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Episode 02: Dr. Prather Shares How She First Fell in Love with the Classics

Dr. Anika Prather tells her story with the first of three steps along her journey into falling in love...

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Episode 04: The Great Idea of the Liberal Arts

What are the liberal arts? Why are they called liberal? And why are they arts? 

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Episode 04: How to Think Clearly and Avoid Confusing Categories

In this episode, we continue our discussion on thinking clearly–this time by learning how to avoid confusing categories, questions,...

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Episode 03: How to Think Clearly and Avoid Academic Jargon

In this episode, we continue our discussion of why intellectual honesty is so greatly needed and increasingly rare. Subscribe...

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Episode 03: The Great Idea of the Great Conversation

Conversation is a dance of ideas with at least one partner. Find out why.

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Episode 02: Intellectual Honesty Part 2

In this episode, we continue our discussion of why intellectual honesty is so greatly needed and increasingly rare. Subscribe...

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Episode 02: The Great Idea of Virtue

What is it for which education should aim and seek? Virtue. Find out why. Subscribe to our episode release...

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Episode 01: Welcome to the Principia Podcast

  In this inaugural episode, Dr. Brian Williams muse on the relationship of “first things” (or principia in Latin)...

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