Cost of Glory

123 - Odyssey 2: Man of Wiles

A goddess offers Odysseus immortality. He says no. Eight years on Calypso's island. Paradise, more or less. And he spends his days sitting on the beach, weeping for a ro

122 - Odyssey 1: Society on the Brink

Something is very wrong in the opening scenes of the Odyssey.  The master of the house is gone. His wife is besieged. His son is powerless. And the men eating him out of

121 - Plutarch and Shakespeare, w/ The Base Creates

A conversation with Morgan Watkins of TheBaseCreates and George Carter from Old Sovereign Publishing about the importance of re-enchanting the world through theatre and t

120 - The Modern Roman Legion? w/ "Monastery of the Damned" author Nicholas Tobias

My conversation with author, soldier, and scholar, Nicholas Tobias. This is the first public interview with Nicholas, and he agreed to speak on condition that we'd prese

119 - Sparta vs. Stoicism

On how the Spartans achieved emotional mastery, long before Stoicism was invented.

118 - Is Julius Caesar in Heaven?

-Lessons both personal and political from the life of Caesar.   -The Net Worth of Caesar's Estate -Also, could he be in heaven? What should a Christian's, or any modern m

117 - Alexander's Sack of Thebes, w/ Victor Davis Hanson

A conversation with American classicist, military historian, and conservative political commentator Victor Davis Hanson. We discuss: Why Epaminondas remains one of the

116 - Caesar 3: Divus Julius

Part 3 of 3 of the Life of Julius Caesar.  Did Caesar want to be a King? A god? What was his vision for Rome? Was there a way he could have prevented his assassination? 

115 - Aristotle, Thiel Fellowship, and Human Greatness w/ Michael Gibson

In this episode: Michael Gibson's origin storyMeeting Peter Thiel and launching the Thiel FellowshipThe importance of AristotleAristotle on "The Gigachad"Is intelligence

114 - Julius Caesar and the Jews, w/ Barry Strauss

A conversation with the bestselling author, classicist and the military and naval historian Barry Strauss about his latest book Jews vs. Rome: Two Centuries of Rebellion

113 - Cato and his Stoicism: w/ Johnathan Bi

A conversation with Johnathan Bi (Cosmos Institute, The Great Books podcast) for a deep dive into Stoicism through the life and philosophy of Cato the Younger. We explor

112 - The Psychology of Envy and the Fall of Caesar: w/ Rob Henderson

A conversation with Rob Henderson — Air Force veteran, psychologist, and author of the bestselling "Troubled".  In this episode: Rob's journey from foster care to Cambr

111 - Caesar's Civil War III: Came Saw Conquered

Part 3 of 3 of Caesar's Civil War series. From triumph to near-disaster. Caesar's Egyptian entanglement transforms him from a glorious victor to a desperate challenger. I

110 - Caesar's Civil War II: Bloody Pharsalia

Part 2 of 3 of Caesar's Civil War series. After his lightning conquest of Italy, Caesar faces his greatest challenge yet as Pompey masses a vast army in Greece. In this e

109 - Caesar's Civil War I: Breakdown

Part 1 of 3 of Caesar's Civil War series. The die is cast—Caesar crosses the Rubicon and plunges Rome into civil war. In this episode: The political crisis of 51-50 BCE

108 - Caesar 2: Law and Nature

Part 2 of 3 of the Life of Julius Caesar. In this episode: Caesar forms the First Triumvirate with Pompey and Crassus, uniting Rome's most powerful menHis revolutionary

107 - Caesar 1: Man of Destiny

The much awaited series on Julius Caesar begins, with the inaugural episode: "Man of Destiny". In this episode: Caesar's formative years in the shadow of Sulla's dictat

106 - The New Indiana Jones - w/ Dr. Brent Seales

A conversation with Dr. Brent Seales, professor of computer science at the University of Kentucky and a modern day Indiana Jones who has been using advanced technology to

105 - Breeding Future Statesmen: Interview w/ Kevin Dolan on the EXIT podcast

A conversation w/ Kevin Dolan on Kings of Sparta, Anti-Natalist Roman Aristocrats, and whether Christianity destroyed or saved Rome. Join me at the Natal Conference, Mar

104 - Heroic Struggles in Vietnam, w/ Doyle Glass

A conversation with Doyle Glass, author of Swift Sword, The True Story of the Marines of MIKE 3/5 in Vietnam, 4 September 1967.  Intro Story featuring BlackJack Mulliga