Starting Mondays in August 2024 0:00 Intro 1:07 THE INTEL OFFICER 2:22 THE SCI FI NOVELIST 3:23 THE OXFORD POSTDOC 4:18 THE CHARTER SCHOOL TEACHER

A look back at the 8 Season 2 interviews. 0:00 THE FARMER Stephen McGinley 9:22 THE LANDMAN Matt Samson 12:05 THE CONVERT Landon DiPasquale 19:20 THE HISTORIAN John-Paul Heil 22:18 THE HILLBILLY THOMIST Justin Bolger 27:11 THE PROGRAMMER Alex Wakaluk 28:36 THE MONSIGNOR McLean Cummings 31:35 THE EXPECTANT MOM Lexi Pintar

Lexi Pintar (nee Zambito) is a 2022 graduate of Mount St. Mary's University, with a BA in Theology, Philosophy, and Latin. She and her husband Jacob are expecting their first child in March 2024. Topics Discussed: Transition from school to the workforce, Work as an integral part of life, Leaving the workforce for home life, Josef Pieper's Leisure the Basis of Culture, Value of community, Marrying young, Advice for young women interested in philosophy.

Monsignor McLean Cummings is Coordinator of Spiritual Formation at Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland. He graduated from Harvard University in 1987 with a philosophy major and completed a Licentiate in Philosophy at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome in 1993. He earned a doctorate in Moral Theology in 2009. https://seminary.msmary.edu/index.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Licentiate_(degree)

Alex Wakaluk is a software engineer who builds loan origination software for a mortgage company. He graduated in 2017 from Mount St. Mary's University with a double major in philosophy and computer science. He lives in Frederick, Maryland. Topics Discussed: Changing jobs due to stress, Asking stupid questions in order to ask smart questions, Communication with clients, Body-Mind balance, Book recommendation, Advice for current students. Book: The Seven Deadly Sins Today, by Henry Fairlie (1978) https://www.amazon.com/Seven-Deadly-Sins-Today/dp/0268016984

Fr. Justin Bolger, O.P., is a Dominican Friar and the Chaplain and Director of Campus Ministry at Providence College in Rhode Island. He entered the novitiate for the Dominican Province of St. Joseph in 2012, and graduated from Mount St. Mary’s University in 2013 with a Master of Arts in Philosophical Studies degree. He received his B.T.S. and Masters of Divinity from the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception in 2018 and his S.T.L. in 2020. He was ordained to the priesthood in 2020. He is also a musician of some note: he writes and produces music for a musical preaching initiative, the Hillbilly Thomists. They have recorded 3 albums, two of which have reached the top 5 of the Bluegrass Billboard charts. They have played the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. While a student brother he also helped record 4 albums of sacred music with our schola at the Dominican House of Studies. And before entering the Dominican Order he worked in the music industry and was signed with RCA/Victor. Topics Discussed: Role of Philosophy in his Vocational Path, Life as a Campus Chaplain, Committment to a Way of Life, Actuality and Potentiality, Music Ministry with the Hillbilly Thomists, Advice for Potential Students of Philosophy. Hillbilly Thomists: https://www.hillbillythomists.com/ Providence College: https://www.providence.edu/ Dominican Order: https://opeast.org/about/our-province/

John-Paul Heil is a Core Fellow at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland. He completed a BA in philosophy, history, and Italian studies in 2015, and subsequently earned an MA and PhD in History from the University of Chicago. He is currently pursuing a MTS degree in Biotechnology and Ethics from the Pontifical John Paul II Institute.

Landon DePasquale is Strategic Clients Director a AmericanEagle.com, a web development company. He graduated from Wheaton College in 2009 with a philosophy major, and is a convert to Catholicism. He offers firearms training at wolfbee.com. Topics Discussed: Intellectual Conversion vs Conversion of the Heart, Living in Harmony with your Beliefs, "Doing Philosophy" vs Living a Well-Ordered Life, Local Community, Firearms Training and Virtue.

Matthew Samson is a landman working with oil, gas, and mineral rights, and a Youth Coordinator for a Catholic parish in Grand Forks, North Dakota. He studied in the Mount St. Mary's Seminary philosophy curriculum in 2018-19, and has earned bachelor's degrees in Business Management and Accounting. https://www.landman.org/about/who-we-are/what-is-a-landman Topics discussed: Fides et Ratio, Josef Pieper, Teaching How to Think

Stephen McGinley is a farmer and philosophy teacher. He graduated in 2010 from Mount St. Mary's University and earned an MTS in 2012 from the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family. https://goodsoilfarmllc.com/ Topics discussed: Regenerative Agriculture, Philosophy as a Way of Life, Extent of the Modern Rupture, How to Live Tolerably Well

