Crop Rotation Thu, 14 May 2026 21:56:16 -0400 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2590171 en-us © 2026 Crop Rotation yes 3df7eb01-9955-530e-be5a-868b89202234 Crop Rotation episodic true An ad hoc seminar on works of art and intellect. Trying to live the life of the mind together; cultivating fields of thought.


One of the four hosts sets an assignment for each meeting. That leader then asks an opening question to guide the discussion. The only rule for what can be assigned is that the leader must be able to ask a good opening question.

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Crop Rotation https://storage.buzzsprout.com/5xttikx79j751uwj1roc2hiw7g1k?.jpg Crop Rotation Crop Rotation - 010 - Kierkegaard - Philosophical Fragments (selection) Crop Rotation - 010 - Kierkegaard - Philosophical Fragments (selection) A discussion of Soren Kierkegaard’s Philosophical Fragments, Chapter 1A: A Project of Thought. Topics: spirituality, paradox, the eternal, transcendence vs immanence.

]]> A discussion of Soren Kierkegaard’s Philosophical Fragments, Chapter 1A: A Project of Thought. Topics: spirituality, paradox, the eternal, transcendence vs immanence.

]]> Crop Rotation Buzzsprout-19180184 Thu, 14 May 2026 21:00:00 -0400 5763 1 10 full true Crop Rotation - 009 - Lem - Star Diaries Crop Rotation - 009 - Lem - Star Diaries Star Diaries by Stanislaw Lem

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]]> Crop Rotation Buzzsprout-19180181 Thu, 14 May 2026 21:00:00 -0400 6137 1 9 full true Crop Rotation - 008 - Akutagawa, Kurosawa - Rashomon [content warning] Crop Rotation - 008 - Akutagawa, Kurosawa - Rashomon [content warning] Akira Kurosawa: Rashomon

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa: Rashomon, In a Grove

Content Warning: discussion of sexual assault

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Ryūnosuke Akutagawa: Rashomon, In a Grove

Content Warning: discussion of sexual assault

]]> Matthew Talamini Buzzsprout-18941117 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:00:00 -0400 6286 1 8 full true Crop Rotation - 007 - Miscellany - Hagakure, Meditation 17, Ecclesiastes, Psalm 73 Crop Rotation - 007 - Miscellany - Hagakure, Meditation 17, Ecclesiastes, Psalm 73 Yamamoto Tsunetomo: Hagakure

John Donne: Meditation 17

The Bible: Ecclesiastes, Psalm 73

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John Donne: Meditation 17

The Bible: Ecclesiastes, Psalm 73

]]> Matthew Talamini Buzzsprout-18941101 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:00:00 -0400 6833 1 7 full true Crop Rotation - 006 - Penelope Fitzgerald - The Gate of Angels Crop Rotation - 006 - Penelope Fitzgerald - The Gate of Angels Penelope Fitzgerald: The Gate of Angels

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]]> Matthew Talamini Buzzsprout-18941088 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:00:00 -0400 6372 1 6 full true Crop Rotation - 005 - Voltaire - Selected Stories Crop Rotation - 005 - Voltaire - Selected Stories Voltaire: Micromegas and Plato's Dream

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]]> Matthew Talamini Buzzsprout-18941052 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:00:00 -0400 5430 1 5 full true Crop Rotation - 004 - Borges - The Library of Babel Crop Rotation - 004 - Borges - The Library of Babel Borges: The Library of Babel

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]]> Matthew Talamini Buzzsprout-18941047 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:00:00 -0400 5825 1 4 full true Crop Rotation - 003 - Tolkien - Leaf by Niggle Crop Rotation - 003 - Tolkien - Leaf by Niggle Tolkien: Leaf by Niggle.

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]]> Matthew Talamini Buzzsprout-18926685 Sun, 29 Mar 2026 17:00:00 -0400 5853 1 3 full true Crop Rotation - 002 - Barthelme - Selected Stories Crop Rotation - 002 - Barthelme - Selected Stories Selected stories by Donald Barthelme: A Shower of Gold, The President, The School.

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]]> Matthew Talamini Buzzsprout-18926587 Sun, 29 Mar 2026 16:00:00 -0400 6243 literature, philosophy, theology 1 2 full true Crop Rotation - 001 - Athanasius - Selections Crop Rotation - 001 - Athanasius - Selections Athanasius: Selections from Against the Arians.

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