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Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneSeasonal ConfusionThis week on the Wednesday Blog, I have a bone to pick with the weather. --- Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane2023-10-1106 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneHistoric RangeThis week on the Wednesday Blog, why our conversations about ecology and culture are grounded in loss. --- Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane2023-10-0412 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneThe Power of PersonalityThis week on the Wednesday Blog, a look back 200 years to another time of great political change in the United States. --- Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane2023-09-2706 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneThe New FrontierThis week on the Wednesday Blog, I try to remember a story for this week that I came up with on Saturday while lost in a parking garage. --- Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane2023-09-2007 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneMasksThis week on the Wednesday Blog, how we present ourselves to the world around us and in the mirror to our own reflections. --- Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane2023-09-1309 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneCommunityThis week on the Wednesday Blog, recollections of this past holiday weekend's activities at the Kansas City Irish Fest and beyond. --- Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane2023-09-0605 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneThe GuyThis week on the Wednesday Blog, some thoughts on what it means to be a man in 2023 inspired by Greta Gerwig's new film Barbie. Yes, there are a handful of mild spoilers. --- Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane2023-08-3010 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneMirrorsThis week on the Wednesday Blog, how I've learned to deal with stage-fright and in some cases overcome it. --- Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane2023-08-2308 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneListen!This week on the Wednesday Blog, I've decided to write about some of the advice I'm thinking about as I prepare to teach an entirely new age range in this new school year. --- Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane2023-08-1609 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneIn the FieldThis week on the Wednesday Blog, how the pandemic made permanent somethings that were once reserved for fieldwork. --- Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane2023-08-0905 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneContext is KeyThis week on the Wednesday Blog, I want to air a pet peeve of mine about stories taken out of context. --- Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane2023-08-0211 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane"Oppenheimer" and SoundThis Monday, I went to see the new Christopher Nolan film about the life and work of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the leader of the team that invented the atomic bomb. ------ Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane2023-07-2611 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KanePersonalizing LanguageThis week, adding onto last week's release about my work as a translator, I'm discussing my view on how language ought to be personalized. --- Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane2023-07-1905 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneLost in TranslationThis week, I talk about my experiences as a translator. --- Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane2023-07-1209 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneThe Potential of AmericaThis week, the Wednesday Blog is coming out a day early in honor of our Independence Day. --- Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane2023-07-0405 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneLiving MemoryThis week, a consideration of how memories survive as stories. --- Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane2023-06-2811 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneHow Reading James Joyce Helped Prepare me for my DoctorateThis week, in honor of Bloomsday, how reading Joyce helped prepare me for my doctorate. --- Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane2023-06-2110 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneClassicsThis week I'm discussing what the word "classical" means to me in musical as well as historical and political terms. --- Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane2023-06-1409 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneArtificial IntelligenceConcerns have been raised lately over the risk that the increasing artificial intelligence of our computers poses to humanity. I think the risk truly lies in who teaches these computers and what they are taught. --- Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane2023-06-0709 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneGhosts in the Wind, Part 3Season 2 Finale: This week, the conclusion of "Ghosts in the Wind" as Dr. Olivia Stephens and her team make a groundbreaking discovery on Mars. --- Click here to support the "Wednesday Blog": https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane2023-05-3132 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneGhosts in the Wind, Part 2This week, the story continues as Dr. Olivia Stephens settles down on Mars with her colleagues at Elysium Base, making new friends and continuing her search for evidence of past Martian life. --- Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane2023-05-2443 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneGhosts in the Wind, Part 1This week I'm beginning the three part Season 2 finale titled "Ghosts in the Wind" which follows the astrobiologist Dr. Olivia Stephens in the year 2055 as she tracks down traces of past life on Mars. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane2023-05-1750 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneDalí and the SurrealOver the weekend I was in Chicago to see a special exhibit at the Art Institute called Salvador Dalí: The Image Disappears. It got me thinking about the appeal of the surreal. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane2023-05-1006 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneDraft at the StationLast Friday, I took Amtrak's Missouri River Runner from Independence to Kansas City's Union Station to see how the NFL Draft was affecting public transit in & around the Station. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane2023-05-0312 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneSpringtimeThis week I want to share a few words about the beauty of Spring. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane2023-04-2606 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneAb urbe conditaThis coming Friday will mark the 2,776th anniversary of the traditional date for the founding of the City of Rome. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane2023-04-1909 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneOn PerspectiveSome words about how changing perspective changes what one sees. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane2023-04-1208 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneHoly WeekIt's Holy Week in Western Christianity (Catholicism and Protestantism), so some words about that. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane2023-04-0508 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneSimplicityThis week to finish out March, a few words on the need to keep things simple. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane ~ Here are the two websites I mentioned regarding the new Kansas flag proposals: Flags for Good's Kansas Flag: https://flagsforgood.com/products/kansas-flag Anson from Lawrence's New Kansas Flag: https://www.newkansasflag.com/2023-03-2909 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneTerminologiesToday, I'm going to talk for a bit about how the meanings of words change. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane2023-03-2206 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneA Letter from San JuanThis past week I was in San Juan, Puerto Rico for the annual meeting of the Renaissance Society of America. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane2023-03-1508 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneIn Praise of my Favorite Latin VerbToday, I'm talking about a particularly versatile Latin verb that I'll admit I'm rather fond of: mittō. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane2023-03-0806 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneSt. David's DayToday, is the Welsh National Holiday, the Feast of St. David. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane2023-03-0106 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneAsh WednesdayToday is Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent. Some thoughts about that. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane2023-02-2205 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneAuthor vs WriterToday, on Chiefs Parade Day, I thought it'd be interesting to consider the distinctions between an author and a writer. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane2023-02-1507 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane"Casablanca" at 80Today, I'm talking about the classic 1942 film Casablanca with my good friend Alex Brisson. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane Today's episode features contributions from Alex Brisson (https://www.alexbrisson.com) and Michael Ashcraft (https://soundslikeashcraft.com). Thanks to both of them for their help making this week's episode!2023-02-0820 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneSt. Brigid's DayToday, some reflections on St. Brigid's Day. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane2023-02-0105 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneHuman GoodnessThis week I'm considering the fundamental question of whether we are inherently good or bad. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://wednesdayblog.org/patreon.com/sthosdkane2023-01-2507 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KanePhaëton: A Short StoryThis week, I decided to return to one of my favorite short stories, which may someday be expanded into a novel, the arrival of the airship Phaëton over Kansas City. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://wednesdayblog.org/patreon.com/sthosdkane2023-01-1810 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneMetropolisSome thoughts on how dynamic silent films remain even now nearly a century after the development of talking pictures. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane2023-01-1107 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneBelief & ScienceToday, at the start of the new year I want to discuss the balance between belief and science, something greatly needed. Click Here to Support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane.2023-01-0411 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneColdToday, some words on the blizzard of this past week. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://anchor.fm/sean-thomas-kane/support2022-12-2804 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneThirtyToday, some words about my thirtieth birthday. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://anchor.fm/sean-thomas-kane/support2022-12-2104 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneCosmosToday, I want to talk about one of the most useful of words: Cosmos. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://anchor.fm/sean-thomas-kane/support2022-12-1407 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane1st AnniversaryToday, I'm celebrating the 1st anniversary of the Wednesday Blog podcast! Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://anchor.fm/sean-thomas-kane/support2022-12-0707 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneEssay WritingToday, I want to pass on some helpful things I've learned about essay writing both through my work as a Teaching Assistant and in my work on my own dissertation. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://anchor.fm/sean-thomas-kane/support2022-11-3007 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneDoctoral StudyToday, I'm reflecting on the last three years spent in Binghamton and the things about life and work in academia I've learned. Click here to support The Wednesday Blog: https://anchor.fm/sean-thomas-kane/support2022-11-2308 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWinterThis past weekend saw the first snowflakes of the season here in Binghamton, New York. Please consider supporting The Wednesday Blog by clicking here: https://anchor.fm/sean-thomas-kane/support2022-11-1606 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneNatural History, Part 2Today, I want to share some thoughts with you about my research. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://anchor.fm/sean-thomas-kane/support2022-11-0906 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneVote!I'm releasing my first ever Wednesday Blog Tuesday Special. Go vote! If you aren't sure if you're registered or where you need to go to vote, click here: https://vote.gov2022-11-0804 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneTravelThis week I want to talk about traveling, one of those things that I love doing.2022-11-0208 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneCultural HomogenizationThis week responding to a video by Canadian political YouTuber J.J. McCullough about cultural homogenization. For J.J. McCullough's original video, click here: https://youtu.be/XIe_yGQ8Gek2022-10-2611 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneAllergiesThis week why it's stubborn of us to think of ourselves as separate from nature. Please consider supporting the Wednesday Blog by clicking here: https://anchor.fm/sean-thomas-kane/support. Thank you!2022-10-1907 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneGenetic EngineeringThis week an ethical question that's been housed in the realm of science fiction for now. For more information on Audible's The Space Race click here: https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Space-Race-Audiobook/B07SV4T7K7?qid=1665504393&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=Z63HD71M4B6AR3X2D0382022-10-1207 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneGalileo, GalileoThis week let's talk about one of the first great modern astronomers: Galileo Galilei. Click here to support The Wednesday Blog: https://anchor.fm/sean-thomas-kane/support2022-10-0508 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneSuspending DisbeliefThis week, a bit about suspending disbelief when hearing a good story. To support The Wednesday Blog click here: https://anchor.fm/sean-thomas-kane/support2022-09-2808 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneA Trek Among the StarsThis week, I paid a visit to a life-sized recreation of the sets of the original Star Trek series. To learn more about the Star Trek: The Original Set Tour in Ticonderoga, NY click here: https://www.startrektour.com To hear the Star Trek: The Original Siblings podcast hosted by Alex and Sami Brisson click here: https://stosibspod.buzzsprout.com To support The Wednesday Blog click here: https://anchor.fm/sean-thomas-kane/support2022-09-2109 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneHow Irish Understands the WorldThis week, why it's important to keep the Irish language alive. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://anchor.fm/sean-thomas-kane/support2022-09-1407 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KanePhysical Books or Electronic Books?This week, to start Season 2 off: some considerations I've had about whether to prefer electronic books or stick with the physical ones. The voice of Thomas Jefferson was provided by voice actor extraordinaire Michael Ashcraft. You can learn more about his work by visiting his website: https://soundslikeashcraft.com.2022-09-0708 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneThe Longest Commute, Part 3This week, the third and final part of the season finale, a tale of my longest commute to date.2022-08-3120 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneThe Longest Commute, Part 2This week, the second part of the season finale, a tale of my longest commute to date.2022-08-2427 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneThe Longest Commute, Part 1This week, the first part of the season finale, a tale of my longest commute to date.2022-08-1723 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneSchool's Back!This week, the commencement of academic festivities for another nine months.2022-08-1006 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneSummer School in IrishThis week, I finally returned to Irish school this summer after a decade away. You can find out more about Gaelchultúr's online North American Irish classes here: https://www.gaelchultur.com/en/courses/irish-language-online-cursai-usa-20222022-08-0306 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneArtemisThis week, some exciting news about the upcoming launch of Artemis 1. The audio clips used today come from the NASA Audio and Ringtones Library. You can learn more at www.nasa.gov/connect/sounds.2022-07-2706 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneS'WonderfulThis week, I wonder about the word wonder.2022-07-2006 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneTo Gaze into the PastThis week, some inspiration from the first images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. You can view all of these images at: https://webbtelescope.org/news/first-images/gallery2022-07-1309 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KanePolitics and the CitizenThis week, I want to speak to you about the meaning of the word "political."2022-07-0609 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneChurch and StateThis week, a message for the present moment for the future prosperity of the country.2022-06-2909 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneKittyThis week, I want to tell you about my cat Kitty.2022-06-2209 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneAnniversariesThis week, I feel a bit sentimental about the biggest anniversary in my life to date.2022-06-1509 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneCreatures of HabitThis week, how we tend to stick to the same things over our lives.2022-06-0805 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneArtThis week, how art impacts how we see the world around us. ~~~ Immersive Van Gogh: https://www.kansascityvangogh.com Claude Monet, Boulevard des Capucines, (1873): https://art.nelson-atkins.org/objects/17852/boulevard-des-capucines George Caleb Bingham's Catalog: https://www.binghamcatalogue.org Thomas Hart Benton's art at the Nelson-Atkins: https://art.nelson-atkins.org/people/2320/thomas-hart-benton/objects "Hard Times Come Again No More" by The Chieftains and Paolo Nutini: https://youtu.be/uPqjQTkEA6g 2022-06-0107 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneTimes of Trial and HopeThis week, living in exciting times often turns out to be a bit unlucky, from a certain point of view.2022-05-2505 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneCultureThis week, some thoughts on what keeps a culture alive.2022-05-1808 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneChildhoodThis week, reflections on childhood, from my own