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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...
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Feb. 21, 2026
Episode XIB.017 - The Story of Jacob: Part Three
Jacob reaches the middle of his life and comes into conflict with Laban, his father-in-law. He gathers his wives and household and returns to the Promised Land. Digressions on repetition in Scripture and the flexible morality...
Jan. 26, 2026
Episode XIB.016 - The Story of Jacob: Part Two
Jacob begins his odyssey, traveling to the lands of the East, where his uncle Laban and his cousins live. The fragile youth becomes a man. He marries Leah and Rachel, and has numerous children through them and their handmaids...
Jan. 11, 2026
Episode III.23 - The Third Punic War: African Apocalypse
Carthago delenda est. Marcus Cato dies before he can see his apocalyptic dream come true. Scipio Aemilianus rises to the office of consul and leads the Roman legions in their final assault on the city of Carthage.
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About the Host
Rob Paxton
Author & Creator of the Western Traditions Podcast
Rob Paxton is a writer, an emergency room nurse and a former school teacher. He lives in Phoenix, Arizona. He has published novels, short stories and poetry.