
The Ralston College Podcast delivers a series of conversations and lectures aimed at fostering a deeper, livelier, and freer intellectual culture for us all.
| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 82 | Founded | 7 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | EducationArts | |||

What does it mean to find our way home? In this conversation with composer and classicist Eugenia Manolidou, President Stephen Blackwood asks how the living inheritance of ancient Greece – through language, music, poetry, and the pursuit of freedom –... more
To mark the opening of applications for Ralston College's 2027–28 MA in the Humanities, President Stephen Blackwood and Provost David Butterfield sat down on Samos to discuss the theme of the coming academic year: the Self.
Their conversation consi... more
Generously sponsored by the Ben Delo Foundation.
The final lecture of Ralston College's symposium, AI and the Battle for the Soul, asks a question that turns from the future of artificial intelligence to something far older and more enduring: What ... more
Generously sponsored by the Ben Delo Foundation.
Ralston College welcomed Iain McGilchrist and Stephen Wolfram in May of 2026 for a public conversation during our symposium, AI and the Battle for the Soul. Beginning with the promises and implicatio... more
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I found this podcast because I am currently Boethius’ “The Consolation of Philosophy” and wanted to complement my reading with educational resources. The lecture on Boethius was so engaging and insightful. I am now looking forward to exploring other episodes.
Entertaining , erudite.
A whirlwind of invigorating thought in a world so ready to cocoon us in inanity and ideological groupthink. Every lecture is worth listening to over and over again. I am just now returning to the delightful spiky wit and poignant insights of Alexander Stoddart.
The lectures by Iain McGilchrist are especially recommended! Beautiful and very important.
This is a podcast for the thinking, self-reflective person. If you enjoy learning deep things, the “ancient truths” as Antigone put it, then this intellectually-stimulating podcast is for you.
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Across recent episodes, the show pairs rigorous philosophical and classical inquiry with contemporary culture, exploring how ancient ideas—from Homeric notions of home and hospitality to Greek lyric tradition and civic law— illuminate modern education, technology, and human flourishing. Conversations often feature university-level scholarship on topics like artificial intelligence, cognition, and the fate of liberal arts, punctuated by personal narratives and readings that connect ideas to everyday life. A standout characteristic is the synthesis of deep scholarship with practical reflections on how tradition and wisdom can guide today's learning and public life, making it a compelling listen for academics, educators, and thoughtful listene... more
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Recent guests on The Ralston College Podcast include:
1. Eugenia Manolidou
2. David Butterfield
3. Iain McGilchrist
4. Stephen Wolfram
5. Ian McGilchrist
6. Armand D'Angour
7. Rod Dreher
8. Spencer Klavan
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