Best Cindy Rollins Podcasts (2024)

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S7E87: Co-ops and Charlotte Mason with April and Anna 53:38

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We kick off this new season of The New Mason Jar with a conversation Cindy and Dawn had with homeschool friends April Weyland and Anna Whiteside How Anna and April first found out about Charlotte Mason How the transition to a Charlotte Mason curriculum worked for Anna Why April decided it was time for them to leave their old coop and start using CM…

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Stability Through Faithfulness with Cindy Rollins 23:58

5d ago23:58

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Welcome to episode 90 with Jennifer Pepito and Cindy Rollins. Cindy Rollins homeschooled her nine children for over 30 years using Charlotte Mason’s timeless ideas. She is the author of Mere Motherhood: Morning Time, Nursery Rhymes, and My Journey Toward Sanctification, The Mere Motherhood Newsletters, Hallelujah: Cultivating Advent Traditions with…

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How We Learn with Emelie Pepito 24:39

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While this episode is focused on homeschooling, it is for anyone who wants to better engage with their children's education, improve the learning atmosphere in their home, and offer their children opportunities to become strong independent thinkers and doers. Join Jennifer and Emelie Pepito in episode 91 as they discuss everything from the way we s…

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Episode 231: What to Do When The Literary Life Feels Overwhelming 1:38:24

2d ago1:38:24

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This week on The Literary Life podcast Angelina Stanford is joined by friends and fellow readers Cindy Rollins, Emily Raible, and Jone Rose to discuss how to deal with overwhelm with your literary life. Angelina opens the conversation with the acknowledgment that everyone has moments when they feel overwhelmed by the amount of things to read and to…

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Episode 230: “Best of” Series – “Why I Write” by George Orwell, Ep. 16 1:20:11

9d ago1:20:11

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For this week’s “Best of The Literary Life” series episode, we revisit a conversation about George Orwell’s essay “Why I Write.” Angelina and Cindy kick off the discussion about how much they each identify with Orwell’s description of his childhood. In his story of learning to write, we see many aspects of a good education, even his inclination to …

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What Happens at the Dinner Table with Joy Clarkson 28:00

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Welcome to episode 89 with Jennifer Pepito and Joy Clarkson. Joy is a professor, author, and the daughter of Sally Clarkson. This episode is a wonderful listen as we get a behind-the-scenes look at how the Clarksons lived family life, encouraged critical thinking, enjoyed family time, curated atmosphere, and launched children who were capable of ma…

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S6E86: Morning Time with the Aging with Tiffany Mai 45:53

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This week on The New Mason Jar, Cindy and Dawn talk with homeschooling mom of 2 about using Morning Time in a local retirement home How Tiffany first came to know the Lord and also how she found out about Charlotte Mason How Tiffany started taking her children with her to do Morning Time at a local nursing home What are some of the fruits Tiffany h…

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Episode 229: “Best of” Series, “Araby” by James Joyce, Ep. 11 1:36:17

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This week on The Literary Life we return to the podcast vault for a re-airing of Episode 11, in which Cindy Rollins and Angelina Stanford enjoy a discussion of the short story “Araby” by James Joyce. Delving into “Araby,” Angelina talks about the history and development of the short story form. Cindy gives a little of her own background with readin…

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Do You Need Social Media for Community with Erin Loechner 26:52

21d ago26:52

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A few years ago, Erin Loechner, author of Other Goose and The Opt Out Family, and her family decided to remove social media and opt out of a technologically driven lifestyle. This means having a smartphone that is no more used than a dumb phone, an iPad that can only play scales, and saying no to the digital community in favour of building communit…

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Episode 228: “Best of” Series, “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant, Ep. 15 1:24:54

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This week on The Literary Life, we are dipping back into the archives for one of our “Best of” series of episodes. In this week’s remix from Season 1, Angelina Stanford and Cindy Rollins discuss Guy de Maupassant’s short story “The Necklace.” Before getting into the short story discussion, Cindy and Angelina chat about what a “commonplace book” is …

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Planning a Great Summer with Jennifer Pepito 22:39

28d ago22:39

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In this special episode, Jennifer Pepito brings her 26 years of expertise to the table to help you plan, organise, and enjoy your summer months. From decluttering to planning the perfect summer activities that protect rhythms you built up in the school year, this episode is full of thoughtful insights, advice on how to wrap up the school year, enjo…

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S6E85: Morning Time for Moms, Part 4, with Christina Baehr 1:10:56

28d ago1:10:56

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Show Summary: In today’s episode of The New Mason Jar, Cindy shares a chat she had with Christina Baehr, a second generation homeschooling mom in Tasmania, Australia A little about Christina’s background and various creative pursuits, including music and writing What is Pilgrim Hill, and why did Christina and her husband start it? How Christina’s o…

