The Culture of Life Podcast Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-culture-of-life-podcast The Culture of Life Podcast is dedicated to conversation around the task of creating a culture of life in the intellectual, moral, artistic, and political spheres. @2023 First Fishermen Media 01e4e216-1ea9-5060-9deb-ba35cafff292 no en Wed, 23 Jul 2025 10:35:42 -0400 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 21:27:10 -0500 http://thecultureoflifepodcast.com https://img.transistor.fm/Go7tJOEG4ywoQVadZ8WPHV1Gi76g4x9V5WZgzPEBgXM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ0MDMzLzE2OTE5/MzQ2MDgtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg The Culture of Life Podcast http://thecultureoflifepodcast.com episodic Andrew Jacoby The Culture of Life Podcast is dedicated to conversation around the task of creating a culture of life in the intellectual, moral, artistic, and political spheres. The Culture of Life Podcast is dedicated to conversation around the task of creating a culture of life in the intellectual, moral, artistic, and political spheres.. catholic, natural law, philosophy, Andrew Jacoby No No The Philosophy of Wellbeing, Morality without God, and Freedom/ Happiness Confusion with Chestnut Hill College Philosophy Professor Dr William Lauinger 4 4 The Philosophy of Wellbeing, Morality without God, and Freedom/ Happiness Confusion with Chestnut Hill College Philosophy Professor Dr William Lauinger full 637b4c6e-9ca1-4ddc-9d2f-a91eb3429195 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4e9031c7 In this episode we are joined by Chestnut Hill College Philosophy professor Dr William Lauinger. We discuss issues surrounding attempts to ground morality without God, The Philosophy of Wellbeing, confusion regarding the nature of both freedom and happiness and much more. Enjoy. You can find our more about Dr Lauinger on his faculty page https://www.chc.edu/faculty/william-lauinger

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]]> Sat, 24 Feb 2024 11:56:22 -0500 Andrew Jacoby Andrew Jacoby 5184 In this episode we are joined by Chestnut Hill College Philosophy professor Dr William Lauinger. We discuss issues surrounding attempts to ground morality without God, The Philosophy of Wellbeing, confusion regarding the nature of both freedom and happiness and much more. Enjoy. You can find our more about Dr Lauinger on his faculty page https://www.chc.edu/faculty/william-lauinger

]]> catholic, natural law, philosophy, No The State of The Faith in Europe with Boniface Institute Founder Alexander Tschugguel 3 3 The State of The Faith in Europe with Boniface Institute Founder Alexander Tschugguel full 84e9892f-3f1c-4f9c-8c9e-f614f62cc905 https://share.transistor.fm/s/183392c5
I was joined by Alexander at Cafe Diglas near Shottentor in Vienna for a coffee and a wonderful discussion about his efforts to cultivate a culture of life in his home country of Austria. 

https://cafeimschottenstift.at/

https://www.boniface-institute.com/


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I was joined by Alexander at Cafe Diglas near Shottentor in Vienna for a coffee and a wonderful discussion about his efforts to cultivate a culture of life in his home country of Austria. 

https://cafeimschottenstift.at/

https://www.boniface-institute.com/


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I was joined by Alexander at Cafe Diglas near Shottentor in Vienna for a coffee and a wonderful discussion about his efforts to cultivate a culture of life in his home country of Austria. 

https://cafeimschottenstift.at/

https://www.boniface-institute.com/


]]> catholic, natural law, philosophy, No The Dominican Option with Fr Cordell and Professor Stoekl 2 2 The Dominican Option with Fr Cordell and Professor Stoekl full cd6cdd8c-35db-4a1c-a76a-231805ef90d3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c312cb94 In this episode we we are beginning what hopefully will become a longer series and, ultimately, its own podcast. The concept is to recapitulate the conversation had by Saint Dominic in the tavern with the Albigensian in the 13th century. The conversation lead to the Albigensian rejoining the Church. Based on this conversation, Saint Dominic decided that there needed to be an "Order of Preachers". Thus began the Dominican Order. In contrast to a push for christians to remove themselves from the public square, "The Dominican Option" is an attempt to enter into it and make the case for Christ and His Church. Todays conversation. is between Father Hyacinth Cordell OP, a Dominican Friar at St Pats in Philadelphia and Professor Alan Stoekl a Professor Emeritus from Penn State University.


