In this bonus episode, we are sharing recordings from the Pursuit: The Founders’ Guide to Happiness podcast launch event featuring a performance of Jeffrey Rosen’s The Golden Mean: Songs for the Pursuit of Happiness and Twelve Titans: Songs of the Greek and Roman Gods and Goddesses in Philadelphia.

Jeffrey Rosen, author of The Pursuit of Happiness and host of the podcast, performs his original songs inspired by the book’s exploration of the classical writers on virtue that shaped the founders.

This performance features Jeffrey Rosen and pianist Jennifer Blyth with arrangements by Greg Strohman.

Resources

Listen to Pursuit: The Founders’ Guide to Happiness on ⁠⁠Apple Podcast⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠
Watch the full performance of the ⁠Pursuit of Happiness: Song Cycles⁠ by Jeffrey Rosen
Twelve Titans: Songs of the Greek and Roman Gods and Goddesses, music and lyrics by Jeffrey Rosen [PDF]
Jeffrey Rosen, ⁠The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America⁠, (2024)
Jeffrey Rosen, ⁠The Pursuit of Liberty: How Hamilton vs. Jefferson Ignited the Lasting Battle Over Power in America⁠, (2025)

Timeline

Twelve Titans: Songs of the Greek and Roman Gods and Goddesses

[00:00] Episode Introduction

[01:14] Twelve Titans Introduction

[05:10] 1. Twelve Titans

[08:15] 2. Apollo, Helios, and Hyperion

[11:15] 3. Pythia

[14:49] 4. O Diana

[17:36] 5. Athena

[20:00] 6. Mighty Aphrodite

[22:42] 7. Mercury

[25:28] 8. The Three Fates

[28:25] 9. Apollo’s Rising

[31:04] 10. Dame Fortune

[33:29] 11. Enthusiasmos

[36:16] 12. Divinity Is One

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