163 podasts reviewed by Anne the Man

UPDATE: we now have 268 podcasts reviewed. (click this link for the latest list)

It is the first of the month again and so I post in alphabetical order all podcasts I reviewed, linked to the last post:

1. 12 Byzantine Rulers
2. Africa (Stanford Travel)
3. Africa Past and Present
4. All Things Medieval
5. American Environmental and Cultural History (Berkeley ESPM 160AC)
6. American History before 1870
7. Ancient and Medieval Podcast
8. Ancient History - Alternative Theories
9. Are we alone?

10. Backstory
11. BBC History Magazine
12. Big Ideas (TVO)
13. Bike Radar
14. Binge Thinking History
15. Bioethics podcast
16. the Biography Show (TPN)
17. Biota Podcast
18. Birth of the Modern (Arizona State University)
19. Bommel Hoorspel
20. British History 101
21. Car Talk
22. CATS 2 Culture and Technology Studies (UCSD)
23. Celtic Myth Podshow
24. CFR Podcast
25. Chronicles Radio Dispatches
26. Church History
27. Dan Carlin's Common Sense
28. Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
29. David Kalivas' World History
30. Distillations
31. the Economist
32. Engines of our Ingenuity
33. English 117S (Berkeley)
34. Everything Lincoln
35. Existentialism in Literature and Film (Phil 7 - Berkeley)
36. Exploring Environmental History
37. F1Cast
38. Fact or Fiction
39. Forgotten Classics
40. Fresh Air (NPR)
41. From our own Correspondent (BBC)
42. Geography 130 (Berkeley)
43. Geography of World Cultures (Stanford)
44. German Cultural History
45. Global Geopolitics (Stanford)
46. Hank's History Hour
47. Hannibal (Stanford)
48. Haring Podcast
49. Historical Jesus (Stanford)
50. Historicast
51. History 106B (Berkeley)
52. History 167B (Berkeley)
53. History 181B (Berkeley)
54. History 2311 (Temple College)
55. History 2312 (Temple College)
56. History 4A (Berkeley)
57. History 5 (Anderson - Berkeley)
58. History 5 (Laqueur - Berkeley)
59. History 7B (Berkeley)
60. History according to Bob
61. History Compass Blog
62. History Network
63. History of Holland (Librivox)
64. History of Rome
65. History of the International System (Stanford)
66. History Podcast
67. Historypod
68. Historyzine
69. ICT Update
70. In Our Time (BBC)
71. In the Media (WNYC)
72. Inspired Minds (Deutsche Welle)
73. Interview Vrijdag (VPRO)
74. Introduction to German Politics (Oxford)
75. Introduction to Language (Arizona State University)
76. Iran Podcast
77. Irving Poetry podcast
78. ITV
79. Jung Podcast
80. KMTT
81. KQED Forum
82. Language (UCSD)
83. LSE Podcast
84. Marathon Interview (VPRO)
85. Matt's Today In History
86. Medieval & Renaissance Studies Events (Virginia Tech)
87. Medieval Podcast
88. Midwest Writer
89. Military History Podcast
90. Missing Link
91. MMW 3, the medieval heritage (Chamberlain - UCSD)
92. MMW 3, the medieval heritage (Herbst - UCSD)
93. Muscular Judaism
94. My Three Shrinks
95. Napoleon 1O1 (TPN)
96. National Archives Podcast
97. Naxos Classical Music Spotlight Podcast
98. Nonviolence (Berkeley PACS 164A)
99. Nonviolence today (Berkeley PACS 164B)
100. NRC FM
101. Only in America
102. Open Source
103. OVT (VPRO)
104. Oxford Biographies
     
105. Oy Mendele!
106. Parnell's History Podcast
107. Peopletalk's Podcast
108. Physics for future Presidents (Berkeley)
109. Philosophy 103
110. Philosophy 7 (Berkeley)
111. Philosophy Bites
112. the Philosophy Podcast
113. Podcast history of cooking
     
114. Podcasts on Medieval Texts (Virginia Tech)
115. Podwatch
116. Politics and Warfare (UCSD)
     
117. Pope Podcast
     
118. Prosperity show
119. Radiolab (WNYC)
120. Rav Dovid's
121. Redborne History
122. Religion and Law in the US (UCSD HIUS 155A)
123. Religion and Law in the US (UCSD HIUS 155B)
124. Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean
125. Rhetoric 10 (Berkeley)
126. Rpgmp3
127. Schlaflos in München
     
128. Science Friday (NPR)
129. Sex History Podcast
130. Shrink Rap Radio
131. Šimek 's Nachts (RVU)
132. the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
133. Social Innovation Conversations
134. Sonic Society
135. Speaking of Faith (APM)
136. Stanford U History
137. Stem Cells: Policy and Ethics (Stanford)
138. Straight talk about stem cells (Stanford)
     
139. Sunday Sundown
140. Talking Robots
141. TdF London
142. Teaching American History
143. TED Talks
144. That Podcast Show
145. Theories of Law and Society (Berkeley)
146. the Things We Forgot To Remember
147. Time Out for Truth
148. Times Talks
149. Tudorcast
150. UCLA Israel Studies
151. University Channel Podcast (aka UChannel Podcast)
152. Volkskrant Podcasts
153. We the People Stories
154. What is Judaism?
155. Wise Counsel
156. the Word Nerds
157. the Writing Show
158. Wynyfryd's meditation room
159. the Your History Podcast
160. Your Purpose Centered Life
161. zencast
162. zoem
163. האוניברסיטה המשודרת

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New podcasts reviewed on Anne is a Man in July 2008

Tomorrow I will publish the updated list of reviewed podcasts, as usual on the first of the month. Before that, I would like to point out the new podcasts that were added this month.

