{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Cost of Glory","title":"89 - A Manual for Greatness — with Johnny Burtka","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/76f1881a\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3597,"description":"An interview with Johnny Burtka, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. He is a graduate of Hillsdale College, and his most recent book is titled “Gateway to Statesmanship—Selections from Xenophon to Churchill”.\n\nIn this episode:\nThe Mirrors for Princes tradition\nObstacles as a Ladder to Greatness\nThe Potency of Xenophon’s ‘Education of Cyrus’\nThe Leadership Qualities of Cyrus\nThe Complex Enduring Power of Cicero’s ‘On Duties’\nCultivating Greatness of Soul and the Magnitudo Animi of Churchill\nMachiavelli as Practitioner, not Political Philosopher\nWhere should an 18-year old dedicate himself to?\nWashington’s Farewell Address as a Beautiful Political Text\nBooks Mentioned:\nGateway to Statesmanship—Selections from Xenophon to Churchill by Johnny Burtka\nEducation of Cyrus by Xenophon\nOn Duties by Cicero\nThe Founders: The Story of PayPal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley by Jimmy Soni\nWalking with Destiny by Andrew Roberts\nFor the episode transcript, be sure to subscribe to my Substack!\nThanks to our sponsor Intercollegiate Studies Institute! Check out their programs on supporting quality thought and intellectual life in and after your college years.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/e9Sa4TjcD2AANYwBKeHjinbdJ-h9gAVExpbmhJYgOAg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80OWZm/NGFjZDE3Yzk3MTdm/N2ExOTNlY2U4NTZh/OTgwMS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}