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pe-à-na Significato Canto corale in onore di Apollo o di altre divinità; discorso di esaltazione Etimologia voce dotta recuperata dal latino Paean, dal greco Paián, epiteto di Apollo, letteralmente ‘guaritore, risanatore'.

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 1 hour 43 minutesSynopsis: Last night (4/4/25), in our Thursday night women's shiur, we explored a question posed to me by two of my students (shout out to Moshe and Shmarya) about a song found at the end of most Haggadot: “Is there an inherent problem with saying Adir Hu?” The concern is that, on the surface, Adir Hu seems to exemplify the type of excessive adjectival praise condemned by R' Chanina in Berachos 33b. Our session was more of a “Machshavah Lab”-style exploration than a formal shiur: we learned the Gemara, raised a bunch of questions, and then turned to the poskim—with the Rambam leading the minority view, opposed in various ways by the Tur, Beis Yosef, and Shulchan Aruch. We also looked at the Rambam's stricter formulation in the Moreh ha'Nevuchim, noting what seem like major inconsistencies in his position. We concluded with a summary of why, according to everyone except the Rambam in the Moreh, it's halachically permissible to sing Adir Hu. It was a fun adventure that left us with plenty of juicy questions and problems to think about over Pesach and beyond!-----מקורות:אדיר הואברכות דף לג עמוד ברמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות תפילה וברכת כהנים ט:ז; א:א-דטור אורח חיים קיג:טבית יוסף שםשולחן ערוך שםרמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים א:נטרמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות ברכות י:כד-----The Torah content from now until Erev Pesach has been sponsored by Yehudis Korn l'zecher nishmas Moshe ben Yeshayahu Yehuda.-----If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.-----Substack: rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/Patreon: patreon.com/rabbischneeweissYouTube Channel: youtube.com/rabbischneeweissInstagram: instagram.com/rabbischneeweiss/"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com"The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com"The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.comOld Blog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/WhatsApp Content Hub (where I post all my content and announce my public classes): https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0HAmazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_=wl_sharel

Michael Lieberman is an accomplished crossword constructor, having written 27 for the NYTimes. Today's oeuvre had some great clues, including 63A, People may visit them just for kicks, SHOESTORES (ha!); 27D, Like Olympic tracks, LANED (duh!); and 10D, "Enjoy the spread!", LETSEAT (yum!). All in all a great crossword, definitely worth 5 squares on the JAMCR scale.Show note imagery: Jewell Loyd, A WNBA starCrossword tips link: An insightful column on how to write clues;  if you read each tip backwards, an insightful column on how to find answers for various categories of clues.We love feedback! Send us a text...Contact Info:We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodcast@icloud.com.Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!

Editors' Picks:Rich: The Buckley magazine issueCharlie: Jeff's pieces on the coverup of Biden's conditionMBD: Ramesh's magazine piece “Why Bill Buckley's Ideas Still MatterDominic: WFB Jr.'s Happy Warrior column "A Paean to Peanut Butter"Light Items:Rich: College football playoffsCharlie: Garage door openerMBD: ChristmasDominic: We the Living by Ayn RandSponsors:Made InThe Witherspoon InstituteDesolation Code by Clive CusslerThis podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte.

