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www.johnathanbi.com]]>https://www.johnathanbi.com/s/videosSubstackFri, 17 Jul 2026 23:09:15 GMThttps://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/2648818/s/129375.rssInsights from the Great BooksLectures & Interviews on the Great BooksepisodicInsights from the Great Booksjohnathanbi@substack.comNo<![CDATA[Homer Didn't Write The Odyssey, This is Who Did | Harvard’s Gregory Nagy]]>An interview with Gregory Nagy on the Homeric question.

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Professor Aaron Herold tutored me as I was going through Democracy in America. His insights were critical to forming my own reading on Tocqueville and you can read more about them in his wonderful book: https://amzn.to/3Ssp7zt

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Companion lectures & interviews:

- What All Great Men Want (But Won’t Admit To) | UT Philosopher Thomas Pangle: https://youtu.be/_ozwvr2Pdls

- Democracy with American Characteristics | Tocqueville’s Industrial Aristocracyhttps://youtu.be/XjhLQYGOmks



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Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-lecture-on-tocquevilles-aristocracy 

Companion interviews: What All Great Men Want (But Won’t Admit To) | UT Philosopher Thomas Pangle: https://youtu.be/_ozwvr2Pdls



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Companion interviews: What All Great Men Want (But Won’t Admit To) | UT Philosopher Thomas Pangle: https://youtu.be/_ozwvr2Pdls



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Companion interviews & lectures:- He Studied Every Religion, This One Came Closest to Truth | Rice Professor Jeff Kripal: https://youtu.be/yZPHXK4Q60c- Introduction to Mimetic Theory | René Girard: https://youtu.be/5Qu6vBebwwg



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Companion interviews:

He Studied Every Religion, This One Came Closest to Truth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZPHXK4Q60c

The Secret Religion of Nietzsche | On Mysticism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_ux64RyQGU



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Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-of-interview-with-thomas-pangle-on-great-men



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Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-jeff-kripal-on-comparative-religion

Companion interviews:

Uncovering the CIA's Secret Weapon: Psychic Spies: https://youtu.be/cNJwV3Ksxa8

The Secret Religion of Nietzsche | On Mysticism: https://youtu.be/z_ux64RyQGU



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Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-lecture-on-machiavellis-domestic-policy

Companion interviews:

- You Need More Danger In Your Life | Machiavelli Explained: https://youtu.be/W5EeZ4i73IM

- This is How I Fell in Love with Machiavelli | Q&A: https://youtu.be/zXUvEN-LI_M

- Power Will Cost You Everything, It’s Worth It: https://youtu.be/zPKMDxVBZ8A

- The Forgotten 11th Commandment | Princeton’s Maurizio Viroli on Machiavelli's God: https://youtu.be/cE6gz40RRV8

- Why You Must Acquire Power at All Costs | Harvard’s Harvey Mansfield on Machiavelli: https://youtu.be/l21HUb4uunM

These were the secondary texts I referenced and found most insightful (affiliate links)

- Mansfield, Machiavelli’s Virtue: https://amzn.to/44twNVb

- Mansfield, Machiavelli’s Effectual Truth: https://amzn.to/4phinje

- Viroli, Machiavelli’s God: https://amzn.to/49FZAtf

- McCormick, Machiavellian Democracy: https://amzn.to/43QiNVq



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Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-jeff-kripal-on-nietzsche

Companion lectures and interviews:

- Masters vs. Slaves | Nietzsche's Genealogy of Morality Explained: https://youtu.be/M0w2eQ-FcEA



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You can get his new book Innovationism here: https://amzn.to/3MGCWI2

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Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/interview-with-james-liang-on-demography

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Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-of-interview-with-dale-allison-on-miracles

Companion lectures and interviews:

- The Devastating Wrong Turn in Early Christianity | Princeton Historian Explains: https://youtu.be/CTM8YFMMZrk

- The Surprising Evidence for Christian Miracles | Yale Historian Carlos Eire: https://youtu.be/Dm-xlAHM7Xc



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Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcr...

Companion interviews:

Columbia Professor Teaches the Art of Self-Esteem | Fred Neuhouser on Rousseau:    • Columbia Professor Teaches the Art of Self...  



