Cracks in Postmodernity: Recent Episodes
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Subverting subversiveness through pretentious and ironic cultural commentary that gives precedence to aesthetics and ontology over ethics and politics.
Jacob Williams joins the pod to discuss his conversion to Islam, the differences between Islam & Christianity, and the specter of an Islamic postliberalism.
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In this episode of the Viral Cure: Making sense of internet discourse series, Stephen joins Research Associate at Aspen Philosophy & Society Mana Afsari, who has written several compelling essays about gender, politics, and internet discourse. We discuss:
- the ways that internet forums influence discourse on gender identity
- how current US political figures are shaping men's sense of identity and social function
- Mana's tools for moving past reactive discourse on the internet, engaging with the stories we read more critically, and recognizing the human element hidden within ideological platitudes
Thanks to Interintellect for hosting our salon! https://interintellect.com/
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In this episode of the Viral Cure: Making sense of internet discourse series, Stephen joins journalist Ross Barkan, who responds to both national and local political issues with a balanced, nuanced take. We discuss:
- how Ross attempts to respond intelligently, rather than to react emotionally, to his political opponents
- tactics for speaking and writing candidly about both the strengths and weaknesses of one's own political positions
- the value of becoming informed on and engaged in local political initiatives
Thanks to Interintellect for hosting our salon! https://interintellect.com/
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In this episode of the Viral Cure: Making sense of internet discourse series, Stephen G. Adubato, joins &Campaign founder Justin E. Giboney, whose work focuses on giving people to tools to have tough conversations about divisive issues. We discuss:
- how Justin works to bring people together from across the ideological spectrum
- tools for engaging in challenging conversations with people we disagree with
- the importance of cultivating critical thinking and dialogue skills in a polarized public square
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In this episode of the Viral Cure: Making sense of internet discourse series, Stephen G. Adubato, joins Wisdom of Crowd’s Executive Editor Santiago Ramos to discuss:
- how partisan and ideological commitments shape the way discourse unfolds on the internet
- how Santiago checks his own biases and engages seriously and openly with a variety of POVs
- tactics for developing solid media consumption habits and avoiding getting lost in the pettiness
- suggestions for avoiding knee- jerk reactions and engaging intelligently with people whose ideas we don’t fully agree with.
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Larry Chapp joins the pod to discuss Dorothy Day, life at the Catholic Worker, Pope Leo XVI, and US politics.
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Ayishat Akanbi joins the pod to discuss cancelling her book deal, the errors of therapeuticism, the insanity of ideologues, and keeping it real in an artificial world.
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Gloria Purvis joins the pod to discuss Carmelite spirituality, the legacy of Black Americans in the Catholic Church, and Church politics.
Read our first interview in America https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2020/09/23/gloria-purvis-interview-racism-pro-life-politics-devil
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David Dudrick joins the pod to discuss Nietzsche, Foucault, Catholicism and cultural theory.
Read David's essay on Foucault https://www.compactmag.com/article/why-foucault-couldnt-kill-sexuality/
Read Stephen's article on Nietzsche https://www.newsweek.com/our-culture-war-two-sides-same-nietzschean-coin-opinion-1792783
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Ross Barkan joins the pod to discuss 9/11 memes, life in the Outer Boroughs, Jane Jacobs vs. Robert Moses, the unironic pursuit of greatness, and his novel Glass Century.
Read Stephen's review of Glass Century in COMPACT https://www.compactmag.com/article/a-new-york-epic-for-our-time/
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After long await, Musa al-Gharbi joins to pod to talk about wokeness, anti-wokeness, virtue signaling, campus protests, elite capture, and grassroots organizing.
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Pieter Valk and I interview each other about the pieces we cross published on each other's Substacks.
Check out Pieter's piece 'From Pray-the-Gay-Away to Pansexual Pragmatism': https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/p/from-pray-the-gay-away-to-pansexual
And my piece 'From Drag to Dimes Square: The Return of the Homofascist': https://pieterlvalk.substack.com/cp/160499684
Pieter Valk is a speaker and author, the director of Equip, a cofounder of the Nashville Family of Brothers, an aspiring deacon in the ACNA, and a licensed professional counselor. Learn more at pieterLvalk.com and or on socials @pieterLvalk.
Emmett Rensin joins the pod to discuss his brilliant book The Complications: Going Insane in America, as well as mental illness, faith, and politics.
Follow his work here: https://emmettrensin.com/
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In this third episode of the Searching for the Self in an Age of Simulation series, Stephen G. Adubato, host of Cracks in Postmodernity, joins philosopher John Milbank, author Shadi Hamid, and theologian William T. Cavanaugh, to discuss faith and globalization.
How does globalization impact religious belief and practice? As the world becomes increasingly interconnected, believers face new opportunities to share their faith and new challenges in maintaining their local religious communities. Stephen G. Adubato joins John Milbank, Shadi Hamid, and William T. Cavanaugh for a compelling discussion on the dynamic interplay between faith and globalization.
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Our token parents Emilia and Joe answer your questions about parenthood, marriage, and vocations.
