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The Amazons | On the dangers of isolating one's mind and importance of the understanding between differing cultures

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On the dangers of ignoring inconvenient truths | The myth of Cassandra and Apollo

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The myth of Jupiter and the Bee

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We always find a way | The Myth of Heracles

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The Myth of Scylla and Charybdis | Charting our course through the turbulent seas of life

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Cognates & Derivatives from "METRON"

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Etymologizing the Greek Root "TELE-"

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Exploring the intricacies of King Midas | On being a giver vs. a taker

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Cognates, derivatives, and history on Greek's root word "TROPOS"

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Etymologizing he Latin verb "fero, ferre, tuli, latum" | A highly versatile and irregular verb that means "to bear" or "to carry"

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Etymologizing Everything about Greek's "plasia/plassein" | "To shape, form, grow"

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Etymologizing Greek's prefix "EPI-" | "Upon, above, after, over"

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Echo and Narcissus | It's love, not vanity, that sustains us through the trials of life

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Etymologizing the culinary world and all things related to Gastronomy

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Romulus and Remus - The heirs to both the mortal and divine | Etiologically explained

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Bedtime Stories and Myths | Icarus and Daedalus

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Taking a few Latin words and etymologizing them in a sultry tone (ASMR-like)

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Words Derived from "Phylax": A Journey into Guardianship

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Cunning Odysseus | The conclusion to a ten-year war

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With a New Year comes a new Q&A

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It’s either one day, or it’s day one

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A random episode etymologizing a list of random English words!

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The Myth of Circe - On redemption and growth, even in the most enigmatic and formidable people

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Evaluating Psyche's "Hubris" - Was it Hubris or was it human endeavor that rewarded her to dance amongst the cosmos!

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The Greek root "OSMO-" | Etymologized!

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The myth of Eros and Psyche - A reading of my own writings and discussion thereafter on the many aspects embedded within the story of unparalleled love

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The Myth of Orpheus and Eurydice - On love and the profound nature it has on us

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The Myth and Moral Implications of Theseus and the Minotaur - Applied both classically and within modernity

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Case Usage in Latin - Isolating a single word and translating in order to understand why we have cases and how it changes the structure of a singular noun in ten different ways

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Discussing the etymology, history, and definitions of - Dislocation, subluxation, and some medical terms associated with bodily injuries

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Latin Grammar Mini-Series | Lesson 21 - The Perfect Passive System

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Ramblin', touching on random thoughts, and diving into my Podcast "Wrapped"

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Latin Grammar Mini-Series | Lesson 19: Perfect Passive Verbs

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Latin Grammar Mini-Series | Lesson 19 - The Fourth Declension

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Latin Grammar Mini-Series | Lesson 18 - The Present Passive System

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Part Three of the Ramble-Bambles | Addressing questions from Instagram followers

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Part Two of the Ramble-Bambles | Addressing questions asked from Instagram followers

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Part One of the Ramble-Bambles | Answering questions from Instagram followers

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Etymologizing the Greek root "hyper-" (ὑπέρ) = "over," "above," "beyond," or "excessive"

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Latin with Modernity | Legal Terminology - Translated and explained

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Latin Grammar Mini-Series | Lesson 17 - Relative Pronouns and Clauses

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Part Two of a HIGHLY Requested Q&A/Ramble-Bamble Episode

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Part One of a HIGHLY Requested Q&A/Ramble-Bamble Episode

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Addressing a list of (24) Latin words, their meanings, and a few English derivatives associated with each

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Etymologizing Latin's irregular verb - "fero, ferre" | suffer, proliferate, transfer, Lucifer, and more!

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Latin Grammar Mini-Series | Lesson 16 - Third-Declension Adjectives

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Latin Grammar Mini-Series | Lesson 13 - Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns

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Discussing a gamut of words derived from the Greek suffixes - "-EMIA" (ἐμός) and "-LYSIS" (λύσις)

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Latin Grammar Mini-Series | Lesson 12 - The Perfect Tense

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Latin Grammar Mini-Series | Lesson 11 - Pronouns

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Mr. Brown's Science Terms, Etymologized! (Unus ex pluribus venire!)

