released 8/28/2026

Ken Myers introduces listeners to four recently released lectures, courtesy of the CiRCE Institute, one of our Partners. These lectures were all given at the CiRCE Institute’s 2026 annual conference, the theme of which was “A Contemplation of Revolution.” Enjoy a sample of each lecture: James Matthew Wilson on tragedy and hope in Shakespeare’s King LearDarrell Falconbourg on two meanings of revolutionNicholas Kotar on the wisdom of the “holy fool” in Russian culture; and D. C. Schindler on how revolution and tradition converge and serve one another. 

19 minutes

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