Night School 028: The Poems of Emily Dickinson Pt. 6
On this episode of Night School, Mr. Wesley Schantz and I discuss two poems by Emily Dickinson: "There is no Frigate like a Book (1286)" and "The Poets light but Lamps — (930)". Specifically, we consi...
15 Jan 201929min
Side Quests 033: Final Fantasy VII 021
In this episode, Mr. Wesley Schantz and I consider (a) our new restricted character list and physical constraints and incarceration, (b) the new immediate threats (WEAPON) and remote threats (METEOR) ...
14 Jan 20191h 5min
Recurrent Events 005: Greatness and Education
In this episode of Recurrent Events, Mr. Wesley Schantz and I are joined by the wise Mr. Oscar Ortiz. Specifically, we talk about (a) the differences between teaching and leading as an administrator, ...
11 Jan 201952min
Dante's Paradiso: Sphere of the Moon (Cantos 1-5) Pt. 2
In this lecture, I layout and give Beatrice's response to the following major questions from the Sphere of the Moon: 1)If heaven is perfect, and above the earth, it cannot be made of matter, but ho...
10 Jan 201926min
Recurrent Events 004: Education and Civic Virtue
In this episode of Recurrent Events, Mr. Wesley Schantz and I have the pleasure to welcome Mr. David Oldham to talk to us. Specifically, we consider (a) the value of being a lifetime student as a tea...
10 Jan 201952min
Homer's "Odyssey" Bk 5
In this lecture, we (a) review the stories of Helen and Menelaos from Book IV (4), (b) we observe the Edenic/Paradisical nature of Kalypso's island home, and (c) we watch Odysseus restart his epic adv...
9 Jan 201934min
Homer's "Odyssey" Bk 4 Pt. 2
In this lecture, we consider (a) the story Helen tells Telemachos (and Menelaos) of once giving a disguised Odysseus a bath! And (b) then we hear Menelaos' sorrowful account of his capturing Proteus, ...
8 Jan 201934min
Dante's Paradiso: Sphere of the Moon (Cantos 1-5) Pt. 1
In this introductory lecture to Dante's "Paradiso", we consider (a) Dante's geocentric conception of the universe, (b) the difference between the (1) absolute will and (2) contingent will, and (c) con...
8 Jan 201928min
