Dionysus: Death, Rebirth, Transformation
Ian and I discuss the Greek-Roman god Dionysus-Bacchus. He reads an Orphic poem and then I gloss various stories put together into a narrative in Edith Hamilton’s Mythology. This is a fascinating di...
29 Nov 20251h 46min
The Strange Power of Losing Something Every Day (Anna Mayala Clip)
If you’re mindful, you’re better able to connect to and serve others. How does one get so? Getting back to what naturally arises. (From a discussion on Von Schönwerth’s “Anna Mayala”) Thank yo...
25 Nov 20255min
Howard Pyle’s Robin Hood: Little John Lives with the Sheriff
The Sheriff, out hunting with the town notables, wishes John were with them. The bugle calls, and back at the castle, John awakens. He thinks of his compadres over in Sherwood– the green men, and se...
19 Nov 20251h 30min
Marshall McLuhan & Technology
Ian and I discuss McLuhan’s difficult Playboy interview where he answers questions about his philosophy of technology. At the core of our concern is how to live well, connected to people and ourselve...
18 Nov 20251h 51min
Is Nature, Including Human Nature, Inherently Good? (Clip) I
an: Rousseau seems to have an inherent faith in nature, in its goodness. If you believe in that, you have something to aim for, to return to that. I: Rousseau also says that most virtues are negativ...
16 Nov 20252min
The Brothers Grimm's "The Knapsack, the Hat, and the Horn" Summary and Discussion
Three brothers, tired of poverty, go out into the world. In the forest, they come to a hill of silver and the first brother decides to load his pockets and return home. The second does so with a hil...
13 Nov 202535min
Attention is Your Light onto the World and How You See It (Clip)
Attention is your light, and that can build if you can keep your attention on it. It can grow, and we can see it more truly. Instead of increasing our attention, however, we often instead look for s...
11 Nov 20253min
Von Schonwerth’s “Anna Mayala:” Forbidden Love and Time Forever Lost
The beautiful Veri and Anna Mayala were in love, but she was poor, and her many suitors were grievous to them. But finally, they were to be married, and on that date imaginative “Crazy Veri” got a ro...
8 Nov 20251h 52min
