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The Ralston College Podcast

The Ralston College Podcast delivers a series of conversations and lectures aimed at fostering a deeper, livelier, and freer intellectual culture for us all.

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Ep. 30 - From the Cave of Pythagoras: A Lecture and Discussion with Douglas Hedley

Ep. 30 - From the Cave of Pythagoras: A Lecture and Discussion with Douglas Hedley

Ralston College presents a lecture by University of Cambridge Professor Douglas Hedley on the influential and mysterious... Read more

1 Mar 2023

28mins

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Ep. 29 - Marie Kawthar Daouda: Baudelaire and the Creation of the Poetic Self

Ep. 29 - Marie Kawthar Daouda: Baudelaire and the Creation of the Poetic Self

Ralston College presents a lecture by Marie Kawthar Daouda on the infamous French poet, Charles Baudelaire. Baudelaire p... Read more

13 Oct 2022

1hr 48mins

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Ep. 28 - Arif Ahmed on David Hume’s Disturbing Conception of the Self

Ep. 28 - Arif Ahmed on David Hume’s Disturbing Conception of the Self

Ralston College presents a lecture by Arif Ahmed on David Hume’s conception of self in Book I of his ‘Treatise of Human ... Read more

24 Aug 2022

1hr 38mins

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Ep. 27 - Alan Charles Kors: Voltaire’s ‘Philosophical Letters,’ Part II

Ep. 27 - Alan Charles Kors: Voltaire’s ‘Philosophical Letters,’ Part II

Ralston College presents a lecture by Alan Charles Kors on Voltaire's great work 'The Philosophical Letters.' Profoundly... Read more

3 Aug 2022

1hr 41mins

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Ep. 26 - Alan Charles Kors: Voltaire’s ‘Philosophical Letters,’ Part I

Ep. 26 - Alan Charles Kors: Voltaire’s ‘Philosophical Letters,’ Part I

Ralston College presents a two-part series of lectures by Alan Charles Kors on Voltaire's great work 'The Philosophical ... Read more

28 Jun 2022

1hr 34mins

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Ep. 25 - Theodore Dalrymple on H. G. Wells's 'The Time Machine'

Ep. 25 - Theodore Dalrymple on H. G. Wells's 'The Time Machine'

Ralston College presents a lecture delivered on March 17th, 2022 by Theodore Dalrymple (aka Anthony Daniels) on H. G. We... Read more

13 Apr 2022

1hr 31mins

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Ep. 24 - Vernon Smith: Self-Interest Reconsidered

Ep. 24 - Vernon Smith: Self-Interest Reconsidered

Stephen Blackwood speaks with the Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences, Vernon L. Smith. They begin by defining and explo... Read more

11 Jan 2022

1hr 34mins

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Ep. 23 - Iain McGilchrist: The Coincidence of Opposites

Ep. 23 - Iain McGilchrist: The Coincidence of Opposites

Ralston College presents a lecture delivered on October 26th, 2021 by Dr Iain McGilchrist followed by a discussion with ... Read more

20 Nov 2021

2hr 2mins

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Ep. 22 - Marwa Al-Sabouni: Architecture as a Matter of Life or Death

Ep. 22 - Marwa Al-Sabouni: Architecture as a Matter of Life or Death

Ralston College presents a conversation between Stephen Blackwood and award-winning architect and author Marwa Al-Saboun... Read more

19 Jul 2021

1hr 41mins

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Ep. 21 - Alexander Stoddart: Culture as Communion with the Dead

Ep. 21 - Alexander Stoddart: Culture as Communion with the Dead

In Part II of their discussion Stephen Blackwood and Alexander Stoddart speak about the transhistorical community of pas... Read more

2 Jun 2021

1hr 10mins

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