Build What Lasts

About Build What Lasts

Build what lasts is about Catholic culture, the skilled labor, and the intellectual life. On it, professors from San Damiano College for the Trades and special guests reflect on the mutually enriching relationship between the liberal arts and the trades in a Catholic context.

Publisher

Peter Tardiff

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Jun 2026

Latest episode

5 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

5 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Sept 2026

   How working with trees helps you understand the Gospel (Carlos Tejeda)

   Today I talked Carlos Tejeda, who owns a tree service and teaches Theology, about the presence of trees in Scripture and about how working with trees has helped him understand the Gospel better.

2. 

   31 Jul 2026

   Dr. Glenn Arbery on Craftsmanship and Virtue in Homer's Odyssey

   I asked Dr. Glenn, why is it important to Homer that Odysseus be a great carpenter and laborer? We discussed the recognition scenes later in the Odyssey and briefly compared Homer's poem to Nolan's recent movie.

3. 

   25 Jul 2026

   My Antonia: Farming, the Catholic Family, and the Midwestern Prairie

   I spoke with Alexander Hurla, a farmer and novelist, about Willa Cather's My Antonia. We talked about the midwestern prairie, homesteading, the Catholic family and one of the most memorable characters in literature.

4. 

   14 Jul 2026

   Robert Frost on Work, Leisure, and Contemplation

   In this second episode of "Build What Lasts," I spoke with Kent Lasnoski about Robert Frost's brilliant poem, "Two Tramps in Mud Time." We discussed love and need, work and contemplation.

5. 

   24 Jun 2026

   Magnifica Humanitas: AI and the Dignity of Work

   Today I sat down with Kent Lasnoski, Theology professor and President at San Damiano College for the Trades, to discuss Pope Leo's new encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas.

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

4 ratings

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