470 - What Mockery of Masculinity Really Looks Like: Masters of the Universe VS The Odyssey

In this video, I compare The Odyssey and Masters of the Universe to explore two very different visions of masculinity and heroism. While one reduces masculine strength to fantasy, insecurity, and mockery, the other confronts its dangers while still moving toward repentance, reconciliation, and the return home. The difference is not simply political. It is the difference between a story that despises the hero and one that seeks to restore him.

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484 - The Saint Who Killed an Emperor

In this episode, I look at the tradition of St. Mercurius: a warrior saint associated with St. Michael, the death of Emperor Julian the Apostate, and dog-headed men.YouTube version: https://youtu.be/_...

1 Okt 15min

483 - R.R. Reno - The Return of the Strong Gods

I talk with Rusty Reno about the collapse of the postwar “open society” ideal and the return of people’s need for strong loyalties, meaning, and transcendence. We discuss how we got here after the wor...

22 Sep 1h 13min

482 - The Sword of St. Michael

Why is St. Michael often shown holding a flaming sword? I look at how this image developed, its connection to the expulsion from Paradise, the defeat of the dragon, and the emergent sacred geography k...

18 Sep 24min

481 - Dr. Diana Pasulka - The New Religion

I finally sit down with Diana Pasulka to talk about UFOs, alien intelligence, AI, psychedelics, transhumanism, and the strange religious framework forming around all of them. We look at how these phen...

16 Sep 1h 18min

480 - Dr. Zac Porcu - The Pagan Gods Really Exist

Dr. Zac Porcu joins me to discuss his upcoming course on the demonological history of the world, looking at the pagan gods, fallen angels, magic, and technology. We explore what happens when you take ...

10 Sep 26min

479 - The Horror of Getting What You Want - Obsession (2026)

This was July 2026's patron video that we decided to make public. If you want to support us and get extra symbolism videos, subscribe a a paying member to The Symbolic World: https://thesymbolicworld....

8 Sep 16min

478 - Christian Roy - Technological Madness: The Logic of Domination

Christian Roy and I discuss Jacques Ellul’s theology of technique (technology) and the way modern systems turn power, efficiency, and mediation into ends in themselves. AI brings this crisis into focu...

4 Sep 59min

477 - Louise Perry - How Progressivism Took Over Our Stories

Louise Perry is a British journalist, author, and host of the Maiden Mother Matriarch Podcast. She’s a columnist for the Wall Street Journal and has been described as a leading reactionary feminist. S...

2 Sep 1h 24min