Mythic Mind
Episodes
164 - ICE Becomes NICE and King Charles Comes to America
04 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of C.S. Lewis and the News, I discuss the ominous renaming of ICE to the N.I.C.E. and what our reception of King Charles reveals about...
163 - C.S. Lewis and the News
30 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I introduce C.S. Lewis and the News, a new series (and hopefully one day new show) that examines the moving pieces of our world throu...
162 - The Consolation of Philosophy, Book V
27 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If God has perfect knowledge of all time, do we actually have choices to make? To what extent can our wills possibly be free?In this final episode of ...
161 - How to Study Literature (w/ Classical Teacher Josh Traylor)
23 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode from Josh Traylor's Paradise Lost course, Josh shares some wisdom on studying literature. Whether you are interested in studying...
160 - Augustine on Time, Eternity, and Freedom
20 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What is time?What is its relationship with eternity?Does God's perfect knowledge of negate our apparent free will?As we continue through the Boethius ...
159 - Paradise Lost, Books XI & XII
16 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As we continue through Joshua Traylor's Paradise Lost course, Josh discusses Books XI and XII.Watch the video of this episode and subscribe to my YouT...
158 - Fate & Providence (The Consolation of Philosophy, Book IV)
13 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What is the relationship between Fate and Providence? As we continue through "Life, Death, and Meaning with Beowulf and Boethius," I discuss Book IV B...
157 - Paradise Lost, Book X
09 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As we continue through Joshua Traylor's Paradise Lost course, Josh discusses Book X.Watch the video of this episode and subscribe to my YouTube channe...
156 - Tolkien & Athanasius: Arda Healed, not Arda Unmarred
06 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Patron and Mythic Mind contributor Jack Keoseyan recently wrote an article for our Substack titled, "Arda Healed, not Arda Unmarred," in which he disc...
155 - Paradise Lost, Book IX
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As we continue through Joshua Traylor's Paradise Lost course, Josh discusses Books IX.Watch the video of this episode and subscribe to my YouTube chan...
154 - Epicureanism & Stoicism
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As we continue through the Boethius section of "Life, Death, and Meaning with Beowulf and Boethius," we take a look at Epicureanism and Stoicism, two ...
153 - Paradise Lost, Books VII & VIII
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As we continue through Joshua Traylor's Paradise Lost course, Josh discusses Books VII & VIII of Paradise Lost.Watch the video of this episode and...
152 - The Consolation of Philosophy, Books II & III
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Can Fortune be trusted? What is true happiness? What are its illusions? As we continue through "Life, Death, and Meaning with Beowulf and Boethius," ...
151 - Paradise Lost, Book VI
21 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As we continue through Joshua Traylor's Paradise Lost course, Josh discusses Book VI of Paradise Lost.Watch the video of this episode and subscribe to...
150 - Boethius & the Emergence of Neoplatonism
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As we continue through "Life, Death, and Meaning with Beowulf and Boethius," I survey the emergence of Neoplatonism from the pre-Socratics to Plato, A...
149 - Paradise Lost, Book V
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As we continue through Joshua Traylor's Paradise Lost course, Josh discusses Book V of Paradise Lost.Watch the video of this episode and subscribe to ...
148 - The Consolation of Philosophy, Book I
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As we continue through "Life, Death, and Meaning with Beowulf and Boethius," I discuss Book I of Boethius's The Consolation of Philosophy.Watch the vi...
147 - Paradise Lost, Book IV
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As we continue through Joshua Traylor's Paradise Lost course, Josh discusses Book IV of Paradise Lost.Watch the video of this episode and subscribe to...
146 - Introduction to Boethius & Medieval Cosmology
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As we continue through "Life, Death, and Meaning with Beowulf and Boethius," we enter into the Boethius sub-unit with an introduction to The Consolati...
145 - Paradise Lost, Book III
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As we continue through Joshua Traylor's Paradise Lost course, Josh discusses Book III of Paradise Lost.Watch the video of this episode and subscribe t...
144 - Beowulf: Life, Death, and Meaning
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we wrap up the Beowulf portion of our "Life, Death, and Meaning with Beowulf and Boethius" study.Watch the video of this episode and ...
143 - Paradise Lost, Book II
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As we continue through Joshua Traylor's Paradise Lost course, Josh discusses Book II of Paradise Lost.Watch the video of this episode and subscribe to...
142 - Beowulf Baldur, and Christ
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we continue our "Life, Death and Meaning with Beowulf and Boethius" series with the mythological death and resurrection of the Baldur...
141 - Paradise Lost, Book I
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As we continue through Joshua Traylor's Paradise Lost course, Josh discusses Book I of Paradise Lost.Watch the video of this episode and subscribe to ...