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Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-lecture-on-machiavelli-foreign-policy



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Companion lectures and interviews:

- The Surprising Evidence for Christian Miracles | Yale Historian Carlos Eire: https://youtu.be/Dm-xlAHM7Xc

- Making Sense of Christianity's Violent Past | Yale’s Carlos Eire: https://youtu.be/uL2giVZ7Zw4



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Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-of-interview-with-mackenzie-price

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Other Philosopher-Builder Episodes: - Marx & Nietzsche Are Better Than Any MBA | $16 Billion Guidewire Founder, Marcus Ryu: https://youtu.be/nCdQk78fwDM

- How to Defend Liberty | Joe Lonsdale’s Political Philosophy: https://youtu.be/yvok-N_tj3U

- Rebel Oxford Philosopher Declares War on Universities: https://youtu.be/YfLj1pHGfT4

- Capitalism’s Best Kept Secret: Follow the Fun | Colin Moran, Oxford History: https://youtu.be/-xkWJq4Qcps

- Same Interview, 8 Years Later: https://youtu.be/BtKCXw24LRo

- Capital is Cheap, This is The Last Source of Scarcity: https://youtu.be/zmqTZH8PAFo



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Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-of-lecture-on-machiavellis-ethics

Companion interviews:

- The Forgotten 11th Commandment | Princeton’s Maurizio Viroli on Machiavelli's God: https://youtu.be/cE6gz40RRV8

- Why You Must Acquire Power at All Costs | Harvard’s Harvey Mansfield on Machiavelli: https://youtu.be/l21HUb4uunM

These were the secondary texts I referenced and found most insightful (affiliate links)

- Mansfield, Machiavelli’s Virtue: https://amzn.to/44twNVb

- Mansfield, Machiavelli’s Effectual Truth: https://amzn.to/4phinje

- Viroli, Machiavelli’s God: https://amzn.to/49FZAtf

- McCormick, Machiavellian Democracy: https://amzn.to/43QiNVq



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Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-of-lecture-on-machiavellis-ethics

Companion interviews:

- The Forgotten 11th Commandment | Princeton’s Maurizio Viroli on Machiavelli's God: https://youtu.be/cE6gz40RRV8

- Why You Must Acquire Power at All Costs | Harvard’s Harvey Mansfield on Machiavelli: https://youtu.be/l21HUb4uunM

These were the secondary texts I referenced and found most insightful (affiliate links)

- Mansfield, Machiavelli’s Virtue: https://amzn.to/44twNVb

- Mansfield, Machiavelli’s Effectual Truth: https://amzn.to/4phinje

- Viroli, Machiavelli’s God: https://amzn.to/49FZAtf

- McCormick, Machiavellian Democracy: https://amzn.to/43QiNVq



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Companion lectures and interviews:

Rebel Oxford Philosopher Declares War on Universities | Michael Gibson: https://youtu.be/YfLj1pHGfT4

Why America Needs Aristocracy | Palantir Co-founder Joe Lonsdale’s Political Philosophy: https://youtu.be/yvok-N_tj3U

Marx & Nietzsche Are Better Than Any MBA | $16 Billion Guidewire Founder, Marcus Ryu: https://youtu.be/nCdQk78fwDM

Capitalism’s Best Kept Secret: Follow the Fun | Colin Moran, Oxford History: https://youtu.be/-xkWJq4Qcps

Same Interview, 8 Years Later | Francis Pedraza: https://youtu.be/BtKCXw24LRo



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Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-video-essay-on-frankenstein

Companion lectures and interviews:

* Everybody Gets This Wrong in Modern Dating | Plato’s Symposium Explained: https://youtu.be/GNbrYMvwbWw



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Companion interview:

Why You Must Acquire Power at All Costs | Harvard’s Harvey Mansfield on Machiavelli: https://youtu.be/l21HUb4uunM



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Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-of-interview-with-michael-gibson-on-innovation

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* Human vs. Machine Consciousness | Imperial’s Murray Shanahan:

* The AI Use-Case No One is Talking About | Reid Hoffman:

* Tyler Cowen on AI, US-China, Jobs, and War:

* Focus on These AGI-Proof Areas | Nick Bostrom:

* Don’t Believe AI Hype, This is Where it’s Actually Headed | Oxford’s Michael Wooldridge | AI History:

* AI’s New World Order: US-China, War, Job Loss | Tyler Cowen:



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Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-of-lecture-on-platos-symposium

Companion lectures and interviews:

* What Young Men Do Wrong in Dating | David O’Connor on Nietzsche, Plato, Christ: https://youtu.be/LOJfVZ7DhAA

Reference Text (Affiliate):

* Plato, Symposium (https://amzn.to/46drv1g)



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* Plato on Love Lecture: Coming Soon

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* David O'Connor, Plato's Bedroom: Ancient Wisdom and Modern Love (https://amzn.to/4myirtv)



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* Nietzsche's Genealogy of Morality Explained:

Reference Texts (affiliate):

* Harvey Mansfield, Machiavelli's Effectual Truth (https://amzn.to/4oImTb0)

* Harvey Mansfield, Machiavelli's New Modes and Orders: A Study of the Discourses on Livy (https://amzn.to/4luj7iA)

