Show overview
Back to School launched in 2012 and has put out 28 episodes in the time since. That works out to roughly 15 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 30 min and 34 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Education show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 13.3 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. The busiest year was 2012, with 20 episodes published. Published by Cathy Wells.
From the publisher
Back to school, where learning and liberty meet. A discussion on freedom and educational reform.
Latest Episodes
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Episode 28- Blumenfeld and Communists
<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/fc/77/4a/frankandcathyw/1400x1400_7920413.png" alt="itunes pic" /><br />Today we talk about Samuel Blumenfeld's book and communism in America.
Episode 27 - CSCOPE and The Purpose of Education
<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/fc/77/4a/frankandcathyw/1400x1400_7802127.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />Today I talk about C.S. Lewis, CSCOPE curricula, and the overarching purpose of education.
Episode 26 - Six Purposes and OBE
<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/fc/77/4a/frankandcathyw/1400x1400_7734211.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />A review of the "Six Purposes" of modern education and Outcomes-Based Education.
Episode 25 - Prussia
<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/fc/77/4a/frankandcathyw/1400x1400_7730219.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />An exploration of the Prussian education system, how we got it, and what it's done.
Episode 24 It's All in Your Head: Breaking Down Education Myths
<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/fc/77/4a/frankandcathyw/1400x1400_7730199.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />Today I address a wide variety of topics designed to change thinking on modern education.
Episode 23 - Gun Control and Other Stuff
<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/fc/77/4a/frankandcathyw/1400x1400_7712979.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />Today a diatribe on gun grabbing in America, Civil War, and the like.
Episode 22 - Bastiat 6
<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/fc/77/4a/frankandcathyw/1400x1400_7690369.jpeg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />Our last episode for Bastiat.
Episode 21 - Bastiat 5
<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/fc/77/4a/frankandcathyw/1400x1400_7687221.jpeg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />Part 5 in the series on Bastiat's The Law.
Episode 20 - Bastiat 4
<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/fc/77/4a/frankandcathyw/1400x1400_7343908.jpeg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />Part 4 in the series.
Episode 19 - Bastiat 3
<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/fc/77/4a/frankandcathyw/1400x1400_7343886.jpeg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />Third part in the series on Bastiat's essay The Law.
Episode 18 - Bastiat's The Law 2
<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/fc/77/4a/frankandcathyw/1400x1400_7343859.jpeg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />Episode 2 on The Law.
Episode 17 - Bastiat's The Law 1
<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/fc/77/4a/frankandcathyw/1400x1400_7343815.gif" alt="itunes pic" /><br />Today we read Bastiat's essay on The Law.
Episode 16 - Drugs for Social Justice
<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/fc/77/4a/frankandcathyw/1400x1400_7321349.jpeg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />A commentary on a frightening new trend.
Episode 15 - Mathematics Part 2
<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/fc/77/4a/frankandcathyw/1400x1400_7298528.jpeg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />Today we're talking about the history of mathematics instruction and how not to destroy your child in this area.
Episode 14 - Mathematics Part 1
<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/fc/77/4a/frankandcathyw/1400x1400_7286191.jpeg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />Part 1 of 2. Explores the teaching of mathematics correctly and incorrectly.
Episode 13 - Implementing Memorization
<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/fc/77/4a/frankandcathyw/1400x1400_7286168.jpeg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />This podcast instructs parents and teachers on implementing memorization.
Episode 12 - Leipzig 6
<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/fc/77/4a/frankandcathyw/1400x1400_7283874.jpeg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />Last installment of the Leipzig series.
Episode 11 - Leipzig Part 5
<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/fc/77/4a/frankandcathyw/1400x1400_7281266.jpeg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />Another installment in the series of audio readings on The Leipzig Connection.
Episode 10 - Leipzig Part 4
<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/fc/77/4a/frankandcathyw/1400x1400_7281261.jpeg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />Part four in the series of The Leipzig Connection online audio reading.
Episode 9 Leipzig Part 3
<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/fc/77/4a/frankandcathyw/1400x1400_7278436.jpeg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />Part three of a series on the book The Leipzig Connection.