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It's been a while but we're back with The Weekly Pop!   You can catch up on previous episodes below or on YouTube.  Enjoy and let me know what you think!   Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 6 Episode 7 Episode 8 You can watch  this episode on YouTube  and  all the other episodes  as well.  (Also, feel free to subscribe to my channel on YouTube as well). Episode 9:  The Trojan (Race) War So, it’s been awhile since my last episode.  Life got in the way and well, that’s all I got.  But I’ve had a couple episodes in that I’ve been thinking about so we’re getting down to this first one! So I want to talk about Troy: Fall of a City today because it gave me all the feels and also, a lot of frustration.  This was a BBC production that dropped on Netflix in April of 2018. Tales of The Iliad and The Odyssey always fascinate and excite me.  I enjoy these stories a...

We're into Episode #8 and part 3 of the Liberal Arts lecture.  If you haven't,  be sure to check out part 1   as well as   part 2  since this final piece, draws it all together.       You can watch here, on YouTube or just read all about it in the post below.  Enjoy and let me know what you think!  Also, don't forget to check out Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 6 Episode 7 You can watch  this episode on YouTube  and  all the other episodes  as well.  (Also, feel free to subscribe to my channel on YouTube as well). As always, you can find the full script below, but also,  you can get the slide deck itself and the original script , which is covered by a Creative Commons license...of course. Here we go: C+C+C=C  Welcome back!  In part 2 of this 3-part series adapted from my public lecture, we’ll talked about the role of censorship, its impact o...

We're into Episode #7 and part 2 of the Liberal Arts lecture.  If you haven't, be sure to check out part 1 , since this part draws upon it.       You can watch here, on YouTube or just read all about it in the post below.  Enjoy and let me know what you think!  Also, don't forget to check out Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 6 You can watch  this episode on YouTube  and  all the other episodes  as well.  (Also, feel free to subscribe to my channel on YouTube as well). As always, you can find the full script below, but also,  you can get the slide deck itself and the original script , which is covered by a Creative Commons license...of course. Here we go: Where Are We Welcome back!  In the last episode of this 3-part series adapted from my public lecture, we’ll talked about the copyright, the commons, and how that has played out with regards to classic texts like Th...