The Gutenberg Podcast

Feb 21 2025 46 ep. 55 mins 4
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From Gutenberg College in Eugene, OR, The Gutenberg Podcast explores the great books and ideas that helped to shape Western Culture. Every episode is a conversation between host Gil Greco and one of the College faculty members meant to educate and give listeners a feel for the unique Gutenberg College experience.

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Plato's "Analogy of the Cave"

Feb 21 2025 62 mins  
Brian Julian discusses Plato's "Analogy of the Cave", the nature of ultimate justice, and why smart people don't know everything.

Alexander the Great and Hellenization

Feb 07 2025 62 mins  
Charley Dewberry fills in some Western Civilization history by discussion Alexander the Great, Hellenization, and what sort of glory we should be looking for.

Alasdair MacIntyre's AFTER VIRTUE

Jan 17 2025 56 mins  
Eliot Grasso discusses Alasdair MacIntyre's After Virtue, why ethical and political discourse is so difficult, and how pursuing teleological ethics--as admirable as that might be--differs from Christian Existentialism.

Sartre's "Existentialism is a Humanism"

Jan 03 2025 66 mins  
Brian Julian joins to discuss Sartre's atheistic existentialism, why reading non-Christians is important, and a surprising proof for God's existence.Long-time listeners will note a new mix for the music in this episode. Eliot Grasso wrote and produced the first version of "The Old Woman and Her Foundlings". The new version was produced by Wesley Coleman.Errata- Bria

Tolstoy's ANNA KARENINA

Dec 16 2024 68 mins  
Chris Swanson returns to the podcast's first novel: Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina. This episode also features a crash course on Russian naming conventions, a primer on Kierkegaard's Stages of Life, and a discussion on why all happy families are alike.

Genesis 1-4

Nov 15 2024 68 mins  
Eliot Grasso returns to discuss Genesis 1-4, why such a short passage is so complex, and some dynamics at work in interpretation.

Aristotle on Justice

Nov 01 2024 69 mins  
Naomi Rinehold is back to talk about Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics--but this time, it's from a Great Conversation reading, and it's about Justice.

Prehistory and the Bronze Age

Oct 04 2024 65 mins  
Charley Dewberry starts this new season by discussing prehistory, the Bronze Age, and how surprisingly "advanced" ancient civilization was.

Christian Existentialism

Aug 30 2024 47 mins  
Chris Swanson wraps up the podcast's second year by talking about Christian Existentialism.

C.S. Lewis's THE ABOLITION OF MAN

Aug 02 2024 73 mins  
Naomi Rinehold discusses a lecture series delivered by C.S. Lewis, the Old Testament idea of sorcery, and sin mycorrhiza.