Avalon Mentors

Avalon Mentors

By William J. LasseterEducation
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Avalon Mentors episodes

  • The covid perspective

    What legacy do we leave? Does history teach us anything about the unforeseen consequences of our fear?

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    16 min
  • Let's Do Lunch - Ben Blackhawk

    Ben and I have been working together since 2001.  We met at Patrick's and had a lively discussion about language, culture, mathematics, religion and the pathways that led us both to our understanding of our place in the universe.

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    1 hr 48 min
  • Let's Do Lunch - Laura Leonard

    I have known Laura for many years working first with her as a colleague at Providence Academy in Plymouth, MN.  She attended Hillsdale College in Michigan where she was first exposed to the great books and classical thinking.  Currently Laura is a middle school teacher at Saint Jerome Classical School.  

    In this episode we met at the Panera Bread  at Shingle Creek Pkwy in Minnesota.  I had a coffee and their good Cuban Sandwich & our conversation explored her background in education and journey toward the classics, as well as discussing the current nature of education and parenting in the modern world.

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    1 hr 22 min
  • Let’s Do Lunch: Adam Schmalzbauer

    Adam and I have known each other for many years. In this episode we met at Claddagh Irish pub in Maple Grove. The conversation ranged from Arthurian stories to modern literature to movies and culture. We both agreed the teaching although a risky and subversive profession is also the noblest. We would both rather be Achilles than Ares. I had the shepherds pie and a Guinness; Adam had the fish and I got him to try scotch eggs for the first time. I highly recommend the Claddagh.

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    53 min
  • The Peaceful Messiah (with Margaret L)

    Margaret and I discuss the paradox of the Incarnation as a peaceful Messiah. There doesn’t seem to be any precedent for this event in history. Nor is there any parallel in any other religion or culture. And like all paradoxes it raises more questions that it resolves.

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    27 min
  • Let's Do Lunch - Dr. Cameron Thompson

    I first worked with Dr. Cameron Mikael Thompson, anthropologist and moral psychologist, at Chesterton Academy in Edina, MN.  

    Cameron specializes in human formation (the applied science of personalistic psychology) and culture. His recent focus has been the restoration and revival of authentic Christian culture. You can find him at http://cameronmthompson.com, and his podcast, The Marchese di Carabas, can be found here:
    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-marchese-di-carab%C3%A0s-podcast/id1449507745
    We met together for this interview at the excellent restaurant, Augustine's in St. Paul; 1668 Selby Ave. to be exact.  I highly recommend the STEAK AND EGGS BENEDICT; Shaved beef, bacon jam, muenster, harissa hollandaise and crispy shallots on an English muffin with American fries.  MMMMMboy!  I highly recommend it. His podcast, The Marchese di Carabas, can be found here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-marchese-di-carab%C3%A0s-podcast/id1449507745

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    41 min
  • Stonehenge abides

    Reflection on Stonehenge and other neolithic structures. How long they’ve lasted and what in our culture will last when we are long gone.

    https://www.foxnews.com/science/swedish-stonehenge-ancient-stone-structure-spurs-debate
    https://www.ancient.eu/Newgrange/
    https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap180923.html
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_of_Brodgar
    https://astronomynow.com/2016/08/19/britains-pre-stonehenge-megaliths-were-aligned-by-astronomers/
    https://www.livescience.com/41349-ley-lines.html
    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/articles/europe-megalithic-monuments-france-sea-routes-mediterranean-180971467/

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    13 min

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