35 Best Intellectual Podcasts

1. The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

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Join intellectual phenomenon Dr. Jordan Peterson for enlightening discourse that will change the way you think. This podcast breaks down the dichotomy of life through interviews and lectures that explain how individuals and culture are shaped by values, music, religion, and beyond. It will give you a new perspective and a modern understanding of your creativity, competence, and personality.more Host Dr. Jordan B. Peterson
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1M+
Recent Guests Sam Harris, Michael Saylor +6 more
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 52.5K Avg Length 103 min Format Extended Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas

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Ever wanted to know how music affects your brain, what quantum mechanics really is, or how black holes work? Do you wonder why you get emotional each time you see a certain movie, or how on earth video games are designed? Then you've come to the right place. Each week, Sean Carroll will host conversations with some of the most interesting thinkers in the world. From neuroscientists and engineers to authors and television producers, Sean and his guests talk about the biggest ideas in science, philosophy, culture and much more.more Host Sean Carroll
Producer/Network Sean Carroll | Wondery
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 250k-1M
Recent Guests Alvin Roth, Bing Brunton +26 more
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 7.2KFacebook 165.5KTwitter 107.1K Avg Length 117 min Format Extended Get Email Contact

3. Ideas

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IDEAS is a deep-dive into contemporary thought and intellectual history. No topic is off-limits. In the age of clickbait and superficial headlines, it's for people who like to think.
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Producer/Network CBC Discover & Learn
Email ****@cbc.ca
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guests Tom Reid, Jared Qwustenuxun Williams +31 more
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 3.5KFacebook 22.8K Avg Length 55 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. The Thomistic Institute

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The Thomistic Institute exists to promote Catholic truth in our contemporary world by strengthening the intellectual formation of Christians at universities, in the Church, and in the wider public square. The thought of St. Thomas Aquinas, the Universal Doctor of the Church, is our touchstone.The Thomistic Institute Podcast features the lectures and talks from our conferences, campus chapters events, intellectual retreats, livestream events,  and much more. Founded in 2009, the Thomistic Institute is part of the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Stud..more Producer/Network The Thomistic Institute
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guests Prof. James Nolan, Prof. Guiseppe Pezzini +26 more
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 1.1KFacebook 24.2KTwitter 20KInstagram 31.8K Avg Length 49 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

5. Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

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Exploring theoretical physics, consciousness, Ai, and God in a technically rigorous manner. If you'd like to support this endeavor, then please visit the Patreon ( https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal ). Thank you for your charitable and kindhearted support. My name's Curt Jaimungal, a Torontonian with a degree in mathematical physics from the University of Toronto and I analyze various Theories of Everything from this analytic perspective, though more and more opening up to alternative approaches...more Host Curt Jaimungal
Producer/Network Theories of Everything
Email ****@indiefilmto.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guests Janna Levin, Juan Maldacena +27 more
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 899 Avg Length 83 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

6. The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens

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The Great Simplification is a podcast that explores the systems science underpinning the human predicament. Through conversations with experts and leaders hosted by Dr. Nate Hagens, we explore topics spanning ecology, economics, energy, geopolitics, human behavior, and monetary/financial systems. Our goal is to provide a simple educational resource for the complex energetic, physical, and social constraints ahead, and to inspire people to play a role in our collective future. Ultimately, we aim to normalize these conversations and, in doing so, change the initial conditions of future events.more Host Nathan John Hagens
Producer/Network Nate Hagens
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guests Art Berman, Tad Patzek +24 more
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 1.1K Avg Length 58 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg

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Clearer Thinking is a podcast about ideas that truly matter. If you enjoy learning about powerful, practical concepts and frameworks, wish you had more deep, intellectual conversations in your life, or are looking for non-BS self-improvement, then we think you'll love this podcast! Each week we invite a brilliant guest to bring four important ideas to discuss for an in-depth conversation. Topics include psychology, society, behavior change, philosophy, science, artificial intelligence, math, economics, self-help, mental health, and technology...more Host Spencer Greenberg
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guests Christian Ferko, Christian B. Miller +18 more
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 268 Avg Length 78 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

