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Philosophy

Wisdom in the Best Books and Films Podcast

Bite-sized bits of wisdom from my favorite books and films.

wisdominbestbooks.substack.com

Latest Episodes:

13. Apology by Plato Jan 26, 2025

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Link to full translation:

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1656/1656-h/1656-h.htm

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12. The Gift of Guilt Jan 19, 2025

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11. Renascence by Edna St. Vincent Millay Jan 12, 2025

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Link to poem and recording by Millay herself:

https://millay.org/2022/04/19/renascence/

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10. Compression and Growth Jan 05, 2025

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9. When the Lines Are Down Dec 29, 2024

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Reading a Guest post by Dan Bair

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8. The Gifts of the Child Christ Dec 22, 2024

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Link to full text:

https://www.online-literature.com/george-macdonald/3641/

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7. Sharing Christ's Love Dec 15, 2024

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Link to the full film on YouTube:

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6. The Beggar Boy at Christ's Christmas Tree by Fyodor Dostoevsky Dec 08, 2024

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Link to pdf of the story:

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5. Something Big and Important Dec 01, 2024

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4. Little Daylight by George MacDonald Nov 24, 2024

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This week I read in full the fairytale Little Daylight by George MacDonald. A link to a full pdf of the text is below:

https://www.online-literature.com/george-macdonald/at-the-back-of-the-north-wind/28/

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