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In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, F. H. Buckley, joins in to discuss his new book, “The Roots of Liberalism: What Faithful Knights and the Little Match Girl Taught Us about Civil Virtue.”Intro music by Jack Bauerlein.
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Paul Krause, joins in to discuss his new book, “Finding Arcadia: Wisdom, Truth, and Love in the Classics.”Human Life Review: humanlifereview.life/fiftyIntro music by Jack Bauerlein.
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, José Carlos González-Hurtado, joins in to discuss his new book, “New Scientific Evidence for the Existence of God.”Human Life Review: humanlifereview.life/fiftyIntro music by Jack Bauerlein.
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Joseph Carola, S.J., joins in to discuss his new book, “Engaging the Church Fathers in Nineteenth-Century Catholic Theology: The Patristic Legacy of the Scuola Romana.”Intro music by Jack Bauerlein.
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Leonard Sax joins in to discuss his new book, “The Collapse of Parenting: How We Hurt Our Kids When We Treat Them Like Grown-Ups.”Intro music by Jack Bauerlein.
In this episode, Patricia Snow joins Rusty Reno at The Editor’s Desk to talk about her essay, “Taylor Swift's Sexual Revolution” from the November 2024 print edition of the magazine. Please subscribe to the magazine at www.firstthings.com/subscribe in order to access this and many other great pieces!
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Gavin Ortlund joins in to discuss his new book, “What It Means to Be Protestant: The Case for an Always-Reforming Church.”Intro music by Jack Bauerlein.
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Samir Chopra joins in to discuss his new book, “Anxiety: A Philosophical Guide.”Intro music by Jack Bauerlein.
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Timothy S. Goeglein joins in to discuss his new book, “Stumbling Toward Utopia: How the 1960s Turned Into a National Nightmare and How We Can Revive the American Dream.”Intro music by Jack Bauerlein.
In this episode, First Things senior editor Dan Hitchens joins Rusty Reno at The Editor’s Desk to talk about his book review, “Charity And Sarcasm” from the November 2024 print edition of the magazine. Please subscribe to the magazine at www.firstthings.com/subscribe in order to access this and many other great pieces!
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Eric Adler joins in to discuss his new book, “Humanistic Letters: The Irving Babbitt-Paul Elmer More Correspondence.”Intro music by Jack Bauerlein.
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Daniel McInerny joins in to discuss his new book, “Beauty and Imitation: A Philosophical Reflection on the Arts.”Music by Jack Bauerlein.
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, First Things senior editor Julia Yost joins in to discuss her new book, “Jane Austen's Darkness”Music by Jack Bauerlein.
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Mark Evans joins in to discuss his new book, “Mark! My Words: How to Discover the Joy of Music, the Delight of Language, and the Pride of Achievement in the Age of Trash Talk and Cultural Chaos.”Music by Jack Bauerlein.
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Matthew Daniels joins in to discuss his new book, “Catholic Heroes of Civil and Human Rights.”Music by Jack Bauerlein.
In this episode, Ryan T. Anderson joins Rusty Reno at The Editor’s Desk to talk about his article, “The Way Forward After Dobbs” from the October 2024 print edition of the magazine. Please subscribe to the magazine at www.firstthings.com/subscribe in order to access this and many other great pieces!
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Haley Stewart joins in to discuss her new book, “Women of the Catholic Imagination: Twelve Inspired Novelists You Should Know”Music by Jack Bauerlein.
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Richard T. Meyer joins in to discuss the success of JSerra Catholic High School in San Juan Capistrano, CA.Music by Jack Bauerlein.
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Christine Rosen joins in to discuss her new book, “The Extinction of Experience: Being Human in a Disembodied World”Music by Jack Bauerlein.
In this episode, Matthew Schmitz joins Rusty Reno at The Editor’s Desk to talk about his article, “Clint Eastwood’s Law” from the October 2024 print edition of the magazine. Please subscribe to the magazine at https://www.firstthings.com/subscribe in order to access this and many other great pieces!
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, David R. Barnhizer joins in to discuss his new book, “Conformity Colleges: The Destruction of Intellectual Creativity and Dissent in America's Universities”Music by Jack Bauerlein.
