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Conversations with authors, teachers, creators, and community leaders that are carefully contemplating the nature and practice of classical education, aesthetic wonder, and Christian community.

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Episodes

Talking the new "30 Poems to Memorize" Book

August 03, 2020 17:59 - 46 minutes - 42.1 MB

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dale Grote + Wes Callihan on Latin and the book of Acts

July 10, 2020 17:39 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MB

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 of translation, the relationship between Latin and the New Testament, and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robert Bortins on the New Masters Degree for Homeschoolers

April 14, 2020 14:41 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MB

This episode 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Josh Bales: priest, therapist, musician

April 08, 2020 04:06 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MB

In this episode, FORMA's managing editor, Heidi White, talks about music, mental health, and movies with Josh Bales, singer-songwriter, therapist, and Anglican Priest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lancia Smith on the power of art in intentional community

February 25, 2020 20:38 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MB

Join 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scott Hambrick of OnlineGreatBooks.com

February 17, 2020 21:58 - 54 minutes - 74.2 MB

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 available for all people, and much more. Learn more at onlinegreatbooks.com/online. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Noah Tetzner

January 24, 2020 17:35 - 30 minutes - 49.2 MB

In this episode, FORMA’s managing editor Heidi White talks with Noah Tetzner, host of the wildly popular podcast, The History of Vikings. The two discuss Vikings, the Victorians (the topic of his newest podcast endeavor), and the podcast life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ravi Jain on the new edition of "The Liberal Arts Tradition"

December 06, 2019 22:32 - 41 minutes - 56.4 MB

Join FORMA managing editor, Heidi White, as she chats with author Ravi Jain, about the revised edition of The Liberal Arts Tradition, the book he wrote with Kevin Clark. They chat about the purpose of the new edition, their ongoing exploration into the classical education renewal, the church's role in the movement, and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Colorado State Senator, Owen Hill

November 27, 2019 19:12 - 36 minutes - 49.9 MB

In this episode of the podcast, managing editor, Heidi White, chats with Colorado State Senator Owen Hill about the current state of politics and education and how classical educators can approach the arena of politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Poet Sally Thomas

October 30, 2019 17:54 - 27 minutes - 37.9 MB

Join Heidi White (Managing Editor of FORMA) as chats with poet, Sally Thomas, about how she became a poet, the various poets she loves and imitates, and the story of the poems that were published in the autumn issue of FORMA (mailing next week). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David Hicks talks Plutarch

October 21, 2019 19:07 - 48 minutes - 66.2 MB

Join Heidi White (managing editor of FORMA) as she chats with David Hicks, author of Norms and Nobility, about the value of Plutarch and his new translation of two of Plutarch's Lives, The Lawgivers. They discuss Plutarch's legacy, his motivations, the process of translating him, why he can be difficult to read, and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Poet Maurice Manning on Abraham Lincoln, Voice in Poetry, and the Process of Imagination

October 09, 2019 14:25 - 1 hour - 88.8 MB

Maurice Manning is an award-winning poet from Kentucky whose new collection, Railsplitter, is written from the perspective of the posthumous Abraham Lincoln, recently assassinated and looking back at his life and death. It's out next week and it's wonderful. Manning joined David Kern recently for a conversation in his writing shed about his interest in Lincoln, writing poetry from a particular voice, and the process of imagination. If you enjoyed this conversation be sure to check out part...

Tim McIntosh on Theater in our Modern Age

September 17, 2019 15:15 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MB

In this episode of the FORMA Podcast, the audio companion to FORMA Journal and the FORMA Review, Managing Editor Heidi White chats with old friend, Tim McIntosh, a playwright, actor, and teacher, about the intersection of classical thought and contemporary theater. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A.E. Stallings, poet and translator

August 26, 2019 19:20 - 42 minutes - 68.3 MB

In this episode of the FORMA Podcast, audio companion to FORMA JOURNAL, managing editor Heidi White chats with noted poet and translator, A.E. Stallings about her poetry, her recent translation of Hesiod's Works and Days, and life in ancient and modern Greece (where she lives). Be sure to check out Stallings' newest collection of verse, Like, which came out last year. And if you like this podcast be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. You can learn more about FORMA at formajournal.com. ...

Brian Brown on Sacred Art and Common Art

July 23, 2019 20:41 - 49 minutes - 90.9 MB

In this episode of the FORMA podcast, the audio companion to FORMA Journal, managing editor Heidi White talks to Brian Brown, founder and director of the Anselm Society, about the redeemed Christian imagination and the differences between sacred art and common art. If you like this episode be sure to rate and review the podcast! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How to Watch a Summer Blockbuster, with Dr. Junius Johnson

July 08, 2019 19:00 - 39 minutes - 62.7 MB

Join managing editor Heidi White as she talks to Baylor’s Dr. Junius Johnson on how and why Christians can enjoy big-budget blockbuster films and franchises. Covering particular film franchises and universal points of discussion and evaluation, Heidi and Dr. Johnson discuss how (and how not) to go to the movies this summer. Remember: subscribe, rate, review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gregory Hillis on the Legacy of Thomas Merton

June 03, 2019 14:49 - 43 minutes - 69.4 MB

In this episode of FORMA, the audio companion to FORMA Journal, managing editor Heidi White chats with professor Greg Hillis about the Thomas Merton, the enigmatic and influential twentieth-century mystic, monk, and social activist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jeffrey Overstreet talks Madeleine L'Engle

December 06, 2018 20:54 - 49 minutes - 79.1 MB

Welcome to FORMA, a podcast featuring conversations with authors, teachers, creators, and leaders who are carefully contemplating the intersection of classical thought and contemporary culture. In this episode David chats with Jeffrey Overstreet, an award-winning novelist, arts critic, and writing professor about the work and legacy of Madeleine L'Engle, whose birthday was November 29th. They chat about L'Engle's book Walking on Water, teaching writing with L'Engle in mind, and much more. ...

Loeb Classics Editor, Jeffrey Henderson

November 22, 2018 17:22 - 53 minutes - 86.4 MB

Welcome to FORMA, a podcast featuring conversations with authors, teachers, creators, and leaders who are carefully contemplating the intersection of classical thought and contemporary culture.  In this episode David chats with Dr. Jeffrey Henderson, general editor of the Loeb Classics. Dr. Henderson is the William Goodwin Aurelio Professor of Greek Language and Literature, and former Dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, at Boston University. This conversation touch...

Jeremy Begbie, author of "A Peculiar Orthodoxy"

November 08, 2018 02:38 - 48 minutes - 77.8 MB

Welcome to FORMA, a podcast featuring conversations with authors, teachers, creators, and leaders who are carefully contemplating the intersection of classical thought and contemporary culture.  In this episode David chats with Dr. Jeremy Begbie about his new book A Peculiar Orthodoxy: Reflections on Theology and the Arts, which emphasizes "the role of a biblically grounded creedal orthodox as he shows how Christian theology and the arts can enrich each other." Topics of conversation includ...

Discussing Crime Fiction with Dorian Stuber

November 01, 2018 21:34 - 30 minutes - 41.9 MB

Welcome to FORMA, a podcast featuring conversations with authors, teachers, creators, and leaders who are carefully contemplating the intersection of classical thought and contemporary culture.  In this episode David chats with literature professor and crime fiction enthusiast, Dorian Stuber, about some of the best books, characters, and authors available in the world of crime/mystery fiction.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Winston Churchill biographer Andrew Roberts

October 25, 2018 16:48 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MB

Welcome to FORMA, a podcast featuring conversations with authors, teachers, creators, and leaders who are carefully contemplating the intersection of classical thought and contemporary culture.  In this episode David chats with historian Andrew Robert about his new biography of Sir. Winston Churchill. Based on new archival material, including letters, diaries, and political documents never before accessible to historians, Churchill: Walking with Destiny is a landmark that offers readers the...

Brad Birzer on the Life and Legacy of Russell Kirk

October 18, 2018 19:19 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MB

Welcome to FORMA, a podcast featuring conversations with authors, teachers, creators, and leaders who are carefully contemplating the intersection of classical thought and contemporary culture. In this episode David chats with Brad Brizer, author of Russell Kirk: American Conservative about the life and legacy of Russell Kirk. They chat about his childhood, his mysterious family heritage, his eccentricities, his outsized influence, how he would feel about our current moment, and much more...

Ken Myers on his career, his calling, and interviewing Johnny Cash

October 04, 2018 00:39 - 1 hour - 73.4 MB

Welcome to FORMA, a podcast featuring conversations with authors, teachers, creators, and community leaders who are carefully contemplating the nature and practice of classical education and the arts. In this episode, David chats with the inimitable Ken Myers about the evolution of his career, how he sees his vocation, the creation of Mars Hill Audio, interviewing Johnny Cash (for his first ever interview!), writing his book, and much more. *** This episode is brought to you by our friend...

