Renovatio: The Podcast

by Zaytuna College

A multimedia, multi-faith publication about the ideas that shape the modern world from the first Muslim liberal arts college in the United States, Zaytuna College.

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How to Climb the Seven-Story Mountain by John Walbridge (Audio Essay)

How to Climb the Seven-Story MountainTwo Works, a Thousand Years Apart, Illustrate the Spiritual JourneyBy John Walbridge Classics by Marcus Aurelius ...

21m

•May 1, 2026

To See the World for the First Time by Sophia Vasalou (Audio Essay)

What if you could take a pill that let you see the world with the wonder of Adam on the morning of creation? Aldous Huxley tried it—and his experiment...

32m

•Apr 16, 2026

Rumi and Shakespeare by Juan Cole (Audio Essay)

Two of humanity's greatest literary masters—separated by continents and centuries—share a profound interest in how seemingly intractable conflicts can...

25m

•Apr 14, 2026

Can English Capture the Language of Revelation? (Audio Essay)

Can English Capture the Language of Revelation? Robert Alter's Torah and Lessons for the Translation of the Qur'an by Caner K. DagliCan English truly ...

20m

•Jan 9, 2026

Music and the Decline of Civilization by Esme Partridge (Audio Essay)

What if the chaos in our societies today began not in politics or economics, but in our music? This episode explores a fascinating theory from ancient...

45m

•Dec 3, 2025

Cultural Devolution by Hamza Yusuf (Audio Essay)

Cultural Devolution:How the new victimhood culture rejects human dignity and divinityBy Hamza Yusuf Read by Michael Sugich"Cultures vary in their appr...

56m

•Nov 22, 2025