Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Z5jrU3JYnv0 In his Five Great Odes, the great French Catholic poet Paul Claudel (1868-1955) offers a cosmic vision in which man, in his contemplative and poetic capacity, stands as mediator between God and all creation. Man, in the image of God and even more in the headship of Christ, names all creatures, unites them in his heart, speaks for them and offers them back to God as unified whole of which man himself is a part: "I extend my hands to left and to right/so that by me not one gap should exist in the perfect circle of your creations." Poet James Matthew Wilson compares Claudel's cosmic and Catholic vision to that of Tolkien, and startlingly, to one of Tolkien's characters: "Claudel's Odes show him to be a new Tom Bombadil, who moves through the world without irony because he has already transcended the jaded and impoverished vision typical of the modern age and entered with joy into an experience of the universal and the eternal." This is an interview with Jonathan Geltner, translator of a new English edition of Claudel's Odes. Links Five Great Odes https://www.angelicopress.org/five-great-odes Episode mentioned: "Structure and Freedom" with Mark Christopher Brandt https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/episode-33-structure-and-freedom-in-music-and-in-christ-mark-christopher-brandt/ This podcast is a production of CatholicCulture.org. If you like the show, please consider supporting us! http://catholicculture.org/donate/audio

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/H1_78eLjaB8 The trials of St. Anthony the Great (251-356 AD), as described in St. Athanasius's Life and the medieval Golden Legend, have been a favorite subject of Western artists since the Middle Ages. Anthony, a desert monk, was frequently assaulted by Satan, who when he could not win by normal temptations, sent his demons in the form of wild beasts, beautiful women, soldiers and even monks to torment and distract the Desert Father. Artists have long been fascinated with these episodes, finding in them an opportunity for the most outlandish feats of imagination. In this episode, Catholic art historian Elizabeth Lev traces the development of this artistic subject from the Middle Ages on, with special attention to the phantasmagorical work of Hieronymous Bosch. From Bosch we proceed through the intervening centuries to the modern era, where this theme was taken up again but perhaps not in the most edifying spirit. In this podcast (the YouTube version of which includes images of the paintings), the first 40 minutes or so are spent introducing the story of St. Anthony and examining some early medieval depictions as well as later ones which focus heavily on his traditional attributes. Then we take off with the increasingly complex depictions of Anthony's demonic trials, starting with Bosch, examine various early modern variations, and conclude with the nightmarish (yet spiritually distinct) visions of Max Ernst and Salvador Dali.  Links Zip file with all paintings shown in video https://www.catholicculture.org/images/commentary/anthonypaintings.zip Elizabeth Lev, How Catholic Art Saved the Faith https://www.sophiainstitute.com/products/item/how-catholic-art-saved-the-faith Our audiobook of St. Athanasius's Life of St. Anthony https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/st-athanasius-life-st-anthony-full/ St. Anthony's life and legacy as one of the Church Fathers https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/anthony-desert-solitary-celebrity/ Elizabeth Lev https://www.elizabeth-lev.com Koin - Catholic event planning app http://www.meetkoin.com This podcast is a production of CatholicCulture.org. If you like the show, please consider supporting us! http://catholicculture.org/donate/audio

Vatican II’s Declaration on Religious Freedom, Humanis Dignitatae, begins by noting that its discussion of religious liberty “has to do with immunity from coercion in civil society” and so “leaves untouched traditional Catholic doctrine on the moral duty of men and societies toward the true religion and toward the one Church of Christ.” This episode is about discovering what that traditional doctrine was and is. Our main source will be Pope Leo XIII’s encyclical Immortale Dei, which is available in audiobook form on CatholicCulture.org. Thomas Pink guides us through a close reading of this document (with supplementary material from Libertas and Longuinqua). Here, and in the magisterium of other 19th-century Popes, we find a number of teachings on Church and State that have gone largely unmentioned since the Council, and which are sadly forgotten or even rejected by the majority of self-described conservative