Alexander Schmid Podcast

In this episode, we discuss (a) the consequences of Hera's subterfuge (Bks. 14-15), (b) the release of Patroklos and the Myrmidons into battle!; And we conclude with (c) The fall of the noble Sarpedon...

25 Okt 201837min

In this episode we discuss (a) Manfred (Canto 3) and those excommunicated, (b) Belacqua and the late-repentants, and (c) the ideal relationship between teacher and student.

24 Okt 201837min

In this lecture on Dante's "Purgatorio", I consider (1) Cato of Utica and his comments on putting the past behind one, (2) the cardinal virtues, their meaning, and (3) the connections between secular ...

24 Okt 201832min

*I mistakenly called this Side Quests 022: Final Fantasy VII 012! In this episode, Mr. Wes Schantz and I dig into Cloud's past in the town of Nibel. Once Cloud's home, this strange and eerie town see...

23 Okt 201855min

In this episode of Night School, Mr. Wes Schantz and I discuss parts 14-16. We consider (a) the poet as a bridge between nature and human nature, (b) the vast reaches of human experience and that whic...

22 Okt 201840min

In this episode of Potter's Pockets, Ms. Sarah Miller, Mr. Wes Schantz, and I consider: (1) "The Firebolt" and Hermione's brave but treacherous decision, (2) "The Patronus" and the process of learning...

18 Okt 20181h

In this episode of Night School, Mr. Wes Schantz and I consider parts 11-13 of "Song of Myself" by Walt Whitman. Specifically, we consider: (1) the Greco-Roman mythological imagery in parallel parts (...

17 Okt 201835min

In this episode of Side Quests, Mr. Wes Schantz and I discuss (a) Cosmo Canyon and the unity of opposites, (b) Bugenhagen and the heroic trip to the underworld, (c) the climb out of the Inferno and Pl...

15 Okt 201851min