The ThinkND Podcast

Episode Topic: Rugby and the West of Ireland

The first week of the newest Kylemore Book Club will provide an introduction to rugby, as well as the historical context for the phrase “To Hell or to Conn…

Episode Topic: A Hell of a City: Infernal Rome (Inferno 18 & 27)

In Inferno 18, Dante and Virgil enter Malebolge (or Evil Pouches) in the eighth circle of Hell where fraud is punished. In the first po…

Episode Topic: Hell’s Vineyard (Inferno 13)

Dante and Virgil are in the seventh circle of Hell where violence is punished. In the second section, those who had been violent to themselves have been tra…

Episode Topic: Paolo and Francesca: Words of Desire (Inferno 5)

Dante and his guide Virgil are in the second circle of Hell, where lust, one of the sins of incontinence, is eternally punished in the '…

Episode Topic: Intro: From the dark wood to Rome

When Dante is lost in the dark wood of sin, the soul of the Roman poet Virgil is sent from Heaven to rescue him and guide him on his way to salvation t…

Episode Topic: The Jolly Young Waterman

In week 2 of our book club, we will discuss the song "The Jolly Young Waterman," which was originally written by Charles Dibdin for his ballad opera The Waterma…

Episode Topic: "Jerusalem"

This week we focus on what has become the national anthem for England (as opposed to Great Britain): the song known as "Jerusalem." With words by the poet William Blake and …

Episode Topic: "A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square"

In the final week of London in Song, we focus on one of the most successful London songs of the twentieth century. Written in 1939, with words by…

Episode Topic: Jack Hall

We begin with "Jack Hall," an old ballad that has its origins in the early eighteenth century. It begins as a narrative of the life of a convicted criminal who was executed at…

Episode Topic:  The Body and Creative Expression

In this final week, we return to the dance form as we consider the body in free expression. We will look at W.B. Yeats’ obsession with dancers before d…

Episode Topic:  The Body in Irish History

This week, we consider how the body has been represented in Irish culture and society throughout history. From the Great Famine, through the revolutionary per…

Episode Topic:  Blindness and Insight

In week 2 of Understanding the Body with W.B. Yeats & James Joyce, Professor Declan Kiberd explores the theme of Blindness & Insight. Participants are encouraged …

Episode Topic:  The Body & Mind

In this segment, Professor Declan Kiberd will situate the series within our current collective experience of the coronavirus pandemic as daily attention is drawn to the…

Episode Topic: Week 1: Exploring New Choral Music for the Christmas Season

This week, we explore the Choral Scholars of University College Dublin’s new Christmas holiday album, directed by Dr. Desmond…

Episode Topic: Week 2: Spinning Yarns: Fairy Tales, Textile Art, and Story Structure

Join New York Times bestselling author Betsy Cornwell '12 M.F.A. in a discussion about how to reimagine and reasses…

Episode Topic: Week 3: Sacred Music for Advent and Christmas: From Gregorian Chant to Jazz Improvisation

Join Professor Mark Doerries, Director of the Notre Dame Children's Choir and Director of Gradu…

Episode Topic: Pandemic and Athletics

This session will cover how the pandemic is affecting college athletics. Topics will include the decision for Notre Dame to continue fall sports, the roles of the…

Episode Topic: Cultivate Food Rescue and Food Security

Jim Conklin, President and Co-Founder of Cultivate Food Rescue and Marijo Martinec, CEO of Food Bank of Northern Indiana, will be the guests to d…

Episode Topic: COVID-19 Testing

This session will cover the different types of tests for SARS-CoV-2, what they measure, how they work, and what they tell us. The saliva-based surveillance testing at N…

Episode Topic: Epidemiology of COVID-19

The topic of this session will be epidemiology in general and the epidemiology of COVID-19. General concepts like R0 and Rt will be explained and how models wor…