Deacon Harrison Garlick and Adam Minihan jump into The Iliad Book 1. Commentary on the text Book One The Rage of Achilles[1] Rage—Goddess, sing of Peleus’ son Achilles.  Iliad (1.1)  6.        What happens in the first half of book one? The rage of Achilles is both the theme of book one and of the Iliad as…

Deacon Harrison Garlick and Adam Minihan answer the question, “Who is Homer?” We announce a year with Homer! Who is Homer? Was he a real person? Did he write the Iliad and the Odyssey? 1.        Who was Homer? The city of Troy is said to have fallen in 1184 B.C.[1] Such a date would place it…

Dr. Richard Meloche, Dr. Aaron Henderson, Dcn. Harrison Garlick, and Adam Minihan ask the question, “Why read the Great Books and how do you read them well?” In this episode, they discuss: What are the Great Books? Why should we read the Great Books? How reading the Great Books helps form the person. How reading…

Who are we and why did we start this podcast? In this episode Adam and Deacon Garlick discuss: Who is Adam Minihan and Deacon Harrison Garlick? Why did we start this project? What should the listener expect? Announcing a YEAR WITH HOMER! We are all disciples of someone. Many are disciples of Nietzsche or of…