In the category of History Podcasts:
History Compass Blog (review, site, feed)
Writers are telling in short about what article they have written in the History Compass

Fact or Fiction (review, site, feed)
History stuff for the history buff.

Oxford Biographies (review, site, feed)
Spoken biographies in seven to fifteen minutes, mostly on on lesser known people.

Historicast (review, site, feed)
A short monologue style podcast with inserted audio fragments.

Backstory (review, site, feed)
A panel of historians discuss the background story of an item in the news.

Ancient History - Alternative Theories (review, site, feed)
Esoteric reconstruction of ancient history.

Pope Podcast (review, site, feed)
A one by one, pope by pope history of the papacy.

German Cultural History  (review, site, feed)
Fascinating musings about Medieval German Culture and its earliest roots.

Politics and Warfare (UCSD)  (review, site, feed)
Political science course exploring explanations of the first world war and others.

Podcast history of cooking (review, site, feed)
Jesse Browner's fascinating journey through the history of our diet, from prehistory until today.

In the category of Science:
Straight talk about stem cells (Stanford) (review, site, feed)
Technology, law and ethics around stem cell research.

In the category of Geography Podcasts:
Iran Podcast (review, site, feed)
Three minute installments telling tidbits of Iranian culture, mostly about the festival of Noruz.

In the category of Arts and Culture Podcasts:
Forgotten Classics (review, site, feed)
Listen to Julie reading from her classics and other selected texts.

Naxos Classical Music Spotlight Podcast (review, site, feed)
Promotional podcast for Naxos records.

Schlaflos in Muenchen (review, site, feed)
The legendary audio blog  by Annik Rubens.

In the category of Religion and Spiritualiy Podcasts:
Time Out for Truth (review, site, feed)
New Age philosophy on how to live the good life, by examples of a lot of movies

Escaped from the big list in earlier versions:
Theories of Law and Society (review, site, feed)
A lawyer's encounter with Durkheim, Weber and Marx.

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Delenda Carthago - Dan Carlin's Hardcore History review

The latest of Dan Carlin's Hardcore History is the first in an apparently two part series about the Punic Wars. In this edition Dan makes it from the early confrontations between Rome and Carthage to the second Punic war after Hannibal has crossed the Alps.

For history podcast listeners this is a real gem. There is a lot of comparative material around in podcast land. (See my post about Roman History in podcasts) One of the best comparisons is Stanford's Patrick Hunt and his Hannibal series (feed) and Dan shows his great knowledge, because he effectively sums up what Hunt needs some 5 hours of lectures for. And Dan does more. He describes the build up to the wars and he projects forward what the outcome and importance will be: Rome will be victorious and emerge as a world power.

As usual Dan improves on regular history podcast with his engaged way of telling the story, revealing the importance and bringing to life the drama. I cannot wait for the next installment to come out.

On a side note: Patrick Hunt may hit the news in the coming months. He spends the summer in the Alps digging for traces of Hannibal's trek over the Alps. If you have followed his series, you know he has a strong case for his hypothesis which pass Hannibal took and you know he finally has the permits to do the archeology. When he has his finds, National Geographic will be the first to know and publish about it. Stand by.

More Dan Carlin:
Under the Influence,
Apaches,
Assyrians,
Nazis
and Dan Carlin praises Anne is a Man!

More Patrick Hunt:
Hannibal in the end,
Ten discoveries that rewrote history,
Patrick Hunt on Hannibal (and more),
Hannibal Barca on the couch,
Where did Hannibal cross the Alps?

Human Trafficking - UChannel podcast review

A lecture at the Council of Foreign Relations about Slavery in the Supply Chain, delivered by Mark Lagon, of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, U.S. Department of State, was published recently on the UChannel Podcast (also known as University Channel Podcast). The exploitation of people in various forms of labor is of all times and the differences in riches and the demands of economy and in some ways globalization actually encourage slavery and the trafficking of persons. Mark Lagon addresses this problem and talks of the influence of consumers and the industry. If consumers are not ready to buy tuna, when dolphins could have been hurt, the same can go for for example chocolate, when slavery was used somewhere down the supply chain.

In spite of there being laws, slavery exists still and what is needed is what Lagon calls 'good corporate citizenship' in addition to the rule of law. He gives examples from companies such as Gap, Lexus Nexus and Coca Cola and how they are involved in taking action against slavery. His choice of words is very policy-like, I would say; it is about 'monitoring systems' in the private sector and laws and NGO's doing their jobs, about hot-lines and more general examples of instruments that are in place. All is very well, but instruments that are in place are not necessarily being used, or being effective.

