A general reflection on the semester that passed, and what lies ahead until April. Happy New Year!

Professor Randy Boyagoda of the UofT discusses diagnostic and symptomatic novels, his own writing, and an ongoing trend in the literary world. Thank you, Professor Boyagoda for taking the time! Always a pleasure to speak with you.

In the first podcast that deals explicitly with course material I reflect upon my 'Democracy & Constitutions' seminar. My prof says we need more democracy. Fair enough. Can we agree on a definition? For whom? When? Tune in!

A rambling interrogation of my and my culture's outlook.   A promotion of 'Bombadilism' - a Tolkienian, radical optimism that takes on a life of its own as it barrels through fields of doubt and worrry.

Like Eric and Alex before her, Maurícia is a friend I met on Woodsworth College's summer abroad trip to Oxford.   Maurícia chats speech-language pathology, how she became familiar with the field, and when and how she knew it was to be her career.    Thank you, Maurícia, for sharing insights that I couldn't have even guessed at. Always a pleasure to speak with you.

Listen as my high school friend Aidan Potts recounts his experiences as he moved to university and England (and back), and stepping into the business world with both feet forward.   Aidan discourses about living with alopecia, and how adventure is what we need to both discover and reinvent our priorities and values.

This interview is from February 2017.  I spoke with Dr. Peterson at his home. I hope you enjoy the chat.

Here I catch up with my buddy, Eric; another former colleague from my UofT days.  Eric and I reconvened to follow up on chats we've returned to repeatedly over the years. Chats we will most certainly expand upon in the future.  Listen as we shift between impossible schemes and the very real pleasure to be derived from carving out utility and meaningfulness from the mundane.

In my first interview for the podcast I interviewed Alex Côté, a classmate of mine from UofT, whom I met on the exchange to Oxford.   Alex is a brilliant speaker, and an incredible conversationalist. He's also a jerk, because he knows exactly which questions get me going - and then I can't stop.   Alex, thanks again, and I can't wait to have you on again.

This is a response to a chapter in my professor's book - slated for publication and release in Spring 2021. The chapter is titled 'Constitutional Origins: Undemocratic Beginnings'?   Here is my prepared speech for my presentation.