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First Things Podcast

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Episodes

Back to the Church Fathers

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, 202428 minEp. 428

Parents Without Authority

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, 202433 minEp. 427

Taylor Ends the Gender Wars

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, 202433 minEp. 426

The Case for Protestantism

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, 202428 minEp. 425

Anxiety: A Philosophical Problem

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, 202432 minEp. 424

Overcoming the Sixties

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, 202431 minEp. 423

The Life and Letters of a Fiery Jesuit

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, 202433 minEp. 422

What Was Humanism?

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, 202427 minEp. 421

Art for the Glory of God

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, 202426 minEp. 420

The Dark Side of Jane Austen

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, 202429 minEp. 419

Music in an Age of Decadence

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, 202436 minEp. 418

Catholic Civil Rights Heroes

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, 202427 minEp. 417

The Post-Dobbs Abortion Reality

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, 202432 minEp. 416

Women and the Catholic Novel

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, 202427 minEp. 415

Catholic Education Spreads the Word

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, 202429 minEp. 414

We Are More Alone than Ever

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, 202432 minEp. 413

Clint Eastwood’s Lonely Heroes

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, 202430 minEp. 412

The Fall of the American College

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, 202428 minEp. 411

Procedures Will Not Save America

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, 202427 minEp. 410

Reading Done Right

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, 202434 minEp. 409

The Ancestral Meaning of Conservatism

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, 202430 minEp. 408

Which Future for America?

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, 202427 minEp. 407

The Super-Ego, Digitized

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, 202432 minEp. 406

What a Murder Says About a Life

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, 202435 minEp. 405

The Tragic Trump

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, 202432 minEp. 404

Evangelicals for Sale

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, 202429 minEp. 403

Education in a Pluralist Country

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, 202430 minEp. 402

Are Children Worth It?

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, 202424 minEp. 401

America Was Not Stolen

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, 202429 minEp. 400

Immigration Insanity

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, 202428 minEp. 399
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