The Karl Schudt Show
For me to express myself on literature, philosophy, theology, barbells, nature, farming, or whatever else strikes me as interesting. Maybe you will find it interesting too?
Latest episodes
Mar 16, 2025 • 48min
Words are not Bottles
A reflection on Owen Barfield's book Poetic Diction, on the metaphorical roots of meaning.
Mar 4, 2025 • 43min
Chesterton's biography of Thomas Aquinas, Chapter 4
St. Thomas against the Manichaeans, who believe that matter is evil.
Feb 28, 2025 • 41min
My One Companion is Darkness
Thoughts on Psalm 88 and the Christian mystical tradition, plus Chesterton and other variety show hijinks.
Feb 27, 2025 • 56min
Chesterton's "The Dumb Ox", a biography of Thomas Aquinas, Chapter 3
This is a meaty chapter, all about the entry of Aristotle to the west and how St. Thomas defended the unity of truth.
Feb 19, 2025 • 51min
Plato's Charmides: The Socratic Method and Happiness
Charmides is supposed to be about temperance, but what's it really about? Maybe it's about the Socratic method and whether knowing when you don't know is sufficient for happiness.
Feb 10, 2025 • 31min
Chesterton's "The Dumb Ox", a biography of Thomas Aquinas, chapter 2
I continue reading Chesterton's wonderful little biography of Brother Thomas. I apologize for the sound quality--I thought it more important to get you good content than to wait until I could do it with the Joe Rogan microphone.
Feb 6, 2025 • 59min
Chesterton's "The Dumb Ox", a biography of Thomas Aquinas. Chapter 1
Karl reads for you the introduction and first chapter of this marvelous short book on St. Thomas Aquinas.
Jan 28, 2025 • 49min
Variety Show Aquinas and More!
We finish up Aquinas on happiness, and then take a tour through recent Substack posts.
Jan 5, 2025 • 45min
Why is happiness an act of the mind, according to Aquinas?
A continuation of the recent series talking about Thomas Aquinas' theory of happiness. Also some NEWS about Soulsteading, and a tiny bit of St. Gregory Palamas.
Dec 27, 2024 • 28min
Happiness is all in the mind!
Continuing Thomas Aquinas' argument that happiness is an activity of the intellect.
