Dante's Paradiso: Sphere of Jupiter (Cantos 18-20) Pt. 2
In this lecture, we discuss (a) can humans understand divine justice? (b) What about people who existed before Christianity or outside its physical range (those born along the Indus)? And (c) how can...
21 Helmi 201937min
Conversations at the Leaky Cauldron 010: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Chs. 7-12
In this conversation, Ms. Sarah Miller, Mr. Wes Schantz, and I consider (a) Harry's Hearing and the corruption at the Ministry of the Magic; (2) we consider Mr. Weasley and the introduction of Dolores...
21 Helmi 20191h 8min
Homer's "Odyssey" Bk 11 Pt. 4 and Bk 12 Pt. 1
In this lecture, we (1) finish considering Tityos, Tantalos, Sisyphos, and Herakles in the Underworld of Homer; (2) return to Circe's isle, Aiaia, and plan for the Sirens, Skylla and Charybdis, and Th...
20 Helmi 201935min
Dante's Paradiso: Sphere of Jupiter (Cantos 18-20) Pt. 1
In this lecture, we (1) enter Jupiter and observe its blush recede to objective paleness; (2) we learn about the just rulers who occupy Jupiter and the eagle that symbolizes and vocalizes their collec...
20 Helmi 201926min
Conversations at the Leaky Cauldron 009: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Chs. 1-6
In this episode of Conversations, Ms. Sarah Miller, Mr. Wesley Schantz, and I open the fifth book in the Harry Potter series, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," and consider its first six ch...
14 Helmi 20191h 6min
Homer's "Odyssey" Bk 11 Pt. 3
In this lecture, we discuss (a) Odysseus' fate in relation to Alfred Lord Tennyson's "Ulysses", (b) why the shades in the underworld do in the underworld what they did while alive, and (c) we meet the...
13 Helmi 201932min
Dante's Paradiso: Sphere of Mars (Cantos 14-18) Pt. 2
In this lecture, we consider (a) Cacciaguida's foretelling of Dante's bitter future, (b) the philosophy and psychology of seeing good times in the future (heaven/promised land) or the past (Eden/Ogygi...
13 Helmi 201928min
Homer's "Odyssey" Bk 11 Pt. 2
In this lecture, enter Homer's underworld and witness (a) Elpenor's folly, (b) the tragedy of Antikleia's death, and (c) meet some old friends: Agamemnon and Achilleus.
12 Helmi 201934min
