Events

In Durham, N.C., the Bulls minor league baseball team has one asset no other can claim: a poetry-loving groupie named Annie Savoy (Susan Sarandon). As the team's season begins, Annie […]

Christian Sheppard joins Sean to talk about his new book The Ancient Wisdom of Baseball, which offers insights on life through the lens of Greek Mythology and baseball. Among the […]

Matt Crawford speaks with author Christian Sheppard about his book, The Ancient Wisdom of Baseball: Lessons for Life from Homer's ODYSSEY to the World Series. Who are you, how are […]

Join author Christian Sheppard in this thought-provoking podcast as he shares his deep love for baseball, from his roots as a Red Sox fan to his current loyalty to the […]

I’ve always enjoyed books that look at the game from an “outside” point of view. That’s why I’m drawn to those titles that look at such diverse topics as baseball […]

Sheppard will trace Plato's thought back to Homer and the great tragedians. He will then cover Plato's reception by Aristotle (and his student Alexander the Great), Plotinus and the stoics and then by the Christian theologians Augustine and Aquinas. From there, it's onto modernity with Nietzsche and Simone Weil.