Purpose and Sobriety: An Interview with Jackson Crawford

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Jackson Crawford talks to ‪@stanandflan‬ about teaching post-academia, his purpose as a public educator, and staying sober, in this interview recorded at Casbar Cigar (casbarcigar.com) in fall 2022.
Jackson Crawford, Ph.D.: Sharing real expertise in Norse language and myth with people hungry to learn, free of both ivory tower elitism and the agendas of self-appointed gurus. Visit jacksonwcrawford.com/ (includes bio and linked list of all videos).
Jackson Crawford’s Patreon page: / norsebysw
Jackson Crawford's Ko-fi page: ko-fi.com/jacksoncrawford
Visit Grimfrost at glnk.io/6q1z/jacksoncrawford
Latest FAQs: vimeo.com/375149287 (updated Nov. 2019).
Jackson Crawford’s translation of Hávamál, with complete Old Norse text: www.hackettpublishing.com/the... or www.amazon.com/Wanderers-Hava...
Jackson Crawford’s translation of The Poetic Edda: www.hackettpublishing.com/the... or www.amazon.com/Poetic-Edda-St...
Audiobook: www.audible.com/pd/The-Poetic...
Music © I See Hawks in L.A., courtesy of the artist. Visit www.iseehawks.com/
Logos and channel artwork by Justin Baird. See more of his work at: justinbairddesign.com

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@stolman2197 Месяц назад

I've spent most of my adult life trying to convince teenagers that they can be interested in what they're interested in without worrying about what others think

@Jalkr Месяц назад

That's what unschoolers excel at. They learn what they want, when they want. And do just fine in the real world

@cindybidwellglaze7698 Месяц назад

Congratulations on seven years sober. 🎉🎉🎉

@MC-hx6xn Месяц назад

27:28

@scottnance2200 Месяц назад

Okay, Jackson. I went to an excellent university (University of Virginia) and an excellent law school (University of Michigan). I teach at a very good law school (William & Mary). So I know something about quality education. I speak Swedish, so I know at least a little something about the Norse languages. And you videos are as high quality, as effective an educational tool, as anything I have ever encountered. You are the future of specialized education. That somebody like me can access a world-famous expert on an admittedly niche subject that I love may even make the Internet worthwhile.

@stanandflan Месяц назад

Thanks for sitting down and chatting with us, and being the embodiment of the Cowboy Hávamál! We learned a lot from you, genuinely. Let's go to Finland and do Glima!!!!!!

@agesisafk131 Месяц назад

Thank you Doctor. Last I heard you speak of sobriety I was 5 months sober. At 2 years+ and listening to you speak on it again means a lot. A professor is, at its core, one who professes. You sir are the quintessence of a Professor.

@Norascats Месяц назад

Thank you for your recovery story. It can happen to any of us. You recovered on time. 40 years here.

@fredeuhrbrand3789 Месяц назад

Congratulations Jackson. I am one of the people you helped just a little bit. I'm going almost 3 years sober now. Thank you. Cheers :-)

@IosefDzhugashvili Месяц назад

Dr. Crawford is such a fantastic speaker.

@CailinRuaAnChead Месяц назад

Dr Crawford you absolutely are a big deal, don't sell yourself short. You are very knowledgeable and quite the inspiration

@MichaelWalker-de8nf Месяц назад

I'm sober 16 years in June and I've never looked back. Thank you for sharing your story and teaching a half Dane about his kin. I appreciate you so much. Oh, and I'm a Spyderco fan as well ❤🤘🏻

@TheBibleHistoryShow Месяц назад

“Top layer of the priesthood.” Might have to steal that

@cindybidwellglaze7698 Месяц назад

"Success from doing what I'm told not to do" is very inspiring. ❤

@redbeard3946 Месяц назад

This was great. I've always considered sobriety for a small amount of time and the idea of saying "I'm going to forgive myself even if I fall off the wagon" does actually make a lot of sense. Thanks!

@Drewe223 Месяц назад

Love this interview. Always wish you did more content just talking to people, you’re a great conversationalist. Only issue with this was the audio quality.

@Richard0292 3 дня назад

This was excellent. Thank you.

@samjon4 Месяц назад

Good man on textbooks. I no longer require textbooks in any of my classes, so long as students have access to the texts. College textbooks are a monopolistic racket.

