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Jim Janicki, longtime Reading Odyssey reader, interviewed on Blog Talk Radio

Jim Janicki, longtime member and reader with the Reading Odyssey (and General Manager at Life Technologies Corporation), is interviewed here by VP of Human Resources at Life Technologies, Alison Jameson. Jim talks about why he’s a longtime member … Continue reading

31. March 2010 by Arrian
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Happy New Year from Emily Dickinson

The most triumphant Bird I ever knew or met Embarked upon a twig today And till Dominion set I famish to behold so eminent a sight And sang for nothing scrutable But intimate Delight. Retired, and resumed his transitive Estate– To what delicious … Continue reading

02. January 2010 by Arrian
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Art Garfunkel is on a reading odyssey too

Art Garfunkel is on a reading odyssey too.If you are interested in what he has read, then you can visit his website where he’s posted the more than 1,000 books he’s read since 1968. You can browse year-by-year so you can see that in 1968 Art Garfu… Continue reading

28. December 2009 by Arrian
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Google Wave – wait?

At the Reading Odyssey the goal is to use the simplest technology to engage adults in playing with the greatest ideas of humanity. We don’t get excited about technology for technology sake.We use Twitter, Facebook, blogs (obviously), websites, web… Continue reading

13. October 2009 by Arrian
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FYI: my statement on the financial crisis: anger and responsibility

Here’s what I’d like a reporter somewhere to write on the financial crisis: I’m angry, you are angry. We are justified in being angry. As Charlie Munger said at his annual meeting this year, so much “knavery and foolishness” and greed is behind th… Continue reading

01. October 2008 by Arrian
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Imaginary interview of Plato, Munger, New Yorker, Neiman…

Welcome to the Philosophical Cable Network. It’s Tuesday, September 23 and we have a wonderful morning conversation. Our guests are the Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Charlie Munger, philosopher Plato, New Yorker cartoons, and, at the end of… Continue reading

23. September 2008 by Arrian
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FYI – my HS Latin teacher and the terrible train crash in LA

Folks, My high school Latin teacher, also an Anglican priest in Los Angeles, was injured in the terrible train crash in LA last week. But despite that he gave last rites to crash victims. He did so out of respect.”As a priest, he has a tool in his… Continue reading

22. September 2008 by Arrian
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Susan Neiman call – audio recording

Here’s the audio recording for special Susan Neiman call in early September. Listen online or download the mp3 file and listen to it as a podcast on your ipod. Download Susan-Neiman-September2008.mp3 Continue reading

10. September 2008 by Arrian
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Dr. Paul Cartledge call – audio recording

Here’s the audio recording for special Dr. Paul Cartledge call in early June. Listen online or download the mp3 file and listen to it as a podcast on your ipod. Download Dr-Paul-Cartledge-June2008.mp3 Continue reading

05. June 2008 by Arrian
Categories: Classics-General, Herodotus, Lecture, Lecture, Thucydides | Tags: , | 1 comment

WSJ: Morality and the Western Canon?

Folks, Very interesting book review – about a book called “Moral Clarity” – appeared in the Wall Street Journal today, Monday, May 5, 2008. The book, written by a German leftist professor, suggests that the problem with the left is the abandonment… Continue reading

06. May 2008 by Arrian
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