First Things Podcast
706 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 days ago - ★★★★★ - 647 ratingsFirst Things is published by The Institute on Religion and Public Life, an interreligious, nonpartisan research and education institute whose purpose is to advance a religiously informed public philosophy for the ordering of society.
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Episodes
Chaos in Our Souls
April 15, 2024 18:17 - 31 minutes - 43.9 MBIn this episode, RJ Snell joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “Lost in the Chaos: Immanence, Despair, Hope.” Music by J. S. Bach/C. Gounod, public domain. Track edited, cropped, and merged with another track.
The Battle with Demons
April 11, 2024 16:21 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MBIn this episode, Adam Blai joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “The Exorcism Files: True Stories of Demonic Possession.” Music by Frederic Chopin licensed via Creative Commons. Tracks reorganized, duplicated, and edited.
Hearing Hungary Out
April 10, 2024 18:59 - 25 minutes - 23 MBEditor R. R. Reno is joined by Gladden Pappin to discuss the state of Hungary in the world. Music by Jack Bauerlein.
Fr. Joseph Fessio on Pope Benedict XVI
April 09, 2024 19:22 - 26 minutes - 36 MBIn this episode, Fr. Joseph Fessio joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss Robert Cardinal Sarah’s new book, “He Gave Us So Much: A Tribute to Benedict XVI.” Music by J. S. Bach/C. Gounod, public domain. Track edited, cropped, and merged with another track.
Let Beauty Speak
April 04, 2024 18:00 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBIn this episode, Jimmy Mitchell joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “Let Beauty Speak: The Art of Being Human in a Culture of Noise.” Music by J. S. Bach/C. Gounod, public domain. Track edited, cropped, and merged with another track.
The Best Consoler
April 02, 2024 20:56 - 27 minutes - 37.9 MBIn this episode, David Bonagura joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “Jerome’s Tears: Letters to Friends in Mourning.” Music by J. S. Bach/C. Gounod, public domain. Track edited, cropped, and merged with another track.
Voices from the Church
March 28, 2024 18:12 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBIn this episode, Francis X. Maier joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “True Confessions: Voices of Faith from a Life in the Church.” Music by Frederic Chopin licensed via Creative Commons. Tracks reorganized, duplicated, and edited.
What is the “Negative World”?
March 25, 2024 16:02 - 33 minutes - 46.3 MBIn this episode, Aaron M. Renn joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “Life in the Negative World: Confronting Challenges in an Anti-Christian Culture.” Music by J. S. Bach/C. Gounod, public domain. Track edited, cropped, and merged with another track.
In the Courts of Three Popes
March 21, 2024 20:14 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBIn this episode, Mary Ann Glendon joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss her new book, “In the Courts of Three Popes: An American Lawyer and Diplomat in the Last Absolute Monarchy of the West.” Music by Frederic Chopin licensed via Creative Commons. Tracks reorganized, duplicated, and edited.
We’re in an Anti-Family Age
March 18, 2024 16:34 - 31 minutes - 43.3 MBIn this episode, Timothy P. Carney joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “Family Unfriendly: How Our Culture Made Raising Kids Much Harder Than It Needs to Be.” Music by J. S. Bach/C. Gounod, public domain. Track edited, cropped, and merged with another track.
The Liberal of the 18th Century
March 14, 2024 19:55 - 32 minutes - 44.6 MBIn this episode, Aaron Alexander Zubia joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “The Political Thought of David Hume: The Origins of Liberalism and the Modern Political Imagination.” Music by Frederic Chopin licensed via Creative Commons. Tracks reorganized, duplicated, and edited.
Gateway to Statesmanship
March 11, 2024 19:47 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBIn this episode, John A. Burtka IV joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “Gateway to Statesmanship: Selections from Xenophon to Churchill.” Music by J. S. Bach/C. Gounod, public domain. Track edited, cropped, and merged with another track.
Donor Beware
March 07, 2024 21:00 - 29 minutes - 40.2 MBIn this episode, Hans Zeiger joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his recent article “The Next Step for Disaffected Donors.” Music by Frederic Chopin licensed via Creative Commons. Tracks reorganized, duplicated, and edited.
Chesterton’s Everlasting Man
March 04, 2024 18:00 - 30 minutes - 41.9 MBIn this episode, Dale Ahlquist joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “The Everlasting Man: A Guide to G. K. Chesterton’s Masterpiece.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.
Popcorn with the Pope
March 01, 2024 17:05 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBIn this episode, David Baird joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss the new book, “Popcorn with the Pope: A Guide to the Vatican Film List.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.