140 - Beowulf and the Doom-Worm of Geatland
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We are continuing through my Life, Death, and Meaning with Beowulf and Boethius course with the text of Beowulf from Beowulf's return to Geatland to t...
139 - Paradise Lost: The Theology of John Milton
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As we continue through Joshua Traylor's Paradise Lost course, Josh discusses John Milton's theology.Watch the video of this episode and subscribe to m...
138 - Beowulf & the Saga of the Volsungs
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We are continuing through the Life, Death, and Meaning with Beowulf and Boethius course with a presentation of the Saga of the Volsungs.Watch the vide...
137 - Paradise Lost: Milton's Other Works
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As we continue through Joshua Traylor's Paradise Lost course, Josh surveys Milton's other works.Watch the video of this episode and subscribe to my Yo...
136 - Grendel's Mother and Winter's Ending
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We are continuing through the Life, Death, and Meaning with Beowulf and Boethius course that I led in the Fall of 2024 with the text of Beowulf from t...
135 - Silmarillion Course Overview
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Starting in February of 2026, I will be leading an 8-week study on The Silmarillion. This course will include:Weekly reading companion videosWeekly li...
134 - Classical Education with John Milton
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this lession from Josh Traylor's 2025 Paradise Lost course, Josh discusses Milton's treaise, "Of Education," which details a robust model of classi...
133 - The Monsters and the Critics
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We are continuing through the Life, Death, and Meaning with Beowulf and Boethius course that I led in the Fall of 2024 with the J.R.R. Tolkien's essay...
132 - The Life of John Milton
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Traylor led a study on Paradise Lost for Mythic Mind in 2025, and he has graciously given me permission to post his content here and on the Mythi...
131 - Beowulf to the Death of Grendel
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Who is Beowulf? What is Beowulf? Who is the legendary Shield Sheafson? What is Grendel? What is the relationship between the paganism of the setting a...
130 - Introduction to Paradise Lost w/ Josh Traylor
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Traylor led a study on Paradise Lost for Mythic Mind in 2025, and he has graciously given me permission to post his content here and on the Mythi...
129 - Introduction to Beowulf
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We are continuing through the Life, Death, and Meaning with Beowulf and Boethius course that I led in the Fall of 2024 with an introduction to Beowulf...
128 - Life, Death, and Meaning with Beowulf and Boethius
02 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Become a patron of Mythic Mind at patreon.com/mythicmind. For the rest of 2026, the discount for annual patronage is increased to 50%!Watch the video ...
127 - Mythic Mind's Book, Movie, and Game Recommendations from 2025!
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Several members of the Mythic Mind fellowship met together to discuss standout books, movies/shows, and games that we engaged with in 2025.Become a pa...
126 - A Look Back and a Look Ahead
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Across the domains of literature, philosophy, video games, and movies, I discuss some of the place Mythic Mind has been in 2025 and where we are going...
125 - The Last Battle: Further Up & Further In
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tashlan is unveiled as a demon god. "The Problem of Susan" True Narnia is revealed.In this episode, we continue our series on the Fiction and Philoso...
124 - The Magician's Nephew
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we continue our series on the Fiction and Philosophy of C.S. Lewis with The Magician's Nephew.Become a patron and/or enroll in a cour...
123 - The Horse and His Boy
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we continue our series on the Fiction and Philosophy of C.S. Lewis with The Horse and His Boy.Become a patron and/or enroll in a cour...
122 - The Silver Chair
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we continue our series on the Fiction and Philosophy of C.S. Lewis with The Silver Chair.Become a patron and/or enroll in a course at...
121 - Intro to The Silver Chair & The Horse and His Boy
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we continue our series on the Fiction and Philosophy of C.S. Lewis with an introduction to The Silver Chair and The Horse and His Boy...
120 - Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we continue our series on the Fiction and Philosophy of C.S. Lewis with Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.Become a ...
119 - The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we continue our series on the Fiction and Philosophy of C.S. Lewis with The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.Become a patron and/or ...
118 - Introduction to Narnia, Books 1-3
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are continuing through the Fiction and Philosophy of C.S. Lewis course with an introduction to The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Prince Caspia...
117 - The Great Divorce
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are continuing through the Fiction and Philosophy of C.S. Lewis course with The Great Divorce.Become a patron and/or enroll in a course at patreon....
116 - Myth Became Fact
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are continuing through the Fiction and Philosophy of C.S. Lewis course with Lewis's essay, Myth Became FactBecome a patron and/or enroll in a cours...
115 - Till We Have Faces, Part Two
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are continuing through the Fiction and Philosophy of C.S. Lewis course with Part Two of Lewis's best novel, Till We Have Faces.Become a patron and/...
