Developing Classical Thinkers
Developing Classical Thinkers
Developing Classical Thinkers is a classical podcast for classical thinkers, created and supported by the teachers at Thales Academy, a classical school in Raleigh, North Carolina. A Thales Press podcast.
Episodes
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Jan 16, 2019 • 33min
Teach like "The Prince"
Join Leah and Winston as they discuss one of the most influential-and controversial-works in a Classical curriculum, Machiavelli's "The Prince."
Jan 8, 2019 • 22min
Paradise What?
Join Jessie Gillooly and Winston Brady as they discuss John Milton's "Paradise Lost" and its place in a Classical curriculum.
Dec 19, 2018 • 41min
Dante's "Inferno"
Join Brooke, Nicole, Mary, and Winston as we discuss the values of reading Dante Alighieri and Thomas Aquinas.
Dec 10, 2018 • 37min
Ancient All Stars
Join Brooke, Stacey, and Mary as we discuss the three all-stars of the ancient world, Jerusalem, Greece, and Rome, and their impact on Classical education.
Dec 5, 2018 • 45min
The Way, the Truth, and the Classroom
Join Nicole, Alex, and Winston as we discuss the role of the New Testament in a Classical curriculum.
Nov 21, 2018 • 42min
Tradition for the Sake of Virtue
Join a host of Thales teachers as we discuss Roman literature, Roman ideals, and the Roman reality.
Nov 11, 2018 • 48min
Aristotle for Middle Schoolers
Join Alex, Brooke, Mary, and Winston as they discuss Aristotle and try to make virtue ethics cool again.
Nov 3, 2018 • 35min
The Podcast of the Cave
Join Winston, Stacey, Josh, Brooke, and Mary as they discuss Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" as part of the Thales Teaching Fellows program at Thales Academy.
