Show overview
First Things Podcast has been publishing since 2021, and across the 5 years since has built a catalogue of 516 episodes. That works out to roughly 280 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a several-times-a-week cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 30 min and 34 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Religion & Spirituality show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed yesterday, with 16 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2022, with 133 episodes published. Published by First Things.
From the publisher
First Things is America's most influential journal of religion & public life.
Latest Episodes
View all 516 episodesDisney Adulting (ft. Veronica Clarke)
Why Portico? (ft. Micah Mattix)
Is Churchill America’s Hero? (ft. Sean McMeekin)
The Return of the Mainline? (ft. Brad East)
The Sexual Abuse Crisis Is a Law Crisis (ft. Michael Mazza)
Ep 513Disclosure in Modern Poetry (ft. Glenn Arbery)
In this episode, Glenn C. Arbery joins R. R. Reno on The Editor's Desk to talk about his recent essay, “Lyric as Disclosure” from the March 2026 issue of the magazine.
Ep 512Our Crisis is Metaphysical | 2026 D.C. Lecture | 2026 D.C. Lecture (Presented by: Mary Harrington)
In this episode, First Things brings you the recording of the 2026 D.C. Lecture presented by Mary Harrington. Please subscribe to access more information about future lectures and many great articles!
Ep 511The Countryman–Foreigner Distinction (ft. Matthew Crawford)
In this episode, Matthew B. Crawford joins R. R. Reno on The Editor's Desk to talk about his recent essay, “Love in the Time of Mass Migration” from the March 2026 issue of the magazine.
Ep 510Admiration as Inspiration (ft. Elizabeth Corey)
In this episode, Elizabeth Corey joins R. R. Reno on The Editor's Desk to talk about her recent piece, “On the Pleasure of Admiring” from the February 2026 issue of the magazine.
Ep 509What Virgil Teaches America (ft. Spencer Klavan)
In this episode, Spencer A. Klavan joins R. R. Reno on The Editor's Desk to talk about his recent essay, “In the Footsteps of Aeneas” from the February 2026 issue of the magazine.
Ep 507The Promises of Gay Liberation (ft. Scott Yenor)
In this episode, Scott Yenor joins R. R. Reno on The Editor's Desk to talk about his recent essay, “The Rise and Fall of Gay Activism” from the February 2026 issue of the magazine.
Ep 505The Evangelical Elite Gap (ft. Aaron Renn)
In this episode, Aaron Renn joins R. R. Reno on The Editor's Desk to talk about his recent essay, “The Problem with the Evangelical Elite” from the January 2026 issue of the magazine.
Ep 503Caravaggio the Destroyer (ft. Jaspreet Singh Boparai)
In this episode, Jaspreet Singh Boparai joins R. R. Reno on The Editor's Desk to talk about his recent review, “Caravaggio and Us” from the January 2026 issue of the magazine.
Ep 502The Realities of Empire (ft. Nathan Pinkoski)
In this episode, Nathan Pinkoski joins R. R. Reno on The Editor's Desk to talk about his recent review, “Hegemon or Empire?” from the January 2026 issue of the magazine.
Ep 501The Church of Sarah Mullally (ft. Damian Thompson)
In this episode, Damian Thompson joins R. R. Reno on The Editor's Desk to talk about his recent essay, “Canterbury Fails,” from the December 2025 issue of the magazine.
Ep 500John Searle's Minds and Machines (ft. Edward Feser)
In this episode, Edward Feser joins R. R. Reno on The Editor's Desk to talk about his recent essay, “The Common Sense of John Searle,” from the December 2025 issue of the magazine.
Ep 499The Sabbath is Back! (ft. J. J. Kimche)
The Sabbath is Back! (ft. J. J. Kimche) by First Things
Ep 498How to Talk About God (ft. Hans Boersma)
In this episode, Hans Boersma joins Rusty Reno on The Editor's Desk to talk about his recent essay, "Modernity and God-Talk," from the November 2025 issue of the magazine.
Ep 497Is the UK a Nation of Immigrants? (ft. Louise Perry)
In this episode, Louise Perry joins Rusty Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about her recent essay, “Indigenous London,” from the November 2025 issue of the magazine.
Ep 496Heritage and the Right
The editors discuss the troubles at Heritage, the conservative think tank whose president recently touched off a controversy by releasing a video statement in support of Tucker Carlson. The controversy pits generation against generation and faction against faction within the conservative movement. Rusty Reno and Dan Hitchens join Julia Yost.