Educating Humans
by Difff & James
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76: Sarah Flynn - Education for Human Flourishing Conference
76: Sarah Flynn - Education for Human Flourishing Conference
About this podcast
Discussions about Classical and Liberal Arts education in Primary and Secondary schools in Australia. What is it, how it might be achieved, and most importantly, why it matters.
Episodes
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- 76: Sarah Flynn - Education for Human Flourishing Conference · 37 min · Season 4 Episode 75In this episode James sits down with Sarah Flynn to discuss the upcoming classical education conference in Sydney: Education for Human Flourishing. More information can be found…
- 75: Fr. Stephen David - Lessons from Founding a Classical School · 59 min · Season 4 Episode 75In this episode, James sits down with Fr Stephen David, principal of St John of Kronstadt, to discuss how the school has grown and the wisdom he has learnt since our last episode…
- 74: Kevin Donnelly - Ways to fix the Australian Curriculum · 46 minJoin James in this episode as he sits down to discuss the Australian Curriculum with Kevin Donnelley. We discuss what is is, what is meant by a knowledge rich curriculum, where…
- 73: Prof. Simon Haines - What constitutes a great books education · 1 h 0 minJoin James as he sits down with Prof. Simon Haines, founding CEO of the Ramsay Centre, to discuss a great books education, its history and importance. Please consider becoming a…
- 72: Benjamin Lyda - How and why we teach students to love writing. · 40 minJoin James as he sits down with Benjamin Lyda from Scriptorium Writing to discuss writing within a classical and liberal arts framework. They discuss both the how and why of…
- 71: Saving Science from Scientism pt. 2 - Wisdom. Poetic Knowledge and Goethe · 19 minJoin James as he finishes the mini-series discussing why and how we should seek to save science from the self-desctructive clutches of scientism and reconstitute science within…
- 70: Kenneth Crowther - An Update from St John Henry Newman College · 37 minJoin James as he sits down with Kenneth Crowther to hear how the first couple months of a student populated Newman College with has gone. Please consider becoming a founding…
- 69: Andrew Kern - On How Harmony Guides Education · 1 h 1 minJoin James as he sits down with Andrew Kern, the president of the CiRCE Institute, to discuss the place of harmony within the classroom. Please consider becoming a founding donor…
- 68. Saving Science from Scientism - part 1: 'Does Science need saving?' · 30 minDoes science need saving from scientism? What is science and what is scientism? How did we find ourselves with the materialist and technocratic vision of science of today? Join…
- 67. The Power of Reading in a Post-Literate World · 44 minWhy should we read? In this episode, Difff and James discuss the startling statistics on the decline of reading across the West, as well as the power that developing our reading…
- 66. Medieval Enchantment, Difff's PhD · 45 minDifff explains his PhD, The Paradox of Enchantment: Syncretising Meteorology, Humoralism, and Demonology on the Early Modern English Stage. The discussion covers questions of…
- 65. Brian Williams and Peter Crawford on the Poetic Mode · 47 minThis episode was recorded live at the 2025 Education for Human Flourishing Conference. James was joined by Dr Brian Williams (Templeton Honors College) and Peter Crawford…
- 64. The Hideous Strength of AI · 51 minIn this talk from the Education for Human Flourishing Conference in 2025, Difff discusses the ways that artificial intelligence offers a false promise of restoring the logos…
- 63. Sarah Flynn - Educating for Human Flourishing · 50 minDifff interviews Sarah Flynn, founder of Logos Australis and The Liberal Arts Project in anticipation of the upcoming National Classical Education Conference: Educating for Human…
- 62. Joseph Pearce - Tolkien, Shakespeare, and the Great Conversation · 57 minJoseph Pearce, the critically acclaimed Catholic author and biographer, addressed the community of St John Henry Newman College and the Brisbane Oratory in Formation in May 2025…
- 61. Dr Simon Kennedy - Against Worldview · 1 h 15 minDr Simon Kennedy joins the podcast to discuss his book Against Worldview. Critiquing the 'worldview project' as a governing intention of Christian education, Simon proposes an…
- 60. Schole Explained: Leisure, Worship, and the Right to Disconnect - Leisure, Part 5 · 47 minIn the final episode about Josef Pieper's Leisure the Basis of Culture, we discuss the connection between leisure and worship and why secular holidays don't cut it. We also…
- 59. Schole Explained: When it's Hard to Celebrate - Leisure, Part 4 · 36 minJosef Pieper connects our ability for festival and celebration with schole and leisure. If in our schools we manage our celebrations and justify them with key learnings and…
- 58. Schole Explained: Acedia is the Leisure Killer - Leisure, Part 3 · 26 minIn Part 3 of the series on Leisure the Basis of Culture, the discussion is all about acedia and restlessness as the opposite to leisure. Please consider becoming a founding donor…
- 57. Schole Explained: Hard Work is Good? - Leisure, Part 2 · 38 minOur series explaining schole continues with part two on Leisure: The Basis of Culture. In this episode focusing on Chapter Two, we question how hard work and effort have come to…
