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 Odyssey Book Seventeen: The Stranger at the Gates w Dr. Zimmerer

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The Odyssey Book Sixteen: Father and Son

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The Odyssey Book Fifteen: The Prince Sets Sail for Home

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The Odyssey Book Fourteen: The Loyal Swineherd with Alec Bianco

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The Intellectual Life with Alan Cornett and Dr. Richard Meloche

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The Odyssey Book Thirteen: Ithaca at Last with Dr. Papadopoulos

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The Odyssey Book Twelve: The Cattle of the Sun

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The Odyssey Book Eleven: The Kingdom of the Dead

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The Odyssey Book Ten: The Bewitching Queen of Aeaea

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The Odyssey Book Nine: Odysseus and the Cyclops

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The Odyssey Book Eight: A Day for Songs and Contests

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The Odyssey Book Seven: Phaeacia’s Halls and Gardens

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The Odyssey Book Six: The Princess and the Stranger

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The Odyssey Book Five: Calypso's Island with Rewire the West

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The Odyssey Book Four: The King & Queen of Sparta

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The Odyssey Book Three: King Nestor Remembers

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The Odyssey Book Two: Telemachus Sets Sail

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Fatherhood in the Odyssey with Jason Craig

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The Odyssey Book One: Athena Inspires the Prince

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Intro to the Odyssey with Dr. Patrick Deneen

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After-Hours: The Story Between the Iliad and the Odyssey

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Iliad: Book 24 | Achilles and Priam

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Iliad: Book 23 | The Funeral Games for Patroclus

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Iliad: Book 22 | The Death of Hector

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Iliad: Book 21 | Achilles Fights the River

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Interview with the Chivalry Guild

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Iliad: Book 20 | The Olympian Gods in Arms

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Iliad: Book 19 | The Champion Arms for Battle

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Iliad: Book 18 | The Shield of Achilles

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Iliad: Book 17 | Menelaus’ Finest Hour

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Iliad: Book 16 | Patroclus Fights and Dies

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Eternal Christendom with Joshua Charles

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Iliad: Book 15 | The Achaean Armies at Bay

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Iliad: Book 14 | Hera Outflanks Zeus

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Iliad: Book 13 | Battling for the Ships

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Iliad: Book 12 | The Trojans Storm the Rampart

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Iliad: Book 11 | Agamemnon's Day of Glory

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Iliad: Book 10 | Marauding Through the Night

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Iliad: Book 9 | The Embassy to Achilles

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Iliad: Book 8 | The Tide of Battle Turns

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Iliad: Book 7 | Ajax Duels with Hector

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Iliad: Book 6 | Hector Returns to Troy

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Iliad: Book 5 | Diomedes Fights the Gods

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Iliad: Book 4 | The Truce Erupts in War

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Iliad: Book 3 | Helen Reviews the Champions

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Iliad: Book 2 | The Great Gathering of Armies

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Iliad: Book 1 | The Rage of Achilles

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Introduction to Homer

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How to Read the Great Books Well

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Introduction to Ascend: The Great Books Podcast

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