Catholics. The core point is that the State, like the Church, receives its authority from God. Therefore the State has a duty of obedience to God, obedience which cannot be arbitrarily limited to what can be known by reason, excluding revelation. So, Leo says, the State has duties to profess, protect and foster religion, and not just any religion, but the true Faith: “The Church, indeed, deems it unlawful to place the various forms of divine worship on the same footing as the true religion, but does not, on that account, condemn those rulers who, for the sake of securing some great good or of hindering some great evil, allow patiently custom or usage to be a kind of sanction for each kind of religion having its place in the State.” Other points discussed are these: Leo’s analogy comparing the relationship between Church and State to the harmony between soul and body. The evil consequences of the State’s indifference toward God and true religion. The authority of the Church to coerce the baptized in fulfilling their religious duties, and to have the State act as its agent (all the while remembering that the State has no authority of its own to regulate the supernatural good of religion). Leo’s condemnation of freedom of speech and opinion as commonly understood. It is clear that a docile and orthodox reading of Vatican II cannot lead us to dismiss prior teachings on Church and State. Yet this works both ways: Church teaching is is a unity, so when discussing these older teachings, we must also ask what is the nature Vatican II’s teaching on religious liberty and how all of these teachings can be understood in light of one another. The key lies in the limited scope of Dignitatis Humanae, which from the outset intends only to address religious coercion by the State, and leaves the duties of the State towards religion untouched in both senses of the word. Though the Church’s teaching on religious liberty is much further from the ideals of the American Founding than many careless readers of Dignitatis Humanae have assumed, American Catholics can and must love their country. Therefore we close with Pope Leo’s friendly and encouraging words to the Church in America. Contents [3:09] The historical and theological context of Immortale Dei [7:52] True and false liberty [10:38] The two powers of Church and State; their directive and coercive functions [18:40] The State’s duty to profess, protect and foster the one true religion [24:06] Reasons for toleration of other religions; coercion of the baptized [34:15] Leo’s analogy of Church and State with soul and body [43:36] Separate sovereignties of Church and State interact; State can act as the “secular arm” [49:41] Obligations twd. religion of the State properly speaking, not just rulers as individuals [55:23] Consequences of the State neglecting God and religion [1:03:00] Dignitatis Humanae: drafting, intended scope, legacy, compatibility with tradition [1:20:50] Papal condemnations of freedom of speech and opinion [1:31:30] The Church’s move away from coercing baptized heretics [1:36:33] The importance of docility in accepting difficult teachings [1:41:49] Need for a synthesis of the whole magisterium on Church, State and religious liberty Links Audiobook of Immortale Dei https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/pope-leo-xiii-immortale-dei-on-christian-constitution-states/ Text of Immortale Dei (On the Christian Constitution of States) https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?recnum=4916 Libertas (On the Nature of Human Liberty) https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?id=4885 Longuinqua (On Catholicism in the United States) http://catholic.net/op/articles/286/cat/1198/longuinqua.html Thomas Pink on Twitter https://twitter.com/thomaspink1 Thomas Pink, “Conscience and Coercion” https://www.firstthings.com/article/2012/08/conscience-and-coercion This podcast is a production of CatholicCulture.org. If you like the show, please consider supporting us! http://catholicculture.org/donate/audio

