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Lucretius Today Podcast Episode Guide
Suggested Listening
If you are just getting started with our podcast, we recommend as representative examples:
Topic Guide
- Starting January 11, 2020
- Episodes 1-51 were devoted to a line-by-line reading of Lucretius' "On The Nature of Things."**
- Starting January 2, 2021
- Episodes 51-92 were devoted to a line-by-line reading of Lucretius' "On The Nature of Things."**
- Episodes 93 -104 were devoted to a reading of the Torquatus narrative of Epicurean Philosophy**from Cicero's “On Ends.”
- Starting January 7, 2022
- Episodes 104 -111 were devoted to a reading of the Torquatus narrative of Epicurean Philosophy from Cicero's “On Ends.”
- Episodes 112 -125 were devoted to Epicurus' Letter to Herodotus**.
- Episodes 127 -133 were devoted to Epicurus' Letter to Pythocles**.
- Episodes 134 -140 were devoted to Epicurus' Letter to Menoeceus**.
- Episodes 141 -144 were devoted to Diogenes of Oinoanda**.
- Starting October 16, 2022
- Episodes 145 - 189 (unless otherwise noted in this list) were been devoted to a book review of Norman DeWitt's “Epicurus and His Philosophy.”
- Episodes 156 -157 were devoted to an interview of Dr. Emily Austin, author of “Living For Pleasure.”
- Episode 166 of was devoted to an interview with Dr. David Glidden on Epicurean Prolepsis.
- Starting August 28, 2023
- Episodes 190 - 223 (unless otherwise noted in this list) were devoted to a detailed review of Cicero's On Ends Books One and Two.
- Episode 197 was devoted to an interview with Dr. Marcello Boeri, co-author of the book “Epicurean Political Philosophy - Theory and Practice.”
- Episode 200 was devoted to “Retrospective, Recap, and Looking to the Future” of the Podcast.
- Episode 209 was a special reading of the “Foundations of Epicurean Philosophy” collection of quotes.
- Episode 222 was a special episode on “Revisiting The Relationship Between Happiness And Pleasure”
- Episode 224 was devoted to a reading of Cosma Raimondi's 1429 Letter In Defense of Epicurus.
- Starting April 21, 2024
- Episode 226 was the first of a series of reviews of Cicero's "On The Nature Of The Gods“
Ground Rules And Goals Of The Podcast:
First: Our aim is to bring you an accurate presentation of classical Epicurean philosophy as the ancient Epicureans understood it, not to substitute our own opinions for those of Lucretius or Epicurus.
Second: In this podcast we don't express or imply or personal opinions on modern political issues. At Epicureanfriends.com we call this approach ”Not Neo-Epicurean, But Epicurean.“ Epicurean philosophy is not Stoicism, Humanism, Buddhism, Taoism, Atheism, or Marxism - it is a unique philosophy of its own, to be understood on its own terms, and not as subordinate to or in terms of any other schools, conventional modern moralities, or political positions.
Third: The close study of Epicurean philosophy reveals that Epicurus did not advocate the pursuit of luxury, but neither did he teach a minimalist lifestyle. As is written in Vatican Saying 63, “Frugality too has a limit, and the man who disregards it is like him who errs through excess.” The four key points taught by Epicurus that we stress at EpicureanFriends.com are (1) There are no supernatural gods, (2) There is no life after death, (3) All good and evil consist in sensation, and (4) Pleasure is the beginning and end of the blessed life.
Episode Guide
(Work In Progress. At present the best way to find an episode is to review the Title List in the full list of episodes. If you would like to assist with this project please contact Cassius at the forum.)