Bios
Fr Cordell


​​Fr. Hyacinth Cordell, O.P. is from suburban Chicago.  He's a drummer and percussionist, and studied music one year at the University of North Texas.  He graduated from St. Louis University with a degree in Philosophy and Letters.  He has an M.Div., S.T.B., and S.T.L. from the Pontifical Faculty of the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, DC.  He was ordained a priest in 2011.  He served as parochial vicar at St. Pius V in Providence, RI for four years, and for three years at St. Dominic in Washington, DC.  He was pastor for two years at St. Dominic before being asked to be pastor here at St. Patrick's in June, 2020.  He has an interest in music and health.  He runs regularly and eats what is known as the Whole Food Plant Based Diet (a healthy vegan diet).  Every year he goes to Kolkata, India in October to teach an intensive course on the Eucharist to the Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa's sisters), and he invites any who are interested to go with him and volunteer while he teaches.  
 


Professor Allen Stoekl


 


Professor Stoekl's  recent work has focused on issues of energy use, sustainability and economy in a literary-cultural and philosophical context (both French and international). Hi book Bataille's Peak follows up on earlier work on Georges Bataille, but from a framework of current questions of energy use and depletion (which Bataille formulated, he argues, already in the 1940s). He is presently engaged in a larger project considering theories of the city from the past (the surrealists, situationists and Le Corbusier) in light of current theories--aesthetic, political, energetic--of sustainable urbanism. He has lectured extensively here in the US and abroad, and has recently served as Visiting Professor at Johns Hopkins and Westminster University (London).

]]> In this episode we we are beginning what hopefully will become a longer series and, ultimately, its own podcast. The concept is to recapitulate the conversation had by Saint Dominic in the tavern with the Albigensian in the 13th century. The conversation lead to the Albigensian rejoining the Church. Based on this conversation, Saint Dominic decided that there needed to be an "Order of Preachers". Thus began the Dominican Order. In contrast to a push for christians to remove themselves from the public square, "The Dominican Option" is an attempt to enter into it and make the case for Christ and His Church. Todays conversation. is between Father Hyacinth Cordell OP, a Dominican Friar at St Pats in Philadelphia and Professor Alan Stoekl a Professor Emeritus from Penn State University.


Bios
Fr Cordell


​​Fr. Hyacinth Cordell, O.P. is from suburban Chicago.  He's a drummer and percussionist, and studied music one year at the University of North Texas.  He graduated from St. Louis University with a degree in Philosophy and Letters.  He has an M.Div., S.T.B., and S.T.L. from the Pontifical Faculty of the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, DC.  He was ordained a priest in 2011.  He served as parochial vicar at St. Pius V in Providence, RI for four years, and for three years at St. Dominic in Washington, DC.  He was pastor for two years at St. Dominic before being asked to be pastor here at St. Patrick's in June, 2020.  He has an interest in music and health.  He runs regularly and eats what is known as the Whole Food Plant Based Diet (a healthy vegan diet).  Every year he goes to Kolkata, India in October to teach an intensive course on the Eucharist to the Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa's sisters), and he invites any who are interested to go with him and volunteer while he teaches.  
 


Professor Allen Stoekl


 


Professor Stoekl's  recent work has focused on issues of energy use, sustainability and economy in a literary-cultural and philosophical context (both French and international). Hi book Bataille's Peak follows up on earlier work on Georges Bataille, but from a framework of current questions of energy use and depletion (which Bataille formulated, he argues, already in the 1940s). He is presently engaged in a larger project considering theories of the city from the past (the surrealists, situationists and Le Corbusier) in light of current theories--aesthetic, political, energetic--of sustainable urbanism. He has lectured extensively here in the US and abroad, and has recently served as Visiting Professor at Johns Hopkins and Westminster University (London).

