As we move forward into a new year, we wanted to look back on some of our top Kolbecast episodes from 2024. The top episodes include special appearances from Dr. Kevin Majeres, Bobby & Dan Angel, Jacob Imam, and many more!
1) Dr. Kevin Majeres Sees Challenges As Opportunities, Episode 188
Dr. Kevin Majeres, Catholic psychiatrist and co-founder of Optimal Work (among many other things), brings words of wisdom for the start of a new calendar year.
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2.) Adaptable Asynchronous & Dynamic Digital Homeschool, Epsiode 196
Chrissy Almanzar, Bonnie, and Steven discuss how self-paced classes fit into Kolbe’s three ways to educate; weaknesses in the older versions of self-paced courses that Kolbe is currently revising; and ways the upcoming changes support parental autonomy, accountability, and practicality for families.
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3.) STEM, State Schools, & Sibling Dynamics, Episode 193
Kolbe alumni Erin and Michael O’Donnell visit with Bonnie and Steven about their experience with Kolbe and how they transitioned to college, the tradeoffs that come with various kinds of college settings, and how the adjustments for a homeschooled college freshman overlap with those for a brick-and-mortar-schooled freshman
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4.) Transition Years, Episode 200
In this episode, we hear from two of the most significant Kolbeans: our students. Ninth graders Noah (who does a hybrid of self-paced and online classes) and Caleb (who does all online) visit with Bonnie and Steven, where the real-life long-distance friends share about their typical school days, their happy and cautionary memories, the lessons they’re learning about both diligence and rest, the effort they invest in their education and formation, and the things they like to do when they’re not working on school.
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5.) Habits of Ownership with Jacob Imam, Episode 204
Oxford graduate and VP of Finance for the College of St. Joseph the Worker, Jacob Imam, visits with Bonnie and Steven about how structural flaws in current higher education tend to cause an “ongoing adolescence,” how the College’s innovative program of combining book learning with the skilled trades is designed to bring a different approach, and how the changing nature of our understanding of work is behind both problems and solutions.
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6.) Greatness Awaits featuring Bobby & Dan Angel, Episode 195
Brothers Bobby and Dan Angel visit with Bonnie and Steven today about how the human soul is meant to be challenged toward greatness.
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7.) The School of Patience, Episode 190
With candidness and wisdom, Everett, Chrissy, Steven, and Bonnie discuss how their experiences of faith have led them to progress from confusion to peace, to seek understanding through surrender, and ultimately to love because we are loved first.
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8.) The Upside of Anxiety with Dr. Kevin Majeres, Episode 219
Dr. Kevin Majeres rejoins the Kolbecast for a discussion on anxiety: one of the most common, but also most misunderstood, emotions.
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9.) Dr. Gilbert Lavoie on the Shroud of Turin, Episode 198
Dr. Lavoie takes an unflinching, clinical, and forensic approach to recount how he used his medical training in service of examining and understanding the Shroud.
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10.) A Window into the Ancient World with Mike Aquilina, Episode 191
Mike Aquilina joins Bonnie, Steven, and Jordan today for a discussion about the pre- and post-Incarnation world.
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