Mind Inclined

About Mind Inclined

Mind Inclined is your go-to source for ideas and inspiration designed to help you elevate your mind, your life, and your world. Mind Inclined features reflections on literature, language, history, and ideas, as well as practical productivity tips, from award-winning English professor and university administrator Mark Canada, author of the Audible Original Ben Franklin's Lessons in Life and other books and articles. Come to Mind Inclined to "Think and Thrive."

Publisher

Mark Canada, Ph.D.

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Aug 2024

Latest episode

19 Jan 2026

Latest episodes

34 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Jan 2026

   How Much Truth Can You Speak Alone?

   If you had asked Ralph Waldo Emerson, he would have told you he was a genius.  If he sounds like an arrogant guy, I should add that Emerson thought everyone was a genius — or, at least, could be. It's a tantalizing proposition, one that might have a lot of resonance today, nearly two centuries after Emerson presented it in his magnificent essay "Self-Reliance." Was he right?

2. 

   16 Aug 2025

   Whipping Up Words

   I have been writing a lot about literature and history over the past few months.  This week, I'm reveling in my other true love: words.  If you enjoy this column, I invite you to check out "What's Your Favorite Word?" (https://mindinclined.substack.com/p/whats-your-favorite-word-d59) from the August 24, 2024, issue of Mind Travel.

3. 

   30 May 2025

   Lewis & Clark, Ready for Anything, Part 5: Men on a Mission

   Lewis and Clark embark on a mission, demonstrating their resolve and purpose as they navigate uncharted territories.

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YouTube views

3,483

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 33 / 100

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Quality

39

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

0

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