Great Houses

31. Zack Fava of Methean.io Talks Great Houses

In this episode of The Great Houses Forum, Gregory Treat sits down with Zack Fava, founder of Methian, an AI-powered homeschooling operating system built to give parents

30. Cursus Honorum of the AI Future Part 3

In Episode 30 of The Great Houses Forum, Gregory Treat continues his series on the “Cursus Honorum of the AI Future," arguing that AI will collapse today's thousands of s

29. James McPherson Talks Great Houses

In this episode of The Great Houses Forum, host Gregory Treat sits down with James McPherson, author of the Substack "Aegis of Zeus," a former teacher, and an edtech entr

28. Will Tanner Talks Great Houses

Gregory Treat interviews Will Tanner about rebuilding “great houses” and why asset ownership matters more than wage income, using late-17th-century Virginia yeomen and pl

27. Cursus Honorum of the AI Future Part 2

Gregory Treat continues his series on AI as an aristocratic technology, arguing that AI will collapse society's need for thousands of specialized roles down to a small ha

26. Cursus Honorum of the AI Future Part 1

Gregory Treat launches a new series arguing that AI is an "aristocratic" technology — one where cheap access doesn't produce equality, but instead rewards rare skill and

25. The Architecture of Trust Part 4

Gregory Treat argues that modern institutions (pensions, public schools, student loans) are failed substitutes for functions the household historically performed, and tha

24. The Valerian Gens Part 2

This episode continues the story of Gens Valeria, one of Rome's oldest and most distinguished houses, tracing its arc from the height of the Republic through its decline

23. The Valerian Gens Part 1

Continuing the Ancient City Series, Gregory examines House Valerius — Rome's oldest patrician family and the architects of Roman liberty. From the founding oath sworn ove

22. Mike Faulkner Talks Great Houses

In this episode, Greg sits down with Mike Faulkner — a British-born financier who built and took multiple companies public — to explore the intersection of faith, wealth,

21. Silas Mähner Talks Great Houses

In this episode, Greg Treat sits down with Silas Mähner, Catholic entrepreneur and founder of Catholic Founders, to discuss long-term employment relationships, corporate

20. The Architecture of Trust: Part 3

In this episode, Gregory Treat continues the "Architecture of Trust" series, exploring why modern communities trap themselves in poverty by boosting demand and restrictin

19. The Architecture of Trust: Part 2

18. The Architecture of Trust: Part 1

This episode explores trust through the lens of two Substack articles: one critiquing African funeral traditions for keeping people poor, and another on how to become tru

17. Colton Murray Talks Great Houses

This episode features a conversation with Colton Murray, a second-generation entrepreneur whose father built and sold major candy brands including Dynamic Confections and

16. Rebuilding a Great House: The Fabian Gens Part 2

In this episode, Gregory Treat concludes the series on the Fabian gens — one of Rome's six Gentes Maiores — by tracing how the trauma of near-total family annihilation at

15. Rebuilding a Great House: The Fabian Gens Part 1

In this episode, host Gregory Treat continues the Ancient City series with a deep dive into the Fabian gens — one of Rome's six great aristocratic houses. The episode cen

14. The Ancient City Part 2

In this episode of the Great Houses Forum, Gregory Treat continues the Ancient City Series with a deep dive into the six gentes maiores — the great patrician houses of an

13. The Ancient City Part 1

Host Gregory Treat launches a new series examining why Rome's greatest families produced so many exceptional men. Drawing on a childhood spent in his great-grandmother's

12. Churchill Aristocracy

Host Gregory Treat examines how John Churchill, the first Duke of Marlborough, built one of Britain's most enduring aristocratic dynasties — not merely through battlefiel