Podcasts
The Critic as Artist
In this episode, Dana Gioia joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his most recent piece for Portico, “The Last of the Lost Generation.” The...
The Dot, The Dash, and Everything Between
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Florence Hazrat joins in to discuss her recent book, On the Mark: From Periods to...
A Curriculum for National Success
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Christopher Perrin joins in to discuss Classical Academic Press. The conversation is embedded below. For...
The Jew from Nowhere
In this episode, J. J. Kimche joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his new bimonthly topical newsletter for First Things, The Jew From Nowhere....
How to Destroy Your Country’s Future
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Bella d’Abrera joins in to discuss her recent book, Mindless: How the Education System is...
The Once and Future France
In this episode, Nathan Pinkoski joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his recent introduction to Éric Zemmour’s book, The Suicide of France. The conversation...
On the Edge of America
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Michael Anton joins in to discuss his recent book, Dispatches from the Late Republic: The...
Here Comes Utopia
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Seth Barron joins in to discuss his recent book, Weaponized: The Left’s Capture and Destruction...
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...
How to Destroy the Black Family
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Delano Squires joins in to discuss his recent book, The Vanishing Black Family: How Welfare...
This Catholic Moment
In this episode, Matthew Schmitz joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his recent essay, “Our Strange Catholic Moment” from the June/July 2026 issue of...
Creating an American Mythos
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Matthew Mehan joins in to discuss his recent book, The American Book of Fables. The...
The Church of Ratzinger
In this episode, Sam Zeno Conedera joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his recent review, “Ratzinger in the Whirlwind” from the May 2026 issue...
Kabbalah and the Future (ft. Roger Simon)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Roger L. Simon joins in to discuss his recent book, EMET. The conversation is embedded...
Postliberalism and its Discontents (ft. James Wood)
In this episode, James R. Wood joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his recent essay, “Liberalism Is Christianity’s Prodigal Child” from the June/July 2026...
