Episodes
Monday Apr 21, 2014
Monday Apr 14, 2014
Episode #9 - Urbanism
Monday Apr 14, 2014
Monday Apr 14, 2014
Mark and Andrew talk about urbanism, urban-planning, how we interact in physical city space, architecture, suburgatory and neighborhood communities.
Monday Apr 07, 2014
Episode #8 - Apocalypse
Monday Apr 07, 2014
Monday Apr 07, 2014
Mark and Andrew talk about why people obsess over the end of the world. Floods, zombies, darkness, divine judgment loom over the wild and secret parts of our imagination. The Apocalypse is a source of endless fascination and we try to figure out why.
Monday Mar 31, 2014
Episode #7 - Espresso
Monday Mar 31, 2014
Monday Mar 31, 2014
Mark and Andrew sit down at the coffee bar and talk about espresso--is it a solid, a liquid or a gas? How do you drink it, stir it, sip it? What's the difference between "Second Wave" and "Third Wave" espresso?
Monday Mar 24, 2014
Episode #6 - Christopher Check
Monday Mar 24, 2014
Monday Mar 24, 2014
Christopher Check from Catholic Answers graciously agreed to sit down with Mark and Andrew and talk over history, the "War Between the States," Mont Blanc pens, grits, modern communication technology, and life. You can find Christopher's work here: http://www.catholic.com/profiles/christopher-check
Monday Mar 17, 2014
Episode #5 - Big Free
Monday Mar 17, 2014
Monday Mar 17, 2014
Mark and Andrew talk about "Big Free"--the giving away of free information, books, news, music, gigabytes online--in all of its hopeful and baleful consequences.
Monday Mar 10, 2014
Episode #4 - Uniforms
Monday Mar 10, 2014
Monday Mar 10, 2014
Mark and Andrew toss around ideas about behavior in school, formal wear, community, individualism and identity in this conversation on uniforms and what they mean to the people who wear them and the people who see them.
Monday Mar 03, 2014
Episode #3 - God's Will
Monday Mar 03, 2014
Monday Mar 03, 2014
People often talk about "God's will." Mark and Andrew square off on the meaning of God's will, how it applies to our lives, how to understand our stories in reference to it.
Monday Feb 24, 2014
Episode #2 - Life Story
Monday Feb 24, 2014
Monday Feb 24, 2014
Does your life have a "story"? Mark and Andrew talk about life stories, narrativity, meta-narrative, and the concept of looking at our lives through the lens of story.
Monday Feb 17, 2014
Episode #1 - Introduction to Over the Counter
Monday Feb 17, 2014
Monday Feb 17, 2014
Mark and Andrew introduce themselves and the Over the Counter podcast, explaining the kinds of topics they'll cover and the goals of this show.