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Read Joe's essay on the manosphere https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/p/dont-call-me-daddy-manosphere-influencers
and Emilia's on tradwives https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/p/the-unironic-tradwife
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After his talk at the New York Encounter, James Davison Hunter and I talked about localism, the role of religious communities, the expansion of mass media, and the future of US politics.
Listen to his talk at the NYE here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2KnSDLeiIE
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Historian of Psychoanalysis Eli Zaretsky joins the pod to discuss the Freudian Left, Lasch, and the future of identity politics under the Trump admin.
Check out Eli's essay in Cracks in PoMo: https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/p/americas-populist-upheaval?utm_source=publication-search
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Thanks to the exponential growth of mass media over the last few decades, we find ourselves bombarded with information that is presented to us through a variety of framings.
Whose narrative is most accurate? Which sources, if any, can we trust? Join Stephen G. Adubato and Geoff Shullenberger for a discussion on how mass media shapes the way we take in information.
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In this second episode of the Searching for the Self in an Age of Simulation series, Stephen G. Adubato, host of Cracks in Postmodernity, joins Abigail Favale, professor at the McGrath Institute for Church Life, and Katherine Dee, internet subculture chronicler, to discuss the body positivity movement.
What lies beneath the surface of the Body Positivity movement? How do societal standards shape our perceptions of beauty, and why are eating disorders so prevalent? Join Abigail Favale and Katherine Dee for an in-depth discussion on the origins and impact of eating disorders and the cultural forces that define beauty.
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In this fourth episode of the Searching for the Self in an Age of Simulation series, Stephen G. Adubato, host of Cracks in Postmodernity, joins Katherine Dee, internet subculture chronicler, Esmé Partridge, writer and consultant working at the intersection of religion, philosophy and politics, to discuss spirituality in the digital world.
How are TikTok reels and social media content sparking a postmodern religious revival? What impact are these digital spiritual practices having on their followers? Join Katherine Dee and Esmé Partridge for a fascinating discussion on the rise of New Age spirituality in the digital age and its effects on modern souls.
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In this first episode of the Searching for the Self in an Age of Simulation series, Stephen G. Adubato, host of Cracks in Postmodernity, joins theologian Tara Isabella Burton and diviner David Odyssey, to discuss the cult of celebrity.
What fuels the magnetic allure of modern celebrities? How do figures like Taylor Swift and Beyoncé command such fervent, almost religious, devotion from their fans? Join this salon discussion with Tara Isabella Burton, David Odyssey, and Stephen G. Adubato, as they delve into the psychology and sociology behind today’s fandoms and celebrity obsessions.
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Christopher Damian joins the pod to discuss why we're afraid of allowing space for complexity and nuance in public discourse, and how to engage with people you disagree with.
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Our parcero Juan David Rojas joins the pod to discuss Latin@s for Trump and Latin American cultural politics including Cuban neocons, the Evangelical take over, and other chismes.
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Gordon Glasgow joins the pod to discuss his 12 Questions series and the state of the literary scene.
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Matt McManus joins the pod to discuss his article for us on left- and right-wing critiques of (post)modernity.
Read his article here: https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/p/rightleft-wing-critiques-of-postmodernity
And look out for his book coming out this month.
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Professor of Pan-African Studies, founder of BLM grassroots, and Brother Cornel West's running mate Dr. Melina Abdullah joins the pod to talk about their campaign.
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Universities are cutting funding for humanities programs. Admission to doctoral programs is increasingly competitive. The prospect of obtaining a tenure track teaching position is becoming nearly impossible as departments depend on the underpaid labor of adjuncts. On top of all this, the overt corporatization and bureaucratization, and subsequent weakening of standards and politicization, of universities has diminished the former prestige that academia held in the public's eye.What is academia good for? Is it even worth pursuing an academic career anymore?Join cracks in postmodernity for a discussion on the future of higher education featuring K.C. Johnson, Hamilton Craig, Jonah Howell, and Stephen G. Adubato.
Hosted on 9/19 at KGB Bar.Follow cracks in pomo on Substack and IG:https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/https://www.instagram.com/cracksinpomo/
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Emmaleau Russo joins the pod to discuss her novel Vivienne, surrealism, cigarettes, Freud, grandparents, getting cancelled, and whether an artist's actions can contaminate their art.
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Joe Enabnit comes back to the pod to discuss the joys of fatherhood, the errors of manosphere influencers, and why you (esp. you Christians) should lift...(and possibly be hot).
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Anna Gat of Interintellect joins the pod to discuss Fellini's La Dolce Vita and Debord's The Society of the Spectacle.
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Alex Blum joins the pod to discuss his essay in the zine about the gentrification of the UFC and his philosophy of MMABuy a copy of the zine so you can read Alex's essay https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/p/order-the-zine-while-you-still-can
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Carlos Eire, author of 'They Flew: A History of the Impossible,' joins the pod to discuss levitating saints, post-postmodern spirituality, and why he has hope for the future.
Read Stephen's review: https://www.realclearbooks.com/articles/2024/05/10/the_impossible_is_indeed_possible_1030642.html
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Cracks in PoMo contributor AJ Fezza joins me for a walk around Newark's Ironbound neighborhood, as we discuss our shared plight of being assimilated suburban ethnics, as well as Tae Kwon Do, bullies, Italian stuff, and New Jersey life.
