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Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Seasonal Confusion
This 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/sthosdkane
2023-10-11
06 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Historic Range
This 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/sthosdkane
2023-10-04
12 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
The Power of Personality
This 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/sthosdkane
2023-09-27
06 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
The New Frontier
This 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/sthosdkane
2023-09-20
07 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Masks
This 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/sthosdkane
2023-09-13
09 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Community
This 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/sthosdkane
2023-09-06
05 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
The Guy
This 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/sthosdkane
2023-08-30
10 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Mirrors
This 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/sthosdkane
2023-08-23
08 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Listen!
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/sthosdkane
2023-08-16
09 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
In the Field
This 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/sthosdkane
2023-08-09
05 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Context is Key
This 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/sthosdkane
2023-08-02
11 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
"Oppenheimer" and Sound
This 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/sthosdkane
2023-07-26
11 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Personalizing Language
This 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/sthosdkane
2023-07-19
05 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Lost in Translation
This week, I talk about my experiences as a translator. --- Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane
2023-07-12
09 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
The Potential of America
This 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/sthosdkane
2023-07-04
05 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Living Memory
This week, a consideration of how memories survive as stories. --- Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane
2023-06-28
11 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
How Reading James Joyce Helped Prepare me for my Doctorate
This 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/sthosdkane
2023-06-21
10 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Classics
This 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/sthosdkane
2023-06-14
09 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Artificial Intelligence
Concerns 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/sthosdkane
2023-06-07
09 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Ghosts in the Wind, Part 3
Season 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/sthosdkane
2023-05-31
32 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Ghosts in the Wind, Part 2
This 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/sthosdkane
2023-05-24
43 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Ghosts in the Wind, Part 1
This 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/sthosdkane
2023-05-17
50 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Dalí and the Surreal
Over 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/sthosdkane
2023-05-10
06 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Draft at the Station
Last 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/sthosdkane
2023-05-03
12 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Springtime
This week I want to share a few words about the beauty of Spring. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane
2023-04-26
06 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Ab urbe condita
This 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/sthosdkane
2023-04-19
09 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
On Perspective
Some words about how changing perspective changes what one sees. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane
2023-04-12
08 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Holy Week
It'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/sthosdkane
2023-04-05
08 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Simplicity
This 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/
2023-03-29
09 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Terminologies
Today, 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/sthosdkane
2023-03-22
06 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
A Letter from San Juan
This 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/sthosdkane
2023-03-15
08 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
In Praise of my Favorite Latin Verb
Today, 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/sthosdkane
2023-03-08
06 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
St. David's Day
Today, is the Welsh National Holiday, the Feast of St. David. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane
2023-03-01
06 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Ash Wednesday
Today is Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent. Some thoughts about that. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane
2023-02-22
05 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Author vs Writer
Today, 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/sthosdkane
2023-02-15
07 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
"Casablanca" at 80
Today, 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!
2023-02-08
20 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
St. Brigid's Day
Today, some reflections on St. Brigid's Day. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane
2023-02-01
05 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Human Goodness
This 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/sthosdkane
2023-01-25
07 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Phaëton: A Short Story
This 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/sthosdkane
2023-01-18
10 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Metropolis
Some 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/sthosdkane
2023-01-11
07 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Belief & Science
Today, 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.
2023-01-04
11 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Cold
Today, some words on the blizzard of this past week. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://anchor.fm/sean-thomas-kane/support
2022-12-28
04 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Thirty
Today, some words about my thirtieth birthday. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://anchor.fm/sean-thomas-kane/support
2022-12-21
04 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Cosmos
Today, 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/support
2022-12-14
07 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
1st Anniversary
Today, I'm celebrating the 1st anniversary of the Wednesday Blog podcast! Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://anchor.fm/sean-thomas-kane/support
2022-12-07
07 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Essay Writing
Today, 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/support
2022-11-30
07 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Doctoral Study
Today, 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/support
2022-11-23
08 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Winter
This 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/support
2022-11-16
06 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Natural History, Part 2
Today, I want to share some thoughts with you about my research. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://anchor.fm/sean-thomas-kane/support
2022-11-09
06 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Vote!
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.gov
2022-11-08
04 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Travel
This week I want to talk about traveling, one of those things that I love doing.
2022-11-02
08 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Cultural Homogenization
This 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_yGQ8Gek
2022-10-26
11 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Allergies
This 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!
