Alexander Schmid Podcast

In this brief podcast we examine whether this will be an academic or entertaining podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

Introduction to the Alexander Schmid podcast. A run-down of literature and future topics of discussion will be covered. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this episode, I consider (1) anger and sorrow as motivational forces on warriors, (2) differences between Idomeneus and Aineias, and (3) connections between Aineias and Dante and Christ (Easter-special). --- 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 (1) the disobedience of Poseidon and his relation to Zeus, (2) the dualities and relationships of Book 13, and (3) the full depth of man's recklessness examined in the wake of conflict amidst the gods themselves. --- 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 of Bookwarm Games joins me to discuss: (1) morning creative rituals and setting the pattern of one's life during one's day; (2) Dante's notion of the Trinity and its connection to the drama of Easter, and (3) the necessity of seeing one's own inner evil before vilifying others, as portrayed in "Oedipus the King." --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this episode, Wes Schantz asks me to give some details about the origins and evolution of language as transmitted through story and across culture. I also expound on the connections between the development of individual consciousness and the personal and cultural acquisition of the sophisticated tool of language. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this episode, we consider (a) the exploits of Sarpedon and the Lykians, (b) the defensive heroics of Aias the Greater, and (c) the breaching of the Achaian wall by Hektor. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In Episode 038, we consider Homer's "Iliad" Bk XII. We observe (a) the future destruction of the Achaian wall, (b) the valiant efforts of the Lapithai, and (c) trouble between Hektor and his advisor Poulydamas. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In Episode 037, we (a) recapitulate and expand the list of injured Achaian Champions, (b) witness the masterful persuasion/manipulation of Nestor, and (c) observe Patroklos start to make a heart-wrenching and noble decision. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this addendum, I respond to six questions from a call-in by Major Radio! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In Episode 035, we can consider Homer's "Iliad" Bk XI. We observe (a) the Achaians bravely fight in the face of failure, (b) Agamemnon's aristeia, and (c) Hektor's response. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In Episode 034, we look in to Homer's "Iliad" Bk X. We consider (a) Agamemnon's stress, (b) Achaian and Trojan espionage strategies, (c) and we meet and say farewell to Dolon! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In Episode 033, we consider the recent Florida school shooting through the context of Dante's "Inferno" with Mr. Wesley Schantz. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In Episode 032, we consider (a) Achilleus' Luciferian motivations, (b) Phoinix's intelligent and good-hearted stories, and (c) Aias' misunderstanding of Achilleus' situation. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In Episode 031, we observe (a) Agamemnon's moment of weakness, (b) the machinations of Nestor, and (3) the famous embassy to Achilleus. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In Episode 030, Mr. Wesley Schantz and I consider differing patriarchal archetypal images of the father, the place of art in culture, and where a new unifying cultural vision might come from and how it might affect/alleviate mental illness (anxiety and depression). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In Episode 030 Mr. Wesley Schantz and I consider differing patriarchal archetypal images of the father, the place of art in culture, and where a new unifying cultural vision might come from and how it might affect/alleviate mental illness (anxiety amd depression). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this conversation, Ms. Sarah Miller of Gonzaga Prep. joins me to discuss the importance of values in education, what the value of recognizing poverty is, and the necessity of recognizing life as a drama enacted between good and evil. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In Episode 028, we consider (a) Teukros' aristeia, (b) Hera and Athene almost getting torched, and (c) Zeus foretelling victory for Troy. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this episode, we consider Homer's "Iliad" Bk VIII. We consider (a) Zeus laying down a major proclamation and threat; (b) we consider Diomedes and Odysseus as differing embodiments of Athene, and (c) see Diomedes learn a valuable lesson from Nestor. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support