Episodes

  • 299: Crime and Punishment: Raskolnikov the Edgelord

    299: Crime and Punishment: Raskolnikov the Edgelord
    Mar 31 2026
    In this episode, we dive into Dostoyevsky's "Crime and Punishment." We've never really done the whole book in an episode before, so this is (part 1) of a great little introduction for those thinking about reading the book or teaching it to a few edgelords of your own.
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • 298: Federalist Papers #10

    298: Federalist Papers #10
    Mar 3 2026
    In this episode, Graeme walks us through the complicated world of factions. How do we make sure that everybody . . . and nobody . . . gets what they want?
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    55 mins
  • 297: Edgar Allan Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death" and "The Fall of the House of Usher"

    297: Edgar Allan Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death" and "The Fall of the House of Usher"
    Feb 24 2026
    In this episode we cover a little of Poe's life, then two of his famous stories.
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • 296: Coleridge's "Kubla Khan"

    296: Coleridge's "Kubla Khan"
    Feb 10 2026
    In this episode, we discuss how Coleridge's poem "Kubla Khan" relates to the victory of Romanticism. That, and we giggle sometimes.
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    1 hr
  • 295: Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe

    295: Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe
    Feb 3 2026
    In this episode, we discuss ol' Robinson Crusoe, how he lived on the island, and escaped twenty-eight years later. It's . . . kinda good?
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    1 hr
  • 294: The Servile State, by Hilaire Belloc

    294: The Servile State, by Hilaire Belloc
    Jan 20 2026
    In this episode, Graeme introduces us to "The Servile State," by Hilaire Belloc. All I know is that living in the woods has always been attractive to me, and now Graeme introduces fishing? Hot diggity, look for me near the trees, boys!
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • 293: Cinderella

    293: Cinderella
    Jan 13 2026
    Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo!
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    48 mins
  • 292: Nominalism and William of Ockham

    292: Nominalism and William of Ockham
    Dec 30 2025
    In this episode, we learn about William of Ockham's ridiculous notion that our words don't mean anything. Then why am I even writing this, WILLIAM. WHY DO WE EVEN TALK. You can tell that I (A.J.) am a big fan of this theory.
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    58 mins