Episode 14 Religion and the History of Ideas with Garry Trompf

Episode 15 Philosophy of Place with Jeff Malpas

Milad Milani interviews philosopher Jeff Malpas on "The Brightness of Place."

Episode 14 Religion and the History of Ideas with Garry Trompf

Milad Milani interviews Emeritus Professor in the History of Ideas about his career in the study of religion from Papua New Guinea to the University of Sydney, including discussions on his work on "recurrence" and "payback."

Episode 13 Matthew J. Dal Santo on the idea of "theocracy" in Russian political imagination

Mark Kelly interviews Matthew J. Dal Santo n the idea of "theocracy" in Russian political imagination and state power from the 1917 Revolution to Putin’s contemporary Russia.

Episode 12 God Bothering Beckett with literary theorist Chris Conti

Milad Milani interviews Chris Conti, literary theorist and Beckett expert on the literary apophaticism of Beckett and other questions about the role of religion in human life.... (recorded December 2025)

Episode 11 Katabasis in religious history with Mario Baghos

Milad Milani interviews Mario Baghos of Notre Dame University (Sydney) on the theme of Katabasis in the history of religion, from Gilgamesh to Jesus to Tolkien... (recorded December 2025)