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The BetterPears Podcast
by Dr. Jason Fugikawa
Join Dr. Jason Fugikawa for his insights on theology, philosophy, culture, and the verbal expressions we use to relate meaning and reality to one another. This is a podcast for nerds..., but particular nerds who are searching for old wisdom made ever new. This would be a great podcast while "touching grass," folding laundry, or sipping on a cup of hot tea after a long day. Please visit BetterPears.com to learn more about the BetterPears cultural empire.
Episodes
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Quietus Quere (Season 4, Episode 11)
Season 4, Episode 11: Quietus Quere Season 4 of The BetterPears Podcast continues with its penultimate episode “Quietus Quere,” and boy was it a long time coming. The full Season 4 schedule of episodes is now posted, so head over to BetterPears.com/schedule and be sure to sign up to our email…
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Addiction Anonymous (Season 4, Episode 10)
Season 4, Episode 10: Addiction Anonymous Season 4 of The BetterPears Podcast continues with its antepenultimate episode “Addiction Anonymous.” The full Season 4 schedule of episodes is now posted, so head over to BetterPears.com/schedule and be sure to sign up to our email list so that you are…
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Cryptography (Season 4, Episode 9)
Season 4, Episode 9: Cryptography Season 4 of The BetterPears Podcast continues with “Cryptography.” The full Season 4 schedule of episodes is now posted, so head over to BetterPears.com/schedule and be sure to sign up to our email list so that you are the first to know of future episode drops....
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Honor τιμή (Season 4, Episode 8)
Season 4, Episode 8: Honor Τιμή Season 4 of The BetterPears Podcast continues with Honor Τιμή. The production of this episode coincided with the death of my father whose life was deeply entwined with this theme. In lieu of a pitch to support BetterPears, this episode ends with my eulogy for him…
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Insidious Invidious (Season 4, Episode 7)
Season 4, Episode 7: Insidious Invidious Season 4 of The BetterPears Podcast continues with Insidious Invidious after what might playfully be called a “mid-season hiatus.” The full Season 4 schedule of episodes for this winter and spring is now posted, so head over to BetterPears.com/schedule and...
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Paradise (Season 4, Episode 6)
Season 4, Episode 6: Paradise Season 4 of The BetterPears Podcast continues with Paradise. The full Season 4 schedule of episodes is now posted, so head over to BetterPears.com/schedule and be sure to sign up to our email list so that you are the first to know of future episode drops. Please…
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Catholic Heresy (Season 4, Episode 5)
Season 4, Episode 5: Catholic Heresy Season 4 of The BetterPears Podcast continues with Catholic Heresy. The full Season 4 schedule of episodes is now posted, so head over to BetterPears.com/schedule and be sure to sign up to our email list so that you are the first to know of future episode…
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Decimation Dignity (Season 4, Episode 4)
Season 4, Episode 4: Decimation Dignity Season 4 of The BetterPears Podcast continues with Decimation Dignity, which is brought to you by the number 10 and the generosity of our BetterPears Leaves contributors. The full Season 4 schedule of episodes is now posted, so head over to...
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Matter Form (Season 4, Episode 3)
Season 4, Episode 3: Matter Form Season 4 of The BetterPears Podcast continues with our third and final installment on the four causes. The full Season 4 schedule of episodes is now posted, so head over to BetterPears.com/schedule and be sure to sign up to our email list so that you are the first...
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Agent Instrument (Season 4, Episode 2)
Season 4, Episode 2: Agent Instrument Season 4 of The BetterPears Podcast continues with our second installment on the four causes. The full Season 4 schedule of episodes is now posted, so head over to BetterPears.com/schedule and be sure to sign up to our email list so that you are the first to...
