Sartre's Version of Hell - No Exit
Three people are stuck in a room together. One they find they can't leave. The realisation that they are dead and are awaiting judgement, and likely hell, soon follows. The petty annoyances of their f...
23 Aug 20232h 2min
Race and Representation - The Hug Heard Around The World
Sammy Davis Jr., a famed member of Sinatra's 'Rat Pack', was a black icon. History has judged him unfaithful to the black community due to his support for Richard Nixon. In this work, Malcolm Gladwell...
16 Aug 20231h 31min
EXTENDED SUMMARY - The Hug Heard Around The World
This episode is a summary of the media discussed in the next episode. Sammy Davis Jr., a famed member of Sinatra's 'Rat Pack', was a black icon. History has judged him unfaithful to the black communit...
16 Aug 20239min
One Man's View Of The World - Lee Kuan Yew talks about Singapore and Asia
Singapore achieved independence in 1965. Lee Kuan Yew, its first Prime Minister, turned it into the metropolis it is today. In 2013, in the twilight of his life, he put down his thoughts on the nation...
9 Aug 20232h 55min
One Man's View Of The World - Lee Kuan Yew talks US and China
Singapore achieved independence in 1965. Lee Kuan Yew, its first Prime Minister, turned it into the metropolis it is today. In 2013, in the twilight of his life, he put down his thoughts on the nation...
2 Aug 20231h 50min
EXTENDED SUMMARY - One Man's View Of The World - Lee Kuan Yew
Renowned by world leaders and businessmen alike, Singapore's founder Lee Kuan Yew occupied an important place among the great Statesmen of the world. He turned a poverty-ridden former British colony i...
2 Aug 202314min
The Unanswered Question - Prophetic Power of Music
What happens when a musician's toolbox is used to break the rules? This week we discuss American conductor Leonard Bernstein's lecture at Harvard, 'The Unanswered Question'. Part of a lecture series d...
26 Jul 20231h 47min
Stranger in a Strange Land - Aliens, Religion, and Sexuality.
In this week's episode, we delve into the complex world of Robert A. Heinlein's groundbreaking science fiction novel, Stranger in a Strange Land. Join us as we explore the nuanced themes of this semin...
19 Jul 20231h 55min
