Good Way Podcast

A morning time podcast for life-long learners, young and old!

Bonus: Mother's Day Episode 05/08/2024

Bonus: Mother's Day Episode In honor of mothers, join me for a prayer by John Baillie, the poem "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes, and a retelling of a myth featuring the Greek goddess mother Demeter. Don't forget to check the substack for bonus content related to the story! https://goodwaypodcast.substack.com/ /episode/index/show/goodway/id/31204307

S10E2: The Open Road 02/19/2024

S10E2: The Open Road The time I went "messing about in boats", "Blessed Assurance/ U Did the Work", the story of Socrates, Words of Wisdom from the Bible, "Hope is the Thing with Feathers" by Emily Dickinson, and chapter two, "The Open Road", from the Wind in the Willows. /episode/index/show/goodway/id/30021993

S10E1: The River Bank 02/06/2024

S10E1: The River Bank "Blessed Assurance/ U Did the Work", the story of Fanny Crosby, Words of Wisdom from the Bible, "Hope is the Thing with Feathers" by Emily Dickinson, and chapter one, "The River Bank", from the Wind in the Willows. /episode/index/show/goodway/id/29830078

S9E8: A Christmas Carol 12/01/2023

S9E8: A Christmas Carol A reading from an abridged version of The Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens more at and on instagram @goodwaypodcast /episode/index/show/goodway/id/28814343

S9E7: Season 9 Memory Work 11/27/2023

S9E7: Season 9 Memory Work Practice the memory work for this season- "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" by Jeff, Isaiah 9:6-7, and "Christmas Everywhere" by Phillips Brooks more at and on instagram @goodwaypodcast /episode/index/show/goodway/id/28812958

S9E6: A Christmas Carol Part 6 11/27/2023

S9E6: A Christmas Carol Part 6 Join us for a special Christmas themed season featuring: "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" by Jeff, Isaiah 9:6-7, "Christmas Everywhere" by Phillips Brooks, and an abridged reading of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. May each of these treasures bring wonder and delight into your lives as you prepare for Christmas! more at and on instagram @goodwaypodcast /episode/index/show/goodway/id/28812698

S9E5: A Christmas Carol Part 5 11/27/2023

S9E5: A Christmas Carol Part 5 Join us for a special Christmas themed season featuring: "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" by Jeff, Isaiah 9:6-7, "Christmas Everywhere" by Phillips Brooks, and an abridged reading of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. May each of these treasures bring wonder and delight into your lives as you prepare for Christmas! more at and on instagram @goodwaypodcast /episode/index/show/goodway/id/28812548

S9E4: A Christmas Carol Part 4 11/27/2023

S9E4: A Christmas Carol Part 4 Join us for a special Christmas themed season featuring: "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" by Jeff, Isaiah 9:6-7, "Christmas Everywhere" by Phillips Brooks, and an abridged reading of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. May each of these treasures bring wonder and delight into your lives as you prepare for Christmas! more at and on instagram @goodwaypodcast /episode/index/show/goodway/id/28812458

S9E3: A Christmas Carol Part 3 11/27/2023

S9E3: A Christmas Carol Part 3 Join us for a special Christmas themed season featuring: "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" by Jeff, Isaiah 9:6-7, "Christmas Everywhere" by Phillips Brooks, and an abridged reading of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. May each of these treasures bring wonder and delight into your lives as you prepare for Christmas! more at and on instagram @goodwaypodcast /episode/index/show/goodway/id/28812343

S9E2: A Christmas Carol Part 2 11/26/2023

S9E2: A Christmas Carol Part 2 Join us for a special Christmas themed season featuring: "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" by Jeff, Isaiah 9:6-7, "Christmas Everywhere" by Phillips Brooks, and an abridged reading of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. May each of these treasures bring wonder and delight into your lives as you prepare for Christmas! more at and on instagram @goodwaypodcast /episode/index/show/goodway/id/28790433

S9E1: A Christmas Carol Part 1 11/24/2023

S9E1: A Christmas Carol Part 1 Join us for a special Christmas themed season featuring: "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" by Jeff, Isaiah 9:6-7, "Christmas Everywhere" by Phillips Brooks, and an abridged reading of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. May each of these treasures bring wonder and delight into your lives as you prepare for Christmas! more at and on instagram @goodwaypodcast /episode/index/show/goodway/id/28782718

S8E10 A Midsummer Night's Dream Part 2 11/15/2023

S8E10 A Midsummer Night's Dream Part 2 Tune in to hear the conclusion of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" along with a look back at all we've enjoyed in season 8! /episode/index/show/goodway/id/28662478

S8E9 A Midsummer Night's Dream Part 1 11/06/2023

S8E9 A Midsummer Night's Dream Part 1 We're ending season 8 on a whimsical note with "A Midsummer Night's Dream" complemented by the children's poem "Queen Mab" by Thomas Hood in addition to our hymn and psalm. /episode/index/show/goodway/id/28536566

Fairy Tale Friday: Toads & Diamonds + Beauty & the Beast 11/03/2023

Fairy Tale Friday: Toads & Diamonds + Beauty & the Beast Tune in for two short fairy tales from the Blue Book of Fairy Tales. Happy listening! /episode/index/show/goodway/id/28510046

