ClassicalU Podcast

Episode 44: Zach Howard: Augustine, the Affections, and Renewing Classical Education in the Midwest

In this episode of the ClassicalU Podcast, Jesse Hake welcomes Zach Howard, professor at Bethlehem College and Seminary, to explore the formation of teachers and the cont

Episode 43: Wonder, Freedom, and the Art of Paying Attention

In this episode of the ClassicalU Podcast, Jesse Hake welcomes Classical Academic Press video producer Cody Wanner for an illuminating conversation about storytelling, wo

Episode 42: Durable Hospitality: Restoring Wonder for Every Learner

In this episode, Jesse Hake talks with Sarah Kwilinski about her new ClassicalU course, Restoring Wonder for Every Learner: Universal Design in the Classical Tradition, a

Episode 41: The Teacher as Matchmaker: Awakening Students to Wisdom

Recorded on site at True North Classical Academy, Jesse Hake speaks with Patricio Mendez, philosophy teacher and the Director of EdTech & Analytics, about recovering teac

Episode 40: Motherhood, Vocation, and the Life of the Mind

In this episode of the ClassicalU Podcast, Jesse Hake speaks with Jessica Hooten-Wilson about her forthcoming book on Christian women whose lives and work have often been

Episode 39: AI and the Loss of Human Formation with Dr. Brian Williams and Jake Tawney

In this episode of the ClassicalU Podcast, Jesse Hake—joined by guests Dr. Brian Williams and Jake Tawney—explores the pressing question of AI and human formation in the

Episode 38: Be Still and Know: Reclaiming Attention, Time, and Wonder in Christian Education

In this episode of the ClassicalU Podcast, Jesse Hake speaks with Dr. Patrick R. Manning about his book Be Still and Know: Contemplative Practice for Christian Schools an

Episode 37: Education as Soul Craft: Three Leaders in Conversation as Catholic, Orthodox, and Anglican Classical Teachers

In this episode of the ClassicalU Podcast, host Jesse Hake—joined by Scholé Academy Director Dr. Joylynn Blake—welcomes the leaders of Scholé Academy’s three Houses of St

Episode 36: Seeing with the Quadrivium: How Medieval Stories Reflect a Living Cosmos

In this episode of the ClassicalU Podcast, Jesse Hake speaks with Dr. Shannon Valenzuela about her new course releasing this spring on medieval literature and the harmoni

Episode 35: Father Christmas, St. Nicholas, and the Cosmic Story of Christmas: A Conversation with Addison Hodges Hart

In this Christmas-season episode, Jesse Hake speaks with author, retired parish priest, and former university chaplain Addison Hodges Hart about Father Christmas, St. Nic

Episode 34: Teaching in Reality: D. C. Schindler on Classical Education and Metaphysics

In this episode of the ClassicalU Podcast, philosopher D. C. Schindler joins Jesse Hake for a conversation on the metaphysical and theological foundations of classical ed

Episode 33: Leadership in the Classical Tradition with Aristotle, Aurelius, and Christopher Perrin

In this conversation, Jesse Hake welcomes Dr. Christopher Perrin to explore leadership in the virtue and liberal arts tradition. Drawing from the ClassicalU courses Leade

Episode 32: Revisiting the Classics for All: A Conversation with Angel Adams Parham

In this wide-ranging conversation, sociologist, educator  and ClassicalU course presenter Angel Adams Parham joins Jesse Hake to explore the idea of an “American classica

Episode 31: Walking with Dante: Louis Markos on the Poet's Cosmic Imagination

In this rich and wide-ranging conversation, scholar Louis Markos joins host Jesse Hake to discuss his upcoming ClassicalU course, and forthcoming companion book on Dante’

Episode 30: John Mays Shares about Moving from Lifeless Teaching to Holy Moments

In this episode of the ClassicalU Podcast, host Jesse Hake interviews John Mays, the founder of the Novare Science curriculum. The discussion centers around Mays' new cou

Episode 29: From Chaos to Clarity: Practical Support for New Classical Educators

Kim Warman, lower school dean and teacher at Coram Deo Academy in Carmel, Indiana, shares insights from her new ClassicalU course, Launching Your Classical Classroom, whi

Episode 28: Spreading the Feast of a Classical Education: A Conversation with Russ Gregg

In this episode, Jesse Hake speaks with ClassicalU presenter Russ Gregg who co-founded Hope Academy and the Spreading Hope Network. Drawing on decades of work bringing cl

Episode 27: Teaching from Rest, Wonder and Wisdom with Christopher Perrin and Carrie Eben

In this ClassicalU podcast episode, Jesse Hake speaks with Dr. Christopher Perrin and Carrie Eben about their new book The Good Teacher, which expands into ten principles

Episode 26: Teaching the Epic in Ordinary Life: Marilynne Robinson, Virtue, and Classical Education with Christine Perrin

In this episode of the ClassicalU Podcast, we welcome back Christine Perrin to talk about the deeply Christian engagement with the epic tradition found in Marilynne Robin

Episode 25: Ties that Bind, Scholé, and Classical Education with Dr. Joylynn Blake

The respective directors of Scholé Academy and ClassicalU, Joylynn Blake and Jesse Hake, mix work and pleasure in this unscripted conversation about the essence and inspi