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What Makes a Book Worth Reading? | Choosing Great Books
24 Feb 2026
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Send a textThere are so many great books to choose from, but time limits us to just a few. Which ones are truly worth picking up, and what makes a boo...
60,000 Strong! ... And I’ll Shave My Beard at 100K Subscribers
19 Jan 2026
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Send us a text60,000 Strong | And I’ll Shave My Beard at 100K Subscribers. Happy New Year, everyone!! Thanks for all the support over the past coupl...
This Is What Happens When Men Start Reading Again - Books That Build Men
13 Jan 2026
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Send us a textWhat happens when men start reading again? It is a question we should consider answering. Men are reading less than ever, and it's ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Essays Explained — Why Self-Reliance Matters Today
21 Dec 2025
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Send us a textWelcome everyone! It is great to see you back! In this video, we break down Emerson’s most important essays and explore why his warnin...
WHEN BOOKS BREAK YOU | The Dark Side of Reading
25 Nov 2025
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Send us a textHas a book ever reshaped how you view the world? Sometimes books can hold the power to do just that. Deep reading can lead you down an O...
Why I Quit My Coffee Business! - Updates and Future Plans
11 Nov 2025
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Send us a textI have put the coffee business on hold for now. It has been a truly educational experience, but it is time to refocus on the family and ...
We Were Warned — Hayek Saw This Coming | The Road To Serfdom
02 Nov 2025
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Send us a textYou are in for a treat!The Road to Serfdom is a marvelous book that helps explain the impacts of collectivism and individualism collidin...
How to Find Time to Read — You’re Not Too Busy, You’re Just Distracted
07 Oct 2025
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Send us a textMost people say they don’t have time to read, but the truth is, they’re just distracted. In this video, I provide four helpful tips ...
The Breaking of the Western Mind - Why Our Civilization Is Collapsing
16 Sep 2025
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Send us a textWestern Civilization was once the center of faith, philosophy, and freedom, which it inherited from its ancient neighbors. From the cath...
The Fall Of Samson | Milton’s Tragic Hero Who Lost Everything
03 Sep 2025
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Send us a textJohn Milton’s "Samson Agonistes" is one of the most powerful tragic poems ever written. The story of Samson, blinded, betray...
Why Men Don’t Read Anymore - And Why It’s Destroying Us
15 Jul 2025
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Send us a textMen are reading less than ever, and it's not just a problem of attention. It's a crisis of thought, discipline, and direction....
Why Are We Cowards? - Obedience and the RISE of Authoritarianism | Discourse on Voluntary Servitude
01 Jul 2025
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Send us a textWhy Do People Give Up Their Freedom So Easily? | "Discourse On Voluntary Servitude" - BoetieHEY!!! Welcome back, everyone! É...
The Classical Reformation - Reviving Traditional Education And Reclaiming Truth
17 Jun 2025
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Send us a textWelcome to coffee break Tuesday! So, you're interested in a classical or liberal education and don't know where to start. I ha...
Unshaken, Unashamed, and Unafraid - Jesus Conquers The Wilderness - Paradise Regained (Books 3 & 4)
03 Jun 2025
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Send us a textParadise Regained by John Milton is an epic poem that recounts Jesus's temptation in the wilderness by Satan. This video covers boo...
When Men No Longer Exist | "The Abolition Of Man" by C.S. Lewis
20 May 2025
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Send us a textHey! Do not let this book intimidate you. Read it slowly and contemplate the ideas. It is a marvelous book indeed.Objective Values vs. M...
Paradise Regained By John Milton - A Journey Through The Wilderness With Jesus (Books 1 & 2)
06 May 2025
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Send us a text"Paradise Regained By John Milton - A Journey Through The Wilderness With Jesus (Books 1 & 2)"Paradise Regained by John Mi...
I Finally Quit My Job - Here's What Happened - Moving To Virginia
11 Mar 2025
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Send us a textGlad to have you back again as we chow down on a little humble pie! In June of 2024, I quit my day job and ventured into the world of en...
Inside Beautiful RALSTON COLLEGE - A New Vision for Higher Education! Come Join The Fellowship!