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, James Davison Hunter joins in to discuss his new book, “Democracy and Solidarity: On the Cultural Roots of America's Political Crisis”Music by Jack Bauerlein.
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Daniel Buck joins in to discuss his new report, “Think Again: Should Elementary Schools Teach Reading Comprehension?”Music by Jack Bauerlein.
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Graham McAleer joins in to discuss his new book, “The Wisdom of Our Ancestors: Conservative Humanism and the Western Tradition.”Music by Jack Bauerlein.
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Bruce Abramson joins in to discuss his new book, “American Spirit or Great Awokening?: The Battle to Restore or Destroy Our Nation.”Music by Jack Bauerlein.
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Mark Edmundson joins in to discuss his new book, “The Age of Guilt: The Super-Ego in the Online World.”Music by Jack Bauerlein.
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, J. Warner Wallace joins in to discuss his new book, “The Truth in True Crime: What Investigating Death Teaches Us About the Meaning of Life.”Music by Jack Bauerlein.
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Victor Davis Hanson joins in to discuss his new book, “The Case for Trump.”Music by Jack Bauerlein.
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Megan Basham joins in to discuss her new book, “Shepherds for Sale: How Evangelical Leaders Traded the Truth for a Leftist Agenda.”Music by Jack Bauerlein.
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Ashley Rogers Berner joins in to discuss her new book, “Educational Pluralism and Democracy: How to Handle Indoctrination, Promote Exposure, and Rebuild America’s Schools.”Music by Jack Bauerlein.
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Anastasia Berg and Rachel Wiseman join in to discuss their book, “What Are Children For?: On Ambivalence and Choice.”Music by Jack Bauerlein.
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Jeffrey Fynn-Paul joins in to discuss his book “Not Stolen: The Truth About European Colonialism in the New World.”Music by Jack Bauerlein.
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Peter Skerry joins in to discuss his article “Insane Asylum: The Policy Disaster at the Border.”Music by Jack Bauerlein.
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Jennifer Lahl joins in to discuss her book “The Detransition Diaries.”Music by Jack Bauerlein.
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, James R. Rogers joins in to discuss his book “Hell Shall Not Prevail: Essays on Ecclesiocentric Postliberalism.”Music by Jack Bauerlein.
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Päivi Räsänen joins in to discuss her experience of judicial persecution in Finland for speaking openly about her beliefs and defending traditional family structures. Music by Jack Bauerlein.
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Jeremy Carl joins in to discuss his book “The Unprotected Class: How Anti-White Racism Is Tearing America Apart.”Music by Jack Bauerlein.
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Rusty Reno joins in to discuss his piece in the August/September issue of First Things, “Pride Month,” as well as Matthew Schmitz's recent piece, “The Fall of Pride.”Music by Jack Bauerlein.
In this episode, Yuval Levin joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his book “American Covenant: How the Constitution Unified Our Nation―and Could Again.”Music by Jack Bauerlein.
In this episode, Archbishop Alfred Hughes joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his book “Spiritual Masters: Living and Praying in the Catholic Tradition.”Music by Jack Bauerlein.
In this episode, James Schneider joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his article “Supreme Court Considers Turning First Amendment Inside Out” for the Washington Times. Music by Jack Bauerlein.
In this episode, Tracy Lee Simmons joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his book “Being Civilized: A Few Lines Amid the Breakage.”Music by Jack Bauerlein.
In this episode, Rick Hess joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his book “Getting Education Right: A Conservative Vision for Improving Early Childhood, K–12, and College.”Music by Jack Bauerlein.
In this episode, Joseph Pearce joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his book “The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful: A History in Three Dimensions.”Music by Jack Bauerlein.
In this episode, Spencer Klavan joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his foreword and translations for the new book “Gateway to the Stoics: Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations, Epictetus’s Enchiridion, and Selections from Seneca’s Letters.” Music by User:Quinbrid (Luigi Boccherini via Creative Commons. Track cropped.
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In this episode, Richard W. Garnett joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his recent article, “Refreshing Unity on Religious Liberty.” Music by Frederic Chopin licensed via Creative Commons. Tracks reorganized, duplicated, and edited.
