Books of Titans Podcast

Medea kicks off right at the end of Jason and the Golden Fleece by Apollonius of Rhodes. Medea has just assisted Jason in subduing the dragon so that he can take the Golden Fleece. As thanks, Jason promises to marry Medea but then takes a second wife (the King’s daughter) to try to smooth things over in their new home.Unsurprisingly, Medea doesn’t take kindly to being scorned and she plots her revenge. But this isn’t Clytemnestra type revenge of killing the perpetrator. This is much darker. Her revenge will take away all things dear to Jason while leaving him to live in the aftermath. It’s next step cruelty.Medea kills wife #2, the king, and then stabs her two sons (shown above in a chariot pulled by dragons (or snakes depending on the translation). Medea tells Jason “your sons are dead.” He responds:“Dead? No! They live to haunt your life with vengeance”It’s a powerful line. And it begs the question—can you kill someone? Physically, yes. But what about mentally, morally, spiritually? It’s a question Dostoevsky explores in Crime and Punishment. Raskolnikov knows he can physically kill someone and get legally get away with it due to his superior intelligence. But the question is whether or not he can get away with it on another level. Can he look at himself in the mirror at night? Will he have Furies chasing after him? Paranoia? Depression? Mental degradation?Can you truly kill someone? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

I’m the business manager at Landmark Booksellers in Franklin, TN. Our owner recently purchased this book for all staff members so that we could read and discuss it. I’m so glad he did. I loved this book and it reignited a deep love and passion for bookstores.It also provided a number of ideas that I highlight in this episode. I share three things that stuck out to me and got me thinking and then talk about some of my favorite bookstores over the years. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

I read an illustrated edition of Aesop’s Fables earlier this year and came away quite disappointed. I knew Aesop lived in the 7th century BC, but the book of fables contained elements from much later during the Roman period. I came away confused and wanting to know more.Someone suggested I pick up the Loeb Classical Library version of Babrius and Phaedrus to dig deeper. I’m so glad I did.We don’t have actual writings or fables from Aesop. We do have collections from 600+ years later from these two, Babrius and Phaedrus, who collected, added, and made innovations to Aesop’s Fables. Babrius wrote in Greek and Phaedrus in Latin. So, technically, this Loeb book should look like this:Here’s my original episode covering the illustrated Aesop’s Fables: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

This is my favorite tragedy play by Sophocles. It’s absolutely stunning and shows the brilliance of the playwright in ways his other tragedies don’t. This is a story about means vs ends. Odysseus believes the adage “by any means necessary.” Deception is a legitimate means to reach a desired end. However, deception is not in the nature of Neoptolemus, whom Odysseus needs to fulfill a role. How will this play out? Will Neoptolemus give Odysseus “one day of shamelessness” to achieve a fated end?In this episode, I provide a brief overview of the play, highlight three fascinating themes, and conclude with a question on whether Odysseus or Neoptolemus is wiser. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

This tragedy covers themes like justice, freedom, and fate. The play culminates in the question of “whose justice?” Who has the right to exact justice? And who is in the right in exacting justice? Does justice exist beyond one’s individual conception or is there a higher law? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

Sophocles may have written 130 plays during his lifetime. Only seven survive. This podcast episode covers a book a fragments of the 100+ other tragedy and satyr plays of Sophocles.Fragments are phrases, sentences, or even paragraphs of content that were mostly referenced by other writers like Aristotle, Athenaeus, and Plutarch. They were aware of these plays that have since been lost to us and so they may have quoted a line within their own works. That’s how we have most of these fragments.And the fragments are within familiar mythological stories, so we have a rough idea of the content of the play and then try to fit these fragments into particular characters, contexts, and situations. It’s thrilling!There is an element of discovery and adventure in these fragments. Is this something Sophocles believed or did he have a character say it to prove another point? How did Sophocles expand on ideas from the seven play that have survived in his other plays?In this episode, I cover fragments I liked, things I learned, and share a partial answer to a question I shared in last week’s episode about Sophocles’ Women of Trachis: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

This tragedy concludes with a question - what law do you obey? Do you obey a father asking you to do terrible things from his deathbed? Or is there a higher law? Further, where does law come from? Is it divine? Is it dictated by those closest to you?The Women of Trachis follows a set of characters as “Fate is on the march.” It’s a fascinating case of one of the women, Deianeira, the wife of Heracles, going “wrong trying to do right.”There are so many connection points in Women of Trachis to other tragedy plays. In this episode, I cover some of those connections, talk about fate, Zeus, and characters moving things along, and close with that question about law. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

