-famous speeches of this classic play. -- Learn a language and have fun doing it. Meet the Ancient Language Institute and receive 15% off with the code HERETICS: https://ancientlanguage.com/youngheretics. --
2021-09-1450 minYoung HereticsEp. 69: The Agony of MercyHow do we put blood guilt to rest? It isn't pretty. In this episode of Young Heretics, Spencer Klavan walks through the conclusion of Aeschylus' Oresteia and traces the ideas it conveys throughout Western history. In the end, the question is not "what are we owed," but, "how can we live?" -- Public Goods is the one stop shop for sustainable, high quality everyday essentials made from clean ingredients. Receive $15 off your first Public Goods order at https://publicgoods.com/HERETICS. -- The Spectator believes that life is bigger than politics...
2021-09-0756 minYoung HereticsEp. 68: Coming of AgeWho is Orestes? What kind of man will he be? That is the question on which the middle play of the Oresteia turns. In this episode of Young Heretics, Spencer Klavan walks through the tragedy and the questions it raises for men and women facing the unfairness of life today. -- Everyone wants a beard that looks like Spencer Klavan's. Visit https://minimoustachery.com/heretics and use the code HERETICS to get 25% off men's grooming and shave kits. -- If you believe that your data is your business, secure yourself with...
2021-08-3148 minYoung HereticsEp. 67: Blood FeudAre the sins of the father really the sins of the son? That's the question driving Aeschylus' Oresteia, the only surviving complete trilogy of Greek tragedies. In this episode of Young Heretics, Spencer Klavan begins a three-part journey through Aeschylus' prizewinning masterwork, seeking wisdom for today's debates over the history of racism. -- Learn a language and have fun doing it. Meet the Ancient Language Institute and receive 15% off with the code HERETICS: https://ancientlanguage.com/youngheretics. -- Public Goods is the one stop shop for sustainable, high quality everyday essentials...
2021-08-2458 minYoung HereticsEp. 66: What is America?Can we still do America anymore? Is the Constitution just hopelessly outdated? In a world governed by elites who think the whole America thing doesn't work, Spencer Klavan uses Aristotle's "Politics" to examine what living in political community means, and how we can (still) make it work in this country. -- Everyone wants a beard that looks like Spencer Klavan's. Visit https://minimoustachery.com/heretics and use the code HERETICS to get 25% off men's grooming and shave kits. -- If you believe that your data is your business, secure yourself with...
2021-08-1748 minYoung HereticsEp. 65: "Pagans Are Wrong"The First Crusade is one of the most maligned events in all of Western history. But what was it really about? In this episode of Young Heretics, Spencer Klavan discusses the history of the Crusade and its impact on The Song of Roland. -- Learn a language and have fun doing it. Meet the Ancient Language Institute and receive 15% off with the code HERETICS: https://ancientlanguage.com/youngheretics. -- Public Goods is the one stop shop for sustainable, high quality everyday essentials made from clean ingredients. Receive $15 off your first Public...
2021-08-1048 minYoung HereticsEp. 64: The Man Who Built Europe"The Song of Roland" is a glorious legend about the doomed hero, Roland, and his tragic defeat at the Battle of Roncevaux Pass. In this episode of Young Heretics, Spencer Klavan talks through the history behind this great epic and what it can tell us today. -- Everyone wants a beard that looks like Spencer Klavan's. Visit https://minimoustachery.com/heretics and use the code HERETICS to get 25% off men's grooming and shave kits. -- If you believe that your data is your business, secure yourself with the number-one-rated VPN on...
2021-08-031h 04Young HereticsEp. 63: Adultery and Courtly LoveAs Gawain gallops toward his potentially deadly encounter with the Green Knight, he faces an unexpected challenge: seduction. In the second Young Heretics episode on "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight," Spencer Klavan discusses the tradition of courtly love poetry and what to make of its more scandalous elements. -- Learn a language and have fun doing it. Meet the Ancient Language Institute and receive 15% off with the code HERETICS: https://ancientlanguage.com/youngheretics. -- If you believe that your data is your business, secure yourself with the number-one-rated VPN on...
