Magnus Podcast

We are closing the year with a big introduction: meet our new Executive Director: Joshua Mazrin! Join John and Joshua as they discuss the excellent

Alec Bianco of the CiRCE Institute joins John to discuss the state of higher education. Where did colleges go wrong? Why are colleges choosing to

Producer Sam Sorich joins us to discusses his documentary Things Hidden: The Life and Legacy of René Girard, an award-winning and full length production about

Please enjoy listening in on the first seminar of the first Magnus Cohort! The 2027 Cohort began their three year journey with Dr. David Arias

Dr. Travis Cooper of Thomas Aquinas College recently facilitated this lively discussion on Shakespeare’s classic, A Midsummer Night’s Dream.  If you weren’t there live, here

What is the value of Latin, really? John Johnson joins Father Peter Hannah to discuss why all the cool people are studying Latin, as well

Happy 4th of July! Celebrate our country’s independence with this extra special discussion with Dr. Richard Ferrier, tutor at Thomas Aquinas College. John Johnson and

Magnus Podcast host John Johnson continues the conversation surrounding AI and the digital world, this time with AI thought leader and entrepreneur, Drago Dimitrov. They discuss

Ryan Khurana, AI technologist, strategist, and thought leader, joins John Johnson to discuss AI and the digital world. They compare the personhood, creativity, and relationships

“Of all the forms of education, there is one that is best and most perfected  and that education has come to be known as liberal

How do we know that what we know is true? What does it mean to participate in the truth? What is the object of the

Are digital tools inherently bad? How should we respond to the problem of tech? How do we know if what we are building is good?

Join John Johnson and Angel Adams Parham as they have a discussion about race befitting the dignity of a liberal artist.  Angel Adams Parham is

Dr. Ryan Messmore of the Institute for Catholic Liberal Education joins John to talk about the foundation of the Catholic Faith, the nature of God,

Dr. Tiffany Schubert of Wyoming Catholic College joins Larissa to discuss the idea of the hero. From Virgil’s company of heroes and heroines to Jane

Alex Lessard of Adeodatus joins John Johnson to talk about the ongoing Classical education renewal. Join them in this lively conversation where they discuss issues

Grab a beer and celebrate our 100th episode with us! John Johnson discusses the soul, the city, and the citizen in this Three Beers Episode

Who is man, what is he building, and why does this matter? Alan Cornett of Cultural Debris joins John Johnson to discuss mans relationship with

The Magnus Podcast is BACK and better than ever.  If you’re a returning listener, you’ll notice that this season premiere is a change of pace

Today we bring you the 20th and final episode of season 3, Victory Has Defeated You: the Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of a Liberated Academy.

“You creatures of earth, don’t you stop to consider the people over which you think you exercise authority?” This conversation between two ‘non- serial’ entrepreneurs,

Mother, grandmother, and author, Leila Lawler joins Larissa to talk about raising children faithfully. She explains how we can escape the traps of the modern

Enjoy the first half of the first lecture in Senior Fellow, Dr. Arias’ course, “Philosophy of Man.” Building on Aristotle and St. Thomas’s philosophical account

Today, we are offering you another glimpse into the Magnus Fellowship; this time with Senior Fellow, Dr. Helen Freeh’s course, “Friendship and Freedom in the

Blessed Feast of St. Albert the Great! On this special day, we spoke with Leigh Bortins of Classical Conversations who, like St. Albert the Great

Once again, we are offering you a quick glimpse into the Magnus Fellowship; this time with Senior Fellow, Dr. Finley’s class, “Rousseau and the Diabolical

Dr. Amir Sabzevary has spent the last thirty years teaching philosophy and religion. Today, he joins John to talk about the journey of both teaching

This week on the Magnus Podcast, John and Larissa talk moral theology with high school teacher, Rocky Brittain and attempt to answer difficult moral questions

In this fast paced world full of echo chambers and outrage machines, we are fooled into a misguided view of justice and rhetoric. Dr. Joshua

