Ascend - The Great Books Podcast

Deacon Harrison Garlick and Adam Minihan welcome Thomas Lackey and David Niles to discuss Book 12 of The Iliad, The Trojans Storm the Rampart. In this episode we will discuss: Our Sunday Great Books group. What is the issue with the gods and the wall of the Achaeans? What should we make of the story of Asius? What should we make of Hector disregarding the bird-sign? What else should be observed in...

Deacon Harrison Garlick and Adam Minihan sit down to talk about Book 11 of the Iliad, Agamemnon's Day of Glory. In this episode we will discuss: What happens in Book 11? What should be noted about Patroclus? What should be noted about Peleus' command to Patroclus? What else should be observed in book 11? Want our whole guide to The Iliad? Download it for free. Achilles will listen to you—for his o...

Deacon Harrison Garlick and Adam Minihan sit down to talk about Book 10 of the Iliad, Marauding Through the Night. In this episode we will discuss: What happens in Book 10? Hector calls for a spy. Diomedes goes on a rampage What else should be observed in book 10? Want our whole guide to The Iliad? Download it for free. 53. What happens in book ten? Agamemnon cannot sleep (9.04). He is tormented b...

Deacon Harrison Garlick and Adam Minihan sit down to talk about the embassy to Achilles in Book 9. In this episode we will discuss: What happens in book nine? Who is Phoenix? What is the relationship between Achilles and Patroclus? What effect does the embassy have on Achilles? What else should be noted in the embassy to Achilles? Want our whole guide to The Iliad? Download it for free. Book Nine...

Deacon Harrison Garlick and Adam Minihan sit down to talk about the tide of battle turns in Book 8. In this episode we will discuss: What happens in book eight? Do the Achaeans actually need Achillies? What is the relationship between Athena and Zeus? What else should be observed in book eight? Want our whole guide to The Iliad? Download it for free. Book Eight The Tide of Battle Turns Many attemp...

Deacon Harrison Garlick and Adam Minihan sit down to talk about the duel between Ajax and Hector in Book 7. In this episode we will discuss: What happens in book 7? What does Nestor, the old Achaean war chief, say to Hector? The duel between Ajax and Hector. How the end of book seven introduces the reader to the importance of burying the dead. What happens in book seven? Hector and Paris lead the...

Deacon Harrison Garlick and Adam Minihan sit down to talk about Hector returning to Troy. In this episode we will discuss: What happens in book six? What should be noted in the duel between Glaucus and Diomedes? What may be noted in Helen's lament to Prince Hector? What lesson does Homer provide by Hector returning to Troy? Is Homer presenting Hector as a virtuous character? Book Six Hector Return...

Deacon Harrison Garlick and Adam Minihan are joined by Grayson Quay. Grayson Quay Grayson Quay is a writer and News and Opinion Editor for the Daily Caller . He earned his M.A. from Georgetown University in 2019. Book Five Diomedes Fights the Gods Now take heart, Diomedes, fight it out with the Trojans! Deep in your chest I’ve put your father’s strength . Athena (5.137) 30. What happens in book fi...

Deacon Harrison Garlick and Adam Minihan discuss Book 4 of the Iliad - The Truce Erupts in War Book Four The Truce Erupts in War The Iliad is a poem that lives and moves and has its being in war .  Bernard Knox 26. What happens in the fourth book of the Iliad ? Zeus taunts Hera with possibly supporting the truce and ending the war (4.17). Amongst the bickering, Zeus reveals that he esteems Tr...

Deacon Harrison Garlick welcomes Dr. Karl Schudt to Ascend to discuss Book 3 of the Iliad - Helen Reviews the Champions In this episode Dcn. Garlick and Dr. Karl Schudt will discuss: What happens in the third book of the Iliad? What is the story of Helen and Paris? What are Trojan politics concerning Helen and Paris? What is guest-friendship? What else should be noted in book 3? Book Three Helen R...

Deacon Harrison Garlick and Adam Minihan take a slow read of Book 2 of The Iliad. Adam is not sure about this book, but by the end of the discussion, Deacon Garlick has talked Adam off the ledge. Book Two The Great Gathering of Armies The rage of kings is strong—they’re nursed by the gods, their honor comes from Zeus—they’re dear to Zeus, the god who rules the world . Odysseus (2.226) 14. What hap...

Deacon Harrison Garlick and Adam Minihan jump into The Iliad Book 1. Commentary on the text Book One The Rage of Achilles [1] Rage—Goddess, sing of Peleus’ son Achilles.   Iliad (1.1)  6.        What happens in the first half of book one? The rage of Achilles is both the theme of book one and of the Iliad as a whole. Achilles is the son of Peleus,...

Deacon Harrison Garlick and Adam Minihan answer the question, "Who is Homer?" We announce a year with Homer! Who is Homer? Was he a real person? Did he write the Iliad and the Odyssey? 1.        Who was Homer? The city of Troy is said to have fallen in 1184 B.C. [1] Such a date would place it just prior to ancient Israel’s foray into a monarchy under King Sa...

Dr. Richard Meloche, Dr. Aaron Henderson, Dcn. Harrison Garlick, and Adam Minihan ask the question, "Why read the Great Books and how do you read them well?" In this episode, they discuss: What are the Great Books? Why should we read the Great Books? How reading the Great Books helps form the person. How reading the Great Books will help form the culture Here is a copy of the text read at the begi...

Who are we and why did we start this podcast? In this episode Adam and Deacon Garlick discuss: Who is Adam Minihan and Deacon Harrison Garlick? Why did we start this project? What should the listener expect? Announcing a YEAR WITH HOMER! We are all disciples of someone. Many are disciples of Nietzsche or of Locke without ever having read them. *This is why we read the great books.* We read to know...