Horses
HORSES is a series of artfully crafted visual and audio essays by Michael Sorensen. Episodes cover a fascinating range of topics rooted in History, Philosophy, and Culture. Captivating and distinctively paced, HORSES offers an oasis of thoughtful storytelling in a chaotic media landscape.
Episodes
Magnolia
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A.I.
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FLORIDA
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Land of Sunshine... Mormino
Cracker: Spanish Florida Style, Lewis
Do It Yourself Deathscape, Steinberg
A Concise History of Flori
Dog Food
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The Death of Hope
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Sources, recommended reading, and influences:
Man's Search for Meaning - Frankl
The Spirit of Hope - Byung Chul Han
The Human Condition - Hannah Arendt
A Philosophy of Hope - Lars Svend
How the US Killed Che Guevara
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Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life, Anderson
Who Killed Che Guevara?, Smith & Ratner
The M
AK-47: The Peoples' Weapon
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AK-47: The Story of the People's Gun, Hodges
AK-47, Kahner
ANALYZING THE EVOLUTION A
The Only War You Will Not Win
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Murray Stein - Jung's Map of the Soul
Jolande Szekacs Jacobi - The Way of Individuati
How Phones Ruined Everything
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How to Break a Man
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Defense of the Absolute Prohibition of Torture, Mayerfeld
Why Torture Doesn't Work, O'Mara
Torturing
The Death of an Innocent
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Into the Wild, by John Krakauer
The Journal of Chris McCandless
The Wild Truth, by Carine
The Unthinkable
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The Effects of Nuclear Weapons
Nuclear War, A Scenario (Annie Jacobsen)
Fredric Solomon - Th
The Age of VAMPIRES
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Sources:
Paul Barber - Vampires, Burial, and Death_ Folklore and Reality-Yale University Press (2008)
Elizabeth Miller - Dracula (2001)
In Search of Dracula - Raymond T. McNally and Radu Florescu
Nick Groom - The Vampire_ A New History
On the Heights of Despair
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Recommended reading and sources:
"The Palliative Society" by Byung-Chul Han
"On the Heights of Despair" by Emil Cioran
"The Last Messiah" by Zapffe
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GENGHIS KHAN: The Peasant Who Conquered the World
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Frank McLynn: Genghis Khan
Jack Weatherford: Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
Music by Edward Karl Hanson
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The Book that Killed the American Dream
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Scott Fitzgerald's Criticism of America Author(s): Marius Bewley
A Reality Check on the American Dream in The Great Gatsby: A Textual Analysis through Strain Theories Rahul Borah
The Waste Land and the Valley of Ashes: What Remains of the American Dream Alec Leibsohn
American Dreaming: Really Readi
The Strange, Unsolved Death of Edgar Allan Poe
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A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe, by Mark Dawidziak
A Psycho-Analytical Study of Edgar Allan Poe, Lorine Pruette
Music
Into the Divide - Trevor Kowalski
Stepping on Glass - Eneide
Distressed - Hanna Ekstrom
Into Open Arms - Hanna Ekstrom
Dans Les Penses - Franz Gor
Yes, You Are Living in a Simulation
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Sources:
The Society of the Spectacle, Guy Debord
Comments on the Society of the Spectacle, Guy Debord
Simulacra and Simulation, Jean Baudrillard
Jean Baudrillard in Cyberspace: Internet, Virtuality, and Postmodernity, Mark Nunes
An Illustrated Guide to Guy Debord’s ‘The Society of the Spectacle’, Tiernan Mo
Houses of Lies
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Overview: What Is Media Literacy, Who Cares, and Why?, Gretchen Schwartz
RISE, DE
The Long and Violent War Against Your Soul
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Self Reliance, Emerson
Emerson and Self-reliance, Kateb
Music:
Satie - Gymnopedie No. 1 - Mira Ma
View From an Ocean Window - Staffan Carlen
Raindrop Animation - Eden Avery
Holding on to Hope - Megan Wofford
View of the
How to Eat a Human Being
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A Way of Life - Christoffer Moe Ditlevesen
Autonomy - Jakob Ahlbom
Desert after Storm - Johan Glossner
Flowers in the Mirror - Sayuri Hayashi Egnell
Holocene - Harbours and Ocean
The Paintings You Aren't Supposed to See
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Sources:
Buero Vallejo's Interpretation of Goya's "Black Paintings”, John Dowling
The Strange Translation of Goya's 'Black Paintings' , Nigel Glendinning
GOYA: BLACK PAINTINGS, Valeriano Bozal https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/27/ma...
The Mystery of Goya's "Saturn" , Jay Scott Morgan
The Dating and
LENIN: The Wolf of Europe
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There Are Mountains in the Clouds
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Why America (Still) Loves Guns
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LOLITA: The Worst Masterpiece
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Ireland's Unfinished Revolution
Exploring the formation and the evolution of the IRA as both a militant and political organization
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Birds Do Not Sing in Caves
Examining the role of man, nature, and philosophy in Henry David Thoreau's Walden.
