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Alabama reaches a landmark deal with TikTok over claims the app harmed children and teens. Plus, a public hearing in Ithaca, New York, home to Cornell University, where many are voicing their outrage over the university's handling of an alleged 2024 fraternity gang rape.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Seven members of the Cornell Chi Phi fraternity stand accused in what many are calling the Cornell 7 case. A 20-year-old sorority student says she arrived drunk at the Ithaca house on October 19, 2024, was given beer and ketamine, and was then assaulted while incapacitated as men texted about free access upstairs. Whitlock then zooms out to the bigger cultural issue: Feminism promised women that promiscuity equals power, drunken hookup culture equals equality, and women imitating men has left men and women as enemies. From Ithaca, New York, to the A'ja Wilson standoff in Indianapolis, it's the same rot in American culture. ➢ Show Outline 00:00 - Cornell Chi Phi Case Overview 04:30 - Jane Doe Police Statement Details 07:00 - Take the L and Accountability Debate 10:00 - Why This Story Went Viral 12:00 - Reprobate Culture and Difficult Conversations 17:00 - Witnessing Change and Giving God Glory 21:00 - Advice for Young Men on Group Sex 24:00 - Coherence Discipline and Consequences 26:00 - Biblical View on Purity and Mentoring Youth ➢ Follow Our GUESTS https://www.youtube.com/@TheShemekaMichelle  ➢ Subscribe to Jason's other channel https://www.youtube.com/JasonWhitlock?sub_confirmation=1 https://www.youtube.com/@JasonWhitlockHarmony?sub_confirmation=1 https://www.youtube.com/@JasonWhitlockBYOG?sub_confirmation=1 https://www.youtube.com/@JasonWhitlockClips?sub_confirmation=1 ➢ Connect with Jason on Social Media:  https://x.com/JasonWhitlock  https://www.instagram.com/realjasonwhitlock/ https://www.facebook.com/jasonwhitlock ➢ Send Jason an Email FearlessBlazeShow@gmail.com ➢ Support The Blaze Visit https://TheBlaze.com. Explore the all-new ad-free experience and see for yourself how we're standing up against suppression and prioritizing independent journalism. Support Conservative Voices! Subscribe to BlazeTV at https://www.fearlessmission.com and get $20 off your yearly subscription. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It took "Jane Doe" two years to get an investigation reopened into allegations of sexual assault against seven men at Cornell University. Why does the legal system continue to fail survivors? This episode was produced by Ariana Aspuru and Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by Bridger Dunnagan, and hosted by Noel King. The Cornell Police headquarters on the Cornell University campus in Ithaca, New York. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast⁠.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Listeners call in to share how they're talking to their high school and college-aged kids about the alleged gang rape at Cornell University, and all the issues it's bringing up about consent, bystanders and the role of colleges in keeping students safe.Photo: Students walk on the campus of Cornell University a day after on September 30, 2026, in Ithaca, New York. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

What happens to a culture when its founder leaves the room?In Episode 6 of the Culture Matters Odyssey series, Jay Doran turns to Penelope who is the steward who holds Ithaca together through twenty years of Odysseus's absence.While Odysseus battles his way home, Penelope faces a different leadership challenge: preserving an institution whose legitimate leader is gone, whose successor isn't ready, and whose resources are being consumed by people seeking its power without accepting responsibility for its future.Through Penelope's relationship with Telemachus, the loom, the suitors, Antinous, and Odysseus's eventual return, this episode explores succession, stewardship, strategic patience, institutional memory, cultural codification, and the difference between inheriting authority and becoming worthy of exercising it.The episode develops a three-stage model of organizational continuity:Creation → Preservation → RenewalThe founder creates.The steward preserves.The successor must become worthy of renewal.Jay also examines why inheritance doesn't equal readiness, why culture must eventually move from implicit behaviors into explicit doctrine, why truth requires discernment, and why preservation itself can become dangerous when protecting the past prevents creation of the future.The episode concludes with a personal realization about Culture Matters and Jay's own role as founder:“I don't think it has relied too heavily on me. I don't think it has relied enough on me.”The challenge isn't simply to preserve what has already been built. It is to return to writing, speaking, publishing, advising, creating, and accepting the responsibility required for the organization's next season.Key ideas:Culture is what happens when the leader leaves the room.Inheritance does not equal readiness.Culture is not merely built; it is continually rewoven.Stewardship and entitlement are fundamentally different relationships to inheritance.Strategic patience can protect an institution from premature succession.Truthfulness does not require giving dangerous people information they intend to weaponize.Strong cultures eventually need their implicit beliefs and behaviors made explicit.The founder creates the culture; the steward keeps it alive; the successor must become worthy of inheriting it.Creation without preservation burns out; preservation without renewal calcifies.Eventually every leader must string the bow: history and status cannot substitute for present competence.

It's time to talk Ithaca football! Hosted by Ceci Camm, with analysts Joey Scherkenbach and Nate Krajnak, the Bombers Football Podcast breaks down IC's Week 4 win over St. Lawrence and previews the Week 5 contest vs Hobart.

