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The Scholar's Attic
by Angela Goff
A Humanities tour from a Biblical world view. Soli Deo Gloria.
Episodes
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Final exam review
Recorded May 4, 2021
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Eps 67: Environmental Activism
Originally recorded April 16 and 20, 2021. Tree Huggers, Logos, the Gaia Theory, and Coca-Cola. It's all connected....
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Eps 66: The Most Dangerous Game (Class Discussion)
Originally Recorded April 16, 2021.
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Eps 64.5: To Kill a Mockingbird (Class Discussion)
Originally recorded April 13, 2021
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Eps 65: Psychology and Sociology
Originally recorded April 13, 2021. A quick overview of psychology, sociology, the plusses and minuses, and their respective entanglements.
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Eps 58: The Lady or the Tiger?
Originally recorded in snippets on March 9 and 12, 2021. A quick look at, and words of warning from, Frank R. Stockton's most famous short story.
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Eps 64: Propaganda Project
Originally recorded on March 30, 2021. This is the big overview and explanation of the propaganda project that makes the bulk of the end-of-year project for this course. Students will create two opposing pieces of propaganda on an issue represented or touched upon by their Reader's Choice book....
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Eps 63: Letters from a Birmingham Jail: Roots, Context, and Application
Special guest speaker Dr. Robert Schaefer from the University of West Georgia speaks about Martin Luther King Jr's "Letters from a Birmingham Jail." This episode is largely unedited and may include interruptions, extended pauses, etc. A cleaner version, with the student Q&A afterward, will be…
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Eps 57: How to Erode a Democracy (Hitler and the Bundestag)
Originally recorded March 9, 2021. Video referenced in this presentation can be found here >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFICRFKtAc4
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Eps 56: WWII Heroes (Student Presentations)
Originally recorded March 9, 2021. Some presentations may have dropped from the recording because (a) the student was out that day, or (b) the research threw some serious questions on which side the individual was fighting for.
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Eps 62: Eastern Religion in Western Culture
Recorded the same day as our episode on the Vietnam War (3/23/2021). It made sense to fill the remaining time with a short discussion on how Asian world views have penetrated American culture in ways we don't consciously see any more.
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Eps 61: The Vietnam War
Senior Seminar presentation from Cameron focuses on the causes, entanglements and "resolution" of America's most controversial war to date. Originally recorded March 23, 2021. The video showing various booby traps used in the war (non-gory - it's a museum tour, not a re-enactment) can be found...
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Eps 60: 50s TV, Film Analysis, & The Obsolete Man
A class discussion on common themes in film, and ways to break apart the techniques used to sway audience sympathies. Focal TV episode referenced here: The Obsolete Man, from the original Twilight Zone series. Originally recorded in segments on March 16 and 19, 2021.
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Eps 59: The 1950s
An overview of the era that defined the postwar years: materialistic, idealistic, squeaky clean on the surface but with a lot of hypocrisy and prejudice swept under the rug. From movies to interstates to the early modern civil rights era, and more. Originally recorded in segments on March 12 and...
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Eps 55: Holocaust, Heroes, and Hiding Places
Originally recorded on March 5, 2021. The title says it all - a hard and heavy-hitting subject, but with a thread of hope and restoration worked throughout. Soli Deo Gloria. NOTES: The video clips mentioned here (shown in class but not included on the recording due to Copyright and other issues),...
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Login Instructions for Microsoft Office (temporary episode)
Posted for anyone who glitched or was not able to plug in yesterday, so you can hear the whys, wherefores, and the how-tos of using your new login information. A slightly different version with video/screen-share so you can see what I'm talking about is posted here >>>>> https://youtu.be/ZOtiUOKbu4s
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Eps 54: Existentialism
One of our seniors, Caitlyn, presents a phenomenal brain-bending tour of Existentialism- where it originated, who the big contributing thinkers were, and how it permeates our culture today. Originally recorded on February 23, 2021. NOTE: The photograph I referenced that shows a crucifix submerged...
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Eps 53: "M" by Fritz Lang
A quick tour of why this film is so historically important: to cinema, as a time capsule of pre-Nazi Germany, and to understanding the mind of Adolf Hitler. Recorded on February 15, 2021, with the view in mind that listeners have watched, or will watch, the movie themselves. This podcast gives a...
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Eps. 52: Propoganda, Hitler, and the Beer Hall Putsch
Originally Recorded Feb 12, 2021 - the second half of our conversation about Hitler's rise to power (started in Episode 51). Here we focus more on Hitler, Mussolini, and the rise of the police state in Europe.
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Eps 51: Germany in Depression
The Great Depression was a time of intense hardship in America. But Germany? They had it much worse.
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Eps 46: Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol"
Originally recorded on November 9 and 17, 2020. A look at one of the most timeless Christmas stories ever written, including some reading tips for getting in the right "brain space" for this book.
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Eps. 44: World War One Unfolding
Recorded November 17, 2020...except for the last 30 minutes, which took place on January 8, 2021. Basically this is one broad, breathless look at the mindset of an era, focusing on all the following (plus other tidbits): personalities from WWI * Tolkien in the trenches * the mindset of the WWI…
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Eps 47: Relativity vs Relativism, and "The New Superman"
An overview of changing philosophies of the early 20th century, with a focus on the intentional - and unintentional - impact of Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud.
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Eps 49: Hearst, Clickbait, and Citizen Kane
A supplemental episode extending our conversation from episode 38, "Yellow Journalism." Includes the Citizen Kane connection, as well as details on the "Clickbait worksheet" and how that, plus sections of the movie Citizen Kane, were used in class.
