Classics
24 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsJoin us for conversations with the experts. Every episode will focus on a classic: an imaginative or expository text that was a standout in its time and one that exhibits enduring worth.
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Episodes
Episode 23 - The Brothers Karamazov
February 01, 2023 22:00 - 55 minutes - 102 MBFollowing the recent publication of her new guide to teaching Fyodor Dostoevsky's masterpiece, The Brothers Karamazov, Jeannette DeCelles-Zwerneman talks to Andrew Zwerneman about her new guide, what issues the novel raises, and how to teach this classic to high-schoolers.
Episode 24 - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
November 10, 2021 03:01 - 1 hour - 111 MBIn honor of the bicentennial of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s birth, Andrew Zwerneman and Professor Gary Morson of Northwestern University discuss all things concerning the great author of Russian literature. The conversation covers Dostoevsky’s biography, his great literary feats, and how to teach his best works.
Episode 22 - Plato's Republic
February 03, 2021 19:07 - 39 minutes - 72.3 MBThe perfect accompaniment to Jeannette DeCelles-Zwerneman’s latest guide, Leading a Seminar on Plato’s Republic, this episode features an interview with the author herself. She and Cana Academy President, Andrew Zwerneman, cover some of the background to the writing of the Republic and discuss why this is an excellent text to study with high-schoolers.
Episode 21 - A Tale of Two Cities
October 20, 2020 19:40 - 55 minutes - 102 MBCana Academy Director of Writing and Master Teacher, Mary Frances Loughran, has recently written an insightful and useful guide to leading a seminar on Charles Dickens' classic of the French Revolution, A Tale of Two Cities. In this episode, hear who her favorite characters are, including her unique take on the oft-underrated Lucie Manette.
Episode 20 - 11 Benefits of the Seminar Method
April 07, 2020 20:52 - 15 minutes - 29.2 MBAndrew Zwerneman strongly believes that the seminar method is the best way to conduct an education in the humanities. In this episode, he discusses 11 reasons why this is true.
Episode 19 - Locke's Second Treatise of Government
February 11, 2020 22:54 - 47 minutes - 86.5 MBIn this episode, Andrew Zwerneman sits down with Cana Academy master teacher Jeannette DeCelles-Zwerneman to discuss the subject of her most recent teaching guide, Leading a Seminar on Locke’s Second Treatise of Government. To purchase the guide, please visit our online shop here.
Episode 18 - Plato's Phaedo
January 30, 2020 21:33 - 50 minutes - 89.2 MBAndrew Zwerneman talks to Cana Academy master teacher Mary Frances Loughran about Plato's dialogues, with a special focus on Plato's Phaedo, the subject of Mary Frances' most recent teaching guide. To purchase the guide, please visit our online shop here.
Episode 17 - The Great Gatsby
October 21, 2019 14:49 - 49 minutes - 89.8 MBCana Academy’s Jeannette DeCelles-Zwerneman has an interpretation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Great Gatsby that is fresh and insightful. Here is Andrew Zwerneman’s conversation with her about this widely loved classic.
Episode 16 - Dante's Inferno
July 30, 2019 18:47 - 44 minutes - 81.7 MBIn preparation for the release of Cana Academy's upcoming guide, Leading a Seminar on Dante's Inferno, Andrew Zwerneman sits down with the author of that guide and Cana Academy's Director of Instruction, Jeannette DeCelles-Zwerneman. They discuss what makes the Inferno such a worthwhile classic to study with high-school students and some advice for teachers who might find this an intimidating text.
Episode 15 - Called to the Desert, Part 2/2
July 03, 2019 20:31 - 42 minutes - 77.8 MBAndrew Zwerneman interviews Fr. Alcuin Hurl on the intellectual formation he gives novice Franciscans and on his work with the Pima tribe that he serves on the Gila River Indian Reservation south of Phoenix, Arizona.
Episode 14 - Called to the Desert, Part 1/2
June 27, 2019 15:47 - 31 minutes - 57.5 MBAndrew Zwerneman recently sat down with longtime Cana Academy friend, Fr. Alcuin Hurl, founding member of and Director of Postulants and Novices for the Franciscan Friars of the Holy Spirit. In this first part of their conversation, Fr. Alcuin tells Andrew about the intellectual and spiritual journey that brought him to the desert to serve the Pima Indian community.