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Episode 227: “Agnes Grey” by Anne Bronte, Ch. 19-25 1:31:37

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On The Literary Life Podcast this week, Angelina and Thomas wrap up their series on Anne Brontë’s Agnes Grey. In this final episode on this beautiful Victorian novel, our hosts begin with their commonplace quotes which lead into the book discussion and the Victorian ideas about the supernatural. They talk about the major plot points here at the end…

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Practical Step to Homeschooling High School with Carrie De Francisco 24:43

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Home education through elementary is fairly undaunting and highly enjoyable. When high school rolls around, the pressure to socialise children and prepare them for careers, college, and life begins to amp up, and uncertainty about how equipped we are to tackle the job at hand or even if it's a good idea in the first place can weigh us down. Whether…

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Episode 226: “Agnes Grey” by Anne Brontë, Ch. 12-18 1:31:31

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Welcome back to The Literary Life Podcast and the continuation of our series on Anne Brontë’s Agnes Grey. Angelina and Thomas open with their commonplace quotes which lead into the book discussion. Angelina kicks it off with a comparison between the work of the Brontës and Jane Austen’s writing which will continue throughout the conversation. Thoma…

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A Good God and a Simple Life with Emelie Pepito 26:20

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Silent to do lists, Pinterest meal pressure, self-care standards, religious pressures, we are surrounded by so many voices putting external pressures on us. The unfinished baseboards, the 400 recipes in your Pinterests food boards, the weights in the corner of your room, the unused gym membership. What if part of a restored life was learning to ide…

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S6E84: Morning Time for Moms Part 3 with Elissa Kroeger 55:02

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On The New Mason Jar this week, Cindy and Dawn sit down to talk with veteran homeschool mom Elissa Kroeger about her own journey of self-education How Elissa first heard about Charlotte Mason Elissa’s own history with reading and self-education through her school years How Elissa’s early homeschooling community grew organically How was a Charlotte …

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Episode 225: “Agnes Grey” by Anne Brontë, Ch. 6-11 1:28:37

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On this week’s episode of The Literary Life Podcast, Angelina and Thomas continue their series of discussions on Anne Brontë’s novel Agnes Grey. They open the conversation about this novel with some thoughts on the differences between Agnes Grey and Jane Eyre and Anne and Charlotte Brontë. Angelina poses the question as to whether this novel crosse…

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Work, Rest, Read, Repeat with Elsie Iudicello 26:08

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Whenever I read a book by Elizabeth Goudge, I am transported into a world of everyday heroines and heroes that inspire me to live with a little more beauty and graciousness in my everyday life. Episode 84 with Elsie Iudicello has the same effect. The wisdom and tender authority she carries, the way she talks about her marriage and husband, the grac…

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Episode 224: “Agnes Grey” by Anne Brontë, Introduction and Ch. 1-5 1:35:54

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Today on The Literary Life Podcast, Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks begin a new book discussion series covering Anne Brontë’s Victorian novel Agnes Grey. This week they are giving an introduction to the social and literary climate in which Anne was writing, as well as discussing chapters 1-5 of the book. Thomas shares a little information on Uti…

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Practical Steps for a Happy Marriage with Emelie Pepito 27:42

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Submission has become a polarising word. For those of us who were raised under hyper-religious structures in the 80s and 90s, submission was framed in medieval terms. For some, it's one of those things in the Bible, that we simply lay aside as archaic, along with the commandment for women to go outside of the city whilst on their period. For others…

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S6E83: A Heart to Heart with the AmblesideOnline Advisory 1:11:01

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On The New Mason Jar today, we bring you a conversation Cindy and Dawn had with the AmblesideOnline Advisory members Anne White, Donna-Jean Breckenridge, Karen Glass and Leslie Laurio. How the friendship of the AO Advisory developed and has been a gift for each member throughout the years Did the Advisory members use the whole AO curriculum as writ…

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Episode 223: “Best of” The Literary Life – “The Machine Stops” by E. M. Forster, Ep. 99 1:23:43

2M ago1:23:43

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This week on The Literary Life, we bring you another episode in our “Best of” series with a throwback to one of our 2021 Summer of the Short Story shows. In this episode, Angelina, Cindy, and Thomas talk about E. M. Forster’s short story “The Machine Stops.” If you are interested in more E. M. Forster chat, you can go listen to our hosts discuss “T…

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Any House Can Be a Home with Myquillyn Smith 26:59

