Johnathan Bi
Insights from the Great Books
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Lectures and interviews exploring the Great Books, hosted by Johnathan Bi. The podcast delves into classic texts and ideas, offering insights from literature, philosophy, and history. Each episode aims to make the wisdom of the Great Books accessible to modern listeners.
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Why We Need to Respect AI’s Rights | NYU Philosopher Harvey Lederman 14.09.2026 1ч 54минCompanion interviews:Human vs. Machine Consciousness | Imperial’s Murray Shanahan: https://youtu.be/bBdE7ojaN9k Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe -
Capitalism vs Aristocracy: Who Actually Had it Better? Tocqueville Seminar ft. Alpha School 21.08.2026 1ч 8минA seminar on Tocqueville’s Democracy in America. Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://greatbooks.io Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/seminar-on-tocqueville-with-alpha-schoolCompanion lectures:- This Idea Destroys All Religions | Tocqueville on Christianity: https://youtu.be/NlYxwfxK1NI- America is No Longer a Democracy, That’s Why I Immigrated Here | Tocqueville Explained: https://youtu.be/XjhLQYGOmks Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe -
Why Odysseus Cries When Listening to the Trojan War Stories | Gregory Nagy 03.08.2026 52минMy interview with Gregory Nagy on epic and grief. Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://greatbooks.ioCompanion interviews:- Harvard Prof: Homer Didn’t Write the Odyssey, This is who did ...: https://youtu.be/5GU1RN3eGQw- This Decision was Worse Than You think | Odyssey Movie Review (Spoilers): https://youtu.be/svdTYgthz_c- I Traveled to Ithaca to Answer This Question: https://youtu.be/Z7SmVKDz_Sk- This One Sentence Explains the Entire Odyssey: https://youtu.be/Wm6Yod-hsM0- How to Choose a Good Wife (who won’t kill you): https://youtu.be/KT-up3hgtyY Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe -
How to Choose a Good Wife (According to Odysseus) 30.07.2026 15минMy video essay on Odysseus and Penelope. Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://greatbooks.ioCompanion videos:- Gregory Nagy on the Homeric Question: https://youtu.be/5GU1RN3eGQw- Odysseus after the Odyssey: https://youtu.be/Z7SmVKDz_Sk- Odysseus vs. Achilles: https://youtu.be/Wm6Yod-hsM0Music by Michael Levy, "Composer for Lyre" — used with permission.Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7Dx2vFEg8DmOJ5YCRm4A5v?si=IK4k7e2SQ_u6_d70Ror1XAWebsite: https://www.ancientlyre.com Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe -
Odysseus and the Art of Lying | Homer's Odyssey Explained 25.07.2026 29минMy video essay on Odysseus and the art of lying.Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: greatbooks.ioCompanion videos:- Gregory Nagy on the Homeric Question:- Odysseus after the Odyssey:Timestamps:00:00 0. Introduction00:27 1. The Cyclops Scene06:07 2. Lying as Institution18:17 3. Hero as Man of Pain25:54 4. Socrates as HeroMusic by Michael Levy, "Composer for Lyre" — used with permission.Website: https://www.ancientlyre.comSpotify: Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe -
What Happens to Odysseus After the Odyssey? Telegony, Inferno, Ulysses, Republic Compared 18.07.2026 58минMy video essay on Odysseus after the Odyssey. Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://greatbooks.ioCompanion interviews:- What All Great Men Want (But Won’t Admit To) | UT Philosopher Thomas Pangle:Music by Michael Levy, “Composer for Lyre” — used with permission.Website: https://www.ancientlyre.comSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7Dx2vFEg8DmOJ5YCRm4A5v?si=IK4k7e2SQ_u6_d70Ror1XA Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe -
Homer Didn't Write The Odyssey, This is Who Did | Harvard’s Gregory Nagy 14.07.2026 1ч 8минAn interview with Gregory Nagy on the Homeric question. Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://greatbooks.ioTranscript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-gregory-nagy-homeric-question Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe -
America's War on Christianity | Tocqueville on Religion 06.07.2026 1ч 30минMy lecture celebrating America’s 250th at the Chateau de Tocqueville: Tocqueville on Religion.Professor Aaron Herold tutored me as I was going through Democracy in America. His insights were critical to forming my own reading on Tocqueville and you can read more about them in his wonderful book: https://amzn.to/3Ssp7zt Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://greatbooks.io Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-lecture-on-tocquevilles-religious-viewsCompanion lectures & interviews:- What All Great Men Want (But Won’t Admit To) | UT Philosopher Thomas Pangle: https://youtu.be/_ozwvr2Pdls- Democracy with American Characteristics | Tocqueville’s Industrial Aristocracyhttps://youtu.be/XjhLQYGOmks Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe -
Democracy with American Characteristics | Tocqueville on America's Industrial Aristocracy 04.07.2026 1ч 40минMy lecture celebrating America’s 250th at the Chateau de Tocqueville: “Democracy with American Characteristics”Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: greatbooks.ioTranscript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-lecture-on-tocquevilles-aristocracy Companion interviews: What All Great Men Want (But Won’t Admit To) | UT Philosopher Thomas Pangle: https://youtu.be/_ozwvr2Pdls Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe -
The American Love of Acquisition & Commerce | UT Philosopher Thomas Pangle 29.06.2026 1ч 48минAn interview with Thomas Pangle on the American Founding. Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: greatbooks.ioTranscript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-thomas-pangle-on-the-american-foundingCompanion interviews: What All Great Men Want (But Won’t Admit To) | UT Philosopher Thomas Pangle: https://youtu.be/_ozwvr2Pdls Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe -
