Reason and Nonsense: A Great Books Podcast: Recent Episodes
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.
In which the good doctors discuss getting them toes, beautiful irony, and eco-terrorist poetry.
In which the good doctors discuss reality (yes, they are already divorced), Taten admitting that Fullman's right, and being great in Europe.
In which the good doctors discuss shrews, Fullman in yoga pants, and killing your firstborn.
In which the good doctors discuss boss Bronte, freezing your. eggs, and required parenting.
In which the good doctors discuss stoner hobbits, Dune, too, and discomfiting yourself appropriately.
In which the good doctors discuss liking old men and fish, being real, and scouring the Shire.
In which the good doctors discuss pranking Taten, Fullman's new cult, and defending the fairy tale rom-com.
In which the good doctors discuss Joshy/Condy, local politics, and doing your civic duty.
In which the good doctors discuss establishing the proper pants-to-days-worn ratio, the devastation of Chernobyl, and sus superstitions.
In which the good doctors discuss dungeons and dragons, building better humans through humanities, and defending honest Abe.
In which the good doctors discuss the art of music and math, grouchy Oscars, and other grave matters.
In which the good doctors discuss joining Spotify, a not-so-Crowning achievement, and yes, Taten really loves us.
In which the good doctors discuss the virtue of almost dying, the disappointment of burning salt, and your momma's mean girls.
In which the good doctors discuss yes, Fullman still has a blog, relationship advice, and keeping the string in the box.
In which the good doctors discuss defending Mary Shelley, a blah Napoleon, and the hand of providence.
In which the good doctors discuss testing nerves, surviving the thesis, and the horror of the golden bachelor.
In which the good doctors discuss hypothetical theft, what's in Taten's bag, and God's voice or indigestion.
In which the good doctors discuss Taten's fraudulent purchase, holiday grinches, and Garrett's musical flex.
In which the good doctors discuss delivering lectures, bad book descriptions, and questions + answers.
In which the good doctors discuss visiting Seattle, Taylor vs. Willie, and horoscopic meh.
In which the good doctors discuss flinging poo, lightsabers in the bathroom, and how to boycott.
In which the good doctors discuss being live and in concert, what's a beige flag, and whether you should raise it.
In which the good doctors discuss Conner 2.0, making sense of mega superstars, and crushing good celebrities.
In which the good doctors discuss dead Duke presidents, the internal temperature of a tauntaun, and heavenly discourse.
In which the good doctors discuss submitting things on time, weird goggles, and impersonating green frogs and aliens.
In which the good doctors discuss witches, library superstar Peyton Jenkins, and the weighty good of the now.
In which the good doctors question Taten's credibility, discuss whether ChatGPT thinks I'm special, and talk about why Oppenheimer didn't bomb.
In which the good doctors discuss meeting Savannah, the summer of Tolstoy, and impossible women.
In which the good doctors discuss reunions, well-spent summers, and a movie about a doll.
In which the good doctors discuss leaving, finishing the race, and dealing with change.
In which the good doctors discuss meeting Conner Futrell, defining "fartlek," and wearing tinfoil hats.
In which the good doctors discuss discovering Buc-ee’s, retreating well, and diagnosing the double standard.
In which the good doctors discuss thinking you’re dying, recreational reading, and Taten publishing a book.
In which the good doctors discuss hitchhiking to school, shredding Jamboree, and finding friends and lovers.
In which the good doctors discuss sirens at sea, breaking good, and all sins being equal.
In which the good doctors discuss learning to Uber, really bad books, and friendly men and women.
In which the good doctors discuss being the caboose, re-reads, and the real-deal reality.
In which the good doctors discuss being ashy, learning to cook, and five stains or one.
In which the good doctors discuss sticking things in one's nose, meeting Ivan Drago, and whose habit is it anyway.
In which the good doctors discuss dreaming of Jacobs, Peyton's time demons, and donning the habit.
In which the good doctors discuss skinning thumbs, playing hard in the classroom, and killing St. Valentine.
In which the good doctors eat sand, devote themselves to better devotionals, and marvel at Taten Shirley's reading habits.
In which the good doctors discuss swanky loos, wrastling with bears, and whether ignorance is bliss.
In which the good doctors discuss New Year's artillery, surviving the thesis, and Dr. Fullman's new book.
In which the good doctors discuss celebrating Christmas with cows, being a ghost, and giving gifts to literary characters.
In which the good doctors discuss avoiding Taten (in traffic), what GB vets like most, and staying sane.
In which the good doctors discuss competing goods, TV’s biggest blockheads, and whether Fluffy makes it to heaven.
In which the good doctors give thanks for the Heimlich maneuver, holy days, and dear old honest Abe.
In which the good doctors discuss the dangers of walking, befriending your spouse, and intergalactic relations between Mars and Venus.
In which the good doctors discuss surfing safely, college dating–or not, and who gets voted off.
In which the good doctors discuss the joys and travails of hugging, keeping it steely, and lying on the daily.
In which the good doctors discuss failing history, following the royals, and patching lives with books.
In which the good doctors discuss being unfunny, reading great books, and seeking the truth armed.