Conversations
42 episodes
Why Leftists Love Tyranny (ft. Jamie Glazov)
Justice for Alito (ft. Mollie Hemingway)
America’s Prodigal Fathers (ft. Timothy S. Goeglein)
Life Lessons from a Basketball Coach (ft. Rob Jenkins)
Art Criticism for Art’s Sake (ft. Michael Clune)
The Disappearance of Rational Control (ft. Harvey Mansfield)
Ep 37The Real JD Vance (ft. Frank DeVito)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Frank DeVito joins in to discuss his recent book, JD Vance and the Future of the Republican Party.
Ep 36The Slow Death of Publishing (ft. Justin Lee)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, First Things Associate Editor Justin Lee joins in to discuss his recent book, "A Prisoner's Cinema.”
Ep 35How Activism Gets Funded (ft. John Sailer)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, John Sailer joins in to discuss his recent book, "The Mellon Foundation’s Idea of ‘Social Justice.’"
Ep 34Will Trump’s Coalition Last? (ft. Joseph Prud’homme)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Joseph Prud’homme joins in to discuss his recent book, The New Conservatism and its Critics.
Ep 33Politics of the Professoriate (ft. John Tomasi)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, John Tomasi joins in to discuss his recent book, Viewpoint Diversity: What It Is, Why We Need It, and How to Get It.
Ep 30Ralston College’s Human Endeavour (ft. Stephen Blackwood)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Stephen Blackwood joins in to discuss Ralston College's unique approach to Classical Studies through immersive, spoken-language education in Ancient Greek and Latin.
Ep 29A Commitment to Remembrance (ft. Andrew Zwerneman)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Andrew Zwerneman joins in to discuss his recent article, "Stoke the Fire for America’s 250th."
Ep 28Above Animal Instinct (ft. Jonathan Leaf)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Jonathan Leaf joins in to discuss his recent book, The Primate Myth: Why the Latest Science Leads Us to a New Theory of Human Nature.
Ep 27The Burning World of William Blake (ft. Mark Vernon)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Mark Vernon joins in to discuss his recent book, Awake!: William Blake and the Power of the Imagination.
Ep 26The Downfall of the Republican Establishment (ft. Daniel McCarthy)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Daniel McCarthy joins in to discuss his recent article, "The plot against J.D. Vance."
Ep 25Self-Destructive Liberalism (ft. Philip Pilkington)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Philip Pilkington joins in to discuss his recent book, "The Collapse of Global Liberalism: And the Emergence of the Post Liberal World Order."
Ep 24How Science Trumped Materialism (ft. Michel-Yves Bolloré)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Michel-Yves Bolloré joins in to discuss his recent book, "God, the Science, the Evidence."
Ep 23America’s Iron Men (ft. Matthew Spalding)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Matthew Spalding joins in to discuss his recent book, "The Making of the American Mind: The Story of our Declaration of Independence."
Ep 22Restoring Breadth and Depth to Education (ft. Solveig Gold)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Solveig Gold joins in to discuss her recent article, co-authored with Joshua Katz, entitled "Make the Ivy League Excellent Again," which will come out in a volume soon.
Ep 21Artful Faith (ft. Stephen Auth)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Stephen Auth joins in to discuss his recent book, Visions of the Divine: An Artistic Journey Into the Mystery of the Eucharist.
Ep 20What Does Gen Z Want? (ft. Sohrab Ahmari)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Sohrab Ahmari joins in to discuss his recent articles, "MAGA Helped Elect Zohran Mamdani" and "Why Nikki Haley’s son went radical."

Ep 19Abandonment of Truth (ft. George Weigel)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, George Weigel joins in to discuss his recent book, Pomp, Circumstance, and Unsolicited Advice: Commencement Addresses and University Lectures.

Ep 18A Cancellation in San Jose (ft. Elizabeth Weiss)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Elizabeth Weiss joins in to discuss her recent book, On the Warpath: My Battles With Indians, Pretendians, and Woke Warriors.

Ep 17Self Help from the Ancients (ft. Michael Fontaine)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Michael Fontaine joins in to discuss his recent book, How to Have Willpower: An Ancient Guide to Not Giving In (Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers).

Ep 16Western Civilization and Augustine (ft. Chad Pecknold)
Western Civilization and Augustine (ft. Chad Pecknold) by Conversations

Ep 15Charles Murray Comes to God (ft. Charles Murray)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Charles Murray joins in to discuss his recent book, Taking Religion Seriously.

Ep 14The Charisma of the Leader (ft. Molly Worthen)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Molly Worthen joins in to discuss her recent book, Spellbound: How Charisma Shaped American History from the Puritans to Donald Trump.

Ep 13The Problem of Population Decline (ft. Georgina Kiss-Kozma)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Georgina Kiss-Kozma joins in to discuss her work with the Youth Research Institute in Budapest.

Ep 12The Church's Answer to the World (ft. Carter Griffin)
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Ep 11Where Is God in “The Lord of the Rings”? (ft. Douglas Estes)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Douglas Estes joins in to discuss his recent books, Theology and Tolkien: Practical Theology and Theology and Tolkien: Constructive Theology.

Ep 10The Art of the Proof (ft. J. Jacob Tawney)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, J. Jacob Tawney joins in to discuss his recent book, "Another Sort of Mathematics: Selected Proofs Necessary to Finally Acquire an Education in Mathematics."

Ep 9The Question of Suicide (ft. Martin Lockerd)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Martin Lockerd joins in to discuss his recent book, "Suicide in Modern Catholic Literature."

Ep 8Conserving the Past through Education (ft. Robert Luddy)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Robert L. Luddy joins in to discuss his recent book, "The Thales Way."

Ep 7The Real History of Black Progress (and Regress) (ft. Jason Riley)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Jason Riley joins in to discuss his recent book, "The Affirmative Action Myth: Why Blacks Don't Need Racial Preferences to Succeed."

Ep 6Kids Need the Classics (ft. Nathan Antiel)
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Nathan Antiel joins in to discuss Classical Education and Classical Academic Press.

Ep 5The Heroism of Homeric Women (ft. Eirene Allen)
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Eirene S. Allen joins in to discuss her recent book, "The Epic Women of Homer: Exploring Women's Roles in the Iliad and Odyssey."

Ep 4Nationalism Will Save the West (ft. Yoram Hazony)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Yoram Hazony joins in to discuss his book, "The Virtue of Nationalism."

Ep 3How to Prevent an Act of Terror (ft. Alan Dershowitz)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Alan Dershowitz joins in to discuss his recent book, "The Preventive State: The Challenge of Preventing Serious Harms While Preserving Essential Liberties."

Ep 2NovelCon (ft. Christopher Scalia)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Christopher J. Scalia joins in to discuss his recent book, "13 Novels Conservatives Will Love (but Probably Haven't Read)."

Ep 1The Fed and the College
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Brad Lingo joins in to discuss Grove City College. Subscribe to Mark's new channel on: Spotify: tinyurl.com/mufv3xzw Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/3w32d42x Intro music by Jack Bauerlein.

Classical Education Keeps Growing
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Martin Cothran joins in to discuss Memoria Press and Classical Education in America. Intro music by Jack Bauerlein.