Sean Johnson on The Classical Life with Family, Food, and Film

About our Guest
Sean Johnson holds an M.A. in English from the University of Dallas, and he teaches Great Books at Veritas School in Richmond, Virginia. Sean has reviewed movies for FilmFisher.com, and is a frequent contributor to The Circe Institute’s blog and print journal FORMA. As you notice in this interview, Sean loves family, food, and film.  After the show,  consider listening to Sean Johnson’s talk “The Devil Loves a Picky Eater.” 

Show Notes

In this episode, Sean Johnson and Trae Bailey converse on the proper relationship between family, food, and film in the classical classroom and home. Here Sean suggests movies for the whole family, what to cook with your kids, and how to deal with picky eaters.

Some topics in this episode include:

• Our cultivated culture of pickiness  
• How the kitchen can inform the classroom 
• The difficult roles of teachers and parents 
• Narration in the home 
• Reviewing Films and Praising Well 
• Graham Greene’s novels and screenplays
• Lectio Divina   
• Alcohol and Drinking Culture
• How to watch movies with your family 
• The proper place for the television in the home 
• Sean’s film recommendations

Books &  Resources Mentioned In This Episode

FORMA Journal 

The Republic, Socrates  

The Supper of The Lamb: A Culinary Reflection, Farrar Capon  

The Third Man, Graham Greene 

Our Man in Havana, Graham, Greene 

High Noon

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 

Charlie Chaplin Movies 

WALL-E  

Ratatouille 

The Incredibles 

Sean’s Favorite Book & Quote: 

Beauty for Truth’s Sake, Stratford Caldecott 

“Is he enough of a pagan to die for the world, and enough of a Christian to die to it?” - G.K.Chesterton, Orthodoxy 

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Credits:

Sound Engineer: Andrew Helsel

Logo Art: Anastasiya CF

Music: Used with permission. cellists: Sara Sant' Ambrogio and Lexine Feng; pianist: Alyona Waldo

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