8. The Ralston College Podcast

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The Ralston College Podcast delivers a series of conversations and lectures aimed at fostering a deeper, livelier, and freer intellectual culture for us all.
Host Stephen Blackwood
Producer/Network Ralston College
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Rod Dreher, Dr Spencer Klavan +12 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 140 Avg Length 77 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

9. Visionary's Vault: A Black Intellectual Podcast

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Welcome to The Visionary's Vault, where brilliance and boldness collide. Co-hosted by Christian and Jeff, the podcast will dive deep into the complexities of Black intellectual thought, culture, and innovation. Each episode will unpack conversations that we hope empower, educate, and inspire the next generation of thinkers and changemakers. Join us as we explore the past, present, and future through the lens of unapologetic visionaries. ✊?✨more Producer/Network The Visionary Podcast
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Jeffery C. White, Christian Banza
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 126 Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

10. The Prakhar Gupta Xperience

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Formerly - PG RadioNow, The Prakhar Gupta Xperience (PGX) The Most Entertaining and Intellectual Conversations.My mission is simple: To create a raw, thought-provoking dialogue that brings deeper meaning to everyday conversation & to explore ideas that expand mind, challenge assumptions and push boundaries.No scripts. No agendas. Just genuine exploration of ideas.Join a community of thinkers, dreamers, and builders who refuse to settle for surface-level conversations.The journey continues. The experience evolves. This is PGX.more Host Prakhar Gupta
Email ****@thepravachan.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Vishnu Som, Lt. Gen. Satish Dua +30 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 116 Avg Length 97 min Format Extended Get Email Contact

11. The New Criterion Podcasts

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A monthly review of the arts and intellectual life. Interviews, poetry readings, musical criticism, and more.newcriterion.com
Hosts James Panero, Roger Kimbal
Producer/Network The New Criterion
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Fr. George Rutler, David Lehman
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 115 Avg Length 42 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

12. Historically Thinking

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We believe that when people think historically, they are engaging in a disciplined way of thinking about the world and its past. We believe it gives thinkers a knack for recognizing nonsense; and that it cultivates not only intellectual curiosity and rigor, but also intellectual humility. Join Al Zambone, author of Daniel Morgan: A Revolutionary Life, as he talks with historians and other professionals who cultivate the craft of historical thinking.more Host Dr. Al Zambone
Producer/Network Al Zambone
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Adrian Goldsworthy, Anthony Kaldellis +21 more
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 114Facebook 1.1KTwitter 290Instagram 153 Avg Length 34 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

13. Intellectual Catholicism

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Suan Sonna is a Baptist convert to Catholicism who is dedicated to curating the best Catholic intellectual content on philosophy, politics, and theology. He is also passionate about engaging people outside of the Catholic tradition on issues relevant to the Church. On Nov. 10th, 2022, I received permission from my Archbishop to call the channel 'Intellectual Catholicism.' He said, 'I am not opposed to you calling your channel 'Intellectual Catholicism'.'more Host Suan Sonna
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Gavin Ortlund, Erick Ybarra +6 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 97Facebook 4.1K Avg Length 61 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

14. Interventions | The Intellectual History Podcast

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What do intellectual historians currently investigate? And why is this relevant for us today? These are some of the questions our podcast series, led by graduate students at the University of Cambridge, seeks to explore. It aims to introduce intellectual historians and their work to everyone with an interest in history and politics. Do join in on our conversations!(The theme song of 'Interventions | The Intellectual History Podcast' was created at jukedeck.com)more Producer/Network Interventions
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Melissa Lane, Katie Ebner-Landy +9 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 58 Avg Length 56 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

15. The Podcast for Social Research

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From Plato to quantum physics, Walter Benjamin to experimental poetry, Frantz Fanon to the history of political radicalism, The Podcast for Social Research is a crucial part of our mission to forge new, organic paths for intellectual work in the twenty-first century: an ongoing, interdisciplinary series featuring members of the Institute, and occasional guests, conversing about a wide variety of intellectual issues, some perennial, some newly pressing...more Hosts Ajay Singh Chaudhary, Isi Litke
Producer/Network The Brooklyn Institute for Social Research
Email ****@thebrooklyninstitute.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Suzanne Schneider, Soraya Batmanghelichi +1 more
Apple Rating 4.1/5Apple Reviews 56Facebook 71.4KTwitter 11.6KInstagram 47.6K Avg Length 91 min Format Extended Since Nov 2011 Get Email Contact

