Episode 12: The Divine Comedy: Disordered Eros
Description In this episode of Hot Takes on the Classics, Emily Maeda and Tim McIntosh dive into Dante Alighieri’s The Divine Comedy, one of the most ambitious works in world literature....
Episode 11: The Phaedras: Love is a Madness
Description In this episode of Hot Takes on the Classics, Emily Maeda and Tim McIntosh explore Plato’s Phaedrus, a dialogue that weaves together questions of love, rhetoric, and the soul. They...
Episode 53: Teaching Toward Truth as a Living Reality
In this reflective episode, Christopher Perrin interviewed Andrew Kern, his long-time colleague and friend, President and CEO of The CiRCE Institute, in a wide-ranging conversation about the philosophy and practice...
Episode 10: The Wind in the Willows: A Classic Tale of Friendship
Description In this episode of Hot Takes on the Classics, Emily Maeda and Tim McIntosh explore Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows, a beloved children’s classic that also raises profound...
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 whether a man and a child can truly be friends....
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 dialogue exploring what makes friendship possible, lasting, and good. They...
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. Drawing from the ClassicalU courses Leadership and the Liberal Arts and Essential School...
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 across Sub-Saharan Africa and beyond. Drawing on his global experience...
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 oldest surviving epic, The Epic of Gilgamesh. They explore how...
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 of Eden, exploring how the novel wrestles with the tension...
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 quintessential American novel exploring the power of familial affection, or...
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 foundational story of familial love and longing. They examine Odysseus...
