Episode 61: Hildegard College: Restoring Polymathy and Redemptive Entrepreneurship
Description Christopher Perrin welcomes Dr. Matthew J. Smith, founder of Hildegard College, to discuss why he left a tenure-track literature career to build a deliberately small, relationship-centered “micro college” in Southern...
Episode 29: Cultivating Classical Christian Education in a Cross-Cultural Setting
In this episode of The Rafiki Foundation Podcast, Karen Elliott sits down with Shakiyla Solomon, Kelly Fore, and Erica Robertson to discuss the unique challenges and opportunities of cultivating faculty for classical Christian education...
Episode 40: Motherhood, Vocation, and the Life of the Mind
In this episode of the ClassicalU Podcast, Jesse Hake speaks with Jessica Hooten-Wilson about her forthcoming book on Christian women whose lives and work have often been neglected because they are “too...
Episode 28: Teaching Truth in a Digital Age: Why Parents Need Classical Education
In this episode, Karen Elliott interviews Dr. Robert Littlejohn about his co-authored book Wisdom and Eloquence for Parents and explores why classical Christian education remains a proven model in an age of rapid...
Episode 60: A Living Tradition: Classical Education Without Nostalgia
Description Christopher Perrin welcomes Dr. John Mark Reynolds for a extensive conversation about the renewal of classical education—and why the term classical often confuses more than it clarifies. Reynolds shares how...
Episode 59: American Education: What It Was and Can Be Again
Description Recorded at the 2026 Great Hearts National Symposium on February 25, 2026, this edited episode features Christopher Perrin’s keynote speech exploring the history, meaning, and renewal of classical education,...
Episode 39: AI and the Loss of Human Formation with Dr. Brian Williams and Jake Tawney
In this episode of the ClassicalU Podcast, Jesse Hake—joined by guests Dr. Brian Williams and Jake Tawney—explores the pressing question of AI and human formation in the classroom. Framed by the classical vision...
Episode 27: More Than a Mission Trip: Discovering Classical Christian Education at Rafiki
In this episode, Karen Elliott interviews Veritas Scholars Academy teacher Corey Piper as he shares his experience leading students on a mission trip to the Rafiki Village in Kenya. Through classroom...
Episode 58: The Divided Soul and the Prodigal Pattern: Duty, Desire, and the Way Home
Description Christopher Perrin welcomes author and speaker Heidi White to discuss her book The Divided Soul and the inner conflict so many people experience between duty and desire. Along the way,...
Episode 38: Be Still and Know: Reclaiming Attention, Time, and Wonder in Christian Education
In this episode of the ClassicalU Podcast, Jesse Hake speaks with Dr. Patrick R. Manning about his book Be Still and Know: Contemplative Practice for Christian Schools and Educators. Drawing from...
Episode 57: Remembering Well: Restoring History Through Sympathy, Story, and Place
Description Andrew Zwerneman, writer and narrator for HISTORY250® and co-founder and president of Cana Academy, joins Christopher Perrin to argue that America’s cultural crisis is, at root, a crisis of memory—and that...
Episode 26: Classical Christian Education: Going Global with Eric Cook and Dr. David Diener
In this episode, Karen Elliott interviews Eric Cook and Dr. David Diener. Together they explore the remarkable global growth of classical Christian education and the mission of the Society for Classical Learning to strengthen...
