The Walled Garden

Tending to the gardens of our minds,
one meaningful conversation at a time.

The flagship podcast of The Walled Garden Philosophical Society, The Walled Garden Podcast is an expanding collection of meaningful talks and conversations exploring the nature of truth, wisdom, virtue, beauty & the Divine.

Let’s tend to the gardens of our minds

Latest Episodes

Profound explorations into the nature of truth, wisdom, virtue, beauty & the Divine.

Sharon Lebell | The Meaning of Your Life Will Never Be Convenient

Sharon gives a talk titled “The Meaning of Your Life Will Never Be Convenient.”

Simon Drew November 30, 2023

Rocco Jarman | Lighting Candles

Rocco Jarman and Simon Drew join each other in conversation.

Simon Drew November 9, 2023

Judith Stove | Stoicism & The Suppression of Truth

Contributing Philosopher Judith Stove gives a talk entitled “Losing Our Memories: Stoicism & The Suppression of Truth.”

Simon Drew November 9, 2023

Prof. Joe Siracusa | The Israel-Palestine Conflict

Prof. Joe Siracusa gives context regarding the current conflict in Israel and Palestine as well as the most pressing diplomatic and political challenges of 2023 to date.

Simon Drew October 30, 2023

The Art of Getting Good with Tsoof Baras

Tsoof Baras is a versatile and skilled percussionist with over 16 years of performance experience in orchestral percussion, hand drumming, novelty percussion and more in a range of styles.

Simon Drew September 20, 2023

The Oral Tradition Lives On!

Now celebrating its 25th anniversary, the International Readers of Homer has delighted audiences in London, New York, Los Angeles, Brussels, Montevideo, Alexandria, Tehran, Athens, and the Greek islands of Kos and Chios. She is looking forward to the upcoming reading of The Iliad in San Francisco in May 2023, just a

Simon Drew September 20, 2023

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"If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need."

"If the way is not seeking always better ways, it is not the way."

"Caretake this moment. Immerse yourself in its particulars."

"What is linear is not history but the human spirit."

“In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion."

"Nights through dreams tell the myths forgotten by the day."

"If I had not been admitted to these studies it would not have been worth while to have been born."

"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see."

"Beauty is always worth it."

"It is no measure of good health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society."

"The Soul that would be touched by beauty must sometimes walk alone."

"Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in moving towards what will be."