In this podcast episode, I cover a pair of memoirs - one with a focus on a mother and the other with a focus on a father. Rick Bragg tells of his childhood in Alabama with an alcoholic father and a self-sacrificing mother, his pathway in journalism, and his attempt to pay back his mother. Debra King tells of her childhood in Wisconsin with an entrepreneurial father who was both a farmer and a gravedigger, and how that upbringing led to her path in life.* All Over but the Shoutin’ by Rick Bragg* Gravedigger’s Daughter: Growing up Rural by Debra Raye King This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

In this episode, I'm diving into Jonathan Haidt's new book, The Anxious Generation, to explore three startling facts about its damaging effects. I then highlight what I consider to be the most manipulative tactic hidden within new algorithms – one that targets our subconscious. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

It’s been an incredible year of reading so far. I’ve been utterly shocked at the beauty and relevancy of Greek Literature. In this episode, I share what I’ve read so far for 2024, what I have coming up during my Summer Break, and the most important thing I’ve learned in Greek Literature. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

In the introduction to Ajax by Peter Meineck & Paul Woodruff, they highlight the main idea of the tragedy play:Ajax shows the aftermath of an altercation over the honors that warriors feel are due to them after battle.I love that this is a theme that shows up strongly in the Iliad as well. In fact, Ajax has so many connection point to the Iliad that it’s almost required reading before this play.Sophocles highlights so many themes that were perhaps birthed in Homer and have started percolating deeper with the tragedy writers. Some of these include:* Force vs Persuasion (Ares vs the Areopagus)* The will of the gods* Fate* Honor* GloryIn this episode, I talk about some of these themes, how they relate to other Greek literature, and what we learn about them in Sophocles’ Ajax. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

In his introduction to The Theban Plays, Charles Segal highlights the question Sophocles asks in his plays:“Why should a man or woman of noble character and good intentions have to bear a life of suffering?”If Antigone is the woman of nobel character and Creon the man of, arguably, good intentions, why must they suffer? Why must bad things happen to good people?Sophocles uses character, circumstances, and divine agency to address this question.In this episode of the podcast, I highlight the themes, important ideas, and the one image I still have in my head after having read Antigone by Sophocles.Books of Titans is a listener-supported podcast. To support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

Sophocles was a friend of Herodotus and a contemporary of the other Greek tragedy playwrights Aeschylus and Euripides. He wrote over 120 plays and seven of those survive. The Theban Plays (Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone) cover major events in the life of the mythical king Oedipus of Thebes and of his children.In this podcast episode, I talk about the two Sophoclean plays about Oedipus and share what I learned about Sophocles’ discussion of prophecy, the Greek concept of a curse, and the little tiny light at the end of this disastrous tunnel of tragedy.I read translations by David Grene, Paul Woodruff, and Robert Fagles. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

Seven plays survive out of more than 70 written by Aeschylus during his lifetime. Last week, I covered The Oresteia, his famous trilogy, and this week I cover his four other surviving tragedy plays.I highlight the following three contrasts I’ve found throughout Greek Literature and share what we learn within these Aeschylean plays:* Fate vs The Will of Zeus* Ares (force) vs the Areopagus (debate/civilization)* Family Curse vs Human Agency This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

In this episode, Erik Rostad discusses book 13 from his 2024 Reading List - The Oresteia by Aeschylus.Show Notes* Aeschylus* Purchase The Oresteia* Support the Podcast - Hire EPR Creations for Online Consulting* The Books of Titans Book Subscription with Landmark Booksellers* The Great Books Reading List* 2024 Reading List* Reading Resources* Books of Titans Website This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

In this episode, Erik Rostad discusses book 11 from his 2024 Reading List – Fables by Aesop. Show Notes Aesop Purchase Aesop’s Fables Support the Podcast – Hire EPR Creations for Online Consulting The Books of Titans Book Subscription with Landmark Booksellers The Great Books Reading List 2024 Reading List Reading Resources Books of Titans...The post Aesop’s Fables appeared first on Books of Titans. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

