About this episode

Jonah Goldberg interviews Roderick Beaton about the complexities of Europe, touching on various historical and cultural aspects.

The Remnant’s collection of chivalrous gentlemen has been expanded with the addition of Sir Roderick Beaton, renowned scholar of Greek history, language, and literature. And while Jonah Goldberg’s love of Greece goes all the way back to his infatuation with Helena Paparizou, today Beaton is here to talk about something slightly grander: Europe. Follow Jonah and Roderick as they dive into this age-old topic, covering history, geography, Christendom, Russia, ancient Greece, race, Brexit, and micro-nationalism. Show Notes: —Roderick Beaton—Europe: A New History —Georgios Varouxakis—The West: The History of an Idea —Robert Tombs—This Sovereign Isle: Britain In and Out of Europe The Remnant is a production of ⁠The Dispatch⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a nonpartisan perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including the Saturday Ruminant, audio versions of all our articles and newsletters, and Jonah’s twice-weekly G-File—⁠click here⁠. Instructions on how to set up your members-only feed can be found here, and if you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member ⁠by clicking…

People in this episode

Host: Jonah Goldberg

Guest: Roderick Beaton

Topics covered

• European history
• Greek history
• Christendom
• Brexit
• micro-nationalism
• geography
• race

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Dispatch

Books & works: Europe: A New History, The West: The History of an Idea, This Sovereign Isle: Britain In and Out of Europe

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