Interviews & Talks
On the Brink of Eternity—Classical Conversations Commencement Address, 2025
Reflections on intellectual formation, moral imagination, and the role of classical education in a pivotal moment in students’ lives.
The Sound of Beauty—Kalos Arts Foundation Interview with Benjamin Harding, 2024
A conversation exploring the relationship between beauty, the arts, and human formation in education and culture.
The Art of Living Well—Keynote Address, Festival of Ideas, Liberty Commons, 2023
Considerations on integrating the liberal arts into personal flourishing and community life.
The Discipline of Music—Interview with Great Hearts President Dr. Rob Jackson
Insights on how musical discipline shapes attention, character, and interpretive skill within educational contexts.
Inefficient Education is Best—Basecamp Live Interview with Dr. Davies Owens
A discussion on why deep, slow learning rooted in dialogue and tradition outperforms surface-level instruction.
Why Most Kids Can’t Spot Propaganda (and What You Can Do)—Basecamp Live Interview with Dr. Davies Owens
Strategies for helping students think critically about information and resist cultural bias.
Speaking of Music History—Kepler Education Interview with Joffrey Swait
A conversation on music history’s role in shaping cultural understanding and interpretive habits.
The Purpose of Education—Interview with Robert Bortins on Refining Rhetoric
Explores multidisciplinary education, the distinctive Gutenberg experience, and the role of discussion in personal and intellectual growth.
Composing New Music, Traditionally—Great Hearts Symposium
Reflections on blending traditional music forms with contemporary composition practice and pedagogy.
Pathways to College—Association of Classical Christian Schools Webinar
Guidance on preparing students for higher education with intellectual curiosity and disciplined judgment.
Markers and Milestones—Interview with Leigh Bortins
Discussion of developmental benchmarks in classical education and how they shape lifelong learning.
Brothers Karamazov Worldview Book Analysis—Interview with Worldview at the Abbey
A deep reading of The Brothers Karamazov for its insights into faith, reason, and moral complexity.
From Grief to Hope in The Odyssey of These Days—KLCC Interview with Wes Hurd
Train of Thought Interview on The Odyssey of These Days—with Wes Hurd
Spartcast and The Odyssey of These Days—with Wes Hurd