{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5a8c9aee7780d3580eaacdc2/66645398db997d00123b3e71?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Who Makes the Better Student: the Nerd or the Jock?","description":"<p><em>The Commons,</em>&nbsp;hosted by Dr. Brian Phillips, contemplates the lives and times of people worth imitating, and the ideas they offer us.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, Brian chats with our man Matt Bianco&nbsp;about which student is more complete: the jock or the nerd. Discussion centers on the role of music, gymnastics, and play in a classical education, with a hearty helping of Plato along the way.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>As always, press the arrow above to listen or subscribe to the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network via iTunes&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/circe-audio-library/id577192220?mt=2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>here</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;or on Stitcher&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/circe-institute-podcast-network\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>here.&nbsp;</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p>***</p><p>This episode of the CiRCE Institute Podcast Network is brought to you by&nbsp;The Classic Learning Test, a liberal-arts-based alternative to the SAT and ACT. Learn more at&nbsp;<a href=\"http://cltexam.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">CLTEXAM.COM.&nbsp;</a></p>","author_name":"CiRCE Institute Podcast Network"}