Allison Ellis & Martin Cothran on The Classical Commons Podcast
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In this episode of The Classical Commons Podcast, Allison Ellis of Mount Titano Media sits down with Martin Cothran of Memoria Press to explore how language, virtue, and education intertwine in the making of a free people.
Drawing from Finding Our Words: Words That Made America, they discuss how the study of rhetoric—long central to a classical education—forms not just persuasive speakers, but wise and courageous citizens.
Together, they reflect on:
- 📖 How homeschooling and publishing helped revive classical education
- 🏫 Why rhetoric and public speech remain essential to forming good citizens
- 🇺🇸 The enduring relevance of John Quincy Adams’s 1837 Independence Day oration
- ⚖️ How the U.S. Constitution unites classical wisdom with Judeo-Christian heritage
This is more than a conversation about history—it’s a reminder that to preserve freedom, we must first learn to speak well and speak truthfully.
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📚 About Finding Our Words
Finding Our Words: Words That Made America is a beautifully curated collection of speeches that shaped the American mind and moral imagination. Edited by Allison Ellis and published by Mount Titano Media, it invites readers to rediscover the eloquence, conviction, and clarity that once defined our civic life.
