PZ's Podcast
About the show
From "Telstar" to "Vault of Horror," from Rattigan to Kerouac, from the Village of Bray to the Village of Midwich, help PZ link old ancient news and pop culture. I think I can see him, "Crawling from the Wreckage." Will he find his way? This show is brought to you by Mockingbird! www.mbird.com
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Episodes
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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.