CiRCE Institute Podcast Network

Latest Episodes:

Why Mentorship Matters Feb 08, 2017

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In this episode of our flagship podcast, Matt Bianco and Buck Holler, heads mentors in our apprenticeship program, join David to discuss the important (and challenges) of mentorship in education.

Topics include: Beginning new mentorship relationships, why love is so important in mentorship, challenges of being a mentor and a mentee, and much more.

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Get to Know Dr. George Grant Oct 26, 2016

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On this episode of Quiddity, our flagship show, David Kern chats with Dr. George Grant, winner of the 2017 Russell Kirk Paideia Prize.

Dr. Grant is the Pastor of Parish Presbyterian Church, Director of the King's Meadow Study Center, Founder of both Franklin Classical School and New College Franklin, and Coordinator of the Chalmers Fund. He is the author of dozens of books in the areas of history, biography, politics, literature, and social criticism and he has written hundreds of essays, articles, and columns. He has pioneered efforts to establish Classical Christian Schools in the US around the world. He makes his home in Middle Tennessee near the historic town of Franklin with his wife and co-author Karen. Together they have three grown children and four grandchildren.

Topics of conversation include:

How Dr. Grant Discovered classical education
His astonishment at discovering how lacking his education really was (9:30)
How he got into school start-up (14:40)
The future of classical education in our country (18:50)
His biggest fear for classical education (21:30)
Rapid fire questions (24:50)

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This episode of the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network is brought to you by our friends at Memoria Press.

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Jeremy Tate of the Classic Learning Test Sep 01, 2016

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In this episode of our flagship podcast, Jeremy Tate of the Classic Learning Test joins David to discuss his companies attempts to recreate the college entrance exam and offer a less secular alternative to the SAT and ACT.

Topics of conversation include the relationship between virtue and testing, the nature of standardized tests, how CLT came to be, and more.

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This episode of the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network is brought to you by our good friend Professor Carol. Go to professorcarol.com/circe to save 25% on all music and art history resources!

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James Daniels on Cultivating the Human-ness of Our Students Aug 11, 2016

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In this episode of our flagship podcast, our friend James Daniels joins David on the phone to discuss how to cultivate human-ness in our students and children.

Topics of conversation include common places in the classroom, habits vs. subjects, how the seven liberal arts cultivate humans, how to avoid teaching gnostically, seeing the world as children, and much, much more.

Money quote: "I'm not teaching content, I'm teaching students."

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This episode of the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network is brought to you by Professor Carol. Head to professorcarol.com/circe to save 25% on all music and art history resources and classes.

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Sarah Mackenzie & Martin Cothran on Children's Books from off the Beaten Path Jun 06, 2016

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In this episode of our flagship podcast, Sarah Mackenzie (from the Read Aloud Revival podcast) and Martin Cothran (of Memoria Press) join David to share some of their favorite children's' books from off the beaten path, the great books you might never have heard of.

Authors they discuss include Sterling North, Thronton Burgess, William Steig, Farley Mallett, Billy C. Clark, Booth Tarkington, Jennifer Trafton, Kate Seredy, and others!

To learn more about Sarah, head over to readloudrevival.com, where you can subscribe to her podcast and find a ton of other awesome resources. And, of course, make sure you head over to memoriapress.com to find the many and varied resources of Martin and his Memoria Press cohorts.

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This episode of the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network is brought to you by New College Franklin and Veritas Press Self Paced Online Courses.

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Alissa Wilkinson on How to Survive the Apocalypse Jun 01, 2016

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In this episode, culture critic Alissa Wilkinson discusses her new book How to Survive the Apocalypse: Zombies, Cylons, Faith, and Politics at the End of the World, an exploration of the dystopian stories that are so prevalent in our pop culture: where they come from, why they are so popular, and what they mean.

Alissa is assisstant professor of English and humanities at The King's College in New York City and critic-at-large for Christianity Today where she has also served as chief film critic. She is also a contributing writer at Pacific Standard and regularly publishes on film, TV, books, and culture in a number of other outlets, including Rolling Stone, Vulture, RogerEbert.com, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, The Los Angeles Review of Books, Books & Culture, and others.

You can learn more about Alissa at alissawilkinson.com

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This episode of the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network is brought to you by New College Franklin and Veritas Press Self Paced Online Courses.

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S.D. Smith, author of The Green Ember and Ember Falls May 25, 2016

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In this episode, S.D. Smith, author of the acclaimed children's adventure book, The Green Ember, joins David Kern to discuss the books and place that shaped his childhood imagination and inspired him to write (6:45); his new book, Ember Falls (21:30); the challenge of writing a sequel (27:30); what makes a good children's book (33:40); style in children's fiction (43:50); and how you can support his new Ember Falls Kickstarter (52:55).

To learn more about Sam and his books, head over to sdsmith.net.

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This episode of the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network is brought to you by New College Franklin and Davenant Latin Institute.

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Discussing Hopkins' poem "Spring" with Christine Perrin and Matt Bianco May 19, 2016

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In this episode, Christine Perrin of Classical Academic Press and Messiah College joins Matt Bianco and David Kern to discuss Gerard Manley Hopkins difficult but fascinating poem, "Spring."

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This episode of the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network is brought to you by New College Franklin and Davenant Latin Institute.

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A Discussion with Laura Dunn (on Wendell Berry) Mar 03, 2016

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Laura Dunn, director and producer of a new documentary on Wendell Berry, joins the show to discuss what it was like to get Berry on board with the project, the way forward for communities like the one Berry lives in, and the role of Tanya Berry in Wendell's life and work.

You can learn more about the film at www.theseerfilm.com

UPDATE: This film's title was later changed to Look and See.

Find out more here: https://www.lookandseefilm.com/

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This episode is brought to you by New College Franklin and Roman Roads Media.

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Why Western Stories Matter Feb 12, 2016

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Welcome to Quiddity, the original podcast from the CiRCE Institute, featuring interviews and ideas that are important to Christian classical education.

In this episode David is joined by Martin Cothran and Jamie Cain to discuss the value of the traditional western story.

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This podcast is brought to you by Romans Roads Media.

Use code CIRCE2016 to get any video series free when you buy their first series, The Epics, which features the teaching of Wes Callihan.

This podcast is also presented by The Harvey Center for Family Learning.

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