S1E7 – Then Sings My Soul

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Episode 7: Then Sings My Soul

Here are links expanding upon Ken’s and Bill’s remarks in episode seven of the EncounterPoints podcast series entitled “GOT JOY?”. This episode: MUSIC

1. As Ken pointed out, hearing colors is called synesthesia. Here is a YouTube video on the topic:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEqmNX8uKlA

 

2. Repetition is the mother of all learning—wisdom handed down to us in Latin:

https://www.brainscape.com/blog/2011/05/repetition-is-the-mother-of-all-learning/

 

3. The Divine Mercy Chaplet devotion is described here in this website hosted by the Marians of the Immaculate Conception. EWTN broadcasts the sung and chanted versions of this prayer.

http://www.thedivinemercy.org/message/devotions/praythechaplet.php

 

4. He who sings, prays twice. Here is a collection of comments related to the quote, from the Catholic Answers Forum. The quote is attributed to St. Augustine:

https://forums.catholic.com/t/to-sing-is-to-pray-twice/69595

 

5. Here is a discussion of the Philosophy of Music, including Plato’s insights, courtesy of Stanford University:

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/music/

 

6. This is the Steve Allen book to which Bill referred:

https://www.amazon.com/Reflections-Steve-Allen/dp/0879759046/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1517565222&sr=8-3&keywords=steve+allen+%3Freflections%22

 

7. Here is a book (not reviewed by us) that adds commentary to Tolkien’s Silmarillion:

https://www.amazon.com/Silmarillion-J-R-R-Tolkien/dp/0345325818/ref=sr_1_sc_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1517565363&sr=1-1-spell&keywords=tolkien+books+sylmariliion

 

8. The AMC Network provides us with this site pulling together the various seasons of “Mad Men.”

http://www.amc.com/shows/mad-men

 

9. Here is the Coca-Cola commercial featuring the song, “I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib-Qiyklq-Q

 

10. While enjoying accordion jokes, Bill hopes you’ll find out more about accordions in general, with help from this site:

http://www.accordions.com/humour_jokes.aspx