2021-07-2753 minYoung HereticsEp. 62: Chivalry and HypocrisyIs the chivalric code one of civilization's great achievements, or is it all just a lie? That's the question Spencer Klavan takes up in the first of two episodes on "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight," a jewel of Middle English literature and of chivalric poetry. In this episode of Young Heretics, Spencer reads Simon Armitage's masterful translation and argues that the high ideals of honor can still guide us today. -- Learn a language and have fun doing it. Meet the Ancient Language Institute and receive 15% off with the code HERETICS: https://ancientlanguage.com...
2021-07-201h 01Young HereticsEp. 61: Worst King EverThe royal history of England is a story of triumphs and mishaps—but is there a plan behind it all? For that matter, is any of us free to affect the course of history? In this episode of Young Heretics, Spencer Klavan walks through Shakespeare's tale of war and loss, asking what the medieval kings can teach us about our present crisis. -- Learn a language and have fun doing it. Meet the Ancient Language Institute and receive 15% off with the code HERETICS: https://ancientlanguage.com/youngheretics. -- Public Goods is th...
2021-07-1349 minYoung HereticsEp. 60: Might and RightAre all cultures, all countries, all governments as good as each other? How do we know what's right and wrong? In this episode of Young Heretics—the first of many episodes on the foundation-stone of Western political philosophy, the Republic—Spencer Klavan walks through the context, the history, and the profound impact of Republic Book 1. Get your copy of "The Republic of Plato" here: https://www.amazon.com/Republic-Plato-Allan-Bloom/dp/0465094082. -- Public Goods is the one stop shop for sustainable, high quality everyday essentials made from clean ingredients. Receive $15 off your...
2021-07-0652 minYoung HereticsEp. 59: What is a Classical Education?Young Heretics is the classical education you've been denied. But what is a classical education, anyway? In this episode of Young Heretics, Spencer Klavan walks through the history of the three- and four-fold way (the "trivium" and the "quadrivium") to explain how we can shape our souls to love the good in a degraded age. Get your copy of Allan Bloom's translation of Plato's "Republic" here: https://www.amazon.com/Republic-Plato-Allan-Bloom/dp/0465094082?tag=youngheretics-20 Get your copy of David R. Slavitt's translation of "Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy" here: https://www.amaz...
2021-06-3053 minYoung HereticsEp. 58: How to RepentWhat happened to the lovers of the French Revolution after it dissolved into terror? Some never changed their minds. But others—like the great Romantic poet William Wordsworth—reconsidered. Reading through Wordsworth's great poem "The Prelude" in this episode of Young Heretics, Spencer Klavan discusses how we can all turn around after a wrong turn. Read along with Spencer with your own copy of "The Prelude" here: https://www.amazon.com/Prelude-1799-Norton-Critical-Editions/dp/039309071X?tag=youngheretics-20 -- Public Goods is the one stop shop for sustainable, high quality everyday esse...
2021-06-2252 minYoung HereticsEp. 57: Hume Was WrongFor the first time on Young Heretics, Spencer Klavan tackles a philosopher with whom he thoroughly and entirely disagrees: David Hume. Reading through the "Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding," Spencer examines the roots of modern skepticism and its influence on later thinkers like Freud. Read along with Spencer with your copy of Hume's "An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding" here: https://www.amazon.com/Enquiry-concerning-Understanding-Oxford-Philosophical/dp/0198752482. -- If you believe that your data is your business, secure yourself with the number-one-rated VPN on the market. Save 35% on a 12-month plan: https://expressvpn.com...
