Ascend - The Great Books Podcast

Harrison Garlick and Adam Minihan

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Welcome to Ascend!We are a weekly Great Books podcast hosted by Deacon Harrison Garlick and Adam Minihan.What are the Great Books?The Great Books are the most impactful texts that have shaped Western civilization. They include ancients like Homer, Plato, St. Augustine, Dante, and St. Thomas Aquinas, and also moderns like Machiavelli, Locke, and Nietzsche. We will explore the Great Books with the light of the Catholic intellectual tradition.Why should we read the Great Books?Everyone is a discipl...

Notable Guests

TThomas Lackey8×DDcn. Garlick4×DDavid Niles3×DDr. Christopher Frey2×DDr. Frank Grabowski2×DDcn. Harrison Garlick2×ddr. jessica hooten wilson2×DDr. Jason Baxter2×GGeorge of the Chivalry Guild2×GGrayson Quay2×

Episodes (167)

The Crito by Plato with Dr. Pavlos Papadopoulos

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Plato's Apology Part II with Fr. Justin Brophy, OP

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Plato's Apology Part I with Fr. Justin Brophy, OP

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Aquinas and the Euthyphro Dilemma with Dr. Donald Prudlo

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The Euthyphro by Plato Part II with Dr. Joey Spencer and Friends

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The Euthyphro by Plato Part I with Dr. Joey Spencer and Friends

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Teaching Plato's First Alcibiades with Dr. Daniel Shields

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First Alcibiades by Plato Part Two with Alec Bianco and Athenian Stranger

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First Alcibiades by Plato Part One with Alec Bianco and Athenian Stranger

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The Life of Alcibiades by Plutarch with Alex from Cost of Glory

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Jul 29, 20251:45:49pending

Plato 101: An Introduction with Friends

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Jul 22, 20251:34:30pending

NEW BOOK: The Transhumanist Temptation with Grayson Quay

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Homer and the Greek Plays: A Roundtable with Friends

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The Frogs by Aristophanes with Tsh Oxenreider

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The Clouds by Aristophanes with Dr. Zina Hitz

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Madness and Piety: A Discussion on The Bacchae Part II

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Madness and Piety: A Discussion on The Bacchae Part I

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Cursed by the Gods: Oedipus at Colonus Part Two

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Cursed by the Gods: Oedipus at Colonus Part One

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Know Thyself: A Discussion on Oedipus the King by Sophocles

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The Dark Sign of the Gods: Antigone by Sophocles Part II

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The Dark Sign of the Gods: Antigone by Sophocles Part I

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Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus with Dr. Jared Zimmerer

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How to Read the Bible like St. Thomas Aquinas and Dante

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Lying as Contraceptive Speech: Lessons from Dante's Inferno

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Dante's Inferno Ep. 7: Cantos 32-34 with Evan Amato

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Dante's Inferno Ep. 6: Cantos 26-31 with Dr. Donald Prudlo

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Dante's Inferno Ep. 5: Cantos 18-25 with Noah and Gabriel of CLT

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Dante's Inferno Ep. 4: Cantos 12-17 with Fr. Thomas Esposito, O. Cist.

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Dante's Inferno Ep. 3: Cantos 6-11 with Dr. Jason Baxter

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Dante's Inferno Ep. 2: Cantos 2-5 with Dr. Jennifer Frey and Dr. Jessica Hooten...

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Dante's Inferno Ep. 1: Intro and Canto 1 with Dr. Jeremy Holmes

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Aeschylus' Oresteia: The Eumenides Explained Part Two

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Aeschylus' Oresteia: The Eumenides Explained Part One

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Aeschylus' Oresteia: Libation Bearers Explained Part Two

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Aeschylus' Oresteia: Libation Bearers Explained Part One

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Aeschylus' Oresteia: Agamemnon Explained Part Two

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Aeschylus' Oresteia: Agamemnon Explained Part One

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An Introduction to Aeschylus, the Father of Greek Tragedy

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A Discussion on Hesiod's Theogony

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Why You Should Read the Greek Plays with Ascend

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The Tower of the Elephant by Robert E. Howard with Alberto Fernandez

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The Odyssey as the Restoration of Culture with President Washut

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The Odyssey Book Twenty-Four: Peace with Roundtable Discussion

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The Odyssey Book Twenty-Three: The Great Rooted Bed

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The Odyssey Book Twenty-Two: Slaughter in the Hall with Dr. Adam Cooper

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The Odyssey Book Twenty-One: Odysseus Strings His Bow with Dcn. Conque

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The Odyssey Book Twenty: Portents Gather with Dr. Jennifer Frey

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The Odyssey Book Nineteen: Penelope and Her Guest with Mary Pat Donoghue

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The Odyssey Book Eighteen: The Beggar-King of Ithaca

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