]]> Sun, 13 Aug 2023 09:34:07 -0400 Andrew Jacoby Andrew Jacoby 4465 In this episode we we are beginning what hopefully will become a longer series and, ultimately, its own podcast. The concept is to recapitulate the conversation had by Saint Dominic in the tavern with the Albigensian in the 13th century. The conversation lead to the Albigensian rejoining the Church. Based on this conversation, Saint Dominic decided that there needed to be an "Order of Preachers". Thus began the Dominican Order. In contrast to a push for christians to remove themselves from the public square, "The Dominican Option" is an attempt to enter into it and make the case for Christ and His Church. Todays conversation. is between Father Hyacinth Cordell OP, a Dominican Friar at St Pats in Philadelphia and Professor Alan Stoekl a Professor Emeritus from Penn State University.


Bios
Fr Cordell


​​Fr. Hyacinth Cordell, O.P. is from suburban Chicago.  He's a drummer and percussionist, and studied music one year at the University of North Texas.  He graduated from St. Louis University with a degree in Philosophy and Letters.  He has an M.Div., S.T.B., and S.T.L. from the Pontifical Faculty of the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, DC.  He was ordained a priest in 2011.  He served as parochial vicar at St. Pius V in Providence, RI for four years, and for three years at St. Dominic in Washington, DC.  He was pastor for two years at St. Dominic before being asked to be pastor here at St. Patrick's in June, 2020.  He has an interest in music and health.  He runs regularly and eats what is known as the Whole Food Plant Based Diet (a healthy vegan diet).  Every year he goes to Kolkata, India in October to teach an intensive course on the Eucharist to the Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa's sisters), and he invites any who are interested to go with him and volunteer while he teaches.  
 


Professor Allen Stoekl


 


Professor Stoekl's  recent work has focused on issues of energy use, sustainability and economy in a literary-cultural and philosophical context (both French and international). Hi book Bataille's Peak follows up on earlier work on Georges Bataille, but from a framework of current questions of energy use and depletion (which Bataille formulated, he argues, already in the 1940s). He is presently engaged in a larger project considering theories of the city from the past (the surrealists, situationists and Le Corbusier) in light of current theories--aesthetic, political, energetic--of sustainable urbanism. He has lectured extensively here in the US and abroad, and has recently served as Visiting Professor at Johns Hopkins and Westminster University (London).

]]> catholic, natural law, philosophy, No The Value of Human Life, Outsourcing Your Conscience, and the Current State of The Gnostic Revolution with Professor Stephen Napier 1 1 The Value of Human Life, Outsourcing Your Conscience, and the Current State of The Gnostic Revolution with Professor Stephen Napier full 975149bb-e2a6-47fc-aa66-54b296dfa2f7 https://share.transistor.fm/s/65192aaf Associate Professor of Philosophy(bio-ethics/philosophy of religion) at Villanova University Stephen Napier joins the podcast to discuss 

-Atheist arguments for the value of human life
-Why we find ourselves stuck in epistemological cul de sacs, and how the Catholic Church may be the most rational way out.
-The contours of our current Gnostic moment...
-What advice he would like to give his current students regarding the cultural environment they find themselves in.

https://www1.villanova.edu/university/liberal-arts-sciences/programs/philosophy/faculty/biodetail.html?mail=stephen.napier@villanova.edu&xsl=bio_long

]]> Associate Professor of Philosophy(bio-ethics/philosophy of religion) at Villanova University Stephen Napier joins the podcast to discuss 

-Atheist arguments for the value of human life
-Why we find ourselves stuck in epistemological cul de sacs, and how the Catholic Church may be the most rational way out.
-The contours of our current Gnostic moment...
-What advice he would like to give his current students regarding the cultural environment they find themselves in.

https://www1.villanova.edu/university/liberal-arts-sciences/programs/philosophy/faculty/biodetail.html?mail=stephen.napier@villanova.edu&xsl=bio_long

]]> Sun, 13 Aug 2023 09:28:10 -0400 Andrew Jacoby Andrew Jacoby 3414 Associate Professor of Philosophy(bio-ethics/philosophy of religion) at Villanova University Stephen Napier joins the podcast to discuss 

-Atheist arguments for the value of human life
-Why we find ourselves stuck in epistemological cul de sacs, and how the Catholic Church may be the most rational way out.
-The contours of our current Gnostic moment...
-What advice he would like to give his current students regarding the cultural environment they find themselves in.

https://www1.villanova.edu/university/liberal-arts-sciences/programs/philosophy/faculty/biodetail.html?mail=stephen.napier@villanova.edu&xsl=bio_long

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