Show overview
First Things Podcast has been publishing since 2021, and across the 5 years since has built a catalogue of 524 episodes. That works out to roughly 290 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 6 days ago, with 24 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 524 episodesThe Fourth Watch (ft. James Keating)
The Critic as Artist (ft. Dana Gioia)
The Jew from Nowhere (ft. J. J. Kimche)
The Once and Future France (ft. Nathan Pinkoski)
This Catholic Moment (ft. Matthew Schmitz)
The Church of Ratzinger (ft. Sam Zeno Conedera)
Postliberalism and its Discontents (ft. James Wood)
Recovering the University’s Soul | 2026 Neuhaus Lecture
Disney 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.