We All Need Monuments to Guide Us

After recording their episode, Ryan and Bert Kreischer stopped by The Painted Porch, where Ryan shared some must-read books with Bert.Watch this episode on Ryan Holiday's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VH7tzlzRwY📚 Books mentioned: The Crack-Up The Annotated Gr ...  عرض المزيد

The most fearless philosopher in the ancient world didn’t rule an empire or write books. He lived on the street and begged for food. And yet, he was bold enough to challenge Alexander the Great to his face. In today’s episode, we’re talking about Diogenes, the philosopher who rej ...  عرض المزيد

In this special episode of The Lonely Palette, I’m sharing the episode I made for the PRX limited-run podcast series "Monumental," which interrogates the state of monuments across the greater U.S. and what their future says about where we are now and where we’re going. This was t ...  عرض المزيد

Tu as sans doute en tête la statue de la ‘Vénus de Milo’, de trois-quart, les bras coupés, un drap descendant sur ses hanches, et le torse nu, dévoilant sa poitrine. C’est un des nombreux exemples de statues grecques nues, bien que la plupart soient des statues d’hommes nus. Les ...  عرض المزيد

Statues can make a big difference in helping keep our Faith present in our daily lives, especially for kids as they grow up. But, sometimes religious statues make people uncomfortable. Jeff describes how statues are not idols, but rather tools to remind us of our salvation and th ...  عرض المزيد

Installed at Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1921 to commemorate the tercentenary of the landing of the Pilgrims, Cyrus Dallin's statue Massasoit was intended to memorialize the Pokanoket Massasoit (leader) as a welcoming diplomat and participant in the mythical first Thanksgiving. B ...  عرض المزيد