ReNouned
By ReNouned
Hosts and co-creators Mark Schulz and Alison Hager challenge themselves to research and think critically about one noun selected at random each episode. Where did it come from, and why? What is special about it? Has it influenced human history? Does it spark questions about our nature? Is it a key from the past that might unlock the future?
Tune in to appreciate our world in surprising new ways.
ReNounedAug 07, 2023
American Harvest Mouse | Episode 19
In this episode, hosts Mark Schulz and Alison Hager discuss the noun “American Harvest Mouse.”
ReNouned is a podcast for the curious. We dust off the commonplace to look for shiny new relevance as we challenge ourselves to think critically about the objects that surround us. How do they echo humanity’s past, reflect the present, or foreshadow the future?
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STUFF TO CHECK OUT FROM THIS EPISODE
Things to Watch:
All Creatures Great & Small – TV Series
TÁR – Movie
Things to Do:
- Check out these photographs of harvest mice snuggling up in tulips. You really don’t want to miss this!
- Scroll down to the end of this article to access an actionable list of everyday things you can do to combat extinction.
Remember to visit www.reNounedPodcast.com for additional content and other works cited in the show.
Alcohol | Episode 18
In this episode, hosts Mark Schulz and Alison Hager discuss the noun “alcohol.”
ReNouned is a podcast for the curious. We dust off the commonplace to look for shiny new relevance as we challenge ourselves to think critically about the objects that surround us. How do they echo humanity’s past, reflect the present, or foreshadow the future?
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STUFF TO CHECK OUT FROM THIS EPISODE
Things to Watch:
Another Round – Movie
Everything You Think You Know About Addiction is Wrong – TED Talk
Dr. Strange – Movie
Slightly Less Than Two Drinks – Comedy Sketch
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Appendix | Episode 17
In this episode, hosts Mark Schulz and Alison Hager discuss the noun “appendix.”
ReNouned is a podcast for the curious. We dust off the commonplace to look for shiny new relevance as we challenge ourselves to think critically about the objects that surround us. How do they echo humanity’s past, reflect the present, or foreshadow the future?
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STUFF TO CHECK OUT FROM THIS EPISODE
Things to Read:
An Unsung Hero: Tom Crean - Antarctic Survivor – Michael Smith
Antarctic Life: No Dogs, Few Vegetables and ‘a Little Intense’ in the Winter – NYT article about Villa Las Estrellas
Things to Watch:
The Endurance – Documentary Movie about Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance expedition
The Story of Tom Crean - Unsung Hero – YouTube Interview with Michael Smith
Things to Check Out:
Go see & Juliet on Broadway.
Go see Once Upon a One More Time on Broadway.
Remember to visit www.reNounedPodcast.com for additional content and other works cited in the show.
Map | Episode 16
In this episode, hosts Mark Schulz and Alison Hager discuss the noun “payment.”
ReNouned is a podcast for the curious. We dust off the commonplace to look for shiny new relevance as we challenge ourselves to think critically about the objects that surround us. How do they echo humanity’s past, reflect the present, or foreshadow the future?
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STUFF TO CHECK OUT FROM THIS EPISODE
Things to Read:
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time – Dava Sobel
Things to Watch:
Longitude – TV Movie
Things to Do:
Check out these images of the Imago Mundi (Babylonian Map of the World – earliest known map in human history).
We mentioned you can see John Harrison’s Sea Clocks at the Horology Museum in London – I was wrong! You can see them at the Royal Museums Greenwich. Here’s a photo of the amazing H1.
Want to see what a map with Rhumb Lines looks like (hint – very overwhelming!) Check this out.
Remember to visit www.reNounedPodcast.com for additional content and other works cited in the show.
Payment | Episode 15
In this episode, hosts Mark Schulz and Alison Hager discuss the noun “payment.”
ReNouned is a podcast for the curious. We dust off the commonplace to look for shiny new relevance as we challenge ourselves to think critically about the objects that surround us. How do they echo humanity’s past, reflect the present, or foreshadow the future?
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STUFF TO CHECK OUT FROM THIS EPISODE
Things to Read:
The Complete Brothers Grimm Fairytales
Crime And Punishment – Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Pied Piper of Hamelin – Robert Browning
Things to Watch:
The Big Short - Movie
Things to Listen to:
“The Ceremony” – RadioLab Podcast - (on cryptocurrency launch)
“Too Little, Too Much: How Poverty and Wealth Affect Our Minds” – Hidden Brain Podcast - (on Scarcity Mindset)
Remember to visit www.reNounedPodcast.com for additional content and other works cited in the show.
