Hosted by Dr. Brian Phillips, The Commons contemplates the lives and times of people worth imitating. 

In episode seven Brian chats with Jonathan Rogers, author of The Terrible Speed of Mercy: A Spiritual Biography of Flannery O'Connor (among other biographies), about the remarkable faith and challenging work of Flannery O'Connor. 

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This podcast is brought to you by Noet Scholarly Tools.

Noet connects you to the Western tradition—the great books and their timeless wisdom. Noet applies modern research tools to these classic works—smart searches, original-language tools, and more—helping you join the great conversation like never before. Plus, with the free Noet app, you can take the works of the ages with you, wherever you go. Click here to learn more. Use code CIRCE20 at checkout to save 20%!

The Mason Jar is a new podcast from the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network in which acclaimed speaker/blogger Cindy Rollins joins host David Kern for a monthly exploration of the ideas, works, and influence of Charlotte Mason.

In this episode Cindy answers more listener questions.

To send in a question for a future episode please email David  or Cindy.

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This podcast is brought to you by Noet Scholarly Tools.

Noet connects you to the Western tradition—the great books and their timeless wisdom. Noet applies modern research tools to these classic works—smart searches, original-language tools, and more—helping you join the great conversation like never before. Plus, with the free Noet app, you can take the works of the ages with you, wherever you go. Click here to learn more. Use code CIRCE20 at checkout to save 20%!

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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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, 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. Click here to learn more. Use code CIRCE20 at checkout to save 20%!

Close Reads is a book club podcast from the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network featuring Angelina Stanford and Tim McIntosh, who join host, David Kern, to discuss Great Books and the authors who create them. 

Here in episode 12 they discuss chapters 19-22 of Wendell Berry's novel, Jayber Crow. 

As promised, here is the link to our reading and recording schedule for our Jayber Crow discussions. We hope you'll read along with us!

Welcome to episode one of A Perpetual Feast, where Andrew Kern and Wes Callihan will talk about Homer. That's it. Just Homer. In episode one they discuss why they chose this name for their show and why  they love Homer so much. 

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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, 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.

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. 

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This podcast is brought to you by:

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 by Dr. Brian Phillips, The Commons contemplates the lives and times of people worth imitating. 

In episode six Brian chats with Stephen Mansfield, author of The Search for God and Guinness (among other biographies), about the remarkable legacy of the famous Guinness family, of Guinness beer fame. The Guinness story is a remarkable story of faith, generosity, and compassion you won't want to miss. 

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This podcast is brought to you by:

Noet connects you to the Western tradition—the great books and their timeless wisdom. Noet applies modern research tools to these classic works—smart searches, original-language tools, and more—helping you join the great conversation like never before. Plus, with the free Noet app, you can take the works of the ages with you, wherever you go. Click here to learn more. Use code CIRCE20 at checkout to save 20%!

The Mason Jar is a podcast from the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network in which acclaimed speaker/blogger Cindy Rollins joins host David Kern for a monthly exploration of the ideas, works, and influence of Charlotte Mason.

In this episode Cindy talks to noted Charlotte Mason blogger, Wendy Capehart, about, among other things, whether a Charlotte Mason education is better for girls than boys. 

To send in a question for a future episode, please email David  or Cindy. 

To learn more about Charlotte Mason's biography please visit amblesideonline.org. 

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This podcast is brought to you by:

Noet connects you to the Western tradition—the great books and their timeless wisdom. Noet applies modern research tools to these classic works—smart searches, original-language tools, and more—helping you join the great conversation like never before. Plus, with the free Noet app, you can take the works of the ages with you, wherever you go. Click here to learn more. Use code CIRCE20 at checkout to save 20%!

Hosted by Dr. Brian Phillips, The Commons contemplates the lives and times of people worth imitating. 

In episode five Brian chats with scholar, teacher, story-teller, and speaker, Wes Callihan, about the remarkable legacy of St. Gregory of Tours. Topics of conversation include miracles, early Medieval church history, and much more. 

