Developing Classical Thinkers

Developing Classical Thinkers is a classical podcast for classical thinkers, created and supported by the teachers at Thales Academy, a classical school in Raleigh, North Carolina. A Thales Press podcast.

Developing Classical Thinkers is a education podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 288 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Super Habits with Andrew Abela

  Aug 19, 202552 minS0

  A conversation with Andrew Abela and Robert Luddy on the nature of virtue ethics, human flourishing, and the small, incremental but invaluable steps we should take each day for personal improvement and growth.<br /><br />Andrew Abela is the founding dean of the Busch School of Business and Ordinary Professor of Marketing at The Catholic University of America, in Washington, D.C. He holds a B.Sc. from the University of Toronto, an MBA from the Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Switzerland, and a Ph.D. in Marketing and Ethics from the Darden Business School at the University of...

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  The Joys of Teaching with Tiffany Whitaker

  Aug 5, 202553 minS0

  In this episode, Winston Brady speaks with Tiffany Whitaker about her experience teaching elementary school at the Thales Academy Wake Forest campus.<br /><br />Tiffany Whitaker is a Franklinton, North Carolina resident, East Carolina University alumnus, and seventh-year teacher at Thales Academy. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education with a reading concentration and has had teaching experience in third and second grade. Ms. Whitaker teaches second grade at the Thales Academy Wake Forest campus. <br /><br />Interested in teaching at Thales Academy? Check out job postings across our network at https://www.thalesacademy.org/contact/careers

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  The Virtue of Justice by Kellie Scripter

  Jul 31, 202521 minS0

  In this lecture, Kellie Scripter addresses the virtue of justice in the context of a content-rich classical education. A classical education provides students with opportunities to understand virtues like justice by encouraging them to develop intellectual discipline, exercise their moral imagination, and thus establish the patterns by which they can strive to pursue a just life.<br /><br />Mrs. Scripter received a B.A. in History and French from the University of Rochester and an M.A. in American History from Binghamton University. She teaches History and Humane Letters.<br /><br />Kellie Scripter delivered this presentation at the Conference of...

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  The Virtue of Temperance by Winston Brady

  Jul 29, 202514 minS0

  Winston Brady, director of Thales Press, addresses the virtue of temperance and why students should cultivate this important virtue.<br /><br />Temperance is the virtue of self-control and moderation, a habit people can achieve by bringing their appetites into harmony with their reason.<br /><br />Winston Brady delivered this presentation at the Conference of Miletus on July 14, 2025. The Conference of Miletus was a series of short, informative lectures given by members of the Thales Academy leadership team on ideas relating to classical education.<br /><br />Interested in teaching at Thales Academy? Please check out our website if you are interested...

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  The Virtue of Prudence with Anthony Esolen

  Jul 26, 202515 minS0

  Anthony Esolen, distinguished professor of the humanities at Thales College, addresses the virtue of prudence.  <br /><br />Dr. Anthony Esolen received his A.B. in English Literature from Princeton University and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Renaissance English Literature from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Esolen has been a professor of literature and humanities for 35 years and is the author or translator of more than 30 books, which include a range of English translations, analyses of culture, literary and Biblical criticisms, meditations on modern education, meditations on the Christian life, and original poetry. Dr. Esolen se...

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