Leadership Lessons From The Great Books

Leadership Lessons From The Great Books

Understanding great literature is better than trying to read and understand (yet) another business book, Leadership Lessons From The Great Books leverages insights from the GREAT BOOKS of the Western canon to explain, dissect, and analyze leadership best practices for the post-modern leader.

Episodes

October 8, 2025 51 mins

Why Don't We Learn From History by B.H. Liddell Hart w/Jesan Sorrells
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00:00 Leadership Lessons from Historical Perspectives.

06:31 Biographical Writing: Accuracy Over Sensation.

10:07 Liddell Hart: Soldier to Military Historian.

11:33 Liddell Hart's Anti-Frontal Assault Insights.

17:32 Reflecting on Historical Leadership Mistakes.

18:53 Political Polarization vs. Societal Trust.

24:10 Revisiting Promises and Social Sol...

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Leaders, one of (many) reasons we don't learn from history typically revolves around pride and our desire to deliver a reckoning.
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Mash Up Episode ft. Why We Don't Learn from History, Empire of the Summer Moon, and a Late Summer Wrap-Up w/Tom Libby & Jesan Sorrells.
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00:00 "Leadership Lessons: Bonus Mashup"

09:57 Health Decline Linked to Modern Diet

15:39 "Discussing Political Violence: Charlie Kirk"

17:57 University System's Impact on Leadership

26:10 Turning Point's 2024 Donor Concerns

28:01 Changing Cultural Engagement Dynamics

37:31 "John O...

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History has a profound impact on us, whether we want to acknowledge it or not.
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The Time Machine by H.G. Wells - with Christen Blair Horne and Jesan Sorrells
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00:00 Welcome and Introduction - The Time Machine by H.G. Wells.
01:00 Time Travel and Human Quirks.

18:14 Evolution, Utopia, and Rule: A Study.

21:17 Tolkien, Pink Floyd, Future Classics.

31:44 Writing Sci-Fi Without a Science Background.

42:02 Beneath My Feet: The Underworld.

59:55 Life's Duality in Leadership.

01:06:22 Expect Challenges...

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September 23, 2025 5 mins

Heraclitus once opined 3,000 years ago that, "War is the father of us all." Leaders, he was tragically correct.
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The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury - w/ Jesan Sorrells and Ryan J. Stout
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00:00 Welcome and Introduction - The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury.
01:00 Reflecting on a Cold War Novel.

09:30 Bradbury's Fix-Up Novel Challenge.

10:38 The Martian Chronicles' Multimedia Journey.

16:39 Human Arrogance in Colonizing Mars.

22:13 Bradbury's Ownership and Parallel.

26:40 Are We Alone in the Neighborhood?

36:25 Future Proj...

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September 16, 2025 16 mins

We have been here before, America.
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The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury - Introduction w/ Jesan Sorrells
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00:00 - Welcome and Introduction - The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury.
01:00 Exploring The Martian Chronicles.

07:04 Ray Bradbury's Post World War 2 World Building.

09:20 Martian Civilization Encounter.

13:19 Bradbury's Inspiration for The Martian Chronicles.

16:56 Existential Exploration in The Martian Chronicles.

21:50 Colonial Destructi...

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Books can change us, but will we let them?
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Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein - w/ John Hill and Jesan Sorrells
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00:00 Welcome and Introduction - Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein.
02:00 Theory of Mind and Human Future.

13:05 Stranger in a Strange Land Analyzed.

27:59 Martian-Born Child in Stranger Land.

39:44 Unforeseen Warfare and Meaning Crisis.

43:58 Reflecting on Faith and the 20th Century Mega Church Movement.

57:23 "Luck" in Sal...

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September 2, 2025 4 mins

Let us be sincere in our speech and behavior.
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Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein - Introduction w/ Jesan Sorrells
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00:00 Welcome and Introduction - Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein.
01:00 Conformity's Evolution in America.

05:38 Martian Savior's Earthly Impact.

08:12 Robert Heinlein - The "Dean of Science Fiction."

10:29 Heinlein: Progressivism & Science Fiction.

16:38  Reading Stranger in a Strange Land's Through a Feminist Lens.

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You need to get the plutonium from somewhere to generate the 1.21 gigawatts to power the flux capacitor.
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick w/ John Hill and Jesan Sorrells
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00:00 Welcome and Introduction - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick.
00:10 The Promise of 100,000 Humanoid Robots by 2030.

05:59 New Podcast Format Introduction.

14:47  When Does Jesan Stop Reading a Book?

19:20 Infinite Games, Culture, and Perspective.

22:38 Hindsight and Decision-Making Insights from Playin...

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August 19, 2025 5 mins

What rough beast slouches toward us?
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick - Introduction w/ Jesan Sorrells
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00:00 Welcome and Introduction - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick

03:15 "Introduction to Rick Deckard's World"

10:04 Philip K. Dick's College Struggles

14:07 Rosen Corporation's Role in Nexus 6

15:08 "Voight-Kampff Android Test Revealed"

19:51 Philip K. Dick: Drugs and Influence

22:09 Hallucinogens, Perception,...

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August 12, 2025 5 mins

Customer service provided by humanoid robots isn't likely to be any better.
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Mash Up Episode ft. Lord of the Rings, All Quiet on the Western Front, and Pink Floyd w/Neal Kalechofsky & Jesan Sorrells
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00:00 Welcome and Introduction to our Mash-Up Episode.
01:00 Literary and Film Mashups: Tolkien, Pink Floyd, and All Quiet on the Western Front.

07:48 Kalechofsky's Early Love for Reading Tolkien

13:29 Middle Earth Counterculture Escape

16:57 Creative Control: Pink Floyd & Brian Wilso...

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Sitting Bull: His Life and Legacy by Ernie LaPointe (Part Two) w/Tom Libby & Jesan Sorrells
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00:00 Welcome and Introduction: Sitting Bull: His Life and Legacy by Ernie LaPointe
02:00 Perceptions of Authenticity in Storytelling

17:05 Arrow Creek-Rosebud River Battle Summary

27:44 Credibility Through Leading by Example

38:11 Constant Surveillance and Accountability

49:02 Rebuilding Social Cohesion and Its Challen...

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