{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F7631f641-6b10-4748-85da-26fa716644a4","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"DR. BEN MERKLE | A Truly Higher Education\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/7631f641-6b10-4748-85da-26fa716644a4\"></iframe>","title":"DR. BEN MERKLE | A Truly Higher Education","description":"Dr. Ben Merkle is the President of New St. Andrews College in Moscow, Idaho.\nIf we\u2019re going to fight the culture war at the highest level, we need higher education.\nFollowing decades of the Marxist \u201cLong March Through the Institutions,\u201d America has an uphill battle to reclaim our colleges and universities.\nBut in Idaho a small school named New St. Andrews (NSA) is leading the charge against our broken higher education system. And the leader of New St. Andrews is Dr. Ben Merkle.\nNSA\u2019s website reads, \u201cGraduating leaders who shape culture living faithfully under the Lordship of Jesus Christ.\u201d As you'll hear, everything New St. Andrews does is in service of this simple mission, which has taken shape under Ben's leadership. And not a moment too soon.\nIn our conversation we discussed:\nThe origins of New St. Andrews in the vision of Pastor Doug Wilson\n\"The COVID Moment\u201d\nBen\u2019s path to leadership\nThe NSA curriculum and mode of student life\nThe Biden loan forgiveness program\nPostmillennialism and institutions\nWhy Women should go to college\nBen\u2019s vision for the future of NSA\nWATCH THIS VIDEO AND CLIPS ON YOUTUBE\nhttps://youtu.be/5Z4Mdq9EiBchttps://www.youtube.com/c/TheRenaissanceOfMen\nMENTIONED IN THIS PODCAST\n\"Big Ed\" AdThe Lost Tools of Learning\"Eve In Exile\" Book and Documentary\nREWIRE THE WEST + CULTISH + REFORMCON\nRewire the West PlaylistCultish - Episode 1ReformCon.org\nSPONSOR: The Renaissance of Men Coaching and Group\nIf you feel a call unheeded in your life, I understand. I was once the same. I would have waited forever for life to come to me, but instead I made the choice to live.\nI made that choice in the company of men.\nI'm starting a new online men's group, \"The Forum.\" And I have spaces opening in my Men's Renaissance coaching program.\nTHERE IS MORE IN YOU.\nEmail info@renofmen.com to find out what\nTHE RENAISSANCE OF MEN\nhttps://www.renofmen.com https://www.instagram.com/renofmen/ https://twitter.com/renofmen\n\u00a0","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/444e3c4e-42c0-43aa-ba7a-3140057bec19/merkle-ig-cover.jpg"}