Magnus Podcast: Conversations from the Catacombs of Liberal Education
by Albertus Magnus Institute, Inc.
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Ep. 122 – Mythology Makes the Best Metal Songs: Mythology, the Classics, and Progressive Metal with Mike LePond of Symphony X
May 11, 2026
1h 07m 52s
Ep. 121 – AI and the Amputation of Human Expression with John Johnson
May 4, 2026
59m 04s
Ep. 120 - The Household Academy: Raising Your Children in the Liberal Arts with David Arias
Apr 20, 2026
39m 55s
Ep. 119 - Liberal Arts, What Are They Good For? with Steven Cortright
Apr 9, 2026
47m 20s
Ep. 118 - Philosophy is More Valuable in Business than an MBA
Mar 30, 2026
37m 17s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 5/11/26 | Ep. 122 – Mythology Makes the Best Metal Songs: Mythology, the Classics, and Progressive Metal with Mike LePond of Symphony X | Explore the intersection of classical music, mythology, the Great Books, and progressive metal with Symphony X's bassist Mike LePond. Discover how complex musical structures and timeless stories like the Odyssey and Paradise Lost inspire artistic expression and intellectual curiosity. Listen to how heavy metal music has gotten people to read classic literature and led to spiritual conversions. Key topics: Storytelling through music: The Odyssey and Paradise Lost The role of mythology and classic literature in inspiring art Music as an educational tool and intellectual journey The influence of classical music on progressive metal Join the FREE Magnus Fellowship: https://magnusinstitute.org/fellowship/ Support AMI: https://magnusinstitute.org/give/ SUBSCRIBE where Podcasts are available: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/magnus-podcast-conversations-from-the-catacombs/id1475793300 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3SuJ0ZDVLrh19Vq1rg6nKK? si=d6ffd631e49b46b3 PodBean: https://magnuspodcast.podbean.com/ Fio: https://www.play.fio.fm/show/MagnusPodcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV00wegjCFjw49tc0y_AMQA | 1h 07m 52s | ||||||
| 5/4/26 | Ep. 121 – AI and the Amputation of Human Expression with John Johnson✨ | AIhuman expression+3 | John Johnson | Albertus Magnus InstituteMagnus Podcast | — | AIhuman expression+4 | — | 59m 04s | |
| 4/20/26 | Ep. 120 - The Household Academy: Raising Your Children in the Liberal Arts with David Arias✨ | homeschoolingliberal arts+3 | David Arias | Magnus FellowshipAlbertus Magnus Institute, Inc. | — | homeschoolingliberal arts+3 | — | 39m 55s | |
| 4/9/26 | Ep. 119 - Liberal Arts, What Are They Good For? with Steven Cortright✨ | liberal artseducation+3 | Professor Steve Cortright | liberal arts | — | liberal artseducation+3 | — | 47m 20s | |
| 3/30/26 | Ep. 118 - Philosophy is More Valuable in Business than an MBA✨ | philosophybusiness education+3 | JoshuaEric Black | Albertus Magnus Institute, Inc. | — | philosophyMBA+3 | — | 37m 17s | |
| 3/17/26 | Ep. 117 - Purgatorio and Love? with Dr. Anthony Esolen✨ | Purgatorylove+3 | Dr. Anthony Esolen | PurgatorioDante's Purgatorio | — | PurgatoryDante+4 | — | 1h 37m 03s | |
| 12/29/25 | Ep. 116 - An Introduction✨ | Liberal Arts educationleadership+1 | Joshua Mazrin | Albertus Magnus Institute | — | Executive DirectorJoshua Mazrin+3 | — | 31m 59s | |
| 12/10/25 | Ep. 115 - Where Did We Go Wrong?: A Mediocre and Sentimental Education✨ | higher educationhumanities+4 | Alec Bianco | CiRCE Institute | — | higher educationhumanities+3 | — | 39m 06s | |
| 9/18/25 | Ep.114 - On René Girard and Mimetic Desire✨ | René Girardmimetic desire+3 | Sam Sorich | Albertus Magnus Institute, Inc.Things Hidden: The Life and Legacy of René Girard | — | René Girardmimetic theory+3 | — | 55m 52s | |
| 8/25/25 | Ep. 113 - Introductory Seminar: The Iliad and the Odyssey✨ | liberal educationseminar+5 | — | The IliadThe Odyssey | — | Magnus CohortDr. David Arias+5 | — | 2h 02m 57s | |
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| 8/15/25 | Ep. 112 - On A Midsummer Night's Dream✨ | literatureShakespeare+3 | Dr. Travis Cooper | A Midsummer Night’s Dream | — | ShakespeareA Midsummer Night's Dream+3 | — | 1h 53m 24s | |
| 8/6/25 | Ep. 111 - Ad Fontes: Latin, Tradition & Faith✨ | Latintradition+4 | John Johnson | Magnus Fellowship | — | Latintradition+5 | — | 1h 08m 34s | |
| 5/24/25 | Ep. 108 - AI and the Free Mind Part I | Ryan Khurana is an AI technologist, strategist, and thought leader who joins John to discuss AI and the digital world. They compare the personhood, creativity, and relationships gifted to man to the counterfeit personhood of AI. | 1h 30m 03s | ||||||
| 12/20/24 | Ep. 106 - What is Knowing? | How do we know that what we know is true? What does it mean to participate in the truth? What is the object of the will? Dr. Thaddeus Kozinki joins John to discuss Plato’s divided Line and the levels of being and knowledge. ] | 56m 31s | ||||||
