53 – Wonder Woman

Recorded June 9th. "Worth cherishing in every way."  Reacting to Wonder Woman and answering some in-story questions.

[Regarding this episode... "Eh, it's not for everyone."]

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

* I. Logos (22min)

* What if a child...?

* Cherishing in every way

* Mythos and Logos

* Ethos, Logos, and Pathos

* Accessibility

* Jenkins's Emotional Lens

* II. Bedtime Story (6min)

* Confounding Clouds

* Diana's Bedtime Story Framework

* III. Questions (70min)

* How old is Diana?

* Can Diana return to Themyscira?

* Why didn't they tell Diana the truth?

* Why didn't they go with Diana?

* Did she want to leave earlier?

* When did Diana develop powers?

* Why did Ares reveal himself?

* How does the lasso work?

* How did Ares defeat the Olympians?

* Why didn't Ares destroy mankind sooner?

* What does Ares want?

* What is love?

* Is Ares the source of mankind's corruption?

* Does seeing Ares change Diana's belief?

* Does Diana love Ares? Why kill him?

* Why doesn't Diana reveal herself after World War I?

* Did Diana walk away from mankind?

* What did Diana do for 100 years?

* What moves Diana to act?

* Why does Diana fight Doomsday?

* Why doesn't she have the same powers in that fight?

* Why does Diana finally go public?

* IV. End Notes (35min)

* Is Ares dead?

* Why doesn't Steve do something different with the plane?

To learn more:

Wonder Woman: The Art and Making of | Sharon Gosling

Wonder Woman Novelization | Nancy Holder

From Poly to Mono, Mythos to Logos | Evan Puschak

103 Desirability Bias | You Are Not So Smart

Five Ages of Man | Wikipedia

8 Types of Love Ancient Greeks | Mateo Sol

Color Wheel Theory of Love | Wikipedia

Reality Part One | Invisibilia

Treehouse of Horror X | The Simpsons

772 Small Change | Planet Money

How to Use Rhetoric | Camille Langston

Strike Me Down | Return of the Jedi (1983)

True From A Certain Point of View | Robot Chicken

A Better Way To Talk About Love | Mandy Len Catron

Constitutional Peasants | Monty Python

The Princess Bride | Rob Reiner

End notes recorded June 23rd

Canterbury Tales | pronuntiatio

Fæder Ure | Hrothgar Simonus

The Wisdom Series | Bible Project