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In this episode, Carrie Gress joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss her new book “The End of Woman: How Smashing the Patriarchy Has Destroyed Us.” Music by User:Quinbrid (Luigi Boccherini) via Creative Commons. Track cropped.
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In this episode, Judge Stephen P. Friot joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “Containing History: How Cold War History Explains US–Russia Relations.” Music by User: Quinbrid (Luigi Boccherini) via Creative Commons. Track cropped.
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In this episode, Gad Saad joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “The Saad Truth about Happiness: 8 Secrets for Living the Good Life.” Music by User:Quinbrid (Luigi Boccherini) via Creative Commons. Track cropped.
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In this episode, Bishop Peter J. Elliott joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “The Sexual Revolution: History, Ideology, Power.”...
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On this episode, Chris Weir joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss The Camino Schools, an effort to renew California’s culture through classical education.
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On this episode, Glenn Ellmers joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “The Narrow Passage: Plato, Foucault, and the Possibility of Political Philosophy.”...
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John Murawski joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his recent article “Queering Jesus: How It’s Going Mainstream Progressive Churches and Top Divinity Schools.”...
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On this episode, Austen Givens joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “Homeland Security: An Introduction.”...
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On this episode, Hadley Arkes joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “Mere Natural Law: Originalism and the Anchoring Truths of the Constitution.”...
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Derek Brooks joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss beauty’s effect on the soul and his work at Benedictus Art providing schools with high-quality fine art reproductions.
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In this special edition of The Editor’s Desk, editor R. R. Reno and Davida Goldman discuss Fr. Richard John Neuhaus’s life and legacy.
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Holly Ordway joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss “As Kingfishers Catch Fire” her newly edited collection of Gerard Manley Hopkins’s poems.
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Chilton Williamson joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his book “The End of Liberalism.”...
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On this episode, Justin Shubow discusses his time as Chairman of the United States Commission of Fine Arts, as well as the future of classical design in federal architecture.
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Vigen Guroian joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his book “Tending the Heart of Virtue: How Classic Stories Awaken a Child’s Moral Imagination.”...
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On this episode, Juliana Geran Pilon joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss her new book “An Idea Betrayed: Jews, Liberalism, and the American Left.”...
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On this episode, Matthew Smith joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss the start of Hildegard College, a new site of classical Christian education in Southern California.
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Bruce Becker joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “True Crimes of the Bible.”...
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On this episode, Bert Ghezzi joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “The Sign of the Cross.”...
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On this episode, Cornelius Plantinga joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “Under the Wings of God: Twenty Biblical Reflections for a Deeper Faith.”...
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On this episode, Fr. Hans Boersma joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “Pierced by Love: Divine Reading with the Christian Tradition.”...
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On this episode, Bishop Robert Barron joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “The Great Story of Israel.”...
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Dale Ahlquist joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss Chesterton Academy and Dale’s long appreciation for G. K. Chesterton.
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MDuncan Stroik joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss contemporary Church architecture and his own work, which was reviewed in the recent article, “A Genuinely Transgressive Act.”...
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Paul Herrick joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “Philosophy, Reasoned Belief, and Faith: An Introduction.”...
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Fr. Robert McTeigue .S.J joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “Christendom Lost and Found: Meditations for a Post Post-Christian Era.”...
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On this episode, R. R. Reno joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “The End of Interpretation: Reclaiming the Priority of Ecclesial Exegesis.”...
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On this episode, Marc Morano joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “The Great Reset: Global Elites and the Permanent Lockdown.”...
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On this episode, James Ellis III joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “An Inward-Outward Witness: Suffering’s Role in Forming Faithful Preachers.”...
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In this episode, Daniel McCarthy joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his foreword in Willmoore Kendall’s newly re-published book, “The Conservative Affirmation.”...
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On this episode, Phillip James Dodd joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “An American Renaissance: Beaux-Arts Architecture in New York City.”...
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In this episode, Kevin DeYoung joins the podcast to talk about his article “The Case for Kids” from the November issue. They discuss the dramatic decrease of birth rates worldwide and its possible spiritual roots.
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On this episode, Mark T. Mitchell joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “Plutocratic Socialism: The Future of Private Property and the Fate of the Middle Class.”...
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On this episode, Bill McClay joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “Young Reader’s Edition to Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Story.”...
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In this episode, Philip Jeffrey joins the podcast to talk about his article “Made-for-TV-Politics” from the November issue. They discuss the dramatic representation of the January 6 as a crime show miniseries and the effect of this on politics today.
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On this episode, Kristen Van Uden joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss the Sophia Institute’s recent publication of “Visions and Revelations,” by Father Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen.
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On this episode, Adrienne Mayor joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss her new book, “Flying Snakes and Griffin Claws: And Other Classical Myths, Historical Oddities, and Scientific Curiosities.”...
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The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. On this episode, Elisabeth Sullivan joins the podcast to discuss The Institute for Catholic Liberal Education.
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On this episode, Lee Oser joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “Christian Humanism in Shakespeare: A Study in Religion and Literature.”...
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On this episode, Joseph Pearce joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “Faith of Our Fathers: A History of True England.”...
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On this episode, Sheri Few joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss the state of public education in America and the nationwide coalition U.S. Parents Involved In Education.
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On this episode, Micah Mattix joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “Christian Poetry in America Since 1940: An Anthology.”...
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On this episode, Ian V. Rowe joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “Agency: The Four Point Plan (F.R.E.E.) for All Children to Overcome the Victimhood Narrative and Discover Their Pathway to Power.”...
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In this episode, Ephraim Radner joins the podcast to talk about his article “The Last Lambeth Conference” from the October issue. They discuss the tense future of the Anglican Communion after the Lambeth Conference in August 2022.
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On this episode, David Kubal joins Mark Bauerlein to discusses the Kennedy v. Bremerton Supreme Court case and the prayer ministry Intercessors for America.
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On this episode, John O’Neill joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “The Dancer and the Devil: Stalin, Pavlova, and the Road to the Great Pandemic.”...
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On this episode, Hana Videen joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss her new book, “The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English.”...
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On this episode, Frank H. Buckley joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “Progressive Conservatism: How Republicans Will Become America’s Natural Governing Party.”...
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On this episode, Aryeh Lightstone joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “Let My People Know: The Incredible Story of Middle East Peace—and What Lies Ahead.”...
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On this episode, Fr. Thomas G. Guarino joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “The Unchanging Truth of God?: Crucial Philosophical Issues for Theology.”...
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In this episode, Elbridge Colby joins the podcast to talk about his article, “The Morality of a Strategy of Denial” from the October issue. They discuss America, China, and the morality of a realist foreign policy as considered in Colby’s book, “The Strategy of Denial: American Defense in an Age of Great Power Conflict.”...
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In this episode, Nate Hochman joins R. R. Reno to talk about his article in the October issue, “Cannabusiness Goes to Pot.” They discuss the book “Can Legal Weed Win?: The Blunt Realities of Cannabis Economics” by Robin Goldstein and Daniel Sumner, along with the emerging effects of legalized marijuana on individuals and society.
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On this episode, John Burtka joins Mark Bauerlein to talk about the future of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute.
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On this episode, Jonathan Post joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “Jonathan Post: A Very Short Introduction.”...
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On this episode, Alan Dershowitz joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “The Price of Principle.”...
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On this episode, A. J. Rice joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his book “The Woking Dead: How Society’s Vogue Virus Destroys Our Culture.”...
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On this episode, Andrew Zwerneman joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “The Life We Have Together: A Case for Humane Studies, A Vision for Renewal.”...
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On this episode, David Ney joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “The Quest to Save the Old Testament: Mathematics, Hieroglyphics, and Providence in Enlightenment England.”...
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On this episode, Matthew Nelson joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “The New Apologetics.”...
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On this episode, Nicole Stelle Garnett joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss religious liberty in schools today in light of her recent article “A Victory for Religious Liberty and Educational Pluralism.”...
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On this episode, Abigail Favale joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss her new book, “Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory.”...
