CiRCE Institute Podcast Network

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What's CiRCE Institute Podcast Network about?

The CiRCE Institute Podcast Network is made up 6 podcasts:

- Quiddity: Our flagship podcast
- The Mason Jar featuring Cindy Rollins, on Charlotte Mason,
- Close Reads, a book club podcast, featuring Angelina Stanford and Tim McIntosh
- The Commons, on the lives and times of people worth imitating, with Brian Phillips
- A Perpetual Feast: All Homer, all the time, with Wes Callihan and Andrew Kern
- The Ask Andrew Podcast, in which Andrew Kern answers your questions about Christian classical education

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Proverbial #47: Fathers & Sons

01.27.2021

This week's proverb comes from German philosopher and writer, Goethe: "We can't form our children on our own concepts. We must take them and love them as God gives them to us." Join Joshua Gibbs as he contemplates what this ...

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01.27.2021 Proverbial #47: Fathers & Sons This week's proverb comes from German philosopher and writer, Goethe: "We can't form our children on our own concepts. We must take them and love them as God gives them to us." Join Joshua Gibbs as he contemplates what this ...
12.14.2020 Proverbial 45: Bully for You This week's proverb comes from Dante: "Fame, without which man's life wastes out of mind leaving on earth no more memorial than foam in water or smoke upon the wind." Join Joshua Gibbs as he contemplates what this proverb has ...
12.07.2020 Proverbial #44: We May Be Through with the Past but the Past Is Not Through With Us This week's proverb is anonymous (but very well known): The apple does not fall far from the tree. Join Joshua Gibbs as he contemplates what this proverb has to say for modern men and women. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and ...
11.24.2020 Proverbial #43: No Easy Way Out This week's proverb, which is unattributed, is: "No good deed goes unpunished." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
11.03.2020 Ask Andrew: Thoughts on the Relationship between the Arts, Sciences, and Reason Join Andrew Kern for another recording of his Ask Andrew webinar series. In this episode he contemplates the relationship between the arts, sciences, and reason -- and much more, as usual. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
10.12.2020 Proverbial #41: The Long Farewell This week's proverb is from Jonathan Swift: "life is a tragedy wherein we sit as spectators for a while and then act our part in it." Join Joshua Gibbs as he contemplates what this proverb has to say to modern ...
10.08.2020 Ask Andrew #64: Furthers Thoughts on the Definition of Rhetoric In this episode, Andrew Kern continues to explain how he defines rhetoric and how he came to that definition, as well as why he prioritizes decision-making over persuasion. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
09.30.2020 Proverbial #40: Silence is Golden This week's proverb, which is unattributed, is "let sleeping dogs lie." Join Joshua Gibbs as he contemplates what this proverb has to say to modern men and women. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
09.23.2020 Proverbial #39: Heaven Can Wait This week's proverb is unattributed: "Youth is wasted on the young." Join Joshua Gibbs as he contemplates what this proverb has to say to modern men and women. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
09.15.2020 Proverbial #38: Made in Italy This week's proverb is unattributed: "the clothes make the man." Join Joshua Gibbs as he contemplates what this proverb has to say to modern men and women. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
09.11.2020 Ask Andrew 62: How to adapt to the needs of individual students In this week's episode, Andrew Kern contemplates ways of adapting to the various needs of individual students, while also avoiding decision fatigue. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
09.08.2020 Proverbial #37: The Best Part of the Trip This week's proverb comes from Dante, that great Italian writer, who wrote, "if the will won't will, nothing can force it." Join Joshua Gibbs as he contemplates what this proverb has to say to modern men and women. See acast.com/privacy ...
08.27.2020 Ask Andrew #61: How do I adapt a classical education to the modern system? In this episode of the Ask Andrew podcast, Andrew Kern contemplates ways of adapting a truly classical education to the modern educational system in which we are required to participate. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
08.26.2020 Proverbial 36: Like a Wolf This week's proverb is unattributed: "hunger is the best sauce." Join Joshua Gibbs as he contemplates what this proverb has to say to modern men and women. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
08.18.2020 Proverbial 35: A Full Life In this week's episode Joshua Gibbs contemplates Solomon's famous "there is a time" proverb from Scripture. Join him as he contemplates what this passage has to say for modern men and women. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
