The Great Courses is a streaming service that offers college lectures. I’ve always got one going. Off to the side I’ve listed some of my favorite professor and classes. Below I’ll try to list what I’m watching currently.

Watch list

Understanding the Marvels of Medieval Technology, March 2025 great professor
Unsung Heroes of the Ancient World, February 2025, Greg Aldrete
Crossroads of Civilization: A History of Central Asia, Jan-Feb, 2025, I liked!

My Favorites

Music

Robert Greenberg’s lectures of music are perfect. I can’t play an instrument and not sure I have the best ear to listen to music but Dr. Bob has improved my ear tremendously. And he’s funny and irreverent.

History

Dorsey Armstrong is a medieval historian whose lectures fill in the gaps people usually don’t know for that time between the fall of Rome and the Renaissance. The Plague, women, King Arthur and all that.

Gregory Aldrete teaches Ancient History and is one of the Great Courses best lecturers.

Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius teaches on Eastern European history and the rise and fall of communism. It’s a dark subject but should be required of voting age citizens.

Art

William Kloss is a bit dry but only a bit. He even managed to keep my interest during his lectures on modern art.