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Though they are both college seniors, March and Jordan study unrelated fields: creative writing and environmental studies. Most of what they've learned has been from each other and other students in long, caffeine-infused conversations between classes in the honors house on campus. Join them as they bring the conversation to you every Wednesday in I Learned Something in College!?

I Learned Something in College!?

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Space Rocks and Streaming | #36

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 51:02


What makes a comet a comet? Are we going to get hit by a massive asteroid and get yeeted like the dinosaurs? And why do people watch streamers? Sources: https://astronomy.com/news-observing/ask%20astro/2009/11/why%20do%20comets%20have%20such%20eccentric%20orbitshttps://www.nature.com/articles/nature09029 https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/goddard/2019/sugars-in-meteoriteshttps://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2020/11/16/what-are-the-real-odds-of-doomsday-asteroid-apophis-striking-earth-in-2068/?sh=6f6fe5437c86 https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/solar-system/oort-cloud/overview/ Credits:Follow us on Twitter @ilsicpodcast Podcasting by March Washelesky and Jordan PazolEdited by March Washelesky Intro music and thumbnail art by Jordan PazolProverb: "So fascinating, how certain folks suddenly care about "historical accuracy" in fiction when the Black people show up." -N.K. Jemisin Land acknowledgementsJordan recorded this week's episode from the occupied land of the Mississauga Nation and the Erie people, so-called Cleveland, Ohio.March recorded this week’s episode from Chicago, the stolen homeland of the Council of Three Fires–the Chippewa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi–as well as the Peoria and Kickapoo. Today Chicago is home to an active indigenous community that provides invaluable assistance in protecting and restoring natural ecological balance in the area.

Pluto and Hugo Awards Controversies | #35

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2021 45:57


Why isn’t Pluto a planet anymore? What do we know about Pluto? How does March’s thesis intersect with fiction awards and bad representation in media?Sources:https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a27099255/game-of-thrones-treatment-of-women-controversy-legacy/#:~:text=The%20show's%20creators%20were%20deservedly,of%20rape%20while%20the%20bookshttps://www.dailydot.com/parsec/game-of-thrones-asoiaf-rape-statistics/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a33505854/game-of-thrones-george-rr-martin-hugo-awards-controversy/#:~:text=Game%20of%20Thrones%20author%20George,of%20science%20fiction%20and%20fantasy.https://www.wired.com/2015/08/won-science-fictions-hugo-awards-matters/https://io9.gizmodo.com/last-years-hugo-award-drama-is-not-going-away-any-time-1773184986 https://astronomy.com/news/2020/06/pluto-has-likely-maintained-an-underground-liquid-ocean-for-billions-of-years https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-020-0595-0 Credits:Follow us on Twitter @ilsicpodcast Podcasting by March Washelesky and Jordan PazolEdited by March Washelesky Intro music and thumbnail art by Jordan PazolProverb: "So fascinating, how certain folks suddenly care about "historical accuracy" in fiction when the Black people show up." -N.K. Jemisin Land acknowledgementsJordan recorded this week's episode from the occupied land of the Mississauga Nation and the Erie people, so-called Cleveland, Ohio.March recorded this week’s episode from Chicago, the stolen homeland of the Council of Three Fires–the Chippewa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi–as well as the Peoria and Kickapoo. Today Chicago is home to an active indigenous community that provides invaluable assistance in protecting and restoring natural ecological balance in the area.

Sleep and Free To Play Games | #34

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2021 32:01


What is sleep? Why do we need so much of it? What happens if you don't get it? Free to play games, loot boxes, microtransactions.Sources:Sleephttps://www.livescience.com/why-some-mammals-sleep-so-much.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unihemispheric_slow-wave_sleephttps://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0171903https://www.nature.com/articles/17037https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1979-27943-001Free-to-playJim Sterling videohttps://www.vg247.com/2018/02/09/activision-blizzard-made-4-billion-microtransactions-2017-half-revenue/https://www.gameinformer.com/2020/11/03/activision-blizzard-microtransactions-netted-over-12-billion-last-quarterLand acknowledgementsJordan recorded this week's episode from the occupied land of the Mississauga Nation and the Erie people, so-called Cleveland, Ohio.March recorded this week’s episode from Chicago, the stolen homeland of the Council of Three Fires–the Chippewa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi–as well as the Peoria and Kickapoo. Today Chicago is home to an active indigenous community that provides invaluable assistance in protecting and restoring natural ecological balance in the area.Credits:Follow us on Twitter @ilsicpodcast Podcasting by March Washelesky and Jordan PazolIntro music and editing by Jordan PazolThumbnail art by Jordan Pazol"Sleep is the best meditation." -the Dalai Lama

Cyberpunk 2077 and Rice | #33

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2020 48:17


Cyberpunk 2077, shady business practices in the games industry, CD Projekt Red lawsuit. Brown rice and white rice, rice paddy farming, agriculture.Land acknowledgementsJordan recorded this week's episode from the occupied land of the Mississauga Nation and the Erie people, so-called Cleveland, Ohio.March recorded this week’s episode from Chicago, the stolen homeland of the Council of Three Fires–the Chippewa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi–as well as the Peoria and Kickapoo. Today Chicago is home to an active indigenous community that provides invaluable assistance in protecting and restoring natural ecological balance in the area.Credits:Follow us on Twitter @ilsicpodcastPodcasting by March Washelesky and Jordan PazolIntro music and editing by Jordan PazolThumbnail art by Reagan Pazol"No corporation is your friend. Especially ones that pretend like they are." -Jim SterlingJordan's Thai Red Curry recipeSince recording, more news has broken on Cyberpunk 2077. If you want more information on how it unfolded or the most up-to-date news, this youtube channel is helpful (YongYea)

Absolute Zero and Role-Playing Video Games | #32

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 51:19


Land acknowledgementsJordan recorded this week's episode from the occupied land of the Mississauga Nation and the Erie people, so-called Cleveland, Ohio.March recorded this week’s episode from Chicago, the stolen homeland of the Council of Three Fires–the Chippewa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi–as well as the Peoria and Kickapoo. Today Chicago is home to an active indigenous community that provides invaluable assistance in protecting and restoring natural ecological balance in the area.Sourceshttps://www.britannica.com/topic/role-playing-video-gamehttps://www.livescience.com/32259-whats-the-coolest-place-in-the-universe.html https://news.mit.edu/2015/ultracold-molecules-0610https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=7677https://coldatomlab.jpl.nasa.gov/news/chills-atoms/https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=7677 https://www.sciencealert.com/after-a-century-of-debate-cooling-to-absolute-zero-has-been-declared-mathematically-impossible Video showing Bose-Einstein Condensation:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bose-Einstein_Condensation.ogvCredits:Follow us on Twitter @ilsicpodcast Podcasting by March Washelesky and Jordan PazolIntro music and editing by Jordan PazolThumbnail art by Reagan Pazol"Humans are natural born scientists: when we're born, we want to know why the stars shine. We want to know why the sun rises." -Michio Kaku

Wikipedia and Terrestrial Ecology of Antarctica | # 31

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 40:58


Sources:https://www.livescience.com/7946-wikipedia-accurate.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Five_pillarshttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Wikipediahttps://wikimediafoundation.org/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reference/arctic-antarctica-wildlife-myths-explained/ https://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/animals/ https://discoveringantarctica.org.uk/ecosystems-and-foodwebs/ecosystems/the-terrestrial-environment/ https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/951-antarctic-terrestrial-ecosystem https://discoveringantarctica.org.uk/ecosystems-and-foodwebs/ecosystems/the-terrestrial-environment/ Credits:Follow us on Twitter @ilsicpodcast Podcasting by March Washelesky and Jordan PazolIntro music and editing by Jordan PazolThumbnail art by Reagan PazolProverb - “Perfection is not required” -part of Wikipedia’s editing policyLand acknowledgementsJordan recorded this week's episode from the occupied land of the Mississauga Nation and the Erie people, so-called Cleveland, Ohio.March recorded this week’s episode from Chicago, the stolen homeland of the Council of Three Fires–the Chippewa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi–as well as the Peoria and Kickapoo. Today Chicago is home to an active indigenous community that provides invaluable assistance in protecting and restoring natural ecological balance in the area.

Roguelikes and Nearsightedness | #30

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2020 46:44


Jordan's roguelike/lite recs:Play Rogue, the original roguelikeHadesFTL: Faster Than LightSpelunkyDead CellsDarkest DungeonEnter the GungeonPokemon Nuzlocke RulesMarch's sources:Vox - Essilor-Luxottica MonopolyLivescience - Nearsightedness before glassesNew York Times - Glasses in the developing worldForbes - world's lack of vision is costing us our eyesightTime - why up to 90% of Asian schoolchildren are nearsighted Land acknowledgements:Jordan recorded this week's episode from the occupied land of the Mississauga Nation and the Erie people, so-called Cleveland, Ohio.March recorded this week’s episode from Chicago, the stolen homeland of the Council of Three Fires–the Chippewa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi–as well as the Peoria and Kickapoo. Today Chicago is home to an active indigenous community that provides invaluable assistance in protecting and restoring natural ecological balance in the area.Credits:Follow us on Twitter @ilsicpodcast Podcasting by March Washelesky and Jordan PazolIntro music and editing by Jordan PazolThumbnail art by Reagan Pazol"Just tell me the quick way I could get down there! To Hades!" - Aristophanes’ The Frogs (G. Theodoridis translation)

To Heck With The Holidays | #29

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2020 57:00


Sources:The Atlantic - How Brands have nothing real to say about racism Forbes - Here are all the brands Changing Racist Names And Packaging NPR - Why You Probably Shouldn’t Say Eskimo Alaska Native Language Center - Inuit or Eskimo: Which Name to Use KIRBY’s TikTok (link to Twitter repost)NBC news: Aunt Jemima brand to change name, remove image that Quaker says is 'based on a racial stereotype' NBC news opinion piece: Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben deserve retirement. They're racist myths of happy Black servitude Observer: Colgate Pulls Popular ‘Black Man Toothpaste’ in China, Ignites Controversy Them: Corporate PridePBS: Early Christianity in the Roman Empire History.com: History of Christianity Time.com - Thanksgiving WBUR - Color of Christ Nat Geo - First Thanksgiving Credits:Follow us on Twitter @ilsicpodcast Podcasting by March Washelesky and Jordan PazolIntro music and editing by Jordan PazolThumbnail art by Reagan PazolProverb: “Black lives matter, people. Even over breakfast.” -KIRBYLand acknowledgements:Jordan recorded this week's episode from the occupied land of the Mississauga Nation and the Erie people, so-called Cleveland, Ohio.March recorded this week’s episode from Chicago, the stolen homeland of the Council of Three Fires–the Chippewa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi–as well as the Peoria and Kickapoo. Today Chicago is home to an active indigenous community that provides invaluable assistance in protecting and restoring natural ecological balance in the area.

Fantasy Tropes and Convergent Evolution | #28

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2020 32:01


Land acknowledgements:Jordan recorded this week's episode from the occupied land of the Shawnee people, the Adena culture, the Osage nation, and the Hopewell tradition–also known as Athens, Ohio.March recorded this week’s episode from Chicago, the homeland of the Council of Three Fires (the Chippewa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi) as well as the Peoria and Kickapoo nations.Sources:Tough Guide to Fantasyland by Diana Wynne Joneshttps://www.amnh.org/explore/news-blogs/on-exhibit-posts/the-first-whale-pakicetushttps://www.scienceworld.ca/stories/evolution-flight/https://www.livescience.com/convergent-evolution.htmlCredits:Follow us on Twitter @ilsicpodcast https://twitter.com/ilsicpodcastPodcasting by March Washelesky and Jordan PazolIntro music and editing by Jordan PazolThumbnail art by Reagan PazolProverb - “If you can imagine something, it will be.” N.K. Jemisin

Among Us and Plumbing | #27

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 37:41


Sources:Among UsAmong Us website (Innersloth)Among Us Steam PlayersPlumbingDangers of Clean Water Shortage by TimeGround water by US govWater Depletion by US govCredits:Follow us on Twitter @ilsicpodcastPodcasting by March Washelesky and Jordan PazolIntro music and editing by Jordan PazolThumbnail art by Reagan PazolLand acknowledgements:Jordan recorded this week's episode from the occupied land of the Shawnee people, the Adena culture, the Osage nation, and the Hopewell tradition–also known as Athens, Ohio.March recorded this week’s episode from Chicago, the homeland of the Council of Three Fires (the Chippewa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi) as well as the Peoria and Kickapoo nations.

Cooking and Triple A Games | #26

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2020 47:34


Thai Red Curry Recipe - https://cookieandkate.com/thai-red-curry-recipe/ Flint, Michigan water - http://flintwaterstudy.org/2015/11/lead-contaminated-water-bathing-showering-concerns/ Land acknowledgementsWe both recorded this week's episode from the occupied land of the Shawnee people, the Adena culture, the Osage nation, and the Hopewell tradition–also known as Athens, Ohio.Follow us on Twitter @ilsicpodcast Podcasting by March Washelesky and Jordan PazolIntro music and editing by Jordan PazolThumbnail art by Reagan PazolProverb: "If you're not the one cooking, stay out of the way and compliment the chef," -Michael Strahan

Indigenous Land Rights | #25

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 30:30


https://native-land.ca/ - Map of native lands Jordan and March usedSources:https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/june-02/#:~:text=On%20June%202%2C%201924%2C%20Congress,barred%20Native%20Americans%20from%20voting.https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cleveland-signs-the-dawes-severalty-act#:~:text=In%20a%20well%2Dmeaning%20but,their%20land%20into%20individual%20holdings.https://www.americanindianmagazine.org/story/1871-end-indian-treaty-makinghttps://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/indian-reservationshttps://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/american-indian-warshttps://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/native-american-timelinehttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Dawes-General-Allotment-Acthttps://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2959.html#:~:text=Then%20began%20the%20march%20known,way%20to%20the%20western%20lands.https://www.britannica.com/topic/Indian-Removal-Acthttps://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/trail-of-tearshttp://www.ala.org/aboutala/offices/diversity/chicago-indigenoushttps://www.artic.edu/about-us/land-acknowledgmentCredits:Follow us on Twitter @ilsicpodcast https://twitter.com/ilsicpodcastPodcasting by March Washelesky and Jordan PazolIntro music and editing by Jordan PazolThumbnail art by Reagan Pazol"We will be known forever by the tracks we leave." -Dakota Sioux

The Worst Inventor Ever and Art History (ft. Julia White) | #24

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 42:13


Note from Julia on the complex nature of the periodization of artWhen talking about a particular period of art, we must acknowledge that we use that period title as an artificial construct to organize a vast & complicated body of artwork, cultural trends, and artistic motives into a neat little box appropriate for teaching such material. We can use these constructs successfully, as long as we also acknowledge that they are limiting and in some cases must be overlooked.SourcesNew York Times - "How a Medusa Sculpture From a Decade Ago Became #MeToo Art" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/13/arts/design/medusa-statue-manhattan.htmlLandsing State Journal - "Lead testing plummets during the pandemic, an alarming development for Michigan children" https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/2020/09/28/lead-testing-michigan-lansing-plummets-during-coronavirus-pandemic/3502494001/ CreditsFollow Julia on Instagram @juliawh92Follow us on Twitter @ilsicpodcastPodcasting by March Washelesky and Jordan PazolIntro music and editing by Jordan PazolThumbnail art by Reagan Pazol

The Giving Tree and Refrigerators | #23

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2020 37:10


This week's proverb is "Take what you like and leave the rest," a common aphorism in 12 step groups.Follow us on Twitter @ilsicpodcast https://twitter.com/ilsicpodcastPodcasting by March Washelesky and Jordan PazolIntro music and editing by Jordan PazolThumbnail art by Reagan Pazol

Holocaust Fiction and Car Crashes (ft. Andrea Gapsch) | #22

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2020 53:36


CONTENT WARNING: holocaust, sexual assault, violence against children and womenbeginning at 3:30, ending at 33:30 Andrea's paper: Gapsch, Andrea (2020) "A Feminist Historiography of Jewish Motherhood During the Holocaust," The Macksey Journal: Vol. 1 , Article 23.Available at: https://www.mackseyjournal.org/publications/vol1/iss1/23This week's proverb is אם אין אני לי, מי לי? וכשאני לעצמי, מה אני? ואם לא עכשיו, אימתי? in the original Hebrew, and was first spoken by Hillel the Elder. It's been misattributed recently, most famously by Ivanka Trump, who thought Emma Watson had originated it.In English: "If I am not for myself, who will be for me? And if being only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when?" Follow us on Twitter @ilsicpodcast Podcasting by March Washelesky and Jordan PazolIntro music and editing by Jordan PazolThumbnail art by Reagan Pazol

Cultural Appropriation and Reading Scientific Articles | #21

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2020 30:49


A stunning upset, how-to science, article assistance! What is cultural appropriation and what is cultural appreciation? How do tell the difference? Can I still make curry?Sources:Why Cultural Appropriation is Wrong by ThoughtcoHelen Young's Race and Popular Fantasy Literature: Habits of WhitenessFurther reading/links:Black Lives Matter carrd (ways to help)"How to Access Paywalled Scientific Journals" by LifehackerZotero, the free browser citation tracker "Fortnite's Appropriation Issue Isn't About Copyright Law, It's About Ethics" by Vice"100 Ways to Support–Not Appropriate From–Native People" by ViceThis week's proverb is 七転び八起き in its native Japanese, and is a testament to the value of trying and learning through failure. Fall down seven times, stand up eight.Follow us on Twitter @ilsicpodcast Podcasting by March Washelesky and Jordan PazolIntro music and editing by Jordan PazolThumbnail art by Reagan Pazol

Pro Wrestling and Self Esteem | #20

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2020 35:58


What is self-esteem and what affects it? How was cognitive dissonance discovered? Why is social psychology useful? Kayfabe, magic, wrestling!March's sources on self-esteem and related topics:Verywell Mind's explanation of self-handicappingSimply Psychology's explanation and history of cognitive dissonance and forced complianceBetterhelp's explanation and suggestions for self-monitoring March's class textbook: Kassin, Saul., et al. Social Psychology. Cengage Learning, 2017.ISBN 97B-1305580220Follow us on Twitter @ilsicpodcast Podcasting by March Washelesky and Jordan PazolIntro music and editing by Jordan PazolThumbnail art by Reagan Pazol

Placebo and Podcasts (ft. Noelle Stroud) | #19

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 45:19


Who invented podcasts? What was your first podcast experience? How have podcasts changed since their invention? Expectancy effect, study design, power of belief!Podcasting trivia sourceFollow us on Twitter @ilsicpodcast Podcasting by March Washelesky, Jordan Pazol, and Noelle StroudIntro music and editing by Jordan PazolThumbnail art by Reagan Pazol

Proverbs and Road Ecology | #18

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2020 26:48


What is a proverb? Where do proverbs come from? How can proverbs be used in a way that doesn't sound cliche? Salamander tunnels, biomass, field stories!Follow us on Twitter @ilsicpodcast Podcasting by March Washelesky and Jordan PazolIntro music and editing by Jordan PazolThumbnail art by Reagan Pazol

Dams and Storytelling Mediums | #17

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2020 38:19


How do storytelling mediums affect art? How do active and passive mediums differ? How do live audiences change the end product? Damn dams, Hoover Dam thought experiment, beavers!Follow us on Twitter @ilsicpodcast Podcasting by March Washelesky and Jordan PazolIntro music and editing by Jordan PazolThumbnail art by Reagan Pazol