2021-06-151h 01Young HereticsEp. 56: It's All Socrates' FaultWhat if all this Western culture stuff is just a mistake? That's the provocative question Spencer Klavan explores in this episode, with the help of that infamous German polemicist Friedrich Nietzsche. Spencer begins with Nietzsche's first book, "The Birth of Tragedy," taking a hard look at the weakness Nietzsche saw in Socrates, and so in the Western tradition of philosophy. -- Public Goods is the one stop shop for sustainable, high quality everyday essentials made from clean ingredients. Receive $15 off your first Public Goods order at https://publicgoods.com/HERETICS. -- ...
2021-06-081h 01Young HereticsEp. 55: Don't Eat the BugsWe are surrounded these days by people who tell us our natural assumptions are all wrong: patriotism is evil, gender is a construct, everyone should eat bugs. Using the writing of Edmund Burke, Spencer Klavan argues that you have a right to be suspicious of billionaires who want to reduce your life to mere mathematics. -- The Classic Learning test is an alternative to the ultra-biased College Board tests that puts students in front of the kinds of thinkers we love at Young Heretics. Get 20% off your registration fee by using the code HERETICS at...
2021-06-0150 minYoung HereticsEp. 54: Liberty or Chaos?Are we living through another French Revolution? With the help of the great statesman Edmund Burke, Spencer Klavan examines what made the difference in the 18th century—and what makes the difference now—between justified reform and destructive anarchy. -- The Classic Learning test is an alternative to the ultra-biased College Board tests that puts students in front of the kinds of thinkers we love at Young Heretics. Get 20% off your registration fee by using the code HERETICS at https://cltexam.com. -- Public Goods is the one stop shop for susta...
2021-05-2654 minYoung HereticsEp. 54: Liberty or Chaos?Are we living through another French Revolution? With the help of the great statesman Edmund Burke, Spencer Klavan examines what made the difference in the 18th century—and what makes the difference now—between justified reform and destructive anarchy.
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2021-05-2654 minYoung HereticsEp. 53: How to Die ft. Sohrab AhmariDeath is real. It's not going away, and no amount of risk management can stave it off. So what do we do about it? In this episode of Young Heretics, Spencer Klavan talks with journalist and editor Sohrab Ahmari about the Stoic Seneca's approach to death, as discussed in Ahmari's new book, "The Unbroken Thread." -- Learn a language and have fun doing it. Meet the Ancient Language Institute and receive 15% off with the code HERETICS: https://ancientlanguage.com/youngheretics -- The Classic Learning test is an alternative to the ultra-biased C...
2021-05-181h 07Young HereticsEp. 52: The Indispensable VirtueIn this second episode on C.S. Lewis's The Screwtape Letters, Spencer Klavan explores the lead-up to the book's climactic moment, and the philosophy of courage that lies behind it. Courage is "every virtue at the testing point"—the thing which, in Lewis's day as well as ours, we cannot do without. -- Learn a language and have fun doing it. Meet the Ancient Language Institute and receive 15% off with the code HERETICS: https://ancientlanguage.com/youngheretics -- The Classic Learning test is an alternative to the ultra-biased College Board tests tha...
2021-05-1256 minYoung HereticsEp. 51: Sex and the DevilProbably no work by the great C.S. Lewis is more famous than his "Screwtape Letters," an imagined series of notes from one hellish tempter to another. In this first part of a two-part "Young Heretics" series, Spencer Klavan talks about Screwtape's view of sex and love, as well as the poetry and philosophy that informed Lewis's work. -- Learn a language and have fun doing it. Meet the Ancient Language Institute and receive 15% off with the code HERETICS: https://ancientlanguage.com/youngheretics. -- America is under siege. As the new...
