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Kolbecast249 Stories Crafted with Care from Kolbe Academy PressAMDG. “When a child opens a book, I don’t want him to be overwhelmed by what’s on the page. I want him to open the book and be excited.”
Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at Kolbe’s publishing branch? Kolbe team members Stasha Becher, Carol Gilpin, and Stephanie Foley bring you an insider perspective on Kolbe’s publishing program, from development to product review. The group discusses why Kolbe launched their publishing branch; how they integrate classical principles into their books, even at a Pre-K level; the science behind their font size and word count...
2025-03-0559 minKolbecast239 Divine Plot TwistAMDG. Join Bonnie, Steven, and Jordan as they unpack the famous Greek play, Oedipus Rex. The tragic play slowly unravels the story of the downfall of the infamous king, Agamemnon. From murder to unexpected Biblical connections, there is no shortage of material to cover. The team reveals everything you need to know about Oedipus Rex, from historical context to major plot points, including must-ask questions and conversation starters to share with your children or think about on your own. The team discusses what you should learn in a liberal arts education and the tools you can develop in high...
2024-12-2555 min
Morning AirFrom Homeschool to College/ Keys to Great Decision Making10/9/24 7am CT Hour - Jordan Almanzar/ Dave Durand Glen and Sarah talk about Hurricane Milton, sports and what it's like to pray the Family Rosary Across America with a 6 year-old. Jordan explains the benefits of homeschooling education and how to prepare homeschoolers for college. Dave talks Hurricane Milton prep and what you need to do to develop good decision making skills.
2024-10-0950 min
CAM podcastEpisode 103: The Enemy Next DoorAn audio essay written by Dr. Jordan Almanzar and originally published on PrimeMatters.com, Nov. 1, 2022. Read the original essay here:https://primematters.com/perspectives/enemy-next-doorFind Dr. Almanzar here: https://jordanalmanzar.comYOU CAN FIND HIS BOOK HERE TOO!Find CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastFind CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast
2024-10-0712 minKolbecast220 Decoding Mythology to Reveal ChristianityAMDG. Like many Kolbe Academy parents, Jordan will be embarking on a trip through the Kolbe ninth-grade Greek history and literature courses this school year with his daughter. To chronicle that odyssey, he, Steven, and Bonnie are starting a new series of episodes to discuss the various texts and themes encountered along the way. Listen in as the group makes ready to set sail by defining terms, musing on the humanities in general, and drawing upon René Girard and his book The Scapegoat.
Relevant Kolbecast episodes:
60 Mission: Possible
162 Let Latin Conquer You
102 A Great Commission, featuring former...
2024-08-1458 minKolbecast209 Kolbe Kids Give Gems of InformationAMDG. Current Kolbe students and brothers Jacob, Gabriel, and James visit with Bonnie and Steven today about their day-to-day lives, their experiences with Kolbe, and their insights for their fellow students. Highlights include their various extracurricular activities and how they juggle their commitments through various time management styles, how they prepare for graduation, what it’s like for younger siblings to watch older siblings navigate high school, what it’s like to use an American-designed curriculum in Canada, and their parish life participation.
Meet the boys’ mother Tricia in Kolbecast episode 190 The School of Patience.
Other re...
2024-05-2955 min
Till and Keep5. Life at the Edge of the Millennium: Guest Jordan AlmanzarJason Craig talks to fellow author and adventure advocate Jordan Almanzar. They discuss Jordan's book, When The Earth Was Flat: One Boy's Life at the Edge of the Millennium, the joy of being a boy and shooting BB guns, and the challenges of educating young minds in modern society. For more on Jordan, go to JordanAlmanzar.comLEARN MORE - USE COUPON CODE TILL25 FOR 25% OFF:The Liturgy of the Land by Jason Craig and Thomas Van Horn The Traditional Virtues According to St. Thomas Aquinas by Jason CraigManual for Men by Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted...
