Piety and Paideia: A Coram Deo Academy Podcast

Jon R. Jordan

Welcome to Piety and Paideia: a podcast about Classical Education and Christian Formation brought to you by Coram Deo Academy, and sponsored by Communion Neighborhood Cooperative in Richardson, TX.

  • 4 minutes 34 seconds
    7th Hour House Leadership ... and Dragons!

    This week I interrupted a meeting happening during Rhetoric 7th Hour, and share a brief peek into one of our Friday classes and pose a question for your family to discuss!

    30 August 2025, 12:59 pm
  • 6 minutes 26 seconds
    Mrs. Southerland's Senior Charge

    Mrs. Southerland's charge to the Senior Class at Convocation is one that all of our students—PreK through 12th grade—can aspire to follow.

    23 August 2025, 1:01 pm
  • 3 minutes 56 seconds
    Dr. Woodard and Dean Hatteberg: Favorite books and our Theme for Noonday Prayer

    Join us as we ask Dr. Andrea Woodard about her favorite childhood books, and then interrupt Dean Hatteberg to hear more about our Noonday Prayer theme this year.

    16 August 2025, 1:00 pm
  • 2 minutes 27 seconds
    Mrs. Howard on the Joy set before us.

    We have an exciting but challenging year ahead. How can Hebrews 12 help us this year? Let's ask Mrs. Howard!

    14 August 2025, 1:00 pm
  • 2 minutes 33 seconds
    Introducing Car(Line) Talk!

    I am happy to introduce you to Car(line) Talk: a mini-Podcast designed to be listened to in the car on your way to school. Most weeks we will send out a very short episode featuring encouragements from our faculty and staff, highlights of some of our events, and updates to help you navigate the school year.


    As you will discover, very few of these moments are scripted. Much to the chagrin of our team, they usually involve me walking up to them with voice memos open on my phone to ask them a question, and then force them to answer off-the-cuff.


    Check in each week for more mini-episodes!

    12 August 2025, 8:25 pm
  • 19 minutes 7 seconds
    Malcolm Guite Episode 2: Dorothy Sayers and the Lost Tools of Learning

    About this Episode

    CDA Dallas Campus leaders gather to discuss "The Lost Tools of Learning", an infamous essay presented by Dorothy Sayers in the 1940s, and referenced by Malcolm Guite in his May 2024 CDA Commencement address.

    Hear more about Dorothy Sayers, and how the Classical Christian school tradition has corrected, enhanced, and expanded upon her ideas generations later.

    Links

    The Lost Tools of Learning (PDF)

    The Lion in the Waste Land: Fearsome Redemption in the Work of C. S. Lewis, Dorothy L. Sayers, and T. S. Eliot (Interview and Book)

    Guests

    Michele Howard, Grammar Principal

    Jennifer Southerland, Logic Principal

    Tommy McCrory, Rhetoric Principal

    Jon Jordan, Headmaster

    12 June 2024, 8:46 pm
  • 32 minutes 10 seconds
    Malcom Guite Episode 1: Introduction and the Commencement Address

    Coram Deo Academy was pleased to host Malcolm Guite as our Honored Speaker at our Class of 2024 Commencement ceremonies this year.


    In this episode: leaders from the Coram Deo Academy Dallas Campus discuss what they enjoyed most about Malcolm Guite’s commencement address, followed by the Commencement address itself.


    Rev. Jon Jordan, Headmaster

    Mrs. Michele Howard, Grammar Principal

    Mrs. Jennifer Southerland, Logic Principal

    Mr. Tommy McCrory, Rhetoric Principal

    Coach Drew Lott, Athletic Director


    6 June 2024, 5:39 pm
  • 24 minutes 28 seconds
    Out of the Silent Planet Episode 2: Chapters 1-6

    This week we continue our series reading Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis. On our next episode we will cover chapters 7 through 12. We would love to hear from you! Email your comments to [email protected] or leave a voicemail at 469.620.0987.

    Curious about Classical Education or Coram Deo Academy? Visit us at coramdeoacademy.org

    20 April 2020, 10:34 pm
  • 3 minutes 38 seconds
    Out of The Silent Planet: Introduction

    Welcome back to Piety & Paideia! 

    We are excited to introduce you to a new mini-series on the podcast where we will be reading and discussing C.S. Lewis' Out of the Silent Planet. Read the book on your own, and then join us each week to hear reflections from the book. We invite your own observations along the way! Email the host at [email protected] with your insights.

    This episode introduces the book and explains how we will "read the book together, even while we are apart." Be sure to read Out of the Silent Planet Chapters 1-6 before tuning in to next week's episode!

    Curious about Classical Education or Coram Deo Academy? Visit us at coramdeoacademy.org

    31 March 2020, 4:33 pm
  • 17 minutes 26 seconds
    What is Narration?
    Episode two explores the ancient technique of Narration. We are joined by Robert Terry, Director of Curriculum and Faculty Development at Coram Deo Academy. Our host Jon Jordan is also joined by several Logic school students for a special game called "This, That, or the Other." Be sure to subscribe to be kept up to date when new episodes are released!
    29 November 2018, 7:27 pm
  • 16 minutes 49 seconds
    What is Piety? What is Paideia?
    This episode answers the questions: What is Piety? What is Paideia? What do they have to do with one another? Our host Jon Jordan is also joined by several Logic school students for a special segment called "An Intellectual Conversation About a Random Sentence from a Random Page in a Random Book!"
    5 November 2018, 10:29 pm
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