Though the Jacksway Collective may have one of the most sporadic release schedules online, when there is a release, it's worth listening. Especially this one.
\n\nJhana had the priveliege of sitting down to chat with Professor Scott Palmer from the University of Texas at Arlington. Professor Palmer is a scholar of Russian history, the history of aviation, the history of technology, and the history of video games. He's also a fascinating guy and a great conversationalist.
\n\nThe conversation ranged from Russian History, Joseph Stalin, what it means to be "great" in the historical sense, great works of literature, online education, and much much more. If you are at all interested in history, this is the perfect episode for you.
\n\nSend us an email at jackswaycollective@gmail.com. We'd love to hear your thoughts. Or, if email isn't your style, let us know what you think of the show by leaving a review on iTunes.
\n\nRESOURCES MENTIONED:
\n\nThe SPOKE Network
\nhttps://spoke-network.org/
The History of Imperial Russia
\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qsss5phzpg&list=PLEETkM6vwQPHJHhXinsuQN7jahEjbUPPY&ab_channel=ScottW.Palmer
Intro Music:
\n\nBroke For Free - Something Elated
\nhttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/Something_EP/Broke_For_Free_-_Something_EP_-_05_Something_Elated
After a few months, Jhana is back for more! Time for a new Let's Read. We're going to read Milan Kundera's Slowness. Listen in to a live reading & live thoughts about one of Jhana's favourite author's books.
\n\nIn this solo project, Jhana reads aloud a chapter from one of his favorite books (without any of the production quality Audible provides), and then immediately gives his thoughts on the chapter. Not into the reading part because you've read the book before? Forget it, skip ahead to discussion and see if your thoughts align at all with Jhana's.
\n\nSo, if you have any interest in listening to an unqualified non professional read off the cuff, give it a shot. Time stamps to skip to each section are below.
\n\nWere you at all into this? Did you hate it? Regardless, send us an email at jackswaycollective@gmail.com. We'd love to hear your thoughts. Or, if email isn't your style, let us know what you think of the show by leaving a review on iTunes.
\n\nIntro Music:
\n\nSro - Lost Jack
\nhttp://freemusicarchive.org/music/Sro
We made it! We've read through Albert Camus' The Fall in its entirety. Listen to the final chapter of this journey and hear what Jhana has to say about it!
\n\nIn this solo project, Jhana reads aloud a chapter from one of his favorite books (without any of the production quality Audible provides), and then immediately gives his thoughts on the chapter. Not into the reading part because you've read the book before? Forget it, skip ahead to discussion and see if your thoughts align at all with Jhana's.
\n\nSo, if you have any interest in listening to an unqualified non professional read off the cuff, give it a shot. Time stamps to skip to each section are below.
\n\nWere you at all into this? Did you hate it? Regardless, send us an email at jackswaycollective@gmail.com. We'd love to hear your thoughts. Or, if email isn't your style, let us know what you think of the show by leaving a review on iTunes.
\n\nIntro Music:
\n\nVincent Augustus - Woah
\nhttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/Vincent_Augustus
Sro - Lost Jack
\nhttp://freemusicarchive.org/music/Sro
Something Elated - Broke For Free
\nhttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/Something_EP/Broke_For_Free_-_Something_EP_-_05_Something_Elated
\nhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
It's the penultimate episode! Jhana reads and talks through Chapter 5 of Albert Camus' The Fall. Join us on this audio journey through Jean Clemence's endless confession!
\n\nIn this solo project, Jhana reads aloud a chapter from one of his favorite books (without any of the production quality Audible provides), and then immediately gives his thoughts on the chapter. Not into the reading part because you've read the book before? Forget it, skip ahead to discussion and see if your thoughts align at all with Jhana's.
\n\nSo, if you have any interest in listening to an unqualified non professional read off the cuff, give it a shot. Time stamps to skip to each section are below.
\n\nWere you at all into this? Did you hate it? Regardless, send us an email at jackswaycollective@gmail.com. We'd love to hear your thoughts. Or, if email isn't your style, let us know what you think of the show by leaving a review on iTunes.
\n\nIntro Music:
\nSomething Elated - Broke For Free
\nhttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/Something_EP/Broke_For_Free_-_Something_EP_-_05_Something_Elated
\nhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
We're over halfway now! Here on this "Let's Read" episode Jhana reads through Chapter 4, digging deeper into the motives behind Jean Baptiste Clemence's extended confession.
