Category Archives: Big Lexi

Λήθη (lēthē) (Season 2, Episode 1)

Welcome back to another season of The BetterPears Podcast. As we announced in December, there are a number of new initiatives happening at BetterPears including further development of the BetterPears Market, your home for BetterPears branded apparel and drinkware. The podcast has also been establishing its presence on Rumble and YouTube, although new episodes of the podcast will continue to premier on exclusively audio platforms and the website where you can continue to read along at BetterPears.com/Preserves.

This first episode of our second season begins with a dedication to my paternal grandmother to complement ending last season with a dedication to my paternal grandfather. It also complements the episode itself as memory and forgetting comprise our theme for this epiphanic debut.

Links Mentioned in the Episode:

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Heart Cor (Episode 11)

Fecisti nos ad te et cor nostrum inquietum est donec requiescat in te.

In his most famous line from his Confessions, St. Augustine introduces the great outward and return journey of his life, of our life. In this meticulous sentence, he reveals both his ability for rhetorical flourish and the paucity of our attempts at translation.

This episode is prefaced by a dedication to Fr. Matthew L. Lamb, who was influential in Dr. Fugikawa’s philosophical and theological formation.

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

Please visit our homepage at BetterPears.com.

To support the BetterPears Podcast, please visit: BetterPears.com/CSA

Egregious (Episode 9)

The BetterPears Podcast returns this week with an historical announcement concerning our first BetterPears Course starting on May 30th in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. For more information and to claim a limited spot of the inaugural fellowship, visit BetterPears.com/courses. All inaugural fellows will receive a complimentary BetterPears Mug from the BetterPears Market.

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

This week’s podcast is on the word egregious and the deep etymology behind its ancient and more modern meaning.

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To support the BetterPears Podcast, please visit: BetterPears.com/CSA

Genesis (Episode 7)

Dr. Fugikawa offers a memorial dedication to his late uncle. The meaning of genesis is examined through the lens of pasta and paternity rituals.

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Anthropos (Episode 4)

The influence of Big Lexi is noted again in this analysis of the Greek word for human being. This episode is dedicated to Dr. Fugikawa’s Boy Scout Scoutmaster, whose lessons and wise counsel are discussed and honored. The CSA (Community Sponsored Analysis) is still open for this season of the podcast at BetterPears.com/CSA.

Start Here (Episode 0)

If you are new to the BetterPears Podcast, start here. This episode introduces the podcast as well as the other facets of the BetterPears cultural empire.

For more information and to claim a limited spot of the inaugural fellowship, visit BetterPears.com/courses. All inaugural fellows will receive a complimentary BetterPears Mug from the BetterPears Market.

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

This week’s podcast is on the word egregious and the deep etymology behind its ancient and more modern meaning.

Please visit our homepage at BetterPears.com.

To support the BetterPears Podcast, please visit: BetterPears.com/CSA