Homer's "Odyssey" Bks 1 and 2
In this lecture, we discuss (a) Athene's strategy for helping Odysseus and Telemachos, (b) Zeus' proclamation that man's own "wild recklessness" is often the cause of his own suffering, and (c) observ...
13 Dec 201828min
Dante's Purgatorio: Cantos 25-33 Pt. 1
In this lecture, we consider (a) the Terrace of Lust and its relation to chastity, (b) Terrestrial Paradise and how the end is just the beginning, and (c) what is the meaning of the Biblical Processio...
13 Dec 201838min
Introduction to Homer's "Odyssey"
In this lecture, we consider (a) the fate of Agamemnon, (b) the dramatis personae of Homer's "Odyssey", and (c) the theme of "nothing is as it seems".
12 Dec 201832min
Dante's Purgatorio: Cantos 17-25
In this lecture, we consider (a) the terraces of Sloth, Avarice (and prodigality), and gluttony. Specifically, we consider how what sloth, avarice, and gluttony cost, (b) how love poetry may be tied t...
12 Dec 201835min
Night School 024: The Poems of Emily Dickinson Pt. 2
In this episode of Night School, Mr. Wes Schantz and I consider Emily Dickinson's "Surgeons must be very careful" and ""Faith" is fine invention". We specifically consider (a) the length and form of t...
12 Dec 201828min
Conversations at The Leaky Cauldron 003: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Chs. 11-14
In this third podcast on the 4th volume in the Harry Potter series, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," Ms. Sarah Miller, Mr. Wes Schantz, and I discuss (a) the Unforgivable Curses and what is so u...
11 Dec 20181h 7min
The Time Between Homer's "Iliad" and "Odyssey" Pt. 2
In this lecture, we review (a) the lost epics: "The Aethiopis" and "The Little Iliad" and move through (b) "The Sack of Ilium" and "The Returns". Specifically, we consider (a) the Trojan Horse, Sinon,...
10 Dec 201831min
Side Quests 031 Final Fantasy VII 019
In this episode, Mr. Wes Schantz and I consider (a) the disorienting experience of moving on after tragedy, (b) the significance of the snowboard and the map, and (c) what real-world lessons the game ...
10 Dec 201854min
