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In this episode, we discuss The Bhagavad-Gita. We consider this text in relation to Dragon Ball, connecting Arjuna, Goku, and other mythical heroes. Additionally we discuss what an adaptation is and how a golf movie such as The Legend of Bagger Vance is a retelling of this epic poem.

We utilize the Norton Anthology of World Literature, 3rd Edition, volume A.

Additional references include:

"Legend of Bagger Vance How the Bhagavad Gita landed on a golf course" in Hinduism Today, by Steven J. Rosen

Music: Fugue in C# Major, from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1": J.S. Bach

Music Synthesizer and Programming: Shawn P. Russell

Sound Consultant and Mixing: Shawn P. Russell

Recording and Editing: Rebecca L. Salois

In this episode, we discuss The Bhagavad-Gita. We consider this text in relation to Dragon Ball, connecting Arjuna, Goku, and other mythical heroes. Additionally we discuss what an adaptation is and how a golf movie such as The Legend of Bagger Vance is a retelling of this epic poem.

We utilize the Norton Anthology of World Literature, 3rd Edition, volume A.

Additional references include:

"Legend of Bagger Vance How the Bhagavad Gita landed on a golf course" in Hinduism Today, by Steven J. Rosen

Music: Fugue in C# Major, from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1": J.S. Bach

Music Synthesizer and Programming: Shawn P. Russell

Sound Consultant and Mixing: Shawn P. Russell

Recording and Editing: Rebecca L. Salois

In this episode, we discuss A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. We consider the 1834 Poor Law, children's literature, and the Romantic backlash against industrialization. Additionally we analyze Dickens's lessons on poverty through the characters of Tiny Tim, Ignorance, and Want.

We utilize the unabridged audio version of this classic narrated by Jim Dale and produced by Listening Library.

Music: Fugue in C# Major, from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1": J.S. Bach

Music Synthesizer and Programming: Shawn P. Russell

Sound Consultant and Mixing: Shawn P. Russell

Recording and Editing: Rebecca L. Salois

In this episode, we discuss A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. We consider the 1834 Poor Law, children's literature, and the Romantic backlash against industrialization. Additionally we analyze Dickens's lessons on poverty through the characters of Tiny Tim, Ignorance, and Want.

We utilize the unabridged audio version of this classic narrated by Jim Dale and produced by Listening Library.

Music: Fugue in C# Major, from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1": J.S. Bach

Music Synthesizer and Programming: Shawn P. Russell

Sound Consultant and Mixing: Shawn P. Russell

Recording and Editing: Rebecca L. Salois

In this episode, Rebecca discusses The Scholar's Guide by Petrus Alfonsi. She considers what it Alfonsi means by half-friend and whole-friend and how that connects with true friends and Facebook friends. She also shares a bit about GISH - The Greatest International Scavenger Hunt and how it relates to the ways in which we as humans learn about and retain information.

She utilizes the Norton Anthology of World Literature, 4th Edition, volume B.

For more information about GISH visit www.gish.com

Music: Fugue in C# Major, from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1": J.S. Bach

Music Synthesizer and Programming: Shawn P. Russell

Sound Consultant and Mixing: Shawn P. Russell

Recording and Editing: Rebecca L. Salois

In this episode, Rebecca discusses The Scholar's Guide by Petrus Alfonsi. She considers what it Alfonsi means by half-friend and whole-friend and how that connects with true friends and Facebook friends. She also shares a bit about GISH - The Greatest International Scavenger Hunt and how it relates to the ways in which we as humans learn about and retain information.

She utilizes the Norton Anthology of World Literature, 4th Edition, volume B.

For more information about GISH visit www.gish.com

Music: Fugue in C# Major, from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1": J.S. Bach

Music Synthesizer and Programming: Shawn P. Russell

Sound Consultant and Mixing: Shawn P. Russell

Recording and Editing: Rebecca L. Salois

In this episode, we discuss the works of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz. We consider the allegory in her loa to The Divine Narcissus in connection with that in Disney Pixar's film Inside Out. Additionally we analyze issues of gender in her Letter to Sor Filotea as they relate to the anime series Saint Seiya.

We utilize the Norton Anthology of World Literature, 4th Edition, volume E.

Music: Fugue in C# Major, from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1": J.S. Bach

Music Synthesizer and Programming: Shawn P. Russell

Sound Consultant and Mixing: Shawn P. Russell

Recording and Editing: Rebecca L. Salois

In this episode, we discuss the works of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz. We consider the allegory in her loa to The Divine Narcissus in connection with that in Disney Pixar's film Inside Out. Additionally we analyze issues of gender in her Letter to Sor Filotea as they relate to the anime series Saint Seiya.

We utilize the Norton Anthology of World Literature, 4th Edition, volume E.

Music: Fugue in C# Major, from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1": J.S. Bach

Music Synthesizer and Programming: Shawn P. Russell

Sound Consultant and Mixing: Shawn P. Russell

Recording and Editing: Rebecca L. Salois

In this episode, we discuss Voltaire's Candide. We consider this text in connection with The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis and The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.

We utilize the Norton Anthology of World Literature, 3rd Edition, volume B.

Additional references include:

The Republic by Plato

How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster

Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell

Music: Fugue in C# Major, from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1": J.S. Bach

Music Synthesizer and Programming: Shawn P. Russell

Sound Consultant and Mixing: Shawn P. Russell

Recording and Editing: Rebecca L. Salois

In this episode, we discuss Voltaire's Candide. We consider this text in connection with The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis and The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.

We utilize the Norton Anthology of World Literature, 3rd Edition, volume B.

Additional references include:

The Republic by Plato

How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster

Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell

Music: Fugue in C# Major, from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1": J.S. Bach

Music Synthesizer and Programming: Shawn P. Russell

Sound Consultant and Mixing: Shawn P. Russell

Recording and Editing: Rebecca L. Salois