The Dadcasts

Islamic Science -- Cosmology, Cosmography and Geography 23.03.2022 29:40 ↓

Islamic Science, An Illustrated Study by Seed Hossein Nasr Chapter III -- Cosmology, Cosmography and Geography This text contains numerous notes, images, and figures that should be reviewed. Apologies for mispronunciations.

Alberti "On Painting" 14.03.2022 1:41:38 ↓

Leon Baptist's Alberti "On Painting" Books I and II Please refer to the test for figures related to the text. Figures are not identified in this reading.

Abbot Suger "Abbey Church of St. Denis" 09.03.2022 41:57 ↓

Abbot Suger "On the Abbey Church of St. Denis and Its Art Treasures" Editied, Translated, and Annotated by Edwin Panofsky Chapters 24 - 34A

"Notre-Dame of Paris" 08.03.2022 31:08 ↓

Victor Hugo Notre-Dame of Paris Book 5, Chapter 2 "This Will Kill That"

"Ordering the World" 07.03.2022 1:11:34 ↓

Chapter 8 "Ordering the World" Means and Meanings of Proportion and Geometry

The Mosque in the Medieval Islamic World 01.03.2022 1:29:47 ↓

"The Mosque in the Medieval Islamic World" An essay by Robert Hillenbrand

"Genesis" 15.02.2022 59:08 ↓

Creation story from "Genesis" of the Old Testament.

"John" 15.02.2022 17:17 ↓

Creation story from the Bible, "John".

"AGGANNA SUTTA: On Knowledge of Beginnings" 15.02.2022 22:54 ↓

AGGANNA SUTTA: On Knowledge of Beginnings This is a text taken from a larger collection called the Long Discourses (Digha Nikaya); the teachings attributed to the Buddha were organized by his later disciples in terms of their length. This text is considered by Buddhists to be an actual teaching of the Buddha made in the sixth or fifth century before Christ, and preserved by his disciples in its pr...

"Japanese Creation Myth" 15.02.2022 18:30 ↓

Japanese Creation Myth (712 CE) From Genji Shibukawa: Tales from the Kojiki The following is a modern retelling of the creation story from the Kojiki, Japan’s oldest chronicle, compiled in 712 CE by O No Yasumaro. This version is easier for the modern reader to understand than the original, but its essential features are preserved. The quest for Izanami in the underworld is reminiscent of the Gree...

"The Education of the Architect" 15.02.2022 24:19 ↓

Readings from Vitruvius The Ten Books on Architecture.  Refer to the actual text for relevant notes and images.

"City and Site" 15.02.2022 1:05:27 ↓

"City and Site", Chapter 2 of Joseph Rykwert's book The Idea of a Town. Refer to the text for relevant notes and images.

"The Aenied" 15.02.2022 49:05 ↓

Book 1 of Vergil's "The Aeneid". Please refer to the reading for relevant notes. Apologies for any mispronunciations.

"Theogony" 15.02.2022 59:34 ↓

Selected reading from Hesiod's "Theogony". Apologies for any mispronunciations.

"The Iliad: Book 1" 15.02.2022 43:04 ↓

Book 1 of the classic tale by Homer

"The Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Papyrus of Ani" 15.02.2022 1:04:01 ↓

Part 2 of the readings from "The Egyptian Book of the Dead". Apologies for pronunciation errors.

"Ehytpian Book of the Dead: The Doctrine of Eternal Life" 15.02.2022 48:01 ↓

Part 1 of the readings from The Egyptian Book of the Dead.

"The Temple in Man" 15.02.2022 38:36 ↓

Examination of the Luxor temple as it reflects man.

"Creation Myth -- The God Neb-er-tcher" 15.02.2022 17:29 ↓

Egyptian creation myth.

"Dead Men's Path" 15.02.2022 8:15 ↓

Chinua Achebe, Nigerian author regarded as learning African literary voice.

"Speech Sounds" 15.02.2022 36:12 ↓

Dystopian text

"Half-Life" 15.02.2022 7:23 ↓

Reading of a graphic text. Absolutely worth reading the original text by Jillian Tamaki as my narration does not do justice to her story.

"The Stone Matress" 15.02.2022 46:08 ↓

Margaret Atwood short story about revenge. Follows the idea of revenge is a dessert best served cold.

"The Story of an Hour" 15.02.2022 6:42 ↓

Loss, awakening, regret.

"The Black Cat" 15.02.2022 24:56 ↓

Edgar Allen Poe Gothic motif