16. Baldwin & Co. Author Talks

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This podcast is your front-row seat to the world of intellectual thought, creative expression, books, ideas, and thought-provoking conversations with some of the most brilliant minds and celebrated authors of our time.more Host DJ Johnson
Email ****@baldwinandcobooks.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Eddie Glaude Jr, Imani Perry +7 more
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 24 Avg Length 53 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

17. In Theory: The JHI Blog Podcast

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In Theory is the podcast of the Journal of the History of Ideas blog. The hosts of the JHI Blog team interview intellectual scholars in the fields of philosophy, literature, art history, natural and social sciences, religion, and political thought about their latest books and works. The aim of the JHI podcast is to highlight the huge diversity of intellectual history at university departments across the world.more Producer/Network JHIdeas
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Edward Baring, Tejas Parasher +6 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 15Facebook 9KTwitter 11.4K Avg Length 65 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

18. Ideas Matter

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A podcast where two mates discuss philosophy, politics and intellectual history, because Ideas Matter.Ideas Matter is hosted by Louis, a PhD student in political theory, and Alex, a humanities teacher. Each episode is structured around the work of a great thinker. We aim to explore their ideas in an accessible manner, without dumbing them down.No topic is off limits: the theology of Saint Augustine, Lenin's revolutionary theory, Marx's critique of capitalism, Platonic discussions on love, or Nietzsche's metaphysical musings. Follow the show on Instagram @ideasmatterpodmore Producer/Network Louis Devine and Alex B.
Email ****@substack.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Paul Kelly, Professor Shuchen Xiang
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 14Instagram 1.4K Avg Length 58 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

19. New Books in Intellectual History

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Interviews with Scholars of Intellectual History about their New BooksSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/intellectual-history
Producer/Network New Books Network
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Dr. Chiara Libiseller, Angus Burgin +32 more
Apple Rating 3.9/5Apple Reviews 108Facebook 9.2KTwitter 15.7K Avg Length 52 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

20. Intellectual Freedom Podcast

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Intellectual freedom is not just a buzzword. It is a fundamental necessity for human civilization and your life's flourishing. It is the essence of the human spirit to question, explore, and seek answers to the most profound questions that confront us every day. Without intellectual freedom, we are but slaves to the whims of those in power, unable to challenge authority, push boundaries, or pursue truth. In our post-modern world, ignorance and oppression weigh heavy on all of us, stifling creativity, innovation, and progress. The quest for knowledge is not a luxury...more Producer/Network David D. Hopkins, PhD
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Recent Guest Dr. David Hopkins
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 1 Avg Length 41 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

21. Eminent Americans

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Eminent Americans is a podcast about the writers and public intellectuals who either are key players in the American intellectual scene or who typify an important aspect of it. It also touches on broader themes and trends in the discourse. danieloppenheimer.substack.commore Producer/Network Daniel Oppenheimer
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Robert Scaramuccia, Sherman Alexie +16 more
Apple Rating 4.2/5Apple Reviews 30 Avg Length 95 min Format Extended Get Email Contact

22. New Work In Intellectual History

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Listen to interviews with intellectual historians about recent research and new publications.
Producer/Network Institute of Intellectual History
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
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23. Beyond the Text: The Intellectual Historian's Podcast

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Welcome to Beyond the Text, a podcast series dedicated to delving into intellectual history with depth and context. In a world saturated with quick takes, Beyond the Text goes the extra mile. Paying homage to Skinner's insights on the importance of context, this podcast unveils overlooked aspects of historical and intellectual narratives.Co-hosted by Samuel Woodall and Jack Thomson, Beyond the Text explores the profound impact of thought and ideas throughout human history—forces that have driven change, shaped societies, and sparked revolutions...more Producer/Network Samuel Woodall
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Samuel Woodall, Jack Thomson
Apple Reviews 3 Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

