For most of human history, scarcity was the enemy. Be it territory, land, wealth, calories, or energy, the majority of conflict and technological innovation was driven by the fact that resources were scarce. With the incredible explosion in scientific knowledge and technological advancement over the last few hundred years, the dynamic has shifted. Scarcity has not vanished across the globe, but in the wealthier and more advanced portions of the world, many of the critical material deficiencies h...
Jul 03, 2025•10 min
Elon Musk recently claimed that he will be challenging politicians who supported the spending in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and might start his own party based on opposing reckless spending. The billionaire even ended up debating the philosopher Nick Land on the issue. Could Musk's third party succeed where the Libertarian Party has failed? The Prudentialist joins me to discuss. Follow on: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-auron-macintyre-show/id1657770114 Spotify: https://ope...
Jul 02, 2025•1 hr
This year's Pride Month is at an end and it is clear that the activists have lost significant momentum. War in the Middle East and riots in Los Anglos helped to wound a cultural movement which was already struggling from overexposure and a string of conservative victories. Does this mean the end of the Pride movement, or will gay rights simply return to a raunchier and more honest advocacy for the lifestyle? Scott Yenor, professor of Political Science at Boise State, joins me to discuss. Follow ...
Jun 30, 2025•47 min
The socialist Muslim Zohran Mamdani has defeated former Governor Andrew Cuomo in the Democrat Party primary for mayor of New York City. The radical progressive is expected to handily beat both the Republican candidate and incumbent Mayor Eric Adams in the general election. J. Burden joins me to discuss NYC's doubling down on far-left policies. We also look at a new Supreme Court ruling that represents a huge win for the Trump administration. Follow on: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas...
Jun 27, 2025•1 hr 6 min
President Donald Trump made clear from the start: A nuclear-armed Iran is unacceptable. Trump knows his voters support a strong defense — but they’re tired of wasting American blood and treasure to fight foreign wars while their country falls apart at home. Now that the U.S. has carried out a precision strike and set back Iran’s nuclear program, it’s time for Trump to return his full attention to rescuing America from Joe Biden’s open-border catastrophe. Follow on: Apple: https://podcasts.apple....
Jun 26, 2025•9 min
The recent conflict between Israel and Iran created a bizarre roller-coaster ride that can only be described as hyperreal. Both Israeli and American leaders seemed to be moving the objective goalposts on a regular basis. Ceasefires were declared and then immediately violated. A mixture of symbolic and truly lethal attacks were carried out, making it difficult to gauge the real extent of the conflict. The Prudentialist joins me to discuss. Follow on: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Jun 25, 2025•1 hr 8 min
While many modern Christians are unfamiliar with the story, it was previously considered common knowledge that the death and resurrection of Christ sealed away the powers of the ancient gods. Several historians, such as Plutarch, comment on the fact, while early church fathers claimed it as a victory. Pastor Anderw Isker and historian Alex Petkas join me to discuss the fascinating moment in history and what it means for the modern world. Follow on: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/th...
Jun 23, 2025•1 hr 35 min
Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) recently appeared on the Tucker Carlson Network for an extended interview regarding the possible involvement of the United States in the Israeli war on Iran. The interview proved to be explosive, with several direct confrontations between the two conservative leaders. We'll be analyzing some of the most important exchanges and breaking down the points made by both men. Follow on: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-auron-macintyre-show/id1657770114 Spotify...
Jun 20, 2025•1 hr 30 min
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine triggered demands from elites in Europe and America for NATO-aligned nations to involve themselves in the conflict. Many Republicans were initially on board, with Fox News and CNN marching in lockstep behind intervention. But the Republican base quickly soured on the war once it became clear that U.S. involvement didn’t serve American interests. In a strange inversion, the Right became anti-war while the Left championed military escalation. That reversal matters now,...
Jun 19, 2025•10 min
With the current push toward a regime-change war in Iran, many are speculating whether or not the United States will be drawn into another attempt to rebuild a nation in the Middle East. Despite America's disastrous record in previous attempts, politicians and pundits are once again dreaming about how the region can be reshaped through regime change. Podcast host J. Burden joins me to discuss why previous regime-change efforts have failed and why the prospect remains so attractive to the America...
