Reading for the Renaissance Man

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Join host Jeff Russell as he reads and comments on classic works of the Western tradition. A great way to finally get around to engaging with all of those books you've been "meaning to get to" for years now.

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  1. 1d ago

    Episode 1 - Introduction to Thucydides

    In this short episode, our first "real" episode, I lay out some background and context for understanding who Thucydides was, why he wrote his history, and why we still care about it today.   As always, if you want to dig into the practical application of the lessons we want to draw from these books, check out https://rhetoricfortherenaissanceman.com

  2. Aug 19

    Reading for the Renaissance Man Introduction

    With this short introductory episode, we start our journey with Reading for the Renaissance Man, an effort to read and think about old books. I hope you'll join us! To learn more about how to take the broad knowledge we explore in this podcast into more practical terms, check out https://rhetoricfortherenaissanceman.com for all of the best ancient wisdom on how to craft what you have to say, whether spoken or written, to be as persuasive as possible.

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Join host Jeff Russell as he reads and comments on classic works of the Western tradition. A great way to finally get around to engaging with all of those books you've been "meaning to get to" for years now.

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