Matthew Oates is a naturalist, nature writer, and poet with a lifelong passion for butterflies. In the short sward of the Cotswolds, Matthew takes David Oakes on a journey through his fluttery past. They discuss the writers who have inspired him, from Tolkien to Wordsworth and W.H. Hudson, and share stories of other notable butterfly enthusiasts, such as Sir Winston Churchill. Matthew explains his belief that true conservation is a blend of science and love. They also delve into the realities of developing a love for nature in the boarding schools of the Swinging Sixties - a time when his generation transitioned "from Molesworth to Jimi Hendrix in just three years," leaving little room for butterflies or a life-defining obsession with the intoxicating Purple Emperor. Their conversation also addresses modern concerns for butterfly conservation, including pathogens and parasites, the risks of unsanctioned releases, and the importance of single-species ecologists - “insects shout loudest and first.” Ultimately, this is a discussion about the metamorphoses of both the past and the future. Why not become a "Subscription Squirrel" on our Patreon, and help support the production of this podcast? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we speak with Philosophy, Cosmology and Consciousness core faculty, Jack Bagby about his engagement with the philosophy of music, from Socrates, to Schopenhauer, and Bergson. We discuss Jack's recent PCC class called The Philosophy of Music and the Attunement of the Soul and dive into the complex ideas of these thinkers regarding the transformative powers of music. Jack explains how the ancient Greek's developed a complex set of tuning systems and alternative temperaments with powerful attributes and psychic properties, in which one can attune themselves to through the development of an affective psychology. Jack, and myself have been experimenting composing and improvising in these these modes and we share 3 pieces based on ancient Greek modes. PCC Forum with Jack Bagby: Tuning, Caring for, and Recollecting the Soul in Socrates' Swansongs Musical Compositions in the Episode by Jack Bagby and Jonathan Kay 1. A Paean of Apollo the Healer in Archytas' Dorian Diatonic 2. Ptolemy soft diatonic 3. A prelude to the compromises of universality. Ptolemy's Even Diatonic John (Jack) Bagby received his PhD. in philosophy from Boston College in 2021, and a B.A. in philosophy and ancient Greek language, from the Pennsylvania State University in 2013. Professor Bagby conducts research on the history of philosophy, focusing on problems related to consciousness, nature, and evolution. He has published in Epoché and Journal for the British Society of Phenomenology, on ancient Greek philosophy and phenomenology (especially Henri Bergson) and has strong research interests in Baruch Spinoza, 19th-20th century European philosophy, process philosophy, philosophy of music, and aesthetics. He is currently working on a translation of Bergson's 1902-3 Lectures at the Collège de France The History of The Idea of Time (Bloomsbury Press), and finishing up the manuscript of his monograph Integrals of Experience: Aristotle and Bergson. When thinking about complex concepts or solving textual problems, Jack loves to construct diagrams and concept maps. Between 2016-2018 he combined his love for creating visualizations with his love of Spinoza to create a website that maps the complex textual citations used in his magnum opus, the Ethics. The EWP Podcast credits East-West Psychology Podcast Website Connect with EWP: Website • Youtube • Facebook Hosted by Stephen Julich (EWP Core Faculty) and Jonathan Kay (PhD student, EWP assistant) Produced by: Stephen Julich and Jonathan Kay Edited and Mixed by: Jonathan Kay Introduction music: Mosaic, by Monsoon on the album Mandala Introduction Voiceover: Roche Wadehra Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In this episode we speak with Philosophy, Cosmology and Consciousness core faculty, Jack Bagby about his engagement with the philosophy of music, from Socrates, to Schopenhauer, and Bergson. We discuss Jack's recent PCC class called The Philosophy of Music and the Attunement of the Soul and dive into the complex ideas of these thinkers regarding the transformative powers of music. Jack explains how the ancient Greek's developed a complex set of tuning systems and alternative temperaments with powerful attributes and psychic properties, in which one can attune themselves to through the development of an affective psychology. Jack, and myself have been experimenting composing and improvising in these these modes and we share 3 pieces based on ancient Greek modes. PCC Forum with Jack Bagby: Tuning, Caring for, and Recollecting the Soul in Socrates' Swansongs Musical Compositions in the Episode by Jack Bagby and Jonathan Kay 1. A Paean of Apollo the Healer in Archytas' Dorian Diatonic 2. Ptolemy soft diatonic 3. A prelude to the compromises of universality. Ptolemy's Even Diatonic John (Jack) Bagby received his PhD. in philosophy from Boston College in 2021, and a B.A. in philosophy and ancient Greek language, from the Pennsylvania State University in 2013. Professor Bagby conducts research on the history of philosophy, focusing on problems related to consciousness, nature, and evolution. He has published in Epoché and Journal for the British Society of Phenomenology, on ancient Greek philosophy and phenomenology (especially Henri Bergson) and has strong research interests in Baruch Spinoza, 19th-20th century European philosophy, process philosophy, philosophy of music, and aesthetics. He is currently working on a translation of Bergson's 1902-3 Lectures at the Collège de France The History of The Idea of Time (Bloomsbury Press), and finishing up the manuscript of his monograph Integrals of Experience: Aristotle and Bergson. When thinking about complex concepts or solving textual problems, Jack loves to construct diagrams and concept maps. Between 2016-2018 he combined his love for creating visualizations with his love of Spinoza to create a website that maps the complex textual citations used in his magnum opus, the Ethics. The EWP Podcast credits East-West Psychology Podcast Website Connect with EWP: Website • Youtube • Facebook Hosted by Stephen Julich (EWP Core Faculty) and Jonathan Kay (PhD student, EWP assistant) Produced by: Stephen Julich and Jonathan Kay Edited and Mixed by: Jonathan Kay Introduction music: Mosaic, by Monsoon on the album Mandala Introduction Voiceover: Roche Wadehra Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode we speak with Philosophy, Cosmology and Consciousness core faculty, Jack Bagby about his engagement with the philosophy of music, from Socrates, to Schopenhauer, and Bergson. We discuss Jack's recent PCC class called The Philosophy of Music and the Attunement of the Soul and dive into the complex ideas of these thinkers regarding the transformative powers of music. Jack explains how the ancient Greek's developed a complex set of tuning systems and alternative temperaments with powerful attributes and psychic properties, in which one can attune themselves to through the development of an affective psychology. Jack, and myself have been experimenting composing and improvising in these these modes and we share 3 pieces based on ancient Greek modes. PCC Forum with Jack Bagby: Tuning, Caring for, and Recollecting the Soul in Socrates' Swansongs Musical Compositions in the Episode by Jack Bagby and Jonathan Kay 1. A Paean of Apollo the Healer in Archytas' Dorian Diatonic 2. Ptolemy soft diatonic 3. A prelude to the compromises of universality. Ptolemy's Even Diatonic John (Jack) Bagby received his PhD. in philosophy from Boston College in 2021, and a B.A. in philosophy and ancient Greek language, from the Pennsylvania State University in 2013. Professor Bagby conducts research on the history of philosophy, focusing on problems related to consciousness, nature, and evolution. He has published in Epoché and Journal for the British Society of Phenomenology, on ancient Greek philosophy and phenomenology (especially Henri Bergson) and has strong research interests in Baruch Spinoza, 19th-20th century European philosophy, process philosophy, philosophy of music, and aesthetics. He is currently working on a translation of Bergson's 1902-3 Lectures at the Collège de France The History of The Idea of Time (Bloomsbury Press), and finishing up the manuscript of his monograph Integrals of Experience: Aristotle and Bergson. When thinking about complex concepts or solving textual problems, Jack loves to construct diagrams and concept maps. Between 2016-2018 he combined his love for creating visualizations with his love of Spinoza to create a website that maps the complex textual citations used in his magnum opus, the Ethics. The EWP Podcast credits East-West Psychology Podcast Website Connect with EWP: Website • Youtube • Facebook Hosted by Stephen Julich (EWP Core Faculty) and Jonathan Kay (PhD student, EWP assistant) Produced by: Stephen Julich and Jonathan Kay Edited and Mixed by: Jonathan Kay Introduction music: Mosaic, by Monsoon on the album Mandala Introduction Voiceover: Roche Wadehra Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/music

Notes and Links to Adam Vitcavage's Work      For Episode 200, Pete welcomes Adam Vitcavage, and the two discuss, among other topics, Adam's early reading and writing and the spark provided by writers like Jesmyn Ward, his early writing in the world of music criticism and literary criticism, the background on his penchant for working with debut authors, a lot of sports analogies, dream guests he's worked with and still hopes to work with, The Babysitters Club, and shared experiences in the world of literary podcasting.        Adam Vitcavage is the founder of Debutiful, a website and podcast where readers can discover debut authors. The podcast was named one of the Best Book Podcasts by Book Riot, Town and Country, and Los Angeles Review of Books in 2022. His criticism and interviews have also been featured in Electric Literature, Paste Magazine, Literary Hub, Phoenix New Times, among others. He currently lives in Denver.  Listen to Debutiful   Debutiful Website   “A Mix of Paean and Elegy: The Millions Interviews Jamel Brinkley” by Adam   For Electric Literature: "Is Iceland the Most Literary Country in the World?" At about 4:30, Adam responds to Pete's questions about his early relationship with the written word   At about 6:15, Adam gives background on his studies of literature, and how he began to compile bylines    At about 7:45, Adam talks about covering bands in his early writing career   At about 8:30, Adam talks about formational and transformational reading, like Salinger, Roth, and Salvage the Bones and how changed he was after reading it, and Jesmyn Ward as his “favorite living writer”   At about 11:30, Pete and Adam fanboy about Brandon Taylor   At about 12:20, Pete and Adam talk podcast shop, editing and what they leave in and take out   At about 14:55, Adam talks about how his writing/criticism is informed by his podcast, and vice versa   At about 16:40, Pete asks Adam to describe his podcast and about its seeds   At about 21:55, Adam provides interesting feedback received from learners   At about 23:55, Pete wonders why Adam chose to home in on debuts, and Adam responds   At about 24:30, Pete makes the analogy involving one's first book/sports championship and asks Adam about “hunger”   At about 26:10, Adam discusses what it's like to read for pleasure/business/the podcast and then poses the same question to Pete   At about 29:45, Pete asks Adam which genre is his favorite and how he would handle one last episode; he shouts out Jesmyn Ward    At about 31:00, The two discuss dream guests   At about 31:50, The two discuss interview guests of Adam's, including George Saunders and his telltale book blurbs, and a vast array of non-literary guests    At about 35:20, Adam shouts out his two favorite NBA players of all-time   At about 37:00, Some love for Alanis Morrisette!   At about 38:25, Pete asks Adam about any plans for his own writing and any future projects/formatting   At about 41:40, Adam gives out social media and contact info    You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow me on IG, where I'm @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where I'm @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch this and other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both my YouTube Channel and my podcast while you're checking out this episode.    Sign up now for The Chills at Will Podcast Patreon: it can be found at patreon.com/chillsatwillpodcastpeterriehl     Check out the page that describes the benefits of a Patreon membership, including cool swag and bonus episodes. Thanks in advance for supporting my one-man show, my DIY podcast and my extensive reading, research, editing, and promoting to keep this independent podcast pumping out high-quality content!    NEW MERCH! You can browse and buy here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ChillsatWillPodcast    This is a passion project of mine, a DIY operation, and I'd love for your help in promoting what I'm convinced is a unique and spirited look at an often-ignored art form.    The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com.    Please tune in for Episode 201 with Erica Berry, a writer and teacher based in her hometown of Portland, Oregon. Her essays appear in The Guardian, Wired, Outside, The Atlantic, Guernica, and others. Winner of the Steinberg Essay Prize and Kurt Brown Prize in Nonfiction, her book Wolfish came out in Feb 2023 to great acclaim.     The episode will air on August 29.

