Education Is Changing. We Started a Podcast About It.

Introducing Raising Culture Makers—a new podcast at the intersection of classical education, Christian parenting, and the future of learning.

At Innovate Academy, some of the most important conversations don’t happen in a classroom. They happen around tables, between parents, or in quiet moments when a question surfaces and won’t go away:

Is this kind of education actually forming my child?

This spring, Innovate Academy is bringing those conversations into a new space.

We are launching our first podcast, Raising Culture Makers—a series designed for parents, educators, and leaders who are thinking more deeply about education, faith, and the kind of future we are preparing our children to enter.

Why a Podcast—and Why Now

Over the past several years, education has become one of the most actively reconsidered areas of American life.

Families are exploring new models. States are expanding educational freedom. Publications like The Wall Street Journal have documented the rise of classical education, while new approaches—from hybrid schools to innovation-driven models—are reshaping expectations around what school can be.

But beneath these changes is something more fundamental.

Parents are asking better questions.

Not just:
Is my child succeeding?

But:
Who is my child becoming?

Raising Culture Makers was created for that question.

The First Conversation: Passing the Torch

We are pleased to launch this podcast with an opening conversation between pastor and mentor Adler Roberts and classical scholar Dr. Louis Markos, who spoke at our first Gala in March and whose work has long explored the relationship between faith, literature, and culture.

Drawing from his latest book Passing the Torch, the episode reflects on a theme that feels increasingly urgent: the responsibility of one generation to hand down wisdom, truth, and vision to the next.

It is a conversation about education—but also about legacy.

What do we pass on? What do we recover? And what do we risk losing if we don’t?

A Podcast That Lives Inside the School

What makes Raising Culture Makers different is that it is not simply about education.

It is part of it.

This fall, Grade 9 scholars will begin to engage in real-world learning through iLAB, the school’s multi-year design-thinking framework created to graduate culture makers (along with two years of college already completed!). As scholars begin to identify their God-given cognitive wiring, strengths, and interests, they are invited into meaningful work—work that reflects how ideas move beyond the classroom.

For some, that includes podcasting.

Behind the scenes, scholars have the opportunity to observe and contribute to the process: researching topics, preparing questions, assisting with production, and learning how to reach an audience through conversation.

“They begin to see how ideas take shape in the real world,” says Founder, Monica Guaglione. “Not just how to learn—but how to communicate, create, and contribute.”

In a media-driven culture, those skills matter.

And more importantly, so does the ability to use them well.

Forming More Than Opinions

The goal of the podcast is not simply to provide information but to form a perspective.

Each episode explores themes that sit at the intersection of education, parenting, and culture:
how children learn, how they develop a sense of purpose, how faith shapes formation, and how families can navigate a rapidly changing educational landscape with clarity and conviction.

Because while methods may change, the deeper questions remain.

What is worth knowing? What is worth loving? What is worth building?

Join the Conversation

Raising Culture Makers is now launching on major podcast platforms.

Whether you are a parent exploring new educational paths, an educator thinking differently about your craft, or simply someone who cares about the next generation, this podcast is an invitation.

Not just to listen.

But to think more deeply about what it means to raise children who are prepared—not only to succeed—but to shape the world they inherit.

Because we’re not just raising scholars. We’re raising Culture Makers.