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The Inkwell Mythic Mind: The Next Chapter By Andrew Snyder 27 July 202615 min read Thomas Cole, The Voyage of Life: Youth, 1842. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Public domain. By Andrew Snyder When the Mythic Mind podcast first aired in 2021, I had no idea as to what it
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The Inkwell A Review of the BBC’s That Hideous Strength By Andrew Snyder 27 July 202620 min read Pieter Bruegel the Elder, The Tower of Babel, 1563. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. Public domain. By Andrew Snyder In 2025, BBC put out an audio drama adaptation of C.S. Lewis’s
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The Inkwell Video Games as Sub-Creation By Andrew Snyder 27 July 202619 min read Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Children’s Games, 1560. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. Public domain. By Andrew Snyder Are video games an unhealthy escape from responsibility and real-world achievements, or might they serve some real-world
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The Inkwell Why You Should Read The Silmarillion 27 July 20264 min read By Andrew Snyder Whether you have read the books or only seen Peter Jackson’s movies, the odds are that you have at least a basic familiarity with The Lord of the Rings. These odds are increased
Mythic MindEpisode 183 What is Romanticism? w/ Josh Traylor (Mythic Mind, ep. 183) Josh Traylor 20 July 2026 Watch on YouTube In this episode In this lecture from his “English Poems and Poets” course, classical teacher Josh Traylor explains what Romanticism is, what it is not, why it is ambiguous,
Mythic MindEpisode 182 The Two Towers, Part 2: Helm’s Deep and the Palantir (Mythic Mind, ep. 182) Dr. Andrew Snyder 16 July 2026 Watch on YouTube In this episode Tolkien once wondered whether a film could cut Helm’s Deep. In the book it still teaches how hope arrives
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The Inkwell Arda Healed, not Arda Unmarred 15 July 202610 min read By Jack Keoseyan Many, if not most, people are well aware of the fact that J.R.R. Tolkien was a Christian, specifically a devout Roman Catholic. While some Christians may remain suspicious of fantasy as such for
Mythic MindEpisode 181 J.R.R. Tolkien and the Long Defeat (Mythic Mind, ep. 181) Dr. Andrew Snyder 13 July 2026 Watch on YouTube In this episode What does the future hold? What has been let go by the past? How should we view the moving horizon? In this episode,
Mythic MindEpisode 180 AI Storytelling: What Remains Properly Human (Mythic Mind, ep. 180) Dr. Andrew Snyder in conversation with Josh Daws and Michael Kane 9 July 2026 Watch on YouTube In this episode AI arguments often run tribal: every machine-made frame is “slop,” or every model is just a
Mythic MindEpisode 179 The American Heritage: 250 Years of Liberty (Mythic Mind, ep. 179) Dr. Andrew Snyder 6 July 2026 Watch on YouTube In this episode What is the American heritage? To whom does it belong? For this special episode, Mythic Mind marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of
Mythic MindEpisode 178 The Two Towers, Pt. 1: The Departure of Boromir - King of the Golden Hall (Mythic Mind, ep. 178) Dr. Andrew Snyder 2 July 2026 Watch on YouTube In this episode We are continuing our Lord of the Rings study with the Book III, Chapters 1-6. People