The BetterPears Podcast

Season 4, Episode 10: Addiction Anonymous Season 4 of The BetterPears Podcast continues with its antepenultimate episode “Addiction Anonymous.” The full Season 4 schedule of episodes is now posted, so head over to BetterPears.com/schedule and be sure to sign up to our email list so that you are the first to know of future episode drops. Please stick around after the episode proper to learn more ab...

Season 4, Episode 9: Cryptography Season 4 of The BetterPears Podcast continues with “Cryptography.” The full Season 4 schedule of episodes is now posted, so head over to BetterPears.com/schedule and be sure to sign up to our email list so that you are the first to know of future episode drops. Please stick around after the episode proper to learn more about BetterPears, our in-person participator...

Season 4, Episode 8: Honor Τιμή Season 4 of The BetterPears Podcast continues with Honor Τιμή. The production of this episode coincided with the death of my father whose life was deeply entwined with this theme. In lieu of a pitch to support BetterPears, this episode ends with my eulogy for him and a bidding to pray for the repose of his soul. The full Season 4 schedule of episodes is now posted,...

Season 4, Episode 7: Insidious Invidious Season 4 of The BetterPears Podcast continues with Insidious Invidious after what might playfully be called a “mid-season hiatus.” The full Season 4 schedule of episodes for this winter and spring is now posted, so head over to BetterPears.com/schedule and be sure to sign up to our email list so that you are the first to know of future episode drops. Please...

Season 4, Episode 6: Paradise Season 4 of The BetterPears Podcast continues with Paradise. The full Season 4 schedule of episodes is now posted, so head over to BetterPears.com/schedule and be sure to sign up to our email list so that you are the first to know of future episode drops. Please stick around after the episode proper to learn more about BetterPears and how you can support its Fruit for...

Season 4, Episode 5: Catholic Heresy Season 4 of The BetterPears Podcast continues with Catholic Heresy. The full Season 4 schedule of episodes is now posted, so head over to BetterPears.com/schedule and be sure to sign up to our email list so that you are the first to know of future episode drops. Please stick around after the episode proper to learn more about BetterPears and how you can support...

Season 4, Episode 4: Decimation Dignity Season 4 of The BetterPears Podcast continues with Decimation Dignity, which is brought to you by the number 10 and the generosity of our BetterPears Leaves contributors. The full Season 4 schedule of episodes is now posted, so head over to BetterPears.com/schedule and be sure to sign up to our email list so that you are the first to know of future episode d...

Season 4, Episode 3: Matter Form Season 4 of The BetterPears Podcast continues with our third and final installment on the four causes. The full Season 4 schedule of episodes is now posted, so head over to BetterPears.com/schedule and be sure to sign up to our email list so that you are the first to know of future episode drops. Please stick around after the episode proper to learn more about Bett...

Season 4, Episode 2: Agent Instrument Season 4 of The BetterPears Podcast continues with our second installment on the four causes. The full Season 4 schedule of episodes is now posted, so head over to BetterPears.com/schedule and be sure to sign up to our email list so that you are the first to know of future episode drops. Please stick around after the episode proper to learn more about BetterPe...

Welcome to this Season 4 update for BetterPears and The BetterPears Podcast. I am Dr. Jason Fugikawa, founder of BetterPears and managing member of FugiCor, LLC, its parent company. This blog post and podcast will include updates on Season 4 of The BetterPears Podcast, an option to Lock-In support for BetterPears Leaves contributors, and our new Fellowships coming this summer. *** If you enjoy Bet...

Season 4, Episode 1: Τέλος Terminus Season 4 of The BetterPears Podcast returns with an initial three episodes on the four causes. The full Season 4 schedule of episodes will be posted later this week, so head over to BetterPears.com and sign up to our email list so that you are the first to see the schedule and know of future episode drops. Please stick around after the episode proper to learn mo...

Season 3, Episode 12: Frui Uti This episode is on human relations and the complicated, complementary aspects of use and enjoyment. It is yet again another episode that should not be enjoyed along with the operation of heavy equipment or sharp objects, and, as we shall discover by the end, properly not enjoyed at all. If you, nevertheless, do enjoy this production, I also ask that you like the epis...