114 - Till We Have Faces, Part One
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are continuing through the Fiction and Philosophy of C.S. Lewis course with Part One of Lewis's best novel, Till We Have Faces.Become a patron and/...
113 - Introduction to Till We Have Faces
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are continuing through the Fiction and Philosophy of C.S. Lewis course with an introduction to Till We Have Faces.Become a patron and/or enroll in ...
112 - The Abolition of Man, Part II
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are continuing through the Fiction and Philosophy of C.S. Lewis course with the third essay of The Abolition of Man.Become a patron and/or enroll i...
Bonus: The Elder Scrolls & Philosophy - Course Introduction
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the introductory video for my course on The Elder Scrolls and Philosophy, which begins the week of 10/19.To enroll, purchase the course throug...
111 - The Abolition of Man
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are continuing through the Fiction and Philosophy of C.S. Lewis course with the first two essays of The Abolition of Man.Become a patron and/or enr...
110 - Charlie Kirk, Iryna Zarutska, and the Abolition of Man
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode, I discuss some of the responses to the recent murders of Charlie Kirk and Iryna Zarutska in relation to C.S. Lewis's text, Th...
109 - That Hideous Strength, Pt 3
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are continuing through the Fiction and Philosophy of C.S. Lewis course with That Hideous Strength, Chs. 12-17!Become a patron and/or enroll in a co...
108 - That Hideous Strength, Part 2
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are continuing through the Fiction and Philosophy of C.S. Lewis course with That Hideous Strength, Chs. 7-11Become a patron and/or enroll in a cour...
107 - That Hideous Strength, Part 1
30 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are continuing through the Fiction and Philosophy of C.S. Lewis course with That Hideous Strength, Preface - Chapter 6.Become a patron and/or enrol...
106 - Introduction to That Hideous Strength
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are continuing through the Fiction and Philosophy of C.S. Lewis course with an introduction to That Hideous Strength.Become a patron and/or enroll ...
105 - The Screwtape Letters & Screwtape Prepares a Toast
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are continuing through the Fiction and Philosophy of C.S. Lewis course with The Screwtape Letters and Screwtape Proposes a Toast.Become a patron an...
104 - Introduction to The Screwtape Letters
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What inspired C.S. Lewis to write The Screwtape Letters?Did you know that Lewis once began an angelic companion to The Screwtape Letters?Did you kno...
103 - Perelandra
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are continuing through the Fiction and Philosophy of C.S. Lewis course with an introduction to Perelandra by way of The Weight of Glory.Become a pa...
102 - Augustine's Confessions, Books 7-8
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of our free book club on Augustine's Confessions, we discuss Books 7-8.Become a patron and/or enroll in a course at patreon.com/mythic...
101 - Introduction to Perelandra
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are continuing through the Fiction and Philosophy of C.S. Lewis course with an introduction to Perelandra by way of The Weight of Glory.Become a pa...
100 - The Stories that Enchant Us
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For our 100th episode, author and teacher Aaron Bair leads us in a discussion of the stories that enchanted us in our youth and continue to shape our ...
99 - Out of the Silent Planet
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are continuing through the Fiction and Philosophy of C.S. Lewis course with the main presentation on Out of the Silent Planet.Subscribe to my Subst...
Bonus: Tolkien's Mad Hobby that Spawned Middle-earth
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I am reviving my Substack series on Tolkien's letters, which I am also recording for Tier 2+ patrons at https://www.patreon.com/c/mythicmind.In this f...
98 - Augustine's Confessions, Books 5-6
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of our free book club on Augustine's Confessions, we discuss Books 5-6.Subscribe to my Substack at https://andrewnsnyder.substack.com/...
97 - Introduction to Out of the Silent Planet
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I provide some general updates and I introduce C.S. Lewis's Out of the Silent Planet.Become a Mythic Mind patron and/or enroll in a c...
96 - Its All in Plato: An Introduction to C.S. Lewis
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With an added introduction, this is the first lesson in my "Fiction & Philosophy of C.S. Lewis" course, which is now being released to the public ...
95 - Star Wars: A New Hope
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I am joined by our Fellowship's Ian and David to discuss Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope!Be sure to catch the next episode of this series on the bran...
94 - Why the Christian Humanities Matter
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I take a break from our current series (plural) to provide an update on Mythic Mind and briefly discuss why the Christian humanities ...
93 - Knights of the Old Republic
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Mythic Mind Fellowship continues its Star Wars series with the incredible 2003 game, Knights of the Old Republic.Catch our discussion on KOTOR II:...
92 - Augustine's Confessions, Books 3-4
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is part of our free book club on Augustine's Confessions. Anyone is welcome to join, whether they are a free or paid patron, so bring a friend!Be...