2021-05-0453 minYoung HereticsEp. 50: Manhood and Womanhood, Body and SoulIn Twelfth Night, a comedy first performed at the turn of the 17th century, Shakespeare demonstrates a subtler and more sophisticated understanding of how sex and gender work than all our modern ideologues put together. As Spencer Klavan explains this episode of "Young Heretics," the play acknowledges the delicate counterplay between male and female, before ultimately affirming that each is a unity of body and soul. -- Learn a language and have fun doing it. Meet the Ancient Language Institute and receive 15% off with the code HERETICS: https://ancientlanguage.com/youngheretics. --
2021-04-2850 minYoung HereticsEp. 49: The Soul of a MurdererFyodor Dostoevsky lived a life like one of his novels: harsh, dramatic, profound. His exile and hard labor in Siberia showed him the innate worth of the human soul and laid the groundwork for one of his best-known masterpieces, "Crime and Punishment." In this episode of "Young Heretics," Spencer Klavan talks through the hard conditions of 19th-century St. Petersburg and Dostoevsky's harrowing psychological portrait of the murderer Raskolnikov. -- Learn a language and have fun doing it. Meet the Ancient Language Institute and receive 15% off with the code HERETICS: https://ancientlanguage.com/youngheretics ...
2021-04-2054 minYoung HereticsEp. 48: Rebellion Against RealityWas Milton on the devil's side? The great revolutionary confronted the limits of rebellion in his masterwork, "Paradise Lost." In this episode of "Young Heretics," Spencer Klavan takes a first look at the epic to expose the logic of Milton's Satan and how it turns everything inside out. -- Learn a language and have fun doing it. Meet the Ancient Language Institute and receive 15% off with the code HERETICS: https://ancientlanguage.com/youngheretics. -- America is under siege. As the new president of Young America's Foundation, Governor Scott Walker is launching T...
2021-04-131h 04Young HereticsEp. 47: Spirit and FleshMiracles aren't magic, they're real life. But what really did happen on the cross? In this episode of "Young Heretics," Spencer Klavan describes how scripture and sculpture both can express the profound truths of life, death, and resurrection that Christians commemorate this time of year. -- Big Tech is cracking down on conservative voices, but you can protect your online privacy with ExpressVPN. Get 3 extra months free with a 12-month plan: https://expressvpn.com/heretics -- America is under siege. As the new president of Young America's Foundation, Governor Scott Walker...
2021-04-0655 minYoung HereticsEp. 46: The Eternal ConversationYou can't cancel the West. You can try, but its truths are eternal and the great conversation across generations marches on. That's the vision of Raphael in his masterwork, the School of Athens. In this episode of "Young Heretics," Spencer Klavan walks through the history and meaning of his favorite painting. -- Big Tech is cracking down on conservative voices, but you can protect your online privacy with ExpressVPN. Get 3 extra months free with a 12-month plan: http://expressvpn.com/heretics -- America is under siege. As the new president of Youn...
2021-03-301h 02Young HereticsSpecial: Saving the Republic ft. Governor Scott WalkerLed by communists like Antonio Gramsci, progressives began their long march through the institutions in the 1960s. They indoctrinated students with dangerous socialist ideas beginning at the earliest levels of education. The effect has been a hatred of America that persists even in today's youth. In this "Young Heretics" special, Spencer Klavan sits down with the new president of Young America's Foundation, Governor Scott Walker, to break down YAF's new action plan, a plan that Walker says will wrestle back education and culture from the clutches of Left. You can join the fight to save America as we know...
2021-03-2914 minYoung HereticsEp. 45: Clash of CivilizationsWhen Paul stood in the Athenian court on the Hill of Mars (the Areopagus) to plead his case for Christianity before the Epicureans and Stoics, no one knew what would happen. Would he be laughed out of town? Or put in chains? What nobody expected was what eventually came to pass. In this episode of "Young Heretics," Spencer Klavan discusses how the obscure faith of this Jewish scholar took over the world. -- Everyone wants a beard that looks like Spencer Klavan's. Visit minimoustachery.com/heretics and use the code HERETICS to get 20% off men's...