In addition to being the host of Catholic Culture’s Way of the Fathers podcast and the author of dozens of books on the early Church, Mike Aquilina is a poet who has written songs performed by the likes of Dion, Paul Simon, and Bruce Springsteen. Mike joins the show to discuss his collaboration with legendary singer Dion, early Christian beliefs about Mary, and other topics in early Church history. You’ll hear songs from Dion’s new album Blues with Friends, and readings from Mike’s new poetry collection The Invention of Zero. All songs and music videos used with permission from Dion. Contents [3:31] Mike’s prolific 2020 in books, poetry and music [5:49] Working with Dion on his album Blues with Friends [9:28] “Song for Sam Cooke (Here in America)” by Dion [17:40] Dion's influence on the greats of rock’n’roll [20:12] “Told You Once in August” by Dion [29:55] Early Jewish and pagan attacks on Mary [34:16] What we can learn from apocryphal texts [38:52] Evidence for early belief in Mary’s Assumption [45:31] “New York is My Home” by Dion and Paul Simon [53:16] What was the agape meal and why did it disappear after the early years of Christianity? [58:51] Mike reads poems from The Invention of Zero [1:04:06] Making the Way of the Fathers podcast [1:08:36] “Hymn to Him” by Dion [1:14:31] Dion's return to Catholicism via St. Augustine Links Mike’s recent projects: Dion, Blues With Friends https://www.amazon.com/Blues-Friends-Dion/dp/B086XCX576 Dion, New York Is My Home https://www.amazon.com/New-York-My-Home-Dion/dp/B017WK8NX6 History's Queen https://www.avemariapress.com/products/historys-queen The Invention of Zero https://catholicbooksdirect.com/product/the-invention-of-zero-an-accumulation-of-poems/ Work Play Love https://paracletepress.com/products/work-play-love The Holy Mass (Sayings of the Fathers of the Church) https://www.hfsbooks.com/books/the-holy-mass-aquilina-weinandy/ Way of the Fathers podcast https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/category/way-fathers/   Dion https://diondimucci.com/music/ Mike Aquilina https://fathersofthechurch.com/ Podcasts mentioned: Patrick Coffin interview with Dion https://www.patrickcoffin.media/music-legend-hits-well-timed-homer/ Square Notes: The Sacred Music Podcast https://sacredmusicpodcast.com/ Crisis: Clergy Abuse in the Catholic Church https://catholicproject.catholic.edu/podcast/ Books on the Assumption mentioned by Mike: Stephen Shoemaker, The Ancient Traditions of the Virgin Mary’s Dormition and Assumption https://www.amazon.com/Ancient-Traditions-Dormition-Assumption-Christian/dp/0199210748 Richard Bauckham, The Fate of the Dead: Studies on the Jewish and Christian Apocalypses https://www.amazon.com/Fate-Dead-Apocalypses-Supplements-Testamentum/dp/1589832884 This podcast is a production of CatholicCulture.org. If you like the show, please consider supporting us! http://catholicculture.org/donate/audio

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/8zPXC9KscGs The debate over Christopher Columbus’s legacy tends to go back and forth from cartoonish demonization to glossing over the man’s real faults. Robert Royal, in his book Columbus and the Crisis of the West, does neither of those things, instead giving a nuanced picture of Columbus’s motives, worldview, faults and achievements. The book goes beyond Columbus himself, however, examining the overall significance of the encounters between cultures that occurred in the Age of Exploration, how we do history, and how the West idealizes and instrumentalizes native peoples for its own purposes of self-hatred. Columbus was neither a genocidal maniac nor a saint; while he did not “discover” America, he did discover the world—as much for Native Americans as for Europeans. Contents [2:42] Reason for a new edition [7:11] The evolution of Columbus's legacy before recent decades [13:16] Columbus’s motives: God, glory and gold, and their misrepresentation [16:25] A breakdown of Columbus' unprecedented achievements [20:56] Did Columbus discover America? [25:38] Relations with the natives on Columbus’s first visit to America [33:26] Did Columbus intend to be a conqueror? His failures as a governor [41:25] Columbus did not establish the Atlantic slave trade; slavery in every culture [45:40] No institutional structure by which Columbus could fight abuse of natives [49:17] Spain’s role in the development of international law and universal human rights [53:38] How we celebrate complicated historical figures Links Columbus and the Crisis of the West https://www.sophiainstitute.com/products/item/columbus-and-the-crisis-of-the-west Free Columbus Day seminar with Robert Royal, Christopher Check and Wilfred McClay https://engage.thomasmorecollege.edu/rediscovering-columbus43042020 The Catholic Thing https://www.thecatholicthing.org/ This podcast is a production of CatholicCulture.org. If you like the show, please consider supporting us! http://catholicculture.org/donate/audio