\n\nIn this solo project, Jhana reads aloud a chapter from one of his favorite books (without any of the production quality Audible provides), and then immediately gives his thoughts on the chapter. Not into the reading part because you've read the book before? Forget it, skip ahead to discussion and see if your thoughts align at all with Jhana's.
\n\nSo, if you have any interest in listening to an unqualified non professional read off the cuff, give it a shot. Time stamps to skip to each section are below.
\n\nWere you at all into this? Did you hate it? Regardless, send us an email at jackswaycollective@gmail.com. We'd love to hear your thoughts. Or, if email isn't your style, let us know what you think of the show by leaving a review on iTunes.
\n\nIntro Music:
\nSro - Lost Jack
\nhttp://freemusicarchive.org/music/Sro
\nhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
It's the third episode of Let's Read Albert Camus' The Fall. Jhana dives into the longest chapter of the novel about our protagonist Jean Baptiste Clemence.
\n\nIn this solo project, Jhana reads aloud a chapter from one of his favorite books (without any of the production quality Audible provides), and then immediately gives his thoughts on the chapter. Not into the reading part because you've read the book before? Forget it, skip ahead to discussion and see if your thoughts align at all with Jhana's.
\n\nSo, if you have any interest in listening to an unqualified non professional read off the cuff, give it a shot. Time stamps to skip to each section are below.
\n\nWere you at all into this? Did you hate it? Regardless, send us an email at jackswaycollective@gmail.com. We'd love to hear your thoughts. Or, if email isn't your style, let us know what you think of the show by leaving a review on iTunes.
\n\nIntro Music:
\nSro - Lost Jack
\nhttp://freemusicarchive.org/music/Sro
\nhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Yes, for some reason, Jhana decided to keep recording these after the first episode. It's Chapter Two of Jhana's Let's Read of Albert Camus' The Fall.
\n\nIn this solo project, Jhana reads aloud a chapter from one of his favorite books (without any of the production quality Audible provides), and then immediately gives his thoughts on the chapter. Not into the reading part because you've read the book before? Forget it, skip ahead to discussion and see if your thoughts align at all with Jhana's.
\n\nLooking for a strange, janky, dramatic reading of a philosophy novel? Then dive in, there's probably no other place on the internet you'll find this.
\n\nSo, if you have any interest in listening to an unqualified non professional read off the cuff, give it a shot. Time stamps to skip to each section are below.
\n\nWere you at all into this? Did you hate it? Regardless, send us an email at jackswaycollective@gmail.com. We'd love to hear your thoughts. Or, if email isn't your style, let us know what you think of the show by leaving a review on iTunes.
\n\nIntro Music:
\nVincent Augustus - Woah
\nhttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/Vincent_Augustus
\nhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Time for a spin off episode! This time, Jhana hops on the mic for a solo project that he's been brewing on for a few weeks now. What is it you might ask? Well, probably one of the most niche, "unappealing to many," things he could think of.
\n\nHe's decided to read aloud, audiobook style, his favorite books on the mic, chapter by chapter and then have a discussion immediately after. Yes, you heard it right. Jhana is going to talk aloud alone on the mic, then read a chapter of a book, and then give his hot take immediately after. So, a total rip off of the "Let's" model, but with a book.
\n\nSo, if you have any interest in listening to an unqualified non-professional read off the cuff, give it a shot. Time stamps to skip to each section are below.
\n\nWere you at all into this? Did you hate it? Regardless, send us an email at jackswaycollective@gmail.com. We'd love to hear your thoughts. Or, if email isn't your style, let us know what you think of the show by leaving a review on iTunes.
\n\nIntro Music:
\nSro - Lost Jack
\nhttp://freemusicarchive.org/music/Sro
\nhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
After 8 months of hiatus, Jhana, Oliver, and Brendan hop back on the microphones to shake off the rust. The guys got together this week to talk about Digital Piracy. Since Brendan is a musician, we thought he'd offer an interesting perspective on the modern state of affairs when it comes to piracy.
\n\nUnder what conditions is piracy more or less acceptable? Should you pirate the Lord of the Rings Director's Cut? Is Spotify merely a pretty platform facilitating piracy? These are a few of the questions that the guys debate in this episode.
\n\nWe all love a good email, don't we? The Jacksway Collective sure does. So go ahead. Start typing and send us an email at jackswaycollective@gmail.com. We'd love to hear your thoughts on the story. Or, if email isn't your style, let us know what you think of the show by leaving a review on iTunes.