Christine Perrin on Teaching Poetry (Quiddity Re-air)

September 20, 2018 15:20 - 1 hour - 67.3 MB

Welcome to FORMA, a podcast featuring conversations with authors, teachers, creators, and community leaders who are carefully contemplating the nature and practice of classical education and the arts. This episode features an interview that David conducted a few years back with Christine Perrin, a professor at Messiah College and author of a poetry collection called Bright Mirror, about the challenges of teaching poetry. It's one of our most popular episodes ever and is appropriate given th...

Jake Mentzel of the Bookening Podcast

September 12, 2018 14:56 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MB

Welcome to FORMA, a podcast featuring conversations with authors, teachers, creators, and community leaders who are carefully contemplating the nature and practice of classical education and the arts. In this episode, David chats with Jake Mentzel, one of the co-hosts of the Bookening Podcast from Warhorn Media, where they discuss great books from a Christian perspective. Conversation touches on the role of books in Jake's childhood, the proper place of books in the rightly ordered spiritua...

What Do Feelings Have to Do with Reading Well?

September 07, 2018 02:38 - 49 minutes - 45 MB

Welcome to FORMA, a podcast featuring conversations with authors, teachers, creators, and community leaders who are carefully contemplating the nature and practice of classical education and the arts. In this episode Andrew Kern, Matt Bianco, and Brian Phillips (of the CiRCE Institute), chat about the role feelings should play in reading (and teaching reading). Many would say that feelings have nothing to do with good reading, but the guys propose a different perspective, relying on sources...

On the Small Liberal Arts College with Greg Wilbur

August 23, 2018 14:01 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MB

Welcome to FORMA, a podcast featuring conversations with authors, teachers, creators, and community leaders who are carefully contemplating the nature and practice of classical education and the arts. In this episode, David chats with Greg Wilbur, founder and President of New College Franklin in Franklin, TN, about the state of higher education, the ideal student for a small liberal arts college, preparing for college, and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...

Wendell Berry and Higher Education, with Jack Baker and Jeffrey Bilbro

August 17, 2018 21:23 - 1 hour - 77.2 MB

Welcome to FORMA, a podcast featuring conversations with authors, teachers, creators, and community leaders who are carefully contemplating the nature and practice of classical education and the arts. In this episode, David chats with Jack Baker and Jeffrey Bilbro, authors of the book, Wendell Berry and Higher Education: Cultivating Virtues of Place. Discussion touches on why Berry is so widely loved among people of so many persuasions and walks of life, his cynicism about modern higher edu...

Karen Swallow Prior, author of "On Reading Well"

August 08, 2018 13:51 - 1 hour - 59.2 MB

Welcome to FORMA, a podcast featuring conversations with authors, teachers, creators, and community leaders who are carefully contemplating the nature and practice of classical education and the arts. In this episode, David chats with Karen Swallow Prior, author of the forthcoming book On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through great Books. They discuss Karen's approach to teaching literature, the origins of her love of reading and books, finding the virtues in Great Books, and much mor...

Joshua Gibbs on How to Be Unlucky

August 02, 2018 13:49 - 1 hour - 58.1 MB

Welcome to FORMA, a podcast featuring conversations with authors, teachers, creators, and community leaders who are carefully contemplating the nature and practice of classical education and the arts. In this episode, David chats with Joshua Gibbs, author of the new book How to Be Unlucky: Reflections on the Pursuit of Virtue, out now from CiRCE. In this wide-ranging discussion they chat about Gibbs' journey from bad student to good teacher, how good teachers should talk about their student...

Alan Noble on our distracted age and his new book, "Disruptive Witness"

July 16, 2018 15:30 - 1 hour - 59.7 MB

Welcome to FORMA, a podcast featuring conversations with authors, teachers, creators, and community leaders who are carefully contemplating the nature and practice of classical education and the arts. In this episode, David chats with Alan Noble, author of Disruptive Witness: Speaking Truth in a Distracted Age. Conversation touches on Alan's experiences in the homeschooling world, the reasons he wrote the book, the challenges of teaching and raising kids in an age like ours, and much, much ...