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On this episode, W. B. Allen joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss the recently published collection of essays which he edited, ”The State of Black America: Progress, Pitfalls, and the Promise of the Republic.
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In this episode, Dana Gioia joins R. R. Reno to talk about his article in the August/September issue, “Christianity and Poetry.” They discuss the relationship between poetic verse and elevating the mind to God.
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In this episode, Jeremy Schipper joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his recent book, “Denmark Vesey’s Bible: The Thwarted Revolt That Put Slavery and Scripture on Trial.”...
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In this episode, Stanley Kurtz joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss how the federal government manipulates state-level education requirements, drawing from Kurtz’s recent National Review article “Bogus ‘Civics’ Bill Will Push CRT on States.”...
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In this episode, William McCormick joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his recent book, “The Christian Structure of Politics: On the De Regno of Thomas Aquinas.”...
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In this episode, Fr. Robert Sirico joins Mark Bauerlein to talk about his recent book, “The Economics of the Parables.”...
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In this episode, Hans Boersma joins the podcast to talk about his article, “Saving Mankind” from the August/September issue. They discuss the modern social engineering of language and the inherent exclusivity of “inclusive language.”...
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In this episode, Stephen Blackwood joins the podcast to discuss the founding and liberal-arts mission of recently established Ralston College where he is president. They touch on the challenges facing—and hunger for—classical education in America today.
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In this episode, George Barna joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss the findings of a recent survey conducted by the Cultural Research Center at the Arizona Christian University on the impact of parents’ worldview on their children.
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In this episode, Fr. Donald Haggerty joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his recently published book, “Saint John of the Cross: Master of Contemplation.”...
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Daniel J. Mahoney joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his recent book, “The Statesman as Thinker: Portraits of Greatness, Courage, and Moderation”...
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David E. Bernstein joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his recent book, “Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America”...
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Jason Baxter joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his recent book, “An Introduction to Christian Mysticism: Recovering the Wildness of Spiritual Life.”...
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In this episode, Jeffrey Bloom and Rabbi Gil Student join Mark Bauerlein to discuss their recently edited essay collection, “Strauss, Spinoza & Sinai: Orthodox Judaism and Modern Questions of Faith.”...
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Matthew Heise joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his recent book, “The Gates of Hell: An Untold Story of Faith and Perseverance in the Early Soviet Union.”...
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Elizabeth Lev joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss her recent book, “The Silent Knight: A History of St. Joseph as Depicted in Art.”...
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On this episode, Mark Hemingway joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his work for RealClearInvestigations, addressing state and private censorship and reviving the art of investigative journalism.
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On this episode, Vincent Phillip Muñoz joins the podcast to talk about his May 27 web exclusive article, “What Is an Establishment of Religion?” They discuss the history of the Supreme Court’s religious liberty jurisprudence and the possibility of the court establishing a new precedent through the upcoming case, “Kennedy v. Bremerton.”...
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On this episode, Barry Harvey joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his recently revised book, “Baptists and the Catholic Tradition: Reimagining the Church’s Witness in the Modern World.”...
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Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Russell A. Berman to talk about his article from the June/July 2022 print edition “State of Emergency,” which discusses the natural fragility of democracy and the threat that government emergency powers can pose.
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On this episode, Kenny Xu joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his recent book, “An Inconvenient Minority: The Attack on Asian American Excellence and the Fight for Meritocracy.”...
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On this episode, Matthew Hennessey joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his recent book, “Visible Hand: A Wealth of Notions on the Miracle of the Market.”...
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On this episode, Michael Foley joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his four volume collection on St. Augustine’s dialogues, “Against the Academics,” “On the Happy Life,” ” On Order,” and “Soliloquies.”...
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On this episode, Paul Stevenson joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “New Rome: The Empire in the East.”...
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On this episode, Michelle D. Hord joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss her recent book, “The Other Side of Yet: Finding Light in the Midst of Darkness.”...
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On this episode, James M. Hamilton Jr. joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “Psalms Volume I: Evangelical Biblical Theology Commentary.”...
