The Melancholic's Almanac

Home
Podcast
Archive
About
30:54
Lake of Ice: The Penultimate Stages of Dante Inferno
Dante visits those stuck in ice, "teeth clicking," and listens to the pathetic tale of Count Ugolino.
 • 
The Melancholic's Almanac
27:57
Giant Steps
A discussion of Canto 31 of the INFERNO wherein Dante encounters the Giants. Dr. McCullough reads and offers an interpretation.
 • 
The Melancholic's Almanac
29:37
Suffering from Within
In Cantos 29 and 30, Dante continues to encounter the damned for whom fraud has disfigured (almost) beyond recognition.
 • 
The Melancholic's Almanac
19:04
"Fit Punishment": Contrapasso and the Example of Bertran de Born
Dr. McCullough presents Dante's 28th Canto in all its headless glory
 • 
The Melancholic's Almanac
22:37
Hellish Autobiography: Guido da Montefeltro and Dante in Canto 27
Dr. McCullough reads and explicates a passage of Dante that influenced T.S. Eliot's poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock."
 • 
The Melancholic's Almanac
40:17
Beyond the Pillars of Hercules: The Tragedy of Ulysses
McCullough reads and discusses Canto 26, Dante's treatment of Ulysses, the Inferno's greatest trickster.
 • 
The Melancholic's Almanac
34:44
Stolen Identities: Theft and the Fraud of Self
Dr. McCullough discusses the thieves of cantos 24 and 25 in Dante's INFERNO
 • 
The Melancholic's Almanac
26:24
"Hypocrite lecteur,—mon semblable,—mon frère!”
Canto 23 as understood by Dr. McCullough in which our hero Dante encounters the Hypocrites.
 • 
The Melancholic's Almanac
The Virtues (and Dangers) of Listening
What are the virtues of a good listener? What are the dangers of listening? Dr. Mark McCullough answers these questions.
 • 
The Melancholic's Almanac
40:48
The Perverse and The Demonic
Listen now | Dr. McCullough discusses the "low mimetic" in Dante's encounter with the grotesque and ridiculous demons of the Malebranche of cantos 21…
 • 
The Melancholic's Almanac
The Melancholic's Almanac
The Melancholic's Almanac
The Melancholic’s Almanac (TMA) is the only psyche-informed publication and podcast calculated using the study of books by dead people to predict sudden inclinations, gathering neuroses, and fine crops of contemporary vexations.

The Melancholic's Almanac

AboutArchiveRecommendations
© 2024 The Melancholics Almanac
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start WritingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture