The Modern Ascetic

Deadly Sins: Pride (2/2)

Sarah and Taylor conclude not only their reflection on pride but the whole deadly sins season in this final episode on the twelve steps of humility. This episode includes an emotion that sounds like a Harry Potter spell, commitments to the bit and their consequences, and, perhaps too much, ready laughter. This episode marks the end of our second season. We'll be back in the future with our third season and more psychoanalytic and monastic reflections on contemporary life! We want to hear from you! If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please send us an email at info@themodernasceticpodcast.com [info@themodernasceticpodcast.com] Follow The Modern Ascetic on Instagram: @modernasceticpod Enjoy the episode? Buy Us a Coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/modpod [https://buymeacoffee.com/modpod]

Deadly Sins: Pride (1/2)

Taylor and Sarah begin the end of our season of the vices with a reflection on the special sin of pride, exploring the themes of exception, finitude, and idolatry. This episode includes a distracted Walt Whitman quoter, a sadboi Church Father, and a cheese-hungry songwriter. We want to hear from you! If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please send us an email at info@themodernasceticpodcast.com [info@themodernasceticpodcast.com] Follow The Modern Ascetic on Instagram: @modernasceticpod Enjoy the episode? Buy Us a Coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/modpod [https://buymeacoffee.com/modpod]

Deadly Sins: Envy (3/3)

Sarah and Taylor conclude their discussion of envy by exploring its counter virtue: gratitude—an emotional response to the meeting of a need with no strings attached. This episode includes transcontinental communication, an envious doc who struggles with trainwrecks, and a fast talking mother daughter duo. ("Why did you drop out of Yale?!") We want to hear from you! If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please send us an email at info@themodernasceticpodcast.com [info@themodernasceticpodcast.com] Follow The Modern Ascetic on Instagram: @modernasceticpod Enjoy the episode? Buy Us a Coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/modpod [https://buymeacoffee.com/modpod]

Deadly Sins: Envy (2/3)

Taylor and Sarah continue their discussion of envy delving deep into psychoanalytic theory to explore how our earliest relationships, and our dependency on them, create the conditions for envy later on in life. This episode includes itches being scratched, existential infants, and peacocking. We want to hear from you! If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please send us an email at info@themodernasceticpodcast.com [info@themodernasceticpodcast.com] Follow The Modern Ascetic on Instagram: @modernasceticpod Enjoy the episode? Buy Us a Coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/modpod [https://buymeacoffee.com/modpod]

Deadly Sins: Envy (1/3)

Sarah and Taylor begin their discussion of envy by exploring how the early Christian tradition understood this vice and distinguished it from jealousy and covetousness. This episode includes a series of bad jokes, Sarah's new BMW, and delight in knocking another person down a peg. We want to hear from you! If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please send us an email at info@themodernasceticpodcast.com [info@themodernasceticpodcast.com] Follow The Modern Ascetic on Instagram: @modernasceticpod Enjoy the episode? Buy Us a Coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/modpod [https://buymeacoffee.com/modpod]