It takes us a while to get there, but it’s worth the journey! In this episode of Classical Et Cetera, Tanya, Martin, and Paul share what they’re reading, answer a listener question about audiobooks, and (eventually) get around to the main topic of the liberal art

Here, they explore the liberal arts through the lens of Sister Miriam Joseph’s The Trivium: The Liberal Arts of Logic, Grammar, and Rhetoric. This classic work provides a clear look at the foundations of classical education. We hope you enjoy this wide-ranging conversation!

Read the sample from Sister Miriam Joseph's book that we use for this episode: https://www.memoriapress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/The-Trivium-The-Liberal-Arts-of-Logic-Grammar-and-Rhetoric-Chapter-1-Sample.pdf?utm_source=PodBean&utm_medium=CETC&utm_campaign=192

Read with Paul & Tanya! The Hound of the Baskervilles Set: https://www.memoriapress.com/curriculum/literature-and-poetry/eighth/hound-baskervilles-set/?utm_source=PodBean&utm_medium=CETC&utm_campaign=192

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What We're Reading from This Episode: 

The Hound of the Baskervilles—Arthur Conan Doyle (Paul)

Sun and Steel—Yukio Mishima  (Paul)

Mythology—Edith Hamilton (Martin)

Plutarch: Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans—Plutarch and Arthur Hugh Clough (Martin)

The Killing Stones—Ann Cleeves (Tanya)

The Two Gentlemen of Verona—William Shakespeare (Tanya)

Truth Matters—Robert P. George & Cornel West (Tanya)



00:00 Introduction

00:42 What We're Reading

12:18 Listener Question: Do You Count Audiobooks as Reading?

22:10 Topic: Introduction to "The Trivium"—Sister Miriam Joseph