With great power comes great responsibility, and in the world of technology, that means being prepared for cybersecurity threats.In this episode, Dr. Lauri Baker, co-founder of the Center for Rural Enterprise Engagement, highlights the importance of having a robust cybersecurity plan, educating yourself and your employees, and investing in the right tools to protect your electronic data at home or work. Discover best practices for staying safe in today's digital landscape and learn about malware protection and cloud storage solutions to safeguard your valuable data and maintain customer trust.Resources:Online publication on cybersecurity: https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/WC416Blog post on cybersecurity: https://ruralengagement.org/2021/06/24/selling-safe-best-practices-for-cybersecurity-for-your-small-rural-ag-business/Social media toolkit: https://ruralengagement.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Cybersecurity-Social-Media-Series.zipTranscripts available here: https://piecenter.com/media/podcast/#transcriptAre you an educator? The Science by the Slice podcast aims to inform diverse audiences about important issues in agriculture, natural resources, and public health. Check out our learning guides that were created as an educational tool to facilitate discussions related to the topics presented in podcast episodes. Download the learning guides here: https://piecenter.com/media/podcast/learn/Music "Sweetly" by Blue Dot Sessions at https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/Glacier_Quartet/Sweetly/ Under CC BY license Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/Music "Paean" by Robert John at https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Robert_John/paean/paean/ Under CC BY license Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/The views, information, or opinions expressed by guest speakers on Science by the Slice are solely those of the individuals and do not necessarily represent those of the UF/IFAS Center for Public Issues Education or the University of Florida.

Sinister scarlet, butter yellow and deep crimson: Jonathan and Paul get lyrical among the maple and Boston Ivy and appreciate the fleeting beauty of the autumnal garden.

He taught international relations for a living, and he lived Indian culture -- food, clothes, music, films, languages, the whole package. Pushpesh Pant joins Amit Varma in episode 326 of The Seen and the Unseen to talk about his life, his times and this beautiful country he loves so much. (FOR FULL LINKED SHOW NOTES, GO TO SEENUNSEEN.IN.) Also check out: 1. Pushpesh Pant on Amazon, Twitter and YouTube. 2. India: Cookbook -- Pushpesh Pant. 3. The Life and Times of Mrinal Pande — Episode 263 of The Seen and the Unseen. 4. Sara Rai Inhales Literature — Episode 255 of The Seen and the Unseen. 5. Chandrahas Choudhury's Country of Literature — Episode 288 of The Seen and the Unseen. 6. The Life and Times of Jerry Pinto — Episode 314 of The Seen and the Unseen. 7. Amitava Kumar Finds the Breath of Life — Episode 265 of The Seen and the Unseen. 8. Devi : Tales Of The Goddess In Our Time -- Mrinal Pande. 9. Amader Shantiniketan — Shivani (translated by Ira Pande). 10. 2001: A Space Odyssey — Stanley Kubrick. 11. In Praise of Slowness -- Carl Honore. 12. Tabiyat: Medicine and Healing in India and Other Essays --  Farokh Erach Udwadia. 13. Things to Leave Behind -- Namita Gokhale. 14. Raag Pahadi -- Namita Gokhale, translated by Pushpesh Pant. 15. Roshan Abbas and the Creator Economy — Episode 239 of The Seen and the Unseen. 16. The Adda at the End of the Universe — Episode 309 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Vikram Sathaye and Roshan Abbas). 17. Natasha Badhwar Lives the Examined Life — Episode 301 of The Seen and the Unseen. 18. Lahron Ke Rajhans (Hindi) -- Mohan Rakesh. 19. India: A Sacred Geography -- Diana Eck. 20. Caste, Gender, Karnatik Music — Episode 162 of The Seen and the Unseen (w TM Krishna). 21. An Equal Music -- Vikram Seth. 22. The Wonder That Was India -- AL Basham. 23. Dhano Dhanne -- Jaya Varma and the Chandigarh Choir. 24. Ira Pande's obituary of Jaya Varma. 25. Ira Pande on Amazon. 26. Akshaya Mukul and the Life of Agyeya -- Episode 324 of The Seen and the Unseen. 27. Constantine Cavafy, André Gide and Jean Genet. 28. The Counterfeiters -- André Gide. 29. Death in Venice -- Thomas Mann. 30. Collected Poems 1954 - 2004 -- Dom Moraes. 31. From Cairo to Delhi With Max Rodenbeck — Episode 281 of The Seen and the Unseen. 32. Phir Ek Din Aisa Aayega -- Ali Sardar Jafri. 33. Zindagi -- Kiran Ahluwalia. 34. The Case Against Sugar — Gary Taubes. 35. In a Silent Way — Episode 316 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Gaurav Chintamani). 36. Kishore Mahbubani on Amazon. 37. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie — Luis Buñuel. 38. Chance and Necessity -- Jacques Monod. 39. Try Anything Twice -- Peter Cheyney. 40. Rakesh Raghunathan on YouTube. 41. The Indianness of Indian Food — Episode 95 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Vikram Doctor). 42. Cooking the world's oldest known curry -- Soity Banerjee. 43. The Refreshing Audacity of Vinay Singhal — Episode 291 of The Seen and the Unseen. 44. Stage.in. 45. The Slow Fire Chef on Twitter. 46. Marginal Revolution posts on books. 47. The Myth of the Holy Cow -- DN Jha. 48. Elite Imitation in Public Policy — Episode 180 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Shruti Rajagopalan and Alex Tabarrok). 49. The Lady's Dressing Room -- Jonathan Swift. 50. My Friend Dropped His Pants -- Amit Varma. 51. A Paean to the Paan -- Pushpesh Pant. 52. Vairagya Shatak (Hindi) -- Bhartihari. 53. Bhaja Govindam -- Adi Shankara. 54. Rainer Maria Rilke and Meer Taqi Meer. 55. Titash Ekti Nadir Naam -- Ritwik Ghatak. 56. Jukti Takko Aar Gappo -- Ritwik Ghatak. 57. Teesri Kasam -- Basu Bhattacharya. 58. Duniya Banane Wale -- Song from Teesri Kasam. 59. Guide — Vijay Anand. 60. Caurapañcāśikā -- Bilhana. 61. Dagar Brothers, Siyaram Tiwari, Vidya Rao and TM Krishna. 62. A Southern Music — TM Krishna. 63. The Raga-Ness of Ragas -- Deepak S Raja.. 64. NAD - Understanding Raga Music -- Sandeep Bagchee. 65. Form in Indian and Western Music -- Chetan Karnani. This episode is sponsored by CTQ Compounds. Check out The Daily Reader and FutureStack. Use the code UNSEEN for Rs 2500 off. Check out Amit's online course, The Art of Clear Writing. And subscribe to The India Uncut Newsletter. It's free! Episode art: ‘The Feast' by Simahina.

