Sacred and Profane Love

Jennifer Frey
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Sacred and Profane Love Podcast

Sacred and Profane Love is a podcast in which philosophers, theologians, and literary critics discuss some of their favorite works of literature, and how these works have shaped their own ideas about love, happiness, and meaning in human life. Host Jennifer A. Frey is the inaugural dean of the Honors College at the University of Tulsa. The podcast is generously supported by The Institute for Human Ecology at the Catholic University of America and produced by Catholics for Hire.

  1. 21 JUN

    Episode 71: Dana Gioia on the Tragic Thought of Seneca

    In this season finale, internationally acclaimed poet Dana Gioia and I discuss Seneca's thought in general, and his tragic work The Madness of Hercules in particular. I hope you enjoy our conversation!

    57 min

  2. 7 JUN

    The Poetry of John Donne w/ Lars Engle

    In this episode, I speak with my colleague, Lars Engle, on the poetry and person of John Donne. There is no poet more attuned to the connections between the sacred and the profane than Donne, and it was a pleasure to hear Donne's poetic voice through Engle's readings. I hope you enjoy our conversation!

    1h 4m

  3. 24 MAY

    Cormac McCarthy's "Blood Meridian" w/ Aaron Gwyn

    In this episode, I discuss Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian with Aaron Gwyn.  I hope you enjoy our conversation!

    58 min

  4. 3 MAY

    The Poetry of Jonathan Swift with Steve Karian

    In this episode, I speak with Stephen Karian, renowned scholar of 18th century British literature, on the poems of Jonathan Swift, the promise and perils of satire, and the pleasures of reading profane poetry written by one of the great Divines.  I hope you enjoy our conversation. Read along with us at Poetry Foundation.

    56 min

  5. 12 APR

    Poetry, Art, and Truth with Carl Phillips

    In this episode, I am joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Carl Phillips to discuss poetry, classic texts, art, and truth. I hope you enjoy our conversation!

    44 min

  6. 22 MAR

    Ovid's "The Art of Love" with Julia Hejduk

    In this episode, I speak with the classicist Julia Hejduk on Ovid's The Art of Love. I hope you enjoy our conversation!

    47 min

  7. 1 MAR

    Boris Dralyuk on Nabokov’s Pnin

    In this episode, I speak with my colleague at TU, Boris Dralyuk on Vladmir Nabokov’s delightful take on the campus novel, Pnin.  We explore our endearing hero’s journey from being a man on the wrong train to becoming an American behind the wheel at long last.  I hope you enjoy our conversation.

    47 min

  8. 16 FEB

    Episode 64: Patrick Deneen on DeLillo's White Noise

    In this episode, I speak with the political theorist Patrick Deneen about Don DeLillo’s award winning novel, White Noise.  We explore the novel’s undercurrents of existential angst in a world of distraction, amnesia, and unfulfilled longings. I hope you enjoy our conversation. www.sacredandprofanelove.com

    59 min
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Sacred and Profane Love is a podcast in which philosophers, theologians, and literary critics discuss some of their favorite works of literature, and how these works have shaped their own ideas about love, happiness, and meaning in human life. Host Jennifer A. Frey is the inaugural dean of the Honors College at the University of Tulsa. The podcast is generously supported by The Institute for Human Ecology at the Catholic University of America and produced by Catholics for Hire.

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  • Creator
    Jennifer Frey
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    83
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Jennifer Frey
  • Show Website
    Sacred and Profane Love

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