Greetings!
This blog is a companion to our podcast The Everyday Knight, in which we discuss the application of chivalric principles to our modern lives; we seek to live chivalrously everyday.
Chew Before You Swallow
“We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only little by little at a truth that is bitter.” – Denis Diderot
The Everyday Knight, Chapter 117: From Optimism to Nihilism
In this episode we discuss outlooks on the current era, from optimism through realism, pessimism, and nihilism, through the lens of the chivalric virtues.
The Everyday Knight is our podcast in which we discuss the application of chivalric principles to our modern lives.
You can find us at https://www.everydayknight.com/
or on Facebook at http://tiny.cc/tkdcnz
and on YouTube at https://youtu.be/P-pXfUR1qC8
Choose Your Road
“A person often meets their destiny on the road they took to avoid it.” – Jean de la Fontaine
The Everyday Knight, Chapter 116: Our Presidential Platform
In this episode we discuss what our presidential campaign platform would be as candidates. As always, we view this through the lens of the chivalric virtues.
The Everyday Knight is our podcast in which we discuss the application of chivalric principles to our modern lives.
You can find us at https://www.everydayknight.com/
or on Facebook at http://tiny.cc/tkdcnz
and on YouTube at https://youtu.be/ZwhVk8SUMKc
If You Think You Know. . .
“It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.” – Epictetus
The Everyday Knight, Chapter 115: The Rapier Variance
In this episode we discuss a topic specific to the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA), the variance granted to the East Kingdom for a Crown Tournament to be decided by rapier competition rather than by the traditional rattan combat.
The Everyday Knight is our podcast in which we discuss the application of chivalric principles to our modern lives.
You can find us at https://www.everydayknight.com/
or on Facebook at http://tiny.cc/tkdcnz
and on YouTube at https://youtu.be/EFR7IcGD8Ls
Find the Internal Source
“Never depend on the admiration of others. There is no strength in it. Personal merit cannot be derived from an external source.” – Epictetus
The Everyday Knight, Chapter 114: Political Violence
In this episode we discuss political violence. (Note: we recorded this episode in July 2024 after the event in Butler, PA, but before the event in September.)
The Everyday Knight is our podcast in which we discuss the application of chivalric principles to our modern lives.
You can find us at https://www.everydayknight.com/
or on Facebook at http://tiny.cc/tkdcnz
and on YouTube at https://youtu.be/uGI0ZTs0uPY
The Strongest Chains
“It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere.” – Voltaire
The Everyday Knight, Chapter 113: Gender and Sports
In this episode we continue the discussion we began last time, and broaden the subject to talk about gender and sports.
The Everyday Knight is our podcast in which we discuss the application of chivalric principles to our modern lives.
You can find us at https://www.everydayknight.com/
or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TheEverydayKnight
and on YouTube at https://youtu.be/majsd115Rns