Update Announcement (Season 3, Episode 0)

Welcome to this Season 3 update for BetterPears and The BetterPears Podcast. I am Dr. Jason Fugikawa, founder of BetterPears and managing member of FugiCor, LLC, its parent company. This blog post and podcast will include updates on Season 3 of The BetterPears Podcast, a new perk for BetterPears Leaves contributors, the online reading course for St. Augustine’s Confessions in the original Latin, and further reflection on the kind of community that BetterPears is seeking to grow.

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If you enjoy BetterPears, I ask that you subscribe to the podcast and leave a comment should you be so inclined and able on this listening platform. This simple task truly helps us reach a wider audience. To receive the transcript of each episode and be the first to learn of BetterPears announcements, please sign-up to our newsletter at the bottom of the page at BetterPears.com.

BetterPears Leaves.
Contribute $12 or more each month to BetterPears and receive a thank you gift in the mail and the chance each month to receive a complimentary BetterPears ceramic mug. To learn more, visit
BetterPears.com/Leaves.

Additional Links:
The Confederal Reserve
Rumble Link.
YouTube
Link.

Please visit our homepage at BetterPears.com.

BetterPears Swag and Gifts are available at the BetterPears Market.

Catch up on past episodes of Seasons 1 & 2 at BetterPears.com/preserves.

To connect with Dr. Fugikawa on Minnect, please visit his profile at Minnect.

Pride and Prejudice with Lilly Bermudez-Wilkins – The Confederal Reserve Ep. 8

Episode 8
Classical Work: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Guest: Lilly Bermudez-Wilkins

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The Book of Tobit with Damian Lenshek – The Confederal Reserve Ep. 7

Episode 7
Classical Work: The Book of Tobit
Guest: Damian Lenshek, Director of Cemeteries for the Diocese of Madison

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St. Thomas Aquinas on Law with Dr. Kristin Towle – The Confederal Reserve Ep. 6

BetterPears Milestone: Earlier this week we served our 60,000th download of The BetterPears Podcast. While that does not necessarily translate into 60,000 listens, it does signify that BetterPears is continuing to make its home in this hobbit-hole-of-a-niche that enjoys thinking about reality and the language used to convey and understand the wonderous real. Thank you for subscribing to the BetterPears Newsletter and supporting with us with your attention and Federal Reserve Notes.

Episode 6
Classical Work: St. Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologiae, I-II, qq. 90–108
Guest: Dr. Kristin Towle

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Obedience (Season 2, Episode 12)

This season finale episode is on obedience and its expression in the human experience. The purpose of the episode, like all those of the podcast, is to suggest deeper meanings for the words we employ to express reality each day. Thus, while the positions offered in each episode are in no way definitive and at times are rather speculative, it is my hope that they function as timeless attempts at expanding your palette for true and accurate verbal expression. If you disagree with a connection made in the episode, please respond in the comments.

If you enjoy this production, I also ask that you like the episode, subscribe to the podcast, and let us know in the comments. This simple task truly helps us reach a wider audience. To receive the transcript of each episode and be the first to learn of BetterPears announcements, please sign-up to our newsletter at the bottom of the page at BetterPears.com.

In addition to The BetterPears Podcast, BetterPears also presents The Confederal Reserve our interview series on Rumble.and YouTube. which connects old friends over even older classical works that have shaped the life of each episode’s guest. They are conversations long overdue and designed to model substantive conversations about the great ideas that you too can have with formerly close friends and family who may have become distant since the last election cycle. Visit our video channels through the links in the description.

Finally, The BetterPears Podcast is offered free through the wonder of the internet but made possible through the continued contributions of our listener audience. In March, we announced our new crowdfunding program, BetterPears Leaves. The program is simple and some might say elegant in design. Contribute $12 or more each month to BetterPears and receive a thank you Goldback in the mail. It is like a Patreon but with fractional, physical gold instead of BTS and blooper reels. If you have been listening to The BetterPears Podcast or The Confederal Reserve for some time and recognize that the ideas shared stand out from other offering of the internet, are worth sharing, and are worthy of your support, this community driven contribution program is for you. To learn more, visit BetterPears.com/Leaves.

Thank you for your continued patronage of attention and federal reserve notes. And now, on with the episode.

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If you enjoy this production, I also ask that you like the episode, subscribe to the podcast, and leave a comment should you be so inclined and able on this listening platform. This simple task truly helps us reach a wider audience. To receive the transcript of each episode and be the first to learn of BetterPears announcements, please sign-up to our newsletter at the bottom of the page at BetterPears.com.

BetterPears Leaves.
Contribute $12 or more each month to BetterPears and receive a thank you gift in the mail. To learn more, visit
BetterPears.com/Leaves.

Additional Links:
The Confederal Reserve
Rumble Link.
YouTube
Link.

Please visit our homepage at BetterPears.com.

BetterPears Swag and Gifts are available at the BetterPears Market.

Catch up on past episodes of Season 1 at BetterPears.com/preserves.

To connect with Dr. Fugikawa on Minnect, please visit his profile at Minnect.

