The CiRCE Institute Podcast Network is made up of three regular shows: Dwell features conversations about motherhood, home education, homemaking, and more. Proverbial features author and educator Joshua Gibbs exploring proverbs from the ages. The Play’s The Thing is the ultimate resource for Shakespeare lovers hosted by actor, playwright, and educator Tim McIntosh. Plus we produce various seasonal shows like The Weight of Fatherhood with Brian Phillips, Ask Andrew with CIRCE President Andrew Kern, and Café Scholé with Dr. Christopher Perrin.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People often say that Jackson Pollock's work is "actually quite good." No one ever says this about Rembrandt, though. No "actually" is necessary. Wonder why? Joshua Gibbs looks into it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
7/28/22 • 22:36
Do you know what you bring to the table? You've got to. Joshua Gibbs explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
7/20/22 • 20:19
The 100th episode of Proverbial is devoted to the greatest proverb of all time. No big deal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
6/16/22 • 23:23
Who would send a boy to do a man's job? Joshua Gibbs investigates. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
5/31/22 • 23:25
You may have actually figured out a few things that your parents didn't understand. Don't get cocky. Joshua Gibbs explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
5/19/22 • 21:27
Is it better to find yourself, to lose yourself, or to be yourself? What if none of these really works? Joshua Gibbs explores. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
5/12/22 • 26:10
"Don't shoot the messenger" seems like obvious advice, so why are we even tempted to shoot poor, helpless messengers? We have our reasons, though. Joshua Gibbs explores. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
4/27/22 • 25:06
"An apple a day keeps the doctor away," although this episode is about an entirely different (every day) proverb. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
4/8/22 • 21:33
"You can't teach an old dog new tricks," but it's better this way. Joshua Gibbs explains why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
3/24/22 • 21:06
Every human judgement is based on incomplete data. A proverb from psychologist William James helps us sort out this vexing truth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2/18/22 • 21:09
Young men should move out when they hit 18 or 19 even though it's cheaper to live at home. Why? This week's proverb from the Comtesse De Lafayette explores the answer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2/9/22 • 23:23
"Don't put all your eggs in one basket," they say, but why? This basket is different. It can't be dropped. Or can it? Joshua Gibbs wants to know more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1/28/22 • 22:54
This week's proverb is unattributed and goes like this: "you know what they say." Joshua Gibbs contemplates what it has to say for modern men and women. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1/22/22 • 19:01
"The squeaky wheel gets the grease" isn't just good career advice, it's a helpful perspective on humility. Joshua Gibbs explores. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
12/3/21 • 17:46
"It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves," said La Rochefoucauld, thus referencing the troubled relationship between pleasure and wisdom. Joshua Gibbs investigates on this week's edition of Proverbial. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
11/11/21 • 19:59
Dr. Geoff Rose joins Brian Phillips to discuss the importance of health and wellness, particularly for dads. They discuss nutrition, exercise, and overall wellness, emphasizing how fathers can serve as models for their families in these areas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10/15/21 • 34:22
"Big book, big bore," said Callimachus. Everyone loves a shorty, though. Joshua Gibbs tells all in the latest episode of Proverbial. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10/15/21 • 26:16
"The best revenge is a life well lived," said George Herbert. Why do other sorts of revenge fall short of good old-fashioned happiness and contentment? Joshua Gibbs investigates. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10/6/21 • 22:27
In this brief reflection episode of The Weight of Fatherhood, Dr. Brian Phillips discusses some of the best books on fathering daughters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10/5/21 • 10:08
“The pleasure of criticizing takes away from us the pleasure of being moved by some very fine things," claimed Jean de La Bruyere. Joshua Gibbs investigates. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
9/15/21 • 21:46
"No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible," said Stanislaw Lec. This isn't just a proverb about riots and mobs, though. It's about our guilty pleasures. Joshua Gibbs examines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
9/10/21 • 21:30
"Don't smile before Christmas" is a common proverb traded by veteran teachers. It is a saying which is particularly offensive to an egalitarian age. Joshua Gibbs explores. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
9/1/21 • 21:47
"You can't make everybody happy all the time," but why would any sane person try? Join Joshua Gibbs as he considers the paradoxes of human happiness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
8/25/21 • 21:26
In this episode, Dr. Perrin sits down with author Danielle Bennett Dukes to discuss the notion of education as beatitude. They discuss the ways that the beatitudes serve as an educator's Telos and the way they prepare students to live in a world of paradox and suffering. Cafe Schole is produced for the CiRCE Podcast Network by Goldberry Studios. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
8/20/21 • 29:49
"May you live in interesting times" is a Chinese curse. Why? What's so bad about interesting things? Tolstoy is interesting, right? Joshua Gibbs investigates. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
8/18/21 • 19:32
"The art of living is to know how to enjoy a little and endure very much," claimed William Hazlitt. Join Joshua Gibbs as he mulls over this proverb. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
8/11/21 • 23:20
Here in season 2, Dr. Phillips is focusing on ways of being better dads to our daughters and husbands to our wives, and here in episode two he is joined by author Christine Cohen, author of The Winter King, to discuss the power of stories to inspire and instruct us in that effort.Christine Cohen was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest. She spent most of her formative years roaming evergreen forests with her sister and a stalwart yellow lab, feeding her love of adventure a steady diet of stick forts and slingshots. Now she lives with her husband and three kids in a delightfully rural college town. When she's not writing, she pursues other creative outlets like baking sweet things and eating more than her share. The Winter King is her first novel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
7/16/21 • 30:32
Join Emily, Renee, and Karen as they discuss mankind's place in the created world. Why do we go into nature to find refreshment? Plus they discuss how being outside (on adventures, in beautiful places) has helped shape them and how it particularly helps shape the habit of paying attention. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
7/9/21 • 32:24
Welcome back to The Weight of Fatherhood, a podcast for dads who take their vocation as a father seriously. Here in the premier episode of season two, host Brian Phillips introduces the theme of the second season (the women in our lives: wives and daughters) and is joined by some of his friends and colleagues for a conversation about the challenges that come with being a girl dad and a husband. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
7/9/21 • 50:04
Jane Austen wrote, "The memory is sometimes so retentive, so serviceable, so obedient - at others, so bewildered and so weak - and at others again, so tyrannic, so beyond control! - We are to be sure a miracle every way - but our powers of recollecting and of forgetting, do seem peculiarly past finding out." In this episode, Joshua Gibbs tells a single story from a difficult summer when he believed his life was ending. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
7/7/21 • 29:02