S8E8 Hamlet Conclusion 11/03/2023

S8E8 Hamlet Conclusion Tune in for the conclusion of Hamlet. A friendly reminder that the story of Hamlet may be a bit intense for some listeners. This episode includes treachery, sword fighting, poisoned chalices, and death. But don't forget that it also introduces us to the wonderfully complex and human character of Hamlet, which I think makes it all worth it for more mature listeners! /episode/index/show/goodway/id/28510031

S8E7 Hamlet 11/03/2023

S8E7 Hamlet Things are getting mysterious this week with Hamlet! But first, let's dive into "Be Thou My Vision", Psalm 36:5-9, and a Japanese poem called "The Moon Ship". /episode/index/show/goodway/id/28509008

S8E6 Romeo and Juliet Part 2 10/14/2023

S8E6 Romeo and Juliet Part 2 The conclusion of Romeo and Juliet and a few things to think about /episode/index/show/goodway/id/28316927

S8E5 Romeo & Juliet Part 1 10/14/2023

S8E5 Romeo & Juliet Part 1 A little background on Shakespeare, "Be Thou My Vision", Psalm 36:5-9, "Be Strong!" by Maltie Davenport Babcock, and the beginning of "Romeo and Juliet". /episode/index/show/goodway/id/28316882

Good Way for Grown Ups: Tragedies & Moral Imagination 10/14/2023

Good Way for Grown Ups: Tragedies & Moral Imagination This week we'll start diving into some of Shakespeare's famous tragedies. But before we do, I want to fill you in on why I chose these stories and why they're important, despite the sadness. This inevitably leads to a conversation about moral imagination, which is always well worth our time! More at goodwaypodcast.com /episode/index/show/goodway/id/28316843

Good Way for Grown Ups: Playlist of the Spheres 10/04/2023

Good Way for Grown Ups: Playlist of the Spheres What is classical Christian education? Why does it matter? How do we do it? I'm doing my best to unpack it for you in less than 15 minutes! As always, reach out to me at goodwaypodcast.com, goodwaypodcast.substack.com, or on Instagram @goodwaypodcast with any questions or comments! I'm always happy to hear from you! /episode/index/show/goodway/id/28219295

S8E4 Tempest Part 2 10/03/2023

S8E4 Tempest Part 2 In honor of Prospero, here's a little history of magic, "Be Thou My Vision", Psalm 36:5-9, "Yesterday is History" by Emily Dickinson, and the conclusion of "The Tempest" /episode/index/show/goodway/id/28215332

Season 8 Psalm & Hymn 10/01/2023

Season 8 Psalm & Hymn Psalm 36:5-9 + "Be Thou My Vision" /episode/index/show/goodway/id/28189118

S8E3 The Tempest Part 1 09/25/2023

S8E3 The Tempest Part 1 Join us for "Be Thou My Vision", Psalm 36:5-9, "To You" by Langston Hughes, and "The Tempest" by Shakespeare /episode/index/show/goodway/id/28135652

S8E2 Twelfth Night Part 2 09/20/2023

S8E2 Twelfth Night Part 2 Join us to sing along to "Be Thou My Vision", recite Psalm 36:5-9, and listen to the conclusion of Twelfth Night! Don't forget to subscribe to or visit goodwaypodcast.com /episode/index/show/goodway/id/28090130

Good Way for Grown Ups: About Season 8 09/18/2023

Good Way for Grown Ups: About Season 8 Join me for a few minutes to learn more about season 8. Plus, there's a bonus reading of "Autumn Fires" by Robert Louis Stevenson! /episode/index/show/goodway/id/28062030

S8E1 Twelfth Night Part 1 09/18/2023

S8E1 Twelfth Night Part 1 Welcome to season 8! We're exploring the theme of learning to see things for what they really are. Join us in memorizing Psalm 36:5-9, singing "Be Thou My Vision", enjoying poetry, and adventuring into the world of Shakespeare! /episode/index/show/goodway/id/28062015

Good Way for Grown Ups: Know Thyself and Know God 08/20/2023

Good Way for Grown Ups: Know Thyself and Know God A reflection on the life and work of John Amos Comenius, as he reminds us to frame education in the light of our relationship to God. /episode/index/show/goodway/id/27798804

Good Way for Grown Ups: Forming Affections 08/13/2023

Good Way for Grown Ups: Forming Affections A short reflection and poem to consider the importance of forming our affections. /episode/index/show/goodway/id/27741453

Season 7 Episode 4 12/06/2022

Season 7 Episode 4 Fun facts about shells, Philippians 2:3-7, "What a Friend We Have in Jesus", "The Wonderful World" by William Brighty Rands, Winnie the Pooh chapter 4 /episode/index/show/goodway/id/25217475

Season 7 Episode 3 11/28/2022

Season 7 Episode 3 A Story About Thanksgiving Philippians 2:3-5 "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" by Jeff Lawhead "Leisure" by W.H. Davies Winnie the Pooh, chapter 3 Riddle & Doxology /episode/index/show/goodway/id/25155771

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