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Stella Tsantekidou joins the pod to discuss the future of feminism, #MeToo, the self-seriousness of the media, and Mediterranean vs. Anglo-American cultural differences.
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Benjamin Herold joins the pod to discuss his latest book Disillusioned: Five Families and the Unraveling of America's Suburbs.
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Brennan Vickery returns to the pod to discuss some of his latest Cracks in PoMo articles on Mo'Nique, Matt Rife, the gays and Satan, the state of R&B, and life in Brooklyn.
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Journalist Ray Suarez joins the pod to discuss immigration, ethnic identity, assimilation, old neighborhoods, and his new book We Are Home: Becoming American in the 21st Century-An Oral History.
Read an excerpt of the book on the Cracks in PoMo Substack
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Andrew Boryga joins me at Black Forest in Downtown Brooklyn to discuss his debut novel Victim.
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Edwin DeJesus joins the pod to discuss local politics, building neighborhoods with deep roots, third party votes, and why he think Dr. Cornel West's campaign has the capacity to unite the left, right, and everyone in between.
Check out:Brennan's Cracks in PoMo piece on West: https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/p/the-lesser-of-what-evilStephen's Newsweek piece on West and conservative voters: https://www.newsweek.com/conservative-case-cornel-west-opinion-1843557and the West campaign website: https://www.cornelwest2024.com/
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Nathan Allebach joins the pod to discuss suburbia, gentrification, strong towns, third places, hipster coffee shops, the absurdity of advertising.
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Recording of Holy Lit! A discussion with Tara Isabella Burton, Jordan Castro, and Matthew P. Binder on the novel as an antidote to our disenchanted age. Hosted at the Catholic Worker Maryhouse. Sponsored by Hestia Tobacco and Masa Chips.Links to buy a copy of their books:
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A. Natasha Joukovsky comes on the pod to discuss her debut novel The Portrait of a Mirror, Rene Girard, Wilde, the Novitate Conference, contemporary moralism, narcissism, life working a full time job while writing novels, and more.
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Lexi Freiman joins the pod to discuss her latest novel The Book of Ayn, the overlap between Nietzsche and Sufism, a theology of poop, the agency of women, and not rushing to fill the existential void.
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Patrick Deneen joins the pod to discuss liberalism's failures, the emergence of the postliberal horseshoe after the latest "regime change," the possibility of a right-left coalition, and building strong local cultures.
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Abbot Nikodemus Schnabel, a Benedictine monk living in the Holy Land, tells us about his experience of living in the midst of the conflict between Israel and Palestine, and about his hope for peace.
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Recording of my presentation of Pasolini's The Gospel According to Matthew at Our Lady of Pompeii parish in NYC last spring.
Read my review of the film at the American Spectator https://spectator.org/the-case-for-watching-pasolinis-the-gospel-according-to-matthew-on-good-friday/
And my comments on Pasolini and consumerism at NYLON magazine https://www.nylon.com/life/bad-bunny-un-verano-sin-ti-one-year-anniversary
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American Solidarity Party 2024 presidential candidate Peter Sonski joins to the pod to discuss his campaign, ASP history, and the role of third parties in the US.
Check out his campaign site https://www.petersonski.com/ and Twitter @29sonski https://twitter.com/29sonski
Also check out our past interview with ASP rep. Albert Thompson on the pod and on the Substack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuUUU6lnSvk; https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/p/racism-distributism-and-third-party; https://www.patheos.com/blogs/cracksinpomo/2020/06/a-politics-of-the-person-going-beyond-the-duopoly-with-the-american-solidarity-party/
And our pieces on third party voting
https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2020/10/19/on-the-history-and-significance-of-third-parties-in-the-u-s/; https://www.ncronline.org/news/what-do-catholics-say-about-third-party-presidential-candidates
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Writer John Waters joins the pod to discuss music and spirituality, industry "conspiracies," the conservative case against colonialism, and whether there is any hope in the face of globohomo's expansion.
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Matthew Binder joins the pod to discuss his latest novel ‘Pure Cosmos Club,’ as well as the value of humor in literature, sincerity vs. absurdism, his writing routine, cults, and the presence of men in the women-dominated fiction game. Check out an excerpt from his book on the Substack.
Follow him on IG @matthew_p_binder and on Twitter @mbinder711
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You might also want to check out my interviews with other novelists like Sean Thor Conroe, Jordan Castro, Andre Aciman, and Junot Diaz.
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Steven Arena joins the pod to discuss seed oils, diets inspired by the Platonic forms, life in the Mediterranean, and more. Check out his brand Ancient Crunch and their seed oil free line of tortilla chips, MASA. Get 10% off your order with the promo code CRACKSINPOSTMODERNITY www.masachips.com/cracksinpostmodernityFollow @reallytanman @masa_chips and @ancientcrunch$upport CracksInPomo by clicking on this link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stephen-adubato/supportAnd follow CracksInPomo on Substack, Instagram, and Twitter.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stephen-adubato/support
Jonathan Culbreath joins the pod to discuss his recent First Things article on Andrew Tate, as well as other manosphere related topics, neopagan masculinity, and the value of fatherhood.