2024-05-0350 minKolbecast186 Full Circle (of Fifths)AMDG. A harmony of voices joins together on today’s episode to discuss music. Bonnie, Steven, Dr. Jordan Almanzar, Dr. Carl Hasler, and Kolbe alumna-turned-teacher Olivia Knuffke share their musical backgrounds and memories, reflections and pedagogy. With topics such as the discipline and work ethic required of both music and a Kolbe education and the formative music of folks’ teenage years, the conversation ultimately centers on the lessons learned from music (whether listening to it or making it!) and the richness it imparts to life.
Relevant Kolbecast episodes:
Et Tu, Iordane?
64 Stricken by Ideas with Dr. Carl Ha...
2023-12-2058 minMorning AirOvercoming Stress & Anxiety/ Homeschooling Life8/10/23 7am CT Hour - Brendan Gotta/ Jordan Almanzar John, Glen and Sarah chat about fires in Hawaii, Phillies no hitter and play What's That Sound. Brendan reflects on the many times Jesus has encouraged us to trust in Him and let that lead a release of stress and anxiety in our everyday life and worries. Jordan explains what homeschooling is and what a typical day in the life of a homeschooling family looks like and how to try it for yourself.
2023-08-1049 minKolbecast143 Partners in a Liberal Arts Renewal with CLT’s Soren SchwabAMDG. The harmony between education’s tangible and intangible features is our focus today as Soren Schwab of the Classic Learning Test joins us. Soren shares some comparisons and contrasts between German and American education, discusses the hyper-specialization seen in some modern education, touches on the concept of school choice, and describes how the infrastructure to support and provide classical education has grown in the past decade. He also highlights the proper relationship with standards or metrics as part of education.
Links mentioned:
Kolbe’s Dr. Jordan Almanzar on CLT’s Anchored podcast
Return to the Classics...
2023-02-221h 00
Trending with Timmerie - Catholic Principles applied to today's experiences.Saint Genevieve, Catholic Colleges, & ParentingAuthor Phillip Campbell joins Trending with Timmerie discussing the life of Saint Genevieve and his latest book Matron of Paris chronicling her life. (2:20) Questions and resources for adoption. (20:45) Jordan Almanzar from Kolbe Academy shares about an upcoming Catholic College Fair. (27:14) Timmerie answers questions about food allergies during and after pregnancy, help for getting babies to sleep, and navigating two children, (36:55) Resources mentioned : Matron of Paris: The Story of St. Genevieve: https://tanbooks.com/products/books/tan-books/matron-of-paris-the-story-of-saint-genevieve/ Wounds of Love: The Story of St. Padre Pio: https://tanbooks.com/products/books...
2023-02-2252 minKolbecast131 It’s All about Relationship featuring Danielle BeanAMDG. Voice of experience and wisdom Danielle Bean joins the Kolbecast today to share insights from her path. From being a self-described reluctant homeschool to describing homeschooling as the biggest, best, and hardest thing she’s ever done, Danielle describes the changing seasons of life that come with parenthood. She, Bonnie, and Steven reflect on building a family culture, teaching by example, and embracing the season where you are. Struggling to hang in there with your stage of family life? Make sure to listen through the end for Danielle’s encouragement!
Danielle’s website and podcast Girlfriends
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2022-11-3051 min
Anchored by the Classic Learning TestJordan Almanzar on Nurturing Family Relationships in a Disconnected WorldOn this episode of Anchored, Soren is joined by Dr. Jordan Almanzar, Professor at Magdalen College of the Liberal Arts in Warner, NH and teacher at Kolbe Academy. He discusses his new memoir, When the World Was Flat: One Boy’s Life at the Edge of the Millennium, which recounts his upbringing as a homeschool student in rural Colorado. He highlights many of the changes he has witnessed in society since the turn of the millennium and promotes homeschooling as an effective way to nurture family relationships in a disconnected world. He also shares about his experiences while earning his Ph...
