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Episode 11 – The Upanishads (Part One)
Thousands of years ago, using techniques of deep meditation, Indian mystics conducted investigations into the powers of the universe and the nature of human consciousness, developing ideas about a single supreme god, the eternal soul, and the relationship of individuals to the spiritual cosmos. Their flashes of insight were passed along orally for hundreds of years before being recorded in written form sometime around 900 B.C. The best… Continue reading
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History of Literature Episode 7 – Greek Comedy – Aristophanes
Author Jacke Wilson examines the life and works of Aristophanes, whose comic plays included The Clouds, which pokes fun at philosophers such as Socrates, and Lysistrata, where the females of Athens and Sparta go on a sex strike in an attempt to end the war. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 45:04 — 31.2MB) Subscribe: iTunes |… Continue reading
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Suspense vs. Surprise: A Hitchcockian Look at the Clip “When Adele Was Jenny”
It’s a very familiar explanation and always worth repeating. Here’s Alfred Hitchcock: There is a distinct difference between “suspense” and “surprise,” and yet many pictures continually confuse the two. I’ll explain what I mean. We are now having a very innocent little chat. Let’s suppose that there is a bomb underneath this table between us.… Continue reading
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