In this episode, Erik Rostad discusses book 9 from his 2024 Reading List – The Odes by Pindar. Show Notes Pindar Purchase The Odes by Pindar / Translation by C.M. Bowra Support the Podcast – Hire EPR Creations for Online Consulting The Books of Titans Book Subscription with Landmark Booksellers The Great Books Reading List 2024 Reading...The post The Odes by Pindar appeared first on Books of Titans. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

In this episode, Erik Rostad talks about the cataclysmic will of Zeus. The Cypria, a lost work with stories predating the Iliad, provides a clear-cut purpose for the will of Zeus. Is it true? Why did Homer ignore it in the Iliad? How does it change the reading of the “will of Zeus being fulfilled” in...The post The Cataclysmic Will of Zeus appeared first on Books of Titans. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

In this episode, Erik Rostad discusses book 5 from his list of 200 Great Books – The Atrahasis: The Babylonian Flood Myth. Show Notes Purchase Enuma Elish / Translation by Timothy Stephany Purchase Myths from Mesopotamia / Translation by Stephanie Dalley Enuma Elish Podcast Episode Support the Podcast – Hire EPR Creations for Online Consulting...The post The Atrahasis appeared first on Books of Titans. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

It’s Homer vs Hollywood. How does the 2004 film Troy stand up to its inspiration, The Iliad? What did Hollywood get right, what did they butcher, and should you watch the film?The post Homer’s Iliad vs Hollywood’s Troy appeared first on Books of Titans. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

In this episode, Erik Rostad discusses The Iliad by Homer, book 5 for his 2024 reading list. This is his second reading of the epic. Show Notes First Podcast – Nov 2023 Author: Homer Robert Fitzgerald Ransom by David Malouf My Thoughts about The Iliad The Great Books Reading List 2023 Reading List Reading Resources...The post The Iliad by Homer (2nd Reading) appeared first on Books of Titans. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

In this episode, Erik Rostad discusses book 5 from his list of 200 Great Books – Enuma Elish: The Babylonian Creation Epic. Show Notes Purchase Enuma Elish / Translation by Timothy Stephany Purchase Myths from Mesopotamia / Translation by Stephanie Dalley Support the Podcast – Hire EPR Creations for Online Consulting The Books of Titans...The post Enuma Elish appeared first on Books of Titans. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

In this episode, Jason A. Staples, Ph.D., a historian of early Judaism and Christianity, answers 4 questions Erik poses about the Bible. Additionally, Dr. Staples answers some questions about his latest book Paul and the Resurrection of Israel. Here are a few of the questions addressed in this episode: The land of Israel is promised...The post Q&A #3: The Bible with Dr. Jason Staples appeared first on Books of Titans. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

In this episode, Erik Rostad discusses The New Testament (translated by David Bentley Hart), book 4 for his 2024 reading list. Show Notes David Bentley Hart Support the Podcast – Hire EPR Creations for Online Consulting The Books of Titans Book Subscription with Landmark Booksellers The Great Books Reading List 2024 Reading List Reading Resources...The post The New Testament (David Bentley Hart Translation) appeared first on Books of Titans. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

In this episode, Erik Rostad discusses The Writings of the Hebrew Bible, book 3 for his 2024 reading list. Show Notes Robert Alter The Writings – Psalms, Proverbs, Job, The Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Qohelet (Ecclesiastes), Esther, Daniel, Ezra-Nehemiah, Chronicles The Hebrew Bible: A Translation & Commentary by Robert Alter Support the Podcast –...The post The Writings (Hebrew Bible Book 3) appeared first on Books of Titans. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

In this episode, Erik Rostad discusses The Prophets of the Hebrew Bible, book 2 for his 2024 reading list. Quick note: I made a major flub in the original recording of this episode. It has since been updated, but in segment 2, I made the statement that Rehoboam was a good king. That is not...The post The Prophets (Hebrew Bible Book 2) appeared first on Books of Titans. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

In this episode, Erik Rostad shares how he takes notes in books and how it has helped him to remember what he reads. Show Notes Muji 0.38 Pens Support the Podcast – Hire EPR Creations for Online Consulting The Great Books Reading List 2024 Reading List Reading Resources Books of Titans WebsiteThe post On Taking Notes in Books appeared first on Books of Titans. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