Difference | Episode 14
In this episode, hosts Mark Schulz and Alison Hager discuss the noun “difference.”
ReNouned is a podcast for the curious. We dust off the commonplace to look for shiny new relevance as we challenge ourselves to think critically about the objects that surround us. How do they echo humanity’s past, reflect the present, or foreshadow the future?
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STUFF TO CHECK OUT FROM THIS EPISODE
Things to Read:
Bad Blood: The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment - James H. Jones
Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present – Harriet A. Washington
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams
Things to watch:
Black Mirror – TV Series
Race: The Power of an Illusion – Documentary Miniseries
The Matrix – Movie
Things to Check Out:
Check our Brene Brown – She’s the researcher/podcaster/author/speaker who said, “I’m not here to be right, I’m here to get it right.”
ead about Vasily Arkhipov – the Soviet Naval officer who prevented a Soviet nuclear torpedo launch during the Cuban Missile Crisis
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Rehearsal | Episode 13
In this episode, hosts Mark Schulz and Alison Hager discuss the noun “rehearsal.”
ReNouned is a podcast for the curious. We dust off the commonplace to look for shiny new relevance as we challenge ourselves to think critically about the objects that surround us. How do they echo humanity’s past, reflect the present, or foreshadow the future?
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STUFF TO CHECK OUT FROM THIS EPISODE
Things to watch:
Avengers: Age of Ultron - movie
Bringing Up Baby - Movie
Stage Door – Movie
Stage Door Canteen - Movie
Things to Listen to:
Helga podcast
Things to Check Out:
This short snippet of a documentary-in-development about the NY Rehearsal Club’s history.
Remember to visit www.reNounedPodcast.com for additional content and other works cited in the show.
Writer | Episode 12
In this episode, hosts Mark Schulz and Alison Hager discuss the noun “writer.”
ReNouned is a podcast for the curious. We dust off the commonplace to look for shiny new relevance as we challenge ourselves to think critically about the objects that surround us. How do they echo humanity’s past, reflect the present, or foreshadow the future?
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STUFF TO CHECK OUT FROM THIS EPISODE
Things to read:
Anything by or about Gabriel García Márquez
Anything by or about James Baldwin
Anything by or about Kurt Vonnegut
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu
Subway Art
Things to watch:
Amadeus
Cosmos Episode 11 – “The Persistence of Memory”
Things to Listen to:
De La Soul
A Tribe Called Quest
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Happy New Year
Alison and Mark wish the ReNouned podcast audience a very Happy New Year.
We will return on January 12th, 2023 with Episode 12, "Writer."
Slab | Episode 11
In this episode, hosts Mark Schulz and Alison Hager discuss the noun “slab.”
ReNouned is a podcast for the curious. We dust off the commonplace to look for shiny new relevance as we challenge ourselves to think critically about the objects that surround us. How do they echo humanity’s past, reflect the present, or foreshadow the future?
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STUFF TO CHECK OUT FROM THIS EPISODE
Things to read:
The Grapes of Wrath John Steinbeck
Slab City: Dispatches from the Last Free Place Charlie Hailey, Donovan Wylie
Things to watch:
Living Without Laws: Slab City, USA Vice video
Sail Parts Explained Names, Terminology & Diagram YouTube video
Welcome to Slab City Documentary film
Things to Listen to:
Slab City Song by Mike Bright
Things to do:
Check out these evocative black and white photos of Slab City residents
Check out Sailing Trivia for Savvy Sailors for some everyday phrases that come from the sailing world
Remember to visit www.reNounedPodcast.com for additional content and other works cited in the show.
Height | Episode 10
In this episode, hosts Mark Schulz and Alison Hager discuss the noun “height.”
ReNouned is a podcast for the curious. We dust off the commonplace to look for shiny new relevance as we challenge ourselves to think critically about the objects that surround us. How do they echo humanity’s past, reflect the present, or foreshadow the future?
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STUFF TO CHECK OUT FROM THIS EPISODE
Things to read:
Into Thin Air. John Krakauer.
The Power of Myth. Joseph Campbell. (Really, pick up ANY Joseph Campbell – you won’t regret it).
Upanisads. In translation.
Things to watch:
14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible. Documentary Movie.
Things to Listen to:
Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush.
Remember to visit www.ReNounedPodcast.com for additional content and other works cited in the show.