Jun 18, 2025•1 hr
Last week proved to be chaotic, as war broke out between Israel and Iran, protests continued to escalate into rioting, and a Minnesota politician was assassinated and another wounded. In addition, President Trump's inconsistent messaging placed the entire project of mass deportations in doubt. The Prudentialist joins me to discuss the wild week that was. Follow on: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-auron-macintyre-show/id1657770114 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3S6z4LBs8F...
Jun 16, 2025•1 hr 16 min
Nick Land is a philosopher famous for his idea of technocapital accelerationism and helping to found neoreactionary political theory. Land joins me to discuss the mainstreaming of neoreaction and whether Donald Trump and Elon Musk are successfully implementing portions of the theory. We also discuss the nature of time, the ethnic nature of technological development, and the intersection of managerial theory with technocapital acceleration. Follow on: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/...
Jun 13, 2025•1 hr 38 min
What’s happening in Los Angeles this week isn't just one more BLM riot over policing. This isn’t domestic unrest. It’s an invasion. Illegal aliens have flooded the streets, waving foreign flags and openly declaring their intent to reclaim California in the name of Mexico. This isn’t just ideological subversion or economic pressure. It’s open confrontation, and it’s playing out on American soil. Follow on: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-auron-macintyre-show/id1657770114 Spotify:...
Jun 12, 2025•13 min
The Community Relations Service was created by the Civil Rights Act to smooth out race relations during desegregation, but like every government agency, it quickly took on a life of its own. The shadowy organization has an incredible level of secrecy and pushes woke agendas, including the normalization of trans kids and the planting of mosques in all Christian towns. Worst of all, the CRS is known to compel grieving families who are the victims of minority crime to deliver prepared statements do...
Jun 11, 2025•1 hr 20 min
Last week, President Donald Trump and Elon Musk had a major public falling-out, with both men throwing public insults at each other. This public battle seemed poised to break apart the coalition that won the 2024 election. Then over the weekend, anti-ICE protests in California escalated into full-blown riots, with cars burning and police officers under siege. Musk may have valid concerns about government spending, but it has become clear that the Right has far more important issues to address. T...
Jun 09, 2025•1 hr 14 min
After multiple large waves of immigration America faces the After multiple large waves of immigration, America faces the difficulty of forging one unified identity. Some portions of the population are very tribal, while others lack any solid form of identity. Pastor Doug Wilson joins me to discuss the concept of a wholly American ethnos and whether it is possible for the country to come together under that kind of banner. Follow on: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-auron-macintyr...
Jun 06, 2025•1 hr 2 min
Every year for the last decade, June has begun with a flurry of progressive propaganda as corporations, nonprofits, and government organizations kicked off their Pride Month celebrations. Social media accounts draped their logos in the colors of the rainbow, employees sat through monotonous presentations on the importance of inclusion, and every public space was jam-packed with the iconography of the new state religion. But this year, the Pride Month rollout has been remarkably muted, with some ...
Jun 05, 2025•10 min
Most conservatives like to point out that the United States is a republic, not a democracy, but they rarely ask what the difference truly is. Benjamin Franklin stated that the U.S. would remain a republic only if we fought to keep it that way, meaning the system could change over time if the population was not vigilant. We will be exploring the classical definition of a republic, determining whether the U.S. currently fits the description, and talking about how we can return to republican govern...
Jun 04, 2025•20 min
Leaked video of journalist Glenn Greenwald engaging in demeaning sex acts recently surfaced online in advance of a major appearance on Tucker Carlson's show. Instead of expressing regret, Greenwald decided to double down and claim that any behavior between consenting adults is no one's business. Greenwald has built friendly relationships with conservatives over the years due to his willingness to criticize the Left, and many conservative leaders chose to defend his stand. We will discuss why con...
Jun 02, 2025•1 hr
Christianity is universal in the sense that it is the one true religion, but does that mean that it has to destroy the particularity of nations? Does Christianity really erase all borders and boundaries, or is there room for a Christian version of nationalism? Stephen Wolfe, the author of "The Case for Christian Nationalism," joins me to discuss. Follow on: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-auron-macintyre-show/id1657770114 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3S6z4LBs8Fi7COupy7...
