Intellectual Freedom Podcast

About Intellectual Freedom Podcast

Intellectual freedom is not just a buzzword. It is a fundamental necessity for human civilization and your life's flourishing. It is the essence of the human spirit to question, explore, and seek answers to the most profound questions that confront us every day. Without intellectual freedom, we are but slaves to the whims of those in power, unable to challenge authority, push boundaries, or pursue truth. In our post-modern world, ignorance and oppression weigh heavy on all of us, stifling creativity, innovation, and progress. The quest for knowledge is not a luxury. It is a basic human need. Only through intellectual freedom can we unlock the full potential of our collective intellect and build a brighter future for all. This podcast explores topics in culture, philosophy, wisdom literature, and complex problems we all confront in life.

Publisher

David D. Hopkins, PhD

Category

education · news · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Jul 2020

Latest episode

13 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

171 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 Oct 2026

   # 170: GENESIS: Before the Beginning of Time | Part 1 of 7

   Before light, matter, space, and even before time itself, what was there? In Part 1 of this seven-part journey through the Book of Genesis, humanities professor Dr. David Hopkins ventures beyond human understanding to explore one of the most powerful sentences ever written: “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” What does the Genesis creation story reveal about God, consciousness, language, human dignity, and the nature of existence? How does it relate to the Big Bang...

2. 

   6 Oct 2026

   # 169: Stop Rehearsing Your Life. Start Living It. | Meditations, part 10

   You know the person you want to become. What are you waiting for? In the final episode of our Marcus Aurelius series, Dr. David Hopkins explores Books 10–12 of Meditations and the urgent challenge at the heart of Stoic philosophy: turn what you believe into how you live. We spend years preparing, searching for the next breakthrough, and waiting for better circumstances. We rehearse a future version of ourselves while performing for the approval of people who barely know us. Marcus asks an unc...

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   29 Sept 2026

   # 168: Love Will Break Your Heart. Love Anyway. | Meditations, part 9

   What if the heart you’ve worked so hard to protect has become a prison? In this episode of the Intellectual Freedom Podcast, Dr. David Hopkins brings C.S. Lewis’s The Four Loves into conversation with Book Nine of Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations to explore the cost of loving—and the deeper cost of refusing to love. From heartbreak and grief to difficult relationships and the temptation to “protect your peace,” we examine how self-protection can become isolation, why Stoicism asks more of us tha...

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