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About the show
How can thoughtful people live rich and meaningful lives, in our uncertain times? Let's travel back in time to talk to long dead wise men and women, philosophers and sages, about living a good life.
New episodes each Friday.
Latest episodes
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Resist 3/7:: Rosa Luxemburg: Revolution, Prison and Love
June 20, 2025 · 18 minwe often take resistance as a right—even a duty. And yet: the moment you claim that right, you awaken something unpredictable. Fighting injustice may restore dignity—but it can also unleash darkness: terror, betrayal, even ecstasy. In…
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Resist 2/7:: Robespierre: Terror, Violence & Virtue
June 6, 2025 · 17 minMaximilien Robespierre used violence as a tool to achieve dignity, to heal the body politic of corruptions. Without virtue, the French Revolution would be a failure, and would only produce new systems of oppression. To properly…
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Resist 1/7:: Gandhi: Non-Violent Resistance, Truth and The Soul
May 30, 2025 · 20 minIn this series, we speak with those who resisted—and those the world tried to silence. Saints and revolutionaries, mystics and militants. Their words are sharp. Their choices, costly. You may not agree with them. But if you’ve ever…
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The Ruins of the Modern World: Julius Evola on Masculinity and Sovereignty
May 23, 2025 · 21 minJulius Evola was an Italian philosopher, esotericist, and critic of modernity known for his radical traditionalism and metaphysical worldview. Active in the 20th century, he drew from Eastern and Western spiritual traditions, rejecting…
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Georges Bataille on Masculinity, Transgression, and the Sacred
May 16, 2025 · 15 minWelcome to the Undead Sages Podcast, where we travel back in time to talk to long-dead wise men and women. Today is the second in a series of discussions about masculinity, in which we discuss what it means to be a man. In this interview…
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Ivan Illich on Technology, Masculinity and Suffering
May 9, 2025 · 44 minIvan Illich was a radical social thinker, priest, and philosopher who challenged the foundations of modern institutions—schooling, medicine, transportation, and more. His work exposed how systems designed to serve often end up diminishing…
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Ernest Hemingway on Masculinity, Honesty, and Life
May 2, 2025 · 47 minOur guest today is a literary icon whose name is etched into the bones of 20th-century writing. A war correspondent, Nobel Prize winner, adventurer, and deeply human voice — Ernest Hemingway gave the world stories of courage, loss, and…
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D.H. Lawrence on Masculinity, Writing, and Controversy
April 25, 2025 · 42 minD.H. Lawrence was a novelist, poet, and fierce explorer of the human soul. Known for works like "Sons and Lovers" and "Lady Chatterley’s Lover", Lawrence challenged the mechanical grip of modernity with a vision rooted in instinct…