The Statesman: A Classical Education Podcast

By: By John Adams Academy with Ross Garner and Michael Conklin
  • Summary

  • As an affiliated podcast of John Adams Academy, our purpose is to “restore America’s heritage by developing servant leaders who are keepers and defenders of the principles of freedom.” Our desire is to lead a revolution in education by modeling classical education for our staff, scholars, and their families, especially the dialectic approach of reading and discussing great books. We want to extend classical education to as many people as we can because of its ability to form great souls and great citizens.
    By John Adams Academy with Ross Garner and Michael Conklin
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Episodes
  • Junius Maltby: Achieving a Balanced Vision of Life | EP 9
    Aug 23 2024

    Ross Garner, Aaron Navarro, Nathan Cubano and John Benson discuss John Steinbeck's "Junius Maltby" from The Pastures of Heaven. John begins by providing a short synopsis of the book after which Nathan begins the conversation by quoting a passage near the end of the story when Robbie Maltby discovers his poverty and is ashamed. They discuss the duties of parents to their children to provide for their physical and spiritual needs and the need to achieve a balanced vision of life.

    The views expressed by individuals in this podcast are their own and do not represent John Adams Academy.

    The music used in this episode is adapted and used with proper permission and licensing (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • The Great Conversation: Becoming Human Through A Liberal Arts Education | EP 8
    Aug 23 2024

    Ross Garner, Allison Dickman, Jessica Liaghat, and Jessika Rubick discuss Robert Hutchin's The Great Conversation. Jessica L. begins by providing a short synopsis of the book after which Jessika R. begins the conversation by quoting a passage about the America's strength lying in the character and intelligence of its people. They discuss what it means to be an American and why its important for all Americans to pursue a liberal education as part of their civic responsibility.

    As Americans we are very diverse, but the common denominator we share is that we are all human and we should pursue an education that helps us understand what that means and how we can be good humans.


    The views expressed by individuals in this podcast are their own and do not represent John Adams Academy.

    The music used in this episode is adapted and used with proper permission and licensing (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • From Scholar to Mentor: How Great Books, Socratic Discussions, and Mentors Shape Us | EP 7
    Jun 6 2024

    Ross Garner, Michael Conklin, Michael Bacon, Cruz Martinez, Pedro Tafoya, and Shalya Phillips discuss what great books, discussions, and mentors had the greatest impact on them while they were scholars at John Adams Academy, and why they chose to come back to the after graduation to teach. They talk about the learning environment at the Academy as one where the mentors are as engaged in the learning process as the scholars and are all working to improve themselves and increase their knowledge and abilities.

    The views expressed by individuals in this podcast are their own and do not represent John Adams Academy.

    The music used in this episode is adapted and used with proper permission and licensing (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)

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    52 mins

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