@melisnAk День назад

And I thought your channel was "Rock&Roll" before😊this. So glad I found it. Thankyou for sharing. Felt very relatable, and humanized you. And was helpful. Im terrifies of the DT's. And also like the $ part thats about all would probably make me quit😑my kids are grown fyi lol.would love ❤️ to see more like this. Congrats on your sobriety.Just a girl,trying to get sober in Alaska

@beepboop204 Месяц назад

i cant do sober (unless California Sober counts) i am very much a Sinclair Method guy. most important thing i got out of doing a cooccuring disorders program is recognizing that "i am doing the best i can" where ever i am with my struggles. i still struggle with purpose, but i find purpose in adhering to my routines. cheers and thanks for sharing

@WasOne2 Месяц назад

RU-vidr? Did you mean Public Educator? Public Education is wonderful.

@kennethjohnston9736 Месяц назад

Good conversation, coffee, and cigars will bring out the philosophical side of most people!

@danemeow8 Месяц назад

This was incredibly insightful to watch. some cool questions and even better answers that made me think more than I have before about the Norse Gods and mythology. I also truly appreciate you talking about sobriety as I too struggled for a long time and am now happily about 9-10 yrs sober, and I agree it needs to come from within, and sometimes the impetus can be a fairly practical one if you are mostly functional, but it doesn't detract from the determination in my experience, as long as you truly mean/want it. Very awesome chat, THANK YOU! PS as an artist I really enjoy when you talk about colors and color theory in Old Norse or the Myths, I think the one about the color blue and black was one of your first videos I watched, (I also heartily enjoyed the Dinosaur themed vids lately) so thank you

@theskoomacat7849 Месяц назад

I'm proud of you Dr. Jackson, I'm trying to quit as well. Good luck in the future!

@paulahayward7148 Месяц назад

Currently trying to get my perfectionism out of the way to finish the third chapter of my dissertation, so thank you.

@arthurfrayn2652 Месяц назад

Outstanding.

@Henrique-wy6cv 29 дней назад

Keep it up Dr!

@melissahdawn Месяц назад

I appreciate the perfectionism discussion most of all. It is paralyzing, it helped me to redefine it as complete, but this talk is better to realize matters are not final.

@xwngdrvr Месяц назад

I've got 99 problems, but a niche ain't one.

@styledtoperfectionx Месяц назад

Had to pause the video to read the Hávamál for dummies blog😂 Worth it. Ps. excited to sign up for your beginners Old Norse class this summer!

@MrsCyImsofly Месяц назад

Thank you

@lordhuggington9615 Месяц назад

Stay Sober!! Well done.

@melisnAk День назад

2 😮ok I'm only at 1 so I can do this. Thanks for sharing

@MC-hx6xn Месяц назад

Thanks for a golden nugget of philology at 47:27

@clazy8 Месяц назад

Love the story of your grandfather.

@jaysonparkhurst7422 Месяц назад

I'm very grateful for having listened to this conversation

@C_B_Hubbs Месяц назад

TLDW: The mainstream education system nowadays is largely a racket. Being taught by people who are knowledgeable, competent, and passionate is what really matters. Shut up and listen. Mean what you say. Live by your word, even if for nobody else but yourself.

@Jalkr Месяц назад

As a parent whose sons and daughter were not sent to formal schooling at all, yet who all have productive well-educated lives, I am so very glad you've decided to have a RU-vid channel.

@hjalti0000 Месяц назад

I'm actually glad you decided to take your expertise out of the college classroom, which, as you said, is just fleecing people. I wouldn't know basically any of the things I now do if you hadn't. Because let's be honest: Who was going to fly to America, or move to a different state, just to learn about the old Norse language? Very few have the ability or the finances to do so. But now that it's on the internet, anyone, anywhere, can learn. And yes, I realize being a "youtuber" is rather tongue-in-cheek, and perhaps not as glamorous as some other line of work. But you're one of those unique figures (now, in history) with the right knowledge in the right place and time. So don't underestimate your value.

@maxsonthonax1020 Месяц назад

Purpose goes a long way. Finding that anchored within yourself & actually out in the world simultaneously, able to be pursued, is key.

@woolwell_farm Месяц назад

Great conversation on all counts, and major congratulations on seven years. Forty-nine years here, have never looked back. 8-)

@Mikkel-Hansen Месяц назад

This was great, thank you.

@phillipr.mctear8962 Месяц назад

cool ! Jackson

@CharlesOffdensen Месяц назад

The Sagas are much closer to modern-day art than anything else from that time, like King Arthur stories for example. A big part of it is that the pagan viking society was closer to us. Women had a bit more freedom than in other medieval countries, people played sports and board games for fun, and people overall had more freedom. As for the creation myth, it is more or less the same for all Indo-Europeans. The world was created from the body of the Twin (Ymir, or Romulus). Thor's hammer is another example of the common Indo-Europan religion, or maybe even from an older religion.

