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The Grail Quest: Issue 1, 2024

our biggest and most lavish issue yet, exploring one of the strangest and most extraordinary stories ever

Jun 24 •

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March 2024

Episode 5//The Grail Quest//Autumn 2024

Samuel, Levi, Harry and Thom unpick pagan, Christian, and anti-christ seekers of the Grail, through the lens of Oedipus, Parzival, and Captain Ahab.

Mar 30 •

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Bonus Episode: Writing about Oedipus Rex

Oedipus, the Wasteland, and the Riddle

Mar 23 •

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Socrates' Razor Episode 1: the Grail

a new video series from the Incidental Encyclical

Mar 3 •

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February 2024

Bonus Episode: The Modern Inquiry into Identity

Editors Samuel and Levi introduce the new year and the new theme guiding the magazine with a discussion on one of Levi's area of study: the history of…

Feb 27 •

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Strife Within: Issue 4, 2023

the long-awaited, longer-than-ever, issue to complete our first year

Feb 21 •

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December 2023

Episode 4//Strife Within/Summer 2023

Exploring the conflict of Dostoyevsky's 'The Brothers Karamazov', Plato's 'Symposium', and 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'.

Dec 31, 2023 •

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1:11:02

The Christmas Special: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

A discussion on Christmas, chivalry, and cheating.

Dec 22, 2023 •

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November 2023

Bonus Episode: Writing about Dostoyevsky

Editors Samuel, Levi, Harry and Mike consider how to approach writing about the magnum opus of one of the greatest novelists of all time...

Nov 30, 2023 •

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One Hour to Madness and Joy

A reflection on Issue #3, and an introduction to Issue #4:

Nov 15, 2023 •

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October 2023

Wisdom in Desert Places: Issue 3, 2023

complete, as ever, with stunning photographs and intricate criticism

Oct 31, 2023 •

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September 2023

Episode 3//Wisdom in Desert Places//Spring 2023

Covering the works 'Consolation to Helvia' by Seneca, the hagiography of St. Simeon Stylites, and 'Voss' by Patrick White.

Sep 29, 2023 •

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