In this episode, Erik Rostad discusses The Five Books of Moses of the Hebrew Bible, book 1 for his 2024 reading list. Show Notes Robert Alter The Hebrew Bible: A Translation & Commentary by Robert Alter Support the Podcast – Hire EPR Creations for Online Consulting My Thoughts about The Five Books of Moses The...The post The Five Books of Moses appeared first on Books of Titans. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

In this episode, Erik Rostad discusses each of the books on his 2024 reading list, one that largely focuses on the Ancient Greek writers. This is year two of The Great Books+ Project. Show Notes Erik’s 2024 Reading List The Great Books Support the Podcast – Hire EPR Creations for Online Consulting Reading Resources Books...The post 2024: My Big Fat Greek Reading List appeared first on Books of Titans. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

In this episode, Erik Rostad discusses Paul and the Resurrection of Israel: Jews, Former Gentiles, Israelites by Dr. Jason A. Staples, book 53 for his 2023 reading list. Show Notes Author: Dr. Jason A. Staples Purchase a Signed Copy Paul and the Resurrection of Israel Podcast Episode / Jason’s First Book: The Idea of Israel...The post Paul and the Resurrection of Israel by Jason A. Staples appeared first on Books of Titans. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

In this episode, Erik Rostad stacks each of the 50+ books from his 2023 reading list on his desk, picks them up, and shares the key remembrances from each book. Show Notes Erik’s 2023 Reading List The Great Books Project Bibliotheca Bible Support the Podcast – Hire EPR Creations for Online Consulting Email me with...The post 2023: Reading Year in Review appeared first on Books of Titans. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

In this episode, Erik Rostad discusses the Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson, book 49 for his 2023 reading list. Show Notes Elon Musk Author: Walter Isaacson Podcast Suggestion: On Musk with Walter Isaacson Support the Podcast – Hire EPR Creations for Online Consulting Purchase this book from Landmark Booksellers My Thoughts about Elon Musk The...The post Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson appeared first on Books of Titans. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

In this episode, Erik Rostad discusses the Address to Young Men on Reading Greek Literature on how they might derive profit from pagan literature, book 43 for his 2023 reading list. Show Notes Author: St. Basil the Great Version: Loeb Classical Library Read for Free Online My Thoughts about On Greek Literature The Great Books...The post On Greek Literature by St. Basil the Great appeared first on Books of Titans. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

In this episode, Erik Rostad discusses The Homeric Hymns, book 42 for his 2023 reading list. Show Notes Author: Homer Version: Oxford World’s Classics / Translation by Michael Crudden My Thoughts about The Homeric Hymns The Great Books Reading List 2023 Reading List Reading Resources Books of Titans WebsiteThe post The Homeric Hymns appeared first on Books of Titans. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

In this episode, Erik Rostad discusses The Odyssey by Homer, book 41 for his 2023 reading list. Show Notes Author: Homer Emily Wilson Translation Purchase The Odyssey from Landmark Booksellers My Thoughts about The Odyssey The Great Books Reading List 2023 Reading List Reading Resources Books of Titans WebsiteThe post The Odyssey by Homer appeared first on Books of Titans. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

In this episode, Erik Rostad discusses The Iliad by Homer, book 38 for his 2023 reading list. Show Notes Author: Homer Emily Wilson Translation Purchase The Iliad from Landmark Booksellers My Thoughts about The Iliad The Great Books Reading List 2023 Reading List Reading Resources Books of Titans WebsiteThe post The Iliad by Homer appeared first on Books of Titans. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

In this episode, Erik Rostad explores three pressing concerns of our modern era: depression, division, and distraction. He then draws on timeless lessons from books to offer insights and solutions. Show Notes Man’s Search for Meaning Podcast Episode The Gulag Archipelago Podcast Episode Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Podcast Episode Frederick Douglass by...The post Three Powerful Ideas from Books for our Time appeared first on Books of Titans. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

In this episode, Erik Rostad discusses The Greek Way by Edith Hamilton, book 37 for his 2023 reading list. Show Notes Author: Edith Hamilton (1867 – 1963) Podcast Episode about Mythology by Edith Hamilton My Thoughts about The Greek Way The Great Books Reading List 2023 Reading List Reading Resources Books of Titans WebsiteThe post The Greek Way by Edith Hamilton appeared first on Books of Titans. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

CORRECTION: I made a pretty silly statement in this episode that literature doesn’t deal with the issue of guilt. What I meant to say is that the solution to guilt is not provided in literature, something I heard and am now paying attention to. I then use as evidenced by the stories of Hercules where...The post Mythology by Edith Hamilton appeared first on Books of Titans. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

