The Regents Podcast

Feb 02 2025 100 ep. 35 mins 62
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Welcome to The Regents Podcast--a weekly podcast for K-12 classical Christian educators and parents.

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#189: Katie Faust on Culture and Children

Feb 02 2025 42 mins  
Katy Faust, author, speaker, and Founder/President of "Them Before Us", sits down to talk with Kirk Avery and Dan Peterson after her presentation on campus for Regents families. They discuss the concept of children's rights (from a Christian and conservative framework) and the importance of guiding and preparing students to engage with anti-children perspectives in the culture at l

#188: Naval Academy + ROTC

Jan 26 2025 28 mins  
Alumni Coulter Cowden and Caroline O'Leary talk with Kirk Avery about their experiences preparing for and joining the U.S. Naval Academy.

#187: Sports Symposium

Jan 21 2025 18 mins  
Athletic Directors Kyle Shotwell and Sheila Henderson talk to Kirk Avery about the upcoming Regents "Sports Symposium" event for student athletes and coaches of Grammar aged kids. ====================== Sports Symposium sign up link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2JRnVPXW4D11v4t0ZHRoDNmFwB3pXIHkOqru5sq28GcVJgA/viewform

#186: Christian Culture in Education

Jan 12 2025 33 mins  
Kirk Avery and Dan Peterson talk with Dr. Jonathan Pennington (Professor of New Testament Interpretation at Southern Seminary) about his RICE training sessions with Regents teachers coming back from Christmas Break. Topics discussed included Christian culture, curriculum, the musical Wicked, and human flourishing in the context of happiness.

#185: The Regents Residency Program

Dec 08 2024 28 mins  
Kirk Avery (Directory of Advancement) and Ryan Lister (Director of Residency) talk with this year's Regents Residents about what the Residency program entails and how it is having an impact on students as well future teachers in the Classical education movement.

#184: Preparing Your Kid for Kinder

Dec 01 2024 29 mins  
Visit with Becky Walter and Kirk Avery to learn why preparing your child for kindergarten has nothing to do with academics.

#183: Journey to Manhood

Nov 17 2024 34 mins  
Long-time Regents dad Heath Driver joins Kirk Avery to discuss his experience leading Jouney to Manhood and the impact it has had on Regents fathers and sons over the years.

#182: Pop-Up Birthday

Nov 11 2024 28 mins  
Kathi Haralson is the Excecutive Director of Pop-Up Birthday, one of the ministry partners for Regents 3rd graders. In this conversation with Kirk Avery, Kathi describes the history and mission of Pop-Up Birthday and ways the Regents community can get invovled.

#181: The Harvey World Tour

Nov 04 2024 42 mins  
Regents parents Kendall and Kyle Harvey sit down with Kirk Avery to discuss Friedreich's ataxia (FA), a rare degenerative disorder that Kendall was diagnosed with in her early 20's. Their discussion covers the history of Kendall's diagnosis, how it has affected her faith and family, and the Harveys' perspective on living with FA.

#180: Mobile Loaves & Fishes

Oct 27 2024 42 mins  
Mobile Loaves and Fishes founder Alan Graham and his wife Tricia join Kirk Avery this week to talk about the history of the organization, how God has grown their ministry, and how Regents has partnered with them over the years. Along the way, they dive into other topics like Alan's faith journey and his recent appearance on the Joe Rogan podcast.