The Wisdom Of
Kristian Urstad and Stephen Webb
In this podcast we explore great works of philosophy and literature and art, and try to pull out of them what’s most interesting and inspiring! Whether they come from the works of Plato, or Dostoevsky or Picasso, here we explore ideas that move mountains and rock the soul! So, come join us, won’t you? Come worship at the alter of ideas, and come celebrate the dancing of thought. Welcome to the Wisdom Of!
Episodes
Mentioned books
Dec 30, 2021 • 28min
Gods - Gaia
The god Gaia, in Greek mythology, is the personification of the earth. In this episode, we explore her significance in the creation myth. We also discuss the concept Gaia in today's context.
Dec 27, 2021 • 9min
Grace
Dec 19, 2021 • 27min
Beauty - Camus' Lyrical Essays
Albert Camus’ Lyrical Essays are a collection of essays Camus wrote between 1937 and 1958. They include his very earliest writings and some of his very last. In this episode we focus on those early ones, which mostly take the form of prose-poetry, and which are overflowing with a lyrical and rhapsodic love of the earth.
Dec 12, 2021 • 26min
Beauty - The Song of Songs
The Song of Songs is one of the shortest books of the Bible. It's basically a collection of love poems spoken to each other by a young man and a young woman. The Song of Songs is undoubtably one of the greatest and most beautiful love poems ever written. In this episode, we try to tackle the meaning of this poem and we take a look at the beauty of the language used.
Dec 7, 2021 • 5min
The Ancient Greek countryside
Dec 5, 2021 • 28min
Beauty - Sports
In this episode, we discuss the artistry and beauty of sports.
Nov 28, 2021 • 28min
Beauty - Baudelaire's The Flowers of Evil
Charles Baudelaire was a french poet and art critic who was born in 1821. His most famous work, published in 1857, was The Flowers of Evil. The Flowers of Evil, explores, among other things, the good, the bad and the ugly of modern city life. In this episode, we explore themes like the connection between beauty and morality, and beauty as the commonplace.
Nov 23, 2021 • 6min
The Passionate Life! Something to Inspire Your Mornings With!
A little something to get you going on those sluggish mornings!
Nov 22, 2021 • 27min
Beauty - Nabokov's Lolita
The 1955 novel Lolita was written by the Russian American writer Vladimir Nabokov. The story’s about a European middle aged professor, Humbert, who’s obsessed with a 12 year old American girl, Dolores, whom he nicknames Lolita. In this episode we explore themes like beauty, desire and youth.
Nov 14, 2021 • 30min
Science & Tech - The Dispossessed
The Dispossessed is a science fiction novel written by the American writer Ursula K. Le Guin. It was published in 1974. The story is about radically different societies on two twin planets, Urras and Annares. Urras is in part a capitalist economy, while Annares is without a government and anarchistic. In this episode, we explore the themes of promise-keeping, beauty, and environmental degradation.