Follow Jonathan @maestrojmc and check out his article here: https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2023/07/the-pagan-asceticism-of-andrew-tate?fbclid=IwAR2GMO5luwurGq9Vb61hPjjRPwKO1wyG8Qw5792rKpRnSx1-rHFLTasB8sw
And check out my articles on Tate and Peterson, and look out for my upcoming essay in Hedgehog Review on bootstrapping and the manosphere.
https://spectator.org/theres-something-queer-about-andrew-tate/
https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/guest-voices/looking-advice-masculinity-try-st-joseph-rather-jordan-peterson
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Chloe Valdary joins the pod in Bed Stuy to discuss her innovative DEI program, Jung, cultural rootedness, and the power of music.
Follow Chloe @cvaldary, check out Theory of Enchantment here: https://theoryofenchantment.com/
and check out our interview on The Heart Speaks podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wzXVoHALE4
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Adam Stynchula (@wafers3d), Brennan Vickery (@brennanvickery), Nick Adubato, Matthew DiNicola (@mattiopattio), and Stephen G. Adubato discuss the first volume of cracks in pomo: the zine at the launch party on 7/28 at the Catholic Worker Maryhouse in the East Village. Performances by Eric Doce (@hamburger.helpless) and Hallowed (@hallowedbeats) [not included].
To order a copy of the cracks in pomo zine or to make a contribution, DM @cracksinpomo. $upport CracksInPomo by clicking on this link. And follow CracksInPomo on Substack, Instagram, and Twitter.
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After long await, Sean Thor Conroe joins the pod to discuss his debut novel Fuccboi, masculinity, Nietzsche, and much more.
You can pick up a copy of the novel here. And check out my review in City Journal here. Stay tuned for my long form essay on “bootstrapping” coming out in Hedgehog Review next Spring.
Follow Sean @seanthorconroe
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Repost of a ep I record with Rev. Alex Evangelista for the Hispanic Theological Theological Initiative's podcast on the religious implications of Bad Bunny's music.
https://www.htiopenplaza.org/content/exegeting-bad-bunny?fbclid=IwAR3NutFvRZj6jkqGHZ1ibBYiEci7ymo6gjbJX-epPB4kIaMYmLfrM9eG-AU
Follow HTI @htiprogram
See Alex's article here https://pres-outlook.org/2022/11/why-you-should-listen-to-bad-bunny/
and follow him #reva1ex
and check out my articles here
https://www.nylon.com/life/bad-bunny-un-verano-sin-ti-one-year-anniversary
https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=fda6515d9cf34af0JmltdHM9MTY2MjU5NTIwMCZpZ3VpZD0yODBiY2UyNS1hZjAzLTYwY2MtM2U5My1kZjk5YWU2NDYxMjQmaW5zaWQ9NTE4OA&ptn=3&hsh=3&fclid=280bce25-af03-60cc-3e93-df99ae646124&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYW1lcmljYW1hZ2F6aW5lLm9yZy9hcnRzLWN1bHR1cmUvMjAyMi8wOC8yNS9iYWQtYnVubnktc3Bpcml0dWFsaXR5LTI0MzYxNQ&ntb=1
https://thefederalist.com/2022/09/27/cross-dressing-pop-stars-such-as-bad-bunny-are-not-unique-theyre-corporate-pawns/
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/cracksinpomo/2020/03/1497/
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/cracksinpomo/2019/08/1019/
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Eric Doce aka @hamburger.helpless joins the pod to do a deep dive into Camille Paglia's magnum opus Sexual Personae, drawing out her Freudian themes. Subtopics include Eric's music (he's a harpist!), Mariah Carey, Spinoza, and commentary on the wildlife surrounding us on the Upper West Side.
Eric will be performing at the cracks in pomo: the zine launch on 7/28 at the Catholic Worker Maryhouse.
check out Eric's music page @hamburger.harpist and support his debut https://www.gofundme.com/f/nybased-alt-harpist-composer-complete-debut-lp?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_content=undefined&utm_medium=social&utm_source=instagram_story&utm_term=undefined
To order a copy of the cracks in pomo zine or to make a contribution, DM @cracksinpomo. $upport CracksInPomo by clicking on this link. And follow CracksInPomo on Substack, Instagram, and Twitter.
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Jacob Bauer of @philosophergames fame joins the pod to discuss why people need to study philosophy...or else.
Check out his YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/PhilosopherGames
and check out my NY Daily News article about why high schools students should be required to study philosophy https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-why-high-school-students-need-to-study-philosophy-20230402-74rqbzsqyvhbfkcssjcte7kg54-story.html
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Justin Giboney, founder of the &Campaign, joins the pod to discuss the culture wars, distributism, and racial politics.
