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Veritas et Sapientia – All Good Society’s Have Chivalrous Men

Mandeville, LA - The accident of King Richard's military genius and prestige gave England something which it kept for four hundred years, and without which it is incomprehensible throughout that period—the reputation of being in the very vanguard of chivalry. The great romances of the Round Table, the attachment of knighthood to the name of a British king, belong to this period. Richard was not only a knight but a troubadour; […]

February 25, 2019 4

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Episode 314 – Esolen – Out of the Ashes

Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – Rod Dreher writes this at “Out of Academia’s Ashes.” He’s writing about Professor Anthony Esolen, who’s been a guest on this show. I think I’m going to invite Professor Esolen back on the show and talk a little bit about his book now that it’s out. This pertains to what we’re talking about, the end of Western civ. Check out today’s transcript for […]

April 14, 2018 4

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Episode 284 – David Simpson, Dissolution of Real

Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – Von Mises and Jesus agree, and Aquinas agree, that all that man does man does for happiness. No matter if it’s Hitler, he thinks he’s doing it for happiness. If you’re doing it for happiness but you live in a utilitarian world, the only thing that can achieve that happiness is an increase or an expansion of something that is part of that […]

April 14, 2018 3

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The Exceptional American Union

Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – "Maybe you make the bold statements and they start as, as Samuel Adams said, for a revolution of liberty to succeed, it doesn’t require a mass of people; it requires a bunch of devoted people lighting small brushfires of liberty. Of course, Sam Adams was a radical. The guy was a “Remember, remember, the fifth of November” type. The man was unstable. He was […]

March 21, 2017 6

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Wisdom Wednesday -Grace Is Available To Anyone

Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – "I think that this is the biggest challenge in the modern world here. I don’t think that you can convince anyone of anything. I think that you can put something in front of them and their goodwill is either going to act positively upon it or it’s going to reject it. And I think this is where modern conservatism also just takes it off […]

March 6, 2017 6

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Joseph Pearce – What’s Love Got To Do With It?

Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – "We started this conversation with a little talk about materialism. One of the things that I find, and I try to share it with the radio audience as often as possible without getting too doctrinaire about it. Some say: Mike, don’t get philosophical about it. Joseph, I find it almost impossible to not get philosophical about it." Check out today’s transcript for the rest…. […]

February 23, 2017 14

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The War Has Begun

Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – "It already has become a major shooting war. What do you mean it’s going to become? By the by, how many times has your most kind, humble, and considerate and gentle host told you that we’re in the middle of a war? It’s not a shooting war yet. Well, that depends on what you think ammo is. Is the ammunition to cause a soul […]

February 22, 2017 7

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What is America today?

Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – "In 2017 America, in the era of Trump, you’re not allowed to say this. You’re not supposed to say this. If you say this, then you find yourself opposite of people that are going to have an other historical point of view. That’s Douthat’s point. Why does this matter? This matters to modern man because modern man is not defined by the story of […]

February 21, 2017 4

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Mike and Suzanne Talk ‘The Walking Dead’

Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – "I kind of mentioned it briefly, and that is Lennie James and Melissa McBride have this love-hate going on. Morgan continues to say things that, to me, are statements about being pro-life. No, you don’t have to kill. No, that’s not right. We shouldn’t do that. He’s also injected into that a discussion about when a war is just and when a war is […]

February 20, 2017 11