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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 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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On Eating Sand, Being Devoted to Better Devotionals, and Reading More than TatenJanuary 19, 2023
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On Swanky Loos, Wrastling with Bears, and Whether Ignorance Is BlissJanuary 12, 2023
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On New Year’s Artillery, Surviving the Thesis, and Fullman Wrote a BookJanuary 05, 2023
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On Celebrating Christmas with Cows, Being a Ghost, and Giving Gifts to Literary CharactersDecember 15, 2022
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On Avoiding Taten (in Traffic), What GB Vets like Most, and Staying SaneDecember 08, 2022
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On Competing Goods, TV’s Biggest Blockheads, and Whether Fluffy Makes It to HeavenDecember 01, 2022
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Thanksgiving Special: On Thanking Heimlich, Holy Days, and Dear Old Honest AbeNovember 24, 2022
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On Emoting like a Boss, Walking with Tigers, and Numbering Your Days November 17, 2022
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On the Dangers of Walking, Befriending Your Spouse, and Intergalactic Relations Between Mars and VenusNovember 10, 2022
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On Surfing Safely, College Dating–or Not, and Who Gets Voted OffNovember 03, 2022
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On the Joys and Travails of Hugging, Keeping it Steezy, and Lying on the DailyOctober 27, 2022
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