08.12.2020 Ask Andrew 60: How do I teach history classically? In this week's episode of Ask Andrew, Andrew Kern contemplates the best modes of teaching history. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
08.05.2020 Ask Andrew 59: How God Taught Adam Originally recorded as a Good Friday webinar, this episode of Ask Andrew contemplates the way God taught Adam in the garden and what we can learn from it as parents and educators. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
08.03.2020 FORMA: Talking about the new "30 Poems to Memorize" book In this episode David Kern joins Heidi White to discuss a new CiRCE publication, 30 Poems to Memorize (Before Its Too Late), which David edited. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
07.28.2020 Ask Andrew 58: How should I respond to my reluctant learner? In this week's episode, Andrew Kern contemplates two questions about students who don't generally like school: a) Should I force my reluctant reader to read? and b) How do you entice a child to learn who doesn't seem to want ...
07.21.2020 Ask Andrew #57: The Fundamental Literary Skills (and more) In this episode, Andrew Kern contemplates some of the most essential, fundamental literary skills (with a literary help from the book of Proverbs). Then he takes some rapid-fire questions, including one about this issues with "subjects." See acast.com/privacy for privacy ...
07.21.2020 Cafe Schole #10: Study as Prayer and Love for God In this episode, Dr. Perrin discusses an essay by Simone Weil that reveals the relationship between attentive study and prayer that should lead us to love both God and neighbor. Can study be rightfully understood as prayer or leading to ...
07.14.2020 Ask Andrew #56: How should we use the "should question?" In this episode of Ask Andrew, Andrew Kern explains how he thinks about matters of pedagogy, answer this week's primary question (How should we use "the should question"?), and then hits some rapid-fire questions at the end. If you like ...
07.10.2020 FORMA: Dale Grote + Wes Callihan on Latin and the book of Acts Dale Grote is the author of a new Latin reader of the Acts of the Apostles which includes a foreword by historian and teacher Wes Callihan and in this episode they join Heidi White for a conversation about the process ...
07.07.2020 Ask Andrew #55: On Tools for Making Connections The Ask Andrew podcast is back with a new format, some new guests, and even a new graphic! In this first episode Andrew Kern contemplates tools that we can utilize to help our students make connections across subjects. Plus he ...
07.02.2020 Proverbial #33: Candy Canes This week's proverb comes from composer Gustav Mahler, who said that "tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire." Join Joshua Gibbs as he contemplates what this proverb has to say to modern men and women. ...
07.02.2020 The Commons 4.5: Understanding Hollywood's War on the Family In this episode of The Commons, Brian Phillips and Matt Bianco discuss how parents are portrayed in film and the media. Is the apparent “war on the family” intentionally destructive, or are parent portrayals rooted in something else entirely? See ...
07.01.2020 Cafe Schole #9: Schole and Ecstasy Join Dr. Perrin as he explores the ways in which an ecstatic encounter with truth is the way that an intellectual life begins. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
06.25.2020 The Commons 4.4: Loving the Natural Sciences: An Interview with Gordon Wilson In the episode, Brian Phillips talks with Dr. Gordon Wilson (Senior Fellow of Natural History at New St. Andrews College) about his recent works: A Different Shade of Green: A Biblical Approach to Environmentalism & the Dominion Mandate and The ...
06.23.2020 The Play's the Thing: Coriolanus, Act I Join Tim McIntosh and Sarah-Jane Bentley for a spirited discussion about one of Shakespeare's underrated (but most interesting) plays, Coriolanus. In this episode they chat about Act I, introducing the play, the characters, the themes, and much more. They also ...
06.17.2020 Cafe Schole #8: Order and Solitude In this episode Dr. Perrin engages the thought of A.G. Sertillanges who insists that the life of the student and teacher should be characterized by an ordered, regular solitude. Over against the scattering and distracting crowd, Perrin and Sertillanges call ...
06.16.2020 Proverbial #32: Anthology This week's proverb is unattributed and says: "if all men were angels no government would be necessary." Join Joshua Gibbs as he contemplates what this proverb has to say for modern men and women. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out ...
06.12.2020 Proverbial #31: The Witching Hour This week's proverb is unattributed, but it goes like this: "Idle hands are the devil's workshop." Join Joshua Gibbs as he contemplates what this proverb has to say for modern men and women. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
06.09.2020 The Commons 4.2: A Spirit of Inquiry In this episode of The Commons, Brian Phillips interviews Dr. Pano Kanelos (President of St. John’s College), to discuss life at St. John’s, classical education at the college level, and the spirit of inquiry. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out ...
