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Episodes

Ep 13 Paul Gottfried on After Liberalism

Paul Gottfried fields some listener questions and then moves into a discussion of themes from his books After Liberalism and Multiculturalism and the Politics of Guilt.

May 14, 2023•58 min•Ep. 13

Ep 12 The Prudentialist on Joe Sobran

The Prudentialist joins us to talk about Joe Sobran and the insights he has for today.

May 07, 2023•47 min•Ep. 12

Ep 11 Pedro Gonzalez on MAGA Inc.

Join us as Pedro elaborates on his recent criticism of MAGA Inc and gives his views on Trump's political posture going into 2024.

Apr 30, 2023•38 min•Ep. 11

Ep 10 Paul Gottfried's Intellectual Influences

In this discussion, Paul Gottfried interacts with a variety of thinkers and writers over the centuries and gives his take on the overrated, underrated, and many in between.

Apr 23, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 10

Ep 9 Daniel McCarthy on the Political Scene

Daniel McCarthy joins us to talk party politics. We talk a bit about the 2024 election, the current political issues, and the status of the two parties. Daniel's writings and work can be found in the links below: Chronicles Magazine archive Modern Age The Spectator Twitter...

Apr 16, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 9

Ep 8 Kenneth McIntyre on Herbert Butterfield and History

Kenneth McIntyre joins us to talk about his essay on Herbert Butterfield in Chronicles’ Remembering the Right series . The author of a book on Butterfield, McIntyre discusses Butterfield’s Whig Interpretation of History, his views on international relations, and how his Augustinian idea of mankind informed his political theory. Check out some of Ken’s books: Herbert Butterfield: History, Providence, and Skeptical Politics Limits of Political Theory: Oakeshott's Philosophy of Civil Association Cr...

Apr 08, 2023•47 min•Ep. 8

Ep 7 Patrick Casey on Culture and Conservatism

Patrick Casey joins us today for a great discussion; we talk immigration, conservatism, and whether an actual American culture still exists.

Apr 01, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 7

Ep 6 Grant Havers on George Grant and Traditionalist Views of Managerial Capitalism

Paul Gottfried and CJay are joined by Grant Havers. We talk about the great Canadian traditionalist George Grant and his conservative criticism of managerial capitalism. We get into the Woke Left, the Frankfurt School, and whether the present Left is a derivative of Marxism.

Mar 24, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 6

Ep 5 Ryan Walters on Warren Harding

CJay talks to Ryan Walters about his book, The Jazz Age President.

Mar 17, 2023•48 min•Ep. 5

Ep 4 Neema Parvini on Thomas Carlyle

Neema Parvini joins us to talk about Thomas Carlyle and his criticism of the liberal world that was coming into history during Victorian Era England. Mentioned Carlyle works : Past and Present The Condition of England Question Latter-Day Pamphlets Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History Other Links Neema’s YouTube Neema's Substack Academic-Agency.com...

Mar 10, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 4

Ep 3 Auron Macintyre on the Total State

Paul Gottfried and CJay were pleased to be joined by Auron Macintyre. We talked about the Total State, the Managerial Revolution, and the failure of the Conservative Movement to deal with the Left's quest to wield total power. Articles Mentioned Cultural Neutrality is a Lie Foxes, Lions, And The Total State Auron's Links Substack Twitter The Blaze Archive YouTube...

Mar 03, 2023•54 min•Ep. 3

Ep 2 Amy Wax on the Decline of American Academia

CJay and Paul talk to Amy Wax about her case at Penn Law School and about the state of academic freedom more broadly. We also discuss the dangers moment we are in, and the inability of Western Civilization's defenders to even have the ability to advance the culture they love.

Feb 24, 2023•50 min•Ep. 2

Ep 1 Introductory

This is the first episode of the Chronicles Magazine podcast. We discuss the founding of Chronicles Magazine, the role of the Rockford Institute, and the curious life of the founding editor Leopold Tyrmand. Then onto what began to differentiate Chronicles from the other outlets in the world of conservative publications as the American culture wars became hot.

Feb 16, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 1

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