This week I look at the hubbub surrounding the introduction of large language chatbots, the latest evolutionarily-potent development in artificial intelligence. A long-time listener asked ChatGPT to write a poem expressing Ken Wilber's developmental stages. The result (below) is mind-blowing. How is it possible for a machine to create three verses that capture the essence […] The post Chatbot's Paean to Integral & Trump Goes to Court appeared first on The Daily Evolver.

This podcast is a presentation of The Meow Library.  Today, we present your cat with selections from Norman Mailer's "Truth and Being: Nothing and Time," first collected in The Short Fiction of Norman Mailer (1967). Many consider this to be his finest (e)sc(h)atological work.  An English-language transcript follows:[It] was left for me to return to the rootless disordered mind of our Twentieth Century to the kiss sub cauda and the Weltanschauung of the Medieval witch. The kiss sub cauda: if I had not come to recognize over the years of my career that nobility of form and aristocracy of manner are the last hope of man, I would not explain that sub cauda means beneath the tail, the hole in the highness of the cat, the place the witch would kiss when out she voyaged to visit the Demon, cats being classified by Medieval logic as the trinity of the Devil shaped into One. It is characteristic of revolutionaries, passionate lovers, the very ambitious, the greedy, the stingy, and dogs, to fix on what is excreted by others; it is typical of Narcissists, children, nuns, spinsters, misers, bankers, conservative statesmen, dictators, compulsive talkers, bores, and World War I generals accomplished at trench warfare, to be forever sniffing their own. But the intelligent and conservative among you are annoyed already for there is a tendency to my remarks which you detect with unease, you fear I lead the argument into the alp of the high immoral. I do; but perhaps my aim is to rescue morality.... We are drawn to shit because we are imperfect in our uses of the good. If all we eliminated was noxious, hopeless, used-up or never-intended, it would be a pervert or maniac who found the subject attractive. But not all of what we give away is useless.... Each cell in each existence labors like all life to make the most of what it is or can be, each cell is different, perhaps even so different as one of us from another. So perhaps we do not digest all that is good for us.... The dung of the brave is filled with riches for the fearful: precisely those subtleties, reservations, and cautions the courageous dislike are grace and wit for the coward; the offal of the fool has sweets to accelerate a genius -- a dull mind must reject those goods for fear the head would hemorrhage from unexpected and indisposbale enthusiasms.... But if excrement is the enforced marriage of Tragic Beauty and Filth, why then did God desert it, and leave our hole to the Devil, unless it is because God has hegemony over us only as we create each other. God owns the creation, but the Devil has power over all the waste -- how natural for him to lay siege where the body ends and the weak tragic air begins. Out of the asshole pour the riches of Satan -- these souls of nutrient, these lost cells spurned by the universe of the body they traversed, their being about to be cast into the lower existence of Chance.... Only Chance prospered in the Twentieth Century.... The progression was from man to merde, the Twentieth Century was a rush of all souls to search out shit, to kiss the Devil, to rescue a molecule from the brown of its extinction. For think: we began with the kiss sub cauda, the kiss to the hole of the cat. The cat -- that marriage of grace and cruelty, self-centered, alien, alone, what can the cat use in its food of tender cells, compassionate meats, philosophical greens? It cannot -- the drop of the cat is rich in royal and generous affections; one only has to absorb, and one will love with grace. Bid us farewell, now, with a final kiss sub cauda. And follow us on Twitter.

After some great interviews over the last few weeks and some chart success as well it was nice to kick back and relax with Evan and Joe on The Forums. Unfortunately Danielle had to drop out, due to work commitments but as they say the show must go on! We reviewed four new tracks from Collapser, Ropemaker, Terror Syndrome and Nebularis. The topic of the night was a really interesting chat about the options out there for music education, roles in bands and band management. So hopefully you'll enjoy this topic and if you want us to look at other topics comment below. As always thanks for your support and do hit that 'SUBSCRIBE' button if you haven't already on The Metal Cell YouTube Channel. Thanks Richie. Songs featured and permission granted Whalegasm (c) Collasper, 2023 all rights reserved. The Dullahan (c) Terror Syndrome, 2023 all rights reserved. Cataclysm (c) Nebularis, 2023 all rights reserved. Paean (c) Ropemaker, 2023 all rights reserved.