Follow him @justinegiboney and the &Campaign @andcampaign, and check out the website https://andcampaign.org/
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Matthew J Donovan of the Neoliberal Hell podcast sits down with me at the Hungarian Pastry Shop to discuss his essay on our "ambient polity" and the effect of virtuality reality on our collective sociopolitical imagination...as well as some smoking hot takes on Matty Healy, Pride 2023, irony vs. sincerity, Oscar Wilde, the evils of DeSantis, and more. If you listen closely, you can hear the people next to us sipping their almond milk lattes and earnestly eavesdropping [with utter confusion] on our discussion. Follow Matt @matthewdonovan__ and Neoliberal Hell @neoliberalhellpodcast
And check out my article on Matty Healy and the Based/Cringe Paradigm: https://unherd.com/thepost/based-or-cringe-matty-healy-joins-the-meme-war/ To order a copy of the cracks in pomo zine or to make a contribution, DM @cracksinpomo. $upport CracksInPomo by clicking on this link. And follow CracksInPomo on Substack, Instagram, and Twitter.
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Jordan Castro joins the pod to discuss his novel The Novelist, poop, alt-literature, the death of the sacred, our humorless generation, swallowing the responsibility pill, and being Christ-pilled.
Follow him on IG @jordancastroofficual and @thenovelistbyjordancastro and on Twitter @jordan_castro2
and pick up a copy of The Novelist
And check out my commentary on alt-lit https://www.city-journal.org/article/reality-check
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Dankdeleuze joins the pod to discuss Pasolini's "Salo or 120 Days of Sodom."
Follow him @Dankdeleuze and check out his pod and writing workshop at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Truncata
And check out my writing on Pasolini in the American Spectator and NYLON: https://www.nylon.com/life/bad-bunny-un-verano-sin-ti-one-year-anniversary
https://spectator.org/the-case-for-watching-pasolinis-the-gospel-according-to-matthew-on-good-friday/
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Matt De Nicola, whose photos will be featured in the upcoming Cracks in PoMo zine, joins me to eat fries at Pommes Frites on MacDougal Street in the West Village to discuss photography, NYC wildlife, and other random stuff.
Follow him @mattiopattio, and look out for a copy of the zine
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Mother, author, pastor, entrepreneur, and my friend Thumbelina Newsome joins the pod to discuss suffering, hope, taking responsibility for oneself, parent-child relationships, and other topics she writes about in her new memoir Painful Gratitude.
Order a copy here: https://www.thumbelinanewsome.com/shop
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Jeremy Klemin joins the pod to discuss his recent article in the Atlantic about how to categorize Portuguese people, and set out to resolve questions like: are Italians Latino, are Brazilians Hispanic, should Portuguese people benefit from Affirmative Action, does assimilation ruin everything, and most importantly, should Rosalia win a Latin Grammy? (don't expect any answers, though). We also discuss the wondrous world of Brazilian music.
Follow Jeremy @JeremyKlemin
and check out his Atlantic article https://t.co/1iCcs7lgfT
check out my writing on Rick Caruso, Ethnic enclaves, Rosalia, Italian identity, and Brazilian Funk
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Kyle, one of the admins of the ineedgodineverymomentofmylife IG page, joins me for a live pod at Cafe Reggio in the Village to spill [coffee] on God, performativity theory, concerts as liturgy, the cult of celebrity, the Oscars, Chris Rock, Marianne Williamson, The View, Wendy Williams, and other hot topics.
Follow Kyle @ineedgodineverymomentofmylife and check out the store and pod at I NEED GOD (i-need-god.com)
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Junot Diaz drops by the pod to discuss his writing process, the immigrant experience, the African diaspora and the New World cosmology, masculinity, cancel culture, what's great about Jersey, and whether there's any hope left.
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Destiny Herndon De La Rosa joins the pod once again to analyze the situation since the overturning of Roe, feminine and masculine genius, and holy harlots. We also resolve to give each other's home states a chance.
Follow Destiny @DestinyHDLR
To support the New Wave Feminists' initiative in Juarez, Mexico, click here. And click here for more on NWF and Destiny's writings on saints.
Check out my writing on NWF, St. Agatha, and St. Teresa of Avila.
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The notorious Tara Isabella Burton joins the pod to discuss her book Strange Rites, in addition to Charles Taylor, TikTok Witches, Huysmans' Satanism, Dimes Square Catholicism, Neo-pagan sellouts, and Trad LARPers.
Check out her work here, and follow her on Twitter @NotoriousTIB
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Glenn Belverio joins the pod to talk about his public access program Glennda and Friends, his friendship with Camille Paglia, the successes and failures of the Sexual Revolution, the future of Gen Z, the changing landscape of Greenwich Village, and the NYC crime wave.
Follow him on Instagram @glennbelverio
And watch Glennda and Camille Do Downtown here.
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James KA Smith joins the pod to discuss the liturgical significance of everything from listening to music and going to the mall, to attending classes and going to the doctor. We also discuss the myth of secular "neutrality," the cult of celebrities, and whether or not we should burn the universities down and start from scratch (*we should not).
Check out his books Desiring the Kingdom, How to Inhabit Time, and many others here.
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River Page joins the pod to analyze the midterm elections. Hot takes include the ironic sincerity of Republicans, Trump's unbeatable comedic genius, AOC's Latinx Larping, Wendy Williams '24 (?), the Christian Walker+Chasten Buttigieg reality show, and other high level political commentary.
