Red Crosses, Sasha Filipenko
OnlineDiscussion salon, hosted by Henry Oliver, about a recent Belarusian novel translated from the Russian, Red Crosses by Sasha Filipenko. Nobel Prize winner Svetlana Alexievitch said, "If you want to…
$15.00
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Future of Note-Taking Series: Anne-Laure Le Cunff
OnlineJoin Dan Shipper, Visakan Veerasamy and Anne-Laure Le Cunff for an Interintellect salon about the future of note-taking! "The real flying car / hoverboard / jetpack of the 2020s will be…
$20.00
Confidence: A Show & Tell
OnlineWho says show and tell is just for kids? In Alma Cook's monthly miniseries, we'll discuss simple concepts in a collaborative way, using attendees' own selections from arts and culture as our springboard. Don't be afraid to bring your guitar, your dancing shoes, or your latest poem! Alma Cook is a singer-songwriter, business owner, and Braver Angels cultural ambassador.…
$15.00
Festivals!
OnlineHow do festivals shape generations? During this ii salon, Rachel Haywire will go over the past, present, and future of festivals while discussing their unique role in influencing the growth of society. Festivals are a vibe shift. They represent a changing of the guards, in which a group of collaborators take the center stage and…
$15.00
Life and Work in the Rhythm of the Seasons: April
OnlineLouis Bijl de Vroe and Simon Ohler (that's us) are philosophers and brothers in spirit. We are the founders of Spiritual Mischief, a podcast that combines culture, comedy, and ancient wisdom. In this salon series, we offer you a peek into our studies. Based on the I Ching, the Dao De Jing, and the work…
$15.00
Maps Lie To You
OnlineJoin debut host Tom Fish (cartographer and author of FishEye) on a journey into how maps are not as reliable as you think they are. We use maps every day to find our way, understand the news, and figure out where Zanzabar is (East Africa; part of Tanzania). Through regular usage, we put our trust in…
$10.00
Reading Beowulf: The Rise of Beowulf + The Heroic Ethos
OnlineJoin host Colin Gorrie as we read the great Old English epic poem Beowulf together, as part of the Reading Beowulf series. This session will cover the rise of Beowulf to power as a king in his own right. We'll also discuss the heroic age that Beowulf purports to describe. What was it like? And how…
$25.00
Canceled Generation Kill: The Wars of Gen X
OnlineJoin writer Sean Patrick Hughes in his ongoing series as we explore the culture, events and history of Generation X. I applied to Annapolis within a few years of Francis Fukuyama writing The End of History and The Last Man. The Cold War was over. And the long peace was to begin. I had no idea…
$10.00
The Story of Industrial Civilization: Can Progress Continue?
OnlineProgress writer Jason Crawford is writing a book about the modern world and how it was invented. In a series of salons, we will explore this content together, chapter by chapter, and get…
$25.00
Why is it so Expensive?
OnlineSilicon Valley native currently in exile Max Dostart-Meers is focused on the intersection of the good life, the just society, and techno-optimistic capitalism. You can follow him on Twitter. Part of the Saving the City series, this salon asks: Why does it cost so much to build anything nowadays? In this salon, we will talk…
$25.00
Understanding Addiction Part Three: Unlearning Addiction
OnlinePart Three of the Understanding Addiction series hosted by psychologist and neuroscientist Marc Lewis, and drug, policy, and intervention researcher and activist Shaun Shelly. In the third salon, in a series of four, Marc Lewis will discuss Internal Family Systems (IFS) to overcome dependent drug use, and Shaun Shelly will focus on the usefulness of…
$10.00
Flannery O’Connor on The Catholic Writer in the Protestant South
OnlineDr. Jennifer Frey (associate professor of philosophy at the University of South Carolina and host of the literature, philosophy, and theology podcast, Sacred and Profane Love) explores the fiction of mid twentieth century Catholic writer, Flannery O’Connor in a 6-part series. In this salon, we will explore and discuss the ways that O’Connor uses the…
$25.00