91 - Introductory Latin with Hannah Gilmore
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hannah Gilmore's Introductory Latin course just started up, and she agreed to let me share her introductory video and first grammar lesson. I am reall...
90 - A Brief History of Ideas
17 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The is the course introduction for "A Brief History of Ideas," which begins the week of May 18.If you would like to join us in this study, you can enr...
89 - Introduction to Paradise Lost (feat. Josh Traylor)
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is Josh Traylor's introduction to Paradise Lost, prepared for his course that is available here: https://www.patreon.com/joshtraylor/shopIf you a...
88 - C.S. Lewis, Star Wars, and Postmodern Storytelling (feat. Spencer Askew)
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I am joined by Spencer Askew to discuss some of the major philosophical contributions of C.S. Lewis and how they relate to storytelli...
87 - Star Wars Livestream
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We kicked off the Mythic Mind Star Wars series on May 4th with a livestreamed general discussion of the franchise.Watch the video and subscribe to my ...
86 - Augustine's Confessions, Books 1-2
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the beginning of our free book club on Augustine's Confessions! Anyone is welcome to join, whether they are a free or paid patron, so bring a ...
85 - Latin, Paradise Lost, and U.S. Government
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I am joined by Hannah Gilmore, Josh Traylor, and Judah Bruse to discuss their upcoming courses. Become a patron of Mythic Mind and/or...
84 - The Poetic Edda, Part 7
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Andrew Snyder and patrons of the Mythic Mind Fellowship as we work our way through the Poetic Edda. In this conversation, we discuss:The Whetting...
83 - On Fairy-Stories (feat. Thomas Salerno and Elisabeth Dawson)
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Coming to you from August of 2024, Thomas Salerno, Elisabeth Dawson, and I (Andrew Snyder) discuss Tolkien, "On Fairy-Stories" and related topics rega...
82 - The BBC's That Hideous Strength
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I discuss the BBC's recent audio drama adaptation of C.S. Lewis's That Hideous Strength. You can read my article and subscribe to the...
81 - The Poetic Edda, Part 6
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Andrew Snyder and patrons of the Mythic Mind Fellowship as we work our way through the Poetic Edda. In this conversation, we discuss A Short Poem...
80 - Video Games, Tolkien, and Sub-Creation
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I (mostly) read my recent article for the Mythic Mind Substack on video games and sub-creation, which you can find here: mythicmind.s...
79 - Plato and KOTOR
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is a collection of the audio from my last four YouTube videos. To watch the videos and subscribe to my channel, go to https://www.youtube.com/@an...
78 - The Art of Video Games (feat. Master Samwise and Joshua Traylor)
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today I am joined by Master Samwise and Josh Traylor to discuss the potential value of video games, as well as some of our favorite titles.Purchase a ...
77 - The Future of Mythic Mind
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I discuss a bit about where we have been and where we are going.Subscribe to the YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@andrewnsny...
76 - The Poetic Edda, Part 5
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Andrew Snyder and patrons of the Mythic Mind Fellowship as we work our way through the Poetic Edda. In this conversation, we discuss The Death of...
75 - J.R.R. Tolkien & the Long Defeat
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I discuss Tolkien's concept of The Long Defeat.Watch the video and subscribe to my YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@and...
74 - Philosophy, Lewis, Elder Scrolls, and Latin!
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/9Prs-HhBTxQEnroll in my courses here: https://www.patreon.com/c/mythicmindEnroll in Hannah's course here: https...
73 - On Fairy-Stories (feat. Thomas Salerno and Elisabeth Dawson)
08 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is a Fellowship chat we had in July regarding Tolkien's On Fairy-Stories and related topics.Become a patron at patreon.com/mythicmindConnect with...
72 - Sauron
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This lesson from "The Wisdom of Tolkien: The Lord of the Rings" explores the background and motivations of Sauron. To gain complete access to the cour...
71 - The Ainulindalë
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With this episode, I am releasing one of our first videos from the Lord of the Rings course to the public. I also tease what I believe will be the nex...
70 - The Poetic Edda, Part 4
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Mythic Mind Fellowship is currently working its way through the Poetic Edda! In the fourth of these chats, we discuss the next four texts: All-wis...
69 - The Poetic Edda, Part 3
03 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Mythic Mind Fellowship is currently working its way through the Poetic Edda! In the third of these chats, we discuss the next four texts: Hymnir's...
68 - The Poetic Edda, Part 2
28 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Mythic Mind Fellowship is currently working its way through the Poetic Edda! In the second of these chats, we discuss the next four texts: Vafthru...
67 - The War of the Rohirrim
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today I am joined by Thomas Salerno and Master Samwise to discuss the new Tolkien film, The War of the Rohirrim.Follow Sam here: @master_samwise ...