\n\nIntro Music:
\nSro - Bring Back
\nhttp://freemusicarchive.org/music/Sro/Full_Stop_Punctuation/Bring_Back
\nhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
How seriously should we care about what the author of a work intends for us to think about their work itself? Should we base our interpretations of art on the ability of the artists to "accurately portray" their own experience? Does knowing more about what an author set out to do further our enjoyment of a work?
\n\nThese are the questions the gang juggle as they discuss Roland Barthes' famous essay, The Death of the Author. Thanks again to Ted for another awesome listener email spurring our discussion!
\n\nThe Jacksway Collective managed to hold it together for some thoughtful discussion on individual creation and how we interpret works of art.
\n\nWe all love a good email, don't we? The Jacksway Collective sure does. So go ahead. Start typing and send us an email at jackswaycollective@gmail.com. We'd love to hear your thoughts on the story. Or, if email isn't your style, let us know what you think of the show by leaving a review on iTunes.
\n\nResources:
\n\nThe Death of the Author
\nhttp://www.tbook.constantvzw.org/wp-content/death_authorbarthes.pdf
Next Episode:
\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Animals
Intro Music:
\nBlack Ant - government funded weed
\nhttp://freemusicarchive.org/music/Black_Ant/Free_Beats_Sel_3/government_funded_weed
The Jacksway Collective is back after a minor hiatus! Brendan, Sarah, and Jhana sit down to talk about Zadie Smith's essay "Generation Why" in her book "Feel Free." Zadie Smith's essay examines the generational gaps between herself and Mark Zuckerberg. She asks questions about his motivations, critiques his ideas around "connection," and challenges our society's willingness to buy into these platforms.
\n\nThe gang dives into their own Facebook habits, their experience with online advertising, and wraps it up with an EPIC monologue from Brendan on Justin Timberlake vs The Backstreet Boys, which you can not miss.
\n\nWe all love a good email, don't we? The Jacksway Collective sure does. So go ahead. Start typing and send us an email at jackswaycollective@gmail.com. We'd love to hear your thoughts on the paper. Or if email isn't your style let us know what you think of the show by leaving a review on iTunes.
\n\nResources:
\n\nGeneration Why:
\nhttps://sites.tufts.edu/alquestaeng1fall2017/files/2017/08/Generation-Why-by-Zadie-Smith.pdf
Response:
\nLiterary Writers and Social Media: A Response to Zadie Smith
\nhttps://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2010/11/literary-writers-and-social-media-a-response-to-zadie-smith/66257/
Smoke Those Meats:
\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H34QpoJsmrw
Intro Music:
\nSro - Bring Back
\nhttp://freemusicarchive.org/music/Sro/Full_Stop_Punctuation/Bring_Back
\nhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Sometimes, the best stories are hidden in plain sight. Underneath a modern soul, sample driven record by Mr. Jukes, aka Jack Steadman of Bombay Bicycle Club, is the tale of how clashing cultures can recover from conflict through art and expression. Join host Brendan Tuytel as he delves into history to illuminate how a new release came to be and how it has meaning as an emblem of an era.
\n\nThis is an experimental audio essay separate from the regular Jacksway Collective podcast. Every once and a while we'll be releasing these audio essays from Brendan while continuing with our regular podcast cadence. This is a highly produced piece of bonus content meant to supplement our regular podcast production. Thanks for listening!
\n\nTell us what you think of this bonus content by sending us an email at jackswaycollective@gmail.com
\n\nOr let us know what you think of the show by leaving a review on iTunes.
\n\nResources:
\n\nMr. Jukes on Apple Music:
\nhttps://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/mr-jukes/204005534
Intro Music:
\nSro - Bring Back
\nhttp://freemusicarchive.org/music/Sro/Full_Stop_Punctuation/Bring_Back
\nhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Send us an email at jackswaycollective@gmail.com
\n\nIn this episode, The Jacksway Collective read Hilary Putnam's paper Brains in a Vat and experience a collective hallucination. Well, not exactly. They do, however, discuss epistemology and the implications of what would happen if it were revealed tomorrow we were all just brains in a vat. The gang also dives into their most embarassing author they have on thier shelves and how to deal with social interactions with clammy hands.
\n\nAh, the email. We all love a good email, don't we? The Jacksway Collective sure does. So go ahead. Start typing and send us an email at jackswaycollective@gmail.com. We'd love to hear your thoughts on the paper. Or if email isn't your style let us know what you think of the show by leaving a review on iTunes.
