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Close Reads #56: Brideshead Revisited Chapter 6 Jun 20, 2017

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On this episode of Close Reads, Angelina, Tim, David, and a special guest continue their discussion of Evelyn Waugh's classic novel, Brideshead Revisited, focusing on chapter 6.

Topics include:

The greatest sentence of the 20th century
What's wrong with Sebastian
Whether Sebastian's family is being fair
More on the aesthetic theology of the book
and much, much more...

This episode is brought to you by our friends at the Institute for Excellence in Writing, purveyors of Linguistic Development through Poetry Memorization. Learn more here.

This episode is also brought to you by Schole Academy from Classical Academic Press, featuring new literature courses taught by Close Reads co-star, Tim McIntosh.

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Quiddity #71: Adam Andrews (Part 1) Jun 19, 2017

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In this episode of our flagship podcast, Adam Andrews, of the Center for Lit, joins David to chat about approaches to teaching literature.

Topics include:

The difference between academic interpretation and "reading well," when themes should matter in lit teaching, how to balance teaching compoentns of literature with letting books be what they are, the habits all great readers share, common practices in literature education that Andrew opposes, and much more.

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Close Reads #54: Brideshead Revisited #54 Jun 08, 2017

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On this episode of Close Reads, Angelina, Tim, and David continue their discussion of Evelyn Waugh's classic novel, Brideshead Revisited, focusing on chapter 5.

Topics include:

Charles' father
Sebastian's malaise
The fate of young men during the era
Religion at Brideshead
More on the aesthetic theology of the book
and more...

This episode is brought to you by our friends at the Institute for Excellence in Writing, purveyors of Linguistic Development through Poetry Memorization. Learn more here.

This episode is brought to you by Schole Academy from Classical Academic Press, featuring new literature courses taught by Close Reads co-star, Tim McIntosh.

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The Mason Jar #22: Making the Best of Summer Jun 05, 2017

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In this episode of The Mason Jar Q&A, Cindy and David chat about ways to use summer effectively.

Topics include:

Finishing school work during the summer
Whether vacations should be educational
Personal development during the summer break
and much more!

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This episode is brought to you by Morningtide to Eventide, purveyors of planners and calendars designed specifically for homeschoolers.

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Close Reads #53: Brideshead Revisted, Chapters 3-4 Jun 01, 2017

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On this episode of Close Reads, Angelina, Tim, and David continue their discussion of Evelyn Waugh's classic novel, Brideshead Revisited, focusing on chapters 3-4.

Topics include:

Tim's upcoming vacation
A comparison of Charles family and Sebastian's family
Sebastian's faith and Charles lack thereof
Sebastian and Charles' youth and what it means
The aesthetic theology of the book
Aesthetics as a road to faith
and more...

It's also brought to you by Schole Academy from Classical Academic Press, featuring new literature courses taught by Close Reads co-star, Tim McIntosh.

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Close Reads #53: Brideshead Revisted, Chapters 1-2 May 23, 2017

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On this episode of Close Reads, Angelina, Tim, and David kick off their discussion of Evelyn Waugh's classic novel, Brideshead Revisited, focusing on the prologue and chapters one and two.

Topics include:

First experiences with Waugh
Waugh's nostalgia
The prologue
The book's various juxtapositions
The sacred and the profane
The book's spiritual hauntings
3 key decaying institutions
and more...

This episode is brought to by our friends at Roman Roads Media, purveyors of the Old Western Culture series, featuring Wes Callihan.

It's also brought to you by Schole Academy from Classical Academic Press, featuring new literature courses taught by Close Reads co-star, Tim McIntosh.

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The Mason Jar Q&A: May 2017 May 19, 2017

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In this episode of The Mason Jar Q&A, Cindy answers listener questions.

Topics include:

Whether Charlotte Mason's volumes should be reading a particular order
Whether morning time is necessary for a true Charlotte Mason (or classical) approach to education
Whether morning time is too heavy on what is called "the riches"

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This episode is brought to by our friends at Roman Roads Media, purveyors of the Old Western Culture series, featuring Wes Callihan.

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Close Reads #52: Narnia Nostalgia May 16, 2017

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On this episode of Close Reads, Angelina, Tim, and David discuss C.S. Lewis's classic, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, and it's victory in our Great Books Bracket this spring.

Topics include:

Why the Narnia stories have maintained their reputation for so long
The differences in reading it for the first time as a child as opposed to as an adult
Which Narnia book should be read first
Lewis's philosophies on reading
and more...

Plus, they kick the show off by discussing how to know if dislike of a book is because of the book itself or because of the reader.

This episode is brought to by our friends at Roman Roads Media, purveyors of the Old Western Culture series, featuring Wes Callihan.

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Close Reads #51: O'Connor Q&A May 10, 2017

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On this episode of Close Reads, Angelina, Tim, and David conclude their conversation on Flannery O'Connor's collection of stories, Everything That Rises Must Converge, by answering listener questions.

Topics include:

How O'Connor's contemporaries viewed her work
Angelina and Tim's Amazon-style reviews of O'Connor
Anagogical/allegorical reading
O'Connor's appeal to non-Christians
Rapid-fire questions

and much more...

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This episode is brought to by our friends at Roman Roads Media, purveyors of the Old Western Culture series, featuring Wes Callihan.

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On Running a Small College in 2017 Feb 23, 2017

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In this episode of our flagship podcast, Greg Wilbur and Gene King from New College Franklin in Franklin, TN, join David to the challenges and benefits of operating a small college in the volatile world of modern higher education.

Topics include: The story of NCF, the challenges of higher ed in 2017 (7:40), staying small (11:00), dropping the ACT and SAT in favor of the CLT (17:00), and what they hope to see change in higher ed and NCF's role in that change (31:30).

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This episode is brought to you by the CLT 10,the CLT equivalent to the PSAT. Unlike the PSAT, however, the CLT 10 is free for students. Since a growing number of colleges have tied scholarship dollars to the CLT 10, the test will only be available on April 5th. To sign up your homeschool group or school, or for more information, visit CLT prep.com

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