Alexandra Brodsky, civil rights lawyer and author of Sexual Justice: Supporting Victims, Ensuring Due Process, and Resisting the Conservative Backlash (Henry Holt 2021), unpacks a recent lawsuit against Cornell University alleging the administration of negligence in their investigation and handling of a reported gang rape, and what the Cornell case tells us about the state of Title IX and sexual assault on college campuses.Photo: A student walks on the campus of Cornell University on September 29, 2026, in Ithaca, New York. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss Odysseus' confrontation with the suitors before introducing a lecture from Dr. Benedict Whalen. Penelope declares she will marry whoever can string Odysseus’ bow and shoot an arrow through twelve axes. The disguised king wins the competition then turns and slays the suitors. The Odyssey tells the tale of the cunning and crafty hero of the Trojan War on his journey home. After ten years of war, Odysseus faces another ten years of fantastic temptations, deadly monsters, treacherous seas, and impious men. Meanwhile, Ithaca is threatened by suitors who plague his wife and plunder his wealth. When Odysseus reaches home, he must slay the suitors, test the loyalty of his friends and family, and restore order to his marriage and his kingdom.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss Odysseus' confrontation with the suitors before introducing a lecture from Dr. Benedict Whalen. Penelope declares she will marry whoever can string Odysseus’ bow and shoot an arrow through twelve axes. The disguised king wins the competition then turns and slays the suitors. The Odyssey tells the tale of the cunning and crafty hero of the Trojan War on his journey home. After ten years of war, Odysseus faces another ten years of fantastic temptations, deadly monsters, treacherous seas, and impious men. Meanwhile, Ithaca is threatened by suitors who plague his wife and plunder his wealth. When Odysseus reaches home, he must slay the suitors, test the loyalty of his friends and family, and restore order to his marriage and his kingdom.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New polling and analysis raises major concerns for Republicans ahead of the midterms, while Senate races in Texas and South Carolina draw renewed attention. Five men arrested near a UK base used by US bombers are released on bail as investigators examine a suspected terror plot and a possible connection to Iran. An Ithaca prosecutor reopens an investigation into an alleged gang rape at a Cornell fraternity house after a former student files a civil lawsuit. Nikole Hannah-Jones' daughter challenges her mother's educational choices for her in a direct confrontation of her mom. Home Title Lock: Go to https://hometitlelock.com and use promo code MEGYN30 to get a FREE title history report and a FREE TRIAL of their Triple Lock Protection Birch Gold: Text MK to 989898 and get your free info kit on gold Trade $25 Get $25 on Kalshi: http://kalshi.com/r/megynkelly 18+ only. Restrictions and eligibility requirements apply. Event contract trading involves significant risk and is not appropriate for everyone. Please carefully consider if it is appropriate for you in light of your personal financial circumstances. Kalshi products are not available in all jurisdictions. See kalshi.com/regulatory for more information. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In the face of growing public outcry, prosecutors in Ithaca, New York re-open a criminal inquiry into an alleged gang rape at Cornell University. Police in the U.K. release all five suspects who were arrested for an alleged bomb plot, citing lack of evidence. And in his first broadcast interview since being released from Russian custody, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich tells ABC's George Stephanopoulos about his detention.  AP Photo/Heather Ainsworth  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AOC stood in front of a packed New York hall and told the room ICE is Palantir, ICE is AI, ICE is facial recognition, ICE is surveillance, and ICE is coming after you regardless of your status. This was not a gaffe. At a Students vs. Billionaires town hall in Ithaca, in front of more than 1,000 people, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called for abolishing ICE and framed the agency as a post-9/11 surveillance-state shop tied to private contractors, not ordinary law enforcement. She named Palantir. She brought up facial recognition. She said ICE is going after every man, woman, and child because detention company CEOs have profits to post at the end of the quarter. Then she aimed it at the crowd: coming after you, status or not. That is the Democrats' save-immigration push heading into the midterms. Not a fight about the border. A scare pitch that turns immigration enforcement into a dragnet aimed at citizens, so that the people who actually entered illegally drop out of the story. "Regardless of your status" is the tell. If the agency is coming after everyone, then enforcing the law stops being law enforcement and starts sounding like a conspiracy. Pat walks through the quote, who she was talking to, and what that framing is built to do before November. Pat also covered: Talarico turns a miracle into a public option: Jesus healed the sick and never billed a deductible, so free health care is Scripture. Bush's architect now says mass deportation went too far: Stick to the criminals, leave the Home Depot alone. Katmai's fattest-bear vote ends today: 89 Backpack vs. 910, Beadnose's daughter. YouTube and Meta will sell ads for the Oct. 9 Musk documentary after first refusing the trailer. X, which Musk owns, still will not. Pugh left a Doomsday production clash for Brian Eno's Together for Palestine concert, which raised more than $2 million. Is AOC warning citizens, or covering for a voter bloc ICE is actually tasked with finding? Have you watched immigration enforcement get rebranded as surveillance in your own town? If you want unfiltered truth and common-sense analysis that cuts through the noise, hit subscribe and turn on notifications. Learn more about Kalshi via https://Kalshi.com/r/fatfive and use code "fatfive" 00:00 Pat Gray UNLEASHED! 00:25 ICE & Immigration 03:13 Josh Turek on Immigration 03:49 Delia Ramirez on Immigration 05:51 Tom Suozzi's Number One Goal 07:32 Karl Rove "The Architect" Complaining about Immigration Laws 12:37 AOC Goes on a Massive ICE Rant 14:34 Illegal Alien 'Cop Killer' in Court 16:15 Shabana Mahmood on Immigration in the U.K. 24:58 Ken Paxton is Fighting an Uphill Battle against James Talarico 29:03 James Talarico on Jesus & Health Care 32:52 Fat Five 48:13 Florence Pugh Babbling about Palestine 55:19 Another Charlie Kirk Conspiracy Theory from Candace Owens 59:39 Is Tucker Carlson Possessed by a Demon? 1:05:47 OpenAI Scraps AI Model due to Safety Concerns 1:07:50 Psycho Mother Stabs her Two Children 1:08:20 Lindsay Clancy Going Back to Court 1:09:29 Lindsay Clancy Holdout Juror's Attorney 1:12:11 Discussing the Protect College Sports Act 1:21:46 MS NOW Report on U.S. Selling Weapons to China 1:27:44 Olympics UNLEASHED! 1:29:01 President Trump Asked about Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's Headlines: Trump is airing a taxpayer-funded TV ad nearly identical to one of his 2024 campaign ads, ending with "paid for by the US government," which the White House is calling a public service announcement. Ok. The FBI was hacked by a criminal group called ShinyHunters who obtained tens of thousands of current and former employees' social security numbers, secret job assignments, and medical records — and many employees found out about it when the FBI sent a staff-wide email reminding them that October is cybersecurity awareness month, we couldn't make this up even if we tried. Pivoting from terrible to horrific, a former Cornell student's civil complaint alleging she was gang raped for seven hours by seven fraternity members in 2024 — after which the school allowed five of the seven back after writing essays — prompted the Cornell Sun to publish the accused men's names, a county DA to reopen the investigation, and the Ithaca mayor to call for a pause on all Greek life after the university failed to alert police. This is why women would choose the bear. In horrific tech news, Bill Gates warned on Meet the Press that AI is "certainly powerful enough to drive events that cause a billion deaths," OpenAI scrapped the release of its new model Astra after it tested poorly on alignment and showed "high levels of deception," and Florida's AG asked a court to force OpenAI to halt ChatGPT development entirely. Finally, Pete Hegseth ordered the Pentagon to protect the midterms from foreign interference while DHS simultaneously announced a crackdown on sanctuary cities in 12 states, and Texas Governor Greg Abbott declared a statewide emergency over diesel prices hitting $5.86 a gallon — Texas Republicans must be fairly worried about November. Resources/Articles mentioned: Politico: John Thune: Taxpayer dollars shouldn't fund Trump ads - Live Updates Axios: Exclusive: Hegseth directs Defense Dept. to fight foreigners who "meddle" in U.S. elections The Hill: DHS announces nationwide surge in 'sanctuary' cities NYT: Embarrassing Breach at F.B.I. Fuels Fears of Harm to Its Employees NYT: Cornell Sexual Assault Investigation to Be Reopened CNY Central: Ithaca Mayor seeks moratorium on Cornell Greek life as DA reopens sexual assault case Cornell Alumni Petition: Petition · CORNELL ALUMNI SUPPORTING JANE DOE - United States The Hill: Education Department formally rescinds Title IX protections for LGBTQ students WaPo: Bill Gates warns of ‘a billion' deaths if AI goes wrong WSJ: OpenAI Scraps Release of New AI Model Over Safety Concerns Axios: Florida asks for order to halt ChatGPT development AP News: Nvidia is touting a software tool to contain runaway AI. How would it work? WaPo: Texas governor declares emergency to bring down fuel prices Subscribe to the Betches News Room and join the Morning Announcements group chat. Go to: betchesnews.substack.com Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A newly filed civil lawsuit has put an alleged 2024 sexual assault at Cornell University back in the spotlight—and prompted the local district attorney to reopen the investigation. Michael examines the graphic allegations, the accuser's earlier sworn statement described by the DA, and the major discrepancies now at the center of the case. NBC senior legal analyst Danny Cevallos joins Michael to discuss why, despite deeply troubling alleged conduct, securing a criminal conviction could prove extraordinarily difficult. Then listeners weigh in on consent, prosecution, campus culture, and the burden of proof. Original air date 29 September 2026. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This is Episode 5 of the 12-part Culture Matters Podcast series examining Christopher Nolan's interpretation of The Odyssey. This first series is intentionally focused on the movie rather than Homer's texts; I'll come back to the books separately.The doctrine/thesis I've been repeating throughout the series is:“Culture is the invisible architecture that makes civilization possible. It isn't made of stone. It isn't made of laws. It isn't made of governments. It's made of trust, sacrifice, honor, truth, courage, mercy, and the agreements people choose to keep. Every decision strengthens that architecture—or weakens it.”What happens when someone's status rises faster than their character?In Episode 5 of The Odyssey series, Jay Doran examines Antinous as a case study in power without character: an intelligent and politically capable man who learns how to acquire influence without developing the substance necessary to carry it.Beginning with the childhood lottery scene between Antinous and Sinon, Jay explores how a moment of avoided sacrifice eventually becomes a narrative Antinous uses to construct an identity and pursue control of Ithaca.The episode explores:The difference between earned status and manufactured statusHow narrative manipulation creates political powerWhy intelligence without character can make someone more—not less—dangerousAntinous's ability to manipulate Penelope, the suitors, and the people around the royal householdWhy how someone treats people who cannot advance them reveals characterThe difference between creating visibility and creating valueHow inheritance can transfer status without transferring the character necessary to sustain itCorporate climbers and political operators inside organizationsWhy leaders should watch the gap between someone's words and behaviorsHow accountability can prevent an early mistake from becoming an identityThe bow as a symbol of competence, sacrifice, history, thought, word, and deedWhy objective performance eventually forces narrative to encounter realityThe organizational “bows” leaders can use: KPIs, client outcomes, peer trust, execution, subordinate feedback, and measurable resultsThe difference between talking about leadership and actually being capable of leadingA major idea running through the episode is:Narrative can outrun reality temporarily. Eventually reality catches up.The bow becomes the ultimate test.Antinous can manipulate people and stories, but he cannot manipulate the bow. When Odysseus strings it, years of reputation, politics, inheritance, and storytelling encounter something that cannot be negotiated with: reality.The episode then becomes personal. Jay asks where his own reputation, status, and self-concept may have outrun his character or competence—and simultaneously confronts the places where years of reading, writing, advising, interviewing, and client work mean that he actually has earned the ability to “string the bow.”The question becomes:Which bows can you actually string—and which ones have you merely convinced yourself you can?The episode closes with an unexpected connection between Antinous and Odysseus under Calypso: two very different people becoming separated from reality through the stories they inhabit.The way back begins with listening.Previous episodes:Episode 1 — The Lie That Broke the WorldEpisode 2 — Zeus's LawEpisode 3 — Odysseus: The Leader Who Could Not Let GoEpisode 4 — Eurylochus: The Number Two

*** WARNING NOT SUITABLE FOR YOUNG LISTENERS - SENSATIVE SUBJECT MATTER. TOPICS INCLUDE SEXUAL ASSAULT/GANG RAPE. PLEASE USE CAUTION WHEN LISTENING. *** SIMON talks to legal expert ALAN OSTERGREN about "the Cornell 7"; a current civil lawsuit by a young woman that has led to reopening a criminal investigation & potential prosecution of 7 fraternity members at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York from allegations of sexual assault and gang rape.

La congresista demócrata pidió la abolición del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas, ICE, durante un foro con estudiantes en Ithaca, Nueva York.

La congresista demócrata pidió la abolición del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas, ICE, durante un foro con estudiantes en Ithaca, Nueva York.