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Instagram has filled us with images of beautiful homes, and it's such a joy to look at these to be inspired, but at the end of the day, "what do you want children to remember about life in your home"? Is a perfect Instagram house going to build the memories you wnat your children to remember about their youth? Myquillyn Smith author of The Nesting …

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Episode 222: “Tartuffe” by Moliere, Acts 3 - 5 1:22:41

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On today’s episode of The Literary Life Podcast, Angelina and Thomas wrap up their series on the satirical comedy Tartuffe by Jean-Baptiste Moliere. If you want to listen in to the read along of this play, you can view replays on the readings on the House of Humane Letters YouTube channel. Angelina and Thomas start off the conversation on the play …

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The Fairytale of Perfect Parenting with Angie Tolpin 32:32

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Angie Tolpin founder of Courageous Parenting, alongside her husband Isaac, joins Jennifer for an incredible conversation between veteran parents about their learning process, the joy of parenting, the sanctification process, the illusion of perfection, and what our real mission is as parents. For parents at any stage of their parenting journey, thi…

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S6E82: Morning Time for Moms (and Dads!), Part 2, with Summer and Mike Smith 1:08:20

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Every plant bears fruit, ‘fruit and seed after his kind.’ All this is stale knowledge to older people, but one of the secrets of the educator is to present nothing as stale knowledge, but to put himself in the position of the child, and wonder and admire with him; for every common miracle which the child sees with his own eyes makes of him for the …

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Episode 221: “Tartuffe” by Moliere, Introduction and Acts 1 & 2 1:18:09

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This week on The Literary Life Podcast, Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks delve into a new literary series as we read the comedic play Tartuffe by Jean-Baptiste Moliere. If you want to listen in to the read along of this play, you can view replays on the readings on the House of Humane Letters YouTube channel. Thomas begins the conversation on thi…

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The Theology of Prayer with Phylicia Masonheimer 25:52

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Do you ever wish you could dig deep into theology while also folding laundry, doing dishes, running errands and living generally? Phylicia Masonheimer, author of Every Woman a Theologian, does a beautiful job breaking down the theology of prayer for busy moms. Jennifer and Phylicia cover the different types of prayer, the role of the Psalms in how …

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S6E81: “Joy in the Morning” Summer Discipleship 38:25

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If mankind had not been organized into families, it would never have had the organic power to be organized into commonwealths. Human culture is handed down in the customs of countless households. It is the only way in which human culture can remain human. G. K. Chesterton, Marriage and the Modern Mind Show Summary: For this week’s episode of The Ne…

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Episode 220: Fairy Tales and Children’s Literature with Dr. Vigen Guroian 1:25:33

3M ago1:25:33

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Welcome to a new episode of The Literary Life podcast and an interview with special guest Dr. Vigen Guroian, retired professor of Religious Studies and Orthodox Christianity at the University of Virginia and author of twelve book and numerous scholarly articles. Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks discuss with Dr. Guroian the new edition of his book…

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How to do Morning Time Prayer for All Ages with Emelie Pepito 22:19

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Morning time is a huge part of the rhythm of the Peaceful Press. It's a daily time set aside each morning to connect as a family, read great literature, but most importantly it's the time where we pray and connect with God as a community and the body of Christ. But how do we do that, what does it look like? Jennifer has been doing morning time with…

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S6E80: Spring Nature Study with Jeannette Tulis 37:03

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They notice for themselves, and the teacher gives a name and other information as it is asked for… In this way they lay up that store of “common information”… and what is more important, they learn to know and delight in natural objects as in the familiar faces of friends. Charlotte Mason, School Education, p. 237 Show Summary: On The New Mason Jar…

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Episode 219: “Best of” Series – Why Read Old Books, Ep. 80 1:28:19

3M ago1:28:19

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Today on The Literary Life Podcast, we bring you another episode in our “Best of” series in which Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks discuss the importance of reading old books. They begin the conversation by addressing head on the idea that old books are irrelevant. They touch on the fact that when we use the phrase “old books” we …

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What Gardening Teaches Us About Parenting with Christie Purifoy 25:42

3M ago25:42

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Christie Purifoy author of the Seedtime and Harvest joins Jennifer Pepito for an inspiring conversation on what gardening can teach us about parenting and our prayer life. What does parenting and gardening have in common? So much! Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press! Pre-order Jennifer's new book Habits for a Sacred Home and get access to exclu…

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Episode 218: “Best of” Series – Our Favorite Poems, Ep. 54 1:22:24

3M ago1:22:24

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This week on The Literary Life, our hosts talk about their favorite poems and poets. Cindy starts off by sharing the early influences on her developing a love of poetry. Thomas also shares about his mother reading poetry to him as a child and the poetry that made an impression on him as a child. Angelina talks about coming to poetry later in life a…

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