PZ's Podcast
Episode Archive
Episode Archive
360 episodes of PZ's Podcast since the first episode, which aired on August 4th, 2010.
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Episode 157 - Every Mother's Son
October 19th, 2013 | 29 mins 32 secs
Taking a break now for a few weeks, but wanted to leave a white-pebble trail, not of tears but of hope. "Come on down to my boat, baby" -- and I'm talking about you, Miss Wyckoff; and you, Mr. Rutherford; and you, Mr. Zahl.
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Episode 156 - I Am Curious (Orange)
October 16th, 2013 | 26 mins 20 secs
A Protestant spin on a Copper Oldie, and a warning, a a very personal warning, against categorization.
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Episode 155 - Mandy
October 6th, 2013 | 39 mins 13 secs
Alternate title: Mandy and The Episcopals. Irving Berlin sets the stage, Sandra Dee plays the lead (with Troy Donohue), and James Gould Cozzens, like Sister Mary Ignatius, explains it all for you.
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Episode 154 - Kramer
October 2nd, 2013 | 30 mins 11 secs
Kramer is my word for transmitted family dis-function and disease. It needs acute attention. With the help of The Contraption, Kramer can be reduced. Richard Egan steps in to help us here.
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Episode 153 - Love in the 40s
September 30th, 2013 | 30 mins 28 secs
When you're 'mature', you're sometimes not mature. I learned this in my 40s. Partly I was taught by "Miami Vice" and Jan Hammer. Life felt SO serious, like Tubbs and Valerie, and Crockett and Theresa. So full of dread. Or not.
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Episode 152 - Groovy Kind of Love
September 29th, 2013 | 31 mins 58 secs
The text is Isherwood's diary entry for August 3, 1967. The topic: How can you grow in love for the people around you? Lesley Gore is going to help us, plus William Hale White, as usual; plus Gerald Heard; plus, of course, Wayne Fontana.
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Episode 151 - Girl Talk
September 27th, 2013 | 34 mins 52 secs
I've just written a book. It's not about gender differences. Nor is it about ideology. It is about near death and dying; and what the world religions have to offer a person in extremis. This podcast id dedicated to Ray Ortlund.
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Episode 150 - Early Roman Kings
August 28th, 2013 | 50 mins 24 secs
This is about the Ancient Romans: their psychic position, their reliance on augury, and the coming of Christ. With help from Bob Dylan. Two corrections, too: the Wilder book is "The Woman of Andros"; and 'Camulodunum' was the Roman name for Colchester.
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Episode 149 - A Heartache, A Shadow, A Lifetime
August 25th, 2013 | 47 mins 10 secs
This is my reflection on 45 years of New Testament scholarship. Forty-five years in 45 minutes. That's one minute for every year.
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Episode 148 - INGSOC
August 4th, 2013 | 28 mins 4 secs
"A little trick with Dick" (The Name Game). This is about language, control, and Purr-FECtion.
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Episode 147 - Transcendence
August 3rd, 2013 | 22 mins 25 secs
What can you do when you're face to face with The Antagonist? Well, I'll tell you this much: no one gets out of here alive. Unless, however, there are Martians. This talk is about suffering and it's about transcendence.
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Episode 146 - Sermon for the Feast Day of Hey Jude
June 28th, 2013 | 24 mins 44 secs
It's about nervous breakdowns -- maybe your 19th. And George's Way with us.
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Episode 145 - Soul Coaxing
June 24th, 2013 | 21 mins 3 secs
What's really important? I think "Soul Coaxing" is really important. But not the practice. The song! By Raymond Lefevre and his Orchestra. Gosh, I hope you like this.
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Episode 144 - Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
June 22nd, 2013 | 30 mins 48 secs
Here we journey to the outer limits of compassion. Will that suffice? Or do need a little help from our friends -- like Jeff Beck, maybe.
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Episode 143 - Old Man River
May 16th, 2013 | 22 mins 48 secs
And now a word from our sponsor -- George!
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Episode 142 - Girl Can't Help It
May 15th, 2013 | 33 mins 13 secs
In which I talk about George, my new hero.