In the latest installment of the 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 Theology: The Patristic Legacy of the Scuola Romana.” Intro music by Jack Bauerlein.
Nov 07, 2024•28 min•Ep. 428
In the latest installment of the 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 Kids When We Treat Them Like Grown-Ups.” Intro music by Jack Bauerlein.
Nov 04, 2024•33 min•Ep. 427
In this episode, Patricia Snow joins Rusty Reno at The Editor’s Desk to talk about her essay, “Taylor Swift's Sexual Revolution” from the November 2024 print edition of the magazine. Please subscribe to the magazine at www.firstthings.com/subscribe in order to access this and many other great pieces!
Oct 31, 2024•33 min•Ep. 426
In the latest installment of the 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 for an Always-Reforming Church.” Intro music by Jack Bauerlein.
Oct 28, 2024•28 min•Ep. 425
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Samir Chopra joins in to discuss his new book, “Anxiety: A Philosophical Guide.” Intro music by Jack Bauerlein.
Oct 25, 2024•32 min•Ep. 424
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Timothy S. Goeglein joins in to discuss his new book, “Stumbling Toward Utopia: How the 1960s Turned Into a National Nightmare and How We Can Revive the American Dream.” Intro music by Jack Bauerlein.
Oct 21, 2024•31 min•Ep. 423
In this episode, First Things senior editor Dan Hitchens joins Rusty Reno at The Editor’s Desk to talk about his book review, “Charity And Sarcasm” from the November 2024 print edition of the magazine. Please subscribe to the magazine at www.firstthings.com/subscribe in order to access this and many other great pieces!
Oct 18, 2024•33 min•Ep. 422
In the latest installment of the 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 Correspondence.” Intro music by Jack Bauerlein.
Oct 14, 2024•27 min•Ep. 421
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Daniel McInerny joins in to discuss his new book, “Beauty and Imitation: A Philosophical Reflection on the Arts.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.
Oct 10, 2024•26 min•Ep. 420
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, First Things senior editor Julia Yost joins in to discuss her new book, “Jane Austen's Darkness” Music by Jack Bauerlein.
Oct 07, 2024•29 min•Ep. 419
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Mark Evans joins in to discuss his new book, “Mark! My Words: How to Discover the Joy of Music, the Delight of Language, and the Pride of Achievement in the Age of Trash Talk and Cultural Chaos.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.
Oct 03, 2024•36 min•Ep. 418
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Matthew Daniels joins in to discuss his new book, “Catholic Heroes of Civil and Human Rights.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.
Sep 30, 2024•27 min•Ep. 417
In this episode, Ryan T. Anderson joins Rusty Reno at The Editor’s Desk to talk about his article, “The Way Forward After Dobbs” from the October 2024 print edition of the magazine. Please subscribe to the magazine at www.firstthings.com/subscribe in order to access this and many other great pieces!
Sep 26, 2024•32 min•Ep. 416
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Haley Stewart joins in to discuss her new book, “Women of the Catholic Imagination: Twelve Inspired Novelists You Should Know” Music by Jack Bauerlein.
Sep 23, 2024•27 min•Ep. 415
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Richard T. Meyer joins in to discuss the success of JSerra Catholic High School in San Juan Capistrano, CA. Music by Jack Bauerlein.
Sep 19, 2024•29 min•Ep. 414
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Christine Rosen joins in to discuss her new book, “The Extinction of Experience: Being Human in a Disembodied World” Music by Jack Bauerlein.
Sep 16, 2024•32 min•Ep. 413
In this episode, Matthew Schmitz joins Rusty Reno at The Editor’s Desk to talk about his article, “Clint Eastwood’s Law” from the October 2024 print edition of the magazine. Please subscribe to the magazine at https://www.firstthings.com/subscribe in order to access this and many other great pieces!
Sep 12, 2024•30 min•Ep. 412
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, David R. Barnhizer joins in to discuss his new book, “Conformity Colleges: The Destruction of Intellectual Creativity and Dissent in America's Universities” Music by Jack Bauerlein.
Sep 09, 2024•28 min•Ep. 411
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, James Davison Hunter joins in to discuss his new book, “Democracy and Solidarity: On the Cultural Roots of America's Political Crisis” Music by Jack Bauerlein.
Sep 06, 2024•27 min•Ep. 410
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Daniel Buck joins in to discuss his new report, “Think Again: Should Elementary Schools Teach Reading Comprehension?” Music by Jack Bauerlein.
Aug 29, 2024•34 min•Ep. 409
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Graham McAleer joins in to discuss his new book, “The Wisdom of Our Ancestors: Conservative Humanism and the Western Tradition.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.
Aug 26, 2024•30 min•Ep. 408
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Bruce Abramson joins in to discuss his new book, “American Spirit or Great Awokening?: The Battle to Restore or Destroy Our Nation.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.
Aug 22, 2024•27 min•Ep. 407
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Mark Edmundson joins in to discuss his new book, “The Age of Guilt: The Super-Ego in the Online World.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.
Aug 19, 2024•32 min•Ep. 406
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, J. Warner Wallace joins in to discuss his new book, “The Truth in True Crime: What Investigating Death Teaches Us About the Meaning of Life.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.
Aug 15, 2024•35 min•Ep. 405
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Victor Davis Hanson joins in to discuss his new book, “The Case for Trump.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.
Aug 12, 2024•32 min•Ep. 404
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Megan Basham joins in to discuss her new book, “Shepherds for Sale: How Evangelical Leaders Traded the Truth for a Leftist Agenda.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.
Aug 08, 2024•29 min•Ep. 403
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Ashley Rogers Berner joins in to discuss her new book, “Educational Pluralism and Democracy: How to Handle Indoctrination, Promote Exposure, and Rebuild America’s Schools.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.
Aug 05, 2024•30 min•Ep. 402
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Anastasia Berg and Rachel Wiseman join in to discuss their book, “What Are Children For?: On Ambivalence and Choice.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.
Aug 01, 2024•24 min•Ep. 401
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Jeffrey Fynn-Paul joins in to discuss his book “Not Stolen: The Truth About European Colonialism in the New World.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.
Jul 29, 2024•29 min•Ep. 400
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Peter Skerry joins in to discuss his article “Insane Asylum: The Policy Disaster at the Border.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.
Jul 25, 2024•28 min•Ep. 399