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Update Announcement (Season 4, Lock-In Leaves, and LOTR)
Welcome to this Season 4 update for BetterPears and The BetterPears Podcast. I am Dr. Jason Fugikawa, founder of BetterPears and managing member of FugiCor, LLC, its parent company. This blog post and podcast will include updates on Season 4 of The BetterPears Podcast, an option to Lock-In…
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Τέλος Terminus (Season 4, Episode 1)
Season 4, Episode 1: Τέλος Terminus Season 4 of The BetterPears Podcast returns with an initial three episodes on the four causes. The full Season 4 schedule of episodes will be posted later this week, so head over to BetterPears.com and sign up to our email list so that you are the first to see...
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Frui Uti (Season 3, Episode 12)
Season 3, Episode 12: Frui Uti This episode is on human relations and the complicated, complementary aspects of use and enjoyment. It is yet again another episode that should not be enjoyed along with the operation of heavy equipment or sharp objects, and, as we shall discover by the end…
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Liber Liberalis (Season 3, Episode 11)
Season 3, Episode 11: Liber Liberalis This episode is on books, liberty, and bovine movement. As mentioned previously, please do not operate heavy machinery while listening to this episode. Find a comfortable chair and a pleasant beverage to enjoy for the next 15 minutes. If you enjoy this...
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Critical Thinking (Season 3, Episode 10)
Season 3, Episode 10: Critical Thinking This episode on critical thinking might have you thinking critically or simply thinking. In either case, please do not operate heavy machinery while listening to this episode. Find a comfortable chair and a pleasant beverage to enjoy for the next 10…
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Fate (Season 3, Episode 9)
Season 3, Episode 9: Fate This episode on fate is being released on Election Day 2024, offers the perspective of contingent and necessary beings, and explores the declarations enacted in the celestial and sub-lunar spheres and Pennsylvania in particular. It is an episode possibly described as “e...
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Aurum Aures (Season 3, Episode 8)
Season 3, Episode 8: Aurum Aures This episode responds to the doleful dollar previously considered with an exploration of gold, its elemental permanence, and a particular relationship it holds with our ears. As with our previous explorations, this is certainly another episode that Big Lexi, the...
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Dollar Dole Δοῦλος (Season 3, Episode 7)
Season 3, Episode 7: Dollar Dole Δοῦλος This episode considers the dollar and its effect upon us as a debt instrument. There is something fundamentally flawed with our financial system which has led to economic booms and busts of intensifying magnitude over the last 50 years. While this podcast...
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Comedy (Season 3, Episode 6)
Season 3, Episode 6: Comedy This episode considers the Hellenic origin of the word “Comedy” and considers both the analysis of Aristotle and the witness of John’s Gospel. The origin of the episode was my 40-page undergraduate thesis which has now been consolidated to less than 1,000 words. Unlike...
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Architecture (Season 3, Episode 5)
Season 3, Episode 5: Architecture This episode considers the word “architecture,” a term rich with meaning and verbal resonance that frames our lives and worldviews. It is another episode that Big Lexi, the lexicography cartel does not want you to hear nor enjoy. If you do enjoy this production…
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Immolation (Season 3, Episode 4)
Season 3, Episode 4: Immolation This episode considers scarred words in a scarred world and the healing that comes from authentic sacrifice. It is another episode that Big Lexi, the lexicography cartel does not want you to hear nor enjoy. For those listening who did not have deep reflection on...
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Artificial Intelligence (Season 3, Episode 3)
Season 3, Episode 3: Artificial Intelligence This episode is on so-called artificial intelligence, a topic which is all the rage and an argument which will likely enrage. For those of us, including myself, who have spent their adulthood dismissing the Luddites who railed against the automation of...
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Gravy Gravity (Season 3, Episode 2)
Season 3, Episode 2: Gravy Gravity This episode is on gravy, gravity, and glory. The purpose of the episode, like all those of the podcast, is to suggest deeper meanings for the words we employ to express reality each day. Thus, while the positions offered in each episode are in no way definitive...
