S8E5 Romeo & Juliet Part 1

Ever wonder why the sky is blue during the day and orange during a sunset? Tune in for a quick science lesson on the electromagnetic spectrum and the science behind a blood moon. We'll also listen to Psalm 8, Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata", and "The Learn'd Astronomer" by Walt Wh ... Show More

Kepler, "Come Thou Fount", Psalm 19, "The Celestial Surgeon", "Daedalus", "Saturn" by Holst, and more!  

Galileo, "Come Thou Fount", Psalm 19, "The Celestial Surgeon", "The Horse and the Olive", "Jupiter" by Holst, and more!  

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Claire and I swoon over our favorite bits of Romeo and Juliet, and discuss why this play is not a cautionary tale of unbridled passion and the excesses of youth, but rather a hymn to the redemptive powers of love itself.  

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss William Shakespeare's famous tragedy, written in the early 1590s after a series of histories and comedies. His audience already knew the story of the feuding Capulets and Montagues in Verona and the fate of the young lovers from their rival houses, ... Show More

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss William Shakespeare's famous tragedy, written in the early 1590s after a series of histories and comedies. His audience already knew the story of the feuding Capulets and Montagues in Verona and the fate of the young lovers from their rival houses, ... Show More

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Bill and Juliet get together to discuss the first six episodes of the Amazon Prime series 'Daisy Jones & The Six'. They begin by talking about the original music and the immediate issues they have with the series. Next, they juxtapose the show's storyline with the book, other mov ... Show More

Che cosa hanno in comune Shakespeare e l’Italia? Molto più di quanto forse immagini. Il bardo inglese (ma che cosa significa “bardo”?) conosceva molte cose dell’Italia e ha ambientato alcune sue opere nel Bel Paese. Oggi vediamo insieme quanta Italia c’è in Shakespeare! Episodio ... Show More

In this second installment of our three-part series on Friedrich Engels' famous work "The Origin of the Family, Private Property, and the State", Alyson and Breht discuss chapters 4, 5, and 6 titled "The Greek Gens", "The Rise of the Athenian State", and "the Gens and the State i ... Show More