A Plan for Conservative Education
February 27, 2024 18:15 - 31 minutes - 43.5 MBIn this episode, Max Eden joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss AEI’s Conservative Education Reform Network’s annual report, “Sketching A New Conservative Education Agenda.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.
Media Malfeasance
February 23, 2024 16:43 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MBIn this episode, Christine Rosen joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss her Commentary Magazine articles “All the President’s Press Men” and “Enola Gay, or, How the Media Imploded When It Came to Harvard’s President.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.
Who is Gavin Newsom?
February 20, 2024 21:00 - 31 minutes - 43.3 MBIn this episode, John Cox joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “The Newsom Nightmare: The California Catastrophe and How to Reform Our Broken System.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.
Fifty Years on Politics and Politicians
February 15, 2024 19:00 - 30 minutes - 41.8 MBIn this episode, Cal Thomas joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “A Watchman in the Night: What I’ve Seen Over 50 Years Reporting on America.” Music by Frederic Chopin licensed via Creative Commons. Tracks reorganized, duplicated, and edited.
How to Make Good Americans
February 12, 2024 17:00 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBIn this episode, Chris Sinacola joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss the new book, “Restoring the City on a Hill: U.S. History & Civics in America’s Schools.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.
Fundamentalists in the Public Square
February 08, 2024 20:12 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBIn this episode, Madison Trammel joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “Fundamentalists in the Public Square.” Music by Frederic Chopin licensed via Creative Commons. Tracks reorganized, duplicated, and edited.
The American Past Distorted and Degraded
February 05, 2024 21:07 - 31 minutes - 43.7 MBIn this episode, Jonathan Barth joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss “The Study of American History in Our Universities,” a report made by Arizona State University’s Center for American Institutions. Music by Jack Bauerlein.
The People’s Justice
February 01, 2024 17:09 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBIn this episode, Amul Thapar joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “The People's Justice: Clarence Thomas and the Constitutional Stories that Define Him.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.
Control Freaks and Billionaires
January 29, 2024 16:30 - 29 minutes - 40.5 MBIn this episode, Seamus Bruner joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “Controligarchs: Exposing the Billionaire Class, their Secret Deals, and the Globalist Plot to Dominate Your Life.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.
The Rise of Antihumanism
January 26, 2024 11:00 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBIn this episode, Matthew B. Crawford joins the podcast to talk about his article, “The Rise of Antihumanism” from August 2023. They evaluate the antihumanisms gripping the West. Music by Jack Bauerlein.
The Civic Bargain
January 25, 2024 18:55 - 32 minutes - 30 MBIn this episode, Josiah Ober joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “The Civic Bargain: How Democracy Survives.” Music by Frederic Chopin licensed via Creative Commons. Tracks reorganized, duplicated, and edited.
Doctor’s Orders: Read the Bible When You’re Blue
January 23, 2024 19:00 - 25 minutes - 35.7 MBIn this episode, Curt Thompson joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “The Deepest Place: Suffering and the Formation of Hope.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.
The University of Austin is Off!
January 18, 2024 19:33 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBIn this episode, David Ruth joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss the vision and programs of the University of Austin. Music by Frederic Chopin licensed via Creative Commons. Tracks reorganized, duplicated, and edited.
The Wisdom of Catholic Classical Education
January 17, 2024 18:00 - 29 minutes - 40.6 MBIn this episode, Andrew Youngblood joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “Know Thyself: Catholic Classical Education and the Discovery of Self.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.
The Psychiatrist and the Exorcist
January 11, 2024 19:00 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBIn this episode, Richard Gallagher joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “Demonic Foes: My Twenty-Five Years as a Psychiatrist Investigating Possessions, Diabolic Attacks, and the Paranormal.” Music by Frederic Chopin licensed via Creative Commons. Tracks reorganized, duplicated, and edited.
Roger L. Simon on the New (and Blue) Exodus
January 09, 2024 18:00 - 29 minutes - 40.8 MBIn this episode, Roger L. Simon joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “American Refugees: The Untold Story of the Mass Exodus from Blue States to Red States.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.
Coming to Faith Through Dawkins
January 05, 2024 16:15 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBIn this episode, Alister McGrath joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss the new book “Coming to Faith Through Dawkins: 12 Essays on the Pathway from New Atheism to Christianity.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.
Brutal Brainwashing
January 03, 2024 22:00 - 32 minutes - 44.3 MBIn this episode, Stanley K. Ridgley joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “Brutal Minds: The Dark World of Left-Wing Brainwashing in Our Universities.” Music by Frederic Chopin licensed via Creative Commons. Tracks reorganized, duplicated, and edited.
Politics of Eden
December 28, 2023 19:00 - 30 minutes - 41.6 MBIn this episode, Nils A. Haug joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “Politics, Law, and Disorder in the Garden of Eden: The Quest for Identity.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.