06.05.2020 Proverbial #30: Stuck in the Middle This week's proverb is from Jules Renard, who said: "To have a horror of the bourgeoisie is bourgeoisie." Join Joshua Gibbs as he contemplates what this proverb has to say for modern men and women. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and ...
06.01.2020 The Commons 4.1: Classical Educators & the Church: An Interview with Dana Gage Welcome back to season four of The Commons with Dr. Brian Phillips! In episode 4.1 classical educator and pastor’s wife Dana Gage joins Brian Phillips for a talk about how classical education and church life intersect. Gage tells her story ...
05.30.2020 Cafe Schole #7: Order and Rest Join Christopher Perrin as he explores the relationship between order, rest, and love. Noting biblical teaching and the insights of St. Augustine, he shows how a restful, peaceful life is the result of wisely-ordered love. And if you like the ...
05.27.2020 Proverbial #29: A Retraction This week's proverb comes to us via Solomon who wrote: "The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise or wealth the brilliant or favor to the learned, but ...
05.13.2020 Proverbial #28: Stars This week's proverb comes to us by way of Dr. Samuel Johnson and it goes like this: "He that considers how little he dwells upon the condition of others will learn how little the attention of others is attracted by ...
05.06.2020 Proverbial #27: The Real You This week's (very famous) proverb comes from William Shakespeare and his play, As You Like It. It says, "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players." Join Joshua Gibbs as he contemplates what this proverb ...
05.02.2020 Cafe Schole #6: Christ, The Teacher Be sure to subscribe to the Cafe Schole feed if you like this episode! Join Christopher Perrin as he contemplates a small (but essential) work by Clement of Alexandria. It's called Christ the Teacher or Christ the Pedagogue (available on ...
04.28.2020 Proverbial #26: I Didn't Get You Anthing This week's proverb comes from the Roman writer, Seneca, who said that "to repay a favor too quickly is ingratitude." Join Joshua Gibbs as he contemplates with this proverb has to say to modern men and women. And if you ...
04.14.2020 FORMA: Robert Bortins on a new Masters Degree for Homeschoolers In this episode of FORMA managing editor, Heidi White, talks to Classical Conversations CEO Robert Bortins about an exciting new opportunity for homeschooling parents to earn a Master’s Degree just by homeschooling their children. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out ...
04.13.2020 Proverbial #25: Mr. James Duffy This week's proverb is an old Jewish saying: "Whoever saves one life, saves the world entirely." Join Joshua Gibbs as he contemplates what this proverb has to say for modern men and women. And if you like this episode, please ...
04.08.2020 FORMA: Josh Bales - priest, therapist, musician In this episode of the FORMA Podcast, the audio companion for FORMA Journal, managing editor, Heidi White, talks about music, mental health, and movies with Josh Bales, singer-songwriter, therapist, and Anglican Priest. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
03.31.2020 Proverbial #24: The Litter Differences This week's proverb comes from Leo Tolstoy, that famous Russian novelist, who once wrote that "all happy families are alike, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." Join Joshua Gibbs as he contemplates what this proverb has to ...
03.12.2020 Proverbial #21: Pick a Side This week's proverb comes from the Roman scholar Cicero who said, "I would rather be wrong with Plato than right with such men as these." Join Joshua Gibbs as he contemplates what this proverb has to offer modern men and ...
03.02.2020 Proverbial #20: It's a New Age This week's proverb comes from that famous American essayist, Ralph WaldoEmerson: "I pay the school master but 'tis the school boys who educate my son." Join Joshua Gibbs for a contemplation of this proverb and what it has to offer ...
02.27.2020 FORMA: Lancia Smith on the Value of Beauty in Intentional Community Join FORMA's managing editor, Heidi White, as she talks to Lancia Smith, founder and director of the Cultivating Project, about the redeeming power of nurturing art and beauty in intentional community. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
02.24.2020 Proverbial #19: Six Weeks In This week's proverb comes from England but is unattributed. It goes like this: "the cobbler's children have no shoes." Join Joshua Gibbs as he contemplates the nature of this proverb and what it has to say for modern men and ...
02.20.2020 FORMA: Scott Hambrick of GreatBooksOnline.com Welcome back to the FORMA podcast, the audio companion to FORMA Journal. In this episode, Brandon LeBlanc chats with Scott Hambrick, the founder of OnlineGreatBooks.com. They chat about their journeys to the Great Books, reading hard books, making Great Books ...

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