ReNouned

By ReNouned

ReNouned is a podcast for the curious. If you want to polish the mundane, dust off the commonplace, and rediscover the world around us in a fun and educational way, then join us!

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How many episodes does ReNouned have?

The podcast currently has 22 episodes available.

ReNouned episodes:

August 07, 2023American Harvest Mouse | Episode 19
In this episode, hosts Mark Schulz and Alison Hager discuss the noun “American Harvest Mouse.”

ReNouned is a podcast for the curious. We dust off the commonplace to look for shiny new relevance as we challenge ourselves to think critically about the objects that surround us. How do they echo humanity’s past, reflect the present, or foreshadow the future?

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STUFF TO CHECK OUT FROM THIS EPISODE
Things to Watch:
All Creatures Great & Small – TV Series
TÁR – Movie

Things to Do:
Check out these photographs of harvest mice snuggling up in tulips. You really don’t want to miss this!

Scroll down to the end of this article to access an actionable list of everyday things you can do to combat extinction.

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1h 11min
June 29, 2023 Alcohol | Episode 18
In this episode, hosts Mark Schulz and Alison Hager discuss the noun “alcohol.”
ReNouned is a podcast for the curious. We dust off the commonplace to look for shiny new relevance as we challenge ourselves to think critically about the objects that surround us. How do they echo humanity’s past, reflect the present, or foreshadow the future?

ENJOYING THE SHOW? Follow us on social media, share your thoughts, and #BeReNouned!

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STUFF TO CHECK OUT FROM THIS EPISODE
Things to Watch:
Another Round – Movie
Everything You Think You Know About Addiction is Wrong – TED Talk
Dr. Strange – Movie
Slightly Less Than Two Drinks – Comedy Sketch

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1h 25min
May 23, 2023 Appendix | Episode 17
In this episode, hosts Mark Schulz and Alison Hager discuss the noun “appendix.”

ReNouned is a podcast for the curious. We dust off the commonplace to look for shiny new relevance as we challenge ourselves to think critically about the objects that surround us. How do they echo humanity’s past, reflect the present, or foreshadow the future?

ENJOYING THE SHOW? Follow us on social media, share your thoughts, and #BeReNouned!
www.instagram.com/reNounedPodcast
Visit www.ReNounedPodcast.com to access links for all the fun stuff below and more.

STUFF TO CHECK OUT FROM THIS EPISODE
Things to Read:
An Unsung Hero: Tom Crean - Antarctic Survivor – Michael Smith
Antarctic Life: No Dogs, Few Vegetables and ‘a Little Intense’ in the Winter – NYT article about Villa Las Estrellas
Things to Watch:
The Endurance – Documentary Movie about Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance expedition
The Story of Tom Crean - Unsung Hero – YouTube Interview with Michael Smith

Things to Check Out:
Go see & Juliet on Broadway.
Go see Once Upon a One More Time on Broadway.

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1h 22min
April 24, 2023 Map | Episode 16
In this episode, hosts Mark Schulz and Alison Hager discuss the noun “payment.”
ReNouned is a podcast for the curious. We dust off the commonplace to look for shiny new relevance as we challenge ourselves to think critically about the objects that surround us. How do they echo humanity’s past, reflect the present, or foreshadow the future?

ENJOYING THE SHOW? Follow us on social media, share your thoughts, and #BeReNouned!
www.instagram.com/reNounedPodcast
Visit www.ReNounedPodcast.com to access links for all the fun stuff below and more.

STUFF TO CHECK OUT FROM THIS EPISODE

Things to Read:
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time – Dava Sobel

Things to Watch:
Longitude – TV Movie

Things to Do:
Check out these images of the Imago Mundi (Babylonian Map of the World – earliest known map in human history).

We mentioned you can see John Harrison’s Sea Clocks at the Horology Museum in London – I was wrong! You can see them at the Royal Museums Greenwich. Here’s a photo of the amazing H1.

Want to see what a map with Rhumb Lines looks like (hint – very overwhelming!) Check this out.

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1h 28min
April 10, 2023 Payment | Episode 15
In this episode, hosts Mark Schulz and Alison Hager discuss the noun “payment.”
ReNouned is a podcast for the curious. We dust off the commonplace to look for shiny new relevance as we challenge ourselves to think critically about the objects that surround us. How do they echo humanity’s past, reflect the present, or foreshadow the future?

ENJOYING THE SHOW? Follow us on social media, share your thoughts, and #BeReNouned!
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Visit www.ReNounedPodcast.com to access links for all the fun stuff below and more.