Bonus Episode #27 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. This week on the show, Bryan and Bedroth from RPGera present another spotlight episode focusing on the wonderful soundtrack to Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope! Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, whatever you want really! Special thanks to our Executive Producers: Jexak & Xancu. EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS Metagalactic Marauders from Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope [Gareth Coker, 2022] Spout Forth from Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope [Gareth Coker, 2022] Paean to Palette Prime from Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope [Grant Kirkhope, 2022] Battle of Beacon Beach from Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope [Yoko Shimomura, 2022] Ballad of Barrendale Mesa from Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope [Gareth Coker, 2022] Icy Battle Ballet from Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope [Grant Kirkhope, 2022] The Temple Under Siege from Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope [Yoko Shimomura, 2022] Desolate Beauty from Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope [Gareth Coker, 2022] Rulers of Darkmess from Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope [Grant Kirkhope, 2022] Pixies and Poets from Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope [Yoko Shimomura, 2022] Daphne's Trap from Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope [Gareth Coker, 2022] Midnite Ball -Left Turn- from Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope [Grant Kirkhope, 2022] Yearning to Bloom from Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope [Yoko Shimomura, 2022] Sights and Scents of Terra Flora from Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope [Yoko Shimomura, 2022] SUPPORT US Patreon: https://patreon.com/rpgera CONTACT US Website: https://rpgera.com Discord: https://discord.gg/cC73Heu Twitch: https://twitch.tv/therpgera Twitter: https://twitter.com/OriginalLDG Instagram: https://instagram.com/bryan.ldg/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/leveldowngaming RPGERA PODCAST NETWORK Very Good Music: A VGM Podcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bgmania/message

My Pinup: A Paean to Prince by Hilton Als by Poets & Writers

But not a good one...

Yesterday afternoon Mickey Kaus graciously joined Scott and me to discuss his role in the early history of the Blogosphere. We talked about: How one defines the Golden Age of the Blogosphere The origins of 90s-era neoliberalism The Great Partition of Left from Right Blogistan “Why does everyone on the Left hate me?” A Paean […]

Yesterday afternoon Mickey Kaus graciously joined Scott and me to discuss his role in the early history of the Blogosphere. We talked about: How one defines the Golden Age of the Blogosphere The origins of 90s-era neoliberalism The Great Partition of Left from Right Blogistan “Why does everyone on the Left hate me?” A Paean […]

Any song of praise, joy, or triumph.

In this edition we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Seren Books, the publisher from south Wales responsible for launching the careers of many poets and for putting out a series of memorable poetry collections including a few featured previously on Alt Stories  In this podcast you can hear an interview with Seren's outgoing poetry editor Amy Wack who leaves the press at the end of October 2021.  She looks back at her time with Seren and the changes to the style and readership of poetry since she joined.  The presenter of this podcast is Nadia Wyn Abouayen and the readers from Alt Stories are Tiffany Clare and Chris Gregory We feature the following poems in this podcast  “We are coming” by Kim Moore is taken from her recently published collection “All the men I never married” and is read by Tiffany Clare  “Yet, he remembers Baghdad” by Abeer Ameer from the 2021 collection “Inhale / Exile” read by Tiffany Clare  “Air Camera” by Christopher Meredith from his collection “Still” is read by Chris Gregory “Wrack of Summer” is taken from Polly Atkin's latest collection “Much With Body” and is read by Tiffany Clare  “Karaoke King” is the title poem of Dai George's latest collection which came out in June.  The reader is Chris Gregory.  “Paean for a cliff railway driver” is written and read by Paul Henry and is taken from the upcoming collection “As if to sing” to be published by Seren in 2022 From the collection “Let Me Tell you What I saw” by Adnan Al Sayegh, the recording we include features the voice of translator Jenny Lewis reading the text in English whilst Adnan Al Sayegh reads the original Arabic version.  The music in the background is called “The Moon Fades” and it is reproduced here with the kind permission of Naseer Shamma Production, sound design, editing and music are by Chris Gregory unless stated.  We would like to thank Sarah Johnson of Seren Books for her invaluable help in the making of this podcast and Amy Wack for sharing her thoughts on her time at Seren with us.  We'd also like to thank all of the contributing poets for allowing us to use their poems. If you would like to find out more about Seren Books and buy the collections featured you can do so by visiting the press's website here  https://www.serenbooks.com/You can also follow Seren on social media here https://twitter.com/SerenBookshttps://www.instagram.com/serenbooks/ You can also follow our featured poets Kim Moore https://twitter.com/kimmoorepoetPolly Atkin https://twitter.com/pollyrowenaAbeer Ameer https://twitter.com/hijjabiPaul Henry https://www.paulhenrypoet.co.uk/Dai George http://daigeorge.com/Christopher Meredith https://christophermeredit9.wixsite.com/websiteAdnan Al-Sayegh http://adnanalsayegh.com/eng/ Please follow Alternative Stories on twitter at https://twitter.com/StoriesAlt for information on our upcoming drama, poetry and fiction podcasts as well as our workshops and writer / publisher services 

Natty is sofa king hot!!! In this episode Natty reads a short story titled "Orgies: A brief Paean and a Few Practical Thoughts" by Carol Queen. She also talks with guest Hannah, about other sexual topics and advice.. Music by the Amazing band known as Crack Rabbit song featured "Trigger" Natty would like to thank all of her listeners and show some love by giving away a signed sexy photo if you mention the word "Corn" in a post! This ones for you Jeremy!!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/natalie-rose39/support

Frances reads poems, written by Edmund, Arthur, Aldwyn, Bernard and Cuthbert, originally published by Bernard for the family to read in the 1908 Christmas Budget. At some point the 1908 Christmas Budget was lost. In 1930 the teenage David Machell Cox, son of Arthur, was writing up his favourite family poems into a new book - 'An Anthology of Cox Frivolities, 1893-1930'. The second edition of this family compilation is safely preserved in the Bodleian Library, although its bindings have disintegrated. In this compilation I disovered these 1908 family poems, which don't appear to exist elsewhere in the Machell Cox archive.We hear about hockey, the various remedies Mother uses when her many small children were ill, and Cuthbert writes about a peculiar boy who drinks fountain pen ink.The two hockey poems describe the second match Vera played as a member of the All England Ladies' Hockey team. This match took place at Richmond in London on Wednesday 18th March 1908 and England were playing Scotland. I am still keen to see the photos of Vera which I know exist in magazines called 'Black and White' and 'Ladies' Field' - if you know of surviving editions, please get in touch.You can contact me -  machellcoxletters@gmail.comOr via Twitter - @CoxLetters.  All content is subject to copyright, and belongs to Frances Thompson and the Bodleian Library. Intro - 00:00'To the Editor' by Edmund - 09:04'Teardrops' by Bernard (theme suggested by Arthur) - 10:56'A Paean' by Arthur - 13:14'A Missionary's Meanderings in Many Metres' by Aldwyn - 23:52'Of Veronica - and Hockey' by Bernard (with the help of Macaulay, Browning and M.Arnold) - 36:08Notes on Bernard's hockey poem - 43:28'The Advantages of a Proper Education - a Poem' by Cuthbert - 52:14