24. Intellectual Potluck

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Ever wondered about the stories history class skipped over? Or had a question so odd you weren't sure who to ask? We are serving up a feast of fascinating deep dives and expert interviews, exploring the weird, wonderful, and sometimes overlooked corners of history, science, and beyond. Each episode is a potluck of curiosity—sometimes a gripping historical mystery, other times a conversation with someone who has the answers to questions you didn't even know you had...more Producer/Network Sam Wheatley
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guest Grant
Apple Reviews 2 Avg Length 36 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

25. Zeitgeist und Geschichte

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Join us on this St Andrews podcast as we interview academics and researchers of German Intellectual History with an eye to reflecting on the integral influence German thinkers have had on our intellectual landscape. ]]>more Producer/Network Institute of Intellectual History
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
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26. Velvet Philosophy

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Velvet Philosophy is a revolt against the flattened mind. It's an invitation back to the sensuous, the mystical, and the rigorous: where we make the abstract tangible and the intellectual visceral. A sanctuary for those who refuse to be domesticated by the world.more Producer/Network Ximena
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 5 Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

27. Daily Idea Archive

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https://www.solgoodmedia.com Listen to hundreds of audiobooks, thousands of short stories, and ambient sounds all ad free! 'Daily Idea Archive' offers a daily dose of intellectual exploration, uncovering the ideas that have shaped our world. From philosophical doctrines to the impact of ideas on society, this podcast dives deep into the intellectual heritage that continues to influence us today.more Producer/Network solgoodmedia.com
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28. MAʿNĀ Podcast

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MAʿNĀ is a platform, cultural movement and an homage to intellectual thought - exploring meaning, identity, and the human condition in a rapidly changing world.MAʿNĀ was founded to bridge the gap between academic knowledge and everyday seekers. We publish work grounded in heritage, shaped by lived experience, and inspired by the intellectual legacy of the world.Our mission is to provide meaningful, accessible, and beautifully crafted content for readers and listeners worldwide.more Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
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29. The Fount

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Thinkers podcast with essays and important classics of an academic and intellectual nature.
Producer/Network Politica UK
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30. Intellectual Rigour

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Intellectual Rigour is a podcast featuring in-depth conversations with leading scientists and researchers, exploring their journey, discoveries, and insights. Our mission is to inspire aspiring scientists and foster a deeper understanding of cutting-edge ideas in physics, mathematics, and beyond.more Producer/Network Mehul Desai
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Recent Guests Professor Naresh Dadhich, Abhay Ashtekar +2 more
Apple Reviews 1 Avg Length 69 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

31. Intellectual Enlightenment Press Podcast

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The Intellectual Enlightenment Press Podcasts features long-form conversations, serialized audio essays, and narrative briefings produced or curated by Intellectual Enlightenment Press. These programs explore the same core terrain as our publications—power, perception, technology, governance, consciousness, and the future of human agency—but in a format designed for depth, nuance, and sustained attention.Our podcasts are not entertainment filler or opinion cycles...more Avg Length 20 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

32. The Walled Garden Education

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The Walled Garden Education is devoted to reclaiming the art of deep learning in an age of ceaseless distraction. Here, we build intellectual sanctuaries - both physical and digital - where curiosity, critical thinking, and sustained attention can flourish.more Avg Length 12 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

33. Short History of Greek Philosophy

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Dive into the fascinating world of Ancient Greek philosophy, tracing its evolution from the pre-Socratics through to Aristotle, and exploring the thoughts of the Sceptics and Stoics. Join Peter Tucker as he guides you through this intellectual journey.more Producer/Network John Marshall
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Reviews 2 Avg Length 15 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

34. Intellectual Movements in the Medieval World

The Medieval era, spanning from the fall of the Roman Empire to the dawn of the Renaissance, was marked by a complex evolution of thought. Amidst feudal structures and religious dominance, intellectuals began to shape new ways of understanding the world. This period witnessed the rise of Scholasticism, the blending of faith and reason, and the preservation of classical knowledge by monastic scholars. It also saw the early stirrings of humanism, as thinkers like Thomas Aquinas and Dante Alighieri sought to reconcile ancient philosophy with Christian doctrine. 'The Age of Awakening' delves intomore Get Email Contact

35. Wholly Orders

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A poetic and philosophical exploration of the Western intellectual and contemplative tradition
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