The 4 Best Books to Prepare for AI (of the Hundreds I’ve Read) 21.06.2026 20минSubscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: greatbooks.ioTranscript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-the-4-best-books-to-prepare-for-aiCompanion interviews & lectures:- He Studied Every Religion, This One Came Closest to Truth | Rice Professor Jeff Kripal: https://youtu.be/yZPHXK4Q60c- Introduction to Mimetic Theory | René Girard: https://youtu.be/5Qu6vBebwwg Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe -
The Path to God is Through Sex | Rice Professor Jeff Kripal 30.05.2026 1ч 25минAn interview with Jeff Kripal on mysticism, sexuality, and the homoerotic structure of orthodox religion.Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.com/Companion interviews:He Studied Every Religion, This One Came Closest to Truth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZPHXK4Q60cThe Secret Religion of Nietzsche | On Mysticism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_ux64RyQGU Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe -
The High Integrity Way Great Men Chase Fame | UT Philosopher Thomas Pangle on the American Founding 18.05.2026 1ч 5минAn interview with Thomas Pangle, Professor of Political Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin and one of the foremost commentators on the American founding... Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.com/Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-of-interview-with-thomas-pangle-on-great-men Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe -
Comparing the World Religions with Rice's Jeff Kripal 04.05.2026 2ч 35минAn interview with Jeff Kripal.Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.com/Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-jeff-kripal-on-comparative-religionCompanion interviews:Uncovering the CIA's Secret Weapon: Psychic Spies: https://youtu.be/cNJwV3Ksxa8 The Secret Religion of Nietzsche | On Mysticism: https://youtu.be/z_ux64RyQGU Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe -
Inside the CIA’s Psychic Spy Program | Stargate 04.04.2026 37минAn interview with Jeff Kripal on Stargate and remote viewing.Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.com/Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-jeff-kripalon-on-stargate Companion interviews:The Secret Religion of Nietzsche | On Mysticism https://youtu.be/z_ux64RyQGU Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe -
Only Treachery Can Defend Freedom | Machiavelli's Domestic Policy Explained 16.03.2026 2ч 5минA lecture on Machiavelli’s the Prince and the Discourses on Livy. Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.com/Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-lecture-on-machiavellis-domestic-policyCompanion interviews: - You Need More Danger In Your Life | Machiavelli Explained: https://youtu.be/W5EeZ4i73IM- This is How I Fell in Love with Machiavelli | Q&A: https://youtu.be/zXUvEN-LI_M- Power Will Cost You Everything, It’s Worth It: https://youtu.be/zPKMDxVBZ8A- The Forgotten 11th Commandment | Princeton’s Maurizio Viroli on Machiavelli's God: https://youtu.be/cE6gz40RRV8- Why You Must Acquire Power at All Costs | Harvard’s Harvey Mansfield on Machiavelli: https://youtu.be/l21HUb4uunMThese were the secondary texts I referenced and found most insightful (affiliate links)- Mansfield, Machiavelli’s Virtue: https://amzn.to/44twNVb- Mansfield, Machiavelli’s Effectual Truth: https://amzn.to/4phinje- Viroli, Machiavelli’s God: https://amzn.to/49FZAtf- McCormick, Machiavellian Democracy: https://amzn.to/43QiNVq Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe -
Nietzsche Was NOT an Atheist. He Was a Mystic 07.03.2026 3ч 13минSubscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.com/Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-jeff-kripal-on-nietzscheCompanion lectures and interviews:- Masters vs. Slaves | Nietzsche's Genealogy of Morality Explained: https://youtu.be/M0w2eQ-FcEA Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe -
The Chinese Billionaire Paying People to Have Kids | James Liang on Demography 21.02.2026 1ч 33минAn interview with James Liang, founder of https://trip.comYou can get his new book Innovationism here: https://amzn.to/3MGCWI2Subscribe to our newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://cosmosinst.typeform.com/johnathanbiTranscript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/interview-with-james-liang-on-demographyWe are hiring/investing/building at Cosmos, to learn about all the ways to get involved check out: https://johnathanbi.com/cosmos Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe -
The Overwhelming Evidence for Miracles Suppressed By Authorities | Princeton's Dale Allison 09.02.2026 1ч 31минAn interview with Princeton’s Dale AllisonSubscribe to our newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.com/Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-of-interview-with-dale-allison-on-miraclesCompanion lectures and interviews:- The Devastating Wrong Turn in Early Christianity | Princeton Historian Explains: https://youtu.be/CTM8YFMMZrk- The Surprising Evidence for Christian Miracles | Yale Historian Carlos Eire: https://youtu.be/Dm-xlAHM7Xc Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe -
The Struggle for Recognition | Axel Honneth 02.02.2026 2ч 1минSubscribe to our newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.com/Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcr... Companion interviews: Columbia Professor Teaches the Art of Self-Esteem | Fred Neuhouser on Rousseau: • Columbia Professor Teaches the Art of Self... Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe
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