\n\nResources:
\n\nHilary Putnam - Brains In a Vat
\nhttp://ieas.unideb.hu/admin/file_2908.pdf
Wireless Philosophy - Epistemology: Introduction to Theory of Knowledge
\nhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtKNX4SfKpzUxuye9OdaRfL5fbpGa3bH5&app=desktop
Intro Music:
\nBlack Ant - government funded weed
\nhttp://freemusicarchive.org/music/Black_Ant/Free_Beats_Sel_3/government_funded_weed
In this episode, Jhana and Oliver step into Daniel Orozco's absurdly dark story The Orientation. As fresh employees (readers), Jhana and Oliver stand by the water cooler and discuss things such as the dichotomy between work and personal life, our obsession for rigid processes in the modern workplace, and the formation of arbitrary rules within social circles.
\n\nIt's the first recording of the year for The Jacksway Collective. We recorded remotely this time for convenience sake and the audio quality takes a slight hit. Bear with us because the next episode will be back to normal.
\n\nListen to the madness then send us an email at jackswaycollective@gmail.com. Or let us know what you think of the show by leaving a review on iTunes.
\n\nResources:
\n\nThe Orientation:
\nhttps://fsgworkinprogress.com/2011/05/17/orientation-by-daniel-orozco/
Next Week's Reading:
\nhttp://ieas.unideb.hu/admin/file_2908.pdf
Intro Music:
\nSro - Bring Back
\nhttp://freemusicarchive.org/music/Sro/Full_Stop_Punctuation/Bring_Back
\nhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
are back at it again with Jonathan Glazer’s “Under the Skin.”
\n\nIn this science fiction meets art house film, listen in as the gang muddles through thick Scottish accents, the often obtuse, and the visually stunning. The episode asks questions such as what it means to be and become a human being, why we have the desire for our main character to move towards that goal, and what the most messed up scene of the film was. (There were many).
\n\nHappy New Year from all of us (and if you’re a fan of making resolutions, be sure to put listening to this podcast as one of them!)
\n\nListen to the madness then send us an email at jackswaycollective@gmail.com. Or let us know what you think of the show by leaving a review on iTunes.
\n\nResources:
\n\nUnder the Skin
\nhttps://letterboxd.com/film/under-the-skin-2013/
\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Under_the_Skin_(2013_film)
Intro Music:
\nBlack Ant - government funded weed
\nhttp://freemusicarchive.org/music/Black_Ant/Free_Beats_Sel_3/government_funded_weed
Tolstoy is back in the Jacksway Collective's quest to find the story with the most possible suffering a human being can endure. Sarah, Brendan, Oliver, and Jhana dig into "God Sees the Truth, But Waits." During the episode they talk about holding on to one's faith and question whether or not truth ought to be the most fundamental virtue of our human experience.
\n\nThe gang also reads their VERY FIRST LISTENER EMAIL. Ted from Vancouver asks us to clarify our views on blame, what it means to blame someone, and whether "brain states" are emancipatory in our evaluation of other people's deservingness of blame. Side note, Jhana wrote a longer blog response to this email below.
\n\nSend us an email: jackswaycollective@gmail.com
\n\nBlog Response to Ted's Email:
\nhttps://jackswaycollective.fireside.fm/articles/preview/lXzjNcDp
Resources:
\nGod Sees the Truth, But Waits:
\nhttp://www.online-literature.com/tolstoy/2061/
Thomas Nagel - Moral Luck:
\nhttps://rintintin.colorado.edu/~vancecd/phil1100/Nagel1.pdf
Intro Music:
\nSro - Bring Back
\nhttp://freemusicarchive.org/music/Sro/Full_Stop_Punctuation/Bring_Back
\nhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
The Jacksway Collective venture back into the dark cave known as philosophy and explore Harry Frankfurt's On Bullshit. What is bullshit? How do we make sense of it? And how is bullshit different than lying? Plus the group reveal some personal stories -- some more [bull]shitty than others.
\n\nListen to the madness then send us an email at jackswaycollective@gmail.com. Or let us know what you think of the show by leaving a review on our iTunes.
\n\nResources:
\nOn Bullshit:
\nhttp://www2.csudh.edu/ccauthen/576f12/frankfurt__harry_-_on_bullshit.pdf
Intro Music:
\nBlack Ant - government funded weed
\nhttp://freemusicarchive.org/music/Black_Ant/Free_Beats_Sel_3/government_funded_weed
Things get truly grotesque on this week's episode on Lynne Ramsay's We Need to Talk About Kevin. The gang opens up with a discussion on gene editing and whether or not that applies to our potential psychopath babies (yes, a Hitler discussion arises...).
