72 Episodes

  1. The Odyssey Book Nineteen: Penelope and Her Guest with Mary Pat Donoghue

    Published: 11/12/2024

  2. The Odyssey Book Eighteen: The Beggar-King of Ithaca

    Published: 11/5/2024

  3. The Odyssey Book Seventeen: The Stranger at the Gates w Dr. Zimmerer

    Published: 10/29/2024

  4. The Odyssey Book Sixteen: Father and Son

    Published: 10/22/2024

  5. The Odyssey Book Fifteen: The Prince Sets Sail for Home

    Published: 10/15/2024

  6. The Odyssey Book Fourteen: The Loyal Swineherd with Alec Bianco

    Published: 10/8/2024

  7. The Intellectual Life with Alan Cornett and Dr. Richard Meloche

    Published: 10/3/2024

  8. The Odyssey Book Thirteen: Ithaca at Last with Dr. Papadopoulos

    Published: 10/1/2024

  9. The Odyssey Book Twelve: The Cattle of the Sun

    Published: 9/24/2024

  10. The Odyssey Book Eleven: The Kingdom of the Dead

    Published: 9/17/2024

  11. The Odyssey Book Ten: The Bewitching Queen of Aeaea

    Published: 9/10/2024

  12. The Odyssey Book Nine: Odysseus and the Cyclops

    Published: 9/3/2024

  13. The Odyssey Book Eight: A Day for Songs and Contests

    Published: 8/27/2024

  14. The Odyssey Book Seven: Phaeacia’s Halls and Gardens

    Published: 8/20/2024

  15. The Odyssey Book Six: The Princess and the Stranger

    Published: 8/13/2024

  16. The Odyssey Book Five: Calypso's Island with Rewire the West

    Published: 8/6/2024

  17. The Odyssey Book Four: The King & Queen of Sparta

    Published: 7/30/2024

  18. The Odyssey Book Three: King Nestor Remembers

    Published: 7/23/2024

  19. The Odyssey Book Two: Telemachus Sets Sail

    Published: 7/16/2024

  20. Fatherhood in the Odyssey with Jason Craig

    Published: 7/9/2024

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Welcome to Ascend! We are a weekly Great Books podcast hosted by Deacon Harrison Garlick and Adam Minihan. What are the Great Books? The Great Books are the most impactful texts that have shaped Western civilization. They include ancients like Homer, Plato, St. Augustine, Dante, and St. Thomas Aquinas, and also moderns like Machiavelli, Locke, and Nietzsche. We will explore the Great Books with the light of the Catholic intellectual tradition. Why should we read the Great Books? Everyone is a disciple of someone. A person may have never read Locke or Nietzsche, but he or she thinks like them. Reading the Great Books allows us to reclaim our intellect and understand the origin of the ideas that shape our world. We enter a "great conversation" amongst the most learned, intelligent humans in history and benefit from their insights. Is this for first-time readers? YES. Our goal is to host meaningful conversations on the Great Books by working through the texts in chronological order in a slow, attentive manner. Our host Adam Minihan is a first-time reader of Homer. We will start shallow and go deep. All are invited to join. Will any resources be available? YES. We are providing a free 115 Question & Answer Guide to the Iliad written by Deacon Harrison Garlick in addition to our weekly conversations. It will be available on the website (launching next week). Go pick up a copy of the Iliad! We look forward to reading Homer with you in 2024.