Mythic Mind
By Andrew Snyder
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Pursuing wisdom through primary and secondary worlds
Mythic Mind is a conversation about stories, thought, and the inner life. We read literature and philosophy, talk through film and games when they help, and ask what these works reveal about the soul, the good life, and the Christian imagination.
Hosted by Andrew Snyder, Ph.D., professor of theology and philosophy, the show gathers fellow readers and thinkers around a common table. Some episodes are lessons. Most are recorded discussions. All of them aim at seeing more clearly, not merely consuming more content.
New seasons take up a shared theme across the Fellowship. Listen on your own, then join the wider conversation at mythicmindfellowship.com.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mythic-mind--5808321/support.
Mythic Mind is a conversation about stories, thought, and the inner life. We read literature and philosophy, talk through film and games when they help, and ask what these works reveal about the soul, the good life, and the Christian imagination.
Hosted by Andrew Snyder, Ph.D., professor of theology and philosophy, the show gathers fellow readers and thinkers around a common table. Some episodes are lessons. Most are recorded discussions. All of them aim at seeing more clearly, not merely consuming more content.
New seasons take up a shared theme across the Fellowship. Listen on your own, then join the wider conversation at mythicmindfellowship.com.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mythic-mind--5808321/support.
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190 - Exploring the Psyche: The Importance of Home
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Sep 15, 2026 |
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189 - Anxiety Means You Can Choose
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Sep 10, 2026 |
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188 - A Life Well Lived
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Aug 31, 2026 |
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187 - Fall Season: Exploring the Psyche
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Aug 27, 2026 |
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186 - A Review of the BBC's That Hideous Strength (Readings from the Inkwell)
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Aug 10, 2026 |
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185 - The Mythic Mind Fellowship is Moving!
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Jul 28, 2026 |
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184 - English Romanticism w/ Josh Traylor
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Jul 25, 2026 |
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183 - What is Romanticism? w/ Josh Traylor
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Jul 20, 2026 |
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182 - The Two Towers, Part 2: Helm's Deep and the Palantir
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Jul 16, 2026 |
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181 - J.R.R. Tolkien and the Long Defeat
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Jul 13, 2026 |
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180 - AI Storytelling: What Remains Properly Human
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Jul 09, 2026 |
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179 - The American Heritage: 250 Years of Liberty
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Jul 06, 2026 |
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178 - The Two Towers, Part 1: The Departure of Boromir to The King of the Golden Hall
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Jul 03, 2026 |
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177 - Earendil the Mariner
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Jun 29, 2026 |
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176 - The Fellowship of the Ring, Part 4: Lothlórien to The Breaking of the Fellowship
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Jun 25, 2026 |
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175 - Sauron and the Passing Shadow
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Jun 22, 2026 |
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174 - The Fellowship of the Ring, Part 4: Many Meetings to The Bridge of Khazad-dûm
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Jun 18, 2026 |
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173 - Tolkien, Plato and the Ring of Gyges
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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172 - The Fellowship of the Ring, Part 2: Bombadil & Ringwraiths
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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171 - Tolkien on Allegory and Application
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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170 - The Fellowship of the Ring, Part 1
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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169 - The Ainulindalë and the Theology of Tolkien's Legendarium
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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168 - The Lord of the Rings (Introduction)
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May 28, 2026 |
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167 - Has Science Answered the Religious Question?
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May 25, 2026 |
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166 - C.S. Lewis, Conspiracies, and the Power of Friendship
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May 18, 2026 |
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165 - C.S. Lewis on Aliens, A.I., and Personhood
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May 11, 2026 |
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164 - ICE Becomes NICE and King Charles Comes to America
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May 04, 2026 |
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163 - C.S. Lewis and the News
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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162 - The Consolation of Philosophy, Book V
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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161 - How to Study Literature (w/ Classical Teacher Josh Traylor)
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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160 - Augustine on Time, Eternity, and Freedom
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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159 - Paradise Lost, Books XI & XII
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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158 - Fate & Providence (The Consolation of Philosophy, Book IV)
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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157 - Paradise Lost, Book X
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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156 - Tolkien & Athanasius: Arda Healed, not Arda Unmarred
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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155 - Paradise Lost, Book IX
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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154 - Epicureanism & Stoicism
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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153 - Paradise Lost, Books VII & VIII
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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152 - The Consolation of Philosophy, Books II & III
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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151 - Paradise Lost, Book VI
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Mar 21, 2026 |
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150 - Boethius & the Emergence of Neoplatonism
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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149 - Paradise Lost, Book V
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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148 - The Consolation of Philosophy, Book I
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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147 - Paradise Lost, Book IV
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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146 - Introduction to Boethius & Medieval Cosmology
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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145 - Paradise Lost, Book III
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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144 - Beowulf: Life, Death, and Meaning
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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143 - Paradise Lost, Book II
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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142 - Beowulf, Baldur, and Christ: Myth Became Fact
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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141 - Paradise Lost, Book I
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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140 - Beowulf and the Doom-Worm of Geatland
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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139 - Paradise Lost: The Theology of John Milton
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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138 - Beowulf & the Saga of the Volsungs
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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137 - Paradise Lost: Milton's Other Works
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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136 - Beowulf: Grendel's Mother and Winter's Ending
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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135 - Silmarillion Course Overview
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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134 - Classical Education with John Milton
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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133 - The Monsters and the Critics
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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132 - The Life of John Milton
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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131 - Beowulf to the Death of Grendel
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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130 - Introduction to Paradise Lost w/ Josh Traylor
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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129 - Introduction to Beowulf
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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128 - Life, Death, and Meaning with Beowulf and Boethius
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Jan 02, 2026 |
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127 - Mythic Mind's Book, Movie, and Game Recommendations from 2025!
