Alexander Schmid Podcast

In this lecture we (a) review Agamemnon's disgraceful treatment of Chryses, (b) consider Achilleus' assembly, Kalchas' prophecy, and Agamemnon's (over)reaction, and (c) conclude with meeting Thetis, Zeus and Hera, and sharing a laugh at Hephaistos' expense. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this lecture we traverse Circles 1-4 and Cantos 3-8. Specifically, we (a) meet Minos, Charon, Cerberus, and Plutus from the Greco-Roman tradition; (b) we meet and consider Francesca and Paolo among the Lustful, and (c) we consider the concept of contrapasso and how it connects sin and punishment in Dante's "Inferno". --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this lecture, we consider (a) the proem of Homer's "Iliad" and how it prefigures the events of the narrative; (b) the hubris of Agamemnon and the rage of Apollo; and (c) the assembly called by Achilleus (and Kalchas' history with Agamemnon). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this lecture, we (a) review the symbolic significance of the three animals which Dante encounters in Canto 1, review the Platonic model of the tripartite soul, and relate that to the three types of sin Dante uses to structure his Inferno; (b) we consider Dante's "invocation to the muse" and how that relates to Homer's (unread by Dante) and Virgil's epic poems; (c) we conclude with considering Joseph Campbell's Monomyth and how Homer's "Iliad" and "Odyssey", and Virgil's "Aeneid", and Dante's "The Divine Comedy" have a "Refusal of the Call to Adventure". --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this lecture, we consider (a) differing mythological accounts of Achilleus' near vulnerability and Homer's alteration of mythology; (b) Achilleus' stint on Skyros pretending to be a daughter of King Lykomedes, and (c) how the cunning Odysseus tricked Achilleus into revealing himself. Additionally, we consider what uncertainty underlies the myth of Achilleus and how that relates to all people. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this lecture, we (a) lay-out the fundamentals of an allegorical interpretation of Dante vs. a literal one, (b) met Virgil, three beasts, three angelic-women (by proxy), and (c) laid of the structure of Plato's tripartite soul, related that to the types of sin in Dante's "Inferno", and then attributed those "corruptions of the soul" to the interpretation of the three beasts Dante meets on the way up the mountain in Canto I. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this lecture, we (a) consider the mythic background of Homer's "Iliad"; (b) examine the reasons for the sacrifice of Iphigeneia, and (c) establish the theme that no one gets away with anything in Greek mythology (especially when they challenge a god). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this lecture, we (a) review the basic structure of Dante's "The Divine Comedy", (b) consider the influence of Virgil on Dante and the middle-ages, and (c) conclude by looking specifically at the structure of Dante's hell and his Platonic/Aristotelian conception of the soul. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this lecture, we (a) review the Judgment of Paris, (b) talk about the starting point of Homer's "Iliad" in media res, and (c) read together the proem, or first seven lines, of the poem together. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this lecture, we discuss Dante's personal and historical background, Medieval Florentine politics and religion, and the structure of his The Divine Comedy. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this lecture we discuss: the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, the Apple of Eris, and the Judgment of Paris. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

Staying awake for the old lady's stories, reuniting the lovers, playing hide and seek with Mask Salesman children on the Moon--we touch on themes of memory, maturity, awakening, and friendship in the final Side Quest on Majora's Mask.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

This week, Wes and Ben are: winning the Mirror Shield from the bottom of the well, shining light on the dancing undead of Ikana Castle, and scaling the Stone Tower, with a nod to the Tower of Babel theory of Termina's blasphemy: https://zeldauniverse.net/2006/11/03/the-stone-tower-why-termina-was-doomed/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

Wes and Ben continue exploring the graveyard and the music box house, with hints of Ikana's dark history. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this conversation on the final book of the Harry Potter series, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", Ms. Sarah Miller, Mr. Wes Schantz, and I discuss chapters 26-30. Specifically, we consider: (a) the meaning of differences in Goblin and Wizarding notions of ownership; (b) the appearance of Aberforth and his similarities and differences with his brother, Albus, and (c) we end where we began, in Hogwarts, now breaking in to the place we were once invited! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this conversation on the final book of the Harry Potter series, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", Ms. Sarah Miller, Mr. Wes Schantz, and I discuss chapters 20-25. Specifically, we consider: (a) the meaning of a story within a story; (b) we consider the symbolic meaning of the Deathly Hallows; (c) and we consider the differences between how the Death Eaters and the Order of the Phoenix define themselves through language and action! And more! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this inaugural episode of our conversations on the corpus of Shakespeare, Ms. Sarah Miller, Mr. Wes Schantz, and I discussed one of Shakespeare's first works, if not his first work, "The Comedy of Errors". We specifically considered: (a) Shakespeare's time and historical context; drama as a medium, and Shakespeare's audience; (b) from the play, we considered the layers of errors, who was at error (ourselves, even?), and why observing people making errors is funny, and (c) we concluded with questions of identity, social class, and what makes comedy enjoyable in the first place! This is the first episode in a series that aims to bring critical commentary and intelligent conversation (when we can muster it!) to each of Shakespeare's plays, so that no matter how one intends to read Shakespeare, one will always have three fellow interlocutors to join! --- 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, Mr. Ben Kozlowksi, and I consider the Great Bay portion of Zelda: Majora's Mask. We specifically consider: (a) the themes of eros (relationship) and thanatos (death) from both Freudian and Taoist perspectives; (b) we further consider the themes of growing up, meeting the opposite gender, and dying present in the Great Bay; (c) and we consider the perspective Majora's Mask takes on William James' concept of the "moral holiday" and differing ways one can spend one's vacations (or time in general). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this conversation on the final book of the Harry Potter series, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", Ms. Sarah Miller, Mr. Wes Schantz, and I discuss: (a) the uses of and symbols of intelligence vs. intuition (or revelation); (b) the desire for discovery and its misleading potential; (c) and connections between how the Harry Potter series confronts the question of death vs. the Christian way of doing so! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this conversation on the final book of the Harry Potter series, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", Ms. Sarah Miller, Mr. Wes Schantz, and I discuss: (a) the wedding of Bill and Fleur in juxtaposition with the fall at the ministry; (b) the tragic tale of Kreature and contrasts between Hermione and Umbridge; (c) we conclude with differing accounts on the scope of the series as a whole! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support