Podcasts
The Boys on the Brink
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Leonard Sax joins in to discuss his book, Boys Adrift: The Six Factors Driving the...
Roger Scruton’s Eternal Youth
In this episode, First Things senior editor Dan Hitchens joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his recent essay, “The Making of Roger Scruton,” from...
America’s Empty Confessionals
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, James M. O’Toole joins in to discuss his recent book, For I Have Sinned...
Brave New Sexual Ethics
In this episode, Mark Regnerus joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his recent essay, “Living Humanae Vitae in Poland,” from the October 2026 issue...
Standing Athwart AI, Yelling Stop
The editors discuss the AfD’s continued victories in Germany, the death of the assisted dying bill in the U.K., and calls to “pace the frontier” in AI research. The...
Technology Against Education
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Thomas Varacalli joins in to discuss education in the age of AI. The conversation is embedded...
Christie’s Compelling Criminals
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Theodore Dalrymple joins in to discuss his recent book, Agatha Christie and the Metaphysics of Murder....
The German Right’s Golden Moment
In this episode, Christopher Caldwell joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his recent essay, “Why the AfD Wins” from the October 2026 issue of...
Pope Leo’s Unified Church
On today’s episode, Fr. James Martin joins Virginia and Germán. As a Catholic, growing up online meant that the dividing line between “conservative” and “liberal” Catholics was an ever-present...
Odysseus in America
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Patrick Deneen joins in to discuss his recent book, American Odyssey: What an Ancient Story Reveals...
Everything Is America
The editors discuss Trump’s renaming craze and its implications for international politics, the decay of academia in light of the Jason Arday scandal, and the upcoming twenty-fifth anniversary of...
How Politics Ruined the Classroom
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Neil Gross joins in to discuss his recent book, What Happened to College?: How Politics Broke...
Of Things and Devices
In this episode, Brad Littlejohn joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his recent essay, “Left to Our Own Devices,” from the August/September 2026 issue...
The Cathedral as Heaven
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Bishop Robert Barron joins in to discuss his new film, Heaven in Stone and Glass. Watch...
The Fourth Watch
In this episode, James F. Keating joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his new bimonthly topical newsletter for First Things, The Fourth Watch. The...