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Eps 48: Yellow Journalism
Joseph Pulitzer, William Randolph Hearst, Nellie Bly, and the reminder that False News, Fact Checking, and Media Wars are not a new thing. Not even close. LINER NOTES: Here is the approximation of what the captioning on the Pulitzer/Hearst cartoon says: PULITZER: Say, young feller, vatch de tome....
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Opportunity #3: Instructions for the Take-Home Test
Here are your instructions for this test, due to be scanned in and emailed to me no later than 11am on Tuesday, 1/26/2021. Let me know if you have any questions!
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Eps. 46.5: Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918
A brief flyover of the biggest pandemic in recent memory, at least before Covid hit. Thanks to Mrs. Allison Earle for being our guest speaker on this episode!
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Eps. 45: Senior Seminar: Medical Advancements
Recorded November 3, 2020. Thanks to Selah, one of our Seniors, for a well-researched presentation on medical advancements in the early 20th century! From insulin to blood transfusions, heart surgeries to shock therapy, she covers some of the more complex advancements to shake the medical…
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Eps 43.5: Modernity (Finally!) Arrives
A look at the Robber Barons/Captains of Industry, Social Darwinism, and a brief explanation of some "economic sense" of the late 1800s.
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Eps 43: Victorian Etiquette (compilation episode)
A compilation of all the lovely lessons in Victorian manners during our discussion of the 1800s.
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Eps 41: Dracula Q&A (Chapters 9 - 19)
A quick Q&A about the central chapters of Dracula
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Eps 42: The Road to WWI
An episode in which we look at the family feud that became the prelude to WWI, while the Victorian Era was drawing to a close.
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Eps 40: Class Discussion - The Industrial Economy
A class discussion focused on John Green's Crash Course History Episode #23, "The Industrial Economy." On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6tRp-zRUJs&t=1s Our class discussion not only covers the points he gives in his 12.5 minute presentation, but we also branch out into child labor…
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Eps 39: Colonialism Part 2
Apartheid vs Segregation, from America to Australia to South Africa to India.
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Eps 38: Colonialism, Part 1
A recap of some imperialist ideas, plus the first part of a closer look at the British Empire and how imperialism impacted things at "ground level" in Australia, South Africa, and India - with plenty of applications to America's own colonial experiences as well.
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Eps 37: Victorianism, Part 2: The Gothic Circus
A look at the beginning of death culture, the obsession with celebrity, and the drive for entertainment that exploits others and encourages the "train wreck" syndrome. In other words - a look at how 21st Century culture has its roots in the late 1800s.
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Eps 35: Imperialism, Part 2
An in-class addendum to the pre-recorded lecture on Imperialism - this time, with a distinctly African focus.
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Eps 36: Dracula Notes
A compilation of some of our ongoing Dracula discussions since the Quarter Exam (starting 10/2/2020).
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Eps 34: Imperialism
The speed dial version of how Imperialism changed the face of the world. Full props to Dr. George Grant and the Gileskirk curriculum for providing the backbone of this discussion. Fasten your seatbelts - there's a lot squeezed into this short episode! EPISODE ERROR: I say that there are three...
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Eps 33: Victorianism Pt 1
A quick flyover of the good, the bad, and the quirky of the Victorian Era.
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Eps 32: Dracula! An Introduction
A brief introduction to the most famous Gothic horror novel of all time.
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Eps 31: The Rule of Thirds
Today we take a break from all the revolution, upheaval, philosophy, and brokenness of Modernity, and talk about...pictures! Specifically, how careful framing of even the most mundane subject can grab the attention, sway the opinions, and demand the sympathy of even the most jaundiced audience...
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Eps 30: PART TWO: The Revolutions of 1848
The continuing saga of revolution, warfare, Karl Marx, - and COWS. (Yes, we cover the Two Cow System in the episode...among other things.) Tune in as we finish our tour of the Revolutions of 1848!
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Eps 29: PART ONE: Revolutions of 1848
The first half of a two-part look at the rise of Napoleon, his fall, and how it set the stage for the first modern wave of global riots and protests.
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Eps 28: A (Painfully) Short Tour of the Industrial Revolution
Today we look at the Industrial Revolution through a largely American lens, looking at a FEW of the major inventions and inventors that transformed American life, and the respective cost of a revolutionary versus reformational mindset when it comes to technological change.
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Eps 27: Political Cartoon Scrapbooks
Here's a glimpse of my dad's "50 Year Project" with his political cartoon collection, how we're using them in class, and the insights students are getting by using them in a parallel study with current events of 2020.
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Eps 26: Pride, Prejudice, and the Lady in White
Another look at Pride and Prejudice, this time focusing on themes and character growth. Also a quick look at Emily Dickinson, her legacy, and an unexpected way to break down her poetry.
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Eps 25: Pride, Prejudice (and a few announcements)
Apart from a few housekeeping details, this summary of today's class - with additional info I did NOT cover in class - focuses on Pride and Prejudice, Austen's storytelling motifs, and tips for how to really sink your teeth into this book. Please reference the "HalfWay Mark" handout that was…
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Eps 24: The 9 Stages of a Revolution
The pattern of every modern revolution of the past 230(ish) years. With the French Revolution as our template, we draw sobering parallels between then and now, and several other revolutions in between.
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Eps 23: The 4th Column (Philosopher's Chart) and Art/Propaganda of the French Revolution
A wrap-up of the "bottom line" of the Philosopher's Chart (4th column on that chart), as well as 3 key paintings by French artist Jacques-Louis David and how they function as fine art AND propaganda: The Tennis Court Oath, the Death of Marat, and the Coronation of Napoleon.
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