Join 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…
Join 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…
Progress 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 an inside look at the author’s creative process. Behind the world of our daily lives, there is a hidden world, one that keeps our world…
Silicon 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…
Part 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…
Dr. 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…
Join us to discuss the forgotten, marginalized heroes of the U.S. labor movement with Kim Kelly, on the eve of the release of her new book: Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor (which we’ll hear about before the book comes out). Hosted by Siena Chiang, we will speak to Kim about how…
Join Rachel as we explore how distractibility and tuning out is related to one's internal emotional turmoil of the ADHD individual. In addition, we will discuss the intertwining of hyperactivity, lethargy and shame, and how it presents itself in both the ADHD child and adult. See series page for previous episodes. In this salon, we will discuss…
Join Interintellect hosts Bronwyn Williams and Peter Isztin in this latest entry in their Dead Economists Society salon series—now in its second year of monthly meetings! In this salon, we evoke numerous dead economists on the great issue of free trade versus protectionism: from Adam Smith, David Hume, and David Ricardo—to Friedrich List and his…
Rhys Lindmark is writing a book about how information flows and how it’s changing on the internet. In a series of salons, we will explore this content together, chapter by chapter, and get an inside look at the author’s creative process. This is the 2nd salon for Rhys Lindmark's series on What Information Wants. Join…
Teens have straight, important questions, but few adults ever give straight answers… until now. Andrew and Isabela are teaming up to share wisdom and demystify the world for teens in this 12-part series. Teens have straight, important questions, but few adults ever give straight answers, in many cases because they don't want to admit that…
Are you interested in the foundational texts and topics that have shaped psychedelic use and research today? Join hosts Alex Criddle and Ava for a monthly series on these fundamental ideas and texts that have shaped psychedelia. One of the most common topics surrounding psychedelics is ego dissolution: the notion that your ego dissolves and…