Tongue | Episode 9
In this episode, hosts Mark Schulz and Alison Hager discuss the noun “tongue.”
ReNouned is a podcast for the curious. We dust off the commonplace to look for shiny new relevance as we challenge ourselves to think critically about the objects that surround us. How do they echo humanity’s past, reflect the present, or foreshadow the future?
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STUFF TO CHECK OUT FROM THIS EPISODE
Things to read:
Eloquence in the Electronic Age. Kathleen Hall Jamieson
Metamorphoses. Ovid
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking. Samin Nosrat
The Way We Live Now. Anthony Trollope
Things to watch:
Band of Brothers. TV miniseries.
Paradox of Tolerance: To Tolerate or Not to Tolerate? YouTube video.
Things to Listen to:
The !XÓÕ language
Things to do:
*Check out DeniseGraveline.org for examples of women owning their voices.
*Know that there are 24/7 resources available to anyone who has experienced sexual assault.
National Sexual Assault Hotline
*1-800-656-HOPE(4673)
*See what a scold bridle looks like.
*View Tereus’ Banquet, painted by Peter Paul Rubens.
Remember to visit www.reNounedPodcast.com for additional content and other works cited in the show.
Jewel | Episode 8
In this episode, hosts Mark Schulz and Alison Hager discuss the noun “jewel.”
ReNouned is a podcast for the curious. We dust off the commonplace to look for shiny new relevance as we challenge ourselves to think critically about the objects that surround us. How do they echo humanity’s past, reflect the present, or foreshadow the future?
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STUFF TO CHECK OUT FROM THIS EPISODE
Things to watch:
Hilarious video of bumbling jewelry shop robbers
John Oliver’s bit on the Kohinoor Diamond on Last Week Tonight.
Lupin on Netflix
Things to do:
Check out Kimaï for lab-grown diamonds
Remember to visit www.reNounedPodcast.com for additional content and other works cited in the show.
Dirt | Episode 7
In this episode, hosts Mark Schulz and Alison Hager discuss the noun “dirt.”
ReNouned is a podcast for the curious. We dust off the commonplace to look for shiny new relevance as we challenge ourselves to think critically about the objects that surround us. How do they echo humanity’s past, reflect the present, or foreshadow the future?
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STUFF TO CHECK OUT FROM THIS EPISODE
Things to read:
“Digging” Seamus Heaney poem
“Dirt” Kwame Dawes poem
How to Talk Dirty and Influence People. Lenny Bruce autobiography
“NASA scientist arrested after chaining himself to Chase Bank as part of global climate protests.” Business Insider article.
Things to watch:
“Digging”
The Matrix
Things to listen to:
“Dust in the Wind” Kansas.
“Woodstock” Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Remember to visit www.ReNounedPodcast.com for additional content and other works cited in the show.
Production | Episode 6
In this episode, hosts Mark Schulz and Alison Hager discuss the noun “production.”
ReNouned is a podcast for the curious. We dust off the commonplace to look for shiny new relevance as we challenge ourselves to think critically about the objects that surround us. How do they echo humanity’s past, reflect the present, or foreshadow the future?
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STUFF TO CHECK OUT FROM THIS EPISODE
Things to read:
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World. Wohlleben, Peter.
Things to watch:
Black Panther
“Field Trip”
The Good Place
The Ruins
Things to do:
Learn more about Skynano Technologies
Learn more about Gideon
Ponder whether or not humans have free will.
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Highway | Episode 5
In this episode, hosts Mark Schulz and Alison Hager discuss the noun “highway.”
ReNouned is a podcast for the curious. We dust off the commonplace to look for shiny new relevance as we challenge ourselves to think critically about the objects that surround us. How do they echo humanity’s past, reflect the present, or foreshadow the future?
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STUFF TO CHECK OUT FROM THIS EPISODE
Things to read:
The Highway Man Alfred Noyes.
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York Caro, Robert A.
Things to watch:
The Brady Bunch – Don’t Shoot on YouTube
ENG 2361: Ancient Engineering OSU- Group 9: Chorobates on YouTube
Groma Video Project on YouTube
Levelling - Chorobates | Water technology in ancient Vienna on YouTube
Things to listen to:
Highway Playlist *Coming Soon*
Things to do:
Live in NYC? Go see Straight Line Crazy
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Glory | Episode 4
In this episode, hosts Mark Schulz and Alison Hager discuss the noun “glory.”
