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Harrison Garlick and Adam Minihan
Ascend
The Great Books Podcast
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 disciple of someone. A person may have never read Locke or Nietzsche, but he or she thinks...
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5.0 stars from 31 ratings
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“This is the Great Books podcast that I searched and yearned for!
I’m glad that I found it near the beginning of the Great Conversation! Thank you, Deacon and Adam!”
PatJRyan via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/08/24
Good listen
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“Really enjoy the podcast. Only complaint is Adam having to drink every episode. Deacon is great.”
Homerpodcast via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/02/24
Fantastic
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“I have been looking for a guide to the great books for quite some time and believe this to be the answer. They go slowly enough for these classics to be digestible and fit into anyone’s schedule. If you have a desire to finally read the foundational works of Western Civilization, tune in!”
gunpilotforgod via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/19/24
Recent Episodes
Dcn. Harrison Garlick is joined by Dr. Jennifer Frey of the University of Tulsa Honors College to discuss Book 20 of the Odyssey: The Portents Gather.
Check out thegreatbookspodcast.com for guides and more!
From the written guide:
97. What happens in book twenty?
After his conversation with...
Published 11/19/24
Published 11/19/24
Dcn. Harrison Garlick is joined by Mary Pat Donoghue, Executive Director of the Secretariat of Catholic Education at the USCCB, to discuss Book 19 of the Odyssey: Penelope and her guest.
Check out thegreatbookspodcast.com for more!
From our written guide:
93. What happens in book...
Published 11/12/24
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