Two Blokes and Their Books

This month (with the sun in Cancer), Scot introduces us to the long and interesting literary history of Robin Hood.

In part three of our study of Aristotle's Metaphysics, we finally get to the Metaphysics! We begin with Book 6, which asks what kind of science we can use to find the causes and principles of being qua being, after which we begin Book 7. In Book 7, Aristotle wants to establish what he means when he talks about being. If you want to visit Dimitri's blog, you can find it at someguy.squarespa...

This month the blokes talk about Herman Melville's classic whaling tale, Moby Dick. You can email us (if you wish) at twoblokesandtheirbooks@gmail.com

This month the blokes return to Aristotle. Dimitri runs us through the rest of Aristotle's "Categories", laying out his thoughts about the categories themselves. We end with some initial thoughts about Aristotle's method, and how it fits into Dimitri's project. If you wish to contact us, you can email us at twoblokesandtheirbooks@gmail.com

The blokes sit down this month to talk about their various experiences as writers. If you wish to communicate with us, criticize us, or request proof that Dimitri is, in fact, a poet, you can email us at twoblokesandtheirbooks@gmail.com.

This month Dimitri begins his exposition of Aristotle's Metaphysics, although we don't begin there. We need to begin first with Aristotle's Categories, a little book wherein the philosopher seeks to categorize (this is where that word comes from) every Thing. This episode is a little short, because poor Scot was drugged up on pain killers, but we get a start in before Scot's higher...

This month Scot tells us the story of Crunncu and the Horse Maiden, an ancient Irish myth. From there the conversation wanders from environmental anxiety to the function of art. Should you wish to get in touch with the blokes, you can email us at twoblokesandtheirbooks@gmail.com

The blokes sit down this month to discuss the philosophical questions, presuppositions, and goals that are animating us these days.

We return this month to Epictetus. We discuss virtue, duty, and the complicated set of assumptions that inform our moral intuitions. Should you wish to get in contact with the blokes, you can reach us at twoblokesandtheirbooks@gmail.com

This month the blokes talk about absurdist playwright Samuel Beckett. Along with the obvious discussion of Beckett's work and its various insparations, we take some time to weigh in with our own thoughts about meaning and our relationship to it.

Who doesn't want to be happy, right? The desire for happiness has long been considered a constant and universal human experience, and a powerful ethical principle. But once we ask what happiness means, the universality evaporates and we find a quagmire of ethical conundrums. This month, the blokes consider what Epictetus has to say about happiness and how to get it.

Introducing local playwright, Scot Moir! Scot has written several plays in recent years, several of which have been performed by a local theatre company. In this episode we discuss the newest addition to his repertoire, an adaptation of the much-beloved "Treasure Island." If you have any desire to get in touch with us, you can email us at twoblokesandtheirbooks@gmail.com

Join us for the exciting conclusion of the labours of the Redcross Knight. We follow our faithful knight as he purges his sin, attains holiness, and frees Eden from the dreaded dragon. Holy lore is expounded, blood is spilled, and an identity is revealed! If you have any desire to get in touch with us, you can email us at twoblokesandtheirbooks@gmail.com

This month, Scot introduces us to a strange Irishman, John Moriarty -- not that Moriarty. John Moriarty's thought is non-analytic, syncretizing, and deeply spiritual. We think you'll be fascinated by his approach to myth and meaning. If you have any desire to get in touch with us, you can email us at twoblokesandtheirbooks@gmail.com

This month we return to the Land of Faerie. Our Redcross knight is overcome, intrepid Una enlists the help of a famous prince, and, even after his deliverance, the Redcross knight barely avoids succumbing to despair. If you have any desire to get in touch with us, you can email us at twoblokesandtheirbooks@gmail.com

Hard to know how to describe this one. The blokes try to talk about the metaphysical status of narratives and the characters that populate them and end with a rousing (if un-nuanced) critique of the Postmodern mistrust of metanarrative. If none of that makes sense, don't worry: there are two blue-collar, self-educated blokes with delusions of grandeur to clarify.

In this month's episode we return to Faerie Land in the second instalment of book 1 of The Faerie Queene. Will the Lady Una ever be reunited with the Redcross Knight, or will the duplicitous wiles of Duessa prevail? Find out in today's exciting episode!

This month we are talking about C. S. Lewis' The Discarded Image, in which Lewis describes what he calls 'the medieval model.' We talk about medieval art, science, and philosophy, touching in brief such subjects as the theory of the humours, basic medieval astrology, and some of the philosophic and theological problems that fairies presented to the medieval mind. If you have questions or feedback,...

The blokes are going on a trip through Faerie! Join us as we learn about holiness and faith with the late-medieval poet Edmund Spencer in his moral epic, The Faerie Queene. There are bold knights, beautiful ladies, horrible monsters, cunning mages, and duplicitous witches! Can the Redcross knight and his fair Lady Una prevail as their faith is put to the test? Find out as we embark on a quest of c...

The blokes sit down to talk about their top five favorite works of literature, with some honourable mentions besides.

Buckle up, listeners. The blokes are getting nerdy! This month we are talking about an episode from The Bible for Normal People, Episode 28: Thomas Jay Oord - The Problem of Evil (part 2); you can find it here if you’re interested (https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-bible-for-normal-people/id1215420422?i=1000633039271). Scot and Dimitri spend some time discussing Process Philosophy, but our...

The blokes discuss Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes. We talk about the enchantment of the world, the importance of noble conviction and the danger of delusion, all in the context of the ingenious Don Quixote and his down-to-earth squire Sancho Panza.

The blokes come out swinging: who are we? What do things mean? What does it mean to mean? Is The Chronicles of Narnia really that good? George MacDonald has thoughts about at least some of those questions.