AMI exists because we, like so many, see a problem with the current university system. What is the modern university providing to its students in

“What is the best way of life for a human being?” The Republic is the most complete attempt by Plato to articulate and answer this

Musician and composer, Greg Wilbur of New College Franklin contemplates music within the quadrivium; he explains why music ought to be ordered rightly in education

“Take courage daughter, the world is not as strong as it seems.”  From the diary of Maria Faustina Brian Fink has returned to the Magnus

This conversation with Dr. Gary Hartenburg looks at education from a bird’s eye view before zooming into talk about virtue, specifically the virtue of prudence, in education

Earlier this spring, we hosted a lovely webinar on one of the most playful of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, The Nun’s Priest’s Tale of Chanticleer and

How does man know? What are the roles of signs and meaning in knowing? What does “meaning” mean? What does man want to know? What are the objects to

“We can’t teach the humanities unless the students have been humanized.” In this episode, Dr. Jared Staudt discusses the text, Newman’s Idea of A University,

Across the sea, Charles III has just been coronated King of England, and much ado was made in his and his country’s honor.  On our

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Zena Hitz; tutor at St. John’s College, author of Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an

“The gates of hell are open night and day; Smooth the descent, and easy is the way: But to return, and view the cheerful skies,

We now bring you Spy Wednesday Bonus Episode 2, continuing in the theme of Holy Week. This is an excerpt from our own John Johnson’s

In honor of Spy Wednesday, we are bringing you two back to back episodes today, both lectures by your favorite podcast host, the Founder and 

“Wherever he can find any possibility of doubt, he is going to call it downright false.” Up now: Descartes and The Search for Certainty with Fr.

“We see that Abraham is chosen, Abraham this one man with his clan around him… it’s promised to him that in him all nations, that

“The Amaryllis has been doing many living acts within itself. Nourishing, growing, flowering itself, in the same way that when I take a sip of

 As Great Lent continues… so do podcasts with Fr. Owen Carroll.  Today’s being “Liturgy, Authority, and Living Scripture.” Lecturer Fr. Owen Carroll is one of the

As the season of Great Lent is upon us, we are offering you a gift that will help guide you through this time of preparation. Lecturer Fr. Owen Carroll

In this final episode of season two, meet Eric, a Student Fellow, friend of the Institute, and successful business man who is here to discuss

Happy third day of Christmas! Continue this joyous feast by listening to the first half of our recent webinar on On the Incarnation by St.

Please take a listen to this 3 minute announcement from the host of the Magnus Podcast and Executive Director of the Institute, John Johnson.  Merry

If beauty awakens the Divine, what does it mean for a culture when it is deficient in beauty? How do we return beauty to its

“Our will is always for our own good, but we do not always see what that is; the people is never corrupted, but it is

The Magnus Fellowship continues! Enjoy this glimpse into week one of Senior Fellow, Dr. Hudson’s course, “George Bernanos: The Man and His Work.” This is

This week we turn three years old!  This episode of the Magnus Podcast honors the Feast Day of our namesake, St. Albert the Great, celebrates

Revisit The Waste Land with us. Once again, we are offering you a glimpse into the Magnus Fellowship; this time with Senior Fellow, Dr. Freeh’s

Enjoy this sneak peak into the Fellowship – week one of Senior Fellow, Dr. Esolen’s course, In the Beginning Was the Word: Poetry and Christology

What is metaphysics? Is it philosophy or science? Is it witchcraft or wizardry? Is it inalterable or constantly changing? Why has it been reinterpreted and

“Humankind, full of all creative possibilities, is God’s work. Humankind alone is called to assist God. Humankind is called to co-create.” -Hildegard Von Bingen This

     The modern understanding of mathematics is disenchanting and fragmented. Dr. Andrew Seeley is here to talk about mathematics within the ancient understanding of

What is the difference between a wanderer and a wayfarer? What does it mean to have hope? How do we live the proper journey of

Alexander the Great once said, “I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of

