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In this podcast we discuss the European literary canon and the history, culture, philosophy, art, and science that surrounds it.
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- Discussing "Prometheus Bound" By Aeschylus With Evan · 1 t. 6 min. · Sæson 4 Episode 15Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Canonball, Evan and I discuss the play "Prometheus Bound," which Aeschylus probably wrote, though some scholars are unsure of his authorship…
- Discussing "Medea" By Euripides With Evan · 1 t. 1 min. · Sæson 4 Episode 14Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Canonball, Evan and I discuss the play "Medea," which Euripides wrote and which was first performed in 431 BC. The cover art for this episode…
- Discussing "Mozart On The Way To Prague" By Eduard Mörike · 34 min. · Sæson 4 Episode 13Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Mozart On The Way To Prague" by Eduard Mörike, which was published in 1856. Here is the final scene of Don Giovanni…
- Discussing Petrarch's "Scattered Rhymes" · 46 min. · Sæson 4 Episode 12Send us Fan Mail In today's episode of Canonball we discuss Francis Petrarch's "Scattered Rhymes," which were written over 40 years and finalized as a collection shortly before…
- Discussing Max Planck's "Where Is Science Going?" · 44 min. · Sæson 4 Episode 11Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Where Is Science Going?" by Max Planck, which was published in 1932.
- Discussing "Novum Organum" By Francis Bacon · 58 min. · Sæson 4 Episode 10Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Novum Organum," which Francis Bacon wrote and which was published in 1620.
- Discussing The Oresteia – Part III: Eumenides – By Aeschylus With Evan · 1 t. 40 min. · Sæson 4 Episode 9Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Canonball, Evan and I discuss the play "Eumenides," which is the third part of Aeschylus' only extant trilogy "Oresteia," which premiered in…
- How To Actually Learn Any Language · 18 min. · Sæson 4 Episode 8Send us Fan Mail This is a summary of what I think is the best approach to learning a language, based on my experience mastering a foreign language as an adult. Here you can…
- Discussing "The Life Of Saint Louis" By Jean De Joinville · 40 min. · Sæson 4 Episode 7Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Canonball we discuss "The Life Of Saint Louis," which Jean de Joinville completed in 1309. The cover art for this episode is a painting titled…
- Discussing The Fragments Of Heraclitus · 38 min. · Sæson 4 Episode 6Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Canonball we discuss the fragments of Heraclitus, who lived in the sixth and fifth centuries BC. The cover art for this episode is The Burning…
- Discussing The Oresteia – Part II: The Libation Bearers – By Aeschylus With Evan · 1 t. 15 min. · Sæson 4 Episode 5Send us Fan Mail In this video, Evan and I discuss "The Libation Bearers," which is the second play in the Aeschylus' trilogy Oresteia. The cover art for this episode is from…
- Discussing "The Civilization Of The Renaissance In Italy" By Jacob Burckhardt · 47 min. · Sæson 4 Episode 4Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Canonball we discuss "The Civilization Of The Renaissance In Italy," which was written by Jacob Burckhardt and published in 1860. Get a copy…
- Colleges Are Abandoning the Classics — Down 70% Since 2008 · 8 min. · Sæson 4 Episode 3Send us Fan Mail The data below are in the format indicated in the first line: The first word given is the term that I searched on opensyllabus.org, followed by its frequency in…
- Discussing "The Revolt Of The Masses" By Jose Ortega y Gasset · 36 min. · Sæson 4 Episode 2Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Canonball we discuss "The Revolt Of The Masses" which Jose Ortega y Gasset first published as a series of essays in 1929 before it was…
- Discussing The Oresteia – Part I: Agamemnon – By Aeschylus With Evan · 1 t. 8 min. · Sæson 4 Episode 1Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Canonball we discuss the play "Agamemnon," by Aeschylus, which is the first part of Aeschylus' only extant trilogy "Oresteia," which premiered…
- Discussing "The Protestant Ethic And The Spirit Of Capitalism" By Max Weber · 1 t. 2 min. · Sæson 3 Episode 87Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Canonball we discuss "The Protestant Ethic And The Spirit Of Capitalism," which was written by Max Weber and published in 1904. Get a copy of…
- Bookstore Talk: Exploring Frankenstein And The World In Which Mary Shelley Created A Monster · 28 min. · Sæson 3 Episode 86Send us Fan Mail This is a talk I gave at a bookstore in Western Maryland in October 2025 discussing the world in which Mary Shelley was living when she wrote Frankenstein. Pick…
- Discussing "The Spirit Of The Laws" By Montesquieu · 48 min. · Sæson 3 Episode 85Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Canonball we discuss "The Spirit Of The Laws," which was written by Montesquieu and published in 1748. Get a copy of my edition of Mary…
- Discussing "Fathers And Sons" By Ivan Turgenev · 37 min. · Sæson 3 Episode 84Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Fathers And Sons," which was written by Ivan Turgenev and published in 1862. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's…
- Discussing "We" By Yevgeny Zamyatin · 48 min. · Sæson 3 Episode 83Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Canonball we discuss "We," which was written by Yevgeny Zamyatin and first published in 1924. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's…
