On the main show, we primarily take a literary focus as we pursue wisdom through primary and secondary worlds. This tends to focus on Tolkien, Lewis, and related material.

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Episode 187: A Review of the BBC's That Hideous Strength (Readings from the Inkwell)

C.S. Lewis's That Hideous Strength is a profound, still very underread story that provides penetrating insights into the growing forces of dehumanization that drive much of our culture.

In 2025, the B.B.C produced an audio drama adaptation. Here is my review.

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Episode 186: Exploring the Psyche

In this episode, I discuss our upcoming Fellowship-wide seasonal theme and share a reading from the Inkwell.

Episode 185: The Mythic Mind Fellowship is Moving!

Join me on a tour of Mythic Mind's new home, including the members' only section, which, at the time of this recording, is not yet available!

Episode 184: What is Romanticism? w/ Josh Traylor

In this lecture from his "English Poems and Poets" course, classical teacher Josh Traylor provides a broad overview of literary Romanticism 19th century England.

Episode 183: What is Romanticism? w/ Josh Traylor

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, and how we should understand it as a European cultural movement in the late 1700s and in the 1800s.

Episode 182: The Two Towers, Part 2: Helm's Deep - The Palantir

We are continuing our Lord of the Rings study with the Book III, Chapters 7-11.

Episode 181: J.R.R. Tolkien and the Long Defeat

What does the future hold? What has been let go by the past? How should we view the moving horizon?

In this episode, I draw from Tolkien's letters, The Lord of the Rings, and his essays, "The Monsters and the Critics" and "On Fairy-Stories," to discuss his concept of The Long Defeat.

Episode 180 - AI Storytelling w/ former Disney Software Engineer Josh Daws and novelist Michael Kane

We live in an age of rampant tribalism and knee-jerk reactions, and discussions surrounding AI generated media is no exception. I have been fairly apprehensive about this emerging technology up to this points, but I want to make sure that I am thinking in a rational and principled way.

Josh Daws is a former Disney software Engineer and is currently the Vice President of Technology for The Blaze. He views AI as an artistic tool that is allow him to pick up his dream of directing film. You can find Josh on X @ JoshDaws and watch his videos at  @JoshDawsTV .

Michael Kane is the author of the Western sci-fi series, After Moses, and he is currently running a Kickstarter campaign for his new book, The Witch of Hobomock Pass. You can find him on X @ MichaelFKane and contribute to his campaign here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/michaelfkane/the-witch-of-hobomock-pass-a-frontier-fantasy-novel

Episode 179 - The American Heritage: 250 Years of Liberty

What is the American heritage? To whom does it belong?

For this special episode of Mythic Mind, we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and reflect on some of the things that make the United States of America exceptional on the stage of history.