2021-03-2347 minYoung HereticsEp. 44: Empire and the SoulPlato dreamed that philosophers would rule the state; Marcus Aurelius made that a reality. In this episode of "Young Heretics," Spencer Klavan examines Aurelius's Stoic belief system as articulated in his famous "Meditations," which have made him an enduring model of manly self-control for all the ages. -- "Young Heretics" is now on Locals! You can become a Young Heretics VIP by visiting https://youngheretics.com/locals and subscribing for only $4.99 per month. -- Learn a language and have fun doing it. Meet the Ancient Language Institute and receive 15% off with...
2021-03-1646 minYoung HereticsEp. 43: We Are All Epicureans NowAtoms bouncing off one another in an infinite void, a world without interference from God, and a life of seeking pleasure above all else...sound familiar? That's the ancient philosophy of Epicureanism, and it dominates our lives today though we don't know it. In this episode of "Young Heretics," Spencer Klavan discusses, and criticizes, the teachings of Epicurus. -- "Young Heretics" is now on Locals! You can become a Young Heretics VIP by visiting https://youngheretics.com/locals and subscribing for only $4.99 per month. -- Everyone wants a beard that looks...
2021-03-0945 minYoung HereticsEp. 42: The Stoic LifePhilosophy isn't an abstract academic subject: it's a way of life. After lots of requests, Spencer Klavan sits down in this episode of "Young Heretics" to talk through the Hellenistic philosophical schools of ancient Athens, starting with Stoicism—its roots in Greece, its encounter with Christianity, and what it has to say for us today. -- "Young Heretics" is now on Locals! You can become a Young Heretics VIP by visiting https://youngheretics.com/locals and subscribing for only $4.99 per month. -- Everyone wants a beard that looks like Spencer Klavan's. Vi...
2021-03-0255 minYoung HereticsEp. 41: What's It All About?In this special episode of "Young Heretics," Spencer Klavan answers questions from listeners who have supported the show and want to dig deeper into some of the great ideas of the West. Plus, "Young Heretics" is now on Locals! You can become a Young Heretics VIP by visiting https://youngheretics.com/locals and subscribing for only $4.99 per month. -- Learn a language and have fun doing it. Meet the Ancient Language Institute and receive 15% off with the code HERETICS: https://ancientlanguage.com/youngheretics -- Big Tech is cracking down on conservative...
2021-02-2458 minYoung HereticsEp. 40: Truth and BeautyWhy is Game of Thrones better than WAP? Or is it? This kind of question is always flying around on Twitter, especially among conservatives. But it has an ancient pedigree: from Plato's "Republic" and Aristotle's "Poetics," on through Philip Sidney and Camille Paglia, the critics and philosophers of the West have puzzled over what it means to enjoy depictions of weird or even ugly things. In this episode of "Young Heretics," Spencer Klavan digs into that history to help resolve our modern controversies. -- Big Tech is cracking down on conservative voices, but you can pro...
2021-02-1653 minYoung HereticsEp. 39: The Long Road HomeWhere do we go from here? Home. In this episode of "Young Heretics," the series on America's and the world's present crisis draws to a close with a survey of localism, from G.K. Chesterton in Dublin to Wendell Berry in America. Spencer Klavan argues that building outward from our immediate surroundings is the key to healing our damaged country. -- Big Tech is cracking down on conservative voices, but you can protect your online privacy with ExpressVPN. Get 3 extra months free with a 12-month plan: http://expressvpn.com/heretics -- Lea...
2021-02-0958 minYoung HereticsEp. 38: The Right of RevolutionIs political violence ever justified? The question has never felt more serious in our lifetimes than it does today. The hard truth is, America was founded on political violence, and yet, our founders understood the gravity and terrible cost of their drastic actions. When is that cost worth paying? In this episode of "Young Heretics," Spencer Klavan takes up that question in light of the Capitol riot and America's founding history. -- Big Tech is cracking down on conservative voices, but you can protect your online privacy with ExpressVPN. Get 3 extra months free with a 12-m...
