Classical Stuff You Should Know

A.J. Hanenburg, Graeme Donaldson, and Thomas Magbee

A.J., Graeme, and Thomas discuss everything having to do with the classical world. Our aim is to help both educators and laypeople enjoy the classical world as much as they enjoy fine ales and good tales.

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300 episodes
Updated Tuesday

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285: The Democratic Man: Plato's Republic Revisited
Love hobbies? RIP your life.
Sep 30, 2025 · 1 hr 7 min
284: Sun Tzu's "The Art of War"
CAKE
Sep 9, 2025 · 1 hr 18 min
283: Beauty and the Beast
Thomas continues his series on children's books with the (an?) original Beauty and the Beast tale. It's pretty lovely. Is it bad if I want to be Thomas's kid?
Sep 2, 2025 · 1 hr 1 min
282: Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen
Did you guys bring your dogs?
Aug 26, 2025 · 1 hr 9 min
281: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
If he'll be Mr. Hyde, I'll be Mr. Seek
Aug 19, 2025 · 1 hr 9 min
280: Raskolnikov and Narcissism
I don't care if you like this episode . . . but I really do.
May 20, 2025 · 1 hr 1 min
279: Aesop's Fables
The good of the scorpion is not the good of the frog, yes?
May 13, 2025 · 43 min
278: Marcus Aurelius's "Meditations"
Because stinky people are the worst.
Apr 22, 2025 · 1 hr 6 min
277: "Emma," by Jane Austen
A high school popular girl if ever there was one
Mar 18, 2025 · 1 hr 2 min
276: Dyskolos (my favorite DJ)
bum tiss bum tiss bum tiss bum tiss
Mar 11, 2025 · 58 min
275: Herman Melville's "Bartleby the Scrivener"
I would love to give you a summary of the episode, but I prefer not to.
Mar 4, 2025 · 1 hr 3 min
274: The Lord of the Flies
Civility? Nah.
Feb 11, 2025 · 56 min
273: Against Christian Civilization
We need team shirts for civilizations
Feb 4, 2025 · 58 min
272: Sir Thomas More
Because the law almost always saves you sometimes.
Jan 21, 2025 · 1 hr 1 min
271: The Socratic Method
IT'S A DELUSION
Jan 14, 2025 · 58 min
270: Phaedo
The title sounds like a type of South-American jazz.
Dec 17, 2024 · 55 min
269: Plato v. Aristotle
THIS SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY
Dec 10, 2024 · 1 hr 1 min
268: Hamlet and Socrates and Death
And also Donaldson
Oct 8, 2024 · 59 min
267: Plato's Dialogues: Meno
Servants doing goemetry!
Oct 1, 2024 · 57 min
266: A Parley with Youth
I feel like this whole podcast is a loophole
Sep 10, 2024 · 1 hr 6 min

Classical Stuff You Should Know

285: The Democratic Man: Plato's Republic Revisited

284: Sun Tzu's "The Art of War"

283: Beauty and the Beast

282: Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen

281: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

280: Raskolnikov and Narcissism

279: Aesop's Fables

278: Marcus Aurelius's "Meditations"

277: "Emma," by Jane Austen

276: Dyskolos (my favorite DJ)

275: Herman Melville's "Bartleby the Scrivener"

274: The Lord of the Flies

273: Against Christian Civilization

272: Sir Thomas More

271: The Socratic Method

270: Phaedo

269: Plato v. Aristotle

268: Hamlet and Socrates and Death

267: Plato's Dialogues: Meno

266: A Parley with Youth