In this episode, Erik Rostad discusses The Histories by Herodotus, book 31 for his 2023 reading list. Show Notes Author: Herodotus Landmark Edition of The Histories My Thoughts about The Histories The Great Books Reading List 2023 Reading List Reading Resources Books of Titans WebsiteThe post The Histories by Herodotus appeared first on Books of Titans. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

In this episode, Erik Rostad discusses Persians: The Age of the Great Kings by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, book 20 for his 2023 reading list. Show Notes Author: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones Assyria Episode Babylon Episode The Great Books Reading List 2023 Reading List Reading Resources Books of Titans WebsiteThe post Persians by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones appeared first on Books of Titans. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

In this episode, Erik Rostad discusses the poetry of Sappho through the translations of Aaron Poochigian in Sappho: Stung with Love Poems and Fragments and Anne Carson in Sappho: If Not, Winter, Fragments of Sappho. This is Great Book #10 and books #33 & #34 for his 2023 reading list. Show Notes Author: Sappho Translators:...The post Sappho appeared first on Books of Titans. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

In this episode, Erik Rostad discusses Theogony & Works and Days by Hesiod, book 32 for his 2023 reading list. Show Notes Author: Hesiod Translator: M.L. West The Great Books Reading List 2023 Reading List Reading Resources Books of Titans WebsiteThe post Theogony & Works and Days by Hesiod appeared first on Books of Titans. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

In this episode, Erik Rostad discusses Babylon: Mesopotamia and The Birth of Civilization by Paul Kriwaczek, book 19 for his 2023 reading list. Show Notes Author: Paul Kriwaczek Assyria Episode The Great Books Reading List 2023 Reading List Reading Resources Books of Titans WebsiteThe post Babylon by Paul Kriwaczek appeared first on Books of Titans. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

In this episode, Erik Rostad looks back at 2023 so far and shares the ideas that have stuck out with the start of the Great Books+ Project.The post 2023: Mid-Year Checkup appeared first on Books of Titans. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

In this episode, Erik Rostad discusses Everything Sad is Untrue (a true story) by Daniel Nayeri, book 28 for his 2023 reading list. Show Notes Author: Daniel Nayeri Everything Sad is Untrue Review The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien (Story vs Happening Truth) The Great Books Reading List 2023 Reading List Reading Resources Books of...The post Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri appeared first on Books of Titans. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

In this episode, Erik Rostad pairs two books together: In Praise of Good Bookstores by Jeff Deutsch and On Writing (and Writers): A miscellany of Advice and Opinions of C.S. Lewis, books 24 & 25 for his 2023 reading list. Show Notes Purchase In Praise of Good Bookstores Purchase On Writing (and Writers): A Miscellany...The post Book Pairing: In Praise of Good Bookstores (Jeff Deutsch) and On Writing (C.S. Lewis) appeared first on Books of Titans. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

In this episode, Erik Rostad pairs two books together: Gilead by Marilynne Robinson & Reimagining Apologetics by Justin Ariel Bailey, books 22 & 23 for his 2023 reading list. Show Notes Some additional thoughts by Erik Rostad about the connection between Gilead and apologetics. Why am I connecting these two? Gilead Reimagining Apologetics The Great...The post Gilead by Marilynne Robinson & Reimagining Apologetics by Justin Ariel Bailey appeared first on Books of Titans. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

A special episode where Erik Rostad recounts bookish adventures through Scotland and England, including the infamous Guacamole Incident. Show Notes: My Wife’s Music – Stephanie Staples Scotland Bookstores Armchair Books Edinburgh Books Blackwells Waterstones Oxford Bookstore St. Philips Books London Bookstores John Sandoe Books Jarndyce Hatchards (since 1797) Tea and Tattle Cecil Court (Bookstore Alley)...The post Bookish Adventures in the UK appeared first on Books of Titans. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe

In this episode, Erik Rostad discusses Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World’s First Empire by Eckart Frahm, book 18 for his 2023 reading list. Show Notes Author: Eckart Frahm The Great Books Reading List 2023 Reading List Reading Resources Books of Titans WebsiteThe post Assyria by Eckart Frahm appeared first on Books of Titans. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.booksoftitans.com/subscribe