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Are the stars, planets, and the galaxies in the night sky just a swirling mass of chaos? Or a divine dance of beauty, harmony, and order? And does being a Christian help or hinder our quest to understand the universe—and our place in it? Find out how studying Johannes Kepler’s revolutionary approach to classical astronomy helps us answer these ques…
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Ancient writing teachers trained students to produce powerful and elegant writing on command. How? Through a writing practice called the “Chreia.” Find out how the Chreia works and how it trains students in wisdom, in this friendly guide to the world of Classical Christian education. Presented by TrinityU, a service of Trinity Classical Academy in …
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How do weasels live? And why would a famous writer like Annie Dillard write a stylish, provocative, and potentially life-changing essay about living like one? Find out in this friendly guide to the world of Classical Christian Education. If you would like to read the short essay for yourself, you can do so from this link. Presented by TrinityU, a s…
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Literacy is the foundation of all learning. But learning to read English can seem messy, illogical, even random. It doesn’t have to be, though. Find out how the “Logic of English” program makes reading clear and simple in this friendly guide to the world of classical Christian education. Presented by TrinityU, a service of Trinity Classical Academy…
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The Bible and Ancient Greek and Roman education: do these really go together? Joe Rigney, theologian and author of Live Like A Narnian, joins us to explain how the Biblical pattern of priest, king, and prophet gives us a model for raising mature, thoughtful students, ready to engage and transform the world. Find out more in this friendly guide to C…
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America’s fastest growing religion is atheism, fueled by believing that science contradicts the Bible. But, as Dr. Phillips argues, the Bible’s truth actually is supported by recent scientific discoveries! Find out how we can use science to defend the Christian faith in this friendly guide to Classical Christian education.…
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Raising teens has never been easy. But add smartphones and a pandemic: it’s a recipe for toxic stress. We see it at home and in the classroom. How can parents help teens overcome today’s challenges? Bjorn Bjornsson, a pastor and licensed marriage and family therapist, helps us find out in this in this friendly guide to Classical Christian Education…
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Boethius weeps in prison. Devotion to virtue, study, and public service resulted only in false accusations and a death sentence. Stripped of his career, his books, his family, all that remains is what he carries in his soul. Yet, Boethius picks up a pen, and pours out a masterpiece of philosophical depth and poetic beauty. How should a classically-…
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Today’s technologies flood us with an endless stream of information—and it’s making our minds and hearts sick. How can we find health and seek wisdom in our digital age? Brett McCracken, author and senior editor at the Gospel Coalition website, shares the strategy from his book, The Wisdom Pyramid, in this friendly guide to Classical Christian Educ…
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A foolish king, an unjust law, a young woman grieving a family tragedy: it's the recipe for gut-wrenching, nail-biting drama in Sophocles’ Antigone. This timeless play—written by ancient Greece’s greatest playwright—dives into the depths of the human condition and asks, “is there hope in a tragic world?” Learn more about this masterpiece in our fri…
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Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Harry Potter: movies move our hearts and form our minds. How does classical Christian education equip students to see the deeper meanings of movies, and even start making their own? Feature film director and Trinity film teacher Mark Gould shows us how, in this friendly guide to classical Christian education.…
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A bride who dies to live. A groom deceived by comrades. An unexpected romance. A buffoon constable who actually uncovers the truth. Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing has all this and more. But does this comedy about “nothing” contain hidden depths? Find out in this friendly guide to classical Christian education.…
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Latin: isn’t it too difficult, too grammar-focussed, too ... useless? Not at all! Find out why Latin is so rewarding to study—and how you might already speak Latin without knowing it—in this friendly guide to Classical Christian education. Bonus: Youtube Link to Lucy Banduk’s TrinityU lecture, “I came, I saw, I spoke Latin” Youtube Link to Ricky pr…
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What if the citizens of Hell visited Heaven? The visitors will be surprised, challenged, and potentially transformed—as will modern readers of CS Lewis’s visionary novel, The Great Divorce. Find out more in this friendly guide to Classical Christian Education. Available on Spotify, Google Play, and Apple Podcasts.…
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A stunning scientific report concludes that classical Christian school alumni do better in college and career, are more independent of mind, and more traditional than graduates from any other type of school. But why? A classical Christian teacher helps us find out on the Classical Academy Podcast
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Parents know that classical education teaches students to be excellent readers and writers. But what about math and science? What if classical education can provide future engineers the secret to their success? We interview STEM "power couple" Atherton and Sarah Carty—aerospace engineer and Trinity math teacher—to find out.…
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Welcome back fellow Boozers, to the Self Appointed Booze Committee! In our first teqila test, "Silver Tequila Taste Off!" we put bargain priced Jose Cuervo Especial, Hijo de Villas, and Herradura Silver against the more premium priced Patron Silver, Avion, and 1800. What will be our first tequila champ? Listen to find out!…
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The core of this test was a variety pack of the Polish Chopin vodka, In potato, wheat, and rye varieties. Potato-based Spud vodka, also from Poland was put head to head against Chopin Potato, American Grays Peak was put against the wheat. Ultimat vodka, also from Poland, is a blend of potato, grain, and rye. These were all unknown quantities to us,…
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We began discussing Maker's Mark aborted plan to water down their bourbon, and Beth compared this move to the New Coke debacle in the 80s. From then we went into a half hour tangent that had very little to do with bourbon. We cut that from the episode because of time considerations. Episode 9 already turned out to be a 2 part episode, our longest e…
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Welcome back fellow boozers! I am, of course, your Supreme Ayahtollah for Life of the Booze Committee, Eric Robertson. It’s been a while for reasons that we’ll explain later in the episode. I’m calling this one bourbon boogaloo 2.2 because there was a truly epic 5 person, 10 bourbon tasting which was recorded and documented, but was unfortunately t…
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Welcome back fellow boozers! I am, of course, your Supreme Ayahtollah for Life of the Booze Committee, Eric Robertson. It’s been a while for reasons that we’ll explain later in the episode. I’m calling this one bourbon boogaloo 2.2 because there was a truly epic 5 person, 10 bourbon tasting which was recorded and documented, but was unfortunately t…
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Recorded on Yuri Night 2012. The Supreme Ayatollah for Life Eric Robertson was joined by "Bad Wolf", "Vin", "Nadine Nadester", and Andrew Kanninen from the faraway land of Dutchess County, NY. Andrew wanted to try the old gatekeeper Ketel One and so we grabbed all the Dutch vodkas we had on the shelf to determine the national champion of Holland! T…
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You can't spell Spring without "G" "I", or "N" so our friend "Bad Wolf" helped our Supreme Ayatollah sort through some Gins... meanwhile, we happened to get some Zombie talk in, which seemed appropriate considering how long it's been since there was a new episode. People probably thought we were dead! Our contenders include Pride and Clarke's Londo…
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This time around, Supreme Ayatollah for Life Eric Robertson, Founding Father "Johnny D" and special guest Ben Galvez review 7 Blended scotches, in order of what was tasted first: Cutty Sark, Dewars white label, The Famous Grouse, Chivas Regal 12 year old, Johnny Walker Black Label, Chivas Regal 18 year old, and Johnny Walker Gold Label. Two are dow…
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