First in this episode, I chat to the audience about my intentions in posting this talk by Wisconsin liberal, Gar Alperovitz, and how it is relevant to the union struggles in Wisconsin as well as the social process activism embedded in this show.  I explain some of my half-formed connections between the notion of social process work and, for lack of better term, revolutionary struggles and protests and why I think such demonstrations should be among the last resorts of citizens.  I then read briefly from The Syntopicon of the Great Books of Western Civilization, specifically excerpts from the chapter on CITIZEN.

Gar Alperovitz gave this talk to the E. F. Schumacher Society in March of 2010 and it is available freely at the Internet Archive so I'll spare you the long/odd website link.

"The Revolution Will Not Be Televised"  -Gil Scott Heron

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A Wisconsin Liberal on Change in America

THIS SHOW WILL FEATURE PEOPLE WHO ARE HELPING US SHIFT TO A BETTER FUTURE FOR MANKIND AND THE PLANET.

FROM CO-INTELLIGENCE TO PERMACULTURE AND SPIRITUAL ALCHEMY.  

ENGAGING IN THE CONVERSATIONS THAT MATTER.  

FINDING THE INNER ARTIST AND PAINTING THE BETTER WORLD OUR HEARTS TELL US IS POSSIBLE.

Society & Culture

Personal Journals

History

Philosophy

Places & Travel

In this episode KMO returns to help flesh out some of the gory details of the zombie archetype, with clips from the epic World War Z audiobook as the feature.  Aim for the head.

C-Realm:
http://www.c-realm.com

Z-Realm (Z as in Zed, and Zed is undead, baby, Zed is undead.):
http://zrealmpodcast.blogspot.com

Max Brooks, World War Z (get this in audiobook or "dead tree" version, I recommend both!)

Music:
Buck 65, "Zombie Delight"
buck65.com

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Zombies R Us

***First Year Teacher Edition***

In this, the second of a two part series, we cover the Trivium Skills:

Reading For Understanding
Taking Notes
Coming To Terms
The Paraphrase
Finding The Argument
Mental Concentration
Memory


Playing clips from Mortimer Adler's dvd version of How To Read A Book, as well as a short excerpt from Rev. Edmund Opitz' talk, The Liberating Arts, I outline for the audience a few essential skills that are required in order to obtain the most from a Trivium-based education.  As the Trivium deals with the substance and structure of thought and language, it can be said to be a universal education, relevant to all human beings regardless of time and place.

This is a way to increase your intelligence.

Part 1 covers the introductory information on the Trivium Subjects and Method, while Part 2 covers the Trivium Skills.



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***Show Notes***

Center For The Study Of The Great Ideas:
http://www.thegreatideas.org/

"Philosophy is everybody's business."



Gnostic Media Podcast w. Jan Irvin:
http://www.gnosticmedia.com/category/gnosticpodcast/


Richard Grove's podcast and networking site:
http://peacerevolution.podomatic.com/
http://tragedyandhope.ning.com/


The Trivium Binder:
http://triviumbinder.blogspot.com/

How To Read A Book (An Intro to Liberal Learning)  v1.2

***First Year Teacher Edition***


Here is the first of two parts of my presentation on "liberal learning" or what has more recently come to be known as "the lost tools of learning" or, the Trivium Method.

The first three of the seven liberal arts, the Trivium, focus on the use of language and thought- the world of the mind.  Since these methods are products of the rational abilities of the human mind, this type of education is quite universal, although it's image has been tarnished for many, many centuries.  Only in the past few decades has the Trivium emerged as a viable educational model once again.  While not a complete education in and of itself, it empowers the student to pursue the full capabilities of the mind, giving a comprehensive method, a time-tested suite of subjects, and numerous intellectual skills which will benefit them throughout their adult life.  Instead of teaching you "what" to think, the Trivium method teaches you "how" to think.


This is a way to increase your intelligence.


Part 1 covers the introductory information on the Trivium Subjects and Method, while Part 2 covers the Trivium Skills.




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thenextsteppodcast@gmail.com





***Show Notes***



Center For The Study Of The Great Ideas:
http://www.thegreatideas.org/


"Philosophy is everybody's business."




Gnostic Media Podcast w. Jan Irvin:
http://www.gnosticmedia.com/category/gnosticpodcast/



Richard Grove's podcast and networking site:
http://peacerevolution.podomatic.com/
http://tragedyandhope.ning.com/



The Trivium Binder:
http://triviumbinder.blogspot.com/

How To Read A Book (An Intro to Liberal Learning)  v1.1

I've always thought leisure to be a cross between rest and play. . .but as you'll hear from Dr. Mortimer Adler today, leisure is quite distinct from both rest and play in many ways.

He begins by distinguishing leisure from the others and then continues on to discuss the problems of labor in an industrial society, primarily that increased production becomes the sole purpose of labor rather than the pursuit of true leisure.  He then explains how the emphasis on production is at the expense of not only leisurely activity, but also a truly liberal education for all.  His talk concludes with remarks on the loss of liberal education and the uses for it.

Just what does a liberal education consist of?  Well, as Adler points out, one would need many books to get at the answer, but in the next episode of the Next Step, I will be featuring a presentation I composed which introduces the modern 21st Century audience to the potential of liberal education for today's world.

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Music:
Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime


Same as it ever was.

The Problem of Labor and Leisure

This episode I am joined by Transition Town US member, Dana Lundin, and we discuss shamanism and other things Transition related.

Dana's website:
http://www.ancientenergetics.com


Songs:
Rockabye Lullabye version of Radiohead's "There There" & The Rolling Stones "Shine A Light"


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A Wisconsin Liberal on Change in America

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