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Tom shares his largest Minecraft build to date with David and Zack—the Acropolis of Athens.
The gents return to discuss the reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris on December 7, 2024, after the completion of major restoration efforts to repair damage from the 2019 fire.
Tom discusses Salisbury Cathedral with Zack and David as a quintessential example of English Gothic architecture. Tom shares his Minecraft build of Salisbury Cathedral.
Joe Alonso shares his great font of experience as Head Stonemason at Washington National Cathedral, discussing how his team has worked to repair earthquake damage over the last decade.
Recorded back in mid-2020 during the early days of the Pandemic, Tom, David, and Zack discuss the NYC skyline—an old episode published while the gents take a temporary break from recording.
Tom finishes "Phase 1" (1163–1170 A.D.) of his 2:1 scale Minecraft model of Notre-Dame. David and Tom recount their experience at the National Building Museum to see the Notre-Dame de Paris main attraction exhibit.
Tom discusses the new peal of bells at Notre-Dame, installed in 2013 and restoration news pertaining to the north bell tower. Tom & David reminisce over past trips to Notre-Dame, and Zack differentiates the sounds of metal hitting metal.
Tom shares his techniques for modeling the curvature of his Roman Colosseum build in Minecraft, and David obsesses over using circles to categorize the listeners of the podcast. Zack provides feedback.
Tom shares startling properties about the Neo-Gothic St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City, and David and Zack have revelations about what makes architecture Gothic.
David brings a Christmas gift for Zack (many months late), and Zack shares additional gifts he received for Christmas that have relevance. Tom discusses experiencing live music verses recorded music, considering the context of music within a large cathedral.
Tom completes a significant section of his 2:1 scaled Minecraft model of Notre-Dame—the ambulatory vaulting within the chevet. David expresses concern with passing off dramatizations of history as factual. Zack and Tom debate the evaluative nature of humans.
The gents share some of their favorite builds from the Minecraft community which masterfully integrate the algorithmically-generated terrain with player-made structures.