ReNouned is a podcast for the curious. We dust off the commonplace to look for shiny new relevance as we challenge ourselves to think critically about the objects that surround us. How do they echo humanity’s past, reflect the present, or foreshadow the future?
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STUFF TO CHECK OUT FROM THIS EPISODE
Things to read:
Kaku, Michio. The God Equation
Perlroth, Nicole. This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race
Polchin, James. Indecent Advances: A Hidden History of True Crime and Prejudice Before Stonewall
Wright, Robert. Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny
Things to listen to:
Glory from the musical Pippin.
One Song Glory from the musical Rent.
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Shopping | Episode 3
In this episode, hosts Mark Schulz and Alison Hager discuss the noun “shopping.”
ReNouned is a podcast for the curious. We dust off the commonplace to look for shiny new relevance as we challenge ourselves to think critically about the objects that surround us. How do they echo humanity’s past, reflect the present, or foreshadow the future?
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STUFF TO CHECK OUT FROM THIS EPISODE
Things to read:
“Monkey Business.” Dubner, Stephen J. & Levitt, Steven D. The New York Times.
Things to do:
Make sure you know what materials your municipal recycling program does and DOESN’T take.
Shop Fair Trade & Sustainable
Take a tour of your local recycling plant, if available. For anyone in NYC, you can book a tour with Sims Municipal Recycling.
Use Freecycle.Org to rehome your no-longer-needed items that can’t be donated to a not-for-profit organization.
Remember to visit www.reNounedPodcast.com for additional content and other works cited in the show.
Construction | Episode 2
In this episode, hosts Mark Schulz and Alison Hager discuss the noun “construction.”
ReNouned is a podcast for the curious. We dust off the commonplace to look for shiny new relevance as we challenge ourselves to think critically about the objects that surround us. How do they echo humanity’s past, reflect the present, or foreshadow the future?
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STUFF TO CHECK OUT FROM THIS EPISODE
Things to read:
Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Why It's So Hard to Think Straight About Animals. Herzog, Hal.
Never Let Me Go. Ishiguro, Kazuo
The Poisonwood Bible. Kingsolver, Barbara.
Things to watch:
Army Ant Bridge on YouTube
Army Ants Build Bridge to Invade Wasp Nest on YouTube
Never Let Me Go
Swarm Robotics - From Local Rules to Global Behaviors on YouTube
Vacuuming Up Army Ants for Science! On YouTube
What Are Robotic Swarms? An Overview on YouTube
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Orbit | Episode 1
In this episode, hosts Mark Schulz and Alison Hager welcome viewers and listeners to the first episode. They introduce themselves, share what ReNouned is all about, and then dive into discussion of the show's first noun: “orbit.”
ReNouned is a podcast for the curious. We dust off the commonplace to look for shiny new relevance as we challenge ourselves to think critically about the objects that surround us. How do they echo humanity’s past, reflect the present, or foreshadow the future?
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STUFF TO CHECK OUT FROM THIS EPISODE
Things to read:
De Cosmo, Leonardo. “Google Engineer Claims AI Chatbot Is Sentient: Why That Matters.” Scientific American.
Dobbs, David. “Beautiful Brains”. National Geographic.
Poe, Edgar Allan. (1843). The Tell-Tale Heart
Poe, Edgar Allan. (1829). Sonnet to Science.
Tufte, Edward R. The Visual Display of Quantitative Information.
Things to watch:
Orb it. Camp, Nicholas & Thiel, Don III. (2019).
Cosmos: A Space Time Odyssey with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Órbita 9. Khraiche, Hatem. (2017).
Things to listen to:
Music and sounds from Earth included on NASA Voyager’s “Golden Record.” (Includes images, as well!)
Things to do:
Check out the first images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope!
Consider supporting Wikipedia.org if it’s a resource you use on the regular.
Generate your own random words and Go Down the Rabbit Hole with your friends!
Support your local libraries!
Visit Hogpen Hill Farms – Edward Tufte’s landscape sculpture park with 5 miles of walking trails.
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About ReNouned | Introduction
In this episode, hosts Mark Schulz and Alison Hager welcome viewers and listeners, providing an introduction about the show.
ReNouned is a podcast for the curious. We dust off the commonplace to look for shiny new relevance as we challenge ourselves to think critically about the objects that surround us. How do they echo humanity’s past, reflect the present, or foreshadow the future?
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Remember to visit www.reNounedPodcast.com for additional content and other works cited in the show.