For the Curious

Jonah Kunisch

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“The most important thing to be in life, is curious.” -Neil DeGrasse Tyson “For the curious learner, these are the best of times because your ability to constantly refresh your knowledge with either podcasts or lectures that are online is better than ever." -Bill Gates Join me in staying curious, in the modern world! Music: Courtesy of Youtube's Audio Library

10/03/2020

Episode 8 - Tesla, Big Oil & Gas, and Our Future

Talking the Electric Vehicle revolution with Tesla at the forefront, stock prices, and progressing toward a better future...with a dash of politics talk thrown in. Featuring brand new logo art from Rachel Gelmis! IG: @rachelgelmis Get 1,000 free Supercharger miles when you order a Tesla vehicle: https://ts.la/jonah51115 Watch this episode on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m26hxC5RAPs&t=1s

23 min
08/21/2020

Episode 7 - The Roots of Racial Prejudice, Obama's Legacy Pt. 2

Part 2 of looking at Obama's impact on U.S. race relations. In light of recent circumstances, an analyis of the whole history of US race relations is done. This sets the perspective for looking at Obama's actual time in office, in Part 3. Watch this on Youtube! Works Cited: 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Abolition of Slavery. (2016, September 8). In National Archives. Retrieved from https://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/13th- amendment. BBC News. (2020, August 17). US Postal Service row: What is it about?. In BBC News. Retrieved from https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53809955. DuVernay, A. (Director). Averick, S., & DuVernay, A. (Writer). (2016). Netflix. The Emancipation Proclamation. (2019, April 17). In National Archives. Retrieved from https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured-documents/emancipation-proclamation. History.com Editors. (2020, August 19). Jim Crow Laws. In History.com. Retrieved from https://www.history.com/topics/early-20th-century-us/jim-crow-laws#section_11. Iaccarino, A. Brittanica. In The Founding Fathers and Slavery. Retrieved from https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Founding-Fathers-and-Slavery-1269536. Mintz, S. Historical Context: Facts about the Slave Trade and Slavery. In The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. Retrieved from https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-resources/teaching-resource/historical-context- facts-about-slave-trade-and-slavery. Miranda, L. (Writer). Miranda, L. (Director). (2020). Hamilton. Disney+. Vox (2015). The myth of race, debunked in 3 minutes. Youtube. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnfKgffCZ7U.

13 min
07/20/2020

Episode 6 - President Obama and U.S. Race Relations, Pt. 1

Looking at how the life and presidency of Barack Obama affects United States race relations today. In this first part, we go way back to the early stages of his life and see what shaped him. Watch this episode on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kIBA6JvVxg&t=17s Works Cited: Douglass, F. (1845). Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself (2001th ed.). Bloomsbury, London: Yale University Press. Haley, A., & X, M. (1964). The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley (1992th ed.). New York, NY: Ballantine Publishing Group. Hehir, J. (Director). Jackson, P., Jordan, M., Aldridge, D., Pippen, S., Kerr, S., Wilbon, M., ... Wulf, S. (Actors). (2020). The Last Dance. ESPN and Netflix. Obama, B. (2006). The Audacity of Hope. New York, NY: Crown Publishing Group. Obama, B. (1995). Dreams from My Father (2004 ed.). New York, NY: Three Rivers Press. Obama, M. (2018). Becoming. New York, NY: Crown Publishing Group. Zelizer, J. E., Rauchway, E., Starr, P., Jacobs, M., Golubluff, R., Schragger, R., ... Gerstle, G. (2018). The Presidency of Barack Obama. In J. E. Zelizer (Ed.). Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.

23 min
06/24/2020

Episode 5 - A Brief History of Physics

A brief, highlights-version history of physics, as told by a non-scientist. Why? Because we'd all be better off knowing a little physics, and its implications for our everyday lives. This episode on Youtube: Works cited: Lees, J. (2017). Physics in 50 Milestones: A Timeline of Scientific Landmarks. New York, NY: Metro Books.

33 min
05/20/2020

Episode 4 - Fyodor Dostoevsky's Literature

The wildly nuanced and complex life and work of Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky. Focuses on his main works, and how his life and big questions influenced them. Works Cited (in order of mention): Nietzsche, F. (1888). Twilight of the Idols. As found on p. 715 of the Barnes & Noble Classics ed. of Brothers Karamazov by F. Dostoevsky (2004). Notable Biographies. (n.d.). Fyoder Dostoevsky Biography. Retrieved from https://www.notablebiographies.com/De-Du/Dostoevsky-Fyodor.html Grossman, J. D. (1988, January 10). Who Killed Fyodor's Father? Fyodor Dostoevsky A Writer's Life. In Los Angeles Times. Retrieved from https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-01-10-bk-34549-story.html Kidder, D. S., & Oppenheim, (2012). The Intellectual Devotional. Barnes & Noble Books. Dostoevsky, F. (1961). Notes from Underground, White Nights, Ridiculous Man, The House of the Dead. (A. R. MacAndrew, Trans.). New York, NY: NAL PENGUIN INC.. (Original work published 1864) Dostoevsky, F. (1987). Crime and Punishment. (C. Garnett, Trans.). New York, NY: Bantam Books. (Original work published 1866) Dostoevsky, F. (2004). The Idiot. (C. Garnett, Trans.). New York, NY: Barnes & Noble Books. (Original work published 1868) Dostoevsky, F. (1861). The Insulted and the Injured. Dostoevsky, F. (2004). The Brothers Karamazov. (C. Garnett, Trans.). New York, NY: Barnes & Noble Books. (Original work published 1879) Freud, S. (1961). Dostoevsky and Parricide. (J. Strachey, Trans.). London, England: The Hogarth Press and the Institute of Psycho-Analysis. Retrieved from https://www.sas.upenn.edu/~cavitch/pdf-library/Freud_Dostoevsky_Parricide.pdf (Original work published 1924) Lazar, M. (1914, July). Little Review. As found on p. 715 of the Barnes & Noble Classics ed. of Brothers Karamazov by F. Dostoevsky (2004).