| 12/17/24 | Ep. 105 - Consecration of Self: Understanding the Order of Techne and Technology | Don’t be a tool..just use one. Join John Johnson and Austin Klise, the founder of Klise Consulting as they discuss techne and technology and the implications therein. | 40m 44s | ||||||
| 11/25/24 | Ep. 104 - The Dignity of a Liberal Artist | Join John Johnson and Angel Adams Parham as they have a discussion about race befitting the dignity of a liberal artist. Angel Adams Parham is Associate Professor of Sociology, senior fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture, and Associate Director for the major in Political and Social Thought at the University of Virginia. Through her research in historical sociology, she engages in inquiry that examines the past in order to better understand how to live well in the present and envision wisely for the future. Learn more about the Albertus Magnus Institute! Learn more about Father Owen Carroll | 58m 33s | ||||||
| 11/14/24 | Ep. 103 - Relationship Without Remainder | Dr. Ryan Messmore of the Institute for Catholic Liberal Education joins John to talk about the foundation of the Catholic Faith, the nature of God, and the doctrine of the Trinity. Listen and hear about the good work of ICLE and the pillars of the Catholic Faith and Christ’s relationship with His creation. | 51m 02s | ||||||
| 9/20/24 | Ep. 102 - From Tragedies to Comedies: The Journey of a Hero | Dr. Tiffany Schubert of Wyoming Catholic College joins Larissa to discuss the idea of the hero. From Virgil’s company of heroes and heroines to Jane Austen’s many female heroines, Dr. Schubert guides us to understand them in light of tragedies and comedies, fate and providence, and epics and novels. | 57m 13s | ||||||
| 8/22/24 | Ep. 101 - Refining the Renewal | Alex Lessard of Adeodatus joins John Johnson to talk about the ongoing Classical education renewal. Join them in this lively conversation where they discuss issues facing the movement and explore unique solutions and ideas to refine the renewal even more. | 51m 59s | ||||||
| 7/31/24 | Ep. 100 - The Nous and the Polis | Grab a beer and celebrate our 100th episode with us! John Johnson discusses the soul, the city, and the citizen in this Three Beers Episode with Senior Fellow Palvos Papadopoulos and special guest Ryan Hammill of the Ancient Language Institute. | 1h 29m 30s | ||||||
| 7/15/24 | Ep. 099 - To Build and Behold: Recovering from Architectural Suicide | Who is man, what is he building, and why does this matter? Alan Cornett of Cultural Debris joins John Johnson to discuss mans relationship with architecture and both the worldly and eternal implications therein. Listen as they explore the architecture behind majestic Italian Cathedrals, bold American Art Deco and oppressive modern urbanism. | 1h 02m 54s | ||||||
| 7/9/24 | Ep. 098 - The Best and Most Noble Things | This episode is the recording of our recent Q & A webinar where we answered questions from participating Fellows and shared our vision for liberal learning. Now we’re sharing it with you. Whether you’re a returning or new listener, we hope you enjoy, and we hope to see you in the Cohort! | 1h 30m 41s | ||||||
| 12/28/23 | Ep. 097 - Victory Has Defeated You | Today we bring you the 20th and final episode of season 3. This season we talked about all things liberal arts from music and monarchy to Plato and Socrates to freeing minds and humanizing humans. It only seemed right then, to finish this season with a return to the first guest, Professor Steven Cortright, who opened the show with an episode appropriately titled, “The Liberal Arts”. He returns now to discuss the current state of higher education and a sneak peak into coming things for AMI. | 36m 30s | ||||||
| 12/22/23 | Ep. 096 - Boethius and Business | This conversation between two ‘non- serial’ entrepreneurs, Christof Meyer and AMI’s own John Johnson, will change the way you view entrepreneurship and management, and give you a vision of a rightly ordered, God honoring way to run a business that finds it’s roots in the Liberal Arts tradition. Learn more about Hildegard College | 1h 00m 21s | ||||||
| 12/15/23 | Ep. 095 - A Harmonious Home | Author of the Summa Domestica, and The Little Oratory, Leila Lawler joins Larissa to talk about mothering, homeschooling, and raising children faithfully in this modern world. She explains how we can escape the traps of the modern world and provide something beautiful for our children to imitate, creating a balanced and harmonious home | 1h 04m 03s | ||||||
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2 placements across 2 markets.
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2 placements across 2 markets.