What is Work For? AI, Leisure, and the Search for Meaning | E9 The TAC Podcast
In this episode of The TAC Podcast, John Finley sits down with longtime friend and former Apple enterprise leader Nathan Haggard to explore the intersection of classical philosophy and the rapidly evolving world of Artificial Intelligence. Nathan shares his unique journey from studying the Great Bo…
The Liberal Arts: Luxury or Essential? | E17 The TAC Podcast
Is a liberal arts education a "luxury item" for the elite, or a necessary foundation for the human soul? In this episode of The TAC Podcast, host John Finley is joined by alumnus and tech veteran Nathan Haggard to tackle the modern objections to a Great Books education. From the "All-In" podcast's …
The Devil According to Dante, Milton, Dostoevsky, and Shakespeare
For centuries, some of the greatest writers in the Western tradition have wrestled with a troubling question: What does evil actually look like? In this episode, join TAC tutors John Finley and Chris Decaen as they examine four unforgettable portrayals of the devil in literature: Dante's silent and…
Lincoln, Douglas, and the Moral Soul of America | EP19 The TAC Podcast
Why did Abraham Lincoln believe America could not endure half slave and half free? Why did Stephen Douglas insist that the nation should stop debating the morality of slavery altogether?
In this episode, TAC tutors John Finley and Chris Decaen examine the final two Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858,…
The Wisdom of Lincoln's Speeches | Ep 20 The TAC podcast
Abraham Lincoln is remembered for some of the greatest speeches in American history. But what made them so powerful? In this episode of Th e TAC Podcast, John Finley and Chris Decaen explore Lincoln's greatest public addresses, including the Cooper Union Address, the Gettysburg Address, and the Fir…
The Hidden Genius of Shakespeare's Greatest Sonnets | Ep 21 The TAC Podcast
Shakespeare's sonnets have captivated readers for more than 400 years. But what makes them some of the greatest poems ever written?
In this episode of The TAC Podcast, John Finley and Chris Decaen take a close look at two of Shakespeare's most celebrated sonnets, Sonnet 18 ("Shall I compare thee t…
Can Anyone Actually Teach You Anything? | Ep 22 The TAC Podcast
What does it mean to teach?
Can knowledge truly be transferred from one person to another, or must every student ultimately learn for himself? In this episode of The TAC Podcast, John Finley and Chris Decaen explore St. Thomas Aquinas's On the Teacher (De Magistro), one of the most profound reflec…
When God asks the Impossible | Ep. 25 The TAC Podcast
What does it really mean to have faith?
In this episode of The TAC Podcast: Great Books and First Principles, John Finley and Chris Decaen explore Søren Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling and one of the most unsettling passages in all of Scripture: God's command that Abraham sacrifice Isaac.
Drawi…
Aristotle's Physics: Nature, Motion & Change | Ep. 30 The TAC Podcast
What can Aristotle teach us about the study of the natural world more than 2,000 years after he wrote the Physics? Unlike modern physics, Aristotle's study of nature begins not with equations, specialized experiments, or mathematical models, but with our ordinary experience of the world around us. …
Buildings Built You - A Conversation with Architect Anthony Grumbine ('00) | Ep. 33 The TAC Podcast
In this episode of The TAC Podcast, host John Finley sits down with architect Anthony Grumbine ('00), alumnus of Thomas Aquinas College and the University of Notre Dame's School of Architecture. Anthony discusses how the built environment acts as the backdrop to human life and shapes the soul.
Fro…
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