The Ralston College Podcast

Renowned intellectuals Jordan Peterson and Roger Scruton discuss the importance of imagination, rejecting idolatrous ideologies, and the significance of truth, beauty, and goodness. They explore the concept of the transcendent, power dynamics and sexuality, the role of literature in promoting understanding and reconciliation, reflections on memory and gratitude, the unfolding of the self in literature and music, and the importance of gratitude and recognizing efforts.

Are we living through an era of madness? Stephen Blackwood sits down with best-selling author Douglas Murray to discuss manifestations of madness in contemporary culture. They explore the metaphysical system sustaining present ideologies, consider the necessity of meaning and forgiveness, and move beyond to discuss the transcendent values and works of art that enlighten, and perhaps offer an antidote for, the madness of the present. Works mentioned: Literature: T. S. Eliot, especially The Four Quartets; Philip Larkin; C. Day-Lewis; Shakespeare Music: Palestrina; Orlando Gibbons; Thomas Tallis, especially Spem in Alium and Lamentations of Jeremiah; Gustav Mahler, especially Symphony No. 3; Igor Stravinsky; Olivier Messiaen; Johannes Brahms, piano; Benjamin Britten; Michael Tippett