Times Talk Wednesday, Feb. 14, 12 -12:50 p.m. Library 241 by Jan Hoffmann, Professor of Rhetoric, on "Lessons learned from twenty Years of Puppy Bowl on Animal Planet: Why America needs to drink a case of you."

Our previously scheduled Times Talk topic and stellar facilitator for this week will be re-scheduled at a later date, but please join us for an impromptu Valentine's Day tribute to Puppy Love and all its marketing and humanitarian lessons loosely but enthusiastically facilitated by your Times Talk host Jan Hoffmann, Professor of Rhetoric.

 The following articles will be referenced during the discussion so feel free to read them ahead of time:

Behind the scenes at the Puppy Bowl; the real big game this Sunday

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/11/podcasts/culture-desk-puppy-bowl.html

At the Puppy Bowl, extra points for being a very good boy

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/11/style/puppy-bowl-adoption.html?searchResultPosition=1

Times Talk at Georgia College is celebrating 18 continuous years as the first in the nation college weekly discussion series on current and significant public events and issues as reported by the New York Times and other reputable news sources. The topics change weekly and are chosen and facilitated by volunteer faculty, staff, students, and community members. Times Talks are open to all campus and local community members. Just bring your brain. Free pizza while it lasts!