Beware of Multiculturalists
December 22, 2023 21:54 - 26 minutes - 36.7 MBIn this episode, Thomas F. Powers joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “American Multiculturalism and the Anti-Discrimination Regime: The Challenge to Liberal Pluralism.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.
Israel Under Attack
December 15, 2023 22:00 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBIn this episode, Liel Leibovitz joins the podcast to talk about his article, “Pagan Hamas” from January 2024. They evaluate the attacks on Israel and the broader West. Music by Jack Bauerlein.
Integralism and Liberalism
December 15, 2023 00:01 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MBIn this episode, Kevin Vallier joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “All the Kingdoms of the World: On Radical Religious Alternatives to Liberalism.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.
Michael Barone on the Geography of Our Nation
December 13, 2023 18:00 - 33 minutes - 46.5 MBIn this episode, Michael Barone joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “Mental Maps of the Founders: How Geographic Imagination Guided America’s Revolutionary Leaders.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.
Overcoming Mental Illness with Christ
December 07, 2023 19:00 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBIn this episode, John Andrew Bryant joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “A Quiet Mind to Suffer With: Mental Illness, Trauma, and the Death of Christ.” Music by Frederic Chopin licensed via Creative Commons. Tracks reorganized, duplicated, and edited.
DEI Cannot Go On
December 05, 2023 18:00 - 30 minutes - 41.8 MBIn this episode, Kent Heckenlively joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “The Diversity Con: The Secrets and Lies Behind the Shady DEI Industry.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.
School of Woke
November 30, 2023 16:54 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBIn this episode, Kenny Xu joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “School of Woke: How Critical Race Theory Infiltrated American Schools and Why We Must Reclaim Them.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.
A Controversy in Australia
November 28, 2023 16:00 - 29 minutes - 40.8 MBIn this episode, John Moran joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss a recently rejected Australian referendum that proposed special representation for indigenous people in government. Music by Jack Bauerlein.
Rabbi Mark Gottlieb on “A Jewish Theology of Resurrection”
November 22, 2023 21:05 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBIn this episode, Rabbi Mark Gottlieb joins the podcast to talk about his article, “A Jewish Theology of Resurrection” from November 2023. They evaluate Pinchas Lapide's theology of the Christian resurrection of Jesus. Music by User:Quinbrid (Luigi Boccherini) via Creative Commons. Track cropped.
Rufo on the Culture Wars
November 20, 2023 19:00 - 28 minutes - 39.5 MBIn this episode, Christopher Rufo joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “America’s Cultural Revolution: How the Radical Left Conquered Everything.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.
Notes on Sontag and Steiner
November 17, 2023 20:00 - 29 minutes - 41 MBIn this episode, Robert Boyers joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “Maestros & Monsters: Days & Nights with Susan Sontag & George Steiner.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.
When Did Baptism Become a Sacrament?
November 15, 2023 22:00 - 28 minutes - 39.4 MBIn this episode, Fr. Romanus Cessario joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “The Seven Sacraments of the Catholic Church.” Music by User:Quinbrid (Luigi Boccherini) via Creative Commons. Track cropped.
Christopher Caldwell on “The Fateful Nineties”
November 15, 2023 19:00 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MBIn this episode, Christopher Caldwell joins the podcast to talk about his article, “The Fateful Nineties” from October 2023. They evaluate the decade’s impact on politics and culture today. Music by User:Quinbrid (Luigi Boccherini) via Creative Commons. Track cropped.
Why We Need the Classical Learning Test
November 10, 2023 21:00 - 32 minutes - 44.1 MBIn this episode, Jeremy Tate joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss the history of the Classical Learning Test and why it is important for American higher education. Music by Frederic Chopin licensed via Creative Commons. Tracks reorganized, duplicated, and edited.
Why We Need the Classic Learning Test
November 10, 2023 21:00 - 32 minutes - 44.1 MBIn this episode, Jeremy Tate joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss the history of the Classical Learning Test and why it is important for American higher education. Music by Frederic Chopin licensed via Creative Commons. Tracks reorganized, duplicated, and edited.
Jayd Henricks on "Why Does the Pope Dislike Me?"
November 08, 2023 19:43 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBIn this episode, Jayd Henricks joins the podcast to talk about his two online articles, “Pope Francis Does not Understand the American Church” from June 2022 and “Why Does the Pope Dislike Me?” from August 2023. They evaluate the Vatican's relationship with the Church in America today. The conversation is embedded below. For your long-term convenience, follow us on SoundCloud or subscribe via iTunes or Stitcher. Music by User:Quinbrid (Luigi Boccherini) via Creative Commons. Track cropped.