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Etymologizing Astronomic terms and disciplines associated along with their scientific and etymological definitions

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Etymologizing "Bro-Science," while entertaining Exercise, Physiology and Kinesiology NOMENclature

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Extrapolating Latin and Greek roots in our modern vernacular

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Mathematics in Language - From Euclidean to Fractals to Calculus

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Latin Grammar Mini-Series | Lesson 10 - Third-io and Fourth Conjugation Verbs

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All about the Gastrointestinal System - Understanding and etymologizing conditions, pathologies, diseases, and afflictions associated with

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Understanding and etymologizing the bones of the face and head

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Latin Grammar Mini-Series | Lesson 9 - Understanding Demonstrative Pronouns and what they really are?

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Latin Grammar Mini-Series | Lesson 8 - Understanding the Third Conjugation and all of it's dumb irregularities

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Discussing the scientific names of specific muscles in the human body, the etymology and Latin embedded within each, their origins and insertions, and their anatomical functions

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(A shorter) Q&A - Addressing questions regarding Glyphosate, optimized health, my tattoos, and our state of the world (financially)

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Latin Grammar Mini-Series | Lesson 7 - Understanding and "fleshing-out" the Third Declension in Latin

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Latin Grammar Mini-Series | Lesson 6 - Sum ("I am") and Possum ("I am able") in the Present, Imperfect, Future

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Discussing interesting words (that you see everyday) and discussing their linguistic history, etymology, and actual definitions

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Latin Grammar Mini-Series | Lesson 5 - Understanding the Imperfect & Future Tense in the First and Second Conjugations

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Q&A Episode - Addressing questions regarding podcasting, favorite books, dealing with autoimmune flare-ups, greatest fears, and social media's dichotomy

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Latin Grammar Mini-Series | Lesson 4.2 - Understanding the verb "to be" in Latin and the expectations of an intransitive vs. transitive verb

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Hurtful Words - Having important awareness of the origin of certain words

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Etymology of a cyclist

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Dear Middle School Me & You & Everyone Else - A rant plus a letter

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The Wrath of Achilles towards Cygnus, the son of Poseidon - The Etiology of a Swan

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Atalanta, Mulan, Confidence, and Gumption - Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the ability to act in spite of it

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Etymologizing 21 common words utilized in today's world - From acrobat to cynicism to melancholy to music

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Echo and Narcissus - Then and Now

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The Myth and Moral Implications of Theseus and the Minotaur - Applied both classically and within modernity

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The Myth of Icarus and Daedalus - Moral implications, etiological significance, and a rant on faith, love, and remembering to thank one's self

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From Anxiety to Paranoia to Substance Abuse - Discussion of mental disorders/diseases and their etymology and history

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Deriving words from the Latin "dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictum" - "I say, to say, I said, having been said"

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Discussing all the Neurohormones with both their actual functions and etymological definitions

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Anonymity - Discussing "nomen" and all words related, derived, and associated with

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200th Episode Q&A: From the roles of genetics to addiction to bullying to hormones and all things in-between!

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Comparing and contrasting the derived Greek prefixes "hyper-" and "hypo-"

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Etymology and Understanding "Pathos": A Greek word meaning "suffering" or "experience"

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Anesthesia and deriving words from the Greek Root "aisthēsis"

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Once upon a time... Pandora, the "all-gifted"

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Discussing and etymologizing the Hormones released by the Hypothalamus

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Etymologizing terms associated with bodybuilding, hypertrophy, physiology, and kinesiology (No bro science here, bub!)

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Sisyphus - Accepting the sufferings of life

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Discussing eating disorders as well as their etymological derivations and meanings associated with

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Discussing my issues with inflammation and the nuances of the prefix "in-/im-/il-"

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From Cranium to Phalanges - Discussing the skeletal system through Etymology

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The Musculature of the Body, broken down through Latin

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Just some Legal Nomenclature glossed and Etymologized

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Etymologizing the longest words in the English Dictionary

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Etymologizing the most interesting words to add to YOUR vocabulary today!

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Just do it. (Shia LaBeouf it!)

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Etymologizing (some) things about "Love"

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Deriving the Latin words: "sentio", "video", "scio"

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Q&A - Etymology of Syntax, how to hack your sleep, recommended types of therapy, how to navigate this world full of anger as a middle/high school kid, et cetera.