Classical Stuff You Should Know
by A.J. Hanenburg, Graeme Donaldson, and Thomas Magbee
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310: The Tower of Babel
Oct 6, 2026
49m 10s
309: How to Rite Goodest
Sep 29, 2026
1h 01m 58s
308: Wise Blood
Sep 15, 2026
1h 13m 07s
307: Planet Narnia: Saturn, Mercury, and Venus
Sep 8, 2026
1h 05m 37s
306: Planet Narnia: Moon and Sun
Aug 4, 2026
1h 04m 05s
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- 🇺🇸United States · BooksHOME#4531K to 195K
- 🇧🇷Brazil · Books#141322 to 2.0K
- 🇷🇴RO · Books#27211 to 1.3K
- 🇰🇪KE · Books#26165 to 1.0K
- 🇸🇦SA · Books#65142 to 889
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65K to 406K🇺🇸96%🇧🇷1%🇷🇴1%+1 more - Active Followers
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26K to 163K
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/6/26 |  310: The Tower of Babel | Ever heard of a Chiasm? I hear it was the basis for naming the band "Kris Kross." | 49m 10s | ||||||
| 9/29/26 |  309: How to Rite Goodest | In this episode A.J. dives into the nuts and bolts of what makes writing good or bad. In Graeme's words, this episode was "shorter than it felt." So . . . buckle up for fun. | 1h 01m 58s | ||||||
| 9/15/26 |  308: Wise Blood | Thomas guides us through a book that would only improve with Daniel Day Lewis in the cast. | 1h 13m 07s | ||||||
| 9/8/26 | C.S. LewisPlanet Narnia+5 | — | Planet Narnia | — | C.S. LewisPlanet Narnia+5 | — | 1h 05m 37s | ||
| 8/4/26 | C.S. LewisNarnia+3 | GraemeThomas | NarniaNarnia books+2 | — | C.S. LewisNarnia+4 | — | 1h 04m 05s | ||
| 7/28/26 | journeyliterature+3 | — | The Odyssey | — | NolanThe Odyssey+3 | — | 1h 20m 16s | ||
| 7/21/26 | philosophydespair+3 | — | The Sickness Unto Death | — | Kierkegaarddespair+3 | — | 1h 02m 31s | ||
| 7/14/26 | NarniaMichael Ward+3 | — | Narnia | — | NarniaMichael Ward+5 | — | 1h 04m 08s | ||
| 5/18/26 | literaturefriendship+3 | — | — | — | Of Mice and MenGeorge+3 | — | 54m 10s | ||
| 5/12/26 | literatureDostoyevsky+3 | — | Crime and Punishment | — | Crime and PunishmentDostoyevsky+3 | — | 59m 40s | ||
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| 4/7/26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59m 06s | ||
| 3/31/26 | DostoyevskyCrime and Punishment+2 | — | Crime and Punishment | — | literary analysisRussian literature+1 | — | 1h 04m 32s | ||
| 3/3/26 | factionsFederalist Papers+1 | — | Federalist Papers | — | politicsgovernment+1 | — | 54m 32s | ||
| 2/24/26 | Edgar Allan PoeThe Masque of the Red Death+1 | — | The Masque of the Red DeathThe Fall of the House of Usher | — | literatureshort stories+1 | — | 1h 03m 12s | ||
| 2/10/26 | ColeridgeKubla Khan+2 | — | Kubla Khan | — | poemliterature+1 | — | 59m 46s | ||
| 2/3/26 | Robinson Crusoeisland life+2 | — | Robinson Crusoe | — | Daniel Defoeadventure+1 | — | 1h 00m 08s | ||
| 1/20/26 | The Servile StateHilaire Belloc+2 | — | The Servile State | — | — | — | 1h 02m 24s | ||
| 1/13/26 | Cinderellafairy tales+1 | — | — | — | Bibbidi Bobbidi Boofairy godmother+1 | — | 47m 32s | ||
| 12/30/25 | NominalismWilliam of Ockham+2 | — | — | — | wordsmeaning+1 | — | 58m 24s | ||
| 12/23/25 | J.R.R. TolkienChristmas+1 | — | printsLetters from Father Christmas | — | TolkienFather Christmas+1 | — | 49m 19s | ||
| 12/16/25 |  290: Civil Disobedience by David Henry Thoreau | In this episode, we learn how to---as Graeme would say---RIP THE SYSTEM. Well, at least until an aunt bails us out. | 1h 04m 12s | ||||||
| 12/9/25 |  289: John Bunyan and Babe le bœuf bleu | In this episode, we talk about allegory and cattle. Oh, and Pilgrim's Progress | 1h 03m 07s | ||||||
| 12/2/25 |  288: Macbeth Inverted | In this episode, Graeme talks us through a framework in which we can experience Macbeth (you know, that Scottish play). Turns out that when you kill a Scottish king, everything goes topsy turvy. | 1h 06m 30s | ||||||
| 11/4/25 |  287: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, by Washington Irving | Ever heard of the headless horseman? Did you know he was a Hessian Soldier? Do you know where the Jack-o-lantern comes from? FIND OUT IN THIS SPOOOOOOOKY EPISODE. | 56m 36s | ||||||
| 10/7/25 |  286: Prince Darling | Faeries. Stay away from them or you'll have your finger pricked all to heck. | 42m 36s | ||||||
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Chart history for Classical Stuff You Should Know
Peaked at #26 in KE, currently #26 in KE.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KE | — | #26 | #26 | — |
| RO | — | #27 | #27 | — |
| United States | — | #45 | #45 | — |
| KE | — | #48 | #48 | — |
| SA | — | #65 | #65 | — |
| RO | — | #78 | #78 | — |
| IS | — | #83 | #83 | — |
| NG | — | #83 | #83 | — |
| SA | — | #111 | #111 | — |
| PT | — | #122 | #122 | — |
| ID | — | #122 | #122 | — |
| Finland | — | #128 | #128 | — |
| United States | — | #131 | #131 | — |
| Brazil | — | #141 | #141 | — |
| PL | — | #157 | #157 | — |
| TH | — | #179 | #179 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #180 | #180 | — |
| NG | — | #188 | #188 | — |
| Canada | — | #197 | #197 | — |
Chart Positions
19 placements across 14 markets.
Chart Positions
19 placements across 14 markets.