STUFF TO CHECK OUT FROM THIS EPISODE
Things to Read:
The Complete Brothers Grimm Fairytales
Crime And Punishment – Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Pied Piper of Hamelin – Robert Browning

Things to Watch:
The Big Short - Movie

Things to Listen to:
“The Ceremony” – RadioLab Podcast - (on cryptocurrency launch)
“Too Little, Too Much: How Poverty and Wealth Affect Our Minds” – Hidden Brain Podcast - (on Scarcity Mindset)

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1h 19min
March 01, 2023 Difference | Episode 14
In this episode, hosts Mark Schulz and Alison Hager discuss the noun “difference.”
ReNouned is a podcast for the curious. We dust off the commonplace to look for shiny new relevance as we challenge ourselves to think critically about the objects that surround us. How do they echo humanity’s past, reflect the present, or foreshadow the future?
ENJOYING THE SHOW? Follow us on social media, share your thoughts, and #BeReNouned!
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Visit www.ReNounedPodcast.com to access links for all the fun stuff below and more.
STUFF TO CHECK OUT FROM THIS EPISODE
Things to Read:
Bad Blood: The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment - James H. Jones
Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present – Harriet A. Washington
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams
Things to watch:
Black Mirror – TV Series
Race: The Power of an Illusion – Documentary Miniseries
The Matrix – Movie
Things to Check Out:
Check our Brene Brown – She’s the researcher/podcaster/author/speaker who said, “I’m not here to be right, I’m here to get it right.”
ead about Vasily Arkhipov – the Soviet Naval officer who prevented a Soviet nuclear torpedo launch during the Cuban Missile Crisis
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1h 27min
February 21, 2023 Rehearsal | Episode 13
In this episode, hosts Mark Schulz and Alison Hager discuss the noun “rehearsal.”
ReNouned is a podcast for the curious. We dust off the commonplace to look for shiny new relevance as we challenge ourselves to think critically about the objects that surround us. How do they echo humanity’s past, reflect the present, or foreshadow the future?
ENJOYING THE SHOW? Follow us on social media, share your thoughts, and #BeReNouned!
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Visit www.ReNounedPodcast.com to access links for all the fun stuff below and more.
STUFF TO CHECK OUT FROM THIS EPISODE
Things to watch:
Avengers: Age of Ultron - movie
Bringing Up Baby - Movie
Stage Door – Movie
Stage Door Canteen - Movie
Things to Listen to:
Helga podcast
Things to Check Out:
This short snippet of a documentary-in-development about the NY Rehearsal Club’s history.
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1h 11min
February 03, 2023 Writer | Episode 12
In this episode, hosts Mark Schulz and Alison Hager discuss the noun “writer.”
ReNouned is a podcast for the curious. We dust off the commonplace to look for shiny new relevance as we challenge ourselves to think critically about the objects that surround us. How do they echo humanity’s past, reflect the present, or foreshadow the future?
ENJOYING THE SHOW? Follow us on social media, share your thoughts, and #BeReNouned!
www.instagram.com/reNounedPodcast
Visit www.ReNounedPodcast.com to access links for all the fun stuff below and more.
STUFF TO CHECK OUT FROM THIS EPISODE
Things to read:
Anything by or about Gabriel García Márquez
Anything by or about James Baldwin
Anything by or about Kurt Vonnegut
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu
Subway Art
Things to watch:
Amadeus
Cosmos Episode 11 – “The Persistence of Memory”
Things to Listen to:
De La Soul
A Tribe Called Quest
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1h 14min
December 29, 2022 Happy New Year
Alison and Mark wish the ReNouned podcast audience a very Happy New Year.
We will return on January 12th, 2023 with Episode 12, "Writer."

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3min
December 14, 2022 Slab | Episode 11
In this episode, hosts Mark Schulz and Alison Hager discuss the noun “slab.”
ReNouned is a podcast for the curious. We dust off the commonplace to look for shiny new relevance as we challenge ourselves to think critically about the objects that surround us. How do they echo humanity’s past, reflect the present, or foreshadow the future?
ENJOYING THE SHOW? Follow us on social media, share your thoughts, and #BeReNouned!
www.instagram.com/reNounedPodcast
Visit www.ReNounedPodcast.com to access links for all the fun stuff below and more.
STUFF TO CHECK OUT FROM THIS EPISODE
Things to read:
The Grapes of Wrath John Steinbeck
Slab City: Dispatches from the Last Free Place Charlie Hailey, Donovan Wylie
Things to watch:
Living Without Laws: Slab City, USA Vice video
Sail Parts Explained Names, Terminology & Diagram YouTube video
Welcome to Slab City Documentary film
Things to Listen to:
Slab City Song by Mike Bright
Things to do:
Check out these evocative black and white photos of Slab City residents
Check out Sailing Trivia for Savvy Sailors for some everyday phrases that come from the sailing world
Remember to visit www.reNounedPodcast.com for additional content and other works cited in the show.
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1h 11min

FAQs about ReNouned:

How many episodes does ReNouned have?

The podcast currently has 22 episodes available.