The Notion Club Podcast: Recent Episodes
Justin Hall & Ian Duncan
The Notion Club follows the adventures of Ian Duncan and Justin Hall, two writers living in the Appalachian mountains. Together they explore the mysteries of literature and music, art and philosophy, with frequent conversations with some of the brightest minds of our time.
S2E22. Music: Goldberg Variations, BWV. 988 - Variation 1 by Johann Sebastian Bach, performed by Shelley Katz.
S2E19. Music: Goldberg Variations, BWV. 988 - Variation 30. Quodlibet by Johann Sebastian Bach, performed by Shelley Katz.
S2E16. Music: Prelude No. 6 in D minor, BWV 851 by Johann Sebastian Bach, performed by Kimiko Ishizaka.
S2E15. Music performed by the Orion Quartet: String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: II. Presto by Beethoven.
S2E9 - Music: Piano Sonata No. 7 in b-flat major, "Stalingrad," Op. 83 by Sergei Prokofiev; Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 80 by Johann Sebastian Bach.
Justin is joined by Stephen Williams, a scholar of English literature, to discuss the virtue of fellowship, which is perhaps not so much a virtue in itself, but an accumulation of the best virtues—among which are courage, loyalty and steadfastness, trust and love.
Since the end of Season One back in October, Ian and Justin have made some endeavor to return to their roots, to get back to those things that made them. In this episode, they each share two stories about their Appalachian heritage.
Should personal liberty be overridden by a public health crisis? Ian Duncan considers the dangerous implications of draconian masking orders and argues for individual rights based on natural law.
Beethoven's Fifth Symphony has come under recent attack in an article published by Vox. In today's episode, Justin defends Beethoven and his legacy against this attack by deconstructing deconstruction.
The virtues of chess remain intact even after its long evolution from an ancient past, when combat was once entered into by rules and by honor, and when a king was a thing worth dying to protect.
Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen discusses his work with Dreamers' Circus and the Danish String Quartet, and the convergence between folk and classical music.
Welcome to the first episode of the Notion Club Podcast. Ian Duncan and Justin Hall discuss the magic of discovery, both through writing process, as well as out in the wilderness, on the mountains that have become their home. They read two pieces about their mountain adventures, which are explorations of the mysteries of Appalachian beauty.