Podcast Episodes

Helping Teens Find Purpose in an Age of Anxiety and Depression - Tom Velasco

Episode 45

What is the one core life ingredient that every person must have? Without it teenagers can become susceptible to depression, anxiety and even suicide. But with it, a person is more likely to live in …

Published on 8 years ago

Why Future Engineers Desperately Need a Liberal Arts Education - David Cutbirth

Episode 44

There is a lot of fear today that children are not getting enough science and technology training, especially in a K-12 classical Christian school. 

The race for technical skill training is in many w…

Published on 8 years ago

Star Wars Does Battle Against the Me Generation - Sean McDowell

Episode 43

Sean McDowell - It is all about ME! Discover the greatest you! Just Do It! Be true to yourself! Countless slogans define our culture and whisper to our children...yet we are called to give up ourselv…

Published on 8 years, 1 month ago

Classically Schooled Graduates Retell Journey 25 Years Later

Episode 42

If you could fast forward 25 years into the future and interview your kids about their education, what would they say? My guests today graduated from one of the first classical Christian schools in t…

Published on 8 years, 1 month ago

Two Ways to Evaluate a School (Whether Online or Brick and Mortar)- Chris Schlect

Episode 41

In this episode of Basecamp LIVE we examine the growing trend of online education. There are lots of advantages to learning outside a traditional classroom, but are there limits to this form of educa…

Published on 8 years, 1 month ago

We Don’t Need No SAT Test! There’s a Better Way to Test for College Entrance - Jeremy Tate

Episode 40

For decades the SAT has served as THE doorway that all students have to successfully pass through if they have any hopes of being accepted by reputable colleges. But today the test has been dramatica…

Published on 8 years, 1 month ago

1 Million Dead in 100 Days - Education as a Killing Machine

Episode 39

How is it possible that in a 100 day period a group of people, who had lived in community, killed 1.1 million of their neighbors? What could explain this unimaginable act of Genocide that devastated …

Published on 8 years, 2 months ago

THE BACKSIDE: More on Gen Z with Barna research VP Brooke Hempell

Episode 38

Continue the conversation with Brooke and Davies as they look at the characteristics of Gen Z and how both culture and parenting style has influenced the way they think.

Stay tuned for more enlighten…

Published on 8 years, 2 months ago

Under 18: Barna Researcher Shares the Latest Findings on Gen Z

Episode 37

In this episode I’m interviewing Brooke Hempell, VP of Research for the Barna Group. Their latest work investigates Gen Z, the current K-12 generation whose unique approach to the world presents unpr…

Published on 8 years, 2 months ago

THE BACKSIDE: More On 'Why Classical Education May Not Be For You' - Monica Whatley

Episode 36

Continue the conversation with Monica and Davies as they look at how countercultural a classical Christian education is to our modern world...

Stay tuned for more enlightening discussions on classica…

Published on 8 years, 2 months ago