The Garden School Podcast

This is a two-part discussion on the topic of what is seen as Taboo in various cultures.  Please support the podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!

Today's Torah portion was discussed on Rosh Hashanah the Jewish New Year or "Day of Shouting" as its known. The selections were the story of Abraham and Sara having Isaac and the story of Hannah having Samuel. I guess the theme of today is unexpected miracles.  Please subscribe to the show on iTunes and leave a review! Become a member of TGS @ Patreon/TheGardenSchool 

Today we will be discussing selections from Dueteronomy and Isaiah of the Hebrew Bible. This will be part of a weekly Torah reading. We hope you enjoy! Please listen and follow us on iTunes!

This episode of The Garden School features a discussion on Identity. What does it mean to be a Self in the world? How should an Individual act? Miles and I will be looking at Erving Goffman and the concept of Dramaturgy -- that life is a Drama. 

In our 13th episode of the podcast, we embark on a conversation that will be an ongoing topic on The Garden School Podcast, the limitations of the Scientific perspective. We will be using Wilfrid Sellars as our guide to wade through these murky waters to ask the questions: -What are the limits of Science? -What do we gain in the Humanities? -How do we reconcile the two? 

In our 12th episode of The Garden School Podcast we discuss Learning How To Paint, a book by the British psychologist Joann Milner. The conversation starts with painting but goes into many different aspects of what happens to our brain/body when we learn new things. Miles Simon is a literary scholar at the University of Rochester. Become a member of our Patreon page today @ The Garden School.

In lieu of Labor Day, Miles and I decided to discuss Leisure and Labor, thought, perception, and much more! Miles Simon is a literary scholar from the University of Rochester. Become a member of our Patreon page @ The Garden School.

In our tenth episode we have Miles Simon back for a discussion of G.K. Chesterton's book Orthodoxy, specifically chapter 4, The Ethics of Elfland.

It's been a while but we're back! In this episode of The Garden School Podcast I have a conversation with one of my best friends, Miles Simon. Miles is a literary scholar at the University of Rochester and in this episode we discuss a range of topics from Attention, Deception, and the future of Criticism in the great culture wars of the moment.  To become a member of The Garden School visit our Patreon page @ The Garden School.

We're back! We've been in the process of leaving New York and moving down to Florida. This return episode features selections from Walt Whitman's Song of Myself -- and important American poem at a time of uncertainty and even anger at being American.

In our seventh episode, we talk about potential and redemption. What is potential? Where does it come from ? How does redemption look in a secular setting?  I'll be reading the poem, Ulysses by Alfred Tennyson. There's a link below. Cultivate your garden.  https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45392/ulysses --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In our sixth episode, we'll look at the concept of zest. What does it mean to have it? How do you get it? We'll be revisiting Bertrand Russell's The Conquest of Happiness. Here's a new link to the reading: https://archive.org/stream/TheConquestOfHappinessByBertrandRussell1930VTS/The%20Conquest%20of%20Happiness%20by%20Bertrand%20Russell%20%281930%29%20%7BVTS%7D_djvu.txt --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In our fifth episode, we talk about the influence of our perceptions on how we see the world around us. We'll be reading some excerpts from the brilliant G.K Chesterton's essay, A Piece of Chalk. There's a free pdf link on the bottom of the page. https://www.chesterton.org/a-piece-of-chalk/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In our fourth episode, we'll talk about Kindness and Strength through a reading of a few excerpts from Marcus Aurelius's The Meditations. I'll also talk about the importance of communicating important ideas. R.I.P Bill Withers FREE PDF OF THE MEDITATIONS: http://seinfeld.co/library/meditations.pdf --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In our third episode, we'll look at Anger as a useful weapon if wielded correctly. We'll read excerpts from Albert Camus's essay, The Myth of Sisyphus and talk about turning anger into fuel. A free pdf version of Camus's essay and more of his writings can be found below. http://schmieder.fmp-berlin.info/collectibles/pdf/sisyphos_eng.pdf --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In our second episode, we'll look at the concept of fatigue and how to face it during crisis. I'll continue my annotated reading of Bertrand Russell's collection of essays, THE CONQUEST OF HAPPINESS. The essay for today is called FATIGUE, and comes directly after BOREDOM AND EXCITEMENT in the book. Here is a free PDF copy of the entire book: http://203.200.22.249:8080/jspui/bitstream/123456789/12824/1/GD14645.pdf

In our first episode, we'll look at how we spend our time during the current corona virus quarantine. I'll be reading and discussing excerpts from BERTRAND RUSSELL'S essay, BOREDOM and EXCITEMENT and looking for inspiration amidst the madness.