The Mason Jar is a new podcast from the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network in which acclaimed speaker/blogger Cindy Rollins joins host David Kern for a monthly exploration of the ideas, works, and influence of Charlotte Mason.

In this episode Cindy answers more listener questions.

To send in a question for a future episode please email David  or Cindy. 

To learn more about Charlotte Mason's biography please visit amblesideonline.org. 

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This podcast is brought to you by Noet Scholarly Tools.

Noet connects you to the Western tradition—the great books and their timeless wisdom. Noet applies modern research tools to these classic works—smart searches, original-language tools, and more—helping you join the great conversation like never before. Plus, with the free Noet app, you can take the works of the ages with you, wherever you go. Click here to learn more. Use code CIRCE20 at checkout to save 20%!

Close Reads is a book club podcast from the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network featuring Angelina Stanford and Tim McIntosh, who join host, David Kern, to discuss Great Books and the authors who create them. 

Here in episode 11 they continue their ongoing discussion of Wendell Berry's Jayber Crow. This time they discuss chapters 16-18. 

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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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.

Close Reads is a book club podcast from the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network featuring Angelina Stanford and Tim McIntosh, who join host, David Kern, to discuss Great Books and the authors who create them. 

Here in episode 9 they continue their ongoing discussion of Wendell Berry's Jayber Crow. This time they discuss chapters 10-12. 

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. 

The Mason Jar is a podcast from the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network in which acclaimed speaker/blogger Cindy Rollins joins host David Kern for a monthly exploration of the ideas, works, and influence of Charlotte Mason.

In this episode Cindy talks to Anne White about, among other things, the role of Plutarch in a Charlotte Mason approach. 

To send in a question for a future episode, please email David  or Cindy. 

To learn more about Charlotte Mason's biography please visit amblesideonline.org. 

As always, press the arrow above to listen or subscribe to the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network via itunes here. 

Close Reads is a book club podcast from the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network featuring Angelina Stanford and Tim McIntosh, who join host, David Kern, to discuss Great Books and the authors who create them. 

Here in episode 8 they continue their ongoing discussion of Wendell Berry's Jayber Crow. This time they discuss chapters 10-12. 

As promised, here is the link to our reading and recording schedule for our Jayber Crow discussions. We hope you'll read along with us!

The Mason Jar is a new podcast from the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network in which acclaimed speaker/blogger Cindy Rollins joins host David Kern for a monthly exploration of the ideas, works, and influence of Charlotte Mason.

In this episode Cindy answers more listener questions.

To send in a question for a future episode please email David  or Cindy. 

To learn more about Charlotte Mason's biography please visit amblesideonline.org. 

Close Reads is a new book club podcast from the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network featuring Angelina Stanford and Tim McIntosh, who join host, David Kern, to discuss Great Books and the authors who create them. 

Here in episode 7 they continue their ongoing discussion of Wendell Berry's Jayber Crow. This time they discuss chapters 7-9. 

As promised, here is the link to our reading and recording schedule for our Jayber Crowdiscussions. We hope you'll read along with us!

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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). 

The Mason Jar is a new podcast from the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network in which acclaimed speaker/blogger Cindy Rollins joins host David Kern for a monthly exploration of the ideas, works, and influence of Charlotte Mason.

In this episode Cindy talks to Karen Glass, author of the acclaimed new book, Consider This: Charlotte Mason and Classical Education. 

To send in a question for a future episode please email David  or Cindy. 

To learn more about Charlotte Mason's biography please visit amblesideonline.org. 

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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). 

The Commons is a brand new podcast from the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network. Hosted by Dr. Brian Phillips this show contemplates the lives and times of people worth imitating. 

In episode three Brian chats with noted pastor, teacher, writer, and speaker, Dr. George Grant, about the legacy - and adventures - of President Theodore Roosevelt. Topics of conversation include Roosevelt's faith, his family, and the times he convinced the Secret Service to let him explore. 

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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). 