12 Feb 2025
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Send us a textnside Beautiful RALSTON COLLEGE - A New Vision for Higher Education! Come Join The Fellowship!RALSTON COLLEGE: Check them out here!Ralst...
Why You Should LISTEN To Books and How To RETAIN What you Read
04 Feb 2025
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Send us a textListening to books can be just as impactful and important as reading books. There are so many benefits to listening to books, such as he...
Rousseau's Social Contract Theory Explained | How It Still Relates To Us - Book Review
28 Jan 2025
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Send us a textI truly hope you enjoy my review of the Social Contract by Rousseau. He is a fantastic writer and very enjoyable to read, especially reg...
What You Read MATTERS - Why Reading The Right Books will Change Your Life Forever!
14 Jan 2025
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Send us a textWhat you choose to read matters more than you may think. In this episode, I discuss the importance of choosing books wisely to bring joy...
We Live In The Best Of Times! My Cherished Advice From An Old Man
07 Jan 2025
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Send us a textAn old man told me that his kids have never known hunger. And that has stuck with me ever since he uttered the words. I miss you, Mr. Ne...
The HARDEST BOOK I Ever Read and ... How ANYONE Can Read It
31 Dec 2024
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Send us a textToday we discuss the hardest book I have read, what I learned, and how anyone can read hard books. Some books are more challenging than ...
Write More and Scroll Less - How I Journal And Use A Commonplace Book
24 Dec 2024
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Send us a textOften I find myself mindlessly scrolling on a phone when I could be writing or creating something of my own. I get caught up in the ente...
Why You Should Take Control Of Your Education
10 Dec 2024
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Send us a textIn this video, we discuss taking ownership of your education. The quality of your life and the longevity of your freedoms depend on it. ...
Allow The Book To Change You - Read To Discover Not Validate
19 Nov 2024
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Send us a textDo you read to discover or read to validate? This is a question I have to ask myself. If you can't open your mind to a book, then w...
"Some Blood More Precious Must Be Paid For Man" - Paradise Lost (Books 11 & 12) CONCLUSION
12 Nov 2024
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Send us a textParadise Lost by John Milton is an epic poem that tells the story of the rise of Satan out of the depths of hell and his campaign to con...
Harvard Classics VS The Great Books Of The Western World | How Much I Paid For Each?
29 Oct 2024
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Send us a textThe Great Books of the Western World and the Harvard Classics are amazing collections of classical literature. There are many difference...
ARE YOU STOIC ONLY IN NAME? | Why Learn About Stoicism If You Are Not Willing To Live It... Adjust!
15 Oct 2024
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Send us a textI enjoy reading about Stoicism but sometimes living it out can be difficult. Thinking about the hard things in life is much easier than ...
Why Plato's Republic STILL Matters | Are You Lost In The Cave?
05 Oct 2024
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Send us a textWhy Plato’s Republic Is Still ImportantPlato's "Republic" explores justice, the ideal state, and the nature of the soul...
Where To Start With Classical Education? Tips, Resources, Advice For A Liberal Education
01 Oct 2024
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Send us a textWelcome to coffee break Tuesday! So, you are interested in a classical or liberal education and do not know where to start. I have been ...
Why Do We Defer Happiness To Some Idyll Future State? - My Struggle and How You Can Find It Today!
24 Sep 2024
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Send us a textWelcome to coffee break Tuesday! Today I want to discuss deferred happiness syndrome and explain how I deal with deferring happiness to ...
7 Methods to Motivate Reading | My Favorite Tip To Get YOU Interested
17 Sep 2024
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Send us a textWelcome to coffee break Tuesday! Today I want to discuss 7 methods to help you inspire your child, or even yourself, to read more. I h...
Three Lessons To Improve Your Life | Advice For Young People
10 Sep 2024
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Send us a textPour a cup of Joe, kick your feet up, and take a break with me on this beautiful Tuesday. I have three lessons I want to share with yo...
The Crisis of Identity: Have You Lost Your Sense Of Self?
03 Sep 2024
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Send us a textPour a cup of Joe, kick your feet up, and take a break with me on this beautiful Tuesday. Have we lost our sense of self? Many struggl...
