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Episodes

Victor Davis Hanson on a Dying America

On this episode, Victor Davis Hanson joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, "The Dying Citizen: How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization Are Destroying the Idea of America."

Nov 11, 202141 minEp. 67

Elizabeth Corey on Children's Books—The Editor’s Desk

Elizabeth Corey joins editor R. R. Reno to talk about her article “T is for Timeless,” from the November print edition. They talk about what makes for a great children’s book, and discuss some of their favorites.

Nov 10, 202124 minEp. 66

Roger Scruton, Heretic

On this episode, Fisher Derderian joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss the Roger Scruton Legacy Foundation and Scruton's collection of essays, "Confessions of a Heretic."

Nov 08, 202132 minEp. 65

A Fictional (and True) Lincoln

On this episode, Joh Cribb joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, "Old Abe: A Novel."

Nov 04, 202134 minEp. 64

Scott Yenor on Sexual Counter-Revolution—The Editor’s Desk

Scott Yenor joins editor R. R. Reno to discuss his article from the November edition, “Sexual Counter-Revolution,” as well as his book on the subject, “The Recovery of Family Life: Exposing the Limits of Modern Ideologies.”

Nov 03, 202126 minEp. 63

A Landmark Civil Rights Case

On this episode, Max Eden joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss critical race theory and his article, "A Landmark Civil Rights Lawsuit."

Nov 01, 202133 minEp. 62

The New Jewish-Christian Encounter

On this episode, Jennifer Rosner joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss her new book, "Healing the Schism: Karl Barth, Franz Rosenzweig, and the New Jewish-Christian Encounter."

Oct 28, 202138 minEp. 61

The Case for Classical Music

On this episode, Daniel Asia joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, "Observations on Music, Culture, and Politics."

Oct 25, 202134 minEp. 59

Julia Yost on Trauma—The Editor’s Desk

Julia Yost joins editor R. R. Reno on the podcast to talk about the best-selling book "The Body Keeps the Score," and the effects the book has had on our political discourse.

Oct 20, 202125 minEp. 57

The Rise of the Religious "Nones"

On this episode, Kerby Anderson joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new Probe study on the religious views and practices of American adults.

Oct 18, 202135 minEp. 56

Charles Murray on Race, IQ, and Crime

On this episode, Charles Murray joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, "Facing Reality: Two Truths about Race in America."

Oct 14, 202133 minEp. 55

Tell the Universal Christian Story

On this episode, Anna Wierzbicka joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss her new book, "What Christians Believe: The Story of God and People in Minimal English."

Oct 12, 202134 minEp. 54

Harry Jaffa's American Ideal

On this episode, Glenn Ellmers joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, "The Soul of Politics: Harry V. Jaffa and the Fight for America."

Oct 04, 202133 minEp. 53

What Is An Exorcism?

On this episode, Msgr. Stephen Rossetti joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, "Diary of an American Exorcist: Demons, Possession and the Modern-Day Battle Against Ancient Evil."

Oct 04, 202136 minEp. 52

College Debt Is Killing Our Kids

On this episode, Neetu Arnold joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss the cause and effect of extreme college debt and her recent report, "Priced Out What College Costs America."

Sep 30, 202132 minEp. 51

"The Abolition of Man"

On this episode, Father Michael Ward joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, "After Humanity: A Guide to C.S. Lewis's The Abolition of Man."

Sep 27, 202136 minEp. 49

The Art of Living

On this episode, Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss her new book, "Ars Vitae: The Fate of Inwardness and the Return of the Ancient Arts of Living."

Sep 23, 202132 minEp. 48

Christianity and the Enlightenment

On this episode, Joseph Stuart joins the podcast to discuss his new book, "Rethinking the Enlightenment: Faith in the Age of Reason."

Sep 20, 202135 minEp. 46

Suffering and Sanctification

On this episode, Harold Senkbeil joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, "Christ and Calamity: Grace and Gratitude in the Darkest Valley."

Sep 16, 202133 minEp. 45

Dan Lipinski on Common Good Republicans—The Editor’s Desk

On the inaugural episode of the new First Things podcast "The Editor's Desk," Russell Reno interviews Daniel Lipinski about his recent article, "Common Good Republicans." They discuss the past and future of pro-life politics in both the Democratic and Republican parties.

Sep 14, 202132 minEp. 44

Parenting in a Digital World

On this episode Sean Clifford joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss the pornography problem and his company's digital parenting software called Canopy.

Sep 13, 202132 minEp. 43

Goodbye Robert E. Lee

On this episode Catesby Leigh joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his article, "Richmond's Rage of the Woke."

Sep 10, 202135 minEp. 42

E Pluribus Who?

On this episode Samuel Goldman joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, "After Nationalism: Being American in an Age of Division."

Sep 09, 202133 minEp. 41

Where Education Is At

On this episode David Steiner joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss the state of public education in America and his work as director of the Johns Hopkins Institute For Education Policy: https://edpolicy.education.jhu.edu/.

Sep 06, 202133 minEp. 40

The Courts and Christ

On this episode David Lloyd Dusenbury joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, "The Innocence of Pontius Pilate: How the Roman Trial of Jesus Shaped History."

Sep 02, 202128 minEp. 39

Remembering 30 Years of Journalism

On this episode, Andrew Sullivan joins the podcast to discuss his new book, ”Out on a Limb: Selected Writing, 1989-2021.”

Aug 30, 202137 minEp. 38
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