The Classical Mind

Theogony and Works and Days by Hesiod

In which we discover that the oldest Greek farming almanac is also a self-help book

Nov 2 • Wesley Walker

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1:26:35

October 2026

The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien

In which we go there and back again

Oct 13 • Wesley Walker

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1:26:36

Bonus Episode with Malcolm Guite on poetry, faith, and the pastoral life.

In which Malcolm Guite offers us a pastoral moment

Oct 2 • Wesley Walker

2

September 2026

Bonus Episode: “Prayer (I)” by George Herbert with Malcolm Guite

In which we try to understand prayer poetically

Sep 25 • Wesley Walker

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28:53

Bonus Episode: The Fall of Arthur with Malcolm Guite

In which the poem ends too early, Christopher Tolkien's footnotes don't, and Lancelot finally does the right thing three drafts too late

Sep 21 • Wesley Walker

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3

1:23:32

An Announcement Regarding The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

C.S.

Sep 7 • Wesley Walker

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2

The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien

In which we do not take as long as an Entmoot

Sep 1 • Wesley Walker

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2

1:10:02

August 2026

Bonus Episode: Teaching Midsummer Night's Dream

A bonus episode for subscribers

Aug 25 • Wesley Walker

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1

24:42

Season 5 Is Almost Here; Will You Help Us Get There?

In which two guys who really love these books and talking about them with you make a small ask

Aug 20 • Wesley Walker

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2

Bonus Episode: Teaching The Importance of Being Earnest

A bonus episode for paid subscribers

Aug 18 • Wesley Walker

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17:54

The Classical Mind Goes to the Movies: Christopher Nolan's Odyssey

In which "spiritual but not religious" turns out to be very Bronze Age

Aug 14 • Wesley Walker

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2

1:02:27

Bonus Episode: The Forge of Friendship

In which some of our favorite worlds collide

Aug 10 • Wesley Walker

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41:35