Classical Stuff You Should Know

A.J. Hanenburg, Graeme Donaldson, and Thomas Magbee

A.J., Graeme, and Thomas discuss everything having to do with the classical world. Our aim is to help both educators and laypeople enjoy the classical world as much as they enjoy fine ales and good tales.

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108: The Knights Templar, Part II, or "It's Pronounced 'Kinnigget'"

Classical Stuff You Should Know

10/15/19 • 62 min

We continue our long journey toward Jerusalem with the Templar. In this episode: Assassins who would vote in favor of the "legalize it" legislation, leper kings, a bunch of bros who go to Jerusalem to get gold, and REALLY INTENSE HANDSHAKES.

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107: The Knights Templar, Part I

Classical Stuff You Should Know

10/08/19 • 57 min

The Knights Templar weren't always the folks running our governments and engineering the weather. Once upon a time, they were holy mercenaries.

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73: Pandemonium

Classical Stuff You Should Know

01/29/19 • 59 min

In Milton's Paradise Lost, the demons hold council after the fall to decide their next course of action. Three demons stand and make suggestions. We discuss their infernal ideas.

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186: The Tao Te Ching

Classical Stuff You Should Know

01/18/22 • 56 min

This is our first real venture into eastern philosophy. The Tao Te Ching is from the 4th century BC, and lemme tell ya, I've never wanted to be simple like an infant more.

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68: Saint Nick and the Barrel Children

Classical Stuff You Should Know

12/25/18 • 57 min

Merry Christmas from all of us at Classical Stuff! In this episode, we fight through the background noise of a vigorous floor buffing to bring you tales of Ol' Saint Nicholas, who was real. . . and leaks.

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90: Brave New World

Classical Stuff You Should Know

06/04/19 • 62 min

This is all about our current world. Just kidding, it's about a dystopian world invented by Aldous Huxley.

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ATTN: I'm the best looking . . . and Pints with Jack!

Classical Stuff You Should Know

05/10/22 • 2 min

There's no regular episode this week, but we'll be back next week with more. In the meantime, you can go hear an interview with Donaldson over at "Pints with Jack," one of our sister podcasts.