Cathedral Talk
Tom Schutt
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A podcast about architecture and Minecraft, dedicated to saving Notre-Dame de Paris
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S2E32 32 – City upon a Hill
Tom reveals to David and Zack for the first time his latest Minecraft build: The Acropolis of Athens.SEE: Tom’s Acropolis of Athens (scroll down for photo gallery)SEE: The Acropolis of AthensSEE: The…
S2E31 31 – Notre-Dame Reopens
Tom shares accounts of the ceremonies and celebrations for the reopening of the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris.SEE: Notre-Dame interior before the 2019 FireSEE: Notre-Dame interior fully restoredSEE:…
S2E30 30 – A Change Ringing Roast
The gents do a deep dive into the world of Change Ringing with church bells, comparing and contrasting with other types of ringing.SEE: Change RingingSEE: CampanologySEE: PealSEE: BellBoardSEE: North…
S2E29 29 – Britain's Tallest Spire
Zack investigates the origin of Salisbury steak.SEE: Salisbury steakSEE: BroilTom compares and contrasts English gothic with French gothic, using Salisbury cathedral to demonstrate the design…
S2E28 28 – Modded Times
Zack demonstrates how to use the Create Mod to build customized factories that can generate a variety of blocks using the power of water, wind, and steam.SEE: Create, Minecraft Mod…
S2E27 27 – Nonlinear Talk
David and Zack run the show, discussing the latest restoration updates at Notre-Dame.SEE: Restoration Progress at Notre-DameSEE: 60 Minutes Video on Notre-Dame’s RestorationZack briefly discusses…
S2E26 26 – Masonry Follow-up
David and Zack get a chance to weigh in on Tom’s interview with Joe Alonso from Episode 25, regarding masonry and the Washington National Cathedral.SEE: Washington National Cathedral (WNC)SEE: WNC…
S2E25 25 – Alonso, Head Stonemason
DONATE: Washington National Cathedral Preservation (click podcast box at bottom)Joe Alonso, Head Stonemason at Washington National Cathedral, discusses repairing the cathedral after the 2011…
S2E24 24 – France’s Largest Cathedral
The gents further investigate the eccentricities of Trombone Champ.SEE: Trombone ChampTom, David, and Zack examine the architecture of Amiens Cathedral, the one of the largest gothic cathedrals in…
S2E23 23 – Hunchback Dream Cast
Tom, David, and Zack discuss the architecture in Disney’s animated 1996 adaptation of the Hunchback of Notre-Dame.SEE: Disney’s Notre-Dame vs Real Notre-DameSEE: Up-wrong bell (clapper strikes…
S1E22 22 – Dwarfing the Empire State Building
Originally recorded as a trial episode back in mid-2020 during the early days of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Tom discusses whether building mega-skyscrapers next to the Empire State Building would…
S1E21 21 – Building Museum
Tom completes the "Phase 1" (1163–1170 A.D.) of his 2:1 scale Minecraft model of Notre-Dame, consisting of the vaulted double-ambulatory and above it, the second-level gallery, complete with various…
S1E20 20 – The Bells of Notre-Dame
Zack probes Tom and David regarding artificial chimes and carillons that use recorded bell sounds rather than actual bells.SEE: Electronic carillonsTom recalls his experience of hearing a full peal…
S1E19 19 – Bad Circles
Tom discusses building the Roman Colosseum in Minecraft, demonstrating how he modeled its curvature based on the theories of Ingegner Giuseppe Cozzo, while discussing its history and influence upon…
S1E18 18 – Budget Neo-Gothic
The Cathedral Talk YouTube channel now has the first couple of podcast episodes uploaded with some nifty video footage as an optional accompaniment. More episodes are to be uploaded in the future (at…
S1E17 17 – Entrancing Acoustics
David presents his very late Christmas gift to Zack, reminding Zack to share literature he received for Christmas about cathedrals. Meanwhile, Tom shares an article about a “soundscape archaeologist”…
S1E16 16 – A Duty to the Truth
Tom shares his latest progress on building the twin-aisled vaulting throughout the ambulatory of the chevet for his 2:1 scaled Minecraft model of Notre-Dame.SEE: THSchutt’s Notre-Dame(2:1) build,…
S1E15 15 – Terra Transformed
Tom discusses how different some Minecraft players can build not only epic castles, but also the very mountain ranges that said castles can be nestled into.SEE: NoxusBolgar’s Tephra Castle & the…
S1E14 14 – For the Cause
Tom inquires about Zack’s fictitious Roomba.SEE: RoombaSEE: Lego ColosseumThe gents discuss why donating to Notre-Dame is a worthwhile endeavor and how they decide what makes a cause worth donating…
S1E13 13 – Triforiums vs. Galleries
Tom provides more cardinal errata regarding the different ranks of catholic cardinals.SEE: Cardinal (Catholic Church)David discusses his new favorite Netflix movie.SEE: Don’t Look Up (Netflix)Tom…
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Cathedral Talk has published 32 episodes since April 2021, covering topics in Arts, Mathematics.
Cathedral Talk is currently sporadic with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 56m.
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