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Every book Stephen Blackwood recommended on podcasts
Across 2 podcasts. Every show Stephen Blackwood appears on, in one place — not just one.
Stephen Blackwood appeared on interview programs to discuss the state of higher education, cultural shifts, and the mission of Ralston College. Across multiple podcast episodes, Blackwood invoked prominent historical and contemporary texts to contextualize systemic problems within academic institutions. He discussed Christopher F. Rufo's bestselling book America's Cultural Revolution: How the Radical Left Conquered Everything, highlighting its sharp examination of modern institutional changes. To demonstrate that contemporary grievances regarding academia are not entirely novel, Blackwood pointed to enduring conservative texts such as William F. Buckley's God and Man at Yale, written in the early 1950s, which he described as an foundational urtext for critics of higher education. He similarly cited Allan Bloom's widely discussed 1985 book The Closing of the American Mind as a key milestone in diagnosing long-standing intellectual and cultural deficiencies in American universities. Additionally, when detailing curriculum offerings and the study of classic literature, Blackwood made mention of William Shakespeare's play Titus Andronicus in connection with specialized educational courses.
Books recommended by Stephen Blackwood
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Closing of the American Mind
Closing of the American Mind by Allan Bloom is a prominent and enduring critique of higher education, moral relativism, and cultural shifts within American universities.
Discussed“then you can look at the closing of American mind Alan bloom in 1985”
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God and Man at Yale
God and Man at Yale by William F.
Discussed“one of the earth Texs of criticizing higher education is is William F Buckley's God and man at Yale written the early early 1950s”
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America's Cultural Revolution
America's Cultural Revolution by Christopher F.
Discussed“his best selling book America's cultural revolution how the radical left conquered everything how's that for a subtitle”
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The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia
Discussed“the first course will be tony daniels aka theodore dalrymple who's i know some of whose books are on your your reading list on johnson's racilis which is gonna be a wonderful course”
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Titus Andronicus
Titus Andronicus is a tragedy by William Shakespeare widely regarded as his bloodiest and most violent play, telling the story of a Roman general's cycle of revenge with a Gothic empress.
Discussed“andrew doyle is doing a course on shakespeare's titus andronicus and so on”
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Appearances
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“the point i'm making is that you see the same thing in stephen pinker's work like the blank slate i'm sorry i hope i've got this right because i've read a couple of pinker's books”