2022-10-19
07 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Genetic Engineering
This 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=Z63HD71M4B6AR3X2D038
2022-10-12
07 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Galileo, Galileo
This 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/support
2022-10-05
08 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Suspending Disbelief
This week, a bit about suspending disbelief when hearing a good story. To support The Wednesday Blog click here: https://anchor.fm/sean-thomas-kane/support
2022-09-28
08 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
A Trek Among the Stars
This 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/support
2022-09-21
09 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
How Irish Understands the World
This week, why it's important to keep the Irish language alive. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://anchor.fm/sean-thomas-kane/support
2022-09-14
07 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Physical 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.
2022-09-07
08 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
The Longest Commute, Part 3
This week, the third and final part of the season finale, a tale of my longest commute to date.
2022-08-31
20 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
The Longest Commute, Part 2
This week, the second part of the season finale, a tale of my longest commute to date.
2022-08-24
27 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
The Longest Commute, Part 1
This week, the first part of the season finale, a tale of my longest commute to date.
2022-08-17
23 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
School's Back!
This week, the commencement of academic festivities for another nine months.
2022-08-10
06 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Summer School in Irish
This 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-2022
2022-08-03
06 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Artemis
This 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.
2022-07-27
06 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
S'Wonderful
This week, I wonder about the word wonder.
2022-07-20
06 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
To Gaze into the Past
This 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/gallery
2022-07-13
09 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Politics and the Citizen
This week, I want to speak to you about the meaning of the word "political."
2022-07-06
09 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Church and State
This week, a message for the present moment for the future prosperity of the country.
2022-06-29
09 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Kitty
This week, I want to tell you about my cat Kitty.
2022-06-22
09 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Anniversaries
This week, I feel a bit sentimental about the biggest anniversary in my life to date.
2022-06-15
09 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Creatures of Habit
This week, how we tend to stick to the same things over our lives.
2022-06-08
05 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Art
This 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
2022-06-01
07 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Times of Trial and Hope
This week, living in exciting times often turns out to be a bit unlucky, from a certain point of view.
2022-05-25
05 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Culture
This week, some thoughts on what keeps a culture alive.
2022-05-18
08 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Childhood
This week, reflections on childhood, from my own personal experience.
2022-05-11
10 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
The Artist
This 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...
2022-05-04
29 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Close Encounters of the Three-Toed Kind
This 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.org
2022-04-27
08 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Homo Sapiens
This week, a bit of self-reflection. The Man from Earth website The Man from Earth trailer
2022-04-20
10 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
The Fog of Time
This 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 trailer
2022-04-12
10 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Sandwiches
This 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 #sandwich
2022-04-06
04 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
The Syntax of Internet Culture
This week, some things I've noticed about how people communicate online.
2022-03-29
07 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Bad Practices in Baseball Broadcasting
This week, how baseball broadcasting today is a tale in what not to do. All musical performances included are my own.
2022-03-22
11 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Baseball is Back
This week, a celebration of baseball's triumphant return and one small complaint about a rule change.
2022-03-16
06 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Electric Cars, Part 2
This week, how electric cars can contribute to the sanctions against the Russian government.
2022-03-08
05 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
National Mall
This 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/NnKsHlV1NhA
2022-03-03
06 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Pride
This week, a bit about humanity's greatest asset, and our greatest fault.
2022-02-22
05 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Patience
This week, how I've learned that patience really is a virtue.
2022-02-15
04 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Episode Untitled, or Humanity and What We Can Do About It
This week, an attempt at trying to suggest how we humanity can be better humans.
2022-02-09
05 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Examen
This week, a bit of Jesuit word play. Photo by Tony Wills CC BY-SA 3.0
2022-02-01
05 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Fiction
This week, I want to explain how fiction is necessary for my survival.
2022-01-26
04 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Natural History
This week, I'm thinking about how we humans fit into the structures of natural history.
2022-01-19
06 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Electric Cars
This 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/
2022-01-11
05 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Freedom from Fear
In this episode I talk about how FDR’s Four Freedoms from his 1941 State of the Union is pertinent to today.
2022-01-05
09 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
How Space Exploration Can Unite Us
In 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.
2021-12-28
07 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Christmas and the Passing of the Seasons
This week I'm discussing what Christmas has meant to me throughout my life, and how it fits into the mythos of the seasons overall.
2021-12-21
06 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Federalism & Regionalism
This 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.
2021-12-15
12 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Contemporary English
This week, I'm proposing that we've entered a new period in the history of the English language.
2021-12-07
07 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane (Trailer)
2021-12-03
00 min
Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane
Human 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.
2021-12-03
09 min