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Leadership Lessons From The Great Books
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The Man Who Was Thursday by G. K. Chesterton w/Neal Kalechofsky & Jesan Sorrells
119 hours 30 mins; April 01, 2026
Shorts #217 - The Timshol, the Turpitude, and the Underground
11 mins; March 31, 2026
Shorts #216 - The Need for Hope
13 mins; March 24, 2026
The Third Man by Graham Greene w/Jesan Sorrells & Ryan J. Stout
110 hours 3 mins; March 18, 2026
Shorts #215 - Leadership in Absurd Times
16 mins; March 17, 2026
Oil! by Upton Sinclair w/Tom Libby & Jesan Sorrells
118 hours 12 mins; March 11, 2026
Shorts #214 - The Social Reformer and the Demon in Democracy
17 mins; March 10, 2026
Stomping the Blues by Albert L. Murray w/Tom Libby & Jesan Sorrells
88 hours 16 mins; March 04, 2026
Shorts #213 - Chesterton's Lamppost and the Paradox of the Myth of Return
12 mins; March 03, 2026
A Conflict of Visions: The Hidden Origins of Ideological Conflict by Thomas Sowell w/Jesan Sorrells & Ryan J. Stout
125 hours 56 mins; February 25, 2026
Shorts #212 - Jazz as the Soundtrack to a New Golden Age
12 mins; February 24, 2026
Shorts #211 - An Irreconcilable Conflict of Visions
14 mins; February 17, 2026
The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America by Coleman Hughes w/Dorollo Nixon & Jesan Sorrells
124 hours 30 mins; February 16, 2026
RE-BROADCAST - Malcolm X Speaks: Selected Speeches and Statements. George Breitman, ed. w/Dorollo Nixon & Jesan Sorrells
111 hours 19 mins; February 11, 2026
Shorts #210 - A Vision for Black America at the End of the Fourth Turning
7 mins; February 10, 2026
RE-BROADCAST - The Omni-Americans by Albert L. Murray w/Tom Libby & Jesan Sorrells
98 hours 59 mins; February 04, 2026
Shorts #208 - The Minority Report on Conventional Wisdom
16 mins; February 03, 2026
Mash Up Episode ft. Leadership Models w/John Hill
99 hours 41 mins; January 28, 2026
Shorts #207 - Leadership Models for Restoration
11 mins; January 27, 2026
"The Great Instauration" by Francis Bacon w/Brian Bagley & Jesan Sorrells
93 hours 46 mins; January 21, 2026
Shorts #206 - Restoration after Chaos - Exiting the Fourth Turning
15 mins; January 20, 2026
Candide by Francois Voltaire w/Tom Libby & Jesan Sorrells
111 hours 23 mins; January 14, 2026
Shorts #205 - Why Smart Leaders Read Voltaire Instead of HBR
11 mins; January 13, 2026
TRAILER - Season Five - Literate Leaders Restore The Chaotic World
18 mins; January 07, 2026
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis w/Christen Blair Horne & Jesan Sorrells
123 hours 24 mins; December 31, 2025
RE-BROADCAST - The Book of Matthew - Christmas Day Message
10 mins; December 25, 2025
RE-BROADCAST - A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens w/Tom Libby
95 hours 35 mins; December 24, 2025
RE-BROADCAST - A Burglar's Christmas by Willa Cather w/Tom Libby
107 hours 40 mins; December 17, 2025
Shorts # 205 - Christmas Memories Don't All Match Up...
4 mins; December 16, 2025
RE-BROADCAST - At Christmas Time by Anton Chekhov w/Jesan Sorrells
40 mins; December 10, 2025
Shorts #204 - The Reason for the Season
4 mins; December 09, 2025
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway w/Jesan Sorrells & Libby Unger
116 hours 45 mins; December 03, 2025
Shorts #203 - Leading Through the Holiday Season
4 mins; December 02, 2025
BONUS - The 1789 Thanksgiving Day Proclamation by President George Washington
10 mins; November 27, 2025
The Earth is all That Lasts by Mark Lee Gardner w/Tom Libby & Jesan Sorrells
117 hours 42 mins; November 26, 2025
Shorts #202 - An Appeal to My Generation...
8 mins; November 25, 2025
The Earth is all That Lasts by Mark Lee Gardner (Introduction) w/Jesan Sorrells
47 mins; November 19, 2025
Shorts #201 - The Conditions That Make War
7 mins; November 18, 2025
War by Sebastian Junger w/ John Hill aka "Small Mtn" & Jesan Sorrells
137 hours 3 mins; November 12, 2025
Shorts #200 - Not Tripping and Falling Into the Hype Cycle
6 mins; November 11, 2025
Leadership Lessons From The Great Books (Bonus) - Veteran's Day Message
8 mins; November 11, 2025
War by Sebastian Junger (Introduction) w/Jesan Sorrells
39 mins; November 06, 2025
Shorts #199 - Laying Down Your Life for Your Friends
5 mins; November 04, 2025
The First World War by John Keegan w/Tom Libby & Jesan Sorrells
109 hours 17 mins; October 29, 2025
Shorts #198 - A Taxonomy of Practices
4 mins; October 28, 2025
The First World War by John Keegan (Introduction) w/Jesan Sorrells
47 mins; October 22, 2025
Shorts # 197 - Aphorisms that Don't Mean Anything
6 mins; October 21, 2025
Why Don't We Learn From History by B.H.Liddell Hart w/Tom Libby & Jesan Sorrells
111 hours 55 mins; October 15, 2025
Shorts #196 - Abundance is a Deception
7 mins; October 14, 2025
Why Don't We Learn From History by B.H. Liddell Hart - Introduction - w/Jesan Sorrells
51 mins; October 08, 2025
Shorts #195 - Pride and Reckonings
5 mins; October 07, 2025
Mash Up Episode ft. Why We Don't Learn from History, Empire of the Summer Moon, and a Late Summer Wrap-Up w/Tom Libby & Jesan Sorrells
102 hours 31 mins; October 01, 2025
Shorts #194 - History Binds Us Whether We Like it or Not
5 mins; September 30, 2025
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells - w/ Christen Blair Horne and Jesan Sorrells
124 hours 53 mins; September 24, 2025
Shorts #193 - War is the Father of us All
5 mins; September 23, 2025
The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury - w/ Jesan Sorrells and Ryan J. Stout
85 hours 34 mins; September 17, 2025
Shorts #192 - Charlie Kirk
16 mins; September 16, 2025
The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury - Introduction w/ Jesan Sorrells
56 mins; September 10, 2025
Shorts # 191 - Books Change Us...If We Let Them...