Hide Me From The Face Of GOD - The Sin That Changed the World - Paradise Lost (Books 9 & 10)
31 Aug 2024
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Send us a textParadise Lost by John Milton is an epic poem that tells the story of the rise of Satan out of the depths of hell and his campaign to con...
How To Study a Book - My 10 Step Process To Read and Absorb A Book
20 Aug 2024
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Send us a textPour a cup of Joe, kick your feet up, and take a break with me on this beautiful Tuesday. Today we are discussing how to read a book t...
One Year Down - Many More To Go! Thank You and Updates...
13 Aug 2024
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Send us a textPour a cup of Joe, kick your feet up, and take a break with me on this beautiful Tuesday. This week marks my one-year anniversary on Y...
4 Ways To Find Quality Books - How To Start A Home Library On A Budget and ... a "smalll" Book Haul
06 Aug 2024
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Send us a textPour a cup of Joe, kick your feet up, and take a break with me on Tuesdays. Today we are discussing the how to purchase books on a budge...
How Education Became a Tool For The Elite | Weapons Of Mass Instruction by John Gatto
03 Aug 2024
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Send us a textThis book changed the way I view the world. Everything I thought I knew about our public school system and compulsory education was a li...
Why You Should Own A HOME LIBRARY | Personal Growth And The Safeguarding Of Knowledge
30 Jul 2024
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Send us a textPour a cup of hot steaming coffee, kick your feet up, and take a break with me on Tuesdays. Today we are discussing the importance of ...
Talking Books and Sipping Coffee! ... My Process Of Reading Through The Harvard Classics Explained
30 Jul 2024
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Send us a textPour a cup of hot steaming coffee, kick your feet up, mark your email as "in a meeting" and take a break with me on Tuesdays. ...
Knowledge Within Bounds Is Power - John Milton's Paradise Lost (Books 7 & 8)
11 Jul 2024
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Send us a textParadise Lost by John Milton is an epic poem that tells the story of the rise of Satan out of the depths of hell and his campaign to con...
How Classical Education Impacts Democracy - A Call For Restoration
26 Jun 2024
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Send us a textClassical education has fallen out of popularity over the past century. We are in the process of finding out if that was a good or bad...
8 Books You Should Read To Save Society - Before It's Too Late...
12 Jun 2024
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Send us a textThis new-themed 8-book reading series is going to cover the demise of education and how that leads to a lack of morals and eventually th...
We Who Wrestle With Demons - John Milton's Paradise Lost (Books 5 & 6) HC Vol. 4 Ep. 20
31 May 2024
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Send us a textParadise Lost by John Milton is an epic poem that tells the story of the rise of Satan out of the depths of hell and his campaign to con...
Satan Visits Earth | John Milton's Paradise Lost - HC Vol. 4 Ep19
06 May 2024
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Send us a textParadise Lost is an epic poem written by John Milton that tells the story of the rise of Satan out of the depths of hell and his campaig...
The Rise Of Satan and His Evil Plan | Paradise Lost Begins... John Milton - HC Vol. 4 Ep18
20 Apr 2024
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Send us a textParadise Lost is an epic poem written by John Milton that tells the story of the rise of Satan out of the depths of hell and his campaig...
How to Read a Book - Becoming a Better Reader... By Discovery - Mortimer Adler
06 Apr 2024
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Send us a textHow To Read A Book is an amazing book on how to become a better reader. Mortimer Adler's precise and clear writing method is so ins...
Poetry Paints a Canvas In Your Mind | The Power of Poetry 2 - John Milton - HC Vol. 4 Ep17
22 Mar 2024
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Send us a textJohn Milton is most famous for his epic poem "Paradise Lost" but he is also well known for his prose and other poetry that he ...
The POWER OF POETRY And The BEAUTY OF RHYME | John Milton's Poetry - HC Vol. 4 Ep16
08 Mar 2024
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Send us a textJohn Milton is most famous for his epic poem "Paradise Lost" but he is also well known for his prose and other poetry that he ...
A Christian Apologist In The Age Of Reason | Religio Medici: Thomas Browne - HC Vol. 3 Ep15
23 Feb 2024
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Send us a textIt was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of religion, it was the age of atheism. It was the age of faith and ...
