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Classical Dialogues

A podcast focused on classical Christian education themes and conversations from Oakdale Academy, a pre-K through grade 12 classical and Christian school in Metro Detroit, Michigan. The podcast is hosted by Dr. David Stanton, headmaster at Oakdale Academy, and features guests from the faculty and staff as well as leaders in the classical Christian education movement.

Interview with the Interim Headmaster

11 mins; December 11, 2024

Encouraging Dads

29 mins; October 01, 2024

Independence Day

10 mins; July 03, 2024

Faculty Spotlight - Mr. Mitchell Nees

23 mins; February 02, 2024

David Seibel (Coram Deo) and Faculty Spotlight

40 mins; January 19, 2024

Exploring Logic School

23 mins; January 17, 2024

Interview with Dr. Tim Dernlan of ACCS and a Faculty Spotlight

33 mins; January 05, 2024

Adam Roate from CLT and a Faculty Spotlight

39 mins; December 01, 2023

Academics and Virtue in the Rhetoric School

26 mins; November 10, 2023

Soren Schwab from the Classic Learning Test and a Beautiful Moment from our House System

30 mins; November 01, 2023

Dr. Dan Coupland interview and a Class Spotlight at Oakdale

36 mins; October 27, 2023

Davies Owens from BaseCamp Live and Faculty Spotlight (Steve Benninger)

30 mins; October 20, 2023

Wisdom and Virtue with Eric Cook

18 mins; October 05, 2023

Interview with Dr. David Diener

17 mins; September 25, 2023

A Grammar School Overview

11 mins; September 11, 2023

Athletics with Character

15 mins; August 24, 2023

Academics and Virtue

33 mins; August 02, 2023

Classical Dialogues

5 mins; July 31, 2023

Baccalaureate Chapel - May 2023

5 mins; May 19, 2023

The Case for Classical Christian Education

24 mins; March 11, 2023

Primer on Classical Christian Education

12 mins; January 23, 2023

In Hoc Anno Domini 2023

6 mins; December 30, 2022

Veterans Day

9 mins; November 12, 2022

Michigan's Proposal 3

4 mins; November 04, 2022

Schooling is not Education (Mortimer J. Adler)

14 mins; October 25, 2022

What do people give to when they donate to Oakdale Academy?

9 mins; October 24, 2022

Values or Virtues?

15 mins; October 12, 2022

Partnering with Parents

12 mins; September 16, 2022

Thoughts on a liberal arts education

14 mins; September 06, 2022

Mission

11 mins; September 01, 2022

John Milton on education

12 mins; August 26, 2022

Convocation 2022

7 mins; August 25, 2022

Classical Christian Education - philosophy and practicality

19 mins; August 11, 2022

What to look for in a school system?

14 mins; August 09, 2022

Commencement 2022

9 mins; May 20, 2022

Zeitgeist

12 mins; May 06, 2022

Exciting news 2

16 mins; April 18, 2022

Liberty Dinner - "State of the School"

17 mins; March 13, 2022

Exciting things

9 mins; March 07, 2022

St. Valentine's Day

7 mins; February 14, 2022

Eternal impact

10 mins; January 24, 2022

Snapshot of Classical and Christian education

11 mins; January 20, 2022

Why Latin?

10 mins; January 13, 2022

New Year's Resolutions

9 mins; January 05, 2022

Christmas

6 mins; December 21, 2021

What is the goal of a Classical Christian education (CCE)?

10 mins; December 20, 2021

Tuition, Safety, and Soccer

13 mins; December 15, 2021

Good Soil

13 mins; December 13, 2021

How to choose a school

15 mins; December 09, 2021

How to process tragedy

10 mins; December 06, 2021

Primer on CCE (and Open House info)

12 mins; December 06, 2021

Thanksgiving Day

11 mins; November 22, 2021

Veterans Day

8 mins; November 15, 2021

Celebrating at our fall fundraiser

7 mins; October 29, 2021

No Reason to Fear the Things of the World

14 mins; September 29, 2021

Classical Christian Education Primer

10 mins; September 17, 2021

Remembering 9/11

2 mins; September 12, 2021

What is a 'good' school?

17 mins; September 06, 2021

American exceptionalism - is it real?

44 mins; September 02, 2021

Chapel - I am a child of God

15 mins; September 01, 2021

Thoughts on Afghanistan and Service

12 mins; August 27, 2021

Prayer and dedication

7 mins; August 23, 2021

An Oakdale Academy education

11 mins; August 18, 2021

Life

24 mins; July 17, 2021

Declaration of Independence

13 mins; July 04, 2021

John Adams

15 mins; July 03, 2021

Abraham Whipple

10 mins; July 02, 2021

Patrick Henry Lee

8 mins; June 30, 2021

John Quincy Adams

14 mins; June 27, 2021

Sir William Blackstone

12 mins; June 16, 2021

George Whitefield

14 mins; June 13, 2021

Memorial Day 2021

15 mins; May 31, 2021

America the Beautiful

8 mins; May 29, 2021

American exceptionalism

11 mins; May 25, 2021

Reflections on a unique year

22 mins; May 23, 2021

A Charge to our Graduates

10 mins; May 21, 2021

Education - what is it?

13 mins; May 17, 2021

What is worth fighting for?

10 mins; May 15, 2021

Pericles' Funeral Oration

16 mins; May 04, 2021

Finish Strong

20 mins; May 03, 2021

Ideas Have Consequences

16 mins; April 25, 2021

You Know!

8 mins; April 23, 2021

Cultural Education Today

25 mins; April 20, 2021

Nature of Education

2 mins; April 17, 2021

City on a hill

22 mins; April 16, 2021

The Goals of Education

3 mins; April 09, 2021

Christian Founding?

17 mins; April 09, 2021

Democracy or Republic?

17 mins; April 07, 2021

Classical music under fire

14 mins; April 06, 2021

Reflections on the Resurrection

11 mins; April 04, 2021

Freedom of Religion and Christian ideals in the founding of the US

18 mins; March 29, 2021

Easter 2021

17 mins; March 26, 2021

What do we mean by "school" and "education"?

17 mins; March 26, 2021

Why is Classical Christian Education so important?

17 mins; March 22, 2021

Imagination

16 mins; March 18, 2021

Critical Thinking or Logic?

13 mins; March 17, 2021

Happy St. Patrick's Day

8 mins; March 16, 2021

An encouraging word

7 mins; March 15, 2021

One year anniversary

17 mins; March 14, 2021

Politics in School?

14 mins; March 10, 2021

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