\n\nAfter the intro discussion, Sarah, Jhana, Oliver, and Brendan talk about Kevin, motherhood, moral responsibility, the colour red, and the presence of the male penis in modern film.
\n\nListen to the madness then send us an email at jackswaycollective@gmail.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER on the audio We tried recording in person for the first time and ran into some audio echo. It was such a fun episode that we decided to run with it. If it's your first episode, please know that the others are much more clear!
\n\nResources:
\n\nWe Need to Talk About Kevin
\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Need_to_Talk_About_Kevin_(film)
When Your Child is a Psychopath
\nhttps://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/06/when-your-child-is-a-psychopath/524502/#clarification
Ezra Miller lookin' fly
\nhttps://twitter.com/i/moments/1060619490264801285
Intro Music:
\nSro - Bring Back
\nhttp://freemusicarchive.org/music/Sro/Full_Stop_Punctuation/Bring_Back
\nhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Descend into madness with The Jacksway Collective during this week’s Halloween Special as they dive into Edgar Allan Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher.
\n\nThe boys bring on their first female guest star, Sarah, to discuss the Victorian Gothic, its influences, and Edgar Allan Poe’s place within this literary genre.
\n\nListen in as our hosts wade through the supernatural, death, and insanity and find out how they manage to alienate twins and Bostonians alike.
\n\nThe Jacksway Collective talk philosophy or fiction every week. A podcast where 20-somethings have in-depth, academic(ish) discussions about whatever the hell they want.
\n\nHave a story suggestion or want to chat more about this one? Send us an email: jackswaycollective@gmail.com
\n\nResources:
\nhttps://www.ibiblio.org/ebooks/Poe/Usher.pdf
Intro Music:
\nBlack Ant - government funded weed
\nhttp://freemusicarchive.org/music/Black_Ant/Free_Beats_Sel_3/government_funded_weed
The Jacksway Collective explore Ursula K. Le Guin's philosophical short story The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas.
\n\nLe Guin's story acts as a thought experiment asking the reader to imagine a perfectly content society and then turns it on its head once you find out that it's predicated on the endless suffering of a singular child. Can people live on in this society? Is this story an allegory for the west? How complicit are the people of Omelas in this story? These are the topics the guys cover in their discussion.
\n\nListen to The Jacksway Collective talk philosophy or fiction every week. A podcast where 20-somethings have in-depth, academic(ish) discussions about whatever the hell they want.
\n\nHave a story suggestion or want to chat more about this one? Send us an email: jackswaycollective@gmail.com
\n\nResources:
\nThe Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas: http://engl210-deykute.wikispaces.umb.edu/file/view/omelas.pdf
Singer's Pond Metaphor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EHnUsV1J2M
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\n\nOh, and Oliver may have been naked during the Google Hangout. But we'll never know.
\n\nListen to The Jacksway Collective talk philosophy or fiction every week. A podcast where 20-somethings have in-depth, academic(ish) discussions about whatever the hell they want.
\n\nIf you'd like to chat, please send us an email at: jackswaycollective@gmail.com
\n\nResources:
\n\nChildren of Men
\nhttps://letterboxd.com/film/children-of-men/
Intro Music:
\nBlack Ant - government funded weed
\nhttp://freemusicarchive.org/music/Black_Ant/Free_Beats_Sel_3/government_funded_weed
In this week's episode, The Jacksway Collective take a massive leap in time going from Leo Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilyich to Harlan Ellison's I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream.
\n\nWithin the discussion, Ellison's writing style is examined in it's relationship to the New Wave literary movement and other stories we've talked about on the podcast thus far. We also think about consciousness: How can we truly know who is conscious and who is not?
\n\nListen to The Jacksway Collective talk philosophy or fiction every week. A podcast where 20-somethings have in-depth, academic(ish), discussions about whatever the hell they want.
\n\nSend us an email at: jackswaycollective@gmail.com
\n\nResources:
\n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Have_No_Mouth,_and_I_Must_Scream
\n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evil_demon
\n\n\n\nIntro Music:
\nSro - Bring Back
\nhttp://freemusicarchive.org/music/Sro/Full_Stop_Punctuation/Bring_Back
\nhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Today's episode is a return to the original duo of Jhana and Oli as they look deep into the abyss that is death and all that comes with it. Tolstoy offers us a lens into the inner life of Ivan Illych, a Russian lawyer who can't seem to come to grips with his impending doom.
