Oh-My-Geekers

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Pull up a chair and join us for eclectic conversations with friends and family. You can expect episodes where we geek out on classic literature, history, theology, culture, and the occasional movie or album review. As a homeschool family, we’ve been on this learning journey for almost 20 years! But remember, homeschooler or not, the most awesome part about life is you never have to stop learning.

  1. 03/03/2025

    Season 6 Episode 2 - The Iliad

    Who was Homer? Did the city of Troy really exist? And if it did, why did the Greeks attack it? Join us on the Oh-My-Geekers podcast while we uncover Zeus’s devious plans for population control, Achilles’ legendary temper tantrum, and Paris’ misguided quest to become a stud as we dive into the first part of Homer’s Iliad.  Further Reading:  https://www.britannica.com/biography/Homer-Greek-poet/Modern-inferences  https://archive.org/details/herodotus-life-of-homer-loeb-496-archive/mode/2up  https://www.worldhistory.org/Greek_Dark_Age/  https://www.britishmuseum.org/blog/search-lost-city-troy  https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022:text=Epitome:book=E:chapter=3&highlight=Judgment+of+Paris%2C  https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/6150/pg6150-images.html

  2. 01/14/2025

    Season 6 Episode 1 - Down To Egypt

    Welcome to the sixth season of Oh-My-Geekers! We're continuing our journey through the book of Genesis by diving into the latter verses of chapter 12, where Abram moves to Egypt. In this episode, we explore how Abram's belief in his "perfect" plan reveals his distrust in God’s promises and the consequences of his actions. We also draw fascinating parallels between Abram’s story, the experiences of the Israelites, and the early days of Jesus. Further Reading: https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/gen/12/10/s_12010  https://bibleproject.com/explore/video/setting-biblical-narrative/

  3. 06/14/2024

    Season 5 Episode 2 - God's Promise to Abraham

    Why are there so many genealogies in the Bible? Have you ever heard of the man who outlived his great-great-great-great-great grandson? And what did God mean when he said that he would curse those who cursed Abraham, and what does this have to do with the Jews? Learn all about this and more on the Oh-My-Geekers Podcast.  Notes:  Longevity in the Bible and Now:  https://www.blueletterbible.org/study/parallel/timeline/index.cfm  https://www.amazon.com/Superabundance-Population-Innovation-Flourishing-Infinitely/dp/1952223393  God’s Promise to Abraham’s Descendants:  https://allisrael.com/blog/and-god-said-from-the-river-to-the-sea  https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/the-real-story-of-the-christmas-truce  https://www.amazon.com/Bonhoeffer-Pastor-Martyr-Prophet-Spy/dp/1595552464

  4. 02/13/2024

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Scrolls, Scribes, and Scripture

    Where did the Bible come from? What languages was it written in? Is it reliable? In this episode, we answer these questions and explain how the Bible was written and how it has been preserved through thousands of years. By the end of this episode, you will learn about the documentary hypothesis's pitfalls, the Masoretic Text's origin, and why the Dead Sea Scrolls are significant.  Further Reading:  Additions of the Bible in Original Languages https://www.academic-bible.com/en  https://www.blueletterbible.org/  Reliability of the Bible https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Old-Testament-R-Harrison/dp/1619707497  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUwLDzs91CI  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_ITv8Bg8O8  History of the Bible https://www.dailywire.com/show/logos-literacy  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU9lZOddEFw  https://www.amazon.com/John-Wycliffe-Courage-Great-Biography/dp/1932307273  https://www.amazon.com/Martin-Luther-Rediscovered-Changed-World/dp/110198001X  https://www.worldhistory.org/Desiderius_Erasmus/

  5. 11/14/2023

    Season 4 Episode 15 - The Jewish State

    The country of Israel has become one of the most controversial topics in public opinion. But how did the state of Israel begin? What is Zionism? And why are the Israelis always at war with the Palestinians? In this episode of Oh-My-Geekers, we look past the news headlines to see the history of Israel. Further Reading: https://www.amazon.com/Case-Israel-Alan-Dershowitz/dp/0471679526 https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/ https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0053804/ https://www.amazon.com/Exodus-Novel-Israel-Leon-Uris/dp/0553258478 https://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?id=1561 https://www.biblegateway.com/ https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2848/2848-h/2848-h.htm https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/ https://www.gutenberg.org/files/25282/25282-h/25282-h.htm https://www.amazon.com/Palestine-Peace-Apartheid-Jimmy-Carter/dp/0743285034 WARNING: Disturbing Literature https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Merchant_of_Venice/EnCJDAEACAAJ?hl=en&kptab=getbook https://www.grimmstories.com/en/grimm_fairy-tales/the_jew_among_thorns https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1844/jewish-question/ https://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200601.txt News: https://www.ajc.org/IsraelHamasWar https://www.adl.org/ https://m.jpost.com/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/ https://www.dailywire.com/

