97 episodes
Magnus Podcast Albertus Magnus Institute, Inc.
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5.0 • 78 Ratings
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Welcome to Magnus Podcast - a production of the Albertus Magnus Institute, Inc. Imagine an academy deeply rooted and committed to the classical liberal arts, stocked to the brim with well-known, world-class faculty, and universally accessible. Now imagine it being completely affordable, even free. This was the vision of St. Albert the Great, father of classical education: an education that is at once freeing and free. A true and human liberation has always been the promise of an education in the liberal arts. Indeed, for the better part of the last 3,000 years, it was no mystery where one could learn how to cast off the shackles of the world and what to study to achieve that liberated state. In no uncertain terms, the classical liberal arts undoubtedly served as the intellectual foundation of Western Civilization. However, we are no longer a society of free men. The tradition of the liberal arts was left behind in favor of a more “practical” alternative. Many were promised a “liberating” education, and ironically received a soft enslavement. Graduates today are unemployable and inextricably saddled with debt, for an education they were told was “necessary for employment.” Worse still, society has abandoned the time-honored methods for discovering truth; “civil” discourse has been discarded and “arguments” only seek to divide, leaving our true sense of wonder unsatisfied. We propose a paradigm shift in education – or more appropriately, a resurrection of the universal and timeless tradition of the classical liberal arts. We want to provide an affordable academic forum for students to engage in guided conversations in a shared pursuit of truth itself. The truth, which alone is liberating, and must once again be liberated - drawing all men to itself: OMNES AD VERITATEM.
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Ep. 097 - Victory Has Defeated You
Today we bring you the 20th and final episode of season 3. This season we talked about all things liberal arts from music and monarchy to Plato and Socrates to freeing minds and humanizing humans. It only seemed right then, to finish this season with a return to the first guest, Professor Steven Cortright, who opened the show with an episode appropriately titled, “The Liberal Arts”.
He returns now to discuss the current state of higher education and a sneak peak into coming things for AMI. -
Ep. 096 - Boethius and Business
This conversation between two ‘non- serial’ entrepreneurs, Christof Meyer and AMI’s own John Johnson, will change the way you view entrepreneurship and management, and give you a vision of a rightly ordered, God honoring way to run a business that finds it’s roots in the Liberal Arts tradition.
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Ep. 095 - A Harmonious Home
Author of the Summa Domestica, and The Little Oratory, Leila Lawler joins Larissa to talk about mothering, homeschooling, and raising children faithfully in this modern world. She explains how we can escape the traps of the modern world and provide something beautiful for our children to imitate, creating a balanced and harmonious home
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Ep. 094 - What is Man?
Enjoy the first half of the first lecture in Senior Fellow, Dr. Arias’ course, ”Philosophy of Man.”
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Ep. 093 - The Light of Fidelity
Today, we are offering you another glimpse into the Magnus Fellowship; this time with Senior Fellow, Dr. Helen Freeh’s course, ”Friendship and Freedom in the Lord of the Rings.”
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Ep. 092 - Freedom from the Shackle
Blessed Feast of St. Albert the Great!
On this special day, we spoke with Leigh Bortins of Classical Conversations who, like St. Albert the Great before us, shares our love for a liberating education.
Education is never free, and, like all good things, the higher the quality of education, the higher the cost. She joins John and Larissa to discuss how to give our students a high quality education that is a better kind of free- free from the shackles and snares of our world.
Learn more about Classical Conversations, educational independence and Leigh Bortins
Educator, mother, grandmother, and daughter of the King, Leigh Bortins is best known for creating lifelong learners through her educational support program, Classical Conversations, which organizes classical academic communities for homeschooling families. Leigh founded Classical Conversations (or CC) in 1997 to know God and to make Him known through the power of community. After receiving a bachelor of science in aerospace engineering from the University of Michigan, Leigh went on to write her Doctor of Ministry thesis on church-based global education for Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.
Join us as we attempt to make quality education accessible to all, despite the cost.
Customer Reviews
An excellent way to participate in the good life
The Magnus Podcast brings on interesting and excellent guests, the hosts ask insightful questions, and the topics they discuss allow for listeners to really delve deep into the classics, philosophy, and the liberal arts. Please listen!
Tantalizing Glimpse of the Pearl of Wisdom
These podcasts are a very good introduction into the classes that most of them are drawn from. We spend so much time on tributaries when real food is readily available. The topics covered here are eternal and truly meaningful. I am very grateful to the institute for making these materials available to all.
Worth the listen
Enriching conversations, important topics. This podcast brings together the gravitas of the intellectual life with leisure and enjoyment - as of a dinner with friends. With a million voices and ideas out there, these are some truly worth your time and attention.