\n\nThe Death of Ivan Illych is a fascinating novella that leads the guys to discuss how it is we can empathize with the grieving, what kind of relationship we should have with death (both with ourselves and our relationship to others) and, most importantly, which Russian novelist has the finest beard.
\n\nListen to The Jacksway Collective talk philosophy or fiction every week. A podcast where 20-somethings have in-depth, academic(ish), discussions about whatever the hell they want.
\n\nSend us an email at: jackswaycollective@gmail.com
\n\nResources:
\nhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18386.The_Death_of_Ivan_Ilych
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQLD4-hG5IE
\n\nIntro Music:
\nBlack Ant - government funded weed
\nhttp://freemusicarchive.org/music/Black_Ant/Free_Beats_Sel_3/government_funded_weed
\nhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
The Jacksway Collective have their first guest on the podcast, Brendan Tuytel, and try to make sense of Franz Kafka's story "In the Penal Colony."
\n\nAfter discussing important topics such as coming out to your parents as podcasters, the trio unpack what the story has to say about justice, punishment, and societal change. They do their best to interpret what the hell happened in the Penal Colony before this story takes place--all while bargaining to get Brendan a better microphone and a sponsorship deal for the podcast.
\n\nListen to The Jacksway Collective talk philosophy or fiction every week. A podcast where 20-somethings have in-depth, academic(ish), discussions about whatever the hell they want.
\n\nSend us an email at: jackswaycollective@gmail.com
\n\nResources:
\n\nIn the Penal Colony - Franz Kafka: http://www.arts.uwaterloo.ca/~raha/793CA_web/PenalColony.pdf
\n\nDiscipline & Punish - Michel Foucault:
\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discipline_and_Punish
Intro Music:
\nSro - Bring Back
\nhttp://freemusicarchive.org/music/Sro/Full_Stop_Punctuation/Bring_Back
Many who have seen the pop culture hit "500 Days of Summer" are left enchanted by Zooey Deschanel's quirky, free-spirited character (who isn't?). In this episode, The Jacksway Collective breaks down the fascinating and controversial cinematic creature the: Manic Pixie Dream Girl.
\n\nThe "cutesy girl," postfeminism, hipsterism, and consumerism. Where does a man stand in all these? Is it a man's destiny to grow up through an image of a woman?
\n\nListen to The Jacksway Collective talk philosophy or fiction every week. A podcast where 20-somethings have in-depth, academic(ish), discussions about whatever the hell they want.
\n\nResources:
\n(500) Days of Postfeminism: A Multidisciplinary Analysis of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl Stereotype in its Contexts. http://revistaprismasocial.es/article/view/1599/1754
The Desire to Desire (Mary Ann Doane): http://www.iupress.indiana.edu/product_info.php?products_id=21325
\n\nThe Purple Rose of Cairo (1985): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089853/
\n\nThe Society of the Spectacle: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/381440.The_Society_of_the_Spectacle
\n\nIntro Music:
\nBlack Ant - government funded weed
\nhttp://freemusicarchive.org/music/Black_Ant/Free_Beats_Sel_3/government_funded_weed
Special Guest: Gordon So.
