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Episode 20: All Quiet on The Western Front by Erich Marie Remarque: The Anti-War Protest Novel

Description In this episode of Hot Takes on the Classics, Emily Maeda and Tim McIntosh explore All Quiet on...

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Episode 26: Teaching the Epic in Ordinary Life: Marilynne Robinson, Virtue, and Classical Education with Christine Perrin

In this episode of the ClassicalU Podcast, we welcome back Christine Perrin to talk about the deeply Christian engagement...

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Episode 19: Killer Angels by Michael Shaara: The Last Humane War?

Description In this episode of Hot Takes on the Classics, Emily Maeda and Tim McIntosh explore Michael Shaara’s The...

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Episode 47: Balancing Rigor and Rest: A Classical Approach to Education

In this episode, Dr. Christopher Perrin explores the tension between rigor and rest in classical education, drawing on Aristotle’s...

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Episode 18: Joan of Arc: Don’t Send a Man to Do a Woman’s Job

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

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Episode 17: On War by Clausewitz: The Years That War Changed

Description In this episode of Hot Takes on the Classics, Emily Maeda and Tim McIntosh unpack Carl von Clausewitz’s...

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Episode 46: The Good Teacher: Principles Over Techniques

Great teaching isn’t about mastering techniques—it’s about embodying principles. In this episode, Dr. Christopher Perrin explores how classical education...

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Episode 16: War and Peace: How to Defeat Napoleon? Do Nothing

Description In this episode of Hot Takes on the Classics, Emily Maeda and Tim McIntosh tackle Leo Tolstoy’s monumental...

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