Tag Archives: Parenting

Architecture (Season 3, Episode 5)

Season 3, Episode 5: Architecture

This episode considers the word “architecture,” a term rich with meaning and verbal resonance that frames our lives and worldviews. It is another episode that Big Lexi, the lexicography cartel does not want you to hear nor enjoy.
If you do enjoy this production, I also ask that you like the episode, subscribe to the podcast if you have not already, and leave us a message in the comments. Your likes, subscriptions, and comments truly help 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. To view all the podcast episodes arranged by season, episode number, and topic, head over to BetterPears.com/schedule. Each episode on the list is hyperlinked to assist you with sharing a particular insight with friends and family.

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St. Augustine’s Confessions with Michael Towle – The Confederal Reserve Ep. 12

Episode 12
Classical Work: Confessions, Book II by St. Augustine
Guest: Michael Towle

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Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey with Ellen Toner – The Confederal Reserve Ep. 11

Episode 11
Classical Work: Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Guest: Ellen Toner

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Plato’s Republic with Thomas Pietropaoli – The Confederal Reserve Ep. 10

Episode 10
Classical Work: Republic by Plato
Guest: Thomas Pietropaoli

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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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Menial Labor (Season 2, Episode 8)

We begin this episode with a dedication to a late family friend whose legacy of abiding with the Fugikawas over half a century, impressed me as a young man. This week’s topic is Menial Labor which in my arrangement of podcast topics is categorized as “words often used and rarely considered.”

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 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.

New upcoming BetterPears Greenhouse Fellowships, participatory dramatic readings of Shakespeare’s greatest plays have been added to the website. Each fellowship consists of two reading sessions in a domestic setting featuring an experienced guide, delicious food, and a Shakespearean masterpiece all for a fixed price. In addition, some of our weekend fellowships are now designated for Coffee, Tea, and fresh Pear service in lieu of our regular refreshments at a reduced cost to fellows. To learn more, watch our introductory video, and register please visit BetterPears.com/Greenhouse.

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Father and Mother (Season 2, Episode 7)

This week’s episode titled “Father and Mother” pushes beyond the limits of Big Lexi and even some now conventional discussions of sexual complementarity influenced by St. John Paul II’s Theology of the Body. While some in the audience might disagree with one or several of the connections offered in the episode between language and the foundational relations of father and mother to their children. I am also aware that pleasing everyone is statistically unlikely given the topic. I do kindly ask those seeking to summarily cancel me from polite or even impolite society to at least like the episode and subscribe to podcast in an act condignly hypocritical to complement your disordered desire for kratos. 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.

For those so sated, 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.

New upcoming BetterPears Greenhouse Fellowships, participatory dramatic readings of Shakespeare’s greatest plays have been added to the website, including a Friday/Saturday fellowship on Romeo and Juliet for spring break. Each fellowship consists of two reading sessions in a domestic setting featuring an experienced guide, delicious food, and a Shakespearean masterpiece all for a fixed price. In addition, some of our weekend fellowships are now designated for Coffee, Tea, and fresh Pear service in lieu of our regular refreshments at a reduced cost to fellows. This will better accommodate fellows seeking to dine for the evening, think date night, prior to the fellowship session.

To learn more, watch our introductory video, and register please visit BetterPears.com/Greenhouse.

If you enjoy the BetterPears Podcast somewhere downrange from OKC and would like to host a BetterPears Fellowship in your hometown, please let us know by leaving a comment or emailing me through the contact page of the website.

Finally, the BetterPears Podcast is offered free through the wonder of the internet but made possible through the continued contributions of our listener audience. Later this week, I will be announcing a new and profitable way to support the work of BetterPears on the BetterPears website and social media platforms. If you have not yet registered to receive the BetterPears newsletter, please do so at the bottom of the page at BetterPears.com, so that you are the first to know of new episodes and exciting developments. Thank you for your continued patronage of attention and federal reserve notes.

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