R.R. Reno is editor of First Things.

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Michael Doran on the Theology of Foreign Policy

Michael Doran joins the podcast to talk about the tangled history of liberal internationalism and theological modernism. Continue Reading »

12 May 2022

Justin Lee on Fundamentalism and Evangelicalism

Justin Lee joins the podcast to discuss his upbringing in the evangelical world and what evangelicals today can learn from fundamentalism. Continue Reading »

5 May 2022

Ronald Dworkin on the Politics of Unhappiness

Ronald Dworkin joins the podcast to talk about how SSRIs, cognitive therapy, and virtual reality have transformed our lives and our politics.
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28 Apr 2022

Michael Toscano on Neil Postman

Michael Toscano joins the podcast to talk about the work of cultural critic Neil Postman. Continue Reading »

21 Apr 2022

Algis Valiunas on Leopardi

Algis Valiunas joins the podcast to discuss the brilliant and short life of Giacomo Leopardi, a poet still widely ignored in English-speaking circles. Continue Reading »

6 Apr 2022

J. J. Kimche on Meir Kahane

J. J. Kimche joins the podcast to discuss what lessons can be learned from the life and work of a highly divisive Jewish extremist. Continue Reading »

30 Mar 2022

Michael Nazir–Ali on Becoming Catholic

Fr. Michael Nazir–Ali joins the podcast to discuss his conversion from Anglicanism to Catholicism. Continue Reading »

23 Mar 2022

Hadley Arkes on Roe

Hadley Arkes joins R. R. Reno for a discussion of the opportunities and challenges of a post-Roe future. Continue Reading »

2 Mar 2022

Timothy J. Cusick on Evangelical Poverty

Fr. Timothy J. Cusick joins R. R. Reno for a discussion of the importance of the evangelical counsels. Continue Reading »

23 Feb 2022

Mark Bauerlein on Literary Theory

Mark Bauerlein joins R. R. Reno to talk about the time when deconstruction reigned supreme. Continue Reading »

16 Feb 2022