It's time to talk Ithaca football! Hosted by Ceci Camm, with analysts Joey Scherkenbach and Nate Krajnak, the Bombers Football Podcast breaks down IC's Week 3 win over Hilbert and previews the Week 4 contest vs St. Lawrence

Artificial intelligence, robots, and the possibility of technological collapse launch the guys into a surprisingly ancient question: What happens when something that promises comfort and convenience starts controlling us instead? Al, Zach, Christian, and John Luke turn to The Odyssey to examine Odysseus' battles with temptation, pleasure, security, and the pull to abandon his responsibilities for an easier life. They connect Homer's warnings to modern porn culture, marriage, fidelity, and the danger of choosing fantasy over what is real. The guys ultimately contrast Odysseus' search for wisdom, forgiveness, and a way home with the hope Christianity offers through Christ. In this episode: John 17:3; James 4:17 Today's conversation is about Lesson 3 & 4 of The Odyssey taught by Hillsdale Professor Dr. Benedict Whalen. Take the course with us at no cost to you!  More about The Odyssey: The Odyssey tells the tale of the cunning and crafty hero of the Trojan War on his journey home. After ten years of war, Odysseus faces another ten years of fantastic temptations, deadly monsters, treacherous seas, and impious men. Meanwhile, Ithaca is threatened by suitors who plague his wife and plunder his wealth. When Odysseus reaches home, he must slay the suitors, test the loyalty of his friends and family, and restore order to his marriage and his kingdom. Join Dr. Benedict Whalen as he explores themes of love, marriage, kingship, duty, and piety. Encounter Homer's epic, which displays the full human experience. In a world of uncertainty, Odysseus charts a path towards peace through perseverance, prudence, and justice.  Join Odysseus on his fantastic journey home from Troy in Homer's unrivaled story. Sign up at ⁠http://unashamedforhillsdale.com/ Check out At Home with Phil Robertson, nearly 800 episodes of Phil's unfiltered wisdom, humor, and biblical truth, available for free for the first time! Get it on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, and anywhere you listen to podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/at-home-with-phil-robertson/id1835224621 Listen to Not Yet Now with Zach Dasher on Apple, Spotify, iHeart, or anywhere you get podcasts. Chapters 00:00 A.I., Robots & Apocalypse 05:08 America's EMP Vulnerability 10:07 ‘The Odyssey' on A.I. & Wisdom 13:36 Odysseus Faces Temptation 17:02 Porn Culture & Fantasy 21:43 Choosing Fidelity Over Comfort 27:04 Wealth, Security & Starting Over 32:14 Where Human Virtue Falls Short 36:25 Odysseus the Manipulator 40:15 Suffering, Pride & Forgiveness 44:38 How Christ Changes the Ending - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan MailRhode Island Transit, Smart Growth, and the Real Cost of Underfunding RIPTABill Bartholomew talks with Scott Wolf, executive director of Grow Smart Rhode Island, about why transit is much more than a social service and how better funding could support housing, economic development, tourism, and affordability across the state. They also dig into the governor's race, the gap between rhetoric and real transit investment, and what Rhode Island can learn from places like Chattanooga, Pittsburgh, Minneapolis, and Ithaca.Key topicsIn this episode, Bill Bartholomew opens with the transit debate sparked by independent gubernatorial candidate Ken Block's affordability plan and ties it to broader questions about smart growth and community development.Scott Wolf argues that one of the biggest misunderstandings in Rhode Island leadership is treating transit as only a social service instead of a driver of economic activity, housing access, and revitalization.The conversation centers on Rhode Island's congestion, dense development patterns, and the way transit can help downtowns, main streets, and “third spaces” become more vibrant.Scott says stronger transit is essential for retaining young talent, noting that younger generations are more pro-transit and that ignoring them is a strategic mistake.The Hasbro relocation comes up as an example of why transit access matters to major employers, with Scott stressing that convenience to transit should be a warning signal for policymakers.Bill and Scott compare candidate positions, including Helena Folts' call for stable RIPTA funding and Ken Block's proposal for a year of free fares, while debating whether transit needs more total budget or better reallocation.Scott says Rhode Island needs both more investment and better efficiencies, including a long-overdue efficiency audit of RIDOT, which he argues has not faced the same scrutiny as RIPTA.The discussion highlights RIPTA's service cuts, underfunding, and the negative cycle created when reduced frequency leads to lower ridership and even less support.Scott points to the affordability impact of transit, citing research that suggests many Rhode Island households with three or more cars could save around $10,000 a year by giving up one vehicle if service improved.Multimodal transit, including biking and pedestrian infrastructure, is presented as part of the same ecosystem and as a necessity for tourism, economic development, and everyday livability.The role of municipalities is explored, especially how much influence cities and towns really have over routes, funding, and transportation priorities.Scott praises mayors like Bob DeSilva of East Providence and contrasts them with municipalities that resist transit-oriented development, noting that local leadership can speed up or stall progress.The conversation closes with Scott's broader critique of Rhode Island's low expectations and short-term policy mindset, and his argument for thinking bigger about transit as a foundation for housing, mobility, and long-term prosperity.Timestamps00:00 - Why transit entered the governor's race 00:43 - Scott Wolf on smart growth and regional credibility 01:34 - The biggest leadership gap in understanding transit 03:17 - Transit as an engine for housing and economic vitality 04:44 - Why young people and employers care about transit 05:07 - The Hasbro example and transit as a business factor 06:37 - Stable funding for RIPTA versus free fares 07:05 - Why Rhode Island needs both new money and efficiencies 08:33 - RIDOT scrutiny, RIPTA cuts, and the service death spiral 09:28 - The affordability case for reducing car ownership 10:29 - Bikes, pedestrians, and the larger multimodal picture 11:23 - Tourism benefits from a more user-friendly state 11:48 - How much power municipalities really have 13:34 - Transit, housing, and the politics of local resistance 14:31 - The biggest barrier: low expectations and short-term thinking 16:39 - Transit as the key to housing and economic mobility 17:05 - Learning from Chattanooga, Pittsburgh, Minneapolis, and Ithaca 18:39 - Why Rhode Island should study what works elsewhere 20:03 - Restoring RIPTA service cuts for about $5 million 21:26 - The transit master plan and bold next stepsSupport the showFollow Bill on Instagram and YouTube

If you're going to see Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, or you've already seen it, there's a much bigger story behind the film.In this conversation I talk to Dr. Joel Christensen, Professor of Classics at the City University of New York Graduate Center, and author of the book ' Why Odysseus?Survivor, Scoundrel, (Anti) Hero.'  We talk about the ancient Odysseus,  the brilliant strategist, liar, trickster, survivor and deeply complicated hero at the centre of Homer's Odyssey.Nolan's film brings this ancient story to a modern audience, but Homer's Odysseus is very different from a straightforward Hollywood hero. He is courageous and resourceful, but he is also manipulative, deceptive and capable of making disastrous choices. His greatest weapon isn't strength, it's his ability to adapt, persuade and think his way out of impossible situations.Joel explains what the film can and can't tell us about Homer's original story, why the Odyssey is much more than an adventure about getting home, and why Odysseus remains such a compelling character more than 2,500 years later.In this episodeWho was the real Odysseus? And why was he so different from heroes like Achilles?Why the ancient idea of a “hero” is very different from our modern understanding of one.The Odyssey as a story of survival, and the price that survival can carry.Odysseus, the Trojan Horse and his extraordinary gift for deception and adaptability.Whether Odysseus is responsible for the deaths of his men mand how Homer explores blame, responsibility and human agency.Why simply reaching Ithaca isn't enough: what does it actually mean to come home?The Odyssey's fascination with family, community and the damage heroic behaviour can leave behind.Why Odysseus can be seen as an ancient version of the modern antihero.What Walter White from Breaking Bad can tell us about Odysseus and our fascination with complicated characters.How Christopher Nolan's interpretation changes our understanding of Odysseus.Why Nolan's Odysseus appears more traumatised and guilt-ridden than Homer's.The fascinating difference between Homer's Odysseus and the hero modern audiences may want him to be.What polytropos, “the man of many ways," reveals about Odysseus.The meaning of nostos, the ancient idea of homecoming from which our word “nostalgia” ultimately derives.Why the Odyssey was originally a performed song rather than a modern-style book.How Joel's own experiences of fatherhood, loss and family changed the way he understood Homer's story.Beyond the filmOne of the most interesting questions in the conversation is whether we actually like Odysseus.Joel's answer is complicated. For him, Odysseus is less a hero to admire than a face in the mirror: a character who forces us to confront compromise, bad decisions, persistence and the things people do to survive. The ancient poem isn't simply about monsters, gods and an extraordinary journey across the sea. It's about what happens to a person after war, what survival costs, whether returning home can make someone whole again, and how much of ourselves we are willing to compromise along the way.About Dr. Joel ChristensenDr. Joel Christensen is Professor of Classics at the City University of New York Graduate Center. He is a scholar of Homer and Greek epic and the author of Odysseus: Survivor, Scoundrel, and Antihero.If you haven't read The Odyssey, Joel recommends getting familiar with the main characters first, then exploring different versions of the story rather than assuming there is one single “correct” Odyssey. He also recommends Gareth Hinds' graphic novel adaptation as an accessible introduction to the story.This version deliberately doesn't give away Nolan's film plot, so it can work both as a companion for people who have seen it and as an introduction for people planning to see it.LinksBook: ' Why Odysseus?Survivor, Scoundrel, (Anti) Hero.'  Question or comment? Send us a text message.www.undercurrentstories.com

