Episodes

  • The Council Episode 06 | Nathan Disappears in a Polyphonic Wormhole
    Mar 31 2026

    In this episode of The Council, Andy, Eric and Josh puzzle over Nathan’s absence and attempt to hold things together. Along the way they introduce a new sponsor and discuss the foundational commitments of the Academy.

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    44 mins
  • Conversation Starter 19 | Requiem for a Polyphonic Wormhole, with Fr. Carr
    Mar 24 2026

    In this conversation starter, Josh considers the connection between story and the Academy’s core commitments.

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    5 mins
  • Conversation Starter 18 | Requiem for a Polyphonic Wormhole, with Fr. Carr
    Mar 10 2026

    In this conversation starter, Fr. Carr dives deep into Mozart's Requiem and how it drives imagination.

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    5 mins
  • Conversation Starter 17 | Attention and Eternity with Andrew Black
    Mar 3 2026

    In this conversation starter, Andrew invites all listeners to the 10th annual Lyceum Project and suggests a fundamental connection between our three foundational commitments—the eternal significance of shaping affections.

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    5 mins
  • The Council Episode 05 | I Can Only Imagine; Or,
    Feb 24 2026

    In this Council episode, Andrew, Nathan, Eric and Josh discuss the nature of the imagination with help from Coleridge, Lee and Berry. Along the way they weigh the merits of nature and community in the creation of imaginative humans.

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    51 mins
  • Conversation Starter 16 | On Becoming What You Face with Josh Spears
    Feb 10 2026

    In this conversation starter, Josh looks you square in the face and wonders aloud over the imaginative horizons the face of the Other can bring to us.

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    5 mins
  • Conversation Starter 15 | Finding Peace Outside For The Inside with Fr. Carr
    Feb 3 2026

    In this conversation starter, Fr. Carr reflects on how being in and observing nature shapes his imagination.

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    5 mins
  • Conversation Starter 14 | Imagining the Real
    Jan 29 2026

    In this conversation starter, Andrew looks ahead (or behind) to the great precipitation, reads some Dante, and argues that imagination is of central importance.

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    6 mins