Plutarch's Timeless Wisdom: Alex Petkas on Courage, Leadership, and the Shaping of Great Men

Hard Men Podcast

In this episode, I talk with Alex Petkas, host of the Cost of Glory podcast. He's also a former professor with a Princeton PhD in Classical Literature. His podcast is a dramatic retelling of Plutarch's Lives, which is one of the most influential books in human history. We'll discuss why Christians can benefit from Plutarch.

We talk about why there are so few great men today, why rhetoric is important for leadership, and how Alex once interacted with Elon Musk on Twitter/X about Sulla. Speaking of which, why did Sulla execute his political rivals?

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Chapters

1. The Influence of Plutarch in Christianity (00:00:00)

2. Biographies' Power in Moral Instruction (00:05:05)

3. Courage in Hard Times (00:11:45)

4. Zeal and Classics Shaping Great Men (00:17:24)

5. Exploring the Legacy of the Spartans (00:33:15)

6. Stoicism (00:46:43)

7. Reviving Rhetoric for Effective Leadership (00:58:26)