John Hodges on the Challenge of Pop Music

May 25, 2018 14:30 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MB

Welcome to FORMA, a podcast featuring conversations with authors, teachers, creators, and community leaders who are carefully contemplating the nature and practice of classical education and the arts. In this episode, David chats with John Hodges, the director of The Center for Western Studies, about how to approach the challenge of pop music in our homes and classrooms. Topics include: the prerequisites for cultivating discernment, the subjective vs. the objective in music appreciation, ho...

Why "Types" Are So Important in Learning

May 12, 2018 01:38 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MB

Welcome to FORMA, a podcast featuring conversations with authors, teachers, creators, and community leaders who are carefully contemplating the nature and practice of classical education and the arts. In this episode, Andrew Kern and old friend Buck Holler, a head mentor in the CiRCE Institute Apprenticeship program, discuss what we mean when we talk about "types" - and why they matter so much in education. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Brief Biography of Reason, Part 3

May 04, 2018 17:42 - 1 hour - 68.9 MB

Welcome to FORMA, a podcast featuring conversations with authors, teachers, creators, and community leaders who are carefully contemplating the nature and practice of classical education and the arts. In this episode, Andrew Kern and CiRCE friend, the inimitable Tim McIntosh, regular contributor to our Close Reads podcast, continue their ongoing conversation about the history and biography of reason. This is part 3 of 3. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Beginner's Guide to Dante (featuring Jason Baxter)

April 25, 2018 03:51 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MB

Welcome to FORMA, a podcast featuring conversations with authors, teachers, creators, and community leaders who are carefully contemplating the nature and practice of classical education and the arts. In this episode, David Kern chats with Jason Baxter, a professor and writer from Wyoming Catholic College, about his new books, A Beginner's Guide to Dante's Divine Comedy. This seeks to help "readers better appreciate and understand the complexity and layers of meaning of Dante's spiritual ma...

A Brief Biography of Reason (part 2), with Andrew Kern + Tim McIntosh

April 19, 2018 13:46 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MB

Welcome to FORMA, a podcast featuring conversations with authors, teachers, creators, and community leaders who are carefully contemplating the nature and practice of classical education and the arts. In this episode, Andrew Kern and CiRCE friend, the inimitable Tim McIntosh, regular contributor to our Close Reads podcast, continue their ongoing conversation about the history and biography of reason. This is part 2 of 3. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andrew Kern and Tim McIntosh on a Brief Biography of Reason (Part 1)

April 11, 2018 22:54 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MB

Welcome to FORMA, a podcast featuring conversations with authors, teachers, creators, and community leaders who are carefully contemplating the nature and practice of classical education and the arts. In this episode, we're bringing you a conversation between Andrew Kern and CiRCE friend, the inimitable Tim McIntosh, regular contributor to our Close Reads podcast, about the history and biography of reason. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonathan Rogers on The Wilderking Trilogy, his writing process and influences, and much more

April 02, 2018 18:31 - 54 minutes - 49.4 MB

Welcome to FORMA, a podcast featuring conversations with authors, teachers, creators, and community leaders who are carefully contemplating the nature and practice of classical education and the arts. In this episode, David chats with author Jonathan Rogers about his "middle-grade" books, the Wilderking Trilogy. Topics include the genesis of the series, his various influences, American literature, and much more. To sign up for his e-newsletter on writing click here. Click here to find ...

Andrew Kern and Matt Bianco on Choosing Whether to Read a Book

March 23, 2018 21:24 - 1 hour - 138 MB

Welcome to FORMA, a podcast featuring conversations with authors, teachers, creators, and community leaders who are carefully contemplating the nature and practice of classical education.  In this episode, Andrew Kern and Matt Bianco chat some more about how to choose what books to read. Topics include how to choose books for yourself, how to choose books for your children, and how to recommend books to others. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sarah Mackenzie on her new book, choosing books for kids, and much more

March 13, 2018 16:27 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MB

Welcome to FORMA, a podcast featuring conversations with authors, teachers, creators, and community leaders who are carefully contemplating the nature and practice of classical education.  In this episode Sarah Mackenzie, host of the Read Aloud Revival podcast, joins David to discuss her new book, The Read Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your Kids, which is due out on March 27th. Topics of conversation include the challenges of curating books for her audience, t...

Previewing the new issue of FORMA!

March 05, 2018 21:50 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MB

Join David, Graeme Pitman, and Matt Bianco for a quick preview of the forthcoming issue of FORMA, which is headed to mailboxes this month. The guys discuss visiting Wendell Berry, designing the cover, and much more, including the themes of the issue and the articles. To learn more about FORMA head to circemagazine.com. This episode is brought to you by our friends at CLT--the Classic Learning Test! Check out their alternative to the ACT and SAT at clt.org. Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...

