CiRCE Institute Podcast Network

Join David Kern and guest Andrew Pudewa, of the Institute for Excellence in Writing, for a conversation about the importance of memorization -  and how to be a good memorizer. 

 

Topics include: 

  • The habits of good memorizers
  • The new science of memory
  • Tips and advice for memorization with young kids
  • and much more. 

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This episode is brought to you by our good friends at the Institute for Excellence in Writing. Learn more about their powerful writing, speaking, and thinking tools at iew.com. 

Direct download: Quiddity_6_21_Pudewa.mp3
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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 7. 

Topics include:

  • Getting to know Julia
  • Rex's ignorance
  • Why Charles is attracted to Julia
  • "Modern" education
  • Perspective and Waugh
  • 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. 

Direct download: Close_Reads_6_26.mp3
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Join David Kern and guest Adam Andrews, of the Center for Lit, for part two of our their conversation about teaching literature. In this episode they focus on the challenges (and rewards) of teaching contemporary literature. 

Topics include: 

  • A summary of Adam's article in our forthcoming summer magazine
  • why it's important to read the literature of our own time to help us understand the times in which we live
  • how writer's say "ecce homo"
  • choosing books specifically for the classroom
  • focusing on learning to read well rather than on what we read
  • the value of reading fewer books well 
  • and much more. 

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This episode is brought to you by our good friends at the Institute for Excellence in Writing. Learn more about their powerful writing, speaking, and thinking tools at iew.com. 

Direct download: Quiddity_6_20_Andrews_01.mp3
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In this episode of The Commons, Brian Phillips chats with Dr. Gregory Thornbury, President of The King's College in New York City, about the challenges of running a Christian, Liberal Arts-driven college in a place like New York City. 

Topics include: 

  • What it's like being known as "America's first hipster college president"
  • Why The King's College has embraced the challenge of being in NYC
  • The challenges of that sort of existence
  • The place of the Liberal Arts at TKC
  • The challenges facing Christian higher education nationwide
  • Advice for making college choices

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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. 

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Direct download: The_Commons_620.mp3
Category: -- posted at: 11:37am EDT

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. 

Direct download: Close_Reads_6_19.mp3
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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. 

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

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This episode is brough to you by our good friends at the Institute for Excellence in Writing. Learn more about their writing, speaking, and thinking tools at iew.com. 

Direct download: Quiddity_619_2.mp3
Category: -- posted at: 3:40pm EDT

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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Direct download: Close_Reads_6_6.mp3
Category: -- posted at: 8:14pm EDT

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. 

Direct download: Mason_Jar_6_4.mp3
Category: -- posted at: 3:09pm EDT

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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Direct download: Close_Reads_6_1._2.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:48pm EDT

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