This is the Long Version, episode 003

Three episodes down! For those of you listening on here…thank you! And a little news update. Ideally good news. Crossed fingers:

I’ve submitted to the iTunes Store, so if it’s approved, then it should be a bit easier and simpler for you to listen to and share. Now, I would love for you to keep coming back to this blog and website…but I also understand that it’s a lot easier listening to this through Apple Podcasts. So…fingers crossed. Should know soon.

This clocks in at 53 minutes. I talk for a second time with my oldest son, and cover some more ground in history, science, Greek, and religion, as well as sharing some stories and snippets about childhood, parenting, and families.

Special note: I’ve seen an uptick in traffic from Europe, lately, and would like to say thank you for the small loyal contingent of readers from the U.K., though they have been blog readers as opposed to podcast listeners. So thank you…

…and thank especially to my friend Erin in The Netherlands, who has written, posted, commented, and shared some meaningful and thoughtful words in response to the first two episodes. First, these words were greatly appreciated. Second, I have also had a small and growing number of listeners from the Amsterdam area…which I think can be described as causation. Thank you Erin, dank je!

02:20 EDUCATION / PARENTING
Three discoveries that can be disappointing to a child.

04:36 CONVERSATIONS
I speak with a nine-year old about Greek mythology, tragicomic film endings, and the royal illustrator Sir Quentin Blake.

17:10 GREEK & LATIN
Astron (Greek : star). Your mind will be blown with beauty when you realize what the literal meaning of “astronaut” is.

19:36 HISTORY
In which I answer a few more questions about American history, specifically involving the 1800s, treatment of Native Americans, slavery, and the art of moral rationalizing at a nation-wide level.

24:30 SCIENCE
Astronomy, chapter 02 : the moon.

29:50 RELIGION
Judaism, chapter 4 : “Egypt and the Pharaoh’s Daughter”

35:45 PARENTING
”If you’re super good, maybe we’ll watch Pulp Fiction too.”

36:18 POETRY
A poem inspired by William Carlos Williams entitled “Ode to William Carlos Williams.” Hint: it’s about pie.

37:35 DADS
My dad’s thoughts on white water rafting.

38:50 PARENTS AND CHILDREN
”There’s always the bronze.”

39:37 OBSERVATIONS ABOUT A 12-YEAR OLD’S HANDLING OF A PANDEMIC
”At the moment of crisis you will assassinate panic and find quiet valor. (life in a pandemic for a 12-year old).”

44:20 ASSORTED THOUGHTS ON PARENTS AND CHILDREN.
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49:16 WRAPPING THINGS UP.
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