Constantinople: Great Conversations in a Great City

Constantinople: Great Books for Middle School

This week our host, Megan Mueller, is joined by Nick Dalbey, Jonathan Mueller, and Bond Pittman to discuss the way we do great books in middle school... and why we let them read Plato!

From the Hallway: The Educational Value of Parties

In this week's episode, host Kris Yee is joined by his bosses, Cate Gilbert and Dr. John Mark Reynolds, to discuss...his job performance?! Enjoy this laughter-filled episode about why our school has so many, and such large, parties. 

Constantinople: The Star Lords of TSCS

Host Megan Mueller is joined by the "Star Lords" of TSCS (a student nickname for our three instructors of Astronomy), Zach Harris, Jonathan Mueller, and Galen Nicol, for a discussion on why and how Astronomy should be taught in classical schools.

If You Like / Then You’ll Love: Spider-Man & War and Peace

'If You Like ______ Then You'll Love _____' puts pop culture in conversation with classic works of art and literature. Join Jovia Godfrey, Tim Bartel, David Gilbert, and Kris Yee as they dive into coming of age stories, spoilers, and being *that* awkward kid in their discussion of an unlikely pairing: Spider-Man and War and Peace.

Poetry Corner: Jane Greer...Again!

In this episode, Dr. Tim Bartel reads more of the new formalist poet Jane Greer. 

From the Hallway: Color Palettes in Sartorial Aesthetics

In this episode, Kris Yee and Megan Mueller talk about the controversial opinion that it is sometimes alright to wear navy and black in the same outfit. 

Poetry Corner: W.B. Yates and Jane Greer

In this episode, Dr. Bartel dives into the concept of tradition in poetry. 

Constantinople: Teaching Modern Plays in a Classical School

Host Megan Mueller is joined by Theater instructors Jayne Meyncke, Galen Nicol, and Laura Nicol, for a discussion about the purpose of theater in an educational setting.

Constantinople: Vision Conference Highlights

Dr. John Mark Reynolds, Cate Gilbert, and Megan Mueller discuss Saint Constantine's first annual Vision Conference and what they found particularly impactful about the experience.

Constantinople Forum: Pensées from the Vision Conference

Megan Mueller, Cate Gilbert, David Gilbert, and Dr. Timothy Bartel read aloud some of the Pensée passages from the recent Vision Conference and discuss the common themes which emerge.

Poetry Corner: Aurora Leigh by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

"The Merchant of Venice" Courtroom Scene: Justice and Mercy

Poetry Corner: Foreboding by Jeanne Murray Walker

Constantinople: Why do a discussion marathon?

Constantinople: Revival

Poetry Corner: Saint Kassia's Epigrams

Poetry Corner: A. E. Stallings - Alice Bewildered

Poetry Corner: Sappho Check

Poetry Corner: Julia Ward Howe - My Last Dance

Poetry Corner: "Gentilesse" - Chaucer

Poetry Corner: Ann Lauterbach

Poetry Corner: Chaucer's Prologue To Parliament of Fowls

Poetry Corner: Tracy K. Smith's "Wade In The Water"

Poetry Corner: Terrance Hayes' American Sonnets

Poetry Corner: Arena

Poetry Corner: What Is Poetry?

Poetry Corner: Gwendolyn Brooks II

Poetry Corner: Poet's Corner

In this episode of Poetry Corner, Dr. Timothy Bartel steps back from poetry to discuss the origin of the phrase "Poet's Corner."

Gwendolyn Brooks - I

Poetry Corner: Early Christian Poets - V

Poetry Corner: Early Christian Poets - IV

Poetry Corner: Early Christian Poets - III

Poetry Corner: Early Christian Poets - II

Poetry Corner: Early Christian Poets - I

Poetry Corner: Longfellow's "The Light of Stars"

From The Hallway: Memorization of Facts

Constantinople: Manners II

Poetry Corner: Philip Larkin

Consantinople: Manners

Megan and Jonathan Mueller, Cate Gilbert, and Kris Yee discuss manners in the context of their use today and Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility.

Poetry Corner: T. S. Eliot (La Figlia Che Piange)

T. S. Eliot's La Figlia Che Piange is read and discussed in a third look at T. S. Eliot's collection Prufrock And Other Observations.

Poetry Corner: T. S. Eliot (Preludes)

Preludes is read and discussed by Dr. Timothy E. G. Bartel in Poetry Corner's second look at the works of T. S. Eliot.

Poetry Corner: T. S. Eliot (The Love song of J. Alfred Prufrock)

In this first look at the works of T. S. Eliot in this series, Dr. Timothy Bartel reads and discusses The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.

Poetry Corner: Illegal Voices In Poetry - III

In the third and final installment of the Illegal Voices in Poetry mini-series, Dr. Timothy Bartel takes a look at the polish poet Czesław Miłosz.

Constantinople: "The Coming" (R. S. Thomas) - Forum

The Saint Constantine Forum podcast returns with a reading of "The Coming," a poem by R. S. Thomas.

Poetry Corner: Illegal Voices In Poetry - II

In the much anticipated second installment in a three part series entitled Illegal Voices in Poetry, Dr. Timothy Bartel takes a look at Alexander Pope and his "Brutus" fragment.

Poetry Corner: Illegal Voices In Poetry - I

The first in a three part series, Dr. Timothy E. G. Bartel explores some of the "Illegal Voices in Poetry", beginning in part one with Phillis Wheatley.

Poetry Corner: Marianne Moore

Poetry Corner: Saint Gregory of Nazianzus - Part 3

Poetry Corner: Saint Gregory of Nazianzus - Part 2

Dr. Bartel continues a look at St. Gregory's understanding how how and why to write poetry.

Constantinople: Breadth And Depth in Education

Dr. John Mark Reynolds, Cate Gilbert, Megan Mueller, and David Gilbert discuss the varying approaches to classical education at different stages of schooling.