Conversations at The Leaky Cauldron 011: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Chs. 13-18
In this conversation with Ms. Sarah Miller and Mr. Wes Schantz, we talked about chapters 13-18 in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix". Specifically, we consider (1) Dolores Umbridge and her pa...
28 Feb 20191h
Side Quests 043: Conversation with Jason Hawreliak
In this conversation, Mr. Wes Schantz and I are joined by Dr. Jason Hawreliak, PhD, Assistant Professor of Game Studies at Brock University in their Centre for Digital Humanities. Dr. Hawreliak, Wes, ...
28 Feb 201946min
Homer's "Odyssey" Bks 14-16 Pt. 1
In this lecture, we discuss (1) Odysseus waking up in Ithaka and plotting the destruction of the suitors with Athene, (2) Odysseus, now disguised as a beggar, meeting and lying about his identity to E...
27 Feb 201933min
Dante's Paradiso: Sphere of Saturn (Cantos 21-22) Pt. 1
In this lecture, we (1) consider the "Golden Ladder" of contemplation, (2) come to understand the "ineffability" of predestination in relation to free-will, and (3) learn that (perhaps ironically toda...
27 Feb 201935min
Homer's "Odyssey" Bk 13 Pt. 2
In this lecture, we discuss (a) Odysseus' journey home in a Phaiakian ship, (b) the denouement of the Phaiakian disobedience to Poseidon (but obedience to Zeus), and (c) what returning "home" is.
26 Feb 201933min
Night School 032: The Poems of Robert Frost Pt. 3
In this episode of Night School, Mr. Wes Schantz and I consider "Mending Walls" by Robert Frost. Specifically, (1) we consider the haphazard meter/rollicking and disjointed language of the poem; (2) t...
26 Feb 201926min
Side Quests 042: Final Fantasy VII 026
In this episode, Mr. Wesley Schantz and I consider (a) making it to the third disc and how beginnings and ends affect our judgments of any communicative effort; (2) what Hojo and Aeris and Sephiroth m...
25 Feb 201925min
Homer's "Odyssey" Bk 12 Pt. 2 and Bk 13 Pt. 1
In this lecture, we (1) review the passing of the Sirens and Skylla and Charybdis (the Rovers/Roving Rocks); (2) we again witness the "brilliance" of Eurylochos, and (3) witness the catastrophe that b...
21 Feb 201930min