It's not easy to BUILDABETTERMOUSETRAP, nor to build a better crossword gimmick, but in today's CADILLAC of a puzzle Joe DiPietro shows us how it's done -- so if you want to CLAP, or  sing a PAEAN in his honor, we would certainly understand. After all, any puzzle that include 21A, Loud thudding sound, CRUMP

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 9, 2021 is: paean • PEE-un • noun 1 : a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph 2 : a work that praises or honors its subject : encomium, tribute Examples: "But Thornton Wilder's 'Our Town,' set amid the mountains there, is no folksy paean to simplicity. It's a boldly experimental play about the beauty of the everyday, and human beings' tragic propensity to look right past that." — Laura Collins-Hughes, The New York Times, 6 Jan. 2021 "Adam Grant, an organizational psychologist at Wharton, has a smart new book out advising us to 'Think Again,' in the words of his title. He explores in part what goes wrong when smart people are too righteous, and he offers a paean to intellectual humility." — Nicholas Kristof, The New York Times, 3 Mar. 2021 Did you know? According to the poet Homer, the Greek god Apollo sometimes took the guise of Paean, physician to the gods. The earliest musical paeans were hymns of thanksgiving and praise that were dedicated to Apollo. They were sung at events ranging from boisterous festivals to public funerals, and they were the traditional marching songs of armies heading into battle. Over time, the word became generalized, and it is now used for any kind of tribute.

Variant Coverage BlogAndy Chico MakAsian Man RecordsFree MumiaPatreonDan is a Fest-going, chicken wing loving punk from Ottawa, Canada that moved to Toronto more than a decade ago. He worships at the altar of Yemin. He runs Last Wishes Supply Co with Chris Cresswell of The Flatliners and can grow a beard. Josh got a job as a bartender 15 years ago so hasn't been going to too many shows since then. Before that though he worked with the label Underground Operations and hosted a weekly punk rock show on Toronto's 102.1 The Edge. He runs bartenderatlas.com with his wife Jess. His ankle clicks from skateboarding. He cannot grow a beard. 

Thanks for Hitting Play and then listening to Hit Play. This episode: rains, fires, oceans, Costco!    Some of the plays in this episode may contain sensitive topics. For more specific content warnings, check out the timecodes below.   If you like what you hear and want to support the New York Neo-Futurists, subscribe to the show, consider making a donation at nynf.org, and join our Patreon. Patreon membership gives you access to bonus content like video plays! We’d really appreciate any support in these difficult times. Contributing to our Patreon helps us continue to pay our artists.    Take care of yourself, learn your favorite song backwards, and share it with us on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook.   View episode transcription here! 2:25 [CW: death] - Going Back part three: The Weather by Rob Neill featuring Sylvia and Liam Boyle 5:34 [CW: death, gender] - An open letter to anyone thinking about throwing a Gender Reveal party by Shelton Lindsay 9:40 - Shelton's imagination of Poseidon's press conference after coming out as a Biden supporter at The Battle of Lake Travis 2020 by Shelton Lindsay featuring Rob Neill, Topher Lin, Léah Miller, Anthony Sertel Dean, and Julia Melfi 13:45 - Paean to a Certain Sort of Parsimony (The Land of Milk and Honey! It’s Here! It Calls! Heed Me Now!) by Topher Lin featuring Willie Caldwell on lead guitar, and additional vocals by Anna McFall, Bess Boever, and Ben Savitzky, with production by Anthony Sertel Dean.   Our logo was designed by Shelton Lindsay Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean, Julia Melfi, and Léah Miller Take care!

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When Alice King is murdered in her home in the South Side of Chicago, her daughter, Ruby, despairs at the thought of being left to live with her father in a house that holds a silenced history of dysfunction and abuse. Her goal is to flee and start fresh in new place. But the path will not be an easy one.

Rundown1:51 The Last Bengals Team to Win a Playoff Game3:42 Memories From the Day8:07 Passing of the Torch13:30 Leading up to the Playoffs17:59 Circumstances of the Raiders Game25:35 Interviews with the Players Who Were There41:29 Boomer Esiason and the "Cheap" Bengals47:17 Great Throwback Items from the Early 90s52:23 Remembering the Announcers56:05 Bo Jackson's Injury and The Curse of Bo62:59 Bible Verses and Pete Rose66:26 What Would've Gone Viral?74:08 MVPs79:41 Trivia and a Paean to James Brooks86:13 What Made You Feel Old?87:29 How Would History Have Changed?Follow Paul on Twitter: @pauldehnerjrFollow Jay on Twitter: @JayMorrisonATHFollow Mo on Twitter: @MoEgger1530Get 40% off a one-year subscription to The Athletic at theathletic.com/hearthatpodcastgrowlin

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Rundown2:57 Where are the Cubs?4:28 Sahadev's Shutdown Experience6:18 The Cubs' Post-World Series Trajectory10:43 Front Office Fallibility15:20 Exploring the Nuance of a Dynasty That Wasn't22:21 Why Were the Cubs Slow to Adjust?26:05 Characterizing the Cubs' Spending30:18 The Eventual Break with Joe Maddon32:59 A Paean to David Ross36:19 If David Ross Struggles as a Manager, It Will Be With...39:08 Ross' Work with the Cubs' R&D Group41:51 Sahadev's Unconventional Start in Sports Writing46:07 What's Sahadev Working On?Follow Sahadev on Twitter: @sahadevsharmaFollow Andy on Twitter: @ByMcCulloughFollow Marc on Twitter: @MarcCarig Go to theathletic.com/beyondthescrum to get 40% off a one-year subscription to The Athletic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shashank Redemption has gotta be a top 10 all time. Don’t @ me. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/grevocab/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/grevocab/support

Paean is a noun that means a tribute or thing that expresses enthusiastic praise. According to Greek mythology, Paean was the physician to the gods. The word later came to refer to hymns that were sung to praise the gods. More recently it is used to refer to any tribute — musical or otherwise. The article about the football team was really a paean to its head coach. It praised him for his guidance and wisdom in spite of the team’s pathetic four-and-ten record.

It's Shane, Ariana, and Aaron in the house, recapping the Colorado State game, worshipping Cassius Stanley as he deserves, and looking at where Duke goes next. Then we talk about the power of momentum, and finish with some raw anti-NCAA material in response to Memphis' James Wiseman being ruled ineligible.

