Recorded June 9th. “Worth cherishing in every way.” Reacting to Wonder Woman and answering some in-story questions.

[Regarding this episode… “Eh, it’s not for everyone.”]

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

I. Logos (22min) What if a child…? Cherishing in every way Mythos and Logos Ethos, Logos, and Pathos Accessibility Jenkins’s Emotional Lens



II. Bedtime Story (6min) Confounding Clouds Diana’s Bedtime Story Framework



III. Questions (70min) How old is Diana? Can Diana return to Themyscira? Why didn’t they tell Diana the truth? Why didn’t they go with Diana? Did she want to leave earlier? When did Diana develop powers? Why did Ares reveal himself? How does the lasso work? How did Ares defeat the Olympians? Why didn’t Ares destroy mankind sooner? What does Ares want? What is love? Is Ares the source of mankind’s corruption? Does seeing Ares change Diana’s belief? Does Diana love Ares? Why kill him? Why doesn’t Diana reveal herself after World War I? Did Diana walk away from mankind? What did Diana do for 100 years? What moves Diana to act? Why does Diana fight Doomsday? Why doesn’t she have the same powers in that fight? Why does Diana finally go public?



IV. End Notes (35min) Is Ares dead? Why doesn’t Steve do something different with the plane?



To learn more:

Wonder Woman: The Art and Making of | Sharon Gosling

Wonder Woman Novelization | Nancy Holder

From Poly to Mono, Mythos to Logos | Evan Puschak

103 Desirability Bias | You Are Not So Smart

Five Ages of Man | Wikipedia

8 Types of Love Ancient Greeks | Mateo Sol

Color Wheel Theory of Love | Wikipedia

Reality Part One | Invisibilia

Treehouse of Horror X | The Simpsons

772 Small Change | Planet Money

How to Use Rhetoric | Camille Langston

Strike Me Down | Return of the Jedi (1983)

True From A Certain Point of View | Robot Chicken

A Better Way To Talk About Love | Mandy Len Catron

Constitutional Peasants | Monty Python

The Princess Bride | Rob Reiner

End notes recorded June 23rd

Canterbury Tales | pronuntiatio

Fæder Ure | Hrothgar Simonus

The Wisdom Series | Bible Project

Raise Brave Girls, Encourage Adventure | Caroline Paul

Teach Girls Bravery, Not Perfection | Reshma Saujani

Professor Robert Sapolsky on Altruism | Big Think

Philosophy of Stoicism | TED Ed

Why I Broke Up With The Little Mermaid | Jesse Eisenberg

Storybook Love Cover | 24getful1



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