@paulaunger3061 Месяц назад

Thanks for sharing. Jackson is a wonderful speaker, so interesting. I've thoroughly enjoyed this interview - and congratulations on seven years sober! xxx

@oniwrath Месяц назад

It's always interesting to hear these stories. Even in a more casual conversation. Great pod bro! 😁👍🏾

@wickerofthewood Месяц назад

I think another thing that is difficult [culturally? emotionally?] about education and learning is that not only are we told that we didn't learn anything if we didn't pay for it, but we are also told that we didn't learn anything if we don't have a validating paper to show we learned it. If we spend four years studying but don't get a bachelor's, we didn't 'finish.' No matter how long or how seriously we pursue a subject, if we're not doing it to get a certificate of some kind then it's not 'formal' and that means it isn't as good. Universities can give us validating papers; RU-vid cannot. This is not to say that RU-vid -should- give us validating papers, because we shouldn't value them in place of the learning itself, but it's very difficult not to in this time and place.

@lissylass2146 Месяц назад

This was extremely interesting, and also helpful. I’ve been watching your videos for years -I grew up in Colorado, so they’re like a piece of home-and always wondered about how your background. I was curious as to how Vikings and Cowboys mixed. 😂 I kind of hit that point where I’m trying to start over after my life plans fell into ruins. I’m trying to start again, (going to college for the first time-starting in three days) and this was very encouraging. Thank you for putting it out there.

@2dazla8 Месяц назад

Great discussion, all. I enjoy your RU-vid channel, Jackson. And, congrats on your almost nine years (if this was recorded in 2022) of sobriety!! 🖤

@lmartell8412 Месяц назад

You forgot bird spit! I love that story. Great interview.

@andrewkeiper62 Месяц назад

I think I’d describe you as a public scholar. Also, congrats on seven years!

@x.sanctus Месяц назад

Congrats on your lasting sobriety! I'm a big fan of your content.

@weepingscorpion8739 Месяц назад

@26:05 and this is probably why this word in modern Faroese and Danish means "boy". The forms being drongur and dreng respectively. Great interview, and congratulations, Jackson.

@mytube001 Месяц назад

The Swedish form, "dräng", came to mean "farm hand".

@weepingscorpion8739 Месяц назад

@@mytube001 Yes, I knew there had been some semantic shift there too but just wasn't sure. Tack!

@EpikNyan Месяц назад

Jackson, if it makes you feel any better about being on camera, sometimes I'll put your videos on in the background like a podcast! haha

@punggung666 Месяц назад

Eeesh. The audio fluctuations are bothersome.

@polishedcryptid8212 Месяц назад

You can take the academics out of academia, but we will still talk about how awful working conditions in academia are.

@arkaig1 16 дней назад

The "auto-didact's lament" is not so much a lack of context, but a lack of proportion & priority. That's where educators can help with the next step in online learning. Or is that the sobriety, already? My [foremost] issue is tobacco... so I'm watching this scrolled down, eh.

@user-ef2bm7nr3m 13 часов назад

In fairness to universities, their overheads encompass many things, including running and maintaining a massive and complex institution that provides an environment for people to meet and network and form friendships in a context that allows for complete immersion in various disciplines. Many life-long friendships are forged at universities and many opportunities are provided to experience other activities via clubs and societies and meet like-minded people, and , again, form friendships. Learning everything in the atomised space of RU-vid simply does not provide the same kind of psychologically supportive environment - libraries, coffee shops, residences, shared meals. Sorry, but the comment section does not compare to real-life interaction. The point of universities originally was to give young people a grounding in socialisation, as well as expose them to other people who were studying various disciplines in order to create well-rounded individuals. That is why they were infiltrated and destroyed by certain forces who wanted to undermine Western civilisation.

@Duskbear Месяц назад

Very keen on listening to this, but the sound is ATROCIOUS.

@redbeard3946 Месяц назад

I think I'm going to soldier through it while imagining I'm living inside a fishtank for an hour.

@redbeard3946 Месяц назад

Oh 2x speed kinda helps.

@BodyPressCorviknight Месяц назад

it's not that bad

@primaballerina84 Месяц назад

Gets better after a while, or I'm just adapting 😅

@toddapplegate3988 Месяц назад

No peer review. So yes but no

@Mikkel-Hansen Месяц назад

Things will change, this will come too, outside of unitversities.

@jordanandrew2786 Месяц назад

Peer review as it is within the University system is already a joke for the majority of fields.

@donkeysaurusrex7881 Месяц назад

@@jordanandrew2786 The dirty little secret of modern research. When you have hoax papers credited to the hoaxer’s dog published in hard science journals what value can really be attributed to peer reviewing something about a dead language anyways?