Alexander Schmid Podcast

In this episode of Night School, Mr. Wes Schantz and I consider Parts 37-39 of Whitman's "Song of Myself". We specifically consider (a) Whitman's use of Christian and naturalistic imagery to convey the universality of human experience; (b) Whitman's epic use of apostrophe and suffering as bond of human experience, and (c) is time best conceptualized as linear or circular? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

On this episode of Side Quests, Mr. Wes Schantz and I discuss (a) the epoch-making "date" scene at the Golden Saucer; (b) we then discuss the significance of Cait Sith's betrayal, and (c) differing approaches to playing a video game, and how the game, like life, allows for this. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this episode of Night School, Mr. Wes Schantz and I consider Parts 34-36 of Whitman's "Song of Myself". We specifically consider (a) the juxtaposition of scenes of war with their functions in the poem, (b) the use of epic conventions within Whitman's continued "universalism of human experience", and (c) how a human is a collection of many stories, not only the heroic, and so is the epic. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this episode of Night School, Mr. Wes Schantz and I consider Part 33 of Whitman's "Song of Myself". We specifically consider (a) the purpose of the length of the part and its epic correlates, (b) the biblical and naturalistic and mundane imagery in the part, and (c) the purpose of the poet and the articulation of shared human experience and its relation to communion/digestion imagery. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this conversation with Dr. Matt Roos, we discuss (a) the idea that words can do violence, (b) the necessity to expose one's self to danger to become antifragile, and (c) to what extent can one develop a habit of excellence? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this episode, (a) the errors of Hektor are compounded, (b) the workshop of Hephaistos is described, and (c) the shield of Achilleus is explained and analyzed. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this episode, Dante's "Purgatorio" Cantos 10-12 are discussed. Specifically, (a) the three steps to Purgatory, (b) the seven "P's", and (c) the function of art amongst the Proud are considered! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this edition of Night School, Mr. Wes Schantz and I consider Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself" parts 31-32. We specifically think through (a) Whitman's versatility and command of style, (b) the range of his poetic ambition and range of his naturalistic experience and expression, and (c) a consideration of what mastery really is for Whitman as a poet. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this episode, we discuss (a) the Fall of Patroklos, (b) the fight over his corpse, and (c) Patroklos' prophecy for the future. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this episode, we discuss (a) Sordello and prayer, (b) the drama of the Angels and the Serpent, and (c) the dream of Ganymede and Jupiter. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this edition of Night School, Mr. Wes Schantz and I consider Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself" parts 28-30. We specifically think through (a) Whitman's first showing of vulnerability and his confrontation with his own ethical/poetical limits, (b) the connection between a "golden age" and the world of culture produced and maintained by the articulated word, and (c) a return to his universalistic imagery. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

On this episode of Side Quests, Mr. Wes Schantz and I discuss (a) the Rocket Launch Area and the new party member Cid; (b) we then discuss the tilted, failed, and rusted rocket as a symbol for a failed ideal which no longer serves one, and (c) how the romantic and competitive aspects of this game, and perhaps all, naturally interact, reinforce each other, and serve to create a memorable experience for the subject. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this edition of Night School, Mr. Wes Schantz and I consider Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself" parts 25-27. We specifically think through (a) Whitman's questioning whether he is ready to attempt a poetic "magnum opus", (b) the connection between a poem, music, and the movements of the heavens, and (c) will Whitman take a stand for something beyond universality of experience/liberality of expression? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this morning edition of Night School, Mr. Wes Schantz and I consider Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself" parts 23 and 24. We specifically think through (a) the contrast between poetic expression and scholarly knowledge, (b) the divinity of human subjective experience, and (c) Whitman's engaging with Dante and the epic tradition. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this episode of Night School, Mr. Wes Schantz and I consider parts 20-22 of Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself." We then specifically think through (a) Whitman's varied claims to both individuality and universality and their interplay, (b) his use of feminine figures of chthonic deitiies (Night, Earth), and (c) how he as a poet is responsible for representing all without judgment, and all thus as worthy of wonder as a creation of some abstract or embodied god. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

On this episode of Side Quests, Mr. Wes Schantz and I discuss (a) the end of the Shinra mansion, Vince, and the ghostly enemies there, (b) the path and relationship of Sephiroth to you, Jenova, and Lucrecia, and (c) how the game rewards the Odyssean over the Achillean elements in one's character or style of play. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this special Halloween edition of Potter's Pockets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Ms. Sarah Miller, Mr. Wes Schantz, and I discuss (a) the Expelliarmus charm and the changing of one's perspective, (b) the spooky and the revealing element of the masks people wear, and (c) we considered the proper approach to conversation and the search for truth, and its most unlikely sources! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this episode, Mr. Wes Schantz and I discuss Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself," parts 17-19. We discuss (a) the poetic act and poet himself, (b) originality and ingenuity in poetry, and (c) the meaning of life being tethered to being-itself, and its self-reflection. And how articulation, poetry, is a specifically human, and thus glorious example of the manifestation of a human's being. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this episode of Consilience Conversations, Dr. Matt Roos and I discuss (a) reward and pleasure, their differences, and how the neurotransmitter dopamine mediates the former; (b) the relationship between Dante's "Purgatorio", habit formation, and how the brain/body adapts to the world by developing skill, and (c) we considered one's capacity to use executive functioning to attend to and alter formed habits of action or thought developed during one's childhood past when one's brain (prefrontal cortex) was less mature. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this episode of Potter's Pockets, Ms. Sarah Miller, Mr. Wes Schantz, and I discuss "Snape's Grudge," and "The Quidditch Final". We start with (a) a consideration of psychological types might see "the snitch" or the story differently, and then transition to (b) a consideration of Harry and Snape's run in with each other, and conclude with (c) a light and dark perspective on Harry and his victory at the Quidditch Final. Tune in! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support