2021-02-0253 minYoung HereticsEp. 37: Defying the LawWhen is civil disobedience justified? It's a question that has loomed over the past year and continues to haunt us. With lockdowns crushing businesses and riots terrorizing the streets, Spencer Klavan begins a three-part series to bring the great wisdom of the West to bear on this modern crisis. In this episode of "Young Heretics" he covers Sophocles' "Antigone" and the philosophy of nonviolent civil disobedience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2021-01-261h 01Young HereticsEp. 36: The Cosmos and the CrucifixionIf you learn only one Greek word, learn this one: mimēsis. It's the explanation of everything—or at least, it describes something profound that governs human nature and the cosmos. In this episode of "Young Heretics", Spencer Klavan explains how the pattern of mimēsis is everywhere—from the structure of musical scales, to the shape of Creation, to the Crucifixion itself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2021-01-1955 minYoung HereticsEp. 35: Things Go SouthIt's a tense moment for America, and there's a lot of talk in the air of national decline. It's a good time to be thinking about how things can go wrong. In this conclusion to his two-part discussion on the Roman monarchy, Spencer Klavan explains how kingship tends to fall apart—and what a person can do in the midst of dark times. -- Learn a language and have fun doing it. Meet the Ancient Language Institute and receive 15% off with the code HERETICS: https://ancientlanguage.com/youngheretics Learn more about your ad cho...
2021-01-121h 10Young HereticsEp. 34: Are You a Good King, or a Bad King?Lots of people are thinking it, but not that many people are asking it out loud: is America in for a monarchy in the near future, and would that be such a bad thing? Spencer Klavan thinks the answers are "no" and "yes." In this episode of "Young Heretics," the first installment of a two-part discussion, he explains why by working his way through Livy's remarkably even-handed portrayal of Roman monarchy. -- Learn a language and have fun doing it. Meet the Ancient Language Institute and receive 15% off with the code HERETICS: https://ancientlanguage.com...
2021-01-0557 minYoung HereticsEp. 33: HonorWhat do you honor most? In this episode of "Young Heretics," Spencer Klavan offers his prescription for saving the republic: honor virtue and seek to imitate it. He explores the importance of honor in ancient Rome through the thrilling legend of Horatius Cocles, who held up the young republic's defenses against all odds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-12-2951 minYoung HereticsEp. 32: The Word Was With GodIt's a very Young Heretics Christmas, which can only mean one thing: we are going straight to the good stuff. In his first foray into the New Testament on the show, Spencer Klavan gets at the heart of the story of Jesus' birth and its meaning in the grand sweep of Western history we've been studying all year. -- Learn a language and have fun doing it. Meet the Ancient Language Institute and receive 15% off with the code HERETICS: https://ancientlanguage.com/youngheretics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-12-221h 04Young HereticsEp. 31: How Free Should We Be? ft. Brandon Van Dyck"Liberty" and "liberalism" are overused words—but what do they even mean? Are all kinds of freedom good per se, or do we need boundaries like the kinds provided by religious teaching? There are profound and urgent debates raging on these questions right now. In this episode of "Young Heretics," Spencer Klavan navigates some of the major issues with his friend and fellow traveler, the academic Brandon Van Dyck. -- Learn a language and have fun doing it. Meet the Ancient Language Institute and receive 15% off with the code HERETICS: https://ancientlanguage.com/youngheretics Lear...