How To Obtain A True Classical Education | A Tractate On Education: John Milton - HC Vol. 3 Ep14
30 Jan 2024
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Send us a textWhat constitutes the elements of a true gentlemanly education? In John Milton's Tractate on Education, he breaks this topic down an...
Freedom Of Speech is a BURDEN and Should Be CENSORED - Areopagitica - Milton - HC Vol. 3 Ep13
12 Jan 2024
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Send us a textFreedom to express opinion and debate ideas has been the foundational aspect of Western civilization since the inception of our culture....
The LOST "Christian Civilization" of Bensalem By Francis Bacon - Harvard Classics - HC3 Ep12
19 Dec 2023
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Send us a textThey were lost at sea and almost gave up hope until they stumbled upon the land of Bensalem. A Christian utopia comprised of some of the...
The Essays of Francis Bacon - Philosopher, Statesman, and Reformer - Harvard Classics - HC3 Ep11
08 Dec 2023
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Send us a textThe Essays of Francis Bacon are a compilation of short ideas that cover a wide variety of topics. These short essays are filled with his...
The Story of Marcus Aurelius - "Christian Persecution" | "Slave Owner" - Harvard Classics - HC2 Ep10
22 Nov 2023
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Send us a textThe history of Marcus Aurelius is rich and lined with lessons learned and troubles overcome. He would lose his father at the age of thre...
The MEDITATIONS of MARCUS AURELIUS: A Breakdown of His Journal - Harvard Classics - HC2 Ep9
13 Nov 2023
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Send us a textDuring the peak of Rome's glory lived a stoic emperor who left a journal that became a blueprint on how to live a virtuous and good...
How to APPLY "The Fragments" of EPICTETUS To LIFE: Harvard Classics - HC2 Ep8
27 Oct 2023
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Send us a textThe Fragments of Epictetus are some great words of wisdom from a great stoic. Sadly there are not many of the fragments that were saved ...
Before Ryan Holiday... There Was EPICTETUS: "The Golden Sayings" Harvard Classics - HC2 Ep7
18 Oct 2023
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Send us a textEpictetus is one of my favorite stoic philosophers. From his wit to his straightforwardness, I enjoy his works immensely. From his hum...
His DEATH Set Off the Age Of Philosophy: Socrates - Phaedo by Plato - Harvard Classics - HC2 Ep6
02 Oct 2023
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Send us a textThe death of Socrates set off the age of philosophy. It also set off the search for the soul. In the story of Phaedo we dive into Socrat...
JUSTICE or DEATH - There Is No Option for Cowardice: Crito by Plato - Harvard Classics Rev- HC2 Ep5
20 Sep 2023
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Send us a textThe trial and death of Socrates is a remarkable story about one man's decision to defy the mob of society and choose truth over unr...
Sometimes Freedom is Only Found Through Death: The Apology by Plato - Harvard Classics Rev- HC2 Ep4
12 Sep 2023
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Send us a textThe Trial of Socrates is a remarkable story about one man's decision to defy the mob of society and choose truth over unrighteousne...
TOWER OF LONDON prisoner to a 28 Million Acre Grant - William Penn - Harvard Classics Rev - HC1 Ep3
08 Sep 2023
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Send us a textHe was a radical, a prisoner in the infamous Tower of London, and would soon become one of the largest landowners in the world. This is ...
The Pious ABOLITIONIST You NEVER Heard of - John Woolman: Harvard Classics Review - HC1 Ep2.
04 Sep 2023
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Send us a textThe Journal of John Woolman is a documented journey of a remarkable man. Although, like me, you probably have never heard of John Woolma...
How to Build a Virtuous Character - Benjamin Franklin: Harvard Classics Review - HC1 Ep1.
01 Sep 2023
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Send us a textBenjamin Franklin is one of those individuals in history I could sit around a fire with, sipping a cold brew, and just listen to the tal...
Reading Through the Harvard Classics 50 Volume Series - Intro: Rob Pirie | Rediscovering Education
29 Aug 2023
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Send us a textWelcome Everyone!When did our education system die? I think about that often... Please join me in embarking on the Harvard Classics Seri...