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PREMIUM-Ep. 318: Friedrich Schiller on the Civilizing Potential of Art (Part Three)
Mark and Wes dive deeper into the text of the first several letters of On the Aesthetic Education of Man (1795).
Are verbal descriptions of art desti…
2 years, 10 months ago
Ep. 318: Friedrich Schiller on the Civilizing Potential of Art (Part Two)
We continue working through letters 1-15 of On the Aesthetic Education of Man (1795), helped by Markus Reuter.
We get clearer on what Schiller means …
2 years, 10 months ago
PEL Presents PMP#150: Dark Shadows w/ Kathryn Leigh Scott
Mark, Lawrence, and Sean Michael Cooney discuss the gothic romance vampire soap opera from 1966-1971 plus the spin-off movies and reboots. We intervi…
2 years, 10 months ago
Ep. 318: Friedrich Schiller on the Civilizing Potential of Art (Part One)
Can art make us better people? Musician Markus Reuter joins Mark, Wes, and Seth to discussion the first half of On the Aesthetic Education of Man (17…
2 years, 10 months ago
PEL Presents PvI#53: XTREME BEEF Quicheticles w/ Zach Thompson
Zach is an improvisor who's written for MST3K, been a commentator for Resistance Pro Wrestling, and has been a recurring guest on Hello From the Magi…
2 years, 10 months ago
PREMIUM-Ep. 317: Character Philosophies in Dostoevsky's "Brothers Karamazov" (Part Two)
To conclude our discussion of the novel, we turn to the philosophies of Dmitri and Ivan, plus the Biblical book of Job and our takeaways. Do we need …
2 years, 11 months ago
PEL Presents NEM#195: Nicholas Tremulis Reads Better Books
Nick has fronted 10+ carefully arranged solo albums since 1985 in various styles from R&B to Latin to alt-country.
We discuss "Amanda and the God’s …
2 years, 11 months ago
Ep. 317: Character Philosophies in Dostoevsky's "Brothers Karamazov" (Part One)
Following up on our live episode, we further ponder the 1869 novel, revisiting the "problem of evil" arguments and how the various brothers cope wit…
2 years, 11 months ago
PEL Presents PMP#149: Rocky and Creed
It's our most successful sports film franchise ever, starting with the Best Picture winning, highest grossing film from 1976, through eight sequels t…
2 years, 11 months ago
Ep. 316: Dostoevsky's "Brothers Karamazov": PEL Live in NYC (Part Two)
Continuing on Dostoevsky's 1880 novel, we respond to some objections to the Christian arguments that the characters Alyosha and Zosima put forward to…
2 years, 11 months ago