A podcast about classical language and culture, the teaching of classical language and culture, and the challenges faced by those who endeavor to bring the ancient world to the 21st-century classroom.
Clint Hagen shares his experience teaching Latin in Texas, discussing the NJCL Latin League, and offering strategies for teaching Roman history to beginning Latin students in this interview.
20 May 2025
40. Eric Adler
About what classicists think, the hypocrisy of English-only "decolonization," and how a nineteenth-century debate can offer strategies for saving the humanities today.
Eric Adler (https://classics.umd.edu/directory/eric-adler) is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Classics at the University of Maryland. He received a B.A. from Connecticut College, an M.A. from the State University of New York at Buffalo, and a Ph.D. from Duke University. His research interests include Roman historiography, Latin prose, the history of classical scholarship, and the history of the humanities. He is the author of the books Valorizing the Barbarians: Enemy Speeches in Roman Historiography (https://utpress.utexas.edu/9780292744035/) (2011), Classics, the Culture Wars, and Beyond (https://press.umich.edu/Books/C/Classics-the-Culture-Wars-and-Beyond) (2016), and The Battle of the Classics: How a Nineteenth-Century Debate Can Save the Humanities Today (https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-battle-of-the-classics-9780197518786?cc=us&lang=en&) (2020).
Recorded in May of 2025.
Quintilian (https://www.ryansellers.org/quintilian-podcast) is supported by a Bridge Initiative Grant from the Committee for the Promotion of Latin and Greek, a division of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South (https://www.camws.org/).
Music: "Echo Canyon Instrumental" by Clive Romney (https://pixabay.com/users/cliveromney-19795802/)
(https://pixabay.com/users/cliveromney-19795802/)
Comments or questions about this podcast may be directed to ryangsellers@gmail.com. Thanks for listening! If you're enjoying Quintilian (https://www.ryansellers.org/quintilian-podcast), please leave us a rating and/or a review on your favorite podcast distribution platform.
19 Apr 2025
39. Patrick Yaggy
About Statius, the American Classical League Mentoring Program, and upcoming revisions to the Advanced Placement Latin curriculum.
Patrick Yaggy (https://www.yaggyslatin.com/)’s career in education began 25 years ago. Teaching first in Georgia and then later in Arizona, he is well-known within the Latin-teaching community for both his excellence in the classroom and his generous contributions to the profession. He has served as a Board Member of the North American Cambridge Classics Project (https://cambridgelatin.org/) and as the inaugural Chair of the American Classical League Mentoring Program (https://www.aclclassics.org/Mentoring), he has authored a textbook on the Thebaid (https://www.bolchazy.com/The-Thebaid-of-Statius-The-Women-of-Lemnos-P3791) of Statius, he has developed resources to complement the teaching of Caesar and Vergil, and he has created hundreds of instructional videos on YouTube. In the spring of 2024, Patrick accepted a position at the College Board, where he now serves as the Director of Assessment for Advanced Placement Latin and World Languages.
Recorded in April of 2025.
Quintilian (https://www.ryansellers.org/quintilian-podcast) is supported by a Bridge Initiative Grant from the Committee for the Promotion of Latin and Greek, a division of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South (https://www.camws.org/).
Music: "Echo Canyon Instrumental" by Clive Romney (https://pixabay.com/users/cliveromney-19795802/)
(https://pixabay.com/users/cliveromney-19795802/)
Comments or questions about this podcast may be directed to ryangsellers@gmail.com. Thanks for listening! If you're enjoying Quintilian (https://www.ryansellers.org/quintilian-podcast), please leave us a rating and/or a review on your favorite podcast distribution platform.
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
13 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
12 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 32 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
Quality
45
Social presence
0
YouTube
0
Engagement
51
Contact Quintilian: The Latin Teacher Podcast
Guest appearances
Books guests
Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.
Host of Quintilian: The Latin Teacher Podcast?
Claim your podcast to manage its listing and keep your show details accurate.
Pod Engine is an independent podcast discovery and analytics service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by this podcast. Artwork and show content belong to their owners. Full legal notice.
Explore this show Podcast research with Pod Engine
