Contemplative Conversation 016: Maps, Marriage, and (Post)Modernism
In this episode, Mr. Wesley Schantz and I discuss: (a) the symbolism of maps, (b) marriage, and (c) the nature of the postmodern ideology and recent scientific research its proponents purportedly find...
3 Aug 201850min
Episode 082: Westworld Season 2 Episode 010
In this episode, Mr. Babcock and I talk about the season finale of Westworld, "The Passenger." In it we consider, (a) Cain vs. Abel as modes of consciousness, (b) what the birth of consciousness is, a...
25 Jul 201856min
Potter's Pockets 008: "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets," Chs. 1-3
In this episode, Ms. Sarah Miller, Mr. Wes Schantz and I talked about (1) Tolkien's idea of "eucatastrophe" and how this relates to Harry Potter, (2) the mythopoetic/cosmopoetic implications of high f...
23 Jul 20181h 25min
The Great Men Podcast 002: Cyrus II
In this discussion with Mr. Oscar Ortiz on the life and deeds of Cyrus II in Book I of Herodotus' "Histories." We consider (1) the psychology of Cyrus as half Medes and half Persian, (2) the differenc...
18 Jul 201858min
Side-Quests 010: Nausicaä and the Valley of the Wind
In this episode of Side Quests, Mr. Wesley Schantz and I talk about 'Nausicaa Of the Valley of the Wind." We consider (1) the Hermetic nature of Lord Yuba, (2) the significance of a feminine hero, and...
16 Jul 20181h 13min
Potter's Pockets 007: Conclusion to "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"
In this episode, Ms. Sarah Miller, Mr. Wesley Schantz, and I discuss the final two chapters of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone." We get into (1) the difference between good and evil and truth a...
16 Jul 20181h 16min
Potter's Pockets 006: "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" Chs. 14-15
In this conversation, we discuss (a) the meaning of the ever-enlarging Norbert the Dragon, (b) the meaning of centaurs and their epic predecessors, and (c) how good and evil play differing games with ...
11 Jul 20181h 6min
Potter's Pockets 005: "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" Chs. 11-13
In this episode with Ms. Sarah Miller and Mr. Wes Schantz, we discuss (1) the Mirror of Erised, (2) Dark magic and the Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stone, and (3) the nature of desire and suffering and Du...
9 Jul 20181h 11min
