Side Quests 045: Final Fantasy VII 028
In this episode of Side Quests, Mr. Wes Schantz and I have our penultimate discussion on Sqauresoft's epic role-playing game from 1997: Final Fantasy VII. We consider the following topics in detail: (...
25 Mar 201956min
Homer's "Odyssey" Bks 22-24 (Conclusion)
In this lecture, we (1) review the slaughter of the suitors, the execution of the serving maids, and the dismemberment of Melanthios; (2) we observe the touching reunion of Penelope and Odysseus (afte...
21 Mar 201937min
Dante's Paradiso: Sphere of the Fixed Stars (Cantos 22-27) Pt. 2
In this lecture, we observe (a) Dante's definition of "faith" and his defense of his belief in the words of the Old and New Testaments, (b) Dante's definition of "hope" and St. James' famous distincti...
21 Mar 201937min
Conversations at The Leaky Cauldron 014: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Chs. 29-33
In this episode, Ms. Sarah Miller, Mr. Wes Schantz, and I consider (a) Harry's career advice, and the power dynamics between Professor Umbridge and Professor McGonagall; (b) the growing differences be...
21 Mar 20191h 4min
Dante's Paradiso: Sphere of the Fixed Stars (Cantos 22-27) Pt. 1
In this lecture, we discuss (1) the nature of the garden and food similes and metaphors as we near the top of heaven, (2) the examinations on faith, hope, and love Dante will now endure, and (3) the c...
20 Mar 201928min
Homer's "Odyssey" Bk 21 Pt. 2 and Bk 22
In this lecture, we (a) observe Odysseus in rags string the bow and win the contest for Penelope's hand; (b) we witness the deaths of Antinoos, Eurymachos, Amphinomos and all the other suitors; (c) we...
19 Mar 201933min
Homer's "Odyssey" Bk 19 Pt. 1, Bk 20, and Bk 21 Pt. 1
In this lecture, we consider (a) the dream of Penelope and the famous gates of horn and ivory; (b) the rising portents suggesting the doom of the suitors, and (c) Odysseus recruits Eurykleia, Eumaios,...
14 Mar 201935min
Conversations at the Leaky Cauldron 013: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Chs. 25-28
In this conversation, Ms. Sarah Miller, Mr. Wes Schantz, and I consider: (a) Neville, St. Mungo's and our deepening impressions of the character in the magical world; (b) Occlumency, what goes unseen ...
14 Mar 20191h 9min