Twilight Time resurrects an Elvis favorite, Cohen delivers an Oscar-winning French classic and another Keaton twofer, plus a new Criterion Ozu and our exclusive in-studio interview with Pamela Green, director of the history-altering “Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché.” DigiGods Podcast, 08/27/19 (MP3) — 41.93 MB right click to save Subscribe to the DigiGods Podcast In this episode, the Gods discuss: All Out!! - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) Anti-Nowhere League - We Are The League (DVD) Attack on Titan: Season Three (Blu-ray) Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blache (DVD) The Beatles: Made on Merseyside (DVD) Buster Keaton Collection Volume 3: Seven Chances / Battling Butler (Blu-ray) Butley - Kino Classics (The American Film Theatre) (Blu-ray) Conflict Of Wings aka Fuss Over Feathers (DVD) Damn Yankees (DVD-R) Damned Summer (DVD) Day of the Outlaw (Blu-ray) Devils' Line (Blu-ray) Doublecross (DVD) The Erlprince (Blu-ray) The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice (Blu-ray) FREE! - Dive to the Future (Blu-ray) Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (Blu-ray) Hanebado! - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) Hinamatsuri - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) The Holy Terrors in Child's Play (DVD) Homeland: The Complete Seventh Season (DVD) The Hustle (Blu-ray) I Am Patrick Swayze (DVD) In Celebration - Kino Classics (The American Film Theatre) (Blu-ray) Island - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) Killers Anonymous (Blu-ray) Knife+Heart (DVD) The Koker Trilogy (Where Is the Friend's House? / And Life Goes On / Through the Olive Trees) (Blu-ray) The Last Black Man in San Francisco (Blu-ray) NCIS: Los Angeles: The Tenth Season (DVD) NOVA: The Planets (Blu-ray) Orphen (Blu-ray) The Pajama Game (DVD-R) Pixelia (DVD) The President's Lady (Blu-ray) RErideD - Derrida Who Leaps Through Time - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) The Roadhouse Murder (DVD-R) Rocketman (4k UHD Blu-ray) Ronja, The Robber’s Daughter (Blu-ray) Sakura Wars TV (Blu-ray) Shark Bait - 7 FIN-tastic Films (DVD) Straight Forward (DVD) Waiting in the Summer (Blu-ray) The Whirlpool (DVD) Wild in the Country (Blu-ray) Please also visit CineGods.com. 

One of my colleagues at Milwaukee Rep actually has a mother living in Milwaukee! While she was feeding for a Labor Day dinner, she also agreed to do an episode with me. Crossword Date: Monday, September 3, 2018 Crossword Constructor: Trent H. Evans

The Fast and Furious franchise includes eight feature films and two short films, and it looks like it's about to include a series of spinoff films. It's Universal Pictures's highest-grossing film franchise with a combined box office of more than $5 billion.Uhh, how did that happen?Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WOW. What a finale! Due to the volume of listener feedback, we will expand our normal format and record two episodes for the finale of season 12. In this episode (Part 1), we work through the plot and discuss our love of The Wig, our conflicted feelings about the Saul, and the interesting redemption of President Keane. We also revel in the demise of Janet and are *delighted* that Brett O'Keefe didn't make a return appearance! Join us as we discuss the plot of the season 7 finale, 'Paean to the People'. We will record Part 2 of the finale podcast in a few days, so please get in any final feedback for the season to homelandpodcast@gmail.com!

This week we're discussing the season seven finale "Paean to the People," which elicited from all of us strong reactions ranging from disgust to pride. We break down the conclusion of Elizabeth Keane's presidency, the redemption of Carrie (and Saul?), and where the show and its characters go from here. Sighs on sighs on sighs, y'all.  (Alternate titles: "Carrie's Pain," "Full Circle," "Cherries.")  

AFTERBUZZ TV – Homeland edition, is a weekly “after show” for fans of Showtime’s Homeland. In this episode hosts Roger Corral and Lesley Corral discuss episodes 11 & 12 with Geoff Pierson. ABOUT HOMELAND: When Marine Sgt. Nicholas Brody returns home following eight years in captivity, CIA agent Carrie Mathison thinks he has turned and is connected to a terror plot to be carried out on American soil, so she engages him in a dangerous game of cat and mouse that puts America's national security at risk. Later on, Carrie gets a promotion and returns to the front lines overseas. She is assigned to one of the CIA's most volatile and dangerous stations in the Middle East, where she is in the heart of battle in the war on terror. Years later, after being disillusioned and placing herself in a self-imposed exile in Berlin, Carrie becomes estranged from the CIA, eventually returning stateside where she works for a foundation providing aid to Muslims living in America.

The "Fast and Furious" franchise includes eight feature films and two short films, and it looks like it's about to include a series of spinoff films. It's Universal Pictures's highest-grossing film franchise with a combined box office nearing $5 billion.Uhh, how did that happen?Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ever since I saw my first one zoom past as a boy I’ve loved TGVs. In January I travelled from one side of France to the other and back by high-speed train to get to a conference, and used the chance to try to capture some of what I love about fast trains in France. It’s a mash up of travel diary, interviews and engineering history, all stitched together with familiar SNCF noises. Close your eyes and bon voyage...

Episode 41 brings Blue, Justin, Willy, and returning special guest co-host Forrest together to chat about the information available within Destiny concerning those enigmatic figures who we all love to hate - the Cryptarchs. While there isn't an overflow of information, there are certainly enough breadcrumbs to provide for an enlightening conversation - though one should be ready for some interesting trivia connections to the real world from Blue, as well as the ever present conversation about Paean and Rusty the Sweeper Bot from Willy.  As usual, please let us know any feedback you have or any questions that you might want us to start considering for our Lore 101 and Spinfoil Corner series by emailing us at FocusedFireChat@gmail.com or on twitter @FocusedFireChat. Be sure to also jump over to iTunes to give us a quick review on how we're doing - we are also available on the Destiny Community Hub app, as well as Google Play Music. Thank you again for giving our ramblings a listen! Forrest on Twitter Cryptarchy Mind Map Other Links Mentioned in Show: - Neuroscience News article on engrams (Link) - polimodern's theory on engram and glimmer (Link) - Article discussing new "Fast-Champollion Algorithm" (Link)

Episode 39 brings Blue, Justin, and Willy together to discuss the lore surrounding the raid from the Dark Below expansion of Destiny, Crota's End. The chat was pretty busy this past week breaking down the mechanics and explaining how the aspects made sense within the lore of the game, so the team dives right into that breakdown - while also establishing that the view of Titans as glorified Grumpy Cats was a completely and utterly factual perception (much to the dismay of one of the team). Enjoy the jokes and watch out for the Paean theory at the end - it's a doozy! As usual, please let us know any feedback you have or any questions that you might want us to start considering for our Lore 101 and Spinfoil Corner series by emailing us at FocusedFireChat@gmail.com or on twitter @FocusedFireChat. Be sure to also jump over to iTunes to give us a quick review on how we're doing - we are also available on the Destiny Community Hub app, as well as Google Play Music. Thank you again for giving our ramblings a listen! Crota's End Map

