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FEATURED EPISODES
Start here. These featured episodes are handpicked highlights from the Western Traditions archive.
Sept. 16, 2021
Episode 14 - First Mesopotamia
The first known civilization arises in Mesopotamia around the year 3,500 BC. RECOMMENDED READS - Click Image for Link:
Feb. 3, 2024
Episode IX.02 - The Technological Singularity I
From the card catalog at the University of Arizona library to the apocalypse of the human race. The introduction to the Technological Singularity. RECOMMENDED READS - Click Image for Link:v
Oct. 16, 2025
Episode III.17 - The Second Punic War III: To the Defeat at Cannae
Rome commits to the war, raising more troops than ever before and pushing the limits of their constitution. Hannibal is victorious over Rome again and again. Fabius Maximus manages to slow the destruction, until Carthage's gr...
Recent Episodes
April 27, 2026
Episode IX.09 - The Tyranny of Optimization
How the process of optimization ultimately ruins everything. Beginning with examples from Mexican politics and President Gustavo Diaz, the podcast goes on to consider business, sports, diet, religion, marriage and technology ...
April 16, 2026
Episode IX.08 - Into the Evening Redness: The Dark Theology of Cormac…
The speaker explores the dark theology of Cormac McCarthy. The sources of influence include William Faulkner, Herman Melville's Moby Dick, ancient gnosticism. Cited works include The Orchard Keeper, The Outer Dark, Suttree, B...
March 26, 2026
Episode IX.07: Post-Apocalypse Now
A reflection on the post-apocalyptic trend in modern fiction, starting with an epiphany experienced while rereading Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian. The speaker explores technological trends in history, prehistory and the fu...