Watch on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ve9oqQpCrI Jeremy McLellan is a Catholic stand-up comedian who, strangely, is huge is Pakistan. He joins the show to discuss the woke takeover of comedy, the nihilistic dogmas of many comedians, the relationship between comedy and suffering, and the ethics of the word “retarded”. Thomas describes his past experience doing open mics and Jeremy gives him some pointers. Contents [1:07] “Do CHILDREN Belong in Church?” [3:24] The woke takeover of comedy; contrarianism and nihilism; comedy and truth [11:18] The dogma of comedians: anything goes to get a laugh [17:35] Jeremy and Thomas compare notes on open mics [24:08] The comic must draw the audience into his world [27:26] Jeremy's conversion to Catholicism and relationship with his large Muslim audience [36:03] The best joke Jeremy has ever heard [40:17] The ethics of the word 'retarded' [48:13] Comedy and trauma; processing pain through humor [51:42] The dangers of identifying with our sins and pathologies Links Jeremy McLellan’s YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/underthefigtree Online Great Books opens a new enrollment period on October 13th. Join the waiting list via this referral link to get 25% off your first three months! https://hj424.isrefer.com/go/ogbmemberships/tmirus/ Episode 27 with Online Great Books’ Scott Hambrick https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/episode-27-always-wanted-to-study-great-books-heres-how-youll-actually-follow-through-scott-hambrick/ This podcast is a production of CatholicCulture.org. If you like the show, please consider supporting us! http://catholicculture.org/donate/audio

The Catholic Culture Podcast is now in video! Subscribe to our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBwqvyZyc2bpzI-kOYhwrkw While the Catholic Church has condemned Marxism, Communism and socialism from their beginning, an alarming number of those calling themselves Catholic display a sympathy for these ideas: think of America magazine’s 2019 essay on “The Catholic Case of Communism”. Even some orthodox Catholic intellectuals seem to think we should mine the writings of Marx for whatever truth might be contained among the rubbish. Aside from the fact that Marx’s philosophy represents a war on being itself (in his words, “the ruthless criticism of all that exists”), making it rather difficult to find untainted morsels of truth in his writings, there are other reasons to steer clear. If philosophy is truly the pursuit of wisdom, we should care about the personal lives of philosophers. Marx was a deeply vicious man. He displayed complete contempt for his fellow man, was a virulent racist, despised God and religion, and was an utter hypocrite when it came to money, constantly sponging off his family and acquaintances. Beyond all that, there is the distinct sense of something demonic in Marx’s personal life. Those who knew him most intimately consistently described him in demonic terms: His son wrote to him as “my dear devil”, his father suggested that he was “governed by a demon”, and Engels referred to him as a “monster of ten thousand devils”. Marx himself was obsessed with the Devil, writing poems and plays about characters who make pacts with Satan and are resigned to their own damnation. He even told his children an ongoing bedtime story about a man who sold his soul to the devil. (Marx’s two daughters would die in suicide pacts with their husbands, who were atheistic revolutionaries like their father-in-law.) In this episode, Paul Kengor, author of The Devil and Karl Marx, discusses this (exhaustively footnoted) evidence of the demonic in Marx’s life. What inspired this man with so much hatred that he called for the “ruthless criticism of all that exists”, beginning with religion? Contents  [3:03] The scope of The Devil and Karl Marx [10:36] A picture of Marx from those closest to him [15:23] Marx’s lifelong “ruthless criticism of all that exists”, beginning with religion [26:33] Satanic themes in Marx's early literary output [30:57] Suicide pacts in Marx’s literature and in his children’s lives [37:56] Walter Duranty and Aleister Crowley [41:55] Marx's personal behavior around money, family, and friends [47:41] The error of separating philosophy from personal life [52:29] “Just a phase”?: Why Marx’s youthful writings are relevant to his later work [55:18] The pedants’ denial that Marxism is present in contemporary movements Links Paul Kengor, The Devil and Karl Marx https://www.tanbooks.com/the-devil-and-karl-marx.html Online Great Books opens a new enrollment period on October 13th. Join the waiting list via this referral link to get 25% off your first three months! https://hj424.isrefer.com/go/ogbmemberships/tmirus/ Episode 27 with Online Great Books’ Scott Hambrick https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/episode-27-always-wanted-to-study-great-books-heres-how-youll-actually-follow-through-scott-hambrick/ Support the show! http://catholicculture.org/donate/audio

