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Telling the Story of Western Civilization
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Episode III.27 - Sulla
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Published: July 7, 2026 17:53
The Roman Republic enters the last century before Christ weakened not only by external warfare but also by internal struggles. Marcus Livius Drusus, after proposing some radical changes is assassinated. Yet Rome survives the Social War, the war with…
Episode III.26 - Marius
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Published: June 16, 2026 19:27
From outside the aristocracy, Marius comes to power in an endangered Roman Republic. As he rises through the ranks, the Gracchis are slain, the Numidians rebel, the Germans invade and the slaves revolt. We first hear of Lucius Cornelius Sulla and the…
Episode III.25 - Caius Gracchus
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Published: May 26, 2026 19:10
Caius Gracchus works his way through the Roman ranks until, following in his older brother's footsteps, he is elected as a young tribune of the people. Immediately, he begins to propose legislation that will both avenge his brother's death and return land…
Episode III.24 - Introduction to the Late Roman Empire
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Published: May 19, 2026 00:30
Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus returns home from war to find his nation in decline. The rich have imported immigrants and slaves into Italy to displace the native citizens. The rise of plantations drives free Romans into urban zones to seek a living through…
Episode IX.09 - The Tyranny of Optimization
https://robertpaxton.podbean.com/e/episode-ix09-the-tyranny-of-optimization/
Published: April 27, 2026 20:43
How the process of optimization ultimately ruins everything. Beginning with examples from Mexican politics and President Gustavo Diaz, the podcast goes on to consider business, sports, diet, religion, marriage and technology as well as the US health care…
Episode IX.08 - Into the Evening Redness: The Dark Theology of Cormac McCarthy
Published: April 16, 2026 08:58
The speaker explores the dark theology of Cormac McCarthy. The sources of influence include William Faulkner, Herman Melville's Moby Dick, ancient gnosticism. Cited works include The Orchard Keeper, The Outer Dark, Suttree, Blood Meridian, The Border…
Episode IX.07: Post-Apocalypse Now
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Published: March 26, 2026 21:49
A reflection on the post-apocalyptic trend in modern fiction, starting with an epiphany experienced while rereading Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian. The speaker explores technological trends in history, prehistory and the future, from Gobekli Tepe to the…
Episode XIB.018 - The Story of Jacob: Part Four
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Published: March 19, 2026 18:55
Jacob returns to the Promised Land, after surviving the reunion with his brother Esau. He meets a muysterious stranger and earns a new name at the river Yabbok. His daughter, Dinah, is violated near Shechem. His sons stir up trouble for him as they try to…