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Shadi Hamid joins the pod to discuss his new book The Problem of Democracy (which you ought to buy ASAP), whether democracy "works," whether things should even be expected to "work," and whether Americans can afford to be post-liberal...in addition to several hot takes on Jordan B. Peterson, Patrick Deneen, Houellebecq, the "decadence" of Islam, why I'm not Muslim (but sometimes wish I was), Sharia vs. Catholic social teaching, Ramy, and sufism.
Purchase The Problem of Democracy here
Read his article on Houellebecq and Anti-Liberalism and my article on Jordan Peterson
And follow Shadi on Twitter @shadihamid
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Urban Hannon joins the pod once again to discuss the different construals of same sex intimacy in Brideshead Revisited, Call Me By Your Name, and Love Simon.
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After long await, Urban Hannon joins the pod to breakdown his famous 2014 First Things Mag article, "Against Heterosexuality." Other topics include the Foucault, Freud, Raffalovich, Quentin Crisp, and the horseshoe theory of Catholicism and queer theory.
Read the article here Against Heterosexuality by Michael W. Hannon | Articles | First Things
And follow Urban at @hannonregular
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Rick joins the pod to discuss Rosalia's album MOTOMAMI and its themes of postmodern chaos, dualism, global homogenization, cultural appropriation, linguistic diversity, and more.
Check out Rick's video and his channel Cronicas Linguisticas.
And check out my review of MOTOMAMI in The Iffy https://www.the-iffy.com/rosalia.
We continue the discussion with Zach Langley Chi Chi on trends in pop music, including hot takes on Beyonce’s new album, Drake, Nicki Minaj, Gaga, Mariah, and Ariana...as well as a back and forth about the convergences and divergences between pagan libertinism and ecstatic asceticism, and the limits of love, violence, and morality.
Check out part 1 of our discussion, and also check out Zach’s I'M SO POPULAR podcast and follow him on Twitter @asukahomo.
Zach Langley Chi Chi joins the pod to discuss the cosmic symbolism of Drag, the drag of Drag Queen Story Hour, why Paglia enjoys drag shows more than Judith Butler, Japanese vs. American vs. Mediterranean male psyches, the REAL Mishima, the annihilation of masculinity under technocratic industrialism, thirst traps, virtue signaling, unironic influencers, and how Tik Tok demons are possessing us. Stay tuned for part 2.
Check out Zach’s I'M SO POPULAR podcast and follow him on Twitter @asukahomo.
Charles Camosy joins the pod to discuss the collapse of the 2 party system, cognitive dissonance, the breakdown of nuance, mass hysteria, third parties, Roe and other life issues, and if anyone actually has any "rights."
Check out his work here.
The author of Call Me By Your Name (and many other amazing books) joins the pod to discuss memory, desire, exile, happiness, and New York City.
Real live Jesuit Aric Serrano SJ joins the pod to recruit brave souls for the Society of Jesus...no jk. In this ep we talk about PapaRatzi (aka Pope Benedict/Cardinal Ratzinger)'s postmodern sensibility, the abyss, suffering, dark nights of the soul, Nietzsche, the death of God, Carmelites vs. Jesuits, and some hot takes on Endo's/Scorsese's Silence. Shockingly, I don't make any Jesuit jokes on this ep.
Check out his music on Spotify and follow him on IG @aricserranosj
Anti-vape activist (and journalist) Billy McMorris joins the pod to talk about the politics of cigarettes, the metaphysical woes of vaping, and other nic related topics.
Read his articles on smoking and other topics at The Spectator and follow him on Twitter @FBillMcMorris
[rerelease] In our inaugural episode, we take on the dizzying condition of the American university system. Special guests include my brother Nick, Camille Paglia, Patrick Deneen, and Christopher Lasch*.
Follow @cracksinpomo on IG for more subversive hot takes.
*Disclaimer: they weren't able to make it in person.
Carlo Lancellotti joins the pod to discuss Augusto Del Noce's hot takes on the sexual revolution, Rainbow Capitalism, the bourgeois cult of well-being, the eclipse of ontology, the cognitive dissonance of secular progressivism, Marxism, the moralism of Obergefell, and the legacies of Dorothy Day and Simone Weil.
Follow him on Twitter @_clancellotti and check out his translations of Del Noce
And check out my article on The Cognitive Dissonance of Rainbow Capitalism
Ryan Czerwonko joins the pod to discuss the careers of James Franco and James Dean, the role of spectacles in postmodern culture, and the Depp/Heard trial. Follow Ryan @ryanczerwonko and check out his project @adultfilm.nyc
David Odyssey joins the pod to discuss the spiritual significance of the #FreeBritney movement and Britney's role in the shift from the 90s girl power ideal to the post-Bush era libfem girlboss...as well as to analyze the careers of other artists including Taylor, Ariana, Christina, Mariah, Beyonce, and Rihanna.
Check out his work at davidodyseey.com and follow him @davidodyssey
Josh of Evil Thespian pod joins in to discuss Paglia’s No Law in the Arena, camp, drag, Gaga, and other hot topics.