Vampire Maggots and Writing Research (ft. Madeline Sudnick) | #16

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2020 35:59


What kind of research do writers do? What is colorblind casting/writing? How do writers impact us through character choices? Bird boxes, parasitic flies, Visible body heat! --Madeline's paper: Williams, K., Sudnick, M., Anderson, R., & Fitschen‐Brown, M. (2020). Experience counts: The role of female age in morning incubation and brooding behavior in relation to temperature. Journal of Avian Biology, 51(7). doi:10.1111/jav.02397Follow her on Twitter @themaddiecology--If you're interesting in learning more about codependency or work addiction as well as other mental diseases and illnesses, Mental Health America is a good source. --Follow us on Twitter @ilsicpodcastPodcasting by March Washelesky and Jordan PazolIntro music and editing by Jordan PazolThumbnail art by Reagan Pazol

Inspiration and Plant Q&A | #15

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2020 32:16


Is inspiration real? What is it? How can I use it? Crustacean antics, starfish stomach-turning, Venus fly traps!Follow us on Twitter @ilsicpodcast.Elizabeth Gilbert's TED talk.Study on inspiration that includes the three part definition: Thrash, T. M., & Elliot, A. J. (2003). Inspiration as a psychological construct. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84(4), 871-889. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.84.4.871Podcasting by March Washelesky and Jordan PazolIntro music and editing by Jordan PazolThumbnail art by Reagan Pazol

Stingrays and Writing Workshops | #14

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2020 39:13


Plate teeth, aquarium (mis)adventures, perilous ladders! How do you teach creative writing? What is a writing workshop? Why does a story need conflict?Follow us on Twitter @ilsicpodcastPodcasting by March Washelesky and Jordan PazolIntro music and editing by Jordan PazolThumbnail art by Reagan Pazol

Dungeons & Dragons and Mass Extinctions | #13

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2020 38:47


Where did D&D come from? Who is playing table top role-playing games? What's a GM/DM? Background extinction rate, The Sixth Extinction (by Elizabeth Kolbert), some dinos lived!March here. Some googling leads me to pick these podcasts as my starters, some of which I have tried and some of which I haven't: The Adventure Zone, Critical Role, Dungeons and Daddies, Not Another D&D Podcast, Dragon Talk (this one isn't a campaign, it's by some folks with Wizards of the Coast and it's sort of like a D&D news/talk show with guests). There are so so many D&D podcasts and almost as many blog posts listing them so you won't have any trouble after getting your feet wet.Follow us on Twitter @ilsicpodcast.Podcasting by March Washelesky and Jordan PazolIntro music and editing by Jordan PazolThumbnail art by Reagan Pazol

Lightning and Point of View | #12

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2020 27:10


What point of views can I write in? Why would someone use second person? What is an unreliable narrator? Positive lightning, sprites and elves, transient luminous events!Follow us on Twitter @ilsicpodcastPodcasting by March Washelesky and Jordan PazolIntro music and editing by Jordan PazolThumbnail art by Reagan Pazol

Plate Tectonics and Stephen King | #11

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2020 29:33


What were Stephen King's first books? What genre are his novels? How much writing is a full-time writer expected to do? Super continent, 7 miles deep, Earth giant!Follow us on Twitter @ilsicpodcast.Podcasting by March Washelesky and Jordan PazolIntro music and editing by Jordan PazolThumbnail art by Reagan Pazol

Linguistic Relativity and Heavy Metal | #10

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2020 34:38


Switcheroo week! What is relative linguistics? How does language affect our thoughts? Why do some languages have words we don't and vice versa? Death growls, subgenres of metal, Metallica elitism! Follow us on Twitter @ilsicpodcast Song clips used, in order Cirith Ungol – Death of the Sun Judas Priest – Freewheel Burnin' Saint Vitus - Born Too Late Metallica - Jump in the Fire Bolt Thrower – At First Light Triumvir Foul- Entranced by Filth Podcasting by March Washelesky and Jordan PazolIntro music and editing by Jordan PazolThumbnail art by Reagan Pazol