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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126 - A Look Back and a Look Ahead
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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125 - The Last Battle: Further Up & Further In
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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124 - The Magician's Nephew
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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123 - The Horse and His Boy
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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122 - The Silver Chair
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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121 - Intro to The Silver Chair & The Horse and His Boy
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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120 - Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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119 - The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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118 - Introduction to Narnia, Books 1-3: Wardrobe, Caspian, Dawn Treader
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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117 - The Great Divorce: Heaven, Hell, and the Choice That Divides
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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116 - Myth Became Fact: The Incarnation as True Myth
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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115 - Till We Have Faces, Part 2: Orual Unveiled
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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114 - Till We Have Faces, Part One: Orual Behind the Veil
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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113 - Introduction to Till We Have Faces: Lewis's Greatest Novel
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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112 - The Abolition of Man, Part 2: Conditioners and the Conquest of Nature
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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Bonus: The Elder Scrolls & Philosophy - Course Introduction
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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111 - The Abolition of Man, Part 1: Men Without Chests
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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110 - The Abolition of Man: Charlie Kirk, Iryna Zarutska, and Moral Blindness
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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109 - That Hideous Strength, Pt. 3: Logres Against Belbury
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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108 - That Hideous Strength, Chs. 7–11: St. Anne's Against Belbury
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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107 - That Hideous Strength, Pt. 1: Mark, Jane, and the NICE
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Aug 30, 2025 |
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106 - That Hideous Strength: Opening the Final Ransom Novel
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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105 - The Screwtape Letters: Demonic Advice on Distracting the Soul
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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104 - Introduction to The Screwtape Letters
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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103 - Perelandra: Paradise, the Un-man, and the Great Dance
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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102 - Augustine's Confessions, Books 7–8: Toward Baptism and a New Will
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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101 - Introduction to Perelandra: Venus, Temptation, and Unfallen Eve
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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100 - The Stories That Enchant Us: Myth, Meaning, and Formation
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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99 - Out of the Silent Planet: Cosmic Hierarchy and Human Bentness
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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Bonus: Tolkien's Mad Hobby that Spawned Middle-earth
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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98 - Augustine's Confessions 5–6: From Carthage Toward Conversion
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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97 - Introduction to Out of the Silent Planet: The First Cosmic Voyage
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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96 - Its All in Plato: An Introduction to C.S. Lewis
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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95 - Star Wars: A New Hope as Myth and Modern Fairy Tale
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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94 - Why the Christian Humanities Matter
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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93 - Knights of the Old Republic: Choice, Jolee, and the Light
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May 27, 2025 |
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92 - Augustine's Confessions, Pt. 2: Friendship, Grief, and False Lights
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May 20, 2025 |
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91 - Introductory Latin with Hannah Gilmore: Why the Dead Language Lives
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May 18, 2025 |
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90 - A Brief History of Ideas: Mapping the Philosophical Story
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May 17, 2025 |
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89 - Josh Traylor on Paradise Lost: Entering Milton's Epic
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May 16, 2025 |
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88 - Lewis, Star Wars, and Postmodern Storytelling (feat. Spencer Askew)
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May 15, 2025 |
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87 - Star Wars Livestream: Why These Stories Still Hold Us
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May 13, 2025 |
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86 - Augustine's Confessions, Book 1: Restless Hearts and Stolen Pears
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May 06, 2025 |
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85 - Latin, Paradise Lost, and U.S. Government
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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84 - The Poetic Edda, Part 7
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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83 - On Fairy-Stories (feat. Thomas Salerno and Elisabeth Dawson)
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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82 - BBC That Hideous Strength: What the Audio Drama Left Out
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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81 - The Poetic Edda, Part 6
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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80 - Tolkien, Sub-Creation, and the Case for Video Games
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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79 - Plato and KOTOR
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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78 - The Art of Video Games: Craft Worth Taking Seriously
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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77 - The Future of Mythic Mind: Building the Fellowship's Next Chapter
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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76 - The Poetic Edda, Part 5
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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75 - Tolkien's Long Defeat: Northern Courage and Christian Hope
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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74 - Philosophy, Lewis, Elder Scrolls, and Latin!