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Carpe Kᾰρπός (Season 3, Episode 1)
Welcome to the Season 3 Premiere of The BetterPears Podcast. This episode is on fish, fruit, and fistfuls. The purpose of the episode, like all those of the podcast, is to suggest deeper meanings for the words we employ to express reality each day. Thus, while the positions offered in each…
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Update Announcement (Season 3, Episode 0)
Welcome to this Season 3 update for BetterPears and The BetterPears Podcast. I am Dr. Jason Fugikawa, founder of BetterPears and managing member of FugiCor, LLC, its parent company. This blog post and podcast will include updates on Season 3 of The BetterPears Podcast, a new perk for BetterPears...
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Obedience (Season 2, Episode 12)
This season finale episode is on obedience and its expression in the human experience. The purpose of the episode, like all those of the podcast, is to suggest deeper meanings for the words we employ to express reality each day. Thus, while the positions offered in each episode are in no way...
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Altum (Season 2, Episode 11)
This episode is on the Latin word, “altum” and its two disparate meanings. The purpose of the episode, like all those of the podcast, is to suggest a deeper etymology and etiology for the words we employ to express reality each day. Thus, while the positions offered in each episode are in no way...
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Perdition (Season 2, Episode 10)
This episode is on perdition (and by extension forgiveness). The purpose of the episode, like all those of the podcast, is to suggest a deeper etymology and etiology for the words we employ to express reality each day. Thus, while the positions offered in each episode are in no way definitive, it...
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Beatitude (Season 2, Episode 9)
This week’s episode is on beatitude, but first a few announcements concerning the podcast. A little over a year and a half ago, we began distributing this podcast to the world and today’s episode is of some historic significance. As a connoisseur of podcasts, perhaps you might recall a certain...
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Menial Labor (Season 2, Episode 8)
We begin this episode with a dedication to a late family friend whose legacy of abiding with the Fugikawas over half a century, impressed me as a young man. This week’s topic is Menial Labor which in my arrangement of podcast topics is categorized as “words often used and rarely considered.” The...
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BetterPears Leaves is Now Live!
The long touted announcement of BetterPears Leaves is finally here! Visit BetterPears.com/Leaves now to watch the video and learn more.
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Father and Mother (Season 2, Episode 7)
This week’s episode titled “Father and Mother” pushes beyond the limits of Big Lexi and even some now conventional discussions of sexual complementarity influenced by St. John Paul II’s Theology of the Body. While some in the audience might disagree with one or several of the connections offered…
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Real Estate (Season 2, Episode 6)
This week’s episode on real estate is prefaced by a dedication to my first Latin teacher. I continue to offer my gratitude to you our audience for continuing to listen each week. If you enjoy The BetterPears Podcast, could you please like and subscribe to the podcast on your platform of choice?...
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Knight Errantry (Season 2, Episode 5)
This week’s episode after a short, mid-winter hiatus is on Knight Errantry. I continue to offer my gratitude for our audience, for continuing to listen each week. If you enjoy The BetterPears Podcast, could you please like and subscribe to the podcast on your platform of choice? This simple task...
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Vaccination (Season 2, Episode 4)
This week's episode is on Vaccination. If you enjoy The BetterPears Podcast, could you please like and subscribe to the podcast on your platform of choice. To receive the transcript of each episode and be the first to learn of BetterPears announcements, please sign-up to our newsletter at the...
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Bellum Gerere (Season 2, Episode 3)
Season 2 rages on this week with “Bellum Gerere,” a reflection on both war and its waging, but first we have a few announcements. Yesterday was the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C. and to further the cultural restoration of the Pro-Life Movement, BetterPears has launched a new IYKYK mug...
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Interest (Season 2, Episode 2)
Welcome back to another episode of The BetterPears Podcast. As we announced in December, there are a number of new initiatives happening at BetterPears including further development of the BetterPears Market, your home for BetterPears branded apparel and drinkware. The podcast has also been...