Our 4th Extra Lore episode brings Blue and Justin together to discuss a very brief introduction to the Dark Souls lore - warning, while neither of us have played these games, we did try to capture as much of the basic information as we could to present to everyone (i.e., we're sorry if we missed a connection that we should have seen in game). However, as Justin proves, even the dark realm of the Dark Souls games is not a haven from the light of Paean...and misreading of the notes when it comes to particular character's names. Enjoy our brief delving into this fascinating world and hope to see you on the other side...Praise the Sun! As usual, please let us know any feedback you have or any questions that you might want us to start considering for our upcoming Lore 101 and Spinfoil Corner series by emailing us at FocusedFireChat@gmail.com or on twitter @FocusedFireChat. Be sure to also jump over to iTunes to give us a quick review on how we're doing - we are also available on the Destiny Community Hub app, as well as Google Play Music. Thank you again for giving our ramblings a listen! Dark Souls Map More Information Links: Ash Seeketh Ember: The Lore of Dark Souls 3 Youtube: TerraMantis

Episode 31 brings Blue, Justin, Willy, and special guests Baxter and Forrest together to dig into the lore surrounding one of the great collection points of knowledge from the Golden Age, the Ishtar Collective. As can be expected, the tangents start immediately, but through the laughter, be prepared for some really fun discussions on the impact of the different potential time travel theories, the moral implications of the Vex simulations discussed in the Grimoire, and most importantly...what are the guests' thoughts on Paean as an individual.  As usual, please let us know any feedback you have or any questions that you might want us to start considering for our upcoming Lore 101 and Spinfoil Corner series by emailing us at FocusedFireChat@gmail.com or on twitter @FocusedFireChat. Be sure to also jump over to iTunes to give us a quick review on how we're doing - we are also available on the Destiny Community Hub app, as well as Google Play Music. Thank you again for giving our ramblings a listen! Ishtar Collective website Ishtar Collective on Twitter As promised - Forrest wanted to give a special shout out to her clan, the Turbo Electric Platypi as well! Ishtar Collective Map

Episode 25 brings Blue, Justin, and Willy together to discuss the Black Garden, a central piece of the vanilla Destiny experience - and something which still, to this day, remains a mystery. What is the Garden? What does the Black Heart intend to use the Sol Progeny for? How does Paean fit into this week's episode? We know the really important questions you want us to answer. We manage to cover the chat's theories,as well as delve into some interesting trivia about the naming of some individuals connected to the Garden, a particular set of seemingly random armor, and even discuss those little "Vex ducks" that are seen on the Pantheon crucible map.  Apologies for the spotty audio - some of the team was traveling this week, so we were relying on the amazing hotel internet for a connection, but Blue did his best to clean up the quality and trim out those pesky bursts of sound for you guys.  As usual, please let us know any feedback you have by or any questions that you might want us to start considering for our upcoming Lore 101 and Spinfoil Corner series by emailing us at FocusedFireChat@gmail.com or on twitter @FocusedFireChat. Thank you again for giving our ramblings a listen! Also, be sure to jump over to iTunes to give us a quick review on how we're doing. We are also available on the Destiny Community Hub app, if you use that app or would like to have quick access to a wide range of various informational sources on Destiny! Follow Belle for more information on the Midwest Destiny Meetup! Black Garden Mind Map

Episode 23 brings Blue, Justin, Willy, and returning guest, Uni, together to discuss the nature of dreaded Weapons of Sorrow - from the very basis of what makes up the Weapons to the overarching impact of the ideas of Sword Logic and what the theories behind the creation of weapons such as Bad Juju and Red Death could mean. The nature of the known Weapons gives us the means to build up some pretty interesting theories - though even the Paean champion himself is hard pressed to find enough spinfoil to build a bridge for his lord on this one.  As usual, please let us know any feedback you have by or any questions that you might want us to start considering for our upcoming Lore 101 and Spinfoil Corner series by emailing us at FocusedFireChat@gmail.com or on twitter @FocusedFireChat. Thank you again for giving our ramblings a listen! Also, be sure to jump over to iTunes to give us a quick review on how we're doing. We are also available on the Destiny Community Hub app, if you use that app or would like to have quick access to a wide range of various informational sources on Destiny! Unisys on Twitter Weapons of Sorrow Map

Episode 18 brings Blue, Justin, & Willy together once more to examine the lore behind the legendary figure of Lord Saladin Forge, who oversees the indomitable Iron Banner in memory of the Lords of Iron. Following the lead of the chat, we delve into the stories of the Lords of Iron and the Iron Wolves, asking question of if these powerful figures the same? Or are they two separate groups of battled hardened warriors of the Light who refused to see eye-to-eye on some unknown topic and pitted their unbreakable oaths against not only each other, but themselves? And you're going to love the weekly Paean revelation - for even in the fiery depths of the Iron Banner, there is a song to be heard. As usual, please let us know any feedback you have by or any questions that you might want us to start considering for our upcoming Lore 101 series by emailing us at FocusedFireChat@gmail.com or on twitter @FocusedFireChat. Thank you again for giving our ramblings a listen!Also, be sure to jump over to iTunes if you feel more comfortable using that site to access the podcast (link is now available in the side widget to the left) to get access to our episodes and give us a quick review there. We are also now available on the Destiny Community Hub app, if you use that app or would like to have quick access to a wide range of various informational sources on Destiny!

Episode 16 brings Blue, Justin, and Willy together once more to delve into the lore surrounding the Titan class of Guardians within Destiny. Prepare for a long one, folks - there's a ton of information (along with a detailed account of Willy's true spinfoil tale of Paean's adventures) and even though we started an hour early, the show went to it's normal cutoff time. We break down just about everything that we could think of regarding the basic information for the Titan class (ranging from subclass information all the way to the known Orders, Hosts, and most of the lesser known individual Guardians). As usual, please let us know any feedback you have by or any questions that you might want us to start considering for our upcoming Lore 101 series by emailing us at FocusedFireChat@gmail.com or on twitter @FocusedFireChat. Thank you again for giving our ramblings a listen!Also, be sure to jump over to iTunes if you feel more comfortable using that site to access the podcast (link is now available in the side widget to the left) to get access to our episodes and give us a quick review there. Also, as noted within the show, we're soon to be available on Google Play in their Podcast section of the Music store - so if you prefer that app to these, be sure to keep an eye out for us there (link to that will come as soon as we get notification from Google)!