On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss why Odysseus tests the loyalty of Penelope before introducing a lecture from Dr. Benedict Whalen. Odysseus maintains his disguise and begins to test the loyalty of his household. He sees his wife for the first time in twenty years, but does not reveal himself to her. The Odyssey tells the tale of the cunning and crafty hero of the Trojan War on his journey home. After ten years of war, Odysseus faces another ten years of fantastic temptations, deadly monsters, treacherous seas, and impious men. Meanwhile, Ithaca is threatened by suitors who plague his wife and plunder his wealth. When Odysseus reaches home, he must slay the suitors, test the loyalty of his friends and family, and restore order to his marriage and his kingdom.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss why Odysseus tests the loyalty of Penelope before introducing a lecture from Dr. Benedict Whalen. Odysseus maintains his disguise and begins to test the loyalty of his household. He sees his wife for the first time in twenty years, but does not reveal himself to her. The Odyssey tells the tale of the cunning and crafty hero of the Trojan War on his journey home. After ten years of war, Odysseus faces another ten years of fantastic temptations, deadly monsters, treacherous seas, and impious men. Meanwhile, Ithaca is threatened by suitors who plague his wife and plunder his wealth. When Odysseus reaches home, he must slay the suitors, test the loyalty of his friends and family, and restore order to his marriage and his kingdom.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Culture is the invisible architecture that makes civilization possible. It isn't made of stone. It isn't made of laws. It isn't made of governments. It's made of trust, sacrifice, honor, truth, courage, mercy, and the agreements people choose to keep. Every decision strengthens that architecture or weakens it.How do you know what someone really believes when there is no reward for behaving well?Episode 2 of The Odyssey: A Culture Matters Series explores Zeus's Law the ancient obligation of hospitality toward the stranger and the beggar—and what Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey can teach us about culture, leadership, power, character, and human dignity.Jay examines the beggar as a cultural test: the person who seemingly possesses the least power can reveal the most about the person who possesses the most.The episode moves between the microscopic and the cosmic. At the individual level, Zeus's Law asks how we treat the stranger who appears incapable of helping us. At the civilizational level, it represents the invisible agreements that make trust, exchange, leadership, organizations, families, and civilization itself possible.The discussion returns to the Trojan Horse from Episode 1. The Greeks did not merely deceive Troy they weaponized Troy's willingness to receive a gift. What was supposed to be an offering of peace became an instrument of destruction. Once that sacred agreement was violated, the cultural domino effect began.The episode then moves to Ithaca, where Odysseus eventually returns to his own kingdom disguised as a beggar. The suitors possess status, inheritance, food, and proximity to power, yet repeatedly demonstrate contempt toward those beneath them. Their treatment of the beggar exposes what their outward status conceals: a lack of character, competence, coherence, and earned authority.Telemachus offers the counterexample. Early in the film, he treats a beggar with dignity, listens to him, and receives guidance that ultimately sends him on the journey necessary for his own development. The interaction raises a critical leadership question: What information might exist at the bottom of a hierarchy that the people at the top cannot see?Key ThemesZeus's Law and the sacred obligation of hospitalityThe beggar as the cultural testWhy power reveals characterThe difference between material hierarchy and moral hierarchyThe Trojan Horse as the violation of hospitality and trustTelemachus listening to the strangerWhy information travels downward through organizations more easily than truth travels upwardLeadership and the responsibility to listenHospitality as a source of informationCharacter, competence, merit, and inheritanceThe suitors as an example of status without substanceThe difference between helping and enablingWhy boundaries and hospitality must coexistHow leaders model what becomes permissible throughout a culturePersonal reflections on generosity, boundaries, discernment, and learning to say noCentral Ideas“The beggar is the cultural test.”“Zeus's Law is the fulcrum of the culture.”The person who appears to possess the least materially may reveal the most about the character of the person possessing the most.If respect exists only when another person is useful to us, respect is not actually a value—it is a strategy.Hospitality without discernment can become enabling. Discernment without hospitality can become contempt. Leadership requires the ability to hold both.A beggar may possess nothing materially while retaining dignity and character. A suitor may possess status, inheritance, and access to power while possessing very little internally. Material hierarchy and moral hierarchy are not the same thing.Healthy cultures allow information and truth to travel upward. The people at the bottom of an organization often see things that those at the top cannot.Have you listened to the first episode in this series? If so, below is how this episode connects to that one:Episode 1, “The Lie That Broke the World: How Civilizations Collapse Long Before the Walls Fall,” examined what happens when trust itself becomes a weapon.Episode 2 moves from the cosmic to the microscopic.If Episode 1 asks what happens when a civilization violates its invisible agreements, Episode 2 asks how those agreements are maintained in ordinary human interactions.Zeus's Law is the fulcrum.The beggar is the test.A question you can ask yourself for reflection is: How would your culture behave toward someone it believed had nothing to offer—and what would that reveal about who you really are?

Links For The Occult Rejectshttps://linktr.ee/theoccultrejectsOccult Research Institutehttps://www.occultresearchinstitute.org/Substackhttps://substack.com/@theoccultrejects?r=7auau0&utm_campaign=profile&utm_medium=profile-pageCash Apphttps://cash.app/$theoccultrejectsVenmo@TheOccultRejectsBuy Me A Coffeebuymeacoffee.com/TheOccultRejectsPatreonhttps://www.patreon.com/TheOccultRejectsGreek and Roman Primary SourcesAristotle. Generation of Animals. Translated by A. L. Peck. Loeb Classical Library 366. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1942.Galen. On Semen. Edited and translated by Phillip De Lacy. Corpus Medicorum Graecorum V 3, 1–2. Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, 1992.Galen. On the Usefulness of the Parts of the Body. Translated by Margaret Tallmadge May. 2 vols. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1968.Hippocrates. Generation, Nature of the Child, Diseases IV. Translated by Paul Potter. Loeb Classical Library 520. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2012.Hippocrates. On the Seed and the Nature of the Child. In Hippocratic Writings, edited by G. E. R. Lloyd and translated by J. Chadwick and W. N. Mann. London: Penguin, 1978.Soranus. Soranus' Gynecology. Translated by Owsei Temkin. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1956.Greek and Roman Medicine, Gender, and SexualityConnell, Sophia M. Aristotle on Female Animals: A Study of the Generation of Animals. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2016.Dean-Jones, Lesley. Women's Bodies in Classical Greek Science. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1994.Flemming, Rebecca. Medicine and the Making of Roman Women: Gender, Nature, and Authority from Celsus to Galen. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000.King, Helen. Hippocrates' Woman: Reading the Female Body in Ancient Greece. London: Routledge, 1998.Laqueur, Thomas. Making Sex: Body and Gender from the Greeks to Freud. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1990.Lloyd, G. E. R. Science, Folklore and Ideology: Studies in the Life Sciences in Ancient Greece. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1983.Mattern, Susan P. The Prince of Medicine: Galen in the Roman Empire. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013.Nutton, Vivian. Ancient Medicine. 2nd ed. London: Routledge, 2013.Ayurveda, Kāma, and South Asian Sexual TraditionsDoniger, Wendy, and Sudhir Kakar, trans. Kamasutra. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002.Flood, Gavin. The Tantric Body: The Secret Tradition of Hindu Religion. London: I. B. Tauris, 2006.Meulenbeld, G. Jan. A History of Indian Medical Literature. 5 vols. Groningen: Egbert Forsten, 1999–2002.Sanderson, Alexis. “The Śaiva Age: The Rise and Dominance of Śaivism during the Early Medieval Period.” In Genesis and Development of Tantrism, edited by Shingo Einoo, 41–350. Tokyo: Institute of Oriental Culture, University of Tokyo, 2009.White, David Gordon. Kiss of the Yoginī: “Tantric Sex” in Its South Asian Contexts. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003.White, David Gordon. The Alchemical Body: Siddha Traditions in Medieval India. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996.Wujastyk, Dominik. The Roots of Ayurveda: Selections from Sanskrit Medical Writings. 3rd ed. London: Penguin, 2003.Chinese Medicine and Daoist CultivationDespeux, Catherine. Taoism and Self Knowledge: The Chart for the Cultivation of Perfection. Leiden: Brill, 2018.Furth, Charlotte. A Flourishing Yin: Gender in China's Medical History, 960–1665. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1999.Kohn, Livia. Daoist Body Cultivation: Traditional Models and Contemporary Practices. Magdalena, NM: Three Pines Press, 2006.Lo, Vivienne. “The Influence of Nurturing Life Culture on the Development of Western Han Acumoxa Therapy.” In Innovation in Chinese Medicine, edited by Elisabeth Hsu, 19–50. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001.Pregadio, Fabrizio, ed. The Encyclopedia of Taoism. 2 vols. London: Routledge, 2008.Schipper, Kristofer. The Taoist Body. Translated by Karen C. Duval. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1993.Wile, Douglas. Art of the Bedchamber: The Chinese Sexual Yoga Classics Including Women's Solo Meditation Texts. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1992.Comparative and Methodological StudiesFoucault, Michel. The History of Sexuality. Vol. 2, The Use of Pleasure. Translated by Robert Hurley. New York: Vintage Books, 1990.Hopwood, Nick, Rebecca Flemming, and Lauren Kassell, eds. Reproduction: Antiquity to the Present Day. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018.Wiesner-Hanks, Merry E., and Mathew Kuefler, eds. The Cambridge World History of Sexualities. Vol. 2, Systems of Thought and Belief. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2024.Also want to remind people about the website, if you're into reading we have tons of information by multiple contributors, and we got t-shirts up on the site if you're interested. Fun fact, the art is all based on the eyeball. 

