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Podcast Benomtad — 100 episodes

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Grimm’s “The Three Snake-Leaves:” Bewitched by Beauty

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2

Hamlet & the Boy Who Could Not Shudder (Clip)

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3

Sticking Your Head in the Sand (Clip)

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Grimm’s “The Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was”

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Purposelessness & the Zombie Myth

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The Kingdom Protects Her from Her Father (Clip)

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Grimm's “Hans Hedgehog:” The Rejected Becomes the Cornerstone

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8

Zombies, Meaning, and Ritual

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9

A Dying Queen’s Wish Poisons Her Family’s Future (Clip)

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10

Xenia: Ancient Greek Guest-Friendship (Clip)

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11

Our Dual Nature and the Culture Wars (Clip)

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12

Sing, Muse, Remember the MAN Odysseus (Clip)

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Xenia: Odysseus' Blessing and Curse

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14

Beauty is Sus to Us (Clip)

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15

Odysseus Appreciates Nausicaa's Beauty (Clip)

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Beauty Herself Greets Odysseus (Clip)

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Odysseus, Nausicaa, & Beauty’s Education

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18

Grimm's Fur-of-All-Kinds (Allerleirauh)

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19

Banishing the Lion from Modern Thought (Clip)

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20

Save the Suffering Animals! Grimm's "The Hut in the Forest" Summary and Discussion

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21

Emptiness Eating Itself (Clip)

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22

Why are Zombies Everywhere?

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23

God is Turned Down (Clip)

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24

The Power of Foresight in Grimm's "Godfather Death"

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25

Corruption in the Garden (Clip)

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26

"The Pink (Carnation)," by the Brothers Grimm

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27

Death Reveals the True Bride

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28

On the Brothers Grimm's "The Twelve Huntsmen:" The Guys of Truth

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29

People are Alienated from Religion and the Real (Clip)

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30

Religious Revival for Cultural Renewal

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31

But the Divine is Always with You (Clip)

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32

Perfection in Narcissus (Clip)

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33

Perfectionism, Tragedy, and Creative Blocks

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34

Narcissus’ Pool is the Mind (Clip)

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35

Why Narcissists Don’t Seek Help (Clip)

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36

The Myth of Narcissus: Seeing Only Oneself

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37

Grimm's "The Seven Ravens:" Sacrifice for Family

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38

The Empty, Ugly Palace (Clip)

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39

"Beauty and the Beast:" The Need for Beauty

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40

Finally Gaining Sight (Clip)

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41

A Fairy Tale of A Good but Endangered Boy

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42

Acceptance of Folly & Death

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43

The Bearskin and Vulnerability (Clip)

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44

"The Gold Children," by the Brothers Grimm

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45

Ignoring the Feminine and Dragged Down to the Depths (Clip)

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46

The Brothers Grimm’s Little Red Riding Hood

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47

The Mermaid’s Manipulation (Clip)

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48

Ancient Greek Theater was Nothing Like Our Own (Clip)

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49

Von Schönwerth’s “The Red Silk Ribbon”

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50

Communism and Strong Men (Clip)

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51

Von Schönwerth's "The King's Bodyguard"

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52

The Scorned Princess Also Acted Out of Personal Motives (Clip)

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53

Dionysus: Death, Rebirth, Transformation

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54

The Strange Power of Losing Something Every Day (Anna Mayala Clip)

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55

Howard Pyle’s Robin Hood: Little John Lives with the Sheriff

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56

Marshall McLuhan & Technology

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57

Is Nature, Including Human Nature, Inherently Good? (Clip) I

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58

The Brothers Grimm's "The Knapsack, the Hat, and the Horn" Summary and Discussion

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59

Attention is Your Light onto the World and How You See It (Clip)

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60

Von Schonwerth’s “Anna Mayala:” Forbidden Love and Time Forever Lost

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61

Is the King of the Golden Mountain Ruling in the Land of the Dead? (Clip)

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62

Grimm's “The Three Little Birds” Summary and Discussion

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63

Bearskin Walks the Earth, a Living Hell (Clip)

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64

Rousseau, Happiness & Modernity

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65

The Brothers Grimm’s “The King of the Golden Mountain”

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66

Various Strands of Buddhism and the Meaning Crisis (Clip)

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67

The Brothers Grimm's "Bearskin"

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68

Going the Right Way Without Knowing It (Clip)

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69

The Brothers Grimm’s “The Fisherman and His Wife”

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70

Two Passive Brothers Mindlessly Moving Through Life (Clip)

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71

Vervaeke Buddhism & Parasitic Processing

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72

Unconcerned with Outward Glory (Clip)

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73

The Witch’s Unchanging Having of Beauty in Jonathan Pageau’s “Rapunzel” (Clip)

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74

Go to the Verge of Destruction and Bring Back Shmat-Razum

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75

The Brothers Grimm’s “The Golden Bird”

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76

Howard Pyle’s Robin Hood, Part I

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77

Authoritarian Regimes Don’t Take in Feedback from Below (Clip)

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78

Jonathan Pageau's "Rapunzel," Summary and Discussion

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79

Hoarding Your Inner Gold, or Knowing How to Use It: “Spirit in the Bottle” (Clip)

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80

The Brothers Grimm’s “The Golden Goose”

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81

Robin Hood’s Origins, Little John & The Trickster

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82

Awakening and the Need for Some Kind of Grounding (Clip)

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83

“The Spirit in the Bottle” from The Brothers Grimm

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84

Mystical and Awakening Experiences

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85

The Brothers Grimm’s "Rapunzel:" Tears Wash Away Grief

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86

A Part of Your Soul Leaves When You Give Up on Getting Better (Clip)

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87

Von Schonwerth’s “The Iron Shoes”

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88

The Loneliness of the Tyrant (Clip)

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89

Aristotle, Character, Wisdom and Foolishness, Part 2

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90

Realizing What You’ve Done, and Changing Your Life (Clip)

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91

Aristotle, Character, Wisdom and Foolishness, Part 1

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92

Creating Rituals is Easy, but Be Very Careful (Clip)

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93

Ritual

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94

Evil Within Even in Desperate Times in the Brothers Grimm’s “The Singing Bone” (Clip)

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95

The Brothers Grimm: “The Singing Bone”

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96

Von Schonwerth’s “The Scorned Princess”

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97

Grimm’s “Cinderella:” Feminine Work and Shaping the Masculine (Clip)

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98

“The Water of Life” by The Brothers Grimm

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99

The Poor Brother Gives All in The Grimm Brothers’ “The Turnip” (Clip)

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100

The Brothers Grimm’s “Cinderella”

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