","summary":"Three dudes discuss the manic pixie dream girl trope in films. Is the MPDG mere male fantasy? Or is there something more to this type of character?","date_published":"2018-08-23T09:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2cf41868-b747-421f-a7a7-33db0b903d4b/56bd6784-6fbb-4d98-9103-1069a3bbd3a5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":83169413,"duration_in_seconds":3446}]},{"id":"1d270e12-5ddc-4293-bba3-18001a9c406d","title":"Episode 3 | Swimming in Monogamy","url":"https://jackswaycollective.fireside.fm/3-swimming","content_text":"The Jacksway Collective\n\nSelf-reflection and self-criticism is difficult. Often times, we find ourselves perusing through life without taking a step back and recognizing potential faults or areas where things went wrong. This concept is taken to its extreme in John Cheever's \"The Swimmer.\" Oliver, Gordon, and Jhana weigh in on Ned's journey as he attempts to swim his way across the county and return home. \n\nTo start the discussion, Gordon asks whether or not Monogomy is still a valid form of organizing modern relationships. He puts forward a paper that suggests otherwise. What do these three modern med have to say about relationships in all their forms? Listen to find out! \n\nListen to The Jacksway Collective talk philosophy or fiction every week. A podcast where 20-somethings have in-depth, academic(ish), discussions about whatever the hell they want. \n\nNote from the creators: Please hang in there as the sound quality DOES get better! We're working on our workflows and things are improving every day. Rome wasn't built in a day, nor was this.\n\nResources: \nThe Swimmer - John Cheever: https://loa-shared.s3.amazonaws.com/static/pdf/Cheever_Swimmer.pdf\n\nThe Right Chemistry - Anastasia Toufexis: http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,161030,00.html\n\nIntro Music: Sro - Bring Back\nhttp://freemusicarchive.org/music/Sro/Full_Stop_Punctuation/Bring_BackSpecial Guest: Gordon So.","content_html":"Self-reflection and self-criticism is difficult. Often times, we find ourselves perusing through life without taking a step back and recognizing potential faults or areas where things went wrong. This concept is taken to its extreme in John Cheever's "The Swimmer." Oliver, Gordon, and Jhana weigh in on Ned's journey as he attempts to swim his way across the county and return home.
\n\nTo start the discussion, Gordon asks whether or not Monogomy is still a valid form of organizing modern relationships. He puts forward a paper that suggests otherwise. What do these three modern med have to say about relationships in all their forms? Listen to find out!
\n\nListen to The Jacksway Collective talk philosophy or fiction every week. A podcast where 20-somethings have in-depth, academic(ish), discussions about whatever the hell they want.
\n\nNote from the creators: Please hang in there as the sound quality DOES get better! We're working on our workflows and things are improving every day. Rome wasn't built in a day, nor was this.
\n\nResources:
\nThe Swimmer - John Cheever: https://loa-shared.s3.amazonaws.com/static/pdf/Cheever_Swimmer.pdf
The Right Chemistry - Anastasia Toufexis: http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,161030,00.html
\n\nIntro Music: Sro - Bring Back
\nhttp://freemusicarchive.org/music/Sro/Full_Stop_Punctuation/Bring_Back
Special Guest: Gordon So.
","summary":"Is monogamy valid? Can we make claims about human nature based on evolutionary stories? Is it at all rational to swim in your neighbours' pools? Great questions of our time are set to rest on this episode. ","date_published":"2018-08-21T09:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2cf41868-b747-421f-a7a7-33db0b903d4b/1d270e12-5ddc-4293-bba3-18001a9c406d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":93868272,"duration_in_seconds":3891}]},{"id":"bfb07ccd-a020-4371-b74d-970f6e7bad8d","title":"Episode 2 | Everything That Rises Must Converge","url":"https://jackswaycollective.fireside.fm/2-risemustfall","content_text":"The Jacksway Collective\n\nIn the second episode, The Jacksway Collective adds its third member, Gordon, thus completing the trio of ex-roommates. Together, they break down Flannery O'Connor's short story Everything That Rises Must Converge.\n\nThe discussion ranges from race relations, essentialism vs existentialism, to feminist film theory (how they got there, who the hell knows). As you quickly find out, the three navigate all over the place when deconstructing the text at hand.\n\nThe three also briefly introduce themselves and figure out what it is they're exactly trying to do with this podcast in real time. This is the beginning of a long journey for these guys.\n\nListen to The Jacksway Collective talk philosophy or fiction every week. A podcast where 20-somethings have in-depth, academic(ish), discussions about whatever the hell they want.\n\nNote from the creators: Please hang in there as the sound quality DOES get better! We're working on our workflows and things are improving every day. Rome wasn't built in a day, nor was this.\n\nResources: \nhttps://thomasaquinas.edu/pdfs/alumni/everything-that-rises.pdf\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flannery_O%27Connor\n\nIntro Music: Black Ant - government funded weed\nhttp://freemusicarchive.org/music/Black_Ant/Free_Beats_Sel_3/government_funded_weedSpecial Guest: Gordon So.","content_html":"In the second episode, The Jacksway Collective adds its third member, Gordon, thus completing the trio of ex-roommates. Together, they break down Flannery O'Connor's short story Everything That Rises Must Converge.
\n\nThe discussion ranges from race relations, essentialism vs existentialism, to feminist film theory (how they got there, who the hell knows). As you quickly find out, the three navigate all over the place when deconstructing the text at hand.
