• Lefebvrist Excommunications & Unjust Responses to Injustice
    2026/07/13

    In this episode of my Stupid Little Podcast, I take the time to briefly examine the recent excommunication of the Fraternal Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX/Lefebvrists), using this discussion as a springboard to discuss a broader ethical question about how we ought to justly respond to injustice.

    Related Materials: Episode of Shameless Popery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaCP0zIb5m4

    00:00 Introduction1:50 1 - Background on the SSPX12:00 2 - Historical Schisms32:00 3 - Unjust Responses to Injustice

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    40 分
  • Discussing Pope Leo XIV's Magnifica Humanitas
    2026/06/16

    On this episode of my Stupid Little Podcast, I discuss the Pope's latest encyclical letter, Magnifica Humanitas, on the newer new things, especially AI and the internet, with guests Adam, Len Kessinger, and briefly Philip Herot.

    This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/V_8_53HU4I8

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    Related Materials: Full text of Magnifica Humanitas: https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/encyclicals/documents/20260515-magnifica-humanitas.htmlAdam's blog on AI: https://incarnationalinkwell.substack.com/p/why-my-posts-will-never-be-ai-generatedLen's Libertarian Catholic Social group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/447925242403542My classroom discussion of the Milgram Experiments, the Asch Conformity experiments, and covid: https://youtu.be/WkqBUQe2NDUMy podcast on the philosophy/theology of time: https://youtu.be/7CqbvgacYg0Another video on the philosophy of time, and Marvel's Loki: https://youtu.be/vT_EYs0RSPcMy video discussing the relationship between magic and technology in CS Lewis: https://youtu.be/PEoGV9h77rI

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    2 時間 33 分
  • Potpourri Episode (1)
    2026/05/30

    In this episode of my Stupid Little Podcast, I've put together a few extended clips from recent livestreams where I discussed some interesting and slightly related topics. First, I discuss the mutuality of love, with an eye towards my discussion of Plato's Symposium. Next, I discuss bad actors in betting markets. Finally, I discuss those law trial sequences we often find in RPGs, and what we can take away from this one in particular from Greedfall II for real world legal theory. You'll find timestamps below for each.

    This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/udTWBfcvIzE

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    00:00 Love and Mutuality11:17 Betting Markets and Bad Actors29:35 Legal Theory & RPGs37:12 Legal Theory & Immigration

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    45 分
  • Defending Aquinas (and Augustine) from a Thot
    2026/05/13

    On this episode of my Stupid Little Podcast, Adam from Incarnational Inkwell and I defend St. Thomas Aquinas from "sex historian" Dr. Esme Louise (as if he needs defending from the likes of us). Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/vXqGec3urCFind me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProfMcCoigeKo-fi if you'd like to donate with a message or subscribe: ko-fi.com/ProfessorMcCoigeMy PayPal if you'd like to donate directly: paypal.me/ProfessorMcCoigeRelated Materials: My essay on a similar subject: https://professormccoige.wordpress.com/2021/06/06/15-things-the-catholic-church-doesnt-teach-about-your-sex-life/Summa Theologiae for Babies (Prima Pars): https://tanbooks.com/products/books/summa-theologiae-for-babies-prima-pars/Socrates' Cheeky Monotheism (my Stupid Little Podcast): https://youtu.be/L7GBO0iBDhwMy video on historically varying ages of consent: https://youtu.be/5-BVL6J7FFwWilliam Cavanaugh's "Migrations of the Holy": https://www.amazon.com/Migrations-Holy-Political-Meaning-Church/dp/0802866093Summa Theologiae on the Natural Law: https://www.newadvent.org/summa/2094.htmAugustine's "Of the Good of Marriage": https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/1309.htmMy preferred translation of Augustine's "Confessions": https://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Augustine/dp/1624667821/

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    3 時間 3 分
  • Anselm's Three Philosophical Dialogues
    2026/04/25