5 mins; September 09, 2025
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein w/ John Hill and Jesan Sorrells
167 hours 56 mins; September 03, 2025
Shorts #190 - Sincerity
4 mins; September 02, 2025
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein - Introduction w/ Jesan Sorrells
53 mins; August 28, 2025
Shorts #189 - On Ripping off Ukrainian Nationalists
4 mins; August 26, 2025
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick w/ John Hill and Jesan Sorrells
112 hours 19 mins; August 20, 2025
Shorts #188 - SciFi Failures
5 mins; August 19, 2025
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick - Introduction w/ Jesan Sorrells
46 mins; August 13, 2025
Shorts #187 - Customer Service is Dead
5 mins; August 12, 2025
Mash Up Episode ft. Lord of the Rings, All Quiet on the Western Front and Pink Floyd w/Neal Kalechofsky & Jesan Sorrells
107 hours 5 mins; August 05, 2025
Sitting Bull: His Life and Legacy by Ernie LaPointe (Part Two) w/Tom Libby & Jesan Sorrells
133 hours 7 mins; July 30, 2025
Shorts - #186 - Leadership Transformation is on the Horizon
4 mins; July 29, 2025
The Federalist Papers, The Constitution and Supreme Court Wrap-Up 2024-2025 w/ Dorollo Nixon, Esq & Jesan Sorrells
87 hours 57 mins; July 23, 2025
Shorts #185 - Trolling a CEO
5 mins; July 22, 2025
Animal Farm by George Orwell w/Tom Libby and Jesan Sorrells
55 mins; July 16, 2025
Shorts #184 - Coaching Fundamentals
6 mins; July 15, 2025
Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil by Hannah Arendt - w/Tom Libby and Jesan Sorrells
78 hours 34 mins; July 09, 2025
Shorts #183 - Trade-Offs
3 mins; July 08, 2025
The Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams, July 4, 1776
9 mins; July 04, 2025
Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil by Hannah Arendt - Introduction w/Jesan Sorrells
59 mins; July 02, 2025
Shorts #182 - Mr. Jones and Meritocracy
7 mins; July 01, 2025
1984 by George Orwell - Part One w/David Baumrucker, Claire Chandler, Tom Libby & Jesan Sorrells (BONUS EPISODE)
2 mins; July 01, 2025
1984 by George Orwell - Part One w/David Baumrucker, Claire Chandler, Tom Libby & Jesan Sorrells
119 hours 33 mins; June 25, 2025
Shorts #181 - Human Traits
4 mins; June 24, 2025
1984 by George Orwell - Introduction w/Jesan Sorrells
30 mins; June 18, 2025
Shorts #180 - What a Vibe Shift Looks Like
7 mins; June 17, 2025
The Art of War by Sun-Tzu (Translated by Thomas Cleary) w/Jesan Sorrells & Zac Stucki
89 hours 31 mins; June 11, 2025
Shorts #179 - Apocalypse for all Seasons
6 mins; June 10, 2025
Leadership Lessons From The Great Books (Bonus) - D-Day Message
9 mins; June 06, 2025
Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald - Part Two w/Tom Libby
105 hours 25 mins; June 04, 2025
Shorts #178 - Critical Thinking Skills
5 mins; June 03, 2025
RE-BROADCAST - Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston w/Tom Libby
97 hours 53 mins; May 28, 2025
Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Part One) w/Libby Unger
100 hours 50 mins; May 21, 2025
Shorts #177 - Climbing from Values to Vision
2 mins; May 20, 2025
Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald - Introduction w/Jesan Sorrells
32 mins; May 14, 2025
Shorts #176 - On the Unserious Among Us
4 mins; May 13, 2025
AI Hallucinations, Business Lessons in 90 Days, and A Voice Crying in the Wilderness with Tom Libby
111 hours 44 mins; May 07, 2025
Shorts #175 - The Insignificance of Work
5 mins; May 06, 2025
Shorts #174 - The End of the Enlightenment
6 mins; April 29, 2025
Parade's End by Ford Madox Ford w/Libby Unger
116 hours 35 mins; April 24, 2025
RE-BROADCAST - The Tragedy of King Lear by William Shakespeare w/Libby Unger
140 hours 20 mins; April 16, 2025
Shorts #173 - Once to Die...
4 mins; April 15, 2025
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