2022-11-2935 min
Girlfriends (A Podcast for Catholic Women)Learning and Growing With Your Kids (with Dr. Jordan Alamzar)To support Ascension’s free media, please click here!To find out more about how your gift will be used, please click here! This week’s special guest is Dr. Jordan Almanzar, a professor at Magdalen College in Warner, New Hampshire, who also teaches Greek and Latin at Kolbe Academy. He is author of When the Earth Was Flat : One Boy’s Life at the Edge of the Millennium. Jordan and I discuss homeschooling, and ways that all parents are called to be the primary educators of their children. Snippet From the Show Don’t stress over not fitting the mold: th...
2022-11-2245 min
Magdalen College: From the SummitCatholic College Conversations Ep.2In this second episode of our new series of podcasts, Catholic College Conversations, host Danielle Bean and Magdalen College professor Dr. Jordan Almanzar take on the topic of the importance of role models in education. Why is it important to have people you look up and can emulate in college and beyond? In what ways can we harness the power of role models in finding the best education options for our kids? Learn more about the Magdalen approach to Catholic higher education at Magdalen.edu.
2022-09-1521 minKolbecast116 Things I Would Tell My StudentsAMDG. Jordan Almanzar is familiar to podcast listeners as a voice of experience related to podcast hosting, teaching, and public relations, but today we get to hear a different side of him: Jordan as scholar. He discusses some of his recent and not-so-recent writings with Bonnie and Steven, including reflections inspired by marginalia in his Latin books and the contrast between classical brutality and Christian compassion. The team also discusses what it means to be neighbors, enemies, artists, or infants.
Kolbecast episodes mentioned or relevant:
111 What Treasures Remain, day 3 of the 2022 Kolbecast Convention
79 Doors to Your Me...
2022-08-1758 minKolbecast93 Good ThinkingAMDG. What do jazz music, Thomas Aquinas, and Nietzsche have in common? Listen to this week’s episode and find out as Dr. Carl Hasler and current Kolbe students Hannah, Luke, and Teresa talk with Bonnie and Jordan about Kolbe’s philosophy course and club. They share their insights on why the philosophy course and club are worthwhile even though philosophy is woven throughout Kolbe’s history, literature, and theology classes; describe how enriching a basis in philosophical discourse can be; and touch on what distinguishes the philosophy club from a debate club.
If you’ve already enrolled fo...
2022-04-0644 minKolbecast91 Kernels of TruthAMDG. We’ve talked before about the distinction between learning theology as a school subject and learning to be a faithful Catholic in our current world. We explore this concept in greater nuance on today’s episode as Chrissy Almanzar and Nicholas Senz discuss Kolbe’s new world religions course, which surveys religions from Hinduism to Shintoism to the Abrahamic faiths and more. Chrissy and Nick discuss finding elements of truth in these world religions and how that connects to the fullness of truth contained in the Catholic faith. They also explain how engaging other ideas leads to a more nuanc...
2022-03-2339 minKolbecast86 Magdalen College, the Rivendell of the Newman GuideAMDG. To flourish as a human being is to think well, love well, discern well, work well with others, and so much more. Today, Magdalen College president Dr. Ryan Messmore joins Bonnie and Steven to discuss how Magdalen College of the Liberal Arts in Warner, New Hampshire, provides an atmosphere where every day is designed to shape young people to do just that. Dr. Messmore describes the blend of new and old, fresh and classic, that guides students as they wrestle with the biggest ideas in the world. The group also discusses the role of trust in education, the idea...
2022-02-161h 01Magdalen College: From the SummitWhen the Earth was Flat: A Conversation with Dr. Jordan AlmanzarIn this episode, President Messmore interviews Magdalen professor Dr. Almanzar about his new book "When the Earth was Flat"–a work Anthony Esolen calls "The best book about boyhood I have ever read." The pair discuss motivations for writing, why the provocative title, personhood and originality, homeschooling in small-town USA, growing up before the internet, technology as a distraction, and so much more. Click play to enter a world of nostalgia as we reflect on a time gone by.