* Harvey Mansfield, Machiavelli's Virtue (https://amzn.to/4lscehq)



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* Rachana Kamtekar on Plato's Moral Psychology: https://youtu.be/XHQCy751yBE

* GRF Ferrari on the Phaedrus: https://youtu.be/GPyP8-E0rfg

* GRF Ferrari on Plato's Republic: GRF Ferrari on Plato's Republic: https://youtu.be/6LLuFhWdko4

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* Rachana Kamtekar, Plato's Moral Psychology, Amazon (affiliate)



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* AA Long on Epictetus: https://youtu.be/CMvgequm2Uo

* Katharina Volk on Stoicism: https://youtu.be/tHbdG_Q4hbY

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* Cicero, Definibus, Amazon (Affiliate)



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* GRF Ferrari on Plato's Republic: https://youtu.be/6LLuFhWdko4

Further Reading:

* Rachana Kamtekar, Plato's Moral Psychology, Amazon (Affiliate)



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* Tad Brennan, The Stoic Life, Amazon



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* Tad Brennan, The Stoic Life, Amazon



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* Reid Hoffman on the Killer App of AI: https://youtu.be/AGMZ4m3oHuw

* Tyler Cowen on AI, US-China, Jobs, and War: https://youtu.be/t6Je8EKhUyw

* Nick Bostrom on how to AGI-proof Your Life: https://youtu.be/Ij9bYXmmP-4

* Michael Wooldridge on the Singularity and AI Hype: https://youtu.be/Zf-T3XdD9Z8

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* Murray Shanahan, Embodiment And the Inner Life, Amazon (affiliate)



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* Tyler Cowen on AI, US-China, Jobs, and War: https://youtu.be/t6Je8EKhUyw

* Nick Bostrom on how to AGI-proof Your Life: https://youtu.be/Ij9bYXmmP-4

* Michael Wooldridge on the Singularity and AI Hype: https://youtu.be/Zf-T3XdD9Z8

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* Reid Hoffman, Superagency, Amazon (affiliate)



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* AA Long on Hellenistic Philosophy

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* AA Long, Epictetus Amazon (affiliate)



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* Introduction to René Girard's Mimetic Theory https://youtu.be/5Qu6vBebwwg

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* Martha Nussbaum, The Tenderness of Silent Minds Amazon (affiliate)



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* GFR Ferrari, City and Soul in Plato's Republic, Amazon (affiliate)



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* Nick Bostrom on How to AGI-Proof Your Life: https://youtu.be/Ij9bYXmmP-4

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* Michael Wooldridge, A Brief History of Artificial Intelligence, Amazon (affiliate)



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* GRF Ferrari on Plato’s Republic (Coming soon)

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* Plato, Phaedrus, Amazon (affiliate)



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* Lecture on Shakespeare's Julius Caesar: https://youtu.be/wTVCgnorJFE

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* Stephen Greenblatt on Shakespeare’s views on love: https://youtu.be/v9wB6RDla80

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* Lecture on Shakespeare's Julius Caesar: https://youtu.be/wTVCgnorJFE

* Stephen Greenblatt on Shakespeare's views on Love: https://youtu.be/v9wB6RDla80

* Stephen Greenblatt on Shakespeare's literary genius: Coming soon.

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* My lecture on Rousseau’s First Discourse: https://youtu.be/C8ucJ29O1kM

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* Nietzsche's On the Genealogy of Morality Explained: https://youtu.be/M0w2eQ-FcE

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* Lecture on Shakespeare's Caesar: Coming soon.

* Katharina Volk on politically-engaged Epicureans: https://youtu.be/HkPd2A0jQY8

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* Katharina Volk on the intellectual life of Caesar & Cicero: https://youtu.be/I5qQztnTVPQ

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* The Roman Republic of Letters: https://amzn.to/4fsFD9K (affiliate)

* My book notes: https://open.substack.com/pub/johnathanbi/p/roman-republic-of-letters-by-katharina



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I drew heavily from Benoît Godin's Book (affiliate):

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Read the full transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/publish/posts/detail/146339067?referrer=%2Fpublish%2Fposts

Companion lectures & interviews:

* Rousseau's first discourse lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8ucJ29O1kM&t=224s

Professor Neuhouser's Book on Amour-Propre (affiliate):

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* My book notes: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/rousseaus-theodicy-of-self-love-by



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Full Transcript & other links at https://open.substack.com/pub/johnathanbi/p/transcript-for-rousseaus-first-discourse



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* Full transcript: https://open.substack.com/pub/johnathanbi/p/transcript-of-girard-lecture-vii



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* Full transcript: https://open.substack.com/pub/johnathanbi/p/transcript-of-girard-lecture-iii



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