America at 250, Episode 3: The Catholic Roots of American Independence with Dr. Jim Tonkowich
The Catholic Church in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries defended monarchy and so many assume that "the divine right of kings" was a C...
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20 of 101 episodesAmerica at 250, Episode 2: The Declaration of Independence and the American Mind with Dr. Matthew Spalding
In his new book, The Making of the American Mind: The Story of Our Declaration of Independence, Hillsdale College professor Dr. Matthew Spal...
America at 250, Episode 1: Setting the Stage for 1776
Ten weeks and two days from today, we will celebrate America’s Semiquincentennial, the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration o...
On Podcasting with Dr. Jim Tonkowich
The first After-Dinner Scholar podcast on February 1, 2017 began: The 16th century English philosopher, statesman and scientist Francis Baco...
Dante's Divine Comedy - 2 with Dr. Tiffany Schubert
Last week Dr. Tiffany Schubert discussed Inferno, the first book of Dante’s Comedy. Our friend and former colleague Jason Baxter remarked th...
Dante's Divine Comedy - 1 with Dr. Tiffany Schubert
Midway in the journey of our life I came to myself in a dark wood, for the straight way was lost. Ah, how hard it is to tell the nature of t...
Easter Joy with Dr. Jeremy Holmes
Pope Benedict XVI wrote, "At Easter we rejoice because Christ did not remain in the tomb, his body did not see corruption; he belongs to the...
The Four Last Things in Holy Week with Dr. Kent Lasnoski
Saint Ephrem the Syrian said, “We give glory to you, Lord, who raised up your cross to span the jaws of death like a bridge by which souls m...
Biology, Theology, and Philosophy with Dr. Daniel Shields
The Catechism of the Catholic Church (159) declares Though faith is above reason, there can never be any real discrepancy between faith and...
On the French Revolution with Dr. Pavlos Papadopoulos
Observing the French Revolution, British Member of Parliament, Edmund Burke, noted, “But what is liberty without wisdom and without virtue?...
Contemplating Nature with Dr. Stanley Grove
It’s been a strange winter here in Lander, Wyoming beginning with nearly two feet of snow on Thanksgiving—of which about fourteen inches fel...
"Are Video Games Fine Art?" with Gregory Bowman
The new Apple Vision Pro headset, we’re told, “delivers fun and rewarding gameplay for players of all skill levels. Players can dive into ga...
"No Pain, No Gain: The Radical Nature of Sacrificial Love" with Moira Milligan
January 31 to February 2 the Wyoming Catholic College community enjoyed days packed with senior orations. Each senior, having written a thes...
The Eucharist and Wyoming Catholic College with Dr. Jeremy Holmes
This podcasts is "about the Great Books and the liberal arts," something that sets The After-Dinner Scholar apart from other audio blogs fro...
About Infinity with Dr. Scott Olsson
The number of integers (1, 2, 3, 4, and so on) is infinite. And oddly enough so is the number of even integers (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and beyond)....
Jane Austen’s Romantic Medievalism with Dr. Tiffany Schubert
“I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures,” remarks Anne Eliot in Jane Austen’s Per...
Freshmen in the Snow with Mr. Karl Eby
While you and I sit by a delightful fire—or at least (assuming you live in a cool climate)—delightful central heating, our Wyoming Catholic...
Aristotle on Friendship with Dr. Pavlos Papadopoulos
“Social connection,” wrote U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy in his May 2023 “Advisory on our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation,” “is...
A Christmas Week Full of Martyrs with President Kyle Washut
This podcast was posted on December 26, the day after Christmas. It was the commemoration of St. Stephen’s martyrdom described in Acts chapt...
Pondering the Incarnation of the Divine Son with Dr. Jeremy Holmes
During the first weeks of Advent, the Church directs our attention to the second advent of Christ, that day when he will come again in glory...