Quintus Curtius

  • Autor: Vários
  • Narrador: Vários
  • Editora: Podcast
  • Duração: 92:59:37
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Sinopse

Quintus Curtius is an attorney, writer, translator, and former Marine officer. His books deal with a variety of ethical, moral, and character topics, using examples in history, biography, literature, and philosophy. The result is both unique and inspiring. His podcasts are his personal dialogues with listeners. He can be found at www.qcurtius.com

Episódios

  • The New Translation of Cicero's "On The Nature Of The Gods" Is Now Available

    04/09/2023 Duração: 16min

    Last week the new translation of Cicero's "On The Nature Of The Gods" was published. It is available in paperback, hardcover, and Kindle. An audiobook version will come out next month. This podcast explains what the book is about, why it is important, and the special features my translation has. You can find links to the book on my site, qcurtius.com.

  • The "Excessive Questions Warrior"

    13/08/2023 Duração: 13min

    There is a certain personality type that anyone offering a service is aware of: the Excessive Questions Warrior. This is someone who peppers you will extended, excessive questions about their issue, with an inordinate focus on your capabilities. The purpose is to exert control or dominance over the interaction. Such people are never going to hire you. Either someone trusts you and is willing to take guidance from you, or they do not. We discuss how to spot these types, and how to handle them.

  • Lack Of Compliance With The Small Things Spells Trouble With The Big Things

    05/08/2023 Duração: 09min

    If you are in a job where you have to deal with clients or the general public, be alert to the small clues or "tells" that reveal a person's state of mind and attitude. If a prospective client fails to show a willingness to comply with reasonable, basic rules, it almost always means the person is going to be a problem client. Do not ignore these subtle clues.

  • "Oppenheimer": A Movie Review

    30/07/2023 Duração: 16min

    A review of Christopher Nolan's new movie, "Oppenheimer" (2023). We discuss its positives and minor negatives. This is a rewarding film experience and very much worth seeing.

  • Service Is Our Purpose

    25/06/2023 Duração: 09min

    Service to others is what gives life meaning. We were put on this Earth to contribute, to share, and to pass on what we know for the benefit of mankind. Every person has an instinctive, fundamental desire to teach and help others, and we should develop this instinct. Doing this will contribute to the positive energy in the world, and will come back to us in unexpected ways.

  • The Qualities Of The Good Attorney

    28/05/2023 Duração: 07min

    This is a reading of my article of 5/27/2023, "The Qualities Of The Good Attorney." (https://qcurtius.com/2023/05/27/the-qualities-of-the-good-attorney/). We discuss the attributes of the good attorney, exploring the various roles he or she must play.

  • Synesius's Wise Advice On Kingship

    21/05/2023 Duração: 09min

    This is a reading of my essay "Synesius's Wise Advice On Kingship" that was published on 5/20/2023: https://qcurtius.com/2023/05/20/synesiuss-wise-advice-on-kingship/

  • Italica

    15/05/2023 Duração: 05min

    This is a reading of Quintus Curtius's essay "Italica." The original article can be found here: https://qcurtius.com/2023/05/13/italica/

  • Vegetius Discusses The Importance Of The Martial Virtues

    07/05/2023 Duração: 10min

    This is the author's reading of his essay, "Vegetius Discusses The Importance Of The Martial Virtues," published on May 6, 2023: (https://qcurtius.com/2023/05/06/vegetius-discusses-the-importance-of-the-martial-virtues/). The subject is the decline of military prowess during the later years of the Roman empire, and the parallels we see today in the United States.

  • The Leadership Principles Of Iphicrates

    30/04/2023 Duração: 08min

    History distinguishes the Athenian general Iphicrates for the superlative quality of his leadership, the extent of his martial innovations, and his understanding of the psychological dimension of war. He lived from about 418 B.C. to 353 B.C. We will discuss some of the leadership principles that may be distilled from the writings of two ancient historians, Cornelius Nepos and Polyaenus.

  • Better Exile Than Submission: The Passion Of Dante Alighieri

    23/04/2023 Duração: 12min

    This is a reading of the essay "Better Exile Than Submission: The Passion of Dante Alighieri" by Quintus Curtius. Publijshed on www.qcurtius.com on April 22, 2023, and read by the author.

  • The Inviolability Of The Artist's Work

    23/02/2023 Duração: 11min

    The world recently learned that the estate of British author Roald Dahl actually allowed a team of censors to purge words and phrases from the author's works that they deemed "offensive." This is a terrifying escalation in the left's war on the literary record and on artistic expression in general. The idea that censors could reach back into old books and rewrite them would have been unthinkable even a decade ago. It is communist thought-policing, pure and simple. Every writer or artist should be taking steps now to protect their work from tampering by potential future vandals.

  • How Do I Expand My Social Circle In A Foreign Country?

    19/01/2023 Duração: 08min

    A reader who is living abroad in France is finding it difficult to meet new people. He has no desire to hang around with expats. People always revert to English when dealing with him, when he is trying to learn French. It is frustrating for him, and he wants to know if there are ways to get out of this dynamic.

  • The Haunted Palace (A Poem By Edgar Allan Poe)

    15/01/2023 Duração: 02min

    This is a reading of Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Haunted Palace."

  • You've Got The Job: Now Get In There And Do It

    13/01/2023 Duração: 09min

    A reader asks a question. He has just been assigned to a new position of great responsibility. The previous occupant of this position was a man much older than he. Our friend feels slightly intimidated and inadequate for the new job. To complicate things, the previous holder of the position has not helped our friend, and has implied that he's too young. Our friend asks for some advice.

  • You Can't Stampede People (Podcast)

    02/01/2023 Duração: 10min

    A young woman from a conservative culture asks a relationship question. She is very fond of her boyfriend, an American man. She wants to move things in the direction of marriage, but the young man is ambivalent. He keeps putting her off. She wants to know what she can do to deal with the situation.

  • The Opossum

    15/12/2022 Duração: 15min

    A reader asks a question about the 1982 movie "First Blood." Why, he asks, was Sheriff Teasle so hostile to John Rambo? What could have been his reasons? We offer some explanation. We then move into another related subject: an opossum in my backyard, and how I dealt with it.

  • Revisitations

    27/10/2022 Duração: 11min

    We should periodically "revisit" things that once meant something to us years earlier. Every 7 to 10 years or so, we grow significantly in outlook, perspective, and attitude. Things that once meant something to us, may mean something very different to us years later. This holds true of books, movies, individuals, and many other things. To measure how far you've progressed, revisit old things, and see how much you've changed. I discuss two movies, and how my view of them has changed in the intervening decades.

  • You Declare Yourself

    18/10/2022 Duração: 10min

    Some guys think that they need to wait for some magical confluence of circumstances to exist before they can pursue their goals. The world doesn't work like this. Sometimes you have to announce yourself, declare your purpose openly, and let your will shape the environment to your own purposes. You're never going to receive anyone's permission. We use the example of Charles De Gaulle in 1940.

  • Not As Bad As You Think, But Different From What You Think

    03/10/2022 Duração: 09min

    Our minds often play tricks on us. We come to believe things are much worse than they really are. Once we get through what we're worried about, we realize that things were not as bad as we thought--and we also realize that things ended in a way that was different from what we expected.

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