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Mark Bauerlein converses with the most important and prescient writers and thinkers of today to elucidate our crazy times and essential matters.
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The Editor’s Desk
First Things editor in chief, R. R. Reno takes a deeper dive into the pieces published in the print edition along with the authors of these essays, opinions, and reviews.
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The First Things Podcast
First Things editors and staff gather to discuss this month's most important topics. From politics to pop culture, nothing is off the table.
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From Science to God
Host:
Mark Bauerlein
GUEST:
Spencer A. Klavan
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Spencer A. Klavan joins in to discuss his recent book, Light of the Mind, Light of the...

The Reboot
The editors discuss the new Trump administration and how it came to be. What are the vibes, and why did they shift? What are the prospects for the pro-life...

The Bible Throughout the Ages
Host:
Mark Bauerlein
GUEST:
Bruce Gordon
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Bruce Gordon joins in to discuss his recent book, The Bible: A Global History. The conversation is...

Redemption Before Christ
Host:
Mark Bauerlein
GUEST:
Gerald R. McDermott
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Gerald R. McDermott joins in to discuss his recent book, A New History of Redemption: The Work...

Theater of the Divine
Host:
Mark Bauerlein
GUEST:
Peter Kreeft
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Peter Kreeft joins in to discuss his recent book, God on Stage: 15 Plays That Ask...

The Truth Is in the Classics
Host:
Mark Bauerlein
GUEST:
Paul Krause
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Paul Krause joins in to discuss his new book, Finding Arcadia: Wisdom, Truth, and Love in the...

Science Says God Is Real
Host:
Mark Bauerlein
GUEST:
José Carlos González-Hurtado
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. José Carlos González-Hurtado, joins in to discuss his new book, New Scientific Evidence for the Existence of...

Taylor Ends the Gender Wars
Host:
R.R. Reno
GUEST:
Patricia Snow
In this episode, First Things Patricia Snow joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about her essay “Taylor Swift’s Sexual Revolution” from the November 2024 print edition...

Back to the Church Fathers
Host:
Mark Bauerlein
GUEST:
Joseph Carola, S.J.
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Joseph Carola, S.J., joins in to discuss his new book, Engaging the Church Fathers in Nineteenth-Century Catholic...

Parents Without Authority
Host:
Mark Bauerlein
GUEST:
Leonard Sax
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Leonard Sax joins in to discuss his new book, The Collapse of Parenting: How We Hurt Our...

The Case for Protestantism
Host:
Mark Bauerlein
GUEST:
Gavin Ortlund
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Gavin Ortlund joins in to discuss his new book, What It Means to Be Protestant: The Case...

Anxiety: A Philosophical Problem
Host:
Mark Bauerlein
GUEST:
Samir Chopra
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Samir Chopra joins in to discuss his new book, Anxiety: A Philosophical Guide. The conversation is...

Overcoming the Sixties
Host:
Mark Bauerlein
GUEST:
Timothy S. Goeglein
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Timothy S. Goeglein joins in to discuss his new book, Stumbling Toward Utopia: How the 1960s...

The Life and Letters of a Fiery Jesuit
Host:
R.R. Reno
GUEST:
Patricia Snow
In this episode, First Things Patricia Snow joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about her essay “Taylor Swift’s Sexual Revolution” from the November 2024 print edition...

What Was Humanism?
Host:
Mark Bauerlein
GUEST:
Eric Adler
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Eric Adler joins in to discuss his new book, Humanistic Letters: The Irving Babbitt-Paul Elmer More...