There are many strange stories in rock history. But Luxury is surely the only band in which three out of five members ended up becoming Orthodox priests. Combining a hard-edged instrumental texture with sweet, melodious vocals and literary lyrics, Luxury has continued to record and perform sporadically since their beginning in the mid-1990s Christian punk scene. They have retained a loyal following and their latest album, Trophies, was released last year to much acclaim. Fr. David Lee Bozeman—singer, songwriter and guitarist—joins the show to tell the band’s story, discuss the relationship between liturgy and modern culture, and comment on his lyrics, which deal with themes like ordination, marriage real and counterfeit, the scourge of pornography, and the sanctification of the body. Contents [2:36] “The Majesty of the Flesh” [9:39] The complicated sanctity of the Christian body; deification/theosis [14:58] Fr. David’s songwriting process [15:53] The story of Luxury, three of its members’ path from Protestantism to sacramental faith [25:06] “Courage, Courage”, a song about Fr. David’s ordination [35:48] “To Conquer and Destroy” [39:29] The band's early influences and Fr. David's reference points from the 80s and 90s [44:19] Fr. David’s experience of the Christian rock scene [46:27] Orthodoxy and modern culture: liturgy is brought into secular life, not vice versa [52:02] “The War on Women” and the hold of pornography on the modern world [1:02:00] The compact experience of T.S. Eliot’s poetry and its influence on Fr. David’s lyrics [1:05:46] “Museums in Decline” [1:11:58] “Trophies” and the Orthodox understanding of marriage and second marriages [1:20:35] Provocation in Luxury’s early lyrics [1:23:16] “Queer Logic”, a lament over the Supreme Court’s decision on gay marriage [1:27:37] “Perpetua Simone”   All music in this episode used with permission from Luxury and Lee Bozeman. “The War on Women”, “Museums in Decline”, “Trophies”, “Courage, Courage” from Luxury, Trophies. https://luxury.bandcamp.com/album/trophies “To Conquer and Destroy”, “Perpetua Simone” from Luxury, Luxury. https://luxury.bandcamp.com/album/luxury “The Majesty of the Flesh” from Lee Bozeman, The Majesty of the Flesh. https://leebozeman.bandcamp.com/album/the-majesty-of-the-flesh “Queer Logic” from Lee Bozeman, Queer Logic. https://leebozeman.bandcamp.com/album/queer-logic Links Lee Bozeman http://www.leebozeman.com/ Lee Bozeman on Bandcamp https://leebozeman.bandcamp.com/ Luxury on Bandcamp https://luxury.bandcamp.com/ Luxury on Twitter https://twitter.com/thebandLuxury Luxury on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LuxuryBand This podcast is a production of CatholicCulture.org. If you like the show, please consider supporting us! http://catholicculture.org/donate/audio

Catholic theologian Douglas Farrow and Lutheran political scholar Andrew Busch join the show to discuss their recent essays on the coronavirus lockdown, and assess the reasons and prospects for civil disobedience. In “The Health-First Heresy,” Farrow examines the responses of Catholic and other Christian leaders to the state’s orders to cease corporate worship. Whatever concessions the Church may make to the state as to the circumstances under which worship is held, she may not simply suspend her proper activities indefinitely until the state gives the word. In “The Limits of Expertise,” Busch assesses where “following the experts” (which ones? in what fields?) has gotten us so far and points out the dangers of pretending to replace statesmanship with expertise. Contents [8:30] The “health-first heresy”; the priority of the soul over the body [17:29] Making prudential judgments vs. suspending corporate worship indefinitely; how much can the Church concede to the state in matters of worship? [23:37] We have to realize the world is run by people who have contempt for religious worship [32:09] Areas of overlap between Church and state authority [40:08] The modern desire to be in complete control surpasses the desire to avoid suffering [42:58] Religious leaders need to plan for the next pretext to shut down worship [49:56] Listen to—Which scientists? In what fields? [56:30] The track record of the experts [58:56] The legal fallout of accepting lockdowns [62:47] Shifting the goalposts from “flattening the curve” to eliminating all cases [1:04:13] Rule by experts is incompatible with the consent of the governed [1:07:47] Other motives behind lockdown [1:10:29] Why coordinated civil disobedience needs to begin NOW—no waiting for a vaccine [1:21:06] Striking a balance between resisting irrational fear and taking appropriate precautions Links Douglas Farrow, “The Health-First Heresy” https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2020/08/07/the-health-first-heresy/ Andrew Busch, “The Limits of Expertise” https://americanmind.org/essays/the-limits-of-expertise/ Douglas Farrow at Catholic World Report