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Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Justin Lee to talk about his article from the May print edition, “Holy Fear.” Lee reflects on growing up in the evangelical world, the challenges facing evangelicalism today, and the need to recover the animating spirit of the fire-and-brimstone fundamentalist.
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Father Peter M. J. Stravinskas joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss the Priestly Society of Christ Priest and Teacher, an association he formed to provide help to priests teaching in Catholic schools.
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Arthur C. Brooks joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his bestselling book, “From Strength to Strength.”...
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Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Ronald Dworkin to discuss his article from the May print edition, “The Politics of Unhappiness.” They discuss the ways in which cognitive therapy, mood stabilizing drugs, and virtual reality have infiltrated our psychic lives and transformed American politics.
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Chad Pecknold joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his recent Postliberal Order articles, “The Religious Nature of the City” and “Imago Dei as a Political Concept.”...
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Steven Hayward joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his book, “M. Stanton Evans: Conservative Wit, Apostle of Freedom.”...
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Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Michael Toscano to talk about his article from the May print edition, “Ensnared in the Web.” They discuss the work of cultural critic and media theorist Neil Postman, the troubling rise in technological dependency, and potential strategies for escaping the social media abyss.
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Gabriel Noah Brahm joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his Telos article, “Canceling Israel.”...
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On this episode, Jeff Rubin joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his recent book, “The Expendables: How the Middle Class Got Screwed By Globalization.”...
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Nathan Pinkoski joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss Eric Zemmour and his recent First Things article, “The Most Controversial Man in France.”...
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Eric Metaxas joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “Is Atheism Dead?”...
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Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Algis Valiunas to talk about his article from the April print edition, “Nihilism for the Ironhearted.” They discuss the tragically short life and the brilliant poetic output of Giacomo Leopardi, contrasting his bleak nihilism with the more life-affirming nihilism found in Nietzsche and Vattimo.
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On this episode, Jared Knott joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters: Thirty-Nine Tiny Mistakes That Changed the World.”...
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Dennis Prager joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “The Rational Passover Haggadah.”...
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Editor R. R. Reno is joined by J. J. Kimche to talk about his article from the April print edition, “Meir Kahane.” They discuss the life of Meir Kahane, the rise and fall of the Jewish Defense League, and the continuing prescience of Kahane’s diagnosis on the Palestine question.
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On this episode, Casey Chalk joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “The Persecuted: True Stories of Courageous Christians Living Their Faith in Muslim Lands.”...
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Hans von Spakovsky joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “Our Broken Elections: How the Left Changed the Way You Vote.”...
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Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Fr. Michael Nazir–Ali to talk about his article from the April print edition, “From Anglican to Catholic.” They discuss Fr. Nazir–Ali’s disappointment with Anglican ecumenical efforts, his journey to the Catholic Church, and how the Anglican tradition can enrich Catholicism.
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Michael Cholbi joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “Grief: A Philosophical Guide.”...
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Bruce Gordon joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “Zwingli: God’s Armed Prophet.”...
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On this episode, William Damon joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “A Round of Golf with My Father: The New Psychology of Exploring Your Past to Make Peace with Your Present.”...
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Justin E. H. Smith joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “The Internet Is Not What You Think It Is: A History, a Philosophy, a Warning.”...
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Gregory Boyle joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “The Whole Language: The Power of Extravagant Tenderness.”
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Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Hadley Arkes to talk about his article from the March print edition, “On Overturning Roe.” They discuss the shortcomings of originalist jurisprudence, the necessity of natural law in the fight to safeguard the rights of the unborn, and the opportunity facing the Supreme Court in the impending Dobbs decision.
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Katie Geary joins Mark Bauerlein to talk about the Religious Freedom Index, a survey by Becket Law.
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Elizabeth Bachmann, a Junior Fellow at First Things, interviews Mark Bauerlein about his new book, “The Dumbest Generation Grows Up: From Stupefied Youth to Dangerous Adults.”
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Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Fr. Timothy Cusick to talk about his article from the March print edition, “Priestly Poverty.” They discuss how the clerical abuse scandal undermined the authority of the priesthood in the eyes of many Catholics, and how a new emphasis on evangelical poverty might restore public trust.
