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Kathleen O'Toole & James Hankins: The Golden Thread & Teaching the Western Tradition

From Hillsdale College K-12 Classical Education Podcast · Hosted by Scot Bertram

2026-02-16·3421

Episode summary

In this episode of Hillsdale College K-12 Classical Education Podcast: Kathleen O’Toole, associate vice president for K-12 Education at Hillsdale College, is joined by James Hankins to discuss the first volume of his co-authored series of textbooks, The Golden Thread: A History of the Western Tradition, and the importance of classical education. James Hankins is a visiting professor of humanities at the Hamilton School for Classical and Civic Education at the University of Florida. Learn more: See omnystudio.

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Kathleen O’Toole, associate vice president for K-12 Education at Hillsdale College, is joined by James Hankins to discuss the first volume of his co-authored series of textbooks, The Golden Thread: A History of the Western Tradition, and the importance of classical education. James Hankins is a visiting professor of humanities at the Hamilton School for Classical and Civic Education at the University of Florida. Learn more: https://k12.hillsdale.edu/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.