https://www.catholicworldreport.com/author/farrow-douglas/ Andrew Busch at The American Mind https://americanmind.org/author/andrew-busch/ and Claremont Review of Books https://claremontreviewofbooks.com/author/andrew-e-busch/ Episode 56 on Yves Simon’s General Theory of Authority https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/episode-56-vindicating-authority-aquinas-guilbeau-op/ Episode 27 with Online Great Books’ Scott Hambrick https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/episode-27-always-wanted-to-study-great-books-heres-how-youll-actually-follow-through-scott-hambrick/ Online Great Books opens a new enrollment period on October 13th. Join the waiting list via this referral link to get 25% off your first three months! https://hj424.isrefer.com/go/ogbmemberships/tmirus/ This podcast is a production of CatholicCulture.org. If you like the show, please consider supporting us! http://catholicculture.org/donate/audio

While the left continues crudely to paint America’s founding as a mere expression of white supremacy, certain thinkers on the right have been making their own attack on American principles. They argue that America’s founding principles are fundamentally a product of an Enlightenment liberalism incompatible with natural law and faith. They find in the Constitution seeds of moral relativism, leading inevitably to Obergefell and gender ideology. To this position Robert Reilly’s new book America on Trial: A Defense of the Founding is a powerful rejoinder, arguing that the Founding’s roots lie a few millennia further back than the Enlightenment. With superb scholarship, he examines the whole history of Western culture up to the Founding, beginning with the Greeks, Hebrews and early Christians, proceeding through the Middle Ages to the Protestant Revolt and the debate over the divine right of kings. It becomes clear that the American Founding was part of a millennium-long debate over the question of which is supreme, reason or will. This interview focuses primarily on the original explication of several important American constitutional principles in medieval ecclesiastical and secular law. At the end, Thomas poses some tough questions about the compatibility of the First Amendment with the teachings of Leo XIII about Church-state relations and free speech in Immortale Dei. This is a listener-supported show! To help produce more episodes, please go to http://www.catholicculture.org/donate/audio. Contents [2:09] The stakes of the debate over America’s founding [10:38] Christianity diminished the role of the state… [17:15] …while granting legitimacy to the state within its own secular sphere [22:38] The two swords; separation of temporal and spiritual authority [25:36] The king must respect the ancient customs of the land [29:02] Developments in canon law: consent of the governed, the right to representation [39:08] The Coronation Charter and the Magna Carta, right to revolution [42:56] Natural and divine law trump human positive law, both secular and ecclesiastical [46:14] The importance of England's role in the formation of the American colonies [48:57] Political implications of the debate over God’s Intellect vs. pure arbitrary Will [53:43] How consent works: the basis of a democratic majority and minority [57:54] The dependence of a democratic republic on the virtue of its people [1:06:15] Revolution against US govt. justified during slavery and today? Role of prudence [1:13:40] Does the Constitution conflict with Catholic teaching on Church and state? [1:28:34] Is Constitutional freedom of speech correct from a Catholic POV? [1:36:47] Modern-day barbarism: the re-tribalization of Man with identity politics [1:39:39] Does the Constitution mandate free speech on the state level? Links Robert Reilly, America on Trial: A Defense of the Founding https://www.ignatius.com/America-on-Trial-P3479.aspx Pope Leo XIII, Immortale Dei (On the Christian Constitution of States) https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?recnum=4916 Pope Leo XIII, Longuinqua (On Catholicism in the United States) http://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_l-xiii_enc_06011895_longinqua.html Phil Lawler’s review of America on Trial https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/answer-to-catholic-critics-american-founding/ David Upham’s critique of America on Trial https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2020/07/03/how-americanism-put-baby-in-the-corner/  Book mentioned: The Ancient City by Fustel de Coulanges https://www.amazon.com/Ancient-City-Religion-Institutions-Greece/dp/0801823048 This podcast is a production of CatholicCulture.org. If you like the show, please consider supporting us! http://catholicculture.org/donate/audio