As a listener I felt the need for explicit talk. There was one example of Gap stopping a contract with a sweat shop in India, because of its involvement in child labor. The larger part of the podcast is dedicated to Lagon's answers to questions and though the questions are good, Lagon just doesn't manage to turn into an engaged and convincing speaker. Is that symptomatic for the fight against exploitation: a lot seems to be undertaken, but it doesn't sound engaged and convincing?

More UChannel:
Iran 2009,
The denials of yesterday,
Nuts and bolts of empire,
Islam meets Europe,
The rise and demise of Palestine.

Giordano Bruno - Het zwijgen opgelegd

OVT's martelaren bespreekt Giordano Bruno (1548 - 1600), de Italiaanse proto-wetenschapper die als ketter door de Romeinse Inquisitie naar de brandstapel wordt gestuurd. Hij zou als ter dood veroordeelde allang vergeten zijn, als hij niet in de negentiende eeuw was herontdekt en het odium kreeg aangemeten als een van de eerste martelaars van de wetenschap. Hoewel je de negentiende eeuwse opvatting van wetenschap maar met moeite kan toepassen op de vrijdenker uit de Renaissance.

Het is weer leuk, net als de aflevering over Socrates. Ondanks de kanttekeningen die gezet worden bij de toepasselijkheid van moderne opvattingen op Bruno, ook in de uitzending raakt hij zijn symbolische waarde niet kwijt. Want in welk vat je het gedachtengoed van Bruno ook giet, zelfs al zou hij niet meer dan een obscure occultist zijn, dan nog blijft hij zijn symboliek behouden. En dat komt door het Katholieke establishment dat er alles aan doet om de eenling en zijn gedachtengoed te onderdrukken.

Het is zelfs niet genoeg dat ze hem na acht jaar inquisitoir proces eindelijk op de brandstapel krijgen. Ook in onze tijd, wanneer hij wordt herontdekt en zijn moderne bewonderaars een standbeeld van hem in Rome plaatsen (met het gezicht naar het Vaticaan), staat de Kerk op zijn achterste benen. Het dreigt de pauselijke zetel uit Rome te verplaatsen, maar vangt bot elders in Europa en blijft in de eeuwige stad achter, aangestaard door de stenen blik van de ketter Giordano Bruno vanaf Campo dei Fiori.

(Photo by Joshua Corey)

Meer OVT:
Maria Stuart,
Jeanne d'Arc,
Paulus,
Socrates,
Hoeren en Agenten.

Out for Truth - Spiritual podcast review

When listening to the Time Out for Truth podcast, I think of a friend who once told me she believed in the infinity of sources. In her opinion, when searching for insight (or wisdom for that matter), anything can be a source. If you can learn something from a book, that is no less than from a poem, or a dream, or a religious tradition, or a tarot session, a horoscope and on and on. In that respect, for her, it didn't matter whether the sources that are used together, do not recognize each other. Or even, if you use a source in way that it doesn't sanction itself.

Time Out for Truth claims to tap into sources in much the same fashion. In its own words: "The Golden Thread of Truth weaves its way throughout the centuries. It flows through books and speakers and systems, yet no one can claim a monopoly -- no one owns it." Host Tom Russell and his book and his site, Super Wisdom, deliver his outlook on life, combining the various sources and applying them to practical life. He uses books, films and psychological and esoteric practices as tangible sources in the podcast. The object is to help the listener to lead a purposeful and fulfilling life. As a source, this podcast goes as well as any other and has a lot of practical and spiritual insights to offer to each one who chooses to give it a try.

Looking into the roots of host Tom Russell and his views, I found out he is a student of the American spiritual teacher Vernon Howard. Howard's sources, as presented by Wikipedia are: Christian and Eastern mysticism, Gurdjieffian Fourth Way teachings, the Gospels of the New Testament, Jungian psychology and American Transcendentalism. In this respect, Russell is very similar to many modern spiritual teachers I have run into. Just like my friend, he taps into any source he can and uses the most readily available, such as Christian traditions, modern psychology, but also other tradition as Gurdjief's that have had their hype once, but are rarely directly referred to these days.

So, what kind of teachings from the wide variety that are available these days are you about to expect? Let's compare it with another podcast: Eric Maisel's Your Purpose Centered Life. Both YPCL as TOFT stand in that modern multiverse of teachings, they show you how to get the best of your life borrowing from the wide variety of sources available to us. Eric Maisel is more tended towards rationalism, atheism and psychology. Tom Russell openly refers to Christ, showing a more believing inclination. His approach is also more mystic than rationalist. Personally I lean in both directions and together with them, I take my pick from standing traditions as well as you can see in the list of Religion and Spirituality Podcasts.

Infinity of sources, yeah, that works for me.

More YPCL:
Authentic Living,
Subjective Meaning,
The purpose centered life.