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Christian Saints Podcast

Christian Saints Podcast

By: James John Marks
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The Christian Saints Podcast is a joint production of Paradosis Pavilion & Generative Sounds which explores the calendar of The Church

Episodes are hosted by James John Marks of Chicago, with oversight by Fr Symeon Kees, a priest of the Antiochian Archdiocese of North America, through which he is currently serving St Raphael Orthodox Church in Iowa City.


If this podcast is edifying for you, please consider the entire Paradosis Pavilion catalog as well as the music of Generative Sounds

https://www.youtube.com/@paradosispavilion9555
https://generativesoundsjjm.bandcamp.com


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Iconographic images used by kind permission of Nicholas Papas, who controls distribution rights of these images


Prints of all of Nick’s work can be found at Saint Demetrius Press - http://www.saintdemetriuspress.com


Please forgive us our shortcomings, and pray for us

© 2025 Christian Saints Podcast
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Episodes
  • The Fourth Death of Reason
    Jul 11 2025

    Part two of our discussion about AI, the collapse of Western knowledge structures, the final (fourth) nail in the coffin of The Enlightenment & why Eastern Orthodox Christianity shouldn't be all too worried about it.

    This will lead directly into episodes 5 & 6, a discussion about the right use of books, the crisis of authority in The West & the path of martyrdom as we saw it exhibited by an entire community in Damascus on Sunday June 22, 2025

    Reference materials for this episode:
    - The future of AI
    - https://www.wired.com/story/ai-risk-party-san-francisco/
    - AI is making us less smart
    - https://www.media.mit.edu/publications/your-brain-on-chatgpt/


    Scripture citations for this episode:
    - Genesis 3
    - Tree of Knowledge
    - Proverbs 1:1-7
    - Instruction produces wisdom


    The Christian Saints Podcast is a joint production of Generative sounds & Paradosis Pavilion with oversight from Fr Symeon Kees

    Paradosis Pavilion - https://youtube.com/@paradosispavilion9555

    https://www.instagram.com/christiansaintspodcast
    https://twitter.com/podcast_saints
    https://www.facebook.com/christiansaintspodcast
    https://www.threads.net/@christiansaintspodcast

    Iconographic images used by kind permission of Nicholas Papas, who controls distribution rights of these images

    Prints of all of Nick’s work can be found at Saint Demetrius Press - http://www.saintdemetriuspress.com

    All music in these episodes is a production of Generative Sounds
    https://generativesoundsjjm.bandcamp.com
    Distribution rights of this episode & all music contained in it are controlled by Generative Sounds
    Copyright 2021 - 2023

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • What to Do When The Lights Go Out
    Jun 27 2025

    What to Do When The Lights Go Out


    Is artificial intelligence the fourth death of The Enlightenment & should Orthodox Christians even care particularly much?

    Part 1 of a 2 part conversation.


    Reference materials for this episode:
    - The future of AI
    - https://www.wired.com/story/ai-risk-party-san-francisco/
    - AI is making us less smart
    - https://www.media.mit.edu/publications/your-brain-on-chatgpt/


    Scripture citations for this episode:
    - Genesis 3
    - Tree of Knowledge
    - Proverbs 1:1-7
    - Instruction produces wisdom


    The Christian Saints Podcast is a joint production of Generative sounds & Paradosis Pavilion with oversight from Fr Symeon Kees

    Paradosis Pavilion - https://youtube.com/@paradosispavilion9555

    https://www.instagram.com/christiansaintspodcast
    https://twitter.com/podcast_saints
    https://www.facebook.com/christiansaintspodcast
    https://www.threads.net/@christiansaintspodcast

    Iconographic images used by kind permission of Nicholas Papas, who controls distribution rights of these images

    Prints of all of Nick’s work can be found at Saint Demetrius Press - http://www.saintdemetriuspress.com

    All music in these episodes is a production of Generative Sounds
    https://generativesoundsjjm.bandcamp.com
    Distribution rights of this episode & all music contained in it are controlled by Generative Sounds
    Copyright 2021 - 2023

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • How to Be a Winner
    Jun 13 2025

    Following on our last episode in which we ended with the celebration of the righteous triumph of the gospel, we felt it was important to point out the boundary which must be kept on how we understand this triumph.

    With the rise of nationalism in the USA, much of it Christian nationalism, as well as reflecting on such relatively recent tragedies as The Balkan war of the 1990's, it is crucial we understand winning as genuine participation in what God is doing rather than us going out into the world, weapons (rhetorical or military) in hand, to do the winning for Him.


    (we didn't get to all this material, but it is relevant)

    Reference materials for this episode:
    - love of place is tied to attachment to possessions
    - Shepherd of Hermas: parable 1
    - https://www.strengholt.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Book-5-hermas-for-website.pdf
    - our desires must be for virtue & we must not fear death
    - 2nd Epistle of St Clement: chapter 5
    - https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/1011.htm


    Scripture citations for this episode:
    - dwellers in God’s tent (to the Gentiles)
    - Ephesians 2: 11-21
    - no lasting city (to the Jews)
    - Hebrews 13:5-17


    The Christian Saints Podcast is a joint production of Generative sounds & Paradosis Pavilion with oversight from Fr Symeon Kees

    Paradosis Pavilion - https://youtube.com/@paradosispavilion9555

    https://www.instagram.com/christiansaintspodcast
    https://twitter.com/podcast_saints
    https://www.facebook.com/christiansaintspodcast
    https://www.threads.net/@christiansaintspodcast

    Iconographic images used by kind permission of Nicholas Papas, who controls distribution rights of these images

    Prints of all of Nick’s work can be found at Saint Demetrius Press - http://www.saintdemetriuspress.com

    All music in these episodes is a production of Generative Sounds
    https://generativesoundsjjm.bandcamp.com
    Distribution rights of this episode & all music contained in it are controlled by Generative Sounds
    Copyright 2021 - 2023

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    1 hr and 29 mins

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