Episode 13 - Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War, Part 2/2
June 11, 2019 13:00 - 42 minutes - 77.1 MBListen to the conclusion of Andrew Zwerneman’s conversation with Hunter Rawlings as they continue to discuss Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War.
Episode 12 - Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War, Part 1
June 05, 2019 20:09 - 34 minutes - 63.1 MBRecently, Andrew Zwerneman had the privilege to visit the Washington, DC, home of Hunter Rawlings, President Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Classics at Cornell University, and discuss with him that timeless classic, Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War.
Episode 11 - For the Love of Homer
May 30, 2019 16:00 - 40 minutes - 74.2 MBIn this second part of his conversation with Professor Gregory Nagy, Director of Harvard's Center for Hellenic Studies, Andrew Zwerneman discusses Homer’s great epic, the Iliad.
Episode 10 - For the Love of Language
May 23, 2019 17:23 - 35 minutes - 64.9 MBThis episode features Professor Gregory Nagy, Francis Jones Professor of Classical Greek Literature and Comparative Literature at Harvard University and Director of Harvard's Center for Hellenic Studies. In this first of two parts, Cana Academy's Andrew Zwerneman talks with Prof. Nagy about how he fell in love with language and found his way into the world of Classics.
Episode 9 - Teaching Great Books
February 20, 2019 15:35 - 34 minutes - 63.5 MBIn this episode, Andrew Zwerneman shares his conversation with Dr. Matthew Post, director of the graduate program in humanities with a classical education concentration at University of Dallas. They talk about UD’s masters program for humanities teachers; discuss some of their favorite classic works; and cover practical strategies for teaching students as well as best practices for balancing in-person and online teaching.
Episode 8 - A Christmas Carol, Part 2/2
December 21, 2018 22:09 - 52 minutes - 95.8 MBAndrew Zwerneman continues the conversation with his friend Tom Werge, Professor Emeritus at Notre Dame, as they discuss Charles Dickens’ seasonal classic, A Christmas Carol.
Episode 7 - A Christmas Carol, Part 1/2
December 14, 2018 19:56 - 38 minutes - 70.4 MBAndrew Zwerneman sits down again with his friend Tom Werge, Professor Emeritus at Notre Dame. They discuss Charles Dickens’ seasonal classic, A Christmas Carol.
Episode 6 - The U.S. Constitution
October 05, 2018 20:04 - 47 minutes - 86.7 MBIn this episode, Andrew Zwerneman and Dr. Christopher Wolfe, Professor of Politics at University of Dallas, discuss the U.S. Constitution, one of the most important legal documents in history and crucial to the founding of the United States.
Episode 5 - Plato's Apology
September 27, 2018 20:04 - 43 minutes - 80.5 MBAndrew Zwerneman sits down with Jonathan Sanford, Provost and Professor of Philosophy at University of Dallas, to discuss one of Plato's most important dialogues, The Apology.
Episode 4 - A Death in the Family, Part 2/2
June 08, 2018 19:37 - 35 minutes - 64.7 MBJoin us in this episode of Classics as Andrew Zwerneman finishes his conversation with Tom Werge, discussing one of their favorite novels, James Agee's A Death in the Family.
Episode 3 - A Death in the Family, Part 1
June 01, 2018 21:26 - 34 minutes - 62.3 MBIn this third episode of Classics, Andrew Zwerneman and Tom Werge begin their discussion of the great, American classic, A Death in the Family, and its author, James Agee.
Episode 2 - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Part 2
May 25, 2018 17:15 - 1 day - 53.4 MBIn this second episode, Andrew Zwerneman and Tom Werge conclude their conversation about Mark Twain's classic novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Episode 1 - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Part 1
May 18, 2018 13:59 - 1 day - 48.1 MBIn this first episode of our brand new podcast, Classics, Cana Academy President Andrew Zwerneman discusses one of the team's favorite novels, Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, with Notre Dame Professor Emeritus of English, Tom Werge.