Al, Zach, Christian, and John Luke dig into The Odyssey, comparing Christopher Nolan's interpretation with Homer's original, from the diminished role of the Greek gods to Penelope's complicated fight to preserve her family and kingdom. They explore Telemachus' struggle to grow up without his father and the stark contrast between men who build and protect and those who simply live off what others have built. The guys ultimately contrast Odysseus' long journey home with Christianity's radically different picture of God bringing his people home. In this episode: Judges; 1 Samuel; Job; Daniel 2; Daniel 7; John 9; Hebrews 13:2; Hebrews 13:4; Ecclesiastes; Revelation 21-22 Today's conversation is about Lesson 1 & 2 of The Odyssey taught by Hillsdale Professor Dr. Benedict Whalen. Take the course with us at no cost to you!  More about The Odyssey: The Odyssey tells the tale of the cunning and crafty hero of the Trojan War on his journey home. After ten years of war, Odysseus faces another ten years of fantastic temptations, deadly monsters, treacherous seas, and impious men. Meanwhile, Ithaca is threatened by suitors who plague his wife and plunder his wealth. When Odysseus reaches home, he must slay the suitors, test the loyalty of his friends and family, and restore order to his marriage and his kingdom. Join Dr. Benedict Whalen as he explores themes of love, marriage, kingship, duty, and piety. Encounter Homer's epic, which displays the full human experience. In a world of uncertainty, Odysseus charts a path towards peace through perseverance, prudence, and justice.  Join Odysseus on his fantastic journey home from Troy in Homer's unrivaled story. Sign up at ⁠http://unashamedforhillsdale.com/ Check out At Home with Phil Robertson, nearly 800 episodes of Phil's unfiltered wisdom, humor, and biblical truth, available for free for the first time! Get it on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, and anywhere you listen to podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/at-home-with-phil-robertson/id1835224621 Listen to Not Yet Now with Zach Dasher on Apple, Spotify, iHeart, or anywhere you get podcasts. Chapters 00:00 ‘The Odyssey' Adventure Begins 06:15 Why Christians Should Care About Homer 09:58 Odysseus Chooses Home Over Glory 12:22 Why This Story Still Connects 3,000 Years Later 19:31 What Ancient Hospitality Reveals About Culture 23:47 Greek Gods vs. the God of Christianity 27:36 The Question Humanity Has Always Asked 33:07 Penelope, the Suitors & the Politics of Marriage 42:26 What Happens When a Father Is Missing 46:31 The Rise of “Parasitic Masculinity” 48:27 Two Very Different Roads Home - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Abu and Leo finish Hunters of Dune, the first book in Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson's conclusion of the Dune saga. They break down the back half of the book and vent their feelings about how this is all just so wrong. They cover the Ithaca's stalled journey through the Scattering, Duncan Idaho's fixation on the absent Murbella, and the ghola children growing up aboard the no-ship. On Chapterhouse, Murbella's war against the Honored Matres comes to a head, including the reveal that the Honored Matres descend in part from Tleilaxu women. Uxtal's doomed attempt to resurrect a Tleilaxu master and Khrone's efforts to reawaken a young Baron Harkonnen push the ghola storylines toward their conclusions. Along the way, the mysterious old couple behind the Scattering's chaos finally comes into focus, setting up next episode's dive into Sandworms of Dune. This episode contains SPOILERS for all six of Frank Herbert's Dune novels, plus the entirety of Hunters of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. SUPPORT THE SHOW Get ad-free episodes and more: patreon.com/gomjabbar Say thank you with a tip: buymeacoffee.com/gomjabbar Buy custom-designed Dune merch: gomjabbar.shop Watch video episodes and clips: youtube.com/@loreparty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time to talk Ithaca football! Hosted by Ceci Camm, with analysts Joey Scherkenbach and Nate Krajnak, the Bombers Football Podcast breaks down IC's Week 2 win over Alfred and previews the Week 3 contest vs Hilbert.

Inside Episode 400: What A New Direction with Coach Jay Uncovered About My Life, Values, and Purpose Four hundred conversations in, A New Direction with Coach Jay finally turned the microphone around on its own host. For episode 400, Steve Riddle — founder of CoachStation and author of Falling Into Leadership, and a two-time guest on the show — sat across from me and asked the questions I usually ask everyone else. Not softball ones, either. Steve went after my life, the challenges that shaped it, and the choices that took a farm kid’s kind of grit and built it into the coach, speaker, and podcast host I am today. From there, the conversation on A New Direction with Coach Jay moved into the work itself — my coaching philosophy, and what actually holds it together. Steve pushed past the surface and asked what writing four books taught me, what my philosophy has meant in practice, and how that philosophy shows up when I’m working with a competitive youth athlete or a business leader trying to find their footing. Coaching isn’t a technique you apply the same way twice. It’s a set of principles you adapt to the person in front of you, and Steve made me articulate that out loud, maybe for the first time this clearly. The heart of the episode, though, was core values and purpose — the two things every guest on this show eventually circles back to, whether they mean to or not. Steve asked me directly: after 400 conversations, what do I actually believe drives people? I talked about the values that have anchored me through every version of this business, from A New Direction with Coach Jay to Real Estate Right Now to the coaching work with business execs and owners to young athletes, and why purpose has to survive contact with hard seasons or it isn’t real purpose at all. Then Steve turned to the pattern recognition — what 400 interviews across authors, entrepreneurs, and leaders have taught me about people and business that you wouldn’t expect. A New Direction with Coach Jay has never been a highlight reel, and this episode wasn’t either. It was a direct look at what changes in you when you’ve spent years listening for what makes people tick, and what that means for anyone building a business, a team, or a life on purpose. Please thank the sponsors of A New Direction Podcast – Jay Izso Linda Craft Team, REALTORS® when you are looking to sell your home or buy a new home for more than 40 years Linda Craft Team, REALTORS® is there to help you! Their thousands of clients call them “The Legends of Customer Service”.  They will also tell you that the relationship is their first priority. Whether you are in the Greater Raleigh Research Triangle Park area of North Carolina or anywhere in the world, they can help you with your home dreams.  Contact our friends at the Linda Craft Team at www.LindaCraft.com Your Business Isn’t Broken. It’s the Person Running It. The marketing is fine. The team is capable. The market is there. And the business still won’t move. You’ve read the books. Hired the consultants. Rebuilt the org chart twice. None of it touched the actual problem, because the actual problem was never in the business. It’s fear. It’s ego. It’s the story you keep telling yourself about what you can and can’t do. It’s the “personal stuff” you’ve been leaving at the door every morning — except it doesn’t stay there. It walks in with you and runs the company. I’m Jay Izso. I’m an Executive Performance Coach, and I work with CEOs and founders of $5M–$50M companies who’ve hit a wall they can’t explain. I don’t fix algorithms. I fix the behaviors and mindsets that are strangling your growth. No Motivational Platitudes I find the personal behavioral pattern that’s driving the business dysfunction. Then I help you disrupt it so the company can actually grow. That’s the whole method. No vision boards. No affirmations on the monitor. Diagnostics, intervention, results. If you want to feel better about your business, hire a hype man. If you want it to change, keep reading — because where I learned to do this isn’t a place most coaches have ever set foot. Raised on the Farm. Trained in Psychology. My approach comes from two places most coaches never set foot in. The farm. I grew up a farmhand in Ithaca, Nebraska — population 100. I started working at nine. By fourteen I was castrating boars, and nobody was coming to do it for me if I froze. By the time I left for college I’d spent a decade learning that you can’t cheat the harvest, that pain is part of the job, and that the work gets done whether you feel like it or not. That’s not a charming childhood story. It’s why I don’t flinch when a CEO’s real problem turns out to be uglier than the one they hired me to fix. I’ve done harder, dirtier work than a hard conversation. The forensic unit. In graduate school at Washington State University, I trained under Dr. Thomas Brigham — co-author of the Handbook of Applied Behavior Analysis — in a human behavior lab built around real-world problems, not theory. I followed that into a Clinical Psych II role at Eastern State Hospital in Medical Lake, Washington: a forensic setting, evaluating people charged with the most serious criminal offenses. Sixteen months reading human behavior at its most extreme teaches you one thing fast: how to get past what someone’s telling you and see what’s actually driving the decision. That’s not a metaphor I use with executives — it’s the literal skill I use on them. Most consultants react to what a CEO says the problem is. I was trained to find what’s underneath it. How the Work Actually Happens We find the pattern. Not “leadership style” — the specific behavior that shows up under pressure and quietly runs the company into a wall. The decision you keep re-making. The hire you keep avoiding. The conversation you keep having in your head instead of in the room. We name it, out loud, without the corporate padding. Then we disrupt it — deliberately, on purpose, on a schedule — until the new behavior is the automatic one. Not a seminar. Not a one-time breakthrough you feel good about for a month. A rebuilt habit, tested against your actual business, week over week. If you also want to hear how this plays out in other people’s companies before you talk to me, that’s what the show is for. Every week on A New Direction, I sit down with CEOs, founders, and the researchers behind the science of leadership performance — the decisions that built their companies, the mistakes that nearly ended them, and the breakthrough that changed everything. The podcast is where you can watch the diagnosis happen to someone else first. Who This Is For This works if you’re the CEO or founder of a $5M–$50M company, you already know — or strongly suspect — that you’re the bottleneck, and you’re willing to look at that directly instead of managing around it. This doesn’t work if you want a quick fix. I can’t help you if what you’re after is a pep talk before your next board meeting. I work with people who value authenticity and effort. If you’re ready to dig in, find the root cause, and grow — keep reading. Your Growth Journey Starts Here Big idea, bold goal, or a wall you can’t explain — start the conversation. 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Porchfest the film is playing Thursday, and Porchfest the free music festival is Sunday afternoon! Saturday is Airport Day and the Preparedness Expo. This week features fundraising dinners, library events, choral and orchestral events at IC, and live music all around Ithaca and beyond. [...]

