Cracks in Postmodernity

Mother, author, pastor, entrepreneur, and my friend Thumbelina Newsome joins the pod to discuss suffering, hope, taking responsibility for oneself, parent-child relationships, and other topics she writes about in her new memoir Painful Gratitude.

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Jeremy Klemin joins the pod to discuss his recent article in the Atlantic about how to categorize Portuguese people, and set out to resolve questions like: are Italians Latino, are Brazilians Hispanic, should Portuguese people benefit from Affirmative Action, does assimilation ruin everything, and most importantly, should Rosalia win a Latin Grammy? (don't expect any answers, though). We also discuss the wondrous world of Brazilian music.

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and check out his Atlantic article https://t.co/1iCcs7lgfT

check out my writing on Rick Caruso, Ethnic enclaves, Rosalia, Italian identity, and Brazilian Funk

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Kyle, one of the admins of the ineedgodineverymomentofmylife IG page, joins me for a live pod at Cafe Reggio in the Village to spill [coffee] on God, performativity theory, concerts as liturgy, the cult of celebrity, the Oscars, Chris Rock, Marianne Williamson, The View, Wendy Williams, and other hot topics.

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Junot Diaz drops by the pod to discuss his writing process, the immigrant experience, the African diaspora and the New World cosmology, masculinity, cancel culture, what's great about Jersey, and whether there's any hope left.

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Destiny Herndon De La Rosa joins the pod once again to analyze the situation since the overturning of Roe, feminine and masculine genius, and holy harlots. We also resolve to give each other's home states a chance. 

Follow Destiny @DestinyHDLR

To support the New Wave Feminists' initiative in Juarez, Mexico, click here. And click here for more on NWF and Destiny's writings on saints.

Check out my writing on NWF, St. Agatha, and St. Teresa of Avila.

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The notorious Tara Isabella Burton joins the pod to discuss her book Strange Rites, in addition to Charles Taylor, TikTok Witches, Huysmans' Satanism, Dimes Square Catholicism, Neo-pagan sellouts, and Trad LARPers. 

Check out her work here, and follow her on Twitter @NotoriousTIB

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Glenn Belverio joins the pod to talk about his public access program Glennda and Friends, his friendship with Camille Paglia, the successes and failures of the Sexual Revolution, the future of Gen Z, the changing landscape of Greenwich Village, and the NYC crime wave.

Follow him on Instagram @glennbelverio

And watch Glennda and Camille Do Downtown here.

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James KA Smith joins the pod to discuss the liturgical significance of everything from listening to music and going to the mall, to attending classes and going to the doctor. We also discuss the myth of secular "neutrality," the cult of celebrities, and whether or not we should burn the universities down and start from scratch (*we should not). 

Check out his books Desiring the Kingdom, How to Inhabit Time, and many others here.

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River Page joins the pod to analyze the midterm elections. Hot takes include the ironic sincerity of Republicans, Trump's unbeatable comedic genius, AOC's Latinx Larping, Wendy Williams '24 (?), the Christian Walker+Chasten Buttigieg reality show, and other high level political commentary.

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Shadi Hamid joins the pod to discuss his new book The Problem of Democracy (which you ought to buy ASAP), whether democracy "works," whether things should even be expected to "work," and whether Americans can afford to be post-liberal...in addition to several hot takes on Jordan B. Peterson, Patrick Deneen, Houellebecq, the "decadence" of Islam, why I'm not Muslim (but sometimes wish I was), Sharia vs. Catholic social teaching, Ramy, and sufism.

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Read his article on Houellebecq and Anti-Liberalism and my article on Jordan Peterson

And follow Shadi on Twitter @shadihamid

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