Daniel McCarthy on “the Right Right”

by R. R. Reno

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 0

The Blessed Darkness of St. John of the Cross

by Mark Bauerlein

Fr. Donald Haggerty joins the podcast to discuss his recent book, Saint John of the Cross: Master of Contemplation.  Continue Reading »

18 Jul 2022 0

The Greatest Statesmen Are Thinkers

by Mark Bauerlein

Daniel J. Mahoney joins the podcast to discuss his recent book, The Statesman as Thinker: Portraits of Greatness, Courage, and Moderation.  Continue Reading »

14 Jul 2022 0

How We Got Here

by Aaron M. Renn

Aaron Renn, author of the widely discussed “Three Worlds of American Evangelicalism” essay, responds to criticisms of his piece and examines the development of evangelicalism over the past seventy years. In part one, he re-addresses the three worlds and stages of development of the evangelical church since the 1950s. Continue Reading »

11 Jul 2022 0

Who Defined Race in America?

by Mark Bauerlein

David E. Bernstein joins the podcast to discuss his recent book, Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America. Continue Reading »

11 Jul 2022 0

The Greatness of 1776

by Mark Bauerlein

Matthew Spalding joins the podcast to discuss his recent book, The 1776 Report. Continue Reading »

7 Jul 2022 0

Christian Mysticism Must Be Wild

by Mark Bauerlein

Jason M. Baxter joins the podcast to discuss his recently published book, An Introduction to Christian Mysticism: Recovering the Wildness of Spiritual Life. Continue Reading »

4 Jul 2022 0

Andrew Bacevich on American Interventionism

by R. R. Reno

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 0

Leo Strauss, Spinoza, Orthodox Judaism

by Mark Bauerlein

Jeffrey Bloom and Rabbi Gil Student join the podcast to discuss their recently edited collection of essays, Strauss, Spinoza & Sinai: Orthodox Judaism and Modern Questions of Faith. Continue Reading »

30 Jun 2022 0

Lutherans, Lenin, and Stalin

by Mark Bauerlein

Matthew Heise joins the podcast to discuss his recent book, The Gates of Hell: An Untold Story of Faith and Perseverance in the Early Soviet Union. Continue Reading »

27 Jun 2022 0