The Marchese di Carabàs Podcast

Narrative: Society and Personal Identity

What is narrative identity? Why does it matter? And the thing to be done.

A World Split Apart: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s Harvard Commencement Address 1978

A reading, in English, of Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s famous Harvard Commencement Address, as read by Cameron Thompson. One of the most important speeches of the 20th century, that foretold the times we now live in, and contains vital insights for how to move forward from where we now are in 2021.

Book Preview: The Original Benedict Option Guidebook

Here’s a preview of my latest book, an updated translation of the Rule of St. Benedict, topically organized with practical commentary. You can find out more at http://cameronmthompson.com/featured-books

New book, a New Country, & the Benedict Option

We’ve moved! Finally in Italy, I want to share with you my latest project, with an explanation of why I wrote it, and why I went from being a Benedict Option skeptic to advocate. You can find my book at https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1735657808/

How to Survive in the Cave, and Maybe, how to wake others: A Conversation with William Lasseter.

A lively conversation with the ever-knowledgeable William J. Lasseter, literature guru, educational specialist, and all around great guy. We get into all sorts of things, including lost cultural practices, meaning of names, capitalism and liberalism and Christianity, and how to get back to practices that root you into the real world. Hope you enjoy. Don’t forget to subscribe to this podcast now, and we’ll continue the conversation and work together to renew a culture of human flourishing. Thanks for listening! As always, you can visit http://cameronmthompson.com to find out more. Reach out and connect with me on social @cmikaelthompson The Marchese di Carabàs Podcast: Mapping the real world of culture and meaning. The aim of this podcast is to be an inspiration and resource for cultural renewal. [Mentioned in this episode: Christopher Dawson, Catholicism and the Bourgeois Mind, Avalon Mentors, Liberalism, Rauhnachten, Lent, Fasting, Nobility, Monasticism, Capitalism, Praxis]