To order a copy of Almanzar's book, click here and contact the publisher.
2022-01-1938 minKolbecast71 A Sight for Sore EyesAMDG. Plato once observed that true beauty is a healthy shock, and Kolbe's recently-debuted “Mary and Max” logo is a striking example of evocative illustration. Today Bonnie and Steven visit with the logo’s creator: Chris Lewis of Baritus Catholic Illustration. Chris describes the symbolic connection of proclaiming and defending the truth through artistry; the idea of graphic design as both problem solving and storytelling; and the way art is a conduit for hope and conversion. He shares the road he’s traveled to develop a masculine, reverent, modern, realistic style in his artwork, as well as the challenges and rewards of transitioni...
2021-11-0348 minKolbecast48 Because It Rings TrueAMDG. Today Chrissy Almanzar, theology department chair and Jordan's wife, shares her experience of the richness of grace and faith as a convert to Christianity and intercultural theology scholar who is now a high school teacher. We discuss head knowledge versus heart knowledge of religion, why Kolbe’s high school theology curriculum does not use a catechetical approach, the connection between history and theology, and the idea of giving students something to love instead of something to recite. Chrissy also describes how she answers doubts from her students with enthusiasm because, as she says, if there’s a question in your mind...
2021-06-0854 minCAM podcastEpisode 53: Rene Girard and PoliticsGuests Brian Jobe and Jordan Almanzar join us for a freewheeling conversation on the Catholic scholar Rene Girard, his thoughts and theories, and how we see them reflected in the world today. Dr. Jordan Almanzar earned his Ph.D. in History and Literature of Ancient Christianity from Georg-August-Universität in Göttingen, Germany. He currently teaches Latin and Greek at Magdalen College and Kolbe Academy.Brian Jobe studied Classics at the University of Washington and the University of California at Santa Barbara. His writing has been published at National Review Online, Korrektiv Press, Letter X Ma...
2021-04-011h 09Kolbecast33: Show Your WorkAMDG. Kolbe mathematics chair Kelly Powers joins the conversation today to share the awesomeness of mathematics and the awesomeness of God. On the math side, she talks about how she reassures parents who say they can’t teach math, the tricky middle school years’ developmental stage where students most resist showing their work, and the art of judicious calculator use. On the faith side, she talks about the importance of being around people who lead us to our vocations and how living out your vocation involves passion, love, joy, and the opportunity to lead by example. We also discuss “learning in the extra mome...
2021-03-0344 min
Wilde OnEpisode 8: Travel Horrors. Women of the Squared Circle Edition.Episode 8: This is the first of many collaboration episodes of WILDE ON, featuring some of my favourite Women in Professional Wrestling. When you travel regularly on your own you are bound to acquire some stories, for better or for worse. This episode is all about travel horrors. Women of the Squared Circle Edition. Stay calm, and Wilde On!
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Produced & edited by Rochelle Douris @rodouris
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2020-08-1219 min
God Reigns SportscastEpisode 1 - Interview with Jordan AlmanzarIN this episode, Jordan and Cody discuss the NFL playoffs, coaching changes, and Cody asks Jordan if SEC football is overrated. You will not want to miss this interview.
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2019-01-111h 12
We're Not Afraid of the DarkThe Tale of Apartment 214 or Tale of the Creepy Old LadyBen is drunk as we begin of course. This is the only on our podcast in 2018 where you would hear someone say, “Who the fuck is Cardi B?”Note: This is not a live commentary episode. Future ones we are watching live but not including video due to some technical difficulties and/or being overly intoxicated.Please support us on Patreon!: https://www.patreon.com/werenotafraidofthedark/Intro theme by glassdevaney: https://soundcloud.com/glassdevaney/are-you-afraid-of-the-darkOutro song by ZakBabyTV: AYAOTD Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOzuKa6HurU
2018-05-1547 min