Andrew Kern and Matt Bianco on Approaches to Teaching Reading

February 07, 2018 18:36 - 35 minutes

Welcome to FORMA, a podcast featuring conversations with authors, teachers, creators, and community leaders who are carefully contemplating the nature and practice of classical education.  In this episode, Andrew Kern and Matt Bianco chat about the challenges of teaching reading. Topics include how easy it is to corrupt reading for kids, why some people hate reading, universal questions that can help anyone read well, and much more.    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...

John Hodges on Cultivating a Love of Music

January 31, 2018 15:16 - 1 hour

Welcome to FORMA, a podcast featuring conversations with authors, teachers, creators, and community leaders who are carefully contemplating the nature and practice of classical education.  In this episode, David chats with John Hodges, our friend from the Center for Western Studies, about ways of cultivating a love of music. Topics include teaching music when you are "musically limited," self-education in music, composer study, musical pieces that children love, pop music, and much more.  ...

James Daniels on Cultivating Human-ness in Our Students

January 22, 2018 17:23 - 1 hour

Welcome to FORMA, a podcast featuring conversations with authors, teachers, creators, and community leaders who are carefully contemplating the nature and practice of classical education.  In this episode, we are re-running a conversation David had on the old Quiddity podcast with our friend James Daniels, in which they discussed how to cultivate human-ness in our students and children. Topics of conversation include common places in the classroom, habits vs. subjects, how the seven libe...

Susan Wise Bauer, Part 2 (feat. Andrew Kern)

January 05, 2018 14:46 - 50 minutes

Welcome to FORMA, a podcast featuring conversations with authors, teachers, creators, and community leaders who are carefully contemplating the nature and practice of classical education.  In this episode Andrew Kern continues his conversation with Susan Wise Bauer (author of The Well Trained Mind) about her new book, Rethinking School: How to Take Charge of Your Child's Education, which is now from Norton.  Topics include the reasons she wrote the book, kids who don't have a place in th...

Susan Wise Bauer on "Rethinking School"

December 19, 2017 03:26 - 1 hour

Welcome to FORMA, a new podcast featuring conversations with authors, teachers, creators, and community leaders who are carefully contemplating the nature and practice of classical education.  In this episode Andrew Kern chats with Susan Wise Bauer (author of The Well Trained Mind) about her new book, Rethinking School: How to Take Charge of Your Child's Education, which is due out in January from Norton.  Topics include the way we do school today and why it doesn't work, how parents are...

#8: Dr. Christopher Perrin on the Monastics are Preservers of Western Culture

December 12, 2017 04:53 - 57 minutes

Welcome to FORMA, a new podcast featuring conversations with authors, teachers, creators, and community leaders who are carefully contemplating the nature and practice of classical education.  In episode 8, David chats with Christopher Perrin, founder of Classical Academic Press, about the role the early and medieval monastics played in preserving Western culture, Christian and secular alike. Topics include the evolution of Dr. Perrin's interest in the subject, ways the monastics made the ...

# 7: Emily Wilson on Translating the Odyssey

December 04, 2017 18:03 - 36 minutes

Welcome to FORMA, a podcast featuring conversations with authors, teachers, creators, and community leaders who are carefully contemplating the nature and practice of classical education.  In episode 7, David chats with Emily Wilson, translator of a brand new and much-lauded edition of the Odyssey. Dr. Wilson, the first woman to translate Homer's epic, is a professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Conversation touches on her childhood love of the poem, the myriad challenges of translat...

Forma #6: Ty and Jenny Rallens on growing up classical - and the way forward

November 13, 2017 15:21 - 58 minutes

Welcome to FORMA, a new podcast featuring conversations with authors, teachers, creators, and community leaders who are carefully contemplating the nature and practice of classical education, aesthetic wonder, and Christian community.  In episode 6, David chats with Ty and Jenny Rallens about what it was like growing up in the world of classical education, their studies in classical languages at Oxford, and the way forward in the classical renewal.    *** After homeschooling through ...

Guests

Abraham Lincoln
1 Episode
Jeffrey Henderson
1 Episode
Madeleine L'Engle
1 Episode
Thomas Merton
1 Episode
Wendell Berry
1 Episode