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Episode 10: The City of God: A User’s Guide for the End of Civilization

Description In this episode of Hot Takes on the Classics, Tim McIntosh and Emily Maeda explore St. Augustine’s monumental...

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Episode 9: Plutarch: Alcibiades and Coriolanus: Great Men to Love and Hate

Description In this episode of Hot Takes on the Classics, Emily Maeda and Tim McIntosh delve into Plutarch’s Parallel...

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Episode 23: Considering Mary in Conversation with Professor Matthew Milliner (a Nativity Bonus Episode)

In this bonus Nativity episode, Jesse Hake chats with Wheaton College Professor of Art History, Matthew Milliner about Mary and his...

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Episode 8: The Art of War by Sun Tzu: Victory without Battle

Description In this episode of Hot Takes on the Classics, Tim McIntosh and Emily Maeda analyze Sun Tzu’s The...

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Episode 22: Fr. Wesley Walker of “The Classical Mind” on Hugh of Saint Victor

Jesse Hake interviews Fr. Wesley Walker on a wide range of topics related to classical Christian education, including the...

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Episode 44: What We Can Learn from Odysseus, the Man of Many Twists and Turns: The Pros and Cons of Being Curious and Clever

In this episode, Dr. Perrin who teaches the Odyssey to a college class every year, traces the life and quest of...

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Episode 7: Julius Caesar’s Gallic Wars: Genocidal Maniac or Great Hero?

Description In this episode of Hot Takes on the Classics, Emily Maeda and Tim McIntosh examine Julius Caesar’s Gallic...

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Episode 6: The Psychomachia: Was C.S. Lewis Wrong About Prudentius?

Description In this episode of Hot Takes on the Classics, Tim McIntosh and Emily Maeda explore Prudentius’ Psychomachia (“The...

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