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Exploring the Analects

Elliott Bernstein

Exploring the Analects takes you passage by passage through the collected teachings of Confucius. Host Elliott Bernstein brings each quote to life with fresh translations, historical context, and insights for Chinese learners—all while showing how 2,500-year-old ideas still speak to how we live, communicate, and connect today. Whether you're a philosophy buff, a student of Mandarin, or just curious about one of history's most influential texts, this podcast makes the Analects accessible, engaging, and surprisingly relevant.

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28 episodes

  1. When Heaven Sends Orders (6.10, 9.1) 25:15
  2. Fear of the Unknown (5.15, 8.17) 33:29
  3. Mind Your Own Business (8.14, 14.26) 30:45
  4. A Pleasure to Have in Class (7.25) 31:53
  5. Sitting Shiva with Confucius (7.9, 7.10) 31:49
  6. Love and Hate (4.3, 4.4) 39:21
  7. The Side Quest Trap (2.16) 29:21
  8. Parting Ways (15.40) 36:17
  9. Relative Dysfunction (13.7) 31:14
  10. Bronze-Age Clickbait (7.21) 24:46
  11. No Undo Button for Life (7.13) 32:23
  12. Don’t Call a Tail a Leg (6.25) 22:56
  13. A River Without Banks is a Swamp 31:22
  14. Is Greed Ever Good? (4.12, 4.16) 30:34
  15. Golden Handcuffs & Pearls Before Swine (7.12, 9.13) 25:42
  16. In Days of Old When Kings Were Bold (4.8, 19.22) 40:24
  17. Hiding Behind a Smile (1.3, 6.16) 28:35
  18. The Village Worthy (13.24, 17.13) 32:29
  19. Winner Takes All (15.36, 15.37) 29:21
  20. In the Trenches (15.4) 28:19
  21. Disclaimer: Serving Suggestion (13.27) 22:23
  22. Somebody Needs a Vacation (10.10, 10.21, 10.24) 24:48
  23. The Corner Office (6.1) 22:32
  24. Won't you be my neighbor? (4.25) 20:34
  25. Use Your Words (15.41) 22:06
  26. Parking Reserved for Employee of the Year (10.12) 17:55
  27. Teachers Aren’t Gatekeepers (15.39) 12:05
  28. Don't Be a Tool (2.12) 21:22