11 Best Liberal Arts Podcasts

1. The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour

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The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour is a one-hour, weekly radio show/podcast advancing the efforts of Hillsdale College in radiating its knowledge and teaching to the world outside of campus. Listeners will hear the arguments and debates that make up the liberal arts education and will experience the learning and teaching that happens on campus. Hosted by Scot Bertram.MORE Producer/Network Hillsdale Podcast Network
Email ****@hillsdale.edu
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 553Facebook 965Twitter 1.9KInstagram 73K Avg Length 47 min Format Long form Since Jan 2019 Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Magnus Podcast: Conversations from the Catacombs of Liberal Education

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Welcome to Magnus Podcast - a production of the Albertus Magnus Institute, Inc. Imagine an academy deeply rooted and committed to the classical liberal arts, stocked to the brim with well-known, world-class faculty, and universally accessible. Now imagine it being completely affordable, even free.  This was the vision of St. Albert the Great, father of classical education: an education that is at once freeing and free.
A true and human liberation has always been the promise of an education in the liberal arts...MORE Producer/Network Albertus Magnus Institute, Inc.
Email ****@magnusinstitute.org
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 72 Avg Length 75 min Format Long form Since Aug 2019 Get Email Contact

3. RockneCAST

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The RockneCast is a Christian podcast dedicated to sparking wonder and inspiring flourishing lives through the application of timeless wisdom, rooted in Christian faith and enriched by insight from all faiths. With a focus on nurturing mind, body, and spirit, we explore spirituality, habits, philosophy, and the lives of great men and women in history who exemplify these principles, while candidly sharing our mistakes, wounds, and healing. We inspire listeners to unlock a life of purpose, virtue, and holistic growth.MORE Host Rockne Cole
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 10Twitter 559 Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Since Apr 2020 Get Email Contact

4. Liberal Learning for Life @ UD

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Liberal Learning for Life @ the University of Dallas features compelling, pithy, and rich conversations with UD friends and faculty.
Email ****@udallas.edu
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Facebook 22.4KTwitter 6.4KInstagram 11.6K Avg Length 47 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

5. The After Dinner Scholar

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Weekly conversations about the Liberal Arts and The Great Books with Wyoming Catholic College professors, board members,and guests.
Producer/Network Wyoming Catholic College
Email ****@wyomingcatholiccollege.com
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 75Facebook 7.1KTwitter 1.5KInstagram 3.5K Avg Length 21 min Format Medium form Since Sep 2019 Get Email Contact

6. Learning for Life @ Gustavus

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History professor Greg Kaster explores the intersections of liberal arts learning, current events, and real-world problem solving from the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College in Saint Peter, Minn. From conversations with cancer and climate change researchers to behind-the-scenes glimpses into higher ed decision-making, Kaster's short, engaging interviews introduce listeners to the people behind the ideas.MORE Producer/Network Gustavus Adolphus College
Email ****@gustavus.edu
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 20Facebook 21.8KTwitter 7.3KInstagram 11.6K Avg Length 65 min Format Long form Since May 2020 Get Email Contact

7. Liberal Arts the Podcast

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Nichole and Drew invite guests who have studied the liberal arts to revisit written work, such as essays and lab reports, which they completed while in college. After having read excerpts of their work, guests provide a bit of commentary, and, then, Nichole and Drew add their two cents. The emphasis is on questionable and hard to defend conclusions, silly subject matters, and funnily constructed sentences, though, as always, the hosts are hoping, as well, to learn something new!MORE Producer/Network Nichole Almanzar and Drew Cunningham
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2 Avg Length 73 min Format Long form Since Oct 2020 Get Email Contact

8. Conversations Beneath the Cupola podcast

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Conversations Beneath the Cupola is a podcast where we underscore the great work of Gettysburg College's students, faculty, and alumni today and since our founding in 1832, while bringing attention to the impact and value of a liberal arts education in the 21st century.MORE Producer/Network President Robert Iuliano
Email ****@gettysburg.edu
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 21Facebook 29.8KTwitter 12.9KInstagram 23.4K Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Since Oct 2019 Get Email Contact

9. AU Liberal Arts

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The College of Liberal Arts is one of the largest colleges on Auburn's campus with twelve departments, one school, 3,900 students and 400 faculty and staff. We offer 38 undergraduate majors, 33 minors, 19 graduate programs and 6 professional certificates. Our curriculum offers a diverse range of subjects encompassing four areas: social sciences, communications, humanities and fine arts. Our graduates hold a strong record of industry employment and/or acceptance into graduate schools and training programs, both here and abroad.MORE Producer/Network AU Liberal Arts
Email ****@auburn.edu
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 1Facebook 11.2KTwitter 2.2KInstagram 6.7K Avg Length 21 min Format Medium form Since Mar 2013 Get Email Contact

10. The Liberating Arts

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Our conversations aim to enable colleges and universities across the country to learn from one another in addressing today's challenges and opportunities, and they will encourage these institutions to draw on the rich heritage of the liberal arts tradition, while acknowledging its historical limitations, in shaping their responses.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
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Facebook 71Twitter 872 Avg Length 53 min Format Long form Since Oct 2020 Get Email Contact

11. The Liberal Arts Radio Hour

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The Liberal Arts Radio Hour is a weekly exploration into the role of the liberal arts in today's increasingly uncertain and undoubtedly complex world.
Producer/Network Paul B. Tucker
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Avg Length 14 min Format Short form Since Jan 2021 Get Email Contact