R.R. Reno is editor of First Things.

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Gary Saul Morson on Suicide of the Liberals

Gary Saul Morson joins R. R. Reno to talk about his article in the October 2020 issue, “Suicide of the Liberals.”  Continue Reading »

18 Aug 2022

Dana Gioia on Christianity and Poetry

Dana Gioia joins R. R. Reno to talk about his article in the August/September issue, “Christianity and Poetry.”  Continue Reading »

11 Aug 2022

Hans Boersma on Saving Mankind

Hans Boersma joins the podcast to discuss the modern social engineering of language and the inherent exclusivity of “inclusive language.” Continue Reading »

28 Jul 2022

Daniel McCarthy on “the Right Right”

Daniel McCarthy joins the podcast to talk about the history and present state of conservatism in America, touching on the wide range of diverging streams of thought within. Continue Reading »

21 Jul 2022

Andrew Bacevich on American Interventionism

Andrew Bacevich joins the podcast to talk about American foreign policy, discussing American elites' push for military interventions, in the middle east and elsewhere, and the future of American military and economic power. Continue Reading »

30 Jun 2022

Vincent Phillip Muñoz on the Establishment of Religion

Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Vincent Phillip Muñoz to the history of the Supreme Court's religious liberty jurisprudence and the possibility of the court establishing a new precedent in the upcoming case, Kennedy v. Bremerton. Continue Reading »

16 Jun 2022

What We Are For

First Things magazine is the leading intellectual journal of its kind, promoting a religiously informed vision of culture, society, theology, and politics. Continue Reading »

15 Jun 2022

Russell A. Berman on the State of Emergency

Russell A. Berman joins the podcast 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. Continue Reading »

9 Jun 2022

Christopher Caldwell on Regime Change, American Style

Christopher Caldwell joins the podcast to discuss his extensive review of Garrett M. Graff's recent book, Watergate: A New History and the transformations within American politics during the Nixon era. Continue Reading »

2 Jun 2022

Michael Lewis on the Architecture of Repair

Michael Lewis join the podcast to discuss the late Christopher Alexander's work of attuning architecture to practical human needs. Continue Reading »

26 May 2022