Lawns and Fanfiction | #9

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2020 34:51


Pesticide petri dish, dangerous equipment, biodiversity dead zone! Who writes fanfiction? Where can I find fanfiction I might actually like? Why do people read fanfiction?Follow us on Twitter @ilsicpodcast.Podcasting by March Washelesky and Jordan PazolIntro music and editing by Jordan PazolThumbnail art by Reagan Pazol

Alcohol and Fantasy Subgenres | #8

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2020 35:41


What do high fantasy and low fantasy actually mean? How does magical realism figure in? Why is internal logic more important in some subgenres of fantasy but not others? Chemical makeup of alcohols, how alcohol is made, cheerio beer!Follow us on Twitter @ilsicpodcast.Podcasting by March Washelesky and Jordan PazolIntro music and editing by Jordan PazolThumbnail art by Reagan Pazol

Scuba Diving and Style vs Voice | #7

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2020 42:22


Diving before SCUBA, how SCUBA diving works, Lovecraftian horror story! What’s the difference between style and voice? How does style affect a piece? Why does March hate adverbs?Follow us on Twitter @ilsicpodcast.Podcasting by March Washelesky and Jordan PazolIntro music and editing by Jordan PazolThumbnail art by Reagan Pazol

Chestnut Trees and Death of the Author | #6

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2020 35:59


Who “owns” content after it’s been published? Does JK Rowling get to retcon characters’ identities? What do her political opinions have to do with her writing? American vs Chinese chestnut trees, science lab life, fungus resistance! Follow us on TwitterSarah Z videoPodcasting by March Washelesky and Jordan PazolIntro music and editing by Jordan PazolThumbnail art by Reagan Pazol

ILSiC BONUS. About Us and College Advice

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2020 30:37


March and Jordan introduce themselves and explain why they’re qualified to talk about college and their majors. Hint: They’re students. If you don’t care about qualifications, you can skip this!Follow us on Twitter.Podcasting by March Washelesky and Jordan PazolIntro music and editing by Jordan PazolThumbnail art by Reagan Pazol

Vinyl Records and The Plot Clock | #5

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2020 41:38


How do I plot a novel? Why does my character need to fail? Why do I keep willingly talking to Jordan about Harry Potter? Sound science, making a vinyl, album art!Follow us on Twitter.Podcasting by March Washelesky and Jordan PazolIntro music and editing by Jordan PazolThumbnail art by Reagan Pazol

Invasive Species and Creating Fictional Characters | #4

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2020 48:34


Outcompeting native species, origin of rats, Times Square mishap! How do I write realistic characters? What is a Mary Sue? Can characters say no?Follow us on Twitter.Podcasting by March Washelesky and Jordan PazolIntro music and editing by Jordan PazolThumbnail art by Reagan Pazol

Coyotes and Speaker Tags | #3

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2020 29:40


What is a speaker tag? Why should I always use "said"? Why can't I smirk and talk at the same time? Coyote pronunciation, ecological balance, human interaction!Follow us on Twitter.Podcasting by March Washelesky and Jordan PazolIntro music and editing by Jordan PazolThumbnail art by Reagan Pazol

Acid Mine Drainage and Enjoying Writing | #2

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2020 38:58


Abandoned mines, fool's gold fooling us again, sacrifice zones! What is writer's block? Why are students so burned out? How do you avoid killing a passion? Follow us on Twitter.Podcasting by March Washelesky and Jordan PazolIntro music and editing by Jordan PazolThumbnail art by Reagan Pazol

Electrofishing and Fantasy as Literature | #1

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2020 33:43


Zapping streams to catch fish, zapping yourself by accident, octopus revolution! What even is literature? Why is fantasy so unoriginal? What does a creative thesis look like?Follow us on Twitter.Podcasting by March Washelesky and Jordan PazolIntro music and editing by Jordan PazolThumbnail art by Reagan Pazol

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