Alexander Schmid Podcast

In this episode, Mr. Wesley Schantz and I discuss: (a) the symbolism of maps, (b) marriage, and (c) the nature of the postmodern ideology and recent scientific research its proponents purportedly find objectionable. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this episode, Mr. Babcock and I talk about the season finale of Westworld, "The Passenger." In it we consider, (a) Cain vs. Abel as modes of consciousness, (b) what the birth of consciousness is, and (c) what the ultimate goal (telos) of life for a conscious being is. And then we wrap up and get ready for more. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this episode, Ms. Sarah Miller, Mr. Wes Schantz and I talked about (1) Tolkien's idea of "eucatastrophe" and how this relates to Harry Potter, (2) the mythopoetic/cosmopoetic implications of high fantasy vs. Epic literature, and (3) what the appropriate relation between story and character is. And House-Elves! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this discussion with Mr. Oscar Ortiz on the life and deeds of Cyrus II in Book I of Herodotus' "Histories." We consider (1) the psychology of Cyrus as half Medes and half Persian, (2) the difference between builders and liberators as kings, and (3) the necessity of paying attention and using one's intellect as a leader. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this episode of Side Quests, Mr. Wesley Schantz and I talk about 'Nausicaa Of the Valley of the Wind." We consider (1) the Hermetic nature of Lord Yuba, (2) the significance of a feminine hero, and (3) what the appropriate connection between man and nature (and man and his own nature) is. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this episode, Ms. Sarah Miller, Mr. Wesley Schantz, and I discuss the final two chapters of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone." We get into (1) the difference between good and evil and truth and lies; (2) immortality vs. Self-sacrifice, and (3) Luciferian and Divine Symbolism shared between Dumbledore and Voldemort. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this conversation, we discuss (a) the meaning of the ever-enlarging Norbert the Dragon, (b) the meaning of centaurs and their epic predecessors, and (c) how good and evil play differing games with differing rules in the same space. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this episode with Ms. Sarah Miller and Mr. Wes Schantz, we discuss (1) the Mirror of Erised, (2) Dark magic and the Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stone, and (3) the nature of desire and suffering and Dumbledore's overarching (underlying?) game. --- 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 "The Great Men Podcast," Mr. Oscar Ortiz and I talk about Croesus, made famous by Herodotus and Pausanius, and his ultimately ruinous attempts to outwit/pay-off fate. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this episode, Ms. Sarah Miller, Mr. Wes Schantz, and I talk about chapters 8-10 of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," and specifically engage with (1) breaking rules and meta-rules as a child, (2) the foundations of friendship and good education, and (c) the proper relationship between justice and mercy as an educator (plus what sorts of wands we think we would have)! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this episode, Mr. Wesley Schantz and I discuss (a) the differences between how children and adults see the world (Maslow's B and D perceptions), (b) what the animistic view of the world represents about children and humans, and (c) Ponyo's prescription for saving the world. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this episode, Ms. Sarah Miller and Mr. Wes Schantz talk about (1) The Hogwarts Express, (2) Initiation Rituals at Hogwarts, and (3) what the meaning of the four houses is. --- 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 Ch. 7, "The Sorting Hat," and talk about (a) the Sorting Hat itself and what it symbolizes, (b) the four Houses, and (c) Harry's dream. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In today's Contemplative Conversation, we have Mr. Oscar Ortiz to talk about (1) leadership, (2) the connection between great books and free speech, and (3) the weight of a lost verbal expression. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In third episode, I consider Ch. 6, "The Journey From Platform Nine and Three-Quarters." --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this episode Ms. Sarah Miller, Mr. Wes Schantz, and I talk about (1) the limbic/in-between nature of Hagrid, (2) the nature of wands, and (3) what really counts in a Wizard at Hogwarts. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this episode, I discuss chapters four, "The Keeper of the Keys," and five, "Diagon Alley," from "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone." --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this episode with Ms. Sarah Miller and Mr. Wesley Schantz (Bookwarm Games), we talk about (1) the structure of fantasy worlds, (2) the notion of fantasy as an escape, and (3) what first brought us all through the threshold on the cover of the first Harry Potter book. --- 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 (1) Harry's dawning adolescence and magical abilities, (2) how creativity fights back against tyranny, and (3) the inevitable catastrophe of ignoring problems! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this episode of Contemporary Conversations, we consider Westworld S2 Episode 009: Vanishing Point with a for-now vanished Mr. Babcock. We consider (1) what is a vanishing point? (2) whether the Man in Black is confirmed as a Miltonian/Dantian Lucifer figure, and (3) what is the purpose of "The Forge." --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support