Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane

Last Friday, I took Amtrak's Missouri River Runner from Independence to Kansas City's Union Station to see how the NFL Draft was affecting public transit in & around the Station. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog : https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane

This week I want to share a few words about the beauty of Spring. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog : https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane

This coming Friday will mark the 2,776th anniversary of the traditional date for the founding of the City of Rome. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog : https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane

Some words about how changing perspective changes what one sees. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog : https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane

It's Holy Week in Western Christianity (Catholicism and Protestantism), so some words about that. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog : https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane

This week to finish out March, a few words on the need to keep things simple. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog : https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane ~ Here are the two websites I mentioned regarding the new Kansas flag proposals: Flags for Good's Kansas Flag: https://flagsforgood.com/products/kansas-flag Anson from Lawrence's New Kansas Flag: https://www.newkansasflag.com/

Today, I'm going to talk for a bit about how the meanings of words change. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog : https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane

This past week I was in San Juan, Puerto Rico for the annual meeting of the Renaissance Society of America. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog : https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane

Today, I'm talking about a particularly versatile Latin verb that I'll admit I'm rather fond of: mittō . Click here to support the Wednesday Blog : https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane

Today, is the Welsh National Holiday, the Feast of St. David. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog : https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane

Today is Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent. Some thoughts about that. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog : https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane

Today, on Chiefs Parade Day, I thought it'd be interesting to consider the distinctions between an author and a writer. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog : https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane

Today, I'm talking about the classic 1942 film Casablanca with my good friend Alex Brisson. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane Today's episode features contributions from Alex Brisson ( https://www.alexbrisson.com ) and Michael Ashcraft ( https://soundslikeashcraft.com ). Thanks to both of them for their help making this week's episode!

Today, some reflections on St. Brigid's Day. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane

This week I'm considering the fundamental question of whether we are inherently good or bad. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog : https://wednesdayblog.org/patreon.com/sthosdkane

This week, I decided to return to one of my favorite short stories, which may someday be expanded into a novel, the arrival of the airship Phaëton over Kansas City. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog : https://wednesdayblog.org/patreon.com/sthosdkane

Some thoughts on how dynamic silent films remain even now nearly a century after the development of talking pictures. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane

Today, at the start of the new year I want to discuss the balance between belief and science, something greatly needed. Click Here to Support the Wednesday Blog : https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane .

Today, some words on the blizzard of this past week. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog : https://anchor.fm/sean-thomas-kane/support

Today, some words about my thirtieth birthday. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog : https://anchor.fm/sean-thomas-kane/support

Today, I want to talk about one of the most useful of words: Cosmos. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog : https://anchor.fm/sean-thomas-kane/support

Today, I'm celebrating the 1st anniversary of the Wednesday Blog podcast! Click here to support the Wednesday Blog : https://anchor.fm/sean-thomas-kane/support

Today, I want to pass on some helpful things I've learned about essay writing both through my work as a Teaching Assistant and in my work on my own dissertation. Click here to support the Wednesday Blog : https://anchor.fm/sean-thomas-kane/support

Today, I'm reflecting on the last three years spent in Binghamton and the things about life and work in academia I've learned. Click here to support The Wednesday Blog : https://anchor.fm/sean-thomas-kane/support

This past weekend saw the first snowflakes of the season here in Binghamton, New York. Please consider supporting The Wednesday Blog by clicking here: https://anchor.fm/sean-thomas-kane/support