294: The Servile State, by Hilaire Belloc

2026-01-20

Classical Stuff You Should Know

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In this episode, Graeme introduces us to "The Servile State," by Hilaire Belloc. All I know is that living in the woods has always been attractive to me, and now Graeme introduces fishing? Hot diggity, look for me near the trees, boys!

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294: The Servile State, by Hilaire Belloc
2026-01-20
1:02:24
In this episode, Graeme introduces us to "The Servile State," by Hilaire Belloc. All I know is that living in the woods has always been attractive to me, and now Graeme introduces fishing? Hot diggity, look for me near the trees, boys!
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294: The Servile State, by Hilaire Belloc

Classical Stuff You Should Know

Fler avsnitt från "Classical Stuff You Should Know"

294: The Servile State, by Hilaire Belloc

293: Cinderella

292: Nominalism and William of Ockham

291: J.R.R. Tolkien's "Letters from Father Christmas"

290: Civil Disobedience by David Henry Thoreau

289: John Bunyan and Babe le bœuf bleu

288: Macbeth Inverted

287: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, by Washington Irving

286: Prince Darling

285: The Democratic Man: Plato's Republic Revisited