“Once again Do I behold these steep and lofty cliffs, That on a wild secluded scene impress Thoughts of more deep seclusion; and connect The

“We were born not to sue but to command.” – Shakespeare Dr. Joe Wysocki of the Belmont Abbey Honors College is here to discuss the

What does it mean to be an integrated human? How do we live well-ordered lives? How does this lead to peace and harmony in both

Today’s guest, Oscar Ortiz, is both a brilliant thinker and incredible achiever who has transformed crumbling schools into sanctuaries for students. Listen as he tells

Season 2 of the Magnus Podcast begins with this very special Three Beers episode with Pavlos Papadopoulos. Listen as John, Larissa, and Pavlos discuss Alexis

We made it to 50 episodes thanks to you and have some huge announcements to make. Join us for a special sit down over 3

Times are tough? Good. Discover how a boy who lost both parents at a young age and fought the bloodiest war in history found a

Peek in on the Fellowship at its best as Magnus Fellows engage Aristotle with the pedagogic wonder, Dr. David Arias. Want to view the whole

No really! Just go read Plato’s Symposium. And enjoy this labor inducing discussion led by AMI Senior Fellow, Dr. Matthew Walz. You can become a

The Iliad begins: “Sing, goddess, the anger of Peleus’ son Achilleus and its devastation,…” Enjoy this taste of the Magnus Fellowship with Senior Fellow Joseph

Join Dr. Hellen Freeh in her Magnus Fellowship course Friendship and Freedom in Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings as she unpacks the meaning of language,

“The wise man has knowledge as far as possible of all things.” – Aristotle In this episode of the Magnus Podcast, Dr. David Arias explores

It’s Metaphysics week on the Magnus Podcast. Join Senior Fellow David Arias for the opening lecture of his course in the Fellowship on Metaphysics. Explore

November 15 is the feast of St. Albert the Great. To celebrate – and make this huge announcement – we enjoyed conversation and drinks with

AMI Senior Fellow, Dr. Deal Hudson leads a masterclass on the short stories of Flannery O’Connor. Fellows discuss “A Temple of The Holy Ghost” and

In this episode of the Magnus Podcast join AMI Senior Fellow, Dr. Timothy Furlan and Magnus Fellows in the Bioethics and Aquinas course as they

Join Senior Fellow Deal Hudson and the Magnus Fellowship for a lively class discussion of Flannery O’Connor’s introduction to A Memoir of Mary Ann and her short

Join John and Nicole for a conversation with Drs. John and Helen Freeh, AMI Senior Fellows and pioneers in liberal learning. We discuss the founding

Fellowship Q&A with AMI Senior Fellow, Dr. Anthony Esolen on the first book of Milton’s Paradise Lost. Is Milton showing off or alining himself with

If you could give your children perfect pitch or a high I.Q., if you could pick their hair color or height, would you? Is this

Join AMI Fellows beginning a course on René Girard’s Theatre of Envy. Professors Downey and Schubert set the groundwork for exploring the realm of mimetic

Listen in as we preview AMI Senior Fellow Dr. Timothy Furlan’s upcoming course in the Magnus Fellowship, Bioethics and Aquinas. We dive into some timely

This is the final lecture from Senior Fellow Anthony Esolen’s course for the Magnus Fellowship: Into the World Beyond with Dante. Complete course recordings from

Please enjoy this introductory lecture on Dante’s Paradiso by author, professor, translator, and AMI Senior Fellow, Dr. Anthony Esolen. This is an excerpt from Dr.

Prof. Patrick Downey, AMI Senior Fellow and Author of “Desperately Wicked”, joins us for three beers to discuss his upcoming course for the Magnus Fellowship.

