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David Boles: Human Meme

Welcome to the David Boles: Human Meme podcast! You may subscribe via Apple iTunes, Google Play Music, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, Pocket Casts, Spotify and RSS or your own podcast player. We explore ideas of knowing, merits of sharing, and the danger of thought -- as one listener wrote about this podcast; "Mindfulness with an edge" and another said, "You have the spirit of philosophy; you inspire dialectic thoughts." David Boles lives at Boles.com, writes for BolesBlogs.com, and publishes with BolesBooks.com. David Boles' memetic conundrum considers the braided prairie pause against the sinking sky: "I can't see what it is; and I don't know what it isn't."

Apr 4, 2024

Non-traditional casting, also known as color-conscious or diverse casting, refers to the practice of casting actors in roles that were traditionally intended for actors of a different race, gender, or ethnicity. While the intention behind this practice is often to promote diversity and inclusion, it has sparked...


Feb 17, 2024

Our focus centers on Sigmund Freud's interpretation of the "Three Caskets" motif from Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice." We'll take a look into how Freud's psychoanalytic lens sheds light on the choices represented by the gold, silver, and lead caskets and what these choices reveal about human nature...


Jan 31, 2024

In literature, unrequited love has been a driving force for narrative and character development. Consider Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet." While not a classic case of unrequited love, the dynamics between Romeo, Rosaline, and Juliet echo its sentiments. Romeo's initial unreturned affection for Rosaline shapes...


Dec 10, 2023

Deux Ex Machina: Originating in ancient Greek theater as a literal "God from the machine" - where gods were brought onto the stage by a machine to resolve complex plots - this concept illuminates a critical junction in our understanding of fate versus free will. It referred to the sudden appearance of a god, typically...


Oct 30, 2023

Through the magic of AI voice actors, along with outstanding crack Bot AI dramaturgy, we once again present the Human Meme AI Playhouse! Today, we take apart the tragic ending of Shakespeare's classic "King Lear" and we flip it -- we rewrite it! -- meaning that all those who die, now live, and those who live, are...