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Richard Jackson joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss the National Symposium for Classical Education.
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On this episode, Aaron Kheriaty joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his article, “The Other Pandemic: The Lockdown Mental Health Crisis,” and the evolution of the COVID pandemic.
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Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Mark Bauerlein to talk about his article from the March print edition, “Purveyors of Truth” They discuss the origins of theory in post-war Germany, the exhilaration of being a young scholar during theory’s heyday, and the unfortunate decline in the humanities as theory has been co-opted by diversity bureaucrats.
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On this episode, Bishop Robert Barron joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his recent book, “Eucharist.”
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On this episode, Philip Hamburger joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “Purchasing Submission: Conditions, Power, and Freedom.
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Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Darel Paul to talk about his article from the February print edition, “Prohibition Revisited.” They discuss the changing historiographical consensus on the prohibition, contemporary puritanical attitudes toward mask-wearing, and what the right can learn from the temperance movement.
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David DeSteno joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, How God Works: The Science Behind the Benefits of Religion.”
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Stanley Kurtz joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his recent essay, “Parents Can Save Western Civilization.”
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J. Warner Wallace joins the Mark Bauerlein to discuss his book, “Person of Interest: Why Jesus Still Matters in a World that Rejects the Bible.”
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Batya Ungar-Sargon joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss her new book, “Bad News: How Woke Media Is Undermining Democracy.”
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On this episode, Peter Kreeft joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “The Greatest Philosopher Who Ever Lived.”
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John Kleinig joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his resent book, “Wonderfully Made: A Protestant Theology of the Body.”
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Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Brian C. Anderson, editor of City Journal, to talk about his article from the February print edition, “The Genius of Ivan Illich.” They discuss the life of Ivan Illich, his influence on the homeschooling movement, and the lasting importance of his attack on the biomedical security state.
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Ross Douthat joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his book, “The Deep Places: A Memoir of Illness and Discovery.”
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Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Aaron Renn to talk about his article from the February print edition, “The Three Worlds of Evangelicalism.” They discuss the changing politics of evangelicalism, the decline in the social prestige of Christianity, and the future of Catholic-Evangelical cooperation in America.
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William Mounce joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “Why I Trust the Bible: Answers to Real Questions and Doubts People Have about the Bible.”
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Frank Furedi joins the Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “100 Years of Identity Crisis: Culture War Over Socialization.”
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Matthew Mehan joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new children’s book, “The Handsome Little Cygnet.”
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Vivek Ramaswamy joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “Woke, Inc.: Inside Corporate America’s Social Justice Scam.”
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Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Wilfred McClay to talk about his article “The Claims of Memory.” They discuss the nature of historical memory, the assault on the past, and the importance of tradition.
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Bruce Gilley joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “The Last Imperialist: Sir Alan Burns’s Epic Defense of the British Empire.”
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Jonathan Pelson joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “Wireless Wars: China’s Dangerous Domination of 5G and How We’re Fighting Back.”
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Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Stanley Payne to discuss his article from the January print edition, “Antifascists After Fascism.” They discuss the complex history of fascism in the 1930s, the utilization of antifascist rhetoric by the Communist International, and the reappearance of supposedly antifascist groups in our own time.
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Ashley Berner joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss the Maine religious school tuition case.
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George Weigel joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss “Jesuit at Large: Essays and Reviews by Paul Mankowski, S.J.”
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Mark Bauerlein joins editor R. R. Reno to discuss his article “A Less Perfect Union,” from the January print edition. They discuss the mixed legacy of Lincoln’s actions and rhetoric, the heroism of the Southern military, and the necessity for more realistic embodiments of America, like Davy Crockett and Jack Kerouac.
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S.K. Baskerville joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, ” A Gentleman’s Guide to Manners, Sex, and Ruling the World.”
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Michael Knowles joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “Speechless: Controlling Words, Controlling Minds.”
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Nathan Pinkoski joins editor R. R. Reno to discuss the recently announced presidential candidacy of French journalist Éric Zemmour, who Pinkoski profiled in the August/September edition.
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