Follow him @tragic_fruit
Pater Edmund Waldstein O.Cist. joins the pod to explain integralism and to discuss overlap between postlibs of the left and right, David Foster Wallace, restoring a monarchy, and lukewarm take on Russia-Ukraine.
Follow him on Twitter @sancrucensis Read his work on https://sancrucensis.wordpress.com/author/sancrucensis/ and https://thejosias.com/author/sancrucensis/
Nick returns to discuss The Secret History, Dark Academia, the Red Scare x Alex Jones hookup, Kanye, James Dean, and the Smiths.
Sam Rocha joins the pod to convince me that democratic socialism is a good idea...and that I need to grow up and stop being an idealist, in addition to discussing the shaky foundations of the "countercultural" posturing of postlibs, proletarian aesthetics, and the potential alliance between the socialist left and populist right.
Follow him on Twitter @samrochadotcom
Check out his substack
And listen to his podcast
Limpida joins to pod to talk about his experience of detransitioning and his thoughts on gender dysphoria, the Autism Spectrum, and Tumblr.
Follow him on Twitter @americandog1998
Round 3 in the trinity of episodes with Adam (aka Wafers), in which we discuss classic Nickelodeon shows and how their humor is different from Disney and Cartoon network, subliminal messaging in kids' shows, #mentalhealthawareness and millennials' fear of toxicity, surrealism and witchcraft.
Follow him @wafers3d
Check out his YouTube channel
The great Abigail Favale drops by the pod to discuss gender business, the highs and lows of having a female body, Amy Winehouse's neediness, Inventing Anna, and The White Lotus.
Check out her first book Into the Deep and her new book The Genesis of Gender.
Follow her on Twitter @favaleabs.
Read her articles on The Newest War on Women and on Ask Your Husband.
Default Friend joins the pod to talk about Tumblr, TikTok, atomization and assimilation in suburbia, transracialism, hyperlocalism, and thirst traps and the male gaze.
Joe Enabnit, founder of St. Michael's Barbell Club, joins the pod to discuss gym culture, Mishima, subsidiarity and owning a small business, what's wrong with millennials, and the feminization of men and the inversion of the male gaze.
Follow him @saintmichaelbarbell and check out the website here.
Adam (aka Wafers) of @tradwave returns to the pod to discuss Pasolini’s Salo and the Gospel According to Matthew, Kieslowski’s Dekalog 1, the Passion of the Christ, Luca Guadagino’s Suspiria, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and anime. Follow him @wafers3d
Check out his YouTube channel
The great John Milbank, founder of the Radical Orthodoxy movement, joins the pod to talk about poststructuralism in universities, the metaphysical follies of capitalism and socialism, and the classism of the transgender movement.
Jack the Perfume Nationalist joins the pod to discuss discovering Paglia, De Sade, Pasolini's Salo, Huysmans, and Houellebecq, amongst other cultural troublemakers.
Follow him on IG @paglianaroma and on Twitter @lotus__point
And listen to his pod at https://www.patreon.com/perfumenationalist
Adam of @tradwave and @jawbreakersva joins the pod to discuss the Peter Pan complex of millennial males, the need for escapism, the beauty of evil in art, and aesthetic tradcath stuff. Stay tuned for the second part.
Follow him on IG @wafers3d, @tradwave, and @jawbreakersva.
And watch his YouTube channels: Jawbreakers and Tradwave
Sean Domencic of Tradistae joins the pod to talk about distributist economics, subsidiarity, social justice trads, Dorothy Day, and what the mainstream media gets wrong about the Pope.
Follow him @tradtom and check out https://tradistae.com/ and @tradistae on Twitter
Artist extraordinaire Vitaly Lopez joins the pod to talk about the latest trends in Reggaeton and Dembow, cultural appropriation, duende, and cutting edge analyses of Rosalia, Rauw Alejandro, Bad Bunny, Tokischa, and El Alfa.
Follow @vi_taly1 and @vitalyart__, and check out her podcast @socialmente_hablando_
DC Schindler joins the pod to talk about the diabolical nature of modern freedom, millennials' fear of toxicity, Americans' inability to commit, the uprooting from culture and tradition, and the deceptive power of the secular State.
Check out his book here https://undpress.nd.edu/9780268102623/freedom-from-reality/
and check out my article on Pope Francis, Millennials, and Dogs https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2022/01/17/pope-francis-pets-and-the-growing-culture-of-narcissism/
@thesecondcomingisathand joins the pod to talk about the Netflix series Elite, the divide between elites and proletarians, and how Paglia, Houellebecq, poststructuralism are received differently in France vs. the US.
Part 2 with Marc Barnes, the founder of New Polity, joins the pod to talk about whether democracy is a joke, Kanye's Birthday Party ballot, Dorothy Day's anarchism, and other postliberal stuff.
Check out Marc's article on the Kanye Option https://newpolity.com/blog/the-catholic-vote
Marc Barnes, the founder of New Polity, joins the pod to talk about postliberal stuff. Check out part 2 next week...
Check out New Polity here: https://newpolity.com/
Journalist Armin Rosen joins the pod to talk about Rolling Loud, Playboi Carti, Zoomers, ugliness, and nihilism.