2020-12-1550 minYoung HereticsEp. 30: Greeks From the Ground and Persians From Heaven ft. Tom HollandHerodotus, the West's first historian, is also much-maligned as the father of lies. In this episode of "Young Heretics," superstar historian and lifelong Herodotus fan Tom Holland joins Spencer Klavan to explain the genius of Herodotus and the meaning of his myths, from urinating Egyptians to the divine lineage of the Persians and everything in between. -- Learn a language and have fun doing it. Meet the Ancient Language Institute and receive 15% off with the code HERETICS: https://ancientlanguage.com/youngheretics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-12-0849 minYoung HereticsEp. 29: Prophets and PrincesThe name Machiavelli calls a thousand things to mind: pitiless conquest, hard-nosed realism, violent death. But who was the man, really, and why did he leave such a mark? Machiavelli was a man in full—humanist, diplomat, scholar, mastermind. In this episode of "Young Heretics," Spencer Klavan gives Machiavelli the fresh introduction he deserves. -- Learn a language and have fun doing it. Meet the Ancient Language Institute and receive 15% off with the code HERETICS: https://ancientlanguage.com/youngheretics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-12-011h 03Young HereticsEp. 28: The Real Story of ThanksgivingThis is the story they don't want you to hear about the holiday they don't want you to celebrate. In this episode of "Young Heretics," Spencer Klavan walks through the real history of Thanksgiving—the good, the bad, and the amazing about the Pilgrims' journey from Europe to America. It's a story of faith, providence, human nature, and the small mercies of God in the sad history of human affairs. Here's the amazing story of our proud country's improbable beginnings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-11-2653 minYoung HereticsEp. 27: The Blood of the KingShakespeare's "Macbeth" is a gory, nail-biting, creepy romp. But it's also a brilliant depiction of how the world caves in upon a man who violates the law of God, and how intimate, personal relationships can change the course of history. In this episode of "Young Heretics," Spencer Klavan dives into his first Shakespeare episode (but certainly not his last) to take a look at how free will and fate overlap to make one of the greatest tragedies in the history of the West. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-11-171h 02Young HereticsEp. 26: What It Takes to Rule the WorldHow you think about your founding fathers determines how you think about yourself. That's something America is learning right now, and it's something of which ancient civilizations were acutely aware. In this episode of "Young Heretics," Spencer Klavan tells the story of how the Trojan hero Aeneas became Ancient Rome's central founding figure through Virgil's "Aeneid"—and what that means for politics in Rome and America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-11-101h 15Young HereticsEp. 25: The Chill of DeathHappy Halloween! It's a bizarre year—Halloween is basically forbidden in some of the stricter lockdown states. On this special episode of "Young Heretics," Spencer Klavan, with help from the great American master of horror Edgar Allan Poe, dives into the history of the day and explains why the people who attack it are absurd. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-10-3151 minYoung HereticsEp. 24: Undying GloryThis. Is. Sparta!!!! "300," the blood-soaked Zack Snyder movie adapted from Frank Miller's graphic novel, is based on stories of the Persian War told by the first historian ever, Herodotus. But how accurate is "300" really, and does it matter? In this episode of "Young Heretics," Spencer Klavan tells the real story of the 300 at Thermopylae, and argues that "300" is a better take on the whole thing than you might expect. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-10-2757 minYoung HereticsEp. 23: Mean Streets and Tough MenThe "Maltese Falcon" is a groundbreaking movie and a seminal work of American literature. It's more than pop culture, though it is pop culture at its finest. It's also a tale of what it takes to be a man in America. In this episode of "Young Heretics," Spencer Klavan defends the work's place in the canon and analyzes its enduring greatness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-10-2057 minYoung HereticsEp. 22: Heroes of OldOne of the biggest lies we're told is that celebrating our ancestral past is stupid, dishonest, or worse. None of that is true. "Beowulf," the Anglo-Saxon masterpiece about England's Germanic forefathers, is a sophisticated tale full of weirdness, complexity, and melancholy—plus, it's an awesome romp with lots of crazy monsters and sick fights. In this episode of "Young Heretics," Spencer Klavan uncovers the poem's greatness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-10-131h 00Young HereticsEp. 21: What Are You For?Want some self-help that actually works? Despite being complicated and somewhat intimidating, Aristotle's "Nicomachean Ethics" is actually a very practical book with advice you can use. In this episode of "Young Heretics," Spencer Klavan unpacks Aristotle's profound insights in one of the most life-changing books you'll ever read. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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