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In this podcast we discuss the European literary canon and the history, culture, philosophy, art, and science that surrounds it.

  1. Discussing Max Planck's "Where Is Science Going?"

    APR 19

    Discussing Max Planck's "Where Is Science Going?"

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Where Is Science Going?" by Max Planck, which was published in 1932.

    44 min
  2. Discussing "Novum Organum" By Francis Bacon

    APR 4

    Discussing "Novum Organum" By Francis Bacon

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Novum Organum," which Francis Bacon wrote and which was published in 1620.

    58 min
  3. Discussing The Oresteia – Part III: Eumenides – By Aeschylus With Evan

    MAR 30

    Discussing The Oresteia – Part III: Eumenides – By Aeschylus With Evan

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Canonball, Evan and I discuss the play "Eumenides," which is the third part of Aeschylus' only extant trilogy "Oresteia," which premiered in 458 BC. The cover art for this episode is from a painting titled Pallas Athena that Rembrandt completed in 1657.

    1h 40m
  4. How To Actually Learn Any Language

    MAR 6

    How To Actually Learn Any Language

    Send us Fan Mail This is a summary of what I think is the best approach to learning a language, based on my experience mastering a foreign language as an adult.  Here you can download the software that I mentioned, Anki: https://apps.ankiweb.net/ Here is a page of links to word-frequency lists for German; similar lists can be found online for many other languages:  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Frequency_lists/German The cover art is from the painting "Before the Audience," which Jean-Leon Gerome completed in 1881.

    18 min
  5. Discussing "The Life Of Saint Louis" By Jean De Joinville

    FEB 28

    Discussing "The Life Of Saint Louis" By Jean De Joinville

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Canonball we discuss "The Life Of Saint Louis," which Jean de Joinville completed in 1309.  The cover art for this episode is a painting titled Louis IX that Émile Signol completed in 1844. The other painting I mentioned is Saint Louis Mediating Between the King of England and His Barons which Georges Rouget completed in 1820 and can be found here.

    40 min
  6. Discussing The Fragments Of Heraclitus

    FEB 22

    Discussing The Fragments Of Heraclitus

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Canonball we discuss the fragments of Heraclitus, who lived in the sixth and fifth centuries BC.  The cover art for this episode is The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons, which JMW Turner completed in 1834 or 1835.

    38 min
  7. Discussing The Oresteia – Part II: The Libation Bearers – By Aeschylus With Evan

    FEB 15

    Discussing The Oresteia – Part II: The Libation Bearers – By Aeschylus With Evan

    Send us Fan Mail In this video, Evan and I discuss "The Libation Bearers," which is the second play in the Aeschylus' trilogy Oresteia. The cover art for this episode is from Orestes Pursued by the Furies, which William-Adolphe Bouguereau completed in 1862.

    1h 15m
  8. Discussing "The Civilization Of The Renaissance In Italy" By Jacob Burckhardt

    FEB 8

    Discussing "The Civilization Of The Renaissance In Italy" By Jacob Burckhardt

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Canonball we discuss "The Civilization Of The Renaissance In Italy," which was written by Jacob Burckhardt and published in 1860.  Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website:  VollrathPublishing.com

    47 min
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In this podcast we discuss the European literary canon and the history, culture, philosophy, art, and science that surrounds it.

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  • Creator
    Alex
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    90
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Vollrath Publishing
  • Show Website
    Canonball

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