  6. 09/11/2023

    Season 4 Episode 14 - The Tower of Babel

    Where did all the different languages come from? How are bricks like artificial intelligence? And what is the connection between totalitarian governments, UFO groups, and the occult? In this episode, we explore the famous story of the Tower of Babel and how it relates to our spiritual walk with God.  Notes:  Mesoamerican Human Sacrifice: https://www.worldhistory.org/Aztec_Sacrifice/  https://daily.jstor.org/stingray-spines-and-the-maya/#:~:text=Burial%20and%20iconographic%20evidence%20suggests,rulers%20wanted%20to%20do%20themselves.  Nazism and the Occult: https://bigthink.com/the-present/nazis-occult/  https://www.amazon.com/Occult-Roots-Nazism-Influence-Ideology/dp/0814730604  https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Fall-Third-Reich-History/dp/1451651686  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Hess#Death_and_aftermath  Language: https://www.amazon.com/Arrival-Amy-Adams/dp/B01LTHYAHG  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA67Dk6SmuU  https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262530071/aspects-of-the-theory-of-syntax/

  7. 06/12/2023

    Season 4 Episode 12 - The Great Geneology Part 2

    In this installment of our Genesis series, we dive deep into chapter 10 and take a better look at the fascinating Great Genealogy. Ever wondered about the origins of the Egyptians or the Canaanites? Are you interested to know if there's any connection between the Cretans and the Philistines? Hold on to your coffee cup because we explore all these intriguing topics and more. Join us as we unravel the mysteries and connections within the ancient world in this captivating episode of the Oh-My-Geekers Podcast! Notes: https://www.worldhistory.org/lydia/  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libya  https://www.worldhistory.org/Narmer_Palette/  The story of Horus and Set has Set as Osiris’ brother. Set’s wife is named Nephthys which sounds like Naphtulim.  https://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/civil/egypt/egcr10e.html#:~:text=When%20Horus%20was%20a%20young,held%20to%20settle%20the%20dispute.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4hRA2IgtB4  https://www.gotquestions.org/Epimenides-Paradox.html  https://www.gotquestions.org/Canaanites.html  https://www.worldhistory.org/elam/  https://www.livius.org/articles/people/aramaeans/  https://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/8746-joktan  The Sabeans are actually not directly related to the Nabateans who built Petra.  https://www.worldhistory.org/Kingdom_of_Nabatea/  https://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/12969-sabeans  https://www.britannica.com/place/Zafar  https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/gen/10/1/s_10001

  8. 03/23/2023

    Season 4 Episode 11 - The Battle of Hastings

    In American schools, your history class will probably begin with the Battle of Bunker Hill. However, in British schools, history begins with the Battle of Hastings. In this episode of the Oh-My-Geekers podcast, we explore the events which led up to the dramatic clash between the Anglo-Saxons (Old English) and the people of Normandy. Pour yourself a cup of hot tea, and enjoy this short history lesson. Further Study: https://www.amazon.com/Battle-Hastings-Fall-Anglo-Saxons-Normans/dp/1643136321  https://www.bl.uk/anglo-saxons/articles/who-were-the-anglo-saxons#:~:text=The%20Anglo%2DSaxons%20were%20migrants,the%20fifth%20and%20sixth%20centuries.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Owf5Uq4oFps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByN8nqEpGu0&vl=en   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me4v743oJqw

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Pull up a chair and join us for eclectic conversations with friends and family. You can expect episodes where we geek out on classic literature, history, theology, culture, and the occasional movie or album review. As a homeschool family, we’ve been on this learning journey for almost 20 years! But remember, homeschooler or not, the most awesome part about life is you never have to stop learning.

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    Thrasher Digital
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
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