CiRCE Institute Podcast Network

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Advent Episode: T.S. Eliot's THE JOURNEY OF THE MAGI with Christine Perrin and Matt Bianco Dec 15, 2015

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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 advent-themed episode, Christine Perrin and Matt Bianco join David to discuss T.S. Eliot's poem, The Journey of the Magi.

As promised here is the ancient church hymn Christine reads during the show: http://oca.org/saints/troparia/2013/12/25/103638-the-nativity-of-our-lord-god-and-savior-jesus-christ
And here is the painting she refers to: http://m1.i.pbase.com/g2/48/619748/2/146773021.ZW4GpVUs.jpg

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Professor Carol Reynolds, on Music and more Nov 03, 2015

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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, Professor Carol Reynolds discusses music instruction, developing musical imagination, and traveling the world on cultural tours. Featuring a guest appearance by Andrew Kern.

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Martin Cothran On Imagination, Science, and Books Oct 24, 2015

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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, Martin Cothran, of Memoria Press, discusses the disturbing disenchantment in our modern times, the problem with modern science, and books (of all kinds). Discussion touches on G.K. Chesterton, children's literature, reading habits, Walter Scott, gravity, Charles Taylor, and fairy tales.

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Andrew Pudewa on the Value of Repetition and Discipline Sep 09, 2015

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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, Andrew Pudewa explains the value of practice, discipline, and repitition. Discusssion touches on Mr. Pudewa's experiences learning the violin in Japan from the famous Dr. Suzuki, what made Frederick Douglas "America's greatest orator since Patrick Henry", and practical tips for effectively including repitition and practice in our homes and classrooms.

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Christine Perrin on Teaching and Reading Poetry Aug 11, 2015

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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, Christine Perrin; poet, teacher, and speaker from Classical Academic Press; joins us to discuss how to effectively teach and read poetry. Topics include: the anxiety that often comes with teaching poetry, Robert Frost, understanding metaphor, poetry as science, and much more.

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John Hodges on Why We Should Take Music Less Seriously Aug 07, 2015

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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.

Here in episode 52, John Hodges, director of the Center for Western Studies and an experienced conductor and composer, explains why he thinks we take music too seriously, how to cultivate good listeners of music (it begins, he claims, with cultivating humble listeners), and what he would listen to if he could only listen to one piece of music (forever).

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Sarah Mackenzie on "Teaching From Rest" Aug 01, 2015

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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 episode #51, author/blogger/speaker/mom, Sarah Mackenzie, joins David Kern to provide some specific tips on how best to teach from a state of rest, what teaching from rest could look like in a traditional school setting, what's new in the updated second edition of her book, Teaching From Rest: A Homeschooler's Guide to Unshakeable Peace (out August 3rd), and much more.

You can find Sarah at amongstlovelythings.com and you find a copy of her book at classicalacademicpress.com.

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Interview with Carol Zaleski, author of The Fellowship: The Literary Lives of the Inklings Jul 03, 2015

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In this, the 50th episode of Quiddity, our flagship podcast, David Kern interviews Carol Zaleski, co-author of The Fellowship: The Literary Lives of the Inklings.

Discussion touches on the role of WWI in their collective lives, how the Inklings would respond to the issues of our day, and why Charles Williams and Owen Barfield belong in the same conversation with Lewis and Tolkien. Enjoy!

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The Christ-Centered Curriculum, by Andrew Kern May 29, 2015

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In this week's episode of Quiddity, we bring you Andrew Kern on The Christ-centered Curriculum, a lecture presented in Cincinnati at the Midwest Homeschool Convention, April 2015.

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