The Karl Schudt Show

In 1920 Clyde Pharr wrote an essay on why children should be taught Homeric Greek first. Now we don't teach any Greek, but his essay is still valuable, especially if you, dear listener, would like to learn Greek. Replace "doom scrolling" with "Homer scrolling."

Will Durant and his wife wrote a very large history of the whole world through Napoleon. It's not just long, it's good! I read and comment on the introduction and some of the first bits.

Potpourri episode on 2nd and 3rd order effects, ranching, Aristotle, virtue theory, the myth of the metals, justice, and the Republic, with a tiny bit of current politics. Apologies for the audio quality--I was travelling.

A light-hearted non-political show examining the ways in which God is not. What could it mean for God to be "simple"? Listen and find out.

A continuation of my reading and commentary on Aristotle's Politics. Aristotle's thoughts on the relationship of masters and slaves, and then some talk on the acquisition of wealth.

I uploaded the wrong audio, and nobody told me. I'm sorry! This is the continuation of the talk about the Politics. Enjoy!

Neil Gaiman misquotes Chesterton at the beginning of Coraline, and I want to correct the misquote. Here's what Chesterton really said about fairy tales. This is a brief episode reading Chestorton's original essay from Tremendous Trifles to you.

A continuation of my commentary on the Politics. You can dive right in or go back and listen to the first two in this series. Lots of good stuff about the household and the relation of masters to subordinates.

Take a little time to listen to this gem of an essay about the problem of noise in a small town. I was motivated when I went to get gas and the pump started playing music and advertizements at me. Consider this to be my rebellion!

This episode was fated before the dawn of time. Some reference to the works of Gabriel Marcel, Democritus, Epictetus, and some others I've forgotten.