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What even is a "Paragraph"? | Isidore's Pub, Ep.12
Devin O’Donnell returns to explore the origins of a word we probably use every day: paragraph.
Apr 6
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The Classical Dispatch
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Devin O’Donnell
"Technology" is not what you think | Isidore's Pub, Ep. 11
Austin Hoffman joins the show to discuss one of HIS words - "Technology." This word carries an interesting origin...
Mar 31
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The Classical Dispatch
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Devin O’Donnell
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The Place of Fire - Focus | Isidore's Pub, Ep. 10
How can the hearth of the home—with its joy, community, light, and warmth—inform and inspire our focus?
Mar 27
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The Classical Dispatch
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Devin O’Donnell
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Goodbye to the flesh - Carnival | Isidore's Pub, Ep. 9
What is the meaning of the carnival before the season of Lent?
Mar 24
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The Classical Dispatch
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Devin O’Donnell
Beware the time-thief | Isidore's Pub, Ep. 8
Devin O'Donnell explores the different conceptions of time evident in Greek thought and how our modern reduction of time obscures festivity and joy.
Mar 18
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The Classical Dispatch
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Devin O’Donnell
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Keep losing your temper? | Isidore's Pub, Ep. 7
In this episode, Devin considers the connection between temper, metal, music, baseball, humor, temperature, and the planets.
Mar 11
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The Classical Dispatch
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Devin O’Donnell
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Isidore's Pub, Episode 6: "Authority"
How does one make sense of the world? Where does one go to find the answers that are most important?
Mar 4
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The Classical Dispatch
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Devin O’Donnell
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Isidore's Pub, Episode 5: "Quality"
Devin O'Donnell tells us the origins of "quality" and the difficult work involved in creating such a word.
Feb 25
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The Classical Dispatch
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Devin O’Donnell
Isidore's Pub, Episode 4: “Cereal”
In Isidore's Pub, Devin O'Donnell discusses the forgotten meanings of words in our normal vocabulary.
Feb 21
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The Classical Dispatch
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Devin O’Donnell
Isidore's Pub, Episode 3: "Glamour"
In Isidore's Pub, Devin O'Donnell discusses the forgotten meanings of words in our normal vocabulary.
Feb 20
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The Classical Dispatch
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Devin O’Donnell
Isidore's Pub, Episode 2: "Amateur"
Devin O'Donnell returns with another word etymology, this time exploring the roots of "amateur." What is an amateur?
Feb 18
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The Classical Dispatch
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Devin O’Donnell
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Isidore's Pub, Episode 1: "School"
Join Devin O’Donnell as he considers the word “school” and its historical origins.
Feb 18
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The Classical Dispatch
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Devin O’Donnell
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