personal experience.2022-05-1110 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneThe ArtistThis week I'm reflecting on the 2011 Best Picture winner "The Artist" and introducing a new segment to The Wednesday Blog in an interview with my friend Alex Brisson about the film. Alex Brisson's website: https://www.alexbrisson.com Star Trek: The Original Siblings Podcast: https://stosibspod.buzzsprout.com Brissflix: https://www.alexbrisson.com/brissflix The musical interlude in this episode comes from "April Showers" recorded by Gene Rodimich's Orchestra in 1922. Listen to the full version here: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Antique_Phonograph_Music_Program_Various_Artists/Antique_Phonograph_Music_Program_04072015/April...2022-05-0429 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneClose Encounters of the Three-Toed KindThis week, introducing my research into the introduction of the three-toed sloth to European science in the 1550s. I'll be giving a public talk about my work at the Kopernik Observatory and Science Center in Vestal, NY on Friday, 29 April 2022 at 8 pm Eastern, 7 pm Central. You can find a link to the YouTube broadcast here: https://youtu.be/70lJ0NmT8Kw Also here's a link to the Kopernik Observatory's website: https://www.kopernik.org2022-04-2708 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneHomo SapiensThis week, a bit of self-reflection. The Man from Earth website The Man from Earth trailer2022-04-2010 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneThe Fog of TimeThis week, some thoughts inspired by the Jerome Bixby written 2007 science fiction film The Man from Earth. The Man from Earth website The Man from Earth trailer2022-04-1210 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneSandwichesThis week, a response to a clip from the Franco-German TV series Karambolage about sandwiches in France. You can find a link to that Karambolage clip here: https://youtu.be/F1-YUM2-JrM #sandwich2022-04-0604 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneThe Syntax of Internet CultureThis week, some things I've noticed about how people communicate online.2022-03-2907 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneBad Practices in Baseball BroadcastingThis week, how baseball broadcasting today is a tale in what not to do. All musical performances included are my own.2022-03-2211 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneBaseball is BackThis week, a celebration of baseball's triumphant return and one small complaint about a rule change.2022-03-1606 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneElectric Cars, Part 2This week, how electric cars can contribute to the sanctions against the Russian government.2022-03-0805 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneNational MallThis week, I want to tell you about a trip I took last weekend to Washington, D.C. Links: The Smithsonian's Futures Exhibit: https://aib.si.edu/futures/ The Planetary Society's Sailing the Light documentary premiere live stream: https://youtu.be/NnKsHlV1NhA2022-03-0306 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KanePrideThis week, a bit about humanity's greatest asset, and our greatest fault.2022-02-2205 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KanePatienceThis week, how I've learned that patience really is a virtue.2022-02-1504 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneEpisode Untitled, or Humanity and What We Can Do About ItThis week, an attempt at trying to suggest how we humanity can be better humans.2022-02-0905 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneExamenThis week, a bit of Jesuit word play. Photo by Tony Wills CC BY-SA 3.02022-02-0105 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneFictionThis week, I want to explain how fiction is necessary for my survival.2022-01-2604 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneNatural HistoryThis week, I'm thinking about how we humans fit into the structures of natural history.2022-01-1906 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneElectric CarsThis week, I'm talking about my first road trip in an electric car. For my sources see: [1] 7-Eleven Corporate, "7-Eleven Charges Forward with Installation of 500 Electric Vehicle Ports by End of 2022, Providing Convenient Charging Options that Drive a More Sustainable Future," (1 June 2021), https://corp.7-eleven.com/corp-press-releases/06-01-2021-7-eleven-charges-forward-with-installation-of-500-electric-vehicle-ports-by-end-of-2022-providing-convenient-charging-options-that-drive-a-more-sustainable-future [2] Statista, "Number of 7-Eleven Stores in the United States from 2017 to 2020," (July 2021), https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130946/number-of-7-eleven-stores-us/2022-01-1105 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneFreedom from FearIn this episode I talk about how FDR’s Four Freedoms from his 1941 State of the Union is pertinent to today.2022-01-0509 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneHow Space Exploration Can Unite UsIn this episode I argue that we should consider Space exploration as a way of uniting humanity around a common cause in what otherwise is a time when we seem far more divided.2021-12-2807 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneChristmas and the Passing of the SeasonsThis week I'm discussing what Christmas has meant to me throughout my life, and how it fits into the mythos of the seasons overall.2021-12-2106 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneFederalism & RegionalismThis week, I want to talk about some reasons that I see for why we Americans are so deeply divided. You can find the editorial by Charles M. Blow that inspired this episode here.2021-12-1512 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneContemporary EnglishThis week, I'm proposing that we've entered a new period in the history of the English language.2021-12-0707 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane (Trailer)2021-12-0300 minWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneWednesday Blog by Seán Thomas KaneHuman or Man?In English should we say that Jesus "became human" or "became man"? Join me as I work through the history of the Nicene Creed and how this most pivotal of beliefs was interpreted first by the Greek speaking Church Fathers who wrote the Creed, later by the Latin speaking Catholic Church, and today by us English speakers. You can read a transcript of the full episode here. Written, read, and produced by Seán Thomas Kane. © Seán Thomas Kane, 2021.2021-12-0309 min