Mysterium Tremendum

In this episode we pay homage to Motherhood. We look at G.K. Chesterton's claim that, "our race has thought it worth while to cast this burden on women… to keep common-sense in the world." We add to...

6 Maj 20228min

Does philosophy entail skepticism? Does philosophy lead one to solipsism, the belief that one cannot know the world outside one's own head? In this episode we look at one of Wittgenstein's most well...

29 Apr 202214min

Passionate, profound, intense, divisive: words used to describe arguably the greatest philosopher of the 20th century, Ludwig Wittgenstein.  In this episode, we begin to consider the life and philosop...

22 Apr 202222min

On this holiday episode of Red Letter Philosophy we ask the question, what's so good about Good Friday? We also discuss the frame or boundary that is Holy Week. In the words of Peter Kreeft, "it tak...

15 Apr 202215min

C. S. Lewis wrote that, "Looking for God - or Heaven - by exploring space is like reading or seeing all Shakespeare's plays in the hope that you will find Shakespeare." In this episode, we look at an...

8 Apr 202213min

In this episode we discuss a profound insight given to us by the great C. S. Lewis. According to Lewis, we have one kind of experience looking at something and another kind of experience looking along...

25 Mars 202216min

Today we celebrate St. Patrick's Day with one of Ireland's most thoughtful sons, Oscar Wilde. In this episode, we contemplate Oscar Wilde's answer to the question, "why do we celebrate St. Patrick's ...

17 Mars 202211min

Previously, we discussed C. S. Lewis' contention that myth transcends thought. In this episode we look at the fact that incarnation transcends myth. C. S. Lewis wrote that, "The heart of Christianity ...

11 Mars 202214min