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Classical Stuff You Should Know
Hosted by A.J. Hanenburg, Graeme Donaldson, and Thomas Magbee · EN
A.J., Graeme, and Thomas discuss everything having to do with the classical world. Our aim is to help both educators and laypeople enjoy the classical world as much as they enjoy fine ales and good tales.
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301: Crime and Punishment Part 2: Electric Boogaloo
3d ago00:59:40Summary readyIn this episode, Graeme finishes what he began in episode 299: a full retelling of Dostoyevsky's "Crime and Punishment." Honestly, I would listen to more audiobooks if they were just Graeme telling me stories.
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300: 300
Apr 700:59:06Summary readyCOME BACK WITH YOUR SHIELD OR ON IT
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299: Crime and Punishment: Raskolnikov the Edgelord
Mar 3101:04:32Summary readyIn this episode, we dive into Dostoyevsky's "Crime and Punishment." We've never really done the whole book in an episode before, so this is (part 1) of a great little introduction for those thinking about reading the book or teaching it to a few edgelords of your own.
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298: Federalist Papers #10
Mar 300:54:32Summary readyIn this episode, Graeme walks us through the complicated world of factions. How do we make sure that everybody . . . and nobody . . . gets what they want?
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297: Edgar Allan Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death" and "The Fall of the House of Usher"
Feb 2401:03:12Summary readyIn this episode we cover a little of Poe's life, then two of his famous stories.
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296: Coleridge's "Kubla Khan"
Feb 1000:59:46Summary readyIn this episode, we discuss how Coleridge's poem "Kubla Khan" relates to the victory of Romanticism. That, and we giggle sometimes.
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295: Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe
Feb 301:00:08Summary readyIn this episode, we discuss ol' Robinson Crusoe, how he lived on the island, and escaped twenty-eight years later. It's . . . kinda good?
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294: The Servile State, by Hilaire Belloc
Jan 2001:02:24Summary readyIn this episode, Graeme introduces us to "The Servile State," by Hilaire Belloc. All I know is that living in the woods has always been attractive to me, and now Graeme introduces fishing? Hot diggity, look for me near the trees, boys!
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293: Cinderella
Jan 1300:47:32Summary readyBibbidi Bobbidi Boo!
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292: Nominalism and William of Ockham
Dec 3000:58:24Summary readyIn this episode, we learn about William of Ockham's ridiculous notion that our words don't mean anything. Then why am I even writing this, WILLIAM. WHY DO WE EVEN TALK. You can tell that I (A.J.) am a big fan of this theory.
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