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Λήθη (lēthē) (Season 2, Episode 1)
Welcome back to another season of The BetterPears Podcast. As we announced in December, there are a number of new initiatives happening at BetterPears including further development of the BetterPears Market, your home for BetterPears branded apparel and drinkware. The podcast has also been...
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Update Announcement (Season 2, Episode 0)
Welcome to this update for BetterPears. I am Dr. Jason Fugikawa, founder of BetterPears and managing member of FugiCor, LLC, the parent company of BetterPears. This blog post and podcast will include updates on my career transition, the BetterPears Mission, and the year ahead followed by a…
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Two Iotas of a Difference (Episode 12)
The phrase “it does not make one iota of a difference” should be classified with similar phrases such as “I am not my brother’s keeper” and “to thy own self be true” in that it bears something of a biblical or Shakespearean pedigree while it excels in being on the wrong side of history and truth....
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Heart Cor (Episode 11)
Fecisti nos ad te et cor nostrum inquietum est donec requiescat in te. In his most famous line from his Confessions, St. Augustine introduces the great outward and return journey of his life, of our life. In this meticulous sentence, he reveals both his ability for rhetorical flourish and the...
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Taste and See (Episode 10)
Sight and Taste are linked to our expression and understanding of wisdom in the West. Dr. Fugikawa explores the limitations and nuances of these senses in our grasp of reality, truth, and the ordering of all things. Dr. Fugikawa announces the second BetterPears course starting on June 15th in the...
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Egregious (Episode 9)
The BetterPears Podcast returns this week with an historical announcement concerning our first BetterPears Course starting on May 30th in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. For more information and to claim a limited spot of the inaugural fellowship, visit BetterPears.com/courses. All inaugural...
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Procreation (Episode 8)
The BetterPears Podcast returns after our mid-season hiatus as the road to the Season 1 finale approaches in May. Catch up on past episodes of Season 1 at BetterPears.com/preserves. This week's podcast is on procreation. As one of the two (or in some sense three) ends of marriage, the procreative...
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Genesis (Episode 7)
Dr. Fugikawa offers a memorial dedication to his late uncle. The meaning of genesis is examined through the lens of pasta and paternity rituals. To learn more, please visit: BetterPears.com. To support the BetterPears Podcast, please visit: BetterPears.com/CSA
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Community (Episode 6)
We desire communion. We desire community. We find undesirable the task of defining what we mean by communion or community. To learn more and sign up to our newsletter, please visit: BetterPears.com. To support to The BetterPears Podcast, please visit BetterPears.com/CSA.
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Cyrus of Persia (Episode 5)
The curious case of Cyrus of Persia is examined. Dr. Fugikawa says a number of Greek words that all sound similar. The full text to read along is at BetterPears.com.
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Anthropos (Episode 4)
The influence of Big Lexi is noted again in this analysis of the Greek word for human being. This episode is dedicated to Dr. Fugikawa's Boy Scout Scoutmaster, whose lessons and wise counsel are discussed and honored. The CSA (Community Sponsored Analysis) is still open for this season of the...
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The Three “Pars” (Episode 3)
The first entry in a larger project on "deep etymology," The Three "Pars" analyzes the three Latin verbs sharing the same root to arrive at the essence of parenting. The episode begins with a dedication to the late Fr. Joseph Koterski, S.J. This episode also introduces the BetterPears CSA.
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Classical Education (Episode 2)
Classical education bears the tension of an oxymoron. Education, a literal “leading out” recalls the “Allegory of the Cave” in Plato’s Republic in which Socrates describes the way by which the philosopher leads others out from the cave of images.
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Join Dr. Jason Fugikawa for his insights on theology, philosophy, culture, and the verbal expressions we use to relate meaning and reality to one another. This is a podcast for nerds..., but particular nerds who are searching for old wisdom made ever new. This would be a great podcast while "touching grass," folding laundry, or sipping on a cup of hot tea after a long day. Please visit BetterPears.com to learn more about the BetterPears cultural empire.
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