What the Season 1 interviewees are doing after philosophy. 1. Executive Director, Nebraska Catholic Conference 2. Goat Farmer & Middle School Teacher (Private) 3. Litigation Attorney 4. Pastor 5. High School English Teacher (Public) 6. Montessori Elementary Guide 7. Associate Pastor & College Chaplain 8. Cofounder of Media Company 9. Theology Professor 10. Media Design Consultant 11. Accountant 12. Volunteer Missionary 13. Works at McDonald's :(

What Olivia, Gary, Fr. Dominic, Jarrod, John, and Anna are doing with their lives (after philosophy). Olivia the Missionary: Episode 15 Gary the Entrepreneur: Episode 10 Fr. Dominic the Professor: Episode 12 Jarrod the Industrial Engineer: Episode 11 John the Accountant: Episode 14 Anna the Media Consultant: Episode 13

Olivia Prevost is an urban missionary with Christ in the City, serving the homeless population of Denver, Colorado. She graduated in 2022 from Mount St. Mary's University with a philosophy major. Topics Discussed: daily activities as a missionary; individual relationships vs systematic solutions; poverty of loneliness; Chris Arnade's book Dignity; how her ministry is an extension of her philosophy education & formation. Olivia's Bio: https://christinthecity.org/missionary/olivia-2/ Christ in the City: https://christinthecity.org/

John Zalesky is a government accountant, husband, and father living in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was a Catholic seminarian from 2014-2016 and earned a Master of Arts in Philosophical Studies degree from Mount St. Mary's University (Class of 2017). Topics Discussed: the work world before & after studying philosophy; "meaningful work"; integration and living a well ordered life; fatherhood and entering history. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-zalesky-96828811/

Anna Bradley works in digital design consulting as a Web Content Strategy Director at Reingold Inc. in Virginia. She graduated in 2016 from Mount St. Mary's University with a double major in Philosophy and Criminal Justice and then earned an MBA. Topics Discussed: what her job is like; usefulness of logic; going from philosophy to business study; experiences of women in philosophy; advice to current students. Anna's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annarbradley/

Fr. Dominic Verner, O.P., is Assistant Professor of Theology at Providence College and a 2011 graduate of Mount St. Mary's University with a Master of Arts in Philosophical Studies degree. He entered the Dominican order in 2010, was ordained a priest in 2016, and earned his Ph.D. in Moral Theology from the University of Notre Dame in 2022. Topics Discussed: philosophy in his vocation story; relation between teaching philosophy and teaching theology; use of the term "preach"; philosophical conversion experiences; constants & changes in student attitudes over time; his advice to potential philosophy/theology majors. Providence College: https://www.providence.edu/ Providence Theology Dept: https://theology.providence.edu/ Dominican Order: https://opeast.org/about/our-province/

Jarrod Thome is Manager, Global Operations Strategy and Standards at the McDonald's corporation. He earned a BA in philosophy (2005) from Conception Seminary College, and later a MBA and a Master's in industrial engineering. He lives in Wichita, Kansas with his wife and four daughters. Topics Discussed: Jarrod's education & career trajectory; raising 2 sets of twin daughters; what Discrete Events Simulation Modeling is; philosophy as source of self-knowledge, wisdom, humility; how philosophy made him better at everything, including industrial engineering; why study philosophy = to be an excellent human being. His LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jarrod-thome Keynote Address at a user group meeting for Simio (modeling software): cdn.simio.com/SimioSync/2023/presentations/McDonalds-Website.mp4

Gary Gasse is the cofounder of Coronation Media in Emmitsburg, Maryland, and a 2012 graduate of Mount St. Mary's University with a double major in philosophy and theology. Topics Discussed: Founding a company right out of college; choosing a philosophy major; benefits of liberal arts education for creative & business work; how businesses live or die by their culture; no regrets; thinking & communicating after the rise of generative AI. Coronation Media: https://www.coronationmedia.com/ Aquinas 101 Series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_kd4Kgq4tP8e1BBGrC-eFlp86fqyvGex

This is some of what you’ll hear on the Life After Philosophy podcast. Tom tells us about the philosophical roots of his public policy work Rebecca shares how studying philosophy prepared her for law school Brian says every part of his life was changed by philosophy Olivia mentions an important insight from the philosopher Martha Nussbaum that informs her high school teaching today And we might have to agree that in a sense, there is no life AFTER philosophy. For more, check out these and other episodes of Life After Philosophy.

Fr. Chiedozie (Dozy) Ononuju is a newly ordained Catholic priest of the diocese of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Born in Nigeria, he came to the United States in 2010 and earned bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering from Bucknell University before enrolling in Mount St. Mary's Seminary in 2017. He was ordained in 2023 and is now associate pastor at St. Patrick Catholic Church and chaplain at Dickinson College, both in Carlyle, Pennsylvania. Topics Discussed: philosophy and preaching; ethos, pathos, logos; tension between practical ministry and classroom learning, lower and upper limits to the intellectual content of Christian faith; advice to new seminarians; electrical engineering education compared with study of philosophy and theology.