Episode 20 | Interview with Professor Scott Palmer - Imperial Russia & The Russian Spirit

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11/02/20 • 132 min

The Jacksway Collective: Philosophy & Fiction

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.

Jhana 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.

The 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.

Send us an email at [email protected]. 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.

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

The SPOKE Network
https://spoke-network.org/

The History of Imperial Russia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qsss5phzpg&list=PLEETkM6vwQPHJHhXinsuQN7jahEjbUPPY&ab_channel=ScottW.Palmer

Russian Barge Haulers
https://www.google.com/search?q=russian+barge+haulers&sxsrf=ALeKk01_rbHNPT5Lvioiqk0NOdlQYVIXWg:1603915208333&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjW9PfhidjsAhURJzQIHRv7A6UQ_AUoAXoECB8QAw&biw=1440&bih=766#imgrc=lChJoM3OkE-BCM

Intro Music:

Broke For Free - Something Elated
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/Something_EP/Broke_For_Free_-_Something_EP_-_05_Something_Elated

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.

Send us an email at [email protected]. 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.

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

The SPOKE Network
https://spoke-network.org/

The History of Imperial Russia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qsss5phzpg&list=PLEETkM6vwQPHJHhXinsuQN7jahEjbUPPY&ab_channel=ScottW.Palmer

Intro Music:

Broke For Free - Something Elated
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/Something_EP/Broke_For_Free_-_Something_EP_-_05_Something_Elated

Previous Episode

Let's Read 7 | Milan Kundera's Slowness

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.

In 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.

So, 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.

Jhana's Preamble
Chapters 1-7 - Milan Kundera's Slowness - 7:25
Jhana's Analysis - 37:55

Were you at all into this? Did you hate it? Regardless, send us an email at [email protected]. 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.

Intro Music:

Sro - Lost Jack
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Sro