\n\nThe three also briefly introduce themselves and figure out what it is they're exactly trying to do with this podcast in real time. This is the beginning of a long journey for these guys.
\n\nListen to The Jacksway Collective talk philosophy or fiction every week. A podcast where 20-somethings have in-depth, academic(ish), discussions about whatever the hell they want.
\n\nNote from the creators: Please hang in there as the sound quality DOES get better! We're working on our workflows and things are improving every day. Rome wasn't built in a day, nor was this.
\n\nResources:
\nhttps://thomasaquinas.edu/pdfs/alumni/everything-that-rises.pdf
\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flannery_O%27Connor
Intro Music: Black Ant - government funded weed
\nhttp://freemusicarchive.org/music/Black_Ant/Free_Beats_Sel_3/government_funded_weed
Special Guest: Gordon So.
","summary":"A third ex-roommate joins the Jacksway Collective to unpack Flannery O'Connor's _Everything that Rises Must Converge_. The trio discuss race, feminist film theory, and the despicable Julian. ","date_published":"2018-08-20T10:45:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2cf41868-b747-421f-a7a7-33db0b903d4b/bfb07ccd-a020-4371-b74d-970f6e7bad8d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":81558410,"duration_in_seconds":3379}]},{"id":"df001240-8cee-40f7-a7a3-b0fe9f9fb74c","title":"Episode 1 | Absurd Reasoning & The Homeless Marketplace","url":"https://jackswaycollective.fireside.fm/1-absurd","content_text":"The Jacksway Collective\n\nIn the pilot episode of The Jacksway Collective podcast, ex-roommates Oliver and Jhana put their humanities degrees to the test as they attempt to break down the first half of Albert Camus's The Myth of Sisyphus. \n\nListen as these two wrestle with the concept of absurdity inherent in existence and how to deal with that fact. What does it mean to face the absurd? Ought we commit suicide? Do Jhana and Oliver know anything about ANY of the other philosophers mentioned in this piece? (hint: no).\n\nIn the introductory segment, the duo analyze the economic marketplace of the homeless. Are machiavellian homeless people who play a more active role in interacting with their donors more deserving of money? The two debate which methods are seen as acceptable solicitation.\n\nListen to The Jacksway Collective talk philosophy or fiction every week. A podcast where 20-somethings have in-depth, academic(ish), discussions about whatever the hell they want.\n\nNote from the creators: please hang in there as the sound quality DOES get better! We're working on our workflows and things are improving every day. This was the first attempt ever at a podcast. Rome wasn't built in a day, nor was this.\n\nTo help support the show you can follow The Jacksway Collective here:\n[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSHhLtMhdrOYsQ0Hn8XzG6Q?view_as=subscriber](www.youtube.com/jackswaycollective)\n\nResources: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/91950.The_Myth_of_Sisyphus?ac=1&from_search=true\n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Camus\n\nIntro Music: Sro - Bring Back\nhttp://freemusicarchive.org/music/Sro/Full_Stop_Punctuation/Bring_Back","content_html":"In the pilot episode of The Jacksway Collective podcast, ex-roommates Oliver and Jhana put their humanities degrees to the test as they attempt to break down the first half of Albert Camus's The Myth of Sisyphus.
\n\nListen as these two wrestle with the concept of absurdity inherent in existence and how to deal with that fact. What does it mean to face the absurd? Ought we commit suicide? Do Jhana and Oliver know anything about ANY of the other philosophers mentioned in this piece? (hint: no).
\n\nIn the introductory segment, the duo analyze the economic marketplace of the homeless. Are machiavellian homeless people who play a more active role in interacting with their donors more deserving of money? The two debate which methods are seen as acceptable solicitation.
\n\nListen to The Jacksway Collective talk philosophy or fiction every week. A podcast where 20-somethings have in-depth, academic(ish), discussions about whatever the hell they want.
\n\nNote from the creators: please hang in there as the sound quality DOES get better! We're working on our workflows and things are improving every day. This was the first attempt ever at a podcast. Rome wasn't built in a day, nor was this.
\n\nTo help support the show you can follow The Jacksway Collective here:
\n[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSHhLtMhdrOYsQ0Hn8XzG6Q?view_as=subscriber](www.youtube.com/jackswaycollective)
Resources: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/91950.The_Myth_of_Sisyphus?ac=1&from_search=true
\n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Camus
\n\nIntro Music: Sro - Bring Back
\nhttp://freemusicarchive.org/music/Sro/Full_Stop_Punctuation/Bring_Back