Season 3, Episode 11: Liber Liberalis This episode is on books, liberty, and bovine movement. As mentioned previously, please do not operate heavy machinery while listening to this episode. Find a comfortable chair and a pleasant beverage to enjoy for the next 15 minutes. If you enjoy this production, I also ask that you like the episode, subscribe to the podcast if you have not already, and leave...

Season 3, Episode 10: Critical Thinking This episode on critical thinking might have you thinking critically or simply thinking. In either case, please do not operate heavy machinery while listening to this episode. Find a comfortable chair and a pleasant beverage to enjoy for the next 10 minutes. If you enjoy this production, I also ask that you like the episode, subscribe to the podcast if you h...

Season 3, Episode 9: Fate This episode on fate is being released on Election Day 2024, offers the perspective of contingent and necessary beings, and explores the declarations enacted in the celestial and sub-lunar spheres and Pennsylvania in particular. It is an episode possibly described as “e pluribus unum” meets “ut unum sint.” If you do enjoy this production, I also ask that you like the epis...

Season 3, Episode 8: Aurum Aures This episode responds to the doleful dollar previously considered with an exploration of gold, its elemental permanence, and a particular relationship it holds with our ears. As with our previous explorations, this is certainly another episode that Big Lexi, the lexicography cartel does not want you to hear nor enjoy. If you do enjoy this production, I also ask tha...

Season 3, Episode 7: Dollar Dole Δοῦλος This episode considers the dollar and its effect upon us as a debt instrument. There is something fundamentally flawed with our financial system which has led to economic booms and busts of intensifying magnitude over the last 50 years. While this podcast will not address the technical aspects of why this has been the case, many other insightful thinkers hav...

Season 3, Episode 6: Comedy This episode considers the Hellenic origin of the word “Comedy” and considers both the analysis of Aristotle and the witness of John’s Gospel. The origin of the episode was my 40-page undergraduate thesis which has now been consolidated to less than 1,000 words. Unlike that thesis, the ensuing analysis does consider more the non-extant Greek comedies, which despite thei...

Season 3, Episode 5: Architecture This episode considers the word “architecture,” a term rich with meaning and verbal resonance that frames our lives and worldviews. It is another episode that Big Lexi, the lexicography cartel does not want you to hear nor enjoy. If you do enjoy this production, I also ask that you like the episode, subscribe to the podcast if you have not already, and leave us a...

Season 3, Episode 4: Immolation This episode considers scarred words in a scarred world and the healing that comes from authentic sacrifice. It is another episode that Big Lexi, the lexicography cartel does not want you to hear nor enjoy. For those listening who did not have deep reflection on immolation at the top of their proverbial bucket list, there is likely space in the margins for this addi...

Season 3, Episode 3: Artificial Intelligence This episode is on so-called artificial intelligence, a topic which is all the rage and an argument which will likely enrage. For those of us, including myself, who have spent their adulthood dismissing the Luddites who railed against the automation of the textile industry, it remains a journey of the intellect and will to consider more deeply the found...

Season 3, Episode 2: Gravy Gravity This episode is on gravy, gravity, and glory. The purpose of the episode, like all those of the podcast, is to suggest deeper meanings for the words we employ to express reality each day. Thus, while the positions offered in each episode are in no way definitive and at times are rather speculative, it is my hope that they function as timeless attempts at expandin...

Welcome to the Season 3 Premiere of The BetterPears Podcast. This episode is on fish, fruit, and fistfuls. The purpose of the episode, like all those of the podcast, is to suggest deeper meanings for the words we employ to express reality each day. Thus, while the positions offered in each episode are in no way definitive and at times are rather speculative, it is my hope that they function as tim...

Welcome to this Season 3 update for BetterPears and The BetterPears Podcast. I am Dr. Jason Fugikawa, founder of BetterPears and managing member of FugiCor, LLC, its parent company. This blog post and podcast will include updates on Season 3 of The BetterPears Podcast, a new perk for BetterPears Leaves contributors, the online reading course for St. Augustine’s Confessions in the original Latin, a...

This season finale episode is on obedience and its expression in the human experience. The purpose of the episode, like all those of the podcast, is to suggest deeper meanings for the words we employ to express reality each day. Thus, while the positions offered in each episode are in no way definitive and at times are rather speculative, it is my hope that they function as timeless attempts at ex...