On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss the relationship between Telemachus and Odysseus before introducing a lecture from Dr. Benedict Whalen. Disguised as a beggar, Odysseus returns to Ithaca. As Telemachus also returns home from Sparta, father and son are reunited for the first time in twenty years. The Odyssey tells the tale of the cunning and crafty hero of the Trojan War on his journey home. After ten years of war, Odysseus faces another ten years of fantastic temptations, deadly monsters, treacherous seas, and impious men. Meanwhile, Ithaca is threatened by suitors who plague his wife and plunder his wealth. When Odysseus reaches home, he must slay the suitors, test the loyalty of his friends and family, and restore order to his marriage and his kingdom.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss the relationship between Telemachus and Odysseus before introducing a lecture from Dr. Benedict Whalen. Disguised as a beggar, Odysseus returns to Ithaca. As Telemachus also returns home from Sparta, father and son are reunited for the first time in twenty years. The Odyssey tells the tale of the cunning and crafty hero of the Trojan War on his journey home. After ten years of war, Odysseus faces another ten years of fantastic temptations, deadly monsters, treacherous seas, and impious men. Meanwhile, Ithaca is threatened by suitors who plague his wife and plunder his wealth. When Odysseus reaches home, he must slay the suitors, test the loyalty of his friends and family, and restore order to his marriage and his kingdom.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2006.King, Helen. Hippocrates' Woman: Reading the Female Body in Ancient Greece. London: Routledge, 1998.Stol, Marten. “Women in Mesopotamia.” Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient 38, no. 2 (1995): 123–144.Wiesner-Hanks, Merry E., and Mathew Kuefler, eds. The Cambridge World History of Sexualities. Vol. 2, Systems of Thought and Belief. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2024.Also want to remind people about the website, if you're into reading we have tons of information by multiple contributors, and we got t-shirts up on the site if you're interested. Fun fact, the art is all based on the eyeball. 

We use The Odyssey to explain why your toughest seasons can be the exact training you need to return to your core self. We break down ego, temptation, comfort, and homecoming so you can stop outsourcing self-worth and start building real inner stability. • seeing “Ithaca” as the core self where self-approval lives • reframing hard seasons as support you can only see later • spotting ego as the trigger for self-sabotage after a win • using the Cyclops moment to choose humility over recognition • understanding sirens as validation, attention, money, comfort, scrolling • tying yourself to the mast through boundaries and reduced exposure • expecting a changed homecoming where people treat you as the old you • recognising comfort traps like Calypso and the lotus flower effect • accepting the hero's journey as a loop of deeper growth We got a new eight-week course starting here of September 21st. It's called Unshakable. I encourage you to get to DG Mindset Academy. If you're ready to stop consuming information and start creating real transformation, the DG Mindset Academy is where the work happens. Learn how your mind, subconscious patterns, nervous system, and identity shape your reality so you can heal, grow, and perform at your highest level. Join a community of people committed to becoming who they were truly meant to be.Find out more here

Managing horses with asthma starts with controlling the horse's exposure to airborne irritants, particularly dust and mold from hay and bedding. Modifying turnout schedules, improving barn ventilation, and adjusting feeding practices can improve affected horses' clinical signs. If you suspect your horse might have asthma, work with your veterinarian to develop a management and treatment plan.Two experts discuss the ins and outs of managing horses with asthma in this Ask TheHorse Live episode.This episode is brought to you by Kentucky Performance Products. About the Experts: Kelsey A. Hart, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM (LAIM), is a professor of large animal internal medicine and Hodgson Chair of equine studies at the University of Georgia's College of Veterinary Medicine, in Athens. She received her DVM from Cornell University, in Ithaca, New York, in 2004. She completed an internship and a residency in large animal internal medicine and a PhD in endocrinology at the University of Georgia. Hart's research centers on immune-endocrine interactions during illness, and the diagnosis and treatment of equine sepsis and endocrine diseases.Kate Hepworth-Warren, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, grew up in Indiana and graduated from Purdue University, in West Lafayette, Indiana, in 2010 with her DVM. Following graduation, she did an internship in Florida and then moved back to the Midwest for an equine internal medicine residency at Iowa State University (ISU), in Ames. After achieving board-certification in large animal internal medicine, she stayed on for a year at ISU and then spent four years in private practice in New Jersey. In June of 2019, she accepted her current position as associate professor at North Carolina State University, in Raleigh, and moved south. Her favorite type of cases are neonatology, respiratory disease, and neurology.

6 Pillars of Leadership Most Bosses Get Backwards You can’t cheat the harvest. Not in farming, not in funeral service, and not in leadership. That’s the line I kept coming back to after tonight’s conversation with Jay Jacobson, author of Lead by Legendary Example — a book forged inside a profession with zero room to fake competence: funeral service. Forty years of leading people through the worst day of their lives taught Jacobson something most executive coaches never pick up in a classroom. Leadership isn’t a title, a slide deck, or a TED Talk. It’s what you do when nobody’s applauding. Jacobson’s framework rests on six leadership pillars — Integrity, Presence, Vision, Servant Leadership, Adaptability, and Mentorship — and the mistake most bosses make is treating them like a checklist instead of a practice. They chase vision before they’ve earned presence. They demand loyalty before they’ve modeled integrity. Tonight, Jacobson walked us through a grandfather-and-grandson story that reframed what dignity in leadership actually looks like, and a piece of his own history — assisting families after the Sioux City air disaster and later testifying before the U.S. Senate — that shows exactly what these leadership pillars look like when the stakes are real and there’s no script to follow. Here’s the part that stuck with me most: trust isn’t built in the big speech. It’s built in the routine call you actually prepared for. I tell my coaching clients and hockey parents the same thing — character shows up in the boring repetitions, not the highlight reel. If you run a team, a business, or a household, this episode hands you a mirror. Which of these six pillars are you skipping because it’s inconvenient, and which one is quietly costing you the trust you’re trying to build? You don’t have to take my word for how it unfolds — watch it yourself. The full replay of tonight’s episode of A New Direction with Jay Jacobson is live now on YouTube and available everywhere you get your podcasts. If you lead people — at work, at home, or on a bench — block out 45 minutes and let Jacobson’s version of legendary leadership put yours to the test. Then tell me in the comments: which pillar are you getting backwards? Jay Jacobson‘s book, “Lead by Legendary Example” is a combination of real stories, and practical psychological and behavioral practices that anyone can employ right now.  You don’t have to wait to make things happen with these 6 pillars of leadership, you can start today, this very moment. This book is also special because not only is it a book that you will read, but at the end of each chapter he has simple practical exercises that you can do to change you.  And the second half of the book are 10 sessions that you can even train your team on. The real point of the book however is one that many of us struggle to comprehend.  Change does not come from performing better, real change occurs because we changed our internal selves.  We make a choice through our mind, will and emotions to change the way think so that we can become the leaders and practice the leadership that can be within all of us…if we make that choice. I loved this book.  It read so fast. The stories are real and the insights that Jay Jacobson pulls out of them are relevant and poignant. This book is for everyone.  Not simply “business leaders” it is for all of us who interact with others, because we are all leaders in one way or another.  This book is for you and me! Get your copy of Lead by Legendary Example by clicking here. A New Direction is so grateful to our sponsors, please reach out to them and tell them thank you, and please LIKE their social media pages. Linda Craft Team, Realtors for more than 40 years their customers call their customer service “legendary”. Linda and her team built their business on building relationships and understanding your home is full of memories that are important to you! It is about the relationship, not the transaction. So if you have a question, want a free market analysis of your home just click on over to www.LindaCraft.com and Check out their Facebook Page ABOUT YOUR HOST Meet Jay Izso Executive Performance Coach  |  Host of A New Direction Every week on A New Direction, I sit down with CEOs, founders, and the researchers behind the science of leadership performance. The conversations go deep. We talk about the decisions that built companies, the mistakes that nearly destroyed them, and the personal breakthroughs that changed everything. But here's what most people don't know about me: the show is an extension of the work I do every day with executives behind closed doors. Who I Am I'm an Executive Performance Coach. I work with CEOs and founders of $5M-$50M companies who have hit a wall they can't explain. The marketing looks fine. The team is capable. The market is there. But the business won't move. The problem, almost every time, is the person running it. I find the personal behavioral patterns that are driving the business dysfunction. Then I help the CEO disrupt those patterns so the company can grow. That's it. No motivational platitudes. No vision boards. Diagnostics, intervention, results. Where This Comes From My approach comes from two places most coaches never set foot in. The farm. I grew up as a farmhand in Ithaca, Nebraska—population 100. I started working at nine years old. By the time I left for college, I'd spent a decade learning that you can't cheat the harvest, pain is part of the job, and the work has to get done whether you feel like it or not. I was fourteen the first time I had to castrate boars. Nobody was going to do it for me. That lesson never left: sometimes you have to do things afraid. The forensic psychology unit. In graduate school at Washington State University, I trained under Dr. Thomas Brigham—co-author of the Handbook of Applied Behavior Analysis—in a human behavior lab focused on real-world problems. I then served in a Clinical Psych II role at Eastern State Hospital in Medical Lake, Washington, a forensic setting where I conducted psychological evaluations of individuals charged with the most serious criminal offenses. Sixteen months assessing human behavior at its most extreme taught me how to cut through defenses, identify what's really driving someone's decisions, and see what they can't see in themselves.