May 30, 2025•53 min
Classical liberalism was a real political tradition — one that helped shape the American founding. It deserves serious treatment. Watching it get paraded around by people who reject its core values is exhausting. If Locke or Adams saw progressive atheists wearing classical liberalism like a skin suit, they’d spin in their graves. The secular liberalism of the 1990s and early 2000s is not classical liberalism. It isn’t even an ally of conservatism. The non-woke left served as useful co-belligeren...
May 29, 2025•10 min
The Southern Baptist Convention is the largest protestant Christian body in the United States, granting it a powerful influence over religious life in the country. The average churchgoers in the SBC are some of the most conservative people in the country, but organizational leadership often cuts against the beliefs of the average member. William Wolfe, executive director of the Center for Baptist Leadership, joins me to discuss the importance of the organization's upcoming meeting in Dallas and ...
May 28, 2025•52 min
Curtis Yarvin is a political theorist who was once so controversial that academics dared not speak his name, but now he is appearing in the New York Times and debating professors at Harvard University. Yarvin joins me to discuss his rise in elite circles and the best way to capture or dismantle institutions like Harvard. We also discuss the Trump administration's approach to foreign policy, deportations, civil rights law, and the administrative state. Follow on: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com...
May 23, 2025•1 hr 10 min
A recent New York Times report revealed that the Democratic Party is marshaling its donor class in an effort to return to cultural dominance. The popular progressive narrative after the 2024 election has been that Kamala Harris did not lose because she was a uniquely unlikeable candidate with deeply unpopular positions, but because Joe Rogan had a podcast. Leftists' obsession with the role of the podcast sphere in the last election has led them to consider 26 different projects that would cost t...
May 22, 2025•11 min
The debate over the future of the American Right continues to rage, and the Reformed Christian sphere is not an exception. Pastor and author Doug Wilson joins me to discuss the term "woke Right," online pagans, and the resurgence of New Atheism in conservative circles. Follow on: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-auron-macintyre-show/id1657770114 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3S6z4LBs8Fi7COupy7YYuM?si=4d9662cb34d148af Substack: https://auronmacintyre.substack.com/ Twitter...
May 21, 2025•1 hr 21 min
The announcement of Joe Biden's terminal cancer diagnosis reveals a deeply cynical conspiracy by the Democratic Party. It has become clear that the party ran a dementia patient with terminal cancer in the hopes that he would die in office and the unelected Kamala Harris would become the first black female president. This incredible betrayal of the American people must come with serious consequences or the legitimacy of the entire electoral process will come crashing down. The Prudentialist joins...
May 19, 2025•1 hr 3 min
Along with closing the border, the most important issue for many Donald Trump supporters is putting an end to endless foreign wars. In his recent speech in the Middle East, Trump seemed to reinforce that commitment by decrying nation building and promising a new era of economic cooperation without meddling in foreign affairs. Riley Lewis, host of "The Real Story" on OANN, joins me to discuss the ups and downs of Trump's foreign policy so far. Follow on: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podca...
May 16, 2025•45 min
The life of an unheeded prophet rarely ends in comfort and often courts danger. Pat Buchanan endured both with the resolve of a warrior. As the most prominent paleoconservative in American politics, Buchanan stood so far ahead of his time that today’s MAGA agenda looks like a photocopy of his 1992 presidential campaign platform. From the culture war to working-class economics and immigration, Buchanan served as the American Cassandra — right about nearly every major question yet scorned by Repub...
May 15, 2025•10 min
After years of insisting that the United States welcome every refugee from around the world, progressives have finally found one group of immigrants they do not approve of: white South African farmers. In South Africa, the government has explicitly anti-white laws, farmers are regularly murdered, and major political leaders lead songs about killing white citizens. The Episcopal Church has even stated that it will stop settling refugees because it refuses to help white South Africans. Bogbeef and...
May 14, 2025•1 hr 23 min
The Left's focus on crude racial politics has made everyone understandably weary of identity, but identity does not magically disappear. As a response, some are now pushing for the forced elimination of identity even up to the level of the nation, singling our nationalism itself as the enemy. Under Joseph Stalin the USSR also recognize the need to abolish tribal and even national identities in the service of international community. We will discuss why projects of scale, both liberal and communi...
May 12, 2025•59 min
