67. The Power of Reading in a Post-Literate World

About this episode

Difff and James discuss the decline of reading and its importance in a post-literate world.

Why should we read? In this episode, Difff and James discuss the startling statistics on the decline of reading across the West, as well as the power that developing our reading capacity can hold. Please consider becoming a founding donor for St John Henry Newman College, a new independent classical school in South Brisbane. Music: 'Inspiring Dreams' by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon Creative Commons CC BY 4.0

People in this episode

Hosts: Difff, James

Topics covered

• reading
• literacy
• education
• statistics
• classical school

Keywords

• reading
• literacy decline
• education
• St John Henry Newman College
• classical education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: St John Henry Newman College, Keys of Moon

Books & works: Inspiring Dreams

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