January 2021 – Best Class Ever

Episode 24 – Ideologies & Morality

By shaundmcmillan January 31, 2021PodcastNo Comments

In the last lesson we spoke about the two leading political ideologies, liberalism and conservatism, and how they might be related to differences in common personality traits. Today let’s talk about how we talk about politics.

Episode 23 – Dueling Ideologies – The Left & the Right

By shaundmcmillan January 24, 2021PodcastNo Comments

Which do you value? Equality or Patriotism? Compassion or Societal Order? Do you prefer, dogs or cats? Through personality tests we can often tell which side of the political spectrum people fall into. Do you lean left also known as liberal, or to the right, also known as conservative?

Episode 22 – Aliens & Angels

By shaundmcmillan January 17, 2021PodcastNo Comments

Whether in a galaxy far far away like Star Wars, or in the very near, very possible future like Black Mirror, science fiction deals with issues that we face in the here and now. Issues like race, politics, and religion might be too hot to discuss directly for a lot of us, but fictional realities allow us to take a step back and talk about what ifs. So let’s explore today’s world by looking at stories about tomorrow.

Episode 21 – Science Fiction Messiah Stories

By shaundmcmillan January 10, 2021PodcastNo Comments

What does the third Star Wars film also known as Episode 6, the third Lord of the Rings, the Matrix trilogy, and the Lion King have in common?

Episode 20 – Great Science Fiction & Fantasy

By shaundmcmillan January 3, 2021PodcastNo Comments

In 1936 J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Luis flipped a coin to see which of them should write a space-travel story, and which should write a time-travel story. C.S. Luis went on to write the Chronicles of Narnia, and J.R.R. Tolkien went on to write the single most influential fantasy fiction trilogy, Lord of the Rings. Today let's look at Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and the Hunger Games.