Altum (Season 2, Episode 11)

This episode is on the Latin word, “altum” and its two disparate meanings. The purpose of the episode, like all those of the podcast, is to suggest a deeper etymology and etiology for the words we employ to express reality each day. Thus, while the positions offered in each episode are in no way definitive and at times are rather speculative, it is my hope that they function as timeless attempts at expanding your palette for true and accurate verbal expression. If you disagree with a connection made in the episode, please respond in the comments.

If you enjoy this production, I also ask that you like the episode, subscribe to the podcast, and let us know in the comments. This simple task truly helps us reach a wider audience. To receive the transcript of each episode and be the first to learn of BetterPears announcements, please sign-up to our newsletter at the bottom of the page at BetterPears.com.

In addition to The BetterPears Podcast, BetterPears also presents The Confederal Reserve our interview series on Rumble.and YouTube. which connects old friends over even older classical works that have shaped the life of each episode’s guest. They are conversations long overdue and designed to model substantive conversations about the great ideas that you too can have with formerly close friends and family who may have become distant since the last election cycle. Visit our video channels through the links in the description.

Finally, The BetterPears Podcast is offered free through the wonder of the internet but made possible through the continued contributions of our listener audience. In March, we announced our new crowdfunding program, BetterPears Leaves. The program is simple and some might say elegant in design. Contribute $12 or more each month to BetterPears and receive a thank you Goldback in the mail. It is like a Patreon but with fractional, physical gold instead of BTS and blooper reels. To learn more, visit BetterPears.com/Leaves.

Thank you for your continued patronage of attention and federal reserve notes. And now, on with the episode.

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If you enjoy this production, I also ask that you like the episode, subscribe to the podcast, and leave a comment should you be so inclined and able on this listening platform. This simple task truly helps us reach a wider audience. To receive the transcript of each episode and be the first to learn of BetterPears announcements, please sign-up to our newsletter at the bottom of the page at BetterPears.com.

BetterPears Leaves.
Contribute $12 or more each month to BetterPears and receive a thank you gift in the mail. To learn more, visit
BetterPears.com/Leaves.

Additional Links:
The Confederal Reserve
Rumble Link.
YouTube
Link.

Please visit our homepage at BetterPears.com.

BetterPears Swag and Gifts are available at the BetterPears Market.

Catch up on past episodes of Season 1 at BetterPears.com/preserves.

To connect with Dr. Fugikawa on Minnect, please visit his profile at Minnect.

The Epic of Gilgamesh with Michael Kelleher – The Confederal Reserve Ep. 5

Episode 5 Classical Work: The Epic of GilgameshGuest: Michael Kelleher, author and educator Links: Marcy and Michael Kelleher’s books and dolls can be found at: https://www.marzipantz.com/ You can find Michael’s stories and essays on Medium at:https://medium.com/@kelleher.ms The Confederal Reserve presented by BetterPears is hosted by Dr. Jason Fugikawa who invites each episode’s guest to discussContinue reading “The Epic of Gilgamesh with Michael Kelleher – The Confederal Reserve Ep. 5”

Perdition (Season 2, Episode 10)

This episode is on perdition (and by extension forgiveness). The purpose of the episode, like all those of the podcast, is to suggest a deeper etymology and etiology for the words we employ to express reality each day. Thus, while the positions offered in each episode are in no way definitive, it is my hope that they function as timeless attempts at expanding your palette for true and accurate verbal expression. If you disagree with a connection made in the episode, please respond in the comments.

If you enjoy this production, I also ask that you like the episode, subscribe to the podcast, and let us know in the comments. This simple task truly helps us reach a wider audience. To receive the transcript of each episode and be the first to learn of BetterPears announcements, please sign-up to our newsletter at the bottom of the page at BetterPears.com.

In addition to The BetterPears Podcast, BetterPears also presents The Confederal Reserve our interview series on Rumble.and YouTube. which connects old friends over even older classical works that have shaped the life of each episode’s guest. They are conversations long overdue and designed to model substantive conversations about the great ideas that you too can have with formerly close friends and family who may have become distant of late. Visit our video channels through the links in the description.

Finally, The BetterPears Podcast is offered free through the wonder of the internet but made possible through the continued contributions of our listener audience. In March, we announced our new crowdfunding program, BetterPears Leaves. The program is simple and some might say elegant in design. Contribute $12 or more each month to BetterPears and receive a thank you Goldback in the mail. To learn more, visit BetterPears.com/Leaves.

Thank you for your continued patronage of attention and federal reserve notes. And now, on with the episode.

***

If you enjoy this production, I also ask that you like the episode, subscribe to the podcast, and leave a comment should you be so inclined and able on this listening platform. This simple task truly helps us reach a wider audience. To receive the transcript of each episode and be the first to learn of BetterPears announcements, please sign-up to our newsletter at the bottom of the page at BetterPears.com.

BetterPears Leaves.
Contribute $12 or more each month to BetterPears and receive a thank you gift in the mail. To learn more, visit
BetterPears.com/Leaves.

Additional Links:
The Confederal Reserve
Rumble Link.
YouTube
Link.

Please visit our homepage at BetterPears.com.

BetterPears Swag and Gifts are available at the BetterPears Market.

Catch up on past episodes of Season 1 at BetterPears.com/preserves.

To connect with Dr. Fugikawa on Minnect, please visit his profile at Minnect.