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Reason and Nonsense: A Great Books Podcast

Great Books Fellows

Welcome to Reason and Nonsense: A Great Books Podcast, a podcast designed to promote Great Books at Faulkner University by extending the Great Conversation to GB alumni and folks interested in reading, thinking, and doing better. Hosted by Dr. Andrew Jacobs, Director of the Great Books Honors program at Faulkner University; Dr. Joshua Fullman, Great Books Fellow and Director for Faith and Academy; and Dr. Taten Shirley, Great Books Fellow and Director for Interdisciplinary Studies.
Episodes
On Delivering Lectures, Bad Book Descriptions, and Questions + AnswersNovember 30, 2023
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On Visiting Seattle, Taylor vs. Willie, and Horoscopic Meh November 16, 2023
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On Flinging Poo, Lightsabers in the Bathroom, and How to BoycottNovember 09, 2023
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On Being Live and in Concert, What's a Beige Flag, and Whether You Should Raise ItOctober 19, 2023
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On Conner 2.0, Making Sense of Mega Superstars, and Crushing Good CelebritiesOctober 12, 2023
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On Dead Duke Presidents, The Internal Temperature of a Tauntaun, and Heavenly Discourse October 05, 2023
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On Submitting Things on Time–You Donkey, Weird Googles, and Impersonating Green Frogs and AliensSeptember 28, 2023
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On Witches, Library Superstar Peyton Jenkins, and the Weighty Good of the NowSeptember 14, 2023
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On Questioning Taten’s Credibility, Whether ChatGPT Thinks I’m Special, and Why Oppenheimer Didn’t BombSeptember 07, 2023
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On Meeting Savannah, the Summer of Tolstoy, and Impossible WomenAugust 31, 2023
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On Reunions, Well-Spent Summers, and a Movie about a DollAugust 24, 2023
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On Leaving, Finishing the Race, and Dealing with ChangeMay 11, 2023
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On Meeting Conner Futrell, Defining "Fartlek," and Wearing Tinfoil HatsMay 04, 2023
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On Discovering Buc-ee’s, Retreating Well, and Diagnosing the Double StandardApril 27, 2023
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On Thinking You’re Dying, Recreational Reading, and Taten Published a Book!April 20, 2023
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On Hitchhiking to School, Shredding Jamboree, and Finding Friends and LoversApril 13, 2023
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On Sirens at Sea, Breaking Good, and All Sins Being EqualApril 06, 2023
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On Bluegrass Monks, Musical Fruit, and SpooksMarch 30, 2023
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On Learning to Uber, Really Bad Books, and Friendly Men and WomenMarch 16, 2023
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On Being the Caboose, Re-reads, and the Real-deal RealityMarch 09, 2023
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On Being Ashy, Learning to Cook, and Five Stains or OneMarch 02, 2023
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On Sticking Things in One’s Nose, Meeting Ivan Drago, and Whose Habit Is It AnywayFebruary 23, 2023
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On Dreaming of Jacobs, Peyton’s Time Demons, and Donning the HabitFebruary 16, 2023
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On Skinning Thumbs, Playing Hard in the Classroom, and Killing St. ValentineFebruary 09, 2023
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On Giving Up, Loving GB, and the Longest Blooper EverFebruary 02, 2023
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