24 min
05/13/2020

Episode 3 - A Big Picture Look at Jesus

A historical, psychological, and philosophical look at the person of Jesus. Works Cited (in order of mention): Kreeft, P. (1987). Socrates Meets Jesus: History's Greatest Questioner Confronts the Claims of Christ. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. West, S. Philosophize This! [Podcast]. Retrieved from http://philosophizethis.org/ Locke, J. (1689). An Essay Concerning Human Understanding Mikovitz, J. (Actor). (2020). Plandemic [Online video]. Pinker, S. (2011). The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined. New York, NY: The Penguin Group. More, T. (1516). Utopia. Harris, S. (Host). Peterson, J. (Guest). (2017). #62 - What is True? [Podcast]. Retrieved from https://samharris.org/subscriber-extras/what-is-true/ Harris, S. (Host). Peterson, J. (Guest). (2017). #67 – Meaning and Chaos [Podcast]. Retrieved from https://samharris.org/subscriber-extras/meaning-and-chaos/ Harris, S. (2004). The End of Faith:Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason. London, Britain: Simon & Schuster. Cherry, K. (2019, July 17). The 4 Major Jungian Archetypes. In verywellmind. Retrieved from https://www.verywellmind.com/what-are-jungs-4-major-archetypes-2795439 Ravindra, R. (Translator). The Bhagavad Gita:A Guide to Navigating the Battle of Life. Boulder, CO: Shambhala Publications, Inc. Tsu, L., & English, J. (n.d.). Tao Te Ching. (L. Tsu, Trans.). New York, NY: Knopf. Fabry, M. (2016, August 31). Now You Know: When Did People Start Saying That the Year Was 'A.D.'?. In TIME. Retrieved from https://time.com/4462775/bc-ad-dating-history/ Mark, J. J. (2017, March 27). The Origin and History of the BCE/CE Dating System. In Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/article/1041/the-origin-and-history-of-the-bcece-dating-system/ Armstrong, K. (2009). The Case for God. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf. Brown, D. (2003). The DaVinci Code. New York, NY: Anchor Books. Peterson, J. B. (1999). Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief. New York, NY: Routledge.

26 min
05/05/2020

Episode 2 - The Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Nietzsche, controversial late-19th century philosopher who claimed "God is dead...and we've killed him," might have more to him than you've heard. What the heck is a philologist, you ask? Find out in this episode! Featuring a special music accompaniment. Want more Nietzsche talk? After this episode, check out my follow-up discussion with brother and friend, Eli Kunisch: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5HUm4P8mhfVDtKtOFD2ulA?si=40IJma9cSR67hOoGqcdh5w Works Cited (in order of mention): Nietzsche, F. (1882, 1887). The Gay Science (Walter Kauffman ed.). New York, NY: Vintage. Cronk, H. (Director). Dennis, H., & Konzelman, C. (Writer). (2014). God's Not Dead [Motion picture]. Peterson, J. B. (2018). 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos. Toronto, Canada: Random House Canada. Nietzsche, F. (1883-1885). Thus Spoke Zarathustra (2005 ed.). (C. Martin, Trans.). New York, NY: Barnes & Noble Books. Nietzsche, F. (1901). The Will to Power. Friedrich Nietzsche. (2017). In Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved from https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/nietzsche/ Philology definition (n.d.). In Lexico by Oxford. Retrieved from https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/philology Nietzsche, F. (1886). Beyond Good and Evil (1973 ed.). (R. Hollingdale, Trans.). London, England: Penguin Group. Nietzsche, F. (1901). Anti-Christ. Motsenbocker, T. (Performer). (2020). Sunday Morning. On Someday Ill Make It All Up to You [CD].

28 min
04/28/2020

Episode 1 - Alan Turing

A look at the life of British mathematician Alan Turing. From relative obscurity at the end of his life, to worldwide recognition for his work in logic, mathematics, and computing, today; the man Alan Turing is certainly something of a historical enigma. Works Cited: Armstrong, K. (2009). The Case for God. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf. Boyle, D. (Director). Fassbender, M. (Actor). (2015). Steve Jobs [Motion picture]. Hodges, A. (1983). Alan Turing: The Enigma. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. Pinker, S. (2011). The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined (p. 447). New York, NY: The Penguin Group. Tyldum, M. (Director). Cumberbatch, B., & Knightley, K. (Actor). (2014). The Imitation Game [Motion picture].

47 min

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“The most important thing to be in life, is curious.” -Neil DeGrasse Tyson “For the curious learner, these are the best of times because your ability to constantly refresh your knowledge with either podcasts or lectures that are online is better than ever." -Bill Gates Join me in staying curious, in the modern world! Music: Courtesy of Youtube's Audio Library

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