Thinking Class

John Gillam

Thinking Class is a weekly long-form interview podcast exploring the cultural, historical, and civilisational forces shaping England, Britain, and the Western world.Hosted by John Gillam, the show brings together historians, philosophers, theologians, economists, and public intellectuals for conversations that go beyond the news cycle by examining the deep roots of the West's present predicament and asking what genuine recovery might require.Guests have included David Starkey, Lord Jonathan Sumption, Lord Nigel Biggar, Robert Tombs, Peter Hitchens, Lionel Shriver, Roy Baumeister, Kathleen Stock, Carl Trueman, and many others.If you value serious conversation about Britain, the West, and the forces...

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Thinking Class

Episodes (139)

Thursday #140 - Stephen Blackwood - The Man Who Built A University Because The West Forgot What Education Is For
Thu Aug 6th #139 - Tom Ough & Calum Drysdale - How Britain Forgot How To Build And Why The Consequences Are Coming
Jul 30th #138 - Ricardo Duchesne - The Greatness And Ruin Of Western Civilisation

Thinking Class

Aug 13, 2026
1 hours
43 MB

Stephen Blackwood is President and Founder of Ralston College in Savannah, Georgia. The Chancellor is Dr Iain McGilchrist. He co-founded Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) with Jordan Peterson, John Anderson and many more. This episode is supported by Aquinas Tuition, which provides bespoke academic tutoring for children who deserve to be stretched, not managed. In this conversation, we think out loud about: — What Blackwood saw inside the Western university system at its highest level that made him believe the existing institutions could not be saved — How Boethius took the seeds of civilisation and c...

Thinking Class

#140 - Stephen Blackwood - The Man Who Built A University Because The West Forgot What Education Is For

John Gillam

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