This interview is with Zach Mance of Sidereus Winery & Vineyard. In this interview, Zach discusses his journey into the wine industry and what led him to pursue a career in wine.Zach is originally from upstate New York and attended college at Ithaca College, where he studied film and cinema making. After graduating, Zach went wine tasting with friends, which sparked his interest in wine. He eventually moved back to Ithaca and got a job at a winery, beginning his career in the wine industry. Zach later moved to Oregon in 2011 and continued building his experience in the wine industry. He started at Cooper Mountain Vineyard, where he worked as a Tasting Room Associate, then continued his career at Ardiri Winery & Vineyards as a Tasting Room Manager before eventually joining Sidereus Vineyard & Winery, where he has worked as a Hospitality Manager for the last five years. Throughout his career, Zach has expanded his knowledge of wine, developed his palate, and became involved in wine education. He has also earned WSET certifications and developed wine education classes, including Wine 101 and Wine 102: A brief History of Wine. At Sidereus, Zach has helped build the wine club, create a welcoming tasting room experience with awesome monthly events and share his passion for Oregon wine with customers. This interview was conducted by Rich Schmidt at Sidereus Winery & Vineyard in Cornelius on August 27, 2026.

Thursday kicks off the Ithaca is Books Festival, including former Mayor Svante Myrick and Assemblymember Anna Kelles talking about the Art of Saving Democracy at Buffalo Street Books and Odyssey Bookstore hosting a screening of [...]

On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss the temptations that Odysseus faces on his journey to Ithaca before introducing a lecture from Dr. Benedict Whalen. Having resisted the temptation of the four island women along his journey, Odysseus finally returns to Ithaca with the help of the Phaeacians. The Odyssey tells the tale of the cunning and crafty hero of the Trojan War on his journey home. After ten years of war, Odysseus faces another ten years of fantastic temptations, deadly monsters, treacherous seas, and impious men. Meanwhile, Ithaca is threatened by suitors who plague his wife and plunder his wealth. When Odysseus reaches home, he must slay the suitors, test the loyalty of his friends and family, and restore order to his marriage and his kingdom.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss the temptations that Odysseus faces on his journey to Ithaca before introducing a lecture from Dr. Benedict Whalen. Having resisted the temptation of the four island women along his journey, Odysseus finally returns to Ithaca with the help of the Phaeacians. The Odyssey tells the tale of the cunning and crafty hero of the Trojan War on his journey home. After ten years of war, Odysseus faces another ten years of fantastic temptations, deadly monsters, treacherous seas, and impious men. Meanwhile, Ithaca is threatened by suitors who plague his wife and plunder his wealth. When Odysseus reaches home, he must slay the suitors, test the loyalty of his friends and family, and restore order to his marriage and his kingdom.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What does it really mean to be fully present with your clients?As healers, we spend a LOT of time mastering techniques and promising new methods, pursuing certifications and figuring out new ways to help people feel better. And all of that matters.But there's something even more foundational underneath all of that, something we can easily lose sight of:  our ability to slow down, quiet our own minds and really see the human being sitting in front of us.My guest today is psychotherapist, writer and fellow LCSW Lex Santí. Lex is developing a new psychometric framework called AMI—Acceptance Motivation Inquiry—designed to help clinicians better understand a client's motivation for therapy and their relationship to the problem they're facing.But our conversation became about something bigger than the framework itself.In this episode, you'll hear…Why moving too quickly – and assuming you already understand what's happening – can cause real harm. (Speaking from experience…)What Lex calls “inner silence,” and how your relationship with yourself can impact your ability to be truly present with anyone else.How understanding and tracking AMI's four categories (Seekers, Survivors, Skeptics and Stoics) can help us think differently about the people sitting across from us.Why meeting clients where they actually are matters way more than getting them where we think they should be.We explored the seduction of methodology, the surprising problem with our “best” clients, what AI can (and cannot!) replicate about human connection, and the extraordinary courage it sometimes takes just to walk through your door.There is nothing quite like being fully seen by another human being.And as our tools get faster, smarter and more sophisticated, I believe our ability to offer that kind of presence is going to matter more than ever.So listen to this one with your clinician hat on.And the next time you sit down with a client, see what happens when you quiet your own mind, stay curious…and let them show you who they really are.~WendyP.S. I'd love to know what this brings up for you. How does presence show up in your work? Drop me a note at Wendy@WendyPittsReeves.com and share your thoughts. I'd love to hear from you. _______________TODAY'S GUESTLex E. Santí, LCSW, is a psychotherapist, novelist, and founder of A Key Therapy in New York state. He has been in private practice since the early days of COVID-19, helping adults navigate anxiety, life transitions, relationships, and questions of meaning through mindfulness, narrative therapy, and Acceptance & Motivation Inquiry (AMI), a framework he developed to support lasting change. He is the author of multiple published books, including a novel, and previously worked as a therapist at Family & Children's Service of Ithaca and Cornell University. Lex is currently pursuing his Doctor of Social Work (DSW) at the University of Kentucky. Learn more: A Key Therapy: https://www.akeytherapy.co/  Lex Santí: https://www.lexenricosanti.com/_______________MENTIONED AMI — Acceptance Motivation Inquiry (New protocol being developed by our guest.)AAIT — Acceptance and Integration Training / Melanie McGheeMotivational InterviewingAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)_______________LET's CONNECT:Quick Start Consult: If you're ready to get out of your own way, this 1:1 coaching work session could make all the difference. Learn more here.  Want to be a Guest on Ideal PracticeTM? Submit your application here. Follow me on Facebook or Linked In. Support the showWendy Pitts Reeves, LCSWHost, Ideal PracticePrivate Practice Coach and Mentorwww.WendyPittsReeves.comWendy@WendyPittsReeves.com

For all you game show nerds, tonight's a big night. It's the "Jeopardy! Masters" final. If that means nothing to you, here's the deal: high-ranking Jeopardy champions compete against each other for a $500,000 prize, a $100,000 donation to a charity of their choosing, and the illustrious Trebek Trophy."Jeopardy!" is one of the most beloved and longest-running shows on American television. We're joined by three former champions from our region, and hear stories from listeners who were also contestants on trivia's big stage, including Vermont Public music manager and classical music host Helen Lyons.David Madden of Montpelier competed on the show four separate times. He won 19 games in 2005, and he now runs academic quiz tournaments for kids through his company International Academic Competitions. Jakob DeArruda is a three-time champion and quarter-finalist in the Tournament of Champions in 2023. He grew up in the Okemo Valley and now lives in Ithaca, New York. Susan White lives in Norwich, where she runs the online bookseller Sutton Books. She was a "Jeopardy!" champion in 2019.Broadcast live on Monday, Sept. 8, 2026, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.Have questions, comments or tips? Send us a message or check us out on Instagram.

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey becomes most powerful when its monsters reveal the film's hidden structure. Jacob Krueger explains Circe, Scylla, xenia, the Trojan Horse and why Odysseus must leave Ithaca after saving it.