Close Reads is a new book club podcast from the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network featuring Angelina Stanford and Tim McIntosh, who join host, David Kern, to discuss Great Books and the authors who create them. 

Here in episode 7 they continue their ongoing discussion of Wendell Berry's Jayber Crow. This time they discuss chapters 3-6. 

As promised, here is the link to our reading and recording schedule for our Jayber Crowdiscussions. We hope you'll read along with us!

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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). 

The Mason Jar is a new podcast from the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network in which acclaimed speaker/blogger Cindy Rollins joins host David Kern for a monthly exploration of the ideas, works, and influence of Charlotte Mason.

In this episode Cindy answers your questions. 

To send in a question for a future episode please email David  or Cindy. 

To learn more about Charlotte Mason's biography please visit amblesideonline.org. 

The Commons is a brand new podcast from the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network. Hosted by Dr. Brian Phillips this show contemplates the lives and times of people worth imitating. 

In episode three Brian chats with writer and speaker, Angelina Stanford, about the literary (and Christian) legacy of the Celts. Topics of conversation include the church fathers on the pagan writers, medieval Christian use of allegory, how English literature is really Celtic literature, and much more. 

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Angelina Stanford has an MA in English literature and has taught in various Christian classical classrooms for almost 20 years. She also works as a freelance writer and editor and is a columnist for Home Educating Family magazine.  This year she completed her tenth year of homeschooling and she recently joined the online teaching community at the Harvey Center for Family Learning. She is co-host of Close Reads, another podcast from the CiRCE Institute.   

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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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). 

Close Reads is a new book club podcast from the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network featuring Angelina Stanford and Tim McIntosh, who join host, David Kern, to discuss Great Books and the authors who create them. 

Here in episode 6 they begin a discussion of Wendell Berry's beloved novel Jayber Crow. 

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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 here). 

The Mason Jar is a new podcast from the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network in which acclaimed speaker/blogger Cindy Rollins joins host David Kern for a monthly exploration of the ideas, works, and influence of Charlotte Mason.

In this episode Cindy talks to Dr. Jack Beckman, chair of the teacher's college at Covenant College and board member of The Charlotte Mason Institute, about the rigor of a Charlotte Mason approach to education, teaching CM at the college level, his favorite current books, and much more. 

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To send in a question for a future episode please email David  or Cindy. 

To learn more about Charlotte Mason's biography please visit amblesideonline.org. 

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Arete 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.

The Mason Jar is a new podcast from the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network in which acclaimed speaker/blogger Cindy Rollins joins host David Kern for a monthly exploration of the ideas, works, and influence of Charlotte Mason.

In this episode Cindy answers listener questions about nature studies and kids who don't want to sit still, the relationship between the Trivium and Charlotte Mason, and what Morning Time looked like in her home. 

To send in a question for a future episode please email David  or Cindy. 

To learn more about Charlotte Mason's biography please visit amblesideonline.org. 

Close Reads is a new book club podcast from the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network featuring Angelina Stanford and Tim McIntosh, who join host, David Kern, to discuss Great Books and the authors who create them. 

Here in episode 5 they discuss Harper Lee's new/old novel, Go Set a Watchman, the controversial - and probably not very good - follow up to her beloved To Kill a Mockingbird. 

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This episode is brought to you by: The Arete Scholars

Arete 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.

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 Scholars

Arete 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.

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). 

The Mason Jar is a new podcast from the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network in which acclaimed speaker/blogger Cindy Rollins joins host David Kern for a monthly exploration of the ideas, works, and influence of Charlotte Mason.

Here in Episode 2, Cindy interviews blogger (and homeschooling veteran) Kim Neve about homeschooling Charlotte Mason-style during the high school years. She also introduces Mason's ideas of "narration" and "the science of relations". 

To send in a question for a future episode please email David  or Cindy. 

To learn more about Charlotte Mason's biography please visit amblesideonline.org. 

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 speciifc 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. 

Close Reads is a new book club podcast from the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network featuring Angelina Stanford and Tim McIntosh, who join host David Kern to discuss Great Books and the authors who create them. 

