The Mouseion - The Professor Wingert Podcast

How Should Western Christians View the Israel-Palestine Conflict? A Middle Eastern Christian Perspective. In this episode of the Mouseion, I am joined by three Middle Eastern Christians with roots in the Holy Land (Israel and Palestine) that share their life experiences and points of view. This episode is not designed to tell anyone how to think, but instead to introduce this minority community into a conversation dominated in the media by uplifting one side or the other. The Middle East, including the Holy Land, is a very diverse place and there are many perspectives that are often ignored or lost against the broader dichotomy pushed by various governments and the differing media apparatuses. It is my hope that this conversation will help us break out of an "A vs. B" dichotomy and instead have a more nuanced approach to the conversation. We prefer to be peace-makers. We ask our listeners and viewers to pray for all the peoples of the Holy Land and especially pray for those of us in this podcast. Glossary: Abouna - "Father" (lit. "our Father" in Arabic, though also in Modern Aramaic); this is one of the ways in which Eastern Christians address priests. Shamosho - Deacon (Aramaic/Syriac - Western Dialect) Shammas - Deacon (Arabic) Malphono - Professor, teacher (Syriac - Western Dialect) Visit Subdeacon Daniel Kakish's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@danielkakish Visit Fr. George's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@askabouna8858 #israelpalestineconflict #Israel #palestine

In this episode, Jenny Rooney, an at-large member of the Cherokee Nation, speaks with me about family history, culture, education, and heritage preservation. Jenny is an educator who has taught at the collegiate level. She presently teaches English to middle school students in California. #cherokee #culture #nativeamerican

In this episode, Subdeacon Daniel Kakish and I count down the Top 5 Syriac poets. When we ended up using NBA parallels, our Top 5 quickly broke down into a starting five with other poets subbing in from the bench. If we missed any or you think others need further elaboration, post below in the comments. #syriac #podcast #orthodox

In this episode, I'm once again joined by Daniel Kakish, a collegiate lecturer in Middle Eastern studies, to take a break from our usual topics and discuss how pro-wrestling is most successful when it integrates its story lines with the zeitgeist. We live in an inverted world today. Rather than pro-wrestling being a cartoon or characterized interpretation of our world, these days our public discourse has directly evolved from professional wrestling. Already Eric Bischoff has already demonstrated that the news cycle in the Western world has (d)evolved to follow the story-telling format previously made popular by pro-wrestling, especially as it was experienced in the 1990s.

In this podcast episode, I go it solo to offer a few updates about the podcast schedule and review the first ten episodes. I will be taking a break from podcasting and aiming to resume in October, 2022. The start of the Fall Semester is a heavy one this year given the amount of coursework I'm teaching, projects I'm working on, and administrative duties. For those who have not seen too many episodes of the Mouseion, I post 1-4 minute clips from earlier episodes. If any interest you, check them out. you can see the difference between the podcast now and its earliest iterations.   As always, thanks for watching, sharing, liking, and subscribing. I'm encouraged by all the great feedback you're giving me.  #podcast #mouseion #selfreflection

"You gotta get really uncomfortable before it gets comfortable."   In this podcast episode, I sit down with former Cleveland Indians and Miami Marlins 1st Baseman/Outfielder Jordan Brown to discuss life through the lens of baseball. What can baseball teach us about life, growing up, aging, and how we perceive success and failure? How do sports define us, especially after we transition from the collegiate or professional ranks to life outside of athletics?   Jordan Brown has played for the Cleveland Indians (now Guardians), Miami Marlins, numerous minor league teams, and has even played in Venezuela for the Leones del Caracas. Brown's major league career was hindered by a torn meniscus, but he has gathered numerous lessons along the way.  The podcast is also available on Spotify, Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, and others.   #baseball #athlete #sports

In this episode I am joined by Tom Taylor, a first responder in Northern California's Cascade mountains. During the fire season in Northern California, Tom takes care of animals who need a home when their owners are forced to evacuate to safety. Tom is also part of Siskiyou County Search and Rescue, where he helps rescue humans (in addition to the animals). In addition to these matters, we also discuss the Bigfoot or Sasquatch phenomenon specific to the the region.  If you want to help the animals displaced by fire, contact the state's department of emergency services to see how you can direct goods or resources to the region.   #animallover #cascades #bigfoot

In this podcast episode, Daniel Kakish and I discuss the matter of identity and the various communities of the Ottoman Empire prior to World War I.  Daniel Kakish holds masters degrees in History as well as Eastern Christian Studies and is a former instructor at colleges and universities in the San Diego area, where he taught courses in topics related to the Middle East and Arabic Culture. He is also a sub-deacon in the Syriac Orthodox Church and possesses a wealth of knowledge on the history, language, and religious traditions of the Middle East.

In this episode I'm joined by Jay Rooney, a lifelong gamer, occasional gaming blogger, professional writer, and now the publisher of Game & Word: the newsletter where virtual worlds and the "real" world collide! Game & Word is a Substack newsletter and podcast that dives as deep as possible into the hobby we love, highlighting individual games’ connections to humanity and the world. History, culture, psychology, literature, and even philosophy can all shape the games we play and fondly remember.   You can read Jay's Substack Newsletter here: https://gameandword.substack.com  #Gaming #VideoGames #Game&Word

What is a constructed language or conlang? How might Klingon and Elvish relate to living languages of today like Japanese, Arabic, or Finnish? Is there any way to connect Dothraki or High Valerian to ancient languages like Hittite, Akkadian, or Aramaic? In the nerdiest of all my conversations thus far, Dr. Time Hogue (University of Satsuma) and I discuss how constructed languages are formed and how they relate to existing languages, philology, linguistics, and narrative story telling.   #Conlang #Polyglot #Klingon