    In this rather long episode of my Stupid Little Podcast, I've compiled my various lectures on St. Anselm of Canterbury's "Three Philosophical Dialogues", that is, "On Truth", "On Freedom of Choice", and "On the Fall of the Devil". I've delivered these lectures and discussions as part of various classes over the years, but since it's one of my favorite pieces of prose philosophy ever written, I've compiled them together into one easily accessible video, with some audio remixing and remastering. Take your time and enjoy! This episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/YH-k4OwzdkAJoin our Discord: https://discord.gg/vXqGec3urCFind me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProfMcCoigeKo-fi if you'd like to donate with a message or subscribe: ko-fi.com/ProfessorMcCoigeMy PayPal if you'd like to donate directly: paypal.me/ProfessorMcCoigeAnselm of Canterbury, Three Philosophical Dialogues, trans. Thomas Williams (Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Company, 2002).Playlist containing these and some related videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3sERPPxxSv9IAnDqZK_uKsXmF1EUypPF

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    7 時間
  • Despair & Hope
    2026/04/11

    In this episode of my Stupid Little Podcast, I look at the sin of despair, and in light of Easter, its contrary theological virtue of Hope.

    This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LQrQYZTGijs

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    Related Materials: Thomas Aquinas' Summa Theologiae 2a2ae Q20, on Despair: https://www.newadvent.org/summa/3020.htmSumma Theologiae 2a2ae Q17 on Hope: https://www.newadvent.org/summa/3020.htmClipped discussion of the sin of sloth: https://youtu.be/LN7-YiwSI9MA broader discussion of the virtues according to Thomas Aquinas: https://youtu.be/dYsN1XPhvjA

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    54 分
  • Secular and Sectarian Religious Persecution
    2026/03/21

    A hodgepodge episode centered around the topic of the recent resurgence of anti-Catholicism, especially on the American Right, with a focus on the historical roots of these biases. First, a discussion with Adam from Incarnational Inkwell about the X/Twitter post promoted by Senator Ted Cruz outlining a vast conspiracy theory equating historical Catholic doctrines with a plan to spread antisemitism and undermine political Evangelicalism. Next, a clip from an older talk explaining the controversy surrounding the phrase "Christ is King". Finally, a discussion borrowed from my recent youtube video examining the different types of religious persecution, using the Star Wars Expanded Universe for illustrative examples.

    Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/vXqGec3urCFind me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProfMcCoigeKo-fi if you'd like to donate with a message or subscribe: ko-fi.com/ProfessorMcCoigeMy PayPal if you'd like to donate directly: paypal.me/ProfessorMcCoigeRelated Materials: Joe's original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8VUCM7URt4Ted's tweet: https://x.com/tedcruz/status/2033258527372738590Adam's blog post on the theology of K-pop Demon Hunters: https://incarnationalinkwell.substack.com/p/a-lesson-about-moral-theology-fromMy video on the Kingship of Christ: https://youtu.be/UelZxlqif2EReligious persecution of the Jedi: https://youtu.be/U6xtnt0VvxIMy review of Cavanaugh's "The Myth of Religious Violence": https://professormccoige.wordpress.com/2020/05/29/the-myth-of-religious-violence/Cavanaugh's summary of the book: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pjq2wnHePeMOn conservative cultural relativism: https://youtu.be/o9mX-uE2QeoIntroduction to McInerny's "Ethica Thomistica": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr7cuZvRbwIMy Stupid Little Podcast episode on monotheism: https://youtu.be/L7GBO0iBDhwMy Star Wars EU playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3sERPPxxSv98gFCFRLelCn9iIbaQz6F6

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    3 時間 37 分
  • Socrates' Cheeky Monotheism
    2026/03/07

    Another solo episode of my Stupid Little Podcast, this time examining some of Plato's dialogues for some of Socrates' theology. I argue (tentatively perhaps) that Socrates was an early monotheist, one of the sources of the Classical Theistic tradition.

    This episode on youtube: https://youtu.be/L7GBO0iBDhw

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    Related Materials:

    Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologiae, 1a.Q11.A3: https://www.newadvent.org/summa/1011.htm#article3Early education in Republic II: https://youtu.be/05_tv7z-IFYA brief discussion of the trial of Socrates in the Apology: https://youtu.be/GZgL4WlahdoDavid Bently Hart's article "God, gods, and fairies": https://firstthings.com/god-gods-and-fairies/Audio version of the article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrT8qs8HGRoHart's book "The Experience of God: Being, Consciousness, and Bliss", can be found here: https://api.pageplace.de/preview/DT0400.9780300167337_A23633491/preview-9780300167337_A23633491.pdf

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    47 分