Podcast Episodes

Schools Need Facilities: A Roof Over Our Heads with Ken Rhinehart

Episode 353

Davies Owens welcomes Ken Rhinehart, a commercial real-estate veteran and founder of VPA Classical, to demystify how classical schools can find, fund, and secure facilities that actually serve the mi…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Training Students in the Art of Conversation with Justin Smith

Episode 352

We live in a culture of soundbites, but Christian parents and educators are called to form young people who listen well, think deeply, and speak with humility and grace. Host Davies Owens sits down w…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Best of BaseCamp Live: Telling Better Stories with Jacob Hess

Episode 351

In this Best of BaseCamp Live flashback, host Davies Owens sits down with pastor, musician, and author Jacob Hess to explore how story, liturgy, and imagination shape the hearts of our children - and…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Classical Femininity: Rooted Womanhood in a Confusing Culture with Hannah Brusven

Episode 350

What does it mean to be a woman today? Our culture has turned this into a debate, but for many young women—especially in Christian homes and schools—the real struggle comes in sorting through competi…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Rediscovering the Creative Call of Christians with Jarrod Richey

Episode 349

What role do the arts really play in a classical Christian education? For many of us, “art class” growing up felt like a filler - something fun, but hardly central to learning. Music, theater, and vi…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Christian Education is on the Rise: Why it Matters Now More than Ever with Darrell Jones

Episode 348

One of the biggest decisions parents make is where their children go to school. With classrooms shaping faith, wisdom, and character, the stakes couldn’t be higher.

In this episode of BaseCamp Live wi…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

What Boys Need Today with Fr. Mark Perkins

Episode 347

What does it take to raise boys into men in today’s culture? Fr. Mark Perkins, chaplain and assistant headmaster at St. Dunstan’s Academy, joins Davies Owens to discuss the urgent challenges facing b…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Are We Protecting - or Preparing - Our Kids? with Chuck Evans

Episode 346

In this episode of BaseCamp Live, host Davies Owens welcomes Chuck Evans - longtime leader in classical Christian education and co-author of Wisdom and Eloquence. Nearly 20 years after the book’s ori…

Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago

Why Latin in a Google Translate World with Dr. Chad Kim

Episode 345

Does Latin Still Matter? Why Parents Should Care About This “Dead” Language

Latin is often dismissed as outdated or impractical - especially in an age of Google Translate and global languages like Spa…

Published on 4 months ago

Uniforms: More than Matching Outfits with Joanna Haralson

Episode 344

Uniforms in schools often stir up debate—are they too rigid, or do they actually cultivate something deeper? In this conversation, host Davies Owens is joined by Joanna Haralson, founder of Uniformee…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago