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Episode 9: Huckleberry Finn: Can a Man and Child be Friends?

Description In this episode of Hot Takes on the Classics, Tim and Emily explore Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, asking...

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Episode 8: Cicero, On Friendship: Virtue–The Basis of Friendship

Description In this episode of Hot Takes on the Classics, Emily Maeda and Tim McIntosh turn to Cicero’s On Friendship, a...

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Episode 33: Leadership in the Classical Tradition with Aristotle, Aurelius, and Christopher Perrin

In this conversation, Jesse Hake welcomes Dr. Christopher Perrin to explore leadership in the virtue and liberal arts tradition....

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Episode 21: Deserts, Dante, and Discipleship: The Global Mission of Classical Education

In this inspiring conversation, Dr. Brian Williams joins Karen Elliott to explore the growing movement of classical Christian education...

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Episode 7: Epic of Gilgamesh: Superhuman Friendship

Description In this episode of Hot Takes on the Classics, Tim McIntosh and Emily Maeda journey into the world’s...

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Episode 6: East of Eden, John Steinbeck: The American Epic

Description In this episode of Hot Takes on the Classics, Emily Maeda and Tim McIntosh dive into John Steinbeck’s East...

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Episode 5: Little Women by Louisa May: Sorry, Professor – Jo’s Heart Belonged to Laurie All Along

Description In this episode of Hot Takes on the Classics, Emily and Tim dive into Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women, a...

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Episode 4: Odyssey: Affection (Storge): Beyond Sentimentality – The Odyssey’s Vision of Wholeness

Description In this episode of Hot Takes on the Classics, Emily Maeda and Tim McIntosh explore Homer’s Odyssey as a...

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