{"id":298227,"date":"2026-10-05T18:04:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T18:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/05\/russian-catholicism-jazz-and-ai-music-w-timothy-flanders\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T18:04:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T18:04:27","slug":"russian-catholicism-jazz-and-ai-music-w-timothy-flanders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/05\/russian-catholicism-jazz-and-ai-music-w-timothy-flanders\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian Catholicism, Jazz, and AI Music w\/ Timothy Flanders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"date\">Oct 2, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Timothy Flanders rejoins the podcast for a<br \/>\nfreewheeling conversation in which he and Thomas interview each<br \/>\nother. Timothy talks about his upcoming book on Catholicism in<br \/>\nRussia, and then Thomas gives his thoughts on the place of jazz in<br \/>\nthe Western music tradition, improvisation as an analogy to the<br \/>\nmoral life, and the fundamental problem with AI music: AI has no<br \/>\nsong in its heart.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>Links<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The Meaning of Catholic <a href=\"https:\/\/meaningofcath.substack.com\/\">https:\/\/meaningofcath.substack.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Thomas\u2019s lecture on God\u2019s role in artistic<br \/>\ninspiration <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gH5KBsOIz_Y\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gH5KBsOIz_Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Structure and Freedom in Music and in Christ,<br \/>\nw\/ Mark Christopher Brandt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicculture.org\/commentary\/episode-33-structure-and-freedom-in-music-and-in-christ-mark-christopher-brandt\/\"><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.catholicculture.org\/commentary\/episode-33-structure-and-freedom-in-music-and-in-christ-mark-christopher-brandt\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Christians against AI art, w\/ Susannah Black<br \/>\nRoberts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicculture.org\/commentary\/188-christians-against-ai-art-susannah-black-roberts\/\"><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.catholicculture.org\/commentary\/188-christians-against-ai-art-susannah-black-roberts\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">DONATE to make this show possible! <a href=\"http:\/\/catholicculture.org\/donate\/audio\">http:\/\/catholicculture.org\/donate\/audio<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">SIGN UP for Catholic Culture&#8217;s<br \/>\nnewsletter:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicculture.org\/newsletters\">https:\/\/www.catholicculture.org\/newsletters<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) {\n      var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n      if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n      js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n      js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.8&appId=834757889913083\";\n      fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n    }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/catholicculturepodcast.libsyn.com\/russian-catholicism-jazz-and-ai-music-w-timothy-flanders\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oct 2, 2026 Timothy Flanders rejoins the podcast for a freewheeling conversation in which he and Thomas interview each other. 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