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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...
Christianity Is Not a Tool
On today’s episode, writer Kelly Chapman joins Virginia and Germán. According to the discourse, it’s fashionable to be religious. There’s also a lot of talk about returning to traditional...
Bourdain’s World Was Not Enough
In his breakout 2000 memoir, Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, Anthony Bourdain recounts his early years as a cook in Provincetown, Massachusetts. The memoir serves as the...
The Church of Claude
In this episode, First Things senior editor Dan Hitchens joins Virginia and Germán to discuss Magnifica Humanitas. Is it a disappointment or a triumph? Is it really a Boomer...
The World That Spielberg Made
It’s a cliché to say that Steven Spielberg played an essential role in my life, partly because he did for so many people. More than any saint or historic...
Disney Adulting (ft. Veronica Clarke)
In this episode, Veronica Clarke joins Germán and Virginia (who are subbing in for R. R. Reno) on The Editor’s Desk to talk about her recent review, “A Whole...
The Devil Wears Prada 2 Celebrates Elitism
There is a scene in The Devil Wears Prada 2 in which Miranda Priestly, the eminent editor of Runway magazine, is forced to fly economy because of budget cuts...
Conservative Culture Isn’t Real
In this episode, essayist and YouTuber Dave Greene joins Virginia and Germán to discuss “conservative art.” Can it be made at all? They also discuss the death of discourse,...
Timothée Chalamet Is Right About Art
In this episode, co-founder and reporter for the Free Press, Suzy Weiss, joins Virginia and Germán to discuss the most recent battle between artistic merit and popularity, brought about...
Dimes Square: An Oral History
In this episode, Sovereign House and Reign founder Nick Allen joins Virginia and Germán to discuss Dimes Square, the New York City downtown cultural scene. What is its history?...
How Bad Bunny Mogged George Bush
On Sunday night, Americans had two options for the Super Bowl halftime show. The official NFL show was headlined by Puerto Rican artist Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio (aka Bad...
The Fanfiction Reckoning
First Things is proud to introduce a new podcast series. Secret Third Thing is a show about contemporary culture. First Things editors Virginia Aabram and Germán S. Díaz del...
A Eulogy for Bullfighting
Growing up, I had always felt that I was “too sensitive” for bullfighting, and thus opposed it. I nevertheless visited La Plaza México—the world’s largest bullfighting arena—for the opening...
The God of Wes Anderson
The God of Francis Thompson is a stubborn God. In his seminal poem “The Hound of Heaven,” a soul is on the run from God: “I fled Him, down...
The Gospel Cinematic Universe
As I walked through Times Square and Jesus stared down at me from a giant illuminated billboard, I couldn’t help thinking of Marshall McLuhan. The Catholic father of media...
