Circe Institute Podcast Network

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-christAnd here is the painting she refers to: http://m1.i.pbase.com/g2/48/619748/2/146773021.ZW4GpVUs.jpg****This podcast is brought to you by Noet Scholarly Tools. Noet offers a suite of tools and texts for scholarly work in the classics. It serves disciplines that involve original-language research and text comparison—classical studies, philosophy, intellectual history, and more. Noet Research Libraries give professors, students, and scholars advanced academic resources: original-language tools, fast searches, an

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 Kern chats on the phone with Gregory Wolfe, editor of IMAGE Journal and author of the new book The Operation of Grace: Further Essays on Art, Faith, and Mystery. Topics of conversation include what it means to be a Christian artist, cultivating the next great Flannery O'Connors, and why IMAGE changed its subtitle. ***This podcast is brought to you by Noet:Noet offers a suite of tools and texts for scholarly work in the classics. It serves disciplines that involve original-language research and text comparison—classical studies, philosophy, intellectual history, and more. Noet Research Libraries give professors, students, and scholars advanced academic resources: original-language tools, fast searches, and side-by-side study of related texts. Plus, with the free Noet mobile app, you can take the wor

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. ***This podcast is brought to you by our friends at Noet. Noet offers a suite of tools and texts for scholarly work in the classics. It serves disciplines that involve original-language research and text comparison—classical studies, philosophy, intellectual history, and more. Noet Research Libraries give professors, students, and scholars advanced academic resources: original-language tools, fast searches, and side-by-side study of related texts. Plus, with the free Noet mobile app, you can take the works of the ages with you, wherever you go. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. ***This episode is brought to you by our dear friend Professor Carol whose Circle of Scholars offers online courses in music and the fine arts (all of which CiRCE listeners can access for free for 90 days here). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. This episode is brought to you by: Arete ScholarsArete Scholars exists to help economically disadvantaged children reach their highest potential through educational opportunity. Through private contributions from corporate and philanthropic partners, Arete awards need-based K-12 scholarships and empowers parents to place their children in schools that best suit their unique gifts and learning needs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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).  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sarah Mackenzie, of amongstlovelythings.com, and noted speaker, Cindy Rollins, share their thoughts on summer reading, turning vacation into "learning experiences", using summer for your own edification, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the show, we bring you another lecture from Andrew Kern, What is Socratic Teaching, presented at the Indiana Home Educators Convention in March 2015. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode we bring you a recent talk by Andrew Kern, presented at the Indiana Home Educator's Convention, in which he argues that reading challenging books like the Iliad and the Odyssey can bring greater pleasure than less challenging fare, and that they're more likely to enrich your home and the souls who live there. Plus, he offers some tips on how to approach these difficult books. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode author and journalist, Rod Dreher, joins the show to discuss his fantastic new book, How Dante Can Save Your Life: The Life-Changing Wisdom of History's Greatest Poem, out this month from ReganArts. Conversation touches on the power of story to change lives, how Dante helped Rod's faith grow even in the face of some deep family drama and a debilitating illness, and why everyone should read The Divine Comedy. Rod is a senior editor of The American Conservative and the author of Cruncy Cons and The Little Way of Ruthy Leming. His work has appeared in numerous publications including the New York Post, the Dallas Morning News, National Review, First Things, and the Wall Street Journal, and broadcast on NPR's All Things Considered and BBC Radio. He lives in St. Francisville, Louisiana, with his wife Julie and their three children.You can buy a copy of the book here. And you can find Rod's blog

In this week's episode Dr. Louis Markos joins the show to discuss his new book, C.S. Lewis: An Apologist for Education, out this month from Classical Academic Press as part of their new Giants in the History of Education series.Discussion touches on what pedagogical issues of our own time Lewis would be preoccupied with, his love of the medieval cosmological order and what it has to do with education, and why he wasn't necessarily a fan of democracy in the classroom. Click here to read a sample chapter from the book.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode of Quiddity, David Kern chats with S.D. Smith, author of the new fantasy novel, The Green Ember, and editor of Storywarren.com. Conversations covers topics like homeschooling on the mission field, the insanity of being a writer, what it was like to grow in a West Virginia holler, and much more.  Visit Storywarren.com for more.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Quiddity, David Hicks joins David Kern to answer some listener questions about classical education, books, and his book, Norms and Nobility. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the Quiddity podcast, we break down our Bard Madness Shakespeare bracket, predicting who we think should win and who we think will win. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode of the Quiddity podcast, Matt Bianco, Education Director for Classical Conversations, joins Andrew Kern and David Kern to discuss how to draw good questions from students who seem uninterested or reluctant. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Quiddity, the CiRCE podcast, John Hodges, Chris Perrin, and John Mark Reynolds join David Kern to discuss what makes a good college, what every potential college student should know, and some alternatives to traditional college (with a note on debt and student loans). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.