Grab your copy of the Divine Comedy and listen into a full class in the Magnus Fellowship taught by Dr. Anthony Esolen. Visit MagnusInstitute.org today to become

Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) holds the title of Doctor Communis (Common Doctor) meaning that after Christ and the Apostles who were blessed by Christ, Thomas is her

Season 2 of Magnus Podcast kicks off with a visit from renowned scholar, translator, author, and AMI Senior Fellow, Dr. Anthony Esolen. Listen in on

In a day when science is heralded as an authority among all things, we pause to ask: what is it? This deep dive into natural

Does modern physics fail to develop beyond the pre-Socratics in its use of philosophical monism and pluralism? Sit in on Magnus Fellowship course Philosophy of

Senior Fellow David Arias is a professor of philosophy at Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary in Denton, NE, father of 13, and (if we may

Listen in on Senior Fellow, Joseph Pearce’s inaugural class in the Magnus Fellowship. William Shakespeare, his life, times, and faith. Was Shakespeare a closet Catholic?

Proving the Existence of God. Being, truth, and the desire to know more fully. Voluntas. Responding to the “But who moved God?” argument. Bertrand Russell

We continue our series with Fr. Owen Carroll as we sound the depths of the first question of the Summa Theologiae of St. Thomas Aquinas.

You might not know of him, but you know of his students. Rev. Dr. Owen Carroll taught for decades at DePaul, St. Mary’s College of

Sit in for a few cold beers at Garman’s Irish Pub in Santa Paula, CA with John Johnson and Dr. Andrew Seeley, member of the

What is the role of the novel in a liberal education? Jane Austin vs. Flannery O’Connor. Geoffrey Chaucer’s Miller’s Tale, Dave Chappelle, the scandal of

Wrapping the live mini-course with an exploration of Sören Kierkegaard’s “Philosophical Fragments,” this lecture and discussion plums the depths of what it is to be

Continue a philosophical and theological survey of love and dominion with author, professor, and Senior Fellow of the Albertus Magnus Institute, Dr. Patrick Downey. From Plato and Aristotle, to the Bible, you’re going to appreciate this lecture that will serve as a foretaste of things to come at the Albertus Magnus Institute. We are gearing up to revolutionize higher education.

Jump into a philosophical and theological survey of love and dominion with author, professor, and senior fellow of the Albertus Magnus Institute, Dr. Patrick Downey.

Steven Cortright, President of the Albertus Magnus Institute, and Professor at Saint Mary’s College of California, discusses each of these seven arts that can make

You are invited to eavesdrop on a conversation over the tasting of fine wine with renowned author, television host, and President of the Society of

Master technology or be mastered by it – there is no middle ground. Discover COR as we sit down in Lander, Wyoming with Dr. Tom

An interview not to be missed with living legend and president of Wyoming Catholic College, Dr. Glen Arbery on the place of poiesis and gymnastic

Sitting down to discuss the Wild Western Tradition alive and well at Wyoming Catholic with Dean Kyle Washut. Visit WyomingCatholic.edu for more. To donate, or

What would G.K. Chesterton have to say about the state of American political affairs? How about Trump, Brexit, Globalism? Find out as we sit down

On the feast of St. Albert the Great, the Magnus Fellowship was officially launched to the public. In this discussion with Brian Long, we give

Continuing our series highlighting the great minds of Thomas Aquinas College, we sit down with Dr. Joseph Hattrup who provides a lucid and in-depth introduction

In this first installment of our series highlighting the great work being done at Thomas Aquinas College, we sit down with Dr. Travis Cooper who

While taping with Faculty of Thomas Aquinas College, our host was invited to present to the students. In this discussion we cover the power of

Fr. Bernhard Blankenhorn is a professor of theology at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome (also known as the Angelicum). This live

Compatible or incompatible? Find out as we welcome author and scholar, Dr. Thomas Cattoi. The beers are real. The guests are real. The conversation is

Dr. Joseph Zepeda is Associate Professor at Saint Mary’s College of California, where he teaches in the Integral Program of Liberal Arts, a four-year Great

Dr. Patrick Downey is the Author of “Desperately Wicked: Philosophy, Christianity, and the Human Heart” and “Serious Comedy: The Philosophical and Theological Significance of Tragic

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