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Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane

Sean Thomas Kane

This podcast is a broadcasted version of Seán Kane"s Wednesday Blog. Covering topics from history to natural history, astronomy, and language, the Wednesday Blog offers listeners a thoughtful reflection in the middle of each week.

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00:17:17

On Toponymy

Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane ·

2025/05/21

This week, the first in several scribblings about my research: how I connect historic places in my sources with their modern names.---Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane

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00:14:36

On Conversion

Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane ·

2025/05/14

This week, I spoke with a friend who converted to Catholicism as an adult about her conversion and how she relates to the Catholic Church as a whole.---Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane

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00:18:52

On Vanity

Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane ·

2025/05/07

This week, I reflect on the role of love in balancing between self-praise and community in a discussion of vanity.---Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane

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00:12:22

On Boston

Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane ·

2025/04/30

This week, some comments about my trip to Boston last month and reflections on that resilient city.---Click Here to Support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane

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00:13:59

On Servant Leadership

Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane ·

2025/04/23

This week, in memory of His Holiness Pope Francis and of the revolutionary anniversaries in America and Ireland this week, some words on the humility necessary for the best sorts of leaders.---Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkanePhoto: By Korea.net / Korean Culture and Information Service (Photographer name), CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=34828249

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00:13:43

Montaigne and the Ages of Life

Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane ·

2025/04/16

This week, reflections on Michel de Montaigne’s perception of his changing character throughout his life.---Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane

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00:13:14

Dominion or Cultivation of Nature?

Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane ·

2025/04/09

This week, how our relationship with the natural world reflects on our relationships with each other.---Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkanePhoto by Hariprasad Ashwene, 2024.

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00:10:27

Tóg go bog é | Take it easy

Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane ·

2025/04/02

This week, a few words on taking life slower.---Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane

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00:10:27

On Translation

Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane ·

2025/03/26

This week, how I take nuance and particularity into account in my efforts as a translator.---Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane

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00:10:10

We, Irish Americans

Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane ·

2025/03/19

This week, what does it mean for my community to call ourselves Irish Americans?---Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane

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00:19:56

The Divine Essence

Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane ·

2025/03/12

This week, a meditation on the Name of God.---Art: Studio of El Greco, "Agony in the Garden," (1590) oil on canvas, 102 x 131 cm, Toledo Art Museum, Toledo, Ohio, USA, National Gallery, London.Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane

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00:07:03

Homeownership

Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane ·

2025/03/05

This week, a few words on homeownership.---Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane

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00:08:01

Distractions

Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane ·

2025/02/26

How distractions can be beneficial or detrimental, from a certain point of view.---Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkaneI recommend you now listen to: On PausesA link to the WBEZ Chicago story referenced in this episode.

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00:17:26

Three Ologies

Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane ·

2025/02/19

This week, talking through three terms I’ve historically had trouble understanding: epistemology, ontology, and teleology.---Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane

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00:14:27

On Numbers

Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane ·

2025/02/12

This week, how numbers are both a universal language and symbols representing deeper meaning.---Click here to support the Wednesday Blog:https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane

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00:10:55

On Genealogy

Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane ·

2025/02/05

This week, I discuss how my experience working with genealogy databases helped prepare me to be a professional researcher.--- Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane

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00:12:42

On Social Media

Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane ·

2025/01/22

This week, some thoughts on the divestment of our social media attention and why I choose to use different platforms for different sorts of messages.--- Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane Photo of the author by Hariprasad Ashwene, 2024.

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00:31:34

The Second Quarter-Century

Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane ·

2025/01/15

This week, looking ahead to the next 25 years here are three things that I hope we see become ordinary things by 2050.--- Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://wwww.patreon.com/sthosdkane

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00:13:40

The First Quarter-Century

Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane ·

2025/01/08

This week, to begin Season 5, I discuss some hopes of mine for the first quarter of the twenty-first century through reflections on three things that I imagined might be possible twenty-five years ago.--- Click here to support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane

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00:23:15

On Names

Wednesday Blog by Seán Thomas Kane ·

2024/12/25

Season 4 Finale: This week, to celebrate Christmas I’ve decided to write a bit about naming conventions that I’ve come across, and to explain why I use my full name professionally. Nollaig shona daoibh | Merry Christmas! --- Click Here to Support the Wednesday Blog: https://www.patreon.com/sthosdkane

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