Here in episode 4 they discuss Jean Paul Sartre's French existentialist short story, The Wall, the tale of a Spanish Civil War-era soldier who is facing death by a firing squad. 

The Commons is a brand new podcast from the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network. Hosted by Dr. Brian Phillips this show contemplates the lives and times of people worth imitating. 

In episode two Brian chats with musician and scholar, Greg Wilbur, about one of history's most important artists: composer Johann Sebastian Bach.  

Gregory Wilbur is Chief Musician at Cornerstone Presbyterian Church in Franklin, TN, as well as Dean and Senior Fellow of New College Franklin—a Christian liberal arts college that he helped to start. He enjoys discipling students and walking them through classics of literature, film, and music. He earned his Masters in Music Composition at the University of Alabama. He is the author of Glory and Honor: The Music and Artistic Legacy of Johann Sebastian Bach and has released two CDs of his compositions of congregational psalms, hymns and service music. In addition, he writes for choir, orchestra, film and chamber ensembles. His wife, Sophia, homeschools their daughter, Eleanor, and they all enjoy reading, cooking, taking walks and enjoying life in middle Tennessee.    

Close Reads is a new book club podcast from the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network featuring Angelina Stanford and Tim McIntosh, who join host, David Kern, to discuss Great Books and the authors who create them. 

Here in episode 3 they discuss P.G. Wodehouse's wonderful short story, The Aunt and the Sluggard. 

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 Inkling 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!

The Mason Jar is a new podcast from the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network in which acclaimed speaker/blogger Cindy Rollins joins host David Kern for a monthly exploration of the ideas, works, and influence of Charlotte Mason.

Here in Episode 1, Cindy provides an introduction to Charlotte Mason and explains why Charlotte has been so influential in her own teaching. 

To send in a question for a future episode please email David via david@circeinstitute or Cindy via cindy@ordo-amoris.com. 

To learn more about Charlotte Mason's biography please visit amblesideonline.org. 

Close Reads is a new book club podcast from the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network featuring Angelina Stanford and Tim McIntosh, who join host, David Kern, to discuss Great Books and the authors who create them. 

In episode two they discuss Macbeth, as Tim and Angelina try to convince David to like it more. 

Close Reads is a new book club podcast from the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network, featuring Angelina Stanford and Tim McIntosh, who join host, David Kern, to discuss Great Books and the authors who create them. 

In episode one they discuss Flannery O'Connor's famous short story, "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" (with a brief aside on the Rolling Stones and Bruce Springsteen). 

The Commons is a brand new podcast from the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network. Hosted by Dr. Brian Phillips this show contemplates the lives and times of people worth imitating. 

In episode one Brian chats with Dr. Ben Merkle, author of The White Horse King and president of New Saint Andrews College, about King Alfred the Great, one of history's most underrated characters. 

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. 

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. 

In this episode of the show, we bring you another lecture from Andrew Kern, What is Socratic Teaching, presente at the Indiana Home Educators Convention in March 2015. 

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. 

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 at The American Conservative here. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

Learn more about the great work of CC at classicalconversations.com.

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 traditioanl college (with a note on debt and student loans). 

In this week's episode of Quiddity, Dr. Brian Phillips shares some thoughts on how teachers and parents can use the season of Lent to help students (and themselves) focus on the "genuine order of things". 

In this week's episode of Quiddity, the podcast of the CiRCE Institute, David Kern chats with Sarah Mackenzie, athor of Teaching from Rest: A Homeschooler's Guide to Unshakeable Peace about what it means to teach from rest, getting through the February slog, favorite books of 2014, and various challenges of homeschooling. 

Sarah blogs at amongstlovelythings.com

Join David, Andrew, Brian, Graeme, and Chuck for another discussion on Shakespeare's masterpiece. This week we conclude the discussion with Act 5. 

And we're back! In this new episode of the Quiddity podcast we discuss Act 4 of Hamlet.