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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73 - On Fairy-Stories (feat. Thomas Salerno and Elisabeth Dawson)
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Feb 08, 2025 |
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72 - Sauron
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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71 - The Ainulindalë
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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70 - The Poetic Edda, Part 4
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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69 - The Poetic Edda, Part 3
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Jan 03, 2025 |
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68 - The Poetic Edda, Part 2
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Dec 28, 2024 |
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67 - War of the Rohirrim: The Lord of the Rings Anime
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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66 - The Poetic Edda
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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65 - Legacy and the Hero's Journey (feat. Chris Jackson)
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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64 - Middle-earth Mixer: What Makes Tolkien Great
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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63 - Beowulf and Boethius Course Review
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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62 - A Joyful Outpost of Christian Household Life (feat. Aaron Bair)
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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61 - The Meaning of Meaning
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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60 - Boethius and Neoplatonism
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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59 - Introduction to Boethius (Updated)
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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58 - C.S. Lewis's Ransom Series
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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57 - The Doom of Beowulf
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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56 - Grendel's Mother
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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55 - The Disarming of Grendel
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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54 - Abolition of Man Part 2
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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53 - The Abolition of Man, Part 1
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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Tolkien Letter 1
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May 10, 2024 |
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52 - Fellowship Chat with Elisabeth Dawson
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May 08, 2024 |
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51 - Fallout
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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50 - The World of C.S. Lewis
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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Special: The Classical Life
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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49 - Grendel and the Shadow of the Past
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Jan 28, 2024 |
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48 - Beowulf
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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47 - Smith of Wootton Major (feat. Aaron Irber)
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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46 - Roverandom (feat. Thomas Salerno)
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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45 - Summer Plans & Recommendations
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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44 - Mythopoeia
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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43 - Little Red Riding Hood
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Special - Mythic Mind Guild Podcast
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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42 - Updates & Recommendations
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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41 - The Unseen Realm
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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40 - Tom Bombadil, Pt. 2 (feat. Jeremy Kee)
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May 31, 2023 |
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39 - Quality Over Quantity
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May 10, 2023 |
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38 - Farmer Giles of Ham (feat. David Rowe & Aaron Bair)
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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The Mythic Mind Humanities Guild
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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37 - In the House of Tom Bombadil (feat. C.R. Wiley)
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode - Mythic Mind Grows & Little Brier-Rose
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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Special: Through the Keyhole
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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36 - On Fairy-Stories: Subcreation, Escape, and Consolation
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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35 - Leaf by Niggle: The Little Painter and the Great Tree
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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34 - Tales from the Perilous Realm
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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32 - The Next Chapter
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Dec 23, 2022 |
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31 - I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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29 - Being Human
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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27 - The Christian View of the World
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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25 - From Heraclitus to Kierkegaard
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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23 - Hansel and Gretel
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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21 - Despair and Anxious Hope
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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20 - The Forms of Despair
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Aug 03, 2022 |
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19 - The Sickness unto Death
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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18 - The Crownless Again Shall Be King
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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17 - Tolkien Reading Day
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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16 - The Sorrow that Makes for Joy
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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15 - To Need God is a Human Being's Highest Perfection
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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14 - Anxiety as Saving Through Faith
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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13 - The Good, The Bad, and the Anxious
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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12 - Yes, The Lord of the Rings is Christian
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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11 - What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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10 - Philosophy & Christian Thought
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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09 - The Existential Moment
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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08 - The Frog-King, or Iron Henry
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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07 - I'm Still Here
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Oct 29, 2021 |
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06 - The Dizziness of Freedom
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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05 - The Concept of Anxiety (Finally)
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Sep 22, 2021 |
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04 - We Need More Butter and Responsibility
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Sep 07, 2021 |
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03 - The Concept of Anxiety, Introduction
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Jul 14, 2021 |
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02 - The Concept of Anxiety, Preface
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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01 - Introduction to Mythic Mind
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Jun 02, 2021 |