He was only a small child when his family lived in a crowded house in Ithaca, Michigan, but there were things about that home nobody in the family forgot. An upstairs bathroom no one wanted to pass alone. Footsteps that climbed the stairs in the middle of the night. And an attic door that simply refused to stay closed.Eventually, the family moved away, and those memories became part of a much larger lifetime of strange experiences. Decades passed before an unexpected errand brought him back to the house where it had all started.He didn't tell the woman living there what his family had experienced. He didn't want to influence anything she might say. Then, just as he was preparing to leave, she asked him a question about the attic.And suddenly, he knew the house hadn't forgotten.#RealGhostStoriesOnline #RealGhostStories #GhostStory #HauntedHouse #HauntedAttic #Paranormal #GhostEncounter #MichiganHaunting #Unexplained #TrueGhostStory #ChildhoodHauntingLove real ghost stories? Want even more?Don't just listen—join us on YouTube and be part of the largest community of real paranormal encounters anywhere. Subscribe now and never miss a chilling new story:

Abu and Leo begin the book club coverage of Hunters of Dune, the first novel completing Frank Herbert's saga after his death. They walk through the first half of the book's tangled plot before turning to the continuity breaks and creative choices they think do real damage to the Dune canon. This episode contains SPOILERS for all six of Frank Herbert's Dune novels, plus chapters 1-44 of Hunters of Dune! Listen to "The 7 Deadly Sins of Brian Herbert" episode HERE IN THIS EPISODE Why the Ithaca crew revives gholas of Paul Atreides and Leto II Atreides while passing over Ghanima and Alia Murbella's shaky start as Mother Commander of the merged Bene Gesserit and Honored Matres, and the power struggles taking shape at Chapter House The Oracle of Time and a Golden Path retcon that Abu and Leo argue contradict rules Frank Herbert spent six books establishing SUPPORT THE SHOW Get ad-free episodes and more: patreon.com/gomjabbar Say thank you with a tip: buymeacoffee.com/gomjabbar Buy custom-designed Dune merch: gomjabbar.shop Watch video episodes and clips: youtube.com/@loreparty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mastering the $250,000 Interview: 4 Lessons From Our Conversation With Craig A. Fleming What actually separates the candidate who walks away with a $250,000 offer from the one who walks away with “we'll be in touch”? That's the question we sat down with on this episode of A New Direction, talking with Craig A. Fleming, author of Mastering the $250,000 Interview. You can catch the full episode now on your favorite podcast platform. But whether you've already listened or you're catching up now, here's what the book — and the conversation — comes down to: the interview most people prepare for isn't the interview that's actually happening. Here are just four of the ideas and thoughts Craig shared. 1. The Interview Starts Long Before You Sit Down The biggest myth about high-stakes interviewing is that it's a performance you can improvise your way through if you're smart enough or charming enough.  At the six-figure level, nobody wins an interview by winging it. Preparation and rehearsal aren't about memorizing a script — canned answers get spotted from a mile away in an executive-level interview. They're about doing the unglamorous work beforehand so that, by the time you're in the room, you already sound like the answer to a question the company hasn't even asked out loud yet. The candidates who get the offer aren't the ones improvising the best answers. They're the ones who rehearsed until the room had nothing left to catch them off guard. 2. Every Question Has a Question Underneath It Here's where a lot of good candidates lose a great interview: they answer the question they were asked instead of the question that was actually meant. Craig give us insights that you must build skills around the idea that reading between the lines is the real skill — figuring out what a company is genuinely looking for, versus what the job posting says on paper. The book points out as well as Craig does on the show, it is rarely about whether you can technically do the job. It's about whether you can solve the specific problem that's keeping someone up at night. That means the strongest interview answers aren't the most polished ones — they're the ones that show you actually understood the problem behind the posting. 3. Your Résumé Isn't Your Life Story — It's a Sales Document One of the more useful reframes in the book: stop treating your résumé, and the interview itself, like a formality where you simply report your history. Start treating both like what they actually are — a sales pitch. The résumé's job is to get you into the room. The interview's job is to close. That shift changes everything about how you prepare. You're not there to be interesting. You're there to prove, point by point, that you're the fix for a specific, expensive problem. Every answer in a $250,000 interview should be doing sales work, whether you think of it that way or not. 4. It Doesn't End When You Leave the Room Maybe the most eye-opening piece of Mastering the $250,000 Interview: the evaluation doesn't stop at the door. Long before — and long after — you sit across from a hiring committee, there's a silent search running in the background. Your social media. Your online footprint. Everything a company can find about you without ever asking you a single question in an interview. The book's point isn't to make you paranoid. It's to make you aware. What shows up in that silent search can either back up everything you said in the interview or quietly undercut it. Either way, it's part of the interview now, whether it's on the official agenda or not. Listen to the Full Interview We covered all four of these in depth in this episode of A New Direction with Coach Jay Izso — why interview preparation matters more than raw talent, how to read what a company is really asking, why your résumé and your interview answers should both be doing sales work, and what the silent search means for how you show up online long before you ever get invited to interview. If you're heading into an interview where real stakes — and real money — are on the line, this is worth the listen. Find the episode on your favorite podcast platform — Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you listen. And if this hit home, share it with someone who has a big interview coming up. They'll thank you for it. Craig Fleming’s book, “Mastering the $250,000 Interview: A Step-by-Step System” is simple the best book on interviewing I have ever read.  And I have read dozens of books on the subject and have taught interviewing at the college level.  While the book may be geared toward the executive interview, the lessons and structure can apply to any interview situation. Every chapter is filled with practical guidance from the psychology of how to read and interpret the job listing, to the psychology of how the interviewers think, to what your online brand and reputation may say about you that is holding you back from getting that next level job or promotion. Craig touches on topics like spending days preparing for the interview, how to express confidence without being over confident, demonstrating your value so you can demand the best salary and benefits, how to turn your resume from experience to a story that demonstrates results and so much more! This book was quite convicting for me, because I say in myself that I have developed habitual words and phrases that are not helping me in my communication.  That if I were in the interview situation would probably disqualify me pretty quickly.  If you want the edge in your next interview you must read this book. Get your copy of Mastering the $250,000 Interview by Clicking Here. Please reach out and like A New Direction sponsors: Linda Craft Team, REALTORS –www.LindaCraft.com Linda Craft Team Facebook Page – Click Here For 40 years helping people all over the world make a transition in life.  They take the stress out of the home selling and home buying process. When you are looking for consistent, top of their game, professional real estate service with a track record of successfully helping 1000's, check out Linda Craft Team, REALTORS. Hey…do me a favor and please tell your friends to subscribe to A New Direction on their favorite podcast platform and give us a 5 star rating we are so grateful when you do! ABOUT YOUR HOST Meet Jay Izso Executive Performance Coach  |  Host of A New Direction Every week on A New Direction, I sit down with CEOs, founders, and the researchers behind the science of leadership performance. The conversations go deep. We talk about the decisions that built companies, the mistakes that nearly destroyed them, and the personal breakthroughs that changed everything. But here's what most people don't know about me: the show is an extension of the work I do every day with executives behind closed doors. Who I Am I'm an Executive Performance Coach. I work with CEOs and founders of $5M-$50M companies who have hit a wall they can't explain. The marketing looks fine. The team is capable. The market is there. But the business won't move. The problem, almost every time, is the person running it. I find the personal behavioral patterns that are driving the business dysfunction. Then I help the CEO disrupt those patterns so the company can grow. That's it. No motivational platitudes. No vision boards. Diagnostics, intervention, results. Where This Comes From My approach comes from two places most coaches never set foot in. The farm. I grew up as a farmhand in Ithaca, Nebraska—population 100. I started working at nine years old. By the time I left for college, I'd spent a decade learning that you can't cheat the harvest, pain is part of the job, and the work has to get done whether you feel like it or not. I was fourteen the first time I had to castrate boars. Nobody was going to do it for me. That lesson never left: sometimes you have to do things afraid. The forensic psychology unit. In graduate school at Washington State University, I trained under Dr. Thomas Brigham—co-author of the Handbook of Applied Behavior Analysis—in a human behavior lab focused on real-world problems. I then served in a Clinical Psych II role at Eastern State Hospital in Medical Lake, Washington, a forensic setting where I conducted psychological evaluations of individuals charged with the most serious criminal offenses. Sixteen months assessing human behavior at its most extreme taught me how to cut through defenses, identify what's really driving someone's decisions, and see what they can't see in themselves.

On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss Odysseus' journey to the underworld before introducing a lecture from Dr. Benedict Whalen. In the underworld, Odysseus meets the blind prophet Tiresias, his fallen comrades, and his mother. But his men do not heed his warning and are killed for slaughtering the cattle of the Sun god. The Odyssey tells the tale of the cunning and crafty hero of the Trojan War on his journey home. After ten years of war, Odysseus faces another ten years of fantastic temptations, deadly monsters, treacherous seas, and impious men. Meanwhile, Ithaca is threatened by suitors who plague his wife and plunder his wealth. When Odysseus reaches home, he must slay the suitors, test the loyalty of his friends and family, and restore order to his marriage and his kingdom.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss Odysseus' journey to the underworld before introducing a lecture from Dr. Benedict Whalen. In the underworld, Odysseus meets the blind prophet Tiresias, his fallen comrades, and his mother. But his men do not heed his warning and are killed for slaughtering the cattle of the Sun god. The Odyssey tells the tale of the cunning and crafty hero of the Trojan War on his journey home. After ten years of war, Odysseus faces another ten years of fantastic temptations, deadly monsters, treacherous seas, and impious men. Meanwhile, Ithaca is threatened by suitors who plague his wife and plunder his wealth. When Odysseus reaches home, he must slay the suitors, test the loyalty of his friends and family, and restore order to his marriage and his kingdom.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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