Follow him on Twitter @arminrosen and check out his article "Zoomers Like It Ugly” in the Tablet here: https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/arts-letters/articles/zoomers-armin-rosen
Albert Thompson, professor at Howard University and delegate of the American Solidarity Party, joins the pod to discuss racial equality and distributist economic theory.
Follow him on Twitter @IronProfessor
And check my interview with him on 3rd party politics https://www.patheos.com/blogs/cracksinpomo/2020/10/racial-justice-and-third-party-politics-an-interview-with-albert-thompson/
Freelance writer Kyle Turner joins the pod to discuss whether House of Gucci is camp or not, amongst other things.
Check out his essay on HoG and Camp in W Magazine https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/house-of-gucci-camp-essay
And follow him on IG @tylekurner
Artist extraordinaire Erin K. McAtee joins to pod to discuss the Warhol exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum. Listen to us as we address Warhol's encounter with John Paul 2, his celibacy, and the obnoxious elitist captions offered by the Brooklyn Museum.
Check out Erin's work @erin.k.mcatee
Read our interviews https://www.ncronline.org/news/media/artist-erin-mcatees-faith-journey-led-place-encounter?fbclid=IwAR0kpG1-T4iUlmBA36YB-lu9PYlG3PIhZdSP8GkXhm_1E8qDS4Sw5PmvlYY
https://edgeoffaithmagazine.com/2020/08/11/seeing-beauty-in-poverty-an-artists-gaze-into-the-human-experience/
Read my review of the exhibit at America Magazine https://www.americamagazine.org/arts-culture/2022/01/07/catholicism-art-postmodern-242158
The articles on Warhol's celibacy by Marc Barnes and Dawn Eden Goldstein https://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2012/10/andy-warhol-gay-and-catholic.html
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/feastofeden/2012/10/defining-deviancy-down-andy-warhol-refashioned-as-an-intentionally-celibate-catholic/
JP2's General Audience that Warhol attended https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/audiences/1980/documents/hf_jp-ii_aud_19800402.html
Producer and artist Dani Mendez joins the pod to discuss the state of R&B music and the conflict between building a career off of hype vs. artistry.
Follow her on IG @danimendezmusic
Bill Melone joins the pod to discuss suburbia, assimilation, and the erasure of ethnic identity.
Follow Bill on Twitter @BillMelone
Check out his article on cultural assimilation and Rachel Dolezal https://mereorthodoxy.com/cultural-assimilation/
Joseph Bottum joins the pod to discuss the puritanical roots of American culture, and how we will never be a secular country, no matter how hard we try.
Check out his book An Anxious Age: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/16449/an-anxious-age-by-joseph-bottum/
@brennanvickery dishes on what inspired him to start up @_theiffy_ magazine, why we're so deaf to nuance, whether women can be funny, and NYC hot spots.
Check out the iffy pod https://www.patreon.com/theiffy and DM brennan to get a copy of the mag
Dr. Michael P. Foley joins the pod to discuss the philosophical significance of smoking tobacco and weed.
Check out his article on smoking at First Things: https://www.firstthings.com/article/1997/04/tobacco-and-the-soul
and his books: https://michaelpfoley.info/my-writings
Music journalist GG Albuquerque joins the pod to talk about the history and cultural significance of Brazilian Funk and other afrodiasporic art forms.
Leticia Ochoa Adams and Destiny Herndon-De La Rosa join the pod to knock on social activists who take themselves too seriously, and to discuss how being lazy and watching Netflix are more important than fighting for human rights (which is also mildly important). Follow Destiny @destinynwf of @newwavefeminists and Leticia @leticiaoadams on IG
@bodylessorgans joins the pod to discuss Paglia's take on Madonna and Gaga, the vapidness of performative social media posturing, and whether modern art is beautiful (it is not).
Listen to me engage in a riveting interview with myself about the (ir)relevance of irony, propaganda that poses as art, the new wave of emo reggaetoneros, and other really important opinions that I am right about. *I am being sarcastic...it actually does not
Am I going to hell for using Amazon Prime? Probably. Dr. William T. Cavanaugh joins the pod to discuss the moral and social implications of using the largest retail company in the universe, as well as brand fetishism and the iron cage of modernity.
Joseph Schafer (@zizekonawiredbrain) joins in for an incomprehensible word salad session on the Manichaean hysteria over vaxxing, the campy cultural commentary of Trump, and whether or not Hegel was right that we are eternally screwed.
The hosts of Contra Gentiles come on the pod to discuss whether or not homosexuality exists (no), if it's a mortal sin for women to smoke (yes), if Milo is the new Oscar Wilde (no), and the general banality of our puritanical culture.
Follow Contra Gentiles on Twitter @contra_gentiles, and follow Grant on Twitter and IG @basedsodomite.
Chris Arnade joins the pod to talk about tyrannical technocrats, the horrors of suburbia, and the magic of boring everyday stuff.
Check out his book Dignity (and my review of it) and follow him on Twitter @chris_arnade
Watch me sperg out as I answer the age old question: "how do I cracks in pomo?" Good luck following along.
Also available as a blog post at https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/p/how-to-cracks-in-pomo-a-manifesto
Follow on IG @cracksinpomo