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NIETZSCHE: Burn it All Down
When we destroy everything, what do we have? Exploring Nietzsche's concept of the Übermensch- The untapped potential of mankind.
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Was Merlin a Real Person?
Merlin: The the myth, the legend, the.. man?
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The Philosophy of Robin Hood
Let's explore the philosophical principals of Robin Hood.
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The Unending Violence of Vincent van Gogh
Exploring the mental turmoil of artist Vincent van Gogh.
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How to Perform an Exorcism
Christian mysticism and how to perform an exorcism according to guidelines published by the Catholic church.
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O, Death!
This essay is a little different than others on my channel. It is a wholly subjective interpretation of the topics and works discussed. It discusses only what I personally take away from a couple of Leo Tolstoy’s writings. Thus, this video leaves out significant parts of both The Confession and The Death of Ivan Ilyich (the former of which is largely a religious text). I would not recommend this v
The Island of Witches
Exploring the tradition of witchcraft in Iceland.
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MACHIAVELLI: Be the Wolf Among Sheep
Machiavelli wasn't very Machiavellian.
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What is FASCISM
Understanding history's most violently destructive political ideology.
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RASPUTIN: The Devil in the Palace
The history and evolution of Grigori Rasputin.
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Productivity Rips You Apart
Why do so many people prioritize "productivity" above health, wealth, and even their own happiness?
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Touch grass
Are humans really the "dominant species"?
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What is it Like to be an Executioner
Dow Hover: New York's Last Executioner.
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You Have to Go Into the Unknown
Let's talk about this really good painting. An exploration of Casper David Friedrich's masterpiece, "Wanderer above the sea and Fog".
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The Unabomber, Explained
Let's talk about the ideologies of Ted Kaczynski.
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Arthur's Darkest Episode
How the PBS show "Arthur" helped a generation cope with the tragedy of 9/11.
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Chef explains why white people don't season their food
A spicy exploration of unseasoned food.
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Nero: The Monster of Rome
The story of Nero is a little more complex than just "Lunatic does horrific things".
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Why You Should Be More Pretentious
How being pretentious can actually be a good thing.
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Cannibalism & Witchcraft: The True Story of Hansel and Gretel
A bedtime story of cannibalism, child murder, and witchcraft.
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We All Got Tricked into Content Addiction
When did silence become annoying?
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HEMINGWAY: The Unbearable Pain of Greatness
A tragic story about a man predestined to destroy himself.
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Why Rich People Love Pretending to Be Poor
Poor billionaires.
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The Psychedelic Drug That Conquered Europe
What was so horrifying about ether that put off one of history's most prolific drug enthusiasts?
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The US Government’s Not-So-Secret Propaganda Department
Exploring the longstanding relationship between Hollywood and the US Department of Defense.
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Marcus Aurelius: The Man Who Solved the Universe
Exploring Stoicism and one of the most impactful philosophers of all time.
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The Unkillable Viking
The mightiest Viking: Ragnar Lodbrok.
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How America Stole Hawaii
The story of Hawaii's statehood.
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The Acali Raft Experiment Might Restore Your Faith in Humanity
A surprisingly wholesome ending to a hugely misguided social experiment.
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When Lighthouse Keepers Disappear
Diving deeper into mysterious disappearances at sea.
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How the Vikings (Accidentally) Discovered Iceland
Piecing together primary historical sources to figure out how the Vikings may have (accidentally) discovered Iceland.
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10 Years Since BLACKFISH, Is SeaWorld Still Bad?
Looking back at SeaWorld since the release of the paradigm-shattering documentary BLACKFISH.
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How History's Greatest Warship Sunk Immediately
Sweden spent over 5% of it's GNP to build the warship VASA. And then it sank.
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How to ACTUALLY Survive on a Desert Island
A guide to practical survival based on the SAS Survival Guide by John "Lofty" Wiseman.
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Madness at Sea: A Horrifying True Story
The story of Donald Crowhurst's ill-fated quest to sail around the world.
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The Life and Times of Jimmy Buffett
The journey from James William Buffet the man to "Jimmy Buffet" the icon.
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Is The Northman Based on a True Story?
A tale older than Hamlet, The Lion King, and Robert Eggers's The Northman.
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How Pirates Tortured Prisoners: Keelhauling, Human Stretching, and More
Let's talk about the history of pirate torture.
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The Complete, Chronological History of Sharks
Sharks are older than trees.
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Deadliest Catch: Commercial Fishing's Mental Health Crisis
The mental stress of one of the most dangerous jobs in the world.
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What was it Like to be a Pirate
Being a pirate during the 18th century was... difficult.
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How Global Warming is Destroying Indigenous Arctic Communities
How Inuit struggles can be a harbinger for what the rest of us can expect. Learn more through the Inuit Circumpolar Council: https://www.inuitcircumpolar.com/
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Ned Lowe: The Psychopath Pirate
An especially brutal pirate.
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The Rise and Fall of American Whaling
People used to hunt whales and now they don't!!! What's up with that!!
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A Guide to Sailor Tattoos
Swallows, ships, anchors, nautical stars…Ever wondered what all those sailor tats actually mean? Well, here ya’ go.
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