First Things Podcast

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First 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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Overcoming Mental Illness w...

12.07.2023

In 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 User:Quinbrid (Luigi Boccherini) via Creative Commons. Track cropped.

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12.07.2023 Overcoming Mental Illness with Christ In 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 User:Quinbrid (Luigi Boccherini) via Creative Commons. Track cropped.
12.05.2023 DEI Cannot Go On In 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.
11.30.2023 School of Woke In 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.
11.28.2023 A Controversy in Australia In 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.
11.22.2023 Rabbi Mark Gottlieb on “A Jewish Theology of Resurrection” In 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 ...
11.20.2023 Rufo on the Culture Wars In 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.
11.17.2023 Notes on Sontag and Steiner In 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.
11.15.2023 When Did Baptism Become a Sacrament? In 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.
11.15.2023 Christopher Caldwell on “The Fateful Nineties” In 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.
11.10.2023 Why We Need the Classic Learning Test In 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.
11.08.2023 Jayd Henricks on "Why Does the Pope Dislike Me?" In 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 ...
11.07.2023 A Witness at the Center of the Church In this episode, Msgr. Hilary Franco joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “Six Popes: A Son of the Church Remembers.” Music by User:Quinbrid (Luigi Boccherini) via Creative Commons. Track cropped.
11.02.2023 Crypto Crackup: Sam Bankman-Fried In this episode, Elizabeth Bachmann joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss her new book “Crypto Crackup: Sam Bankman-Fried, FTX, and SBF’s Weird Island Empire.” Music by Frederic Chopin licensed via Creative Commons. Tracks reorganized, duplicated, and edited.
11.01.2023 Freedom and Conservatism In this episode, R. R. Reno joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his recent Public Square article “Free and Conservative.” Music by User:Quinbrid (Luigi Boccherini) via Creative Commons. Track cropped.
10.26.2023 Providence and Power of Jewish Leaders In this episode, Rabbi Meir Soloveichik joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “Providence and Power: Ten Portraits in Jewish Statesmanship.” Music by Frederic Chopin licensed via Creative Commons. Tracks reorganized, duplicated, and edited.
10.24.2023 What’s in a Word? In this episode, Phillip Donnelly joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “The Lost Seeds of Learning: Grammar, Logic, and Rhetoric as Life-Giving Arts.” Music by User:Quinbrid (Luigi Boccherini) via Creative Commons. Track cropped.
10.19.2023 No One Can Write In this episode, Andrew Pudewa joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his organization “Institute for Excellence in Writing.” Music by Frederic Chopin licensed via Creative Commons. Tracks reorganized, duplicated, and edited.
10.18.2023 Secrets to Classical Success In this episode, Richard Brake, headmaster of St. Francis Classical Catholic Academy, joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss Classical schools. Music by User:Quinbrid (Luigi Boccherini) via Creative Commons. Track cropped.
10.13.2023 The Cost of the Faith In this episode, Jerry Pattengale and Rev. Johnnie Moore join Mark Bauerlein to discuss their book “The New Book of Christian Martyrs: The Heroes of Our Faith from the 1st Century to the 21st Century.” Music by User:Quinbrid (Luigi Boccherini) ...
10.12.2023 The Soul of Civility In this episode, Alexandra Hudson joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss her book, “The Soul of Civility: Timeless Principles to Heal Society and Ourselves.” Music by Frederic Chopin licensed via Creative Commons. Tracks reorganized, duplicated, and edited.
10.05.2023 Up from Conservatism In this episode, Arthur Milikh joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss the new book “Up from Conservatism: Revitalizing the Right after a Generation of Decay.” Music by User:Quinbrid (Luigi Boccherini) via Creative Commons. Track cropped.
10.02.2023 The Story of the 11th Airborne In this episode, James M. Fenelon joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “Angels Against the Sun: A WWII Saga of Grunts, Grit, and Brotherhood.” Music by User:Quinbrid (Luigi Boccherini) via Creative Commons. Track cropped.
09.28.2023 Not by Scripture Alone In this episode, Casey Chalk joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “The Obscurity of Scripture: Disputing Sola Scriptura and the Protestant Notion of Biblical Perspicuity.” Music by Frederic Chopin licensed via Creative Commons. Tracks reorganized, duplicated, and edited.
09.26.2023 Easy Recipes for an Unhappy Life In this episode, Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J., joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “The Moral Wisdom of the Catholic Church: A Defense of Her Controversial Moral Teachings.” Music by User:Quinbrid (Luigi Boccherini) via Creative Commons. Track cropped.
09.21.2023 Artemis of the Ephesians In this episode, Sandra Glahn joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss her new book “Nobody's Mother: Artemis of the Ephesians in Antiquity and the New Testament.” Music by Frederic Chopin licensed via Creative Commons. Tracks reorganized, duplicated, and edited.
09.19.2023 Rule of the Competent In this episode, James Hankins joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “Political Meritocracy in Renaissance Italy: The Virtuous Republic of Francesco Patrizi of Siena.” Music by User:Quinbrid (Luigi Boccherini) via Creative Commons. Track cropped.
09.14.2023 Woke-Proof Your Life In this episode, Teresa Mull joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss her new book “Woke-Proof Your Life: A Handbook on Escaping Modern, Political Madness and Shielding Yourself and Your Family by Living a More Self-Sufficient, Fulfilling Life.” Music by Frederic Chopin ...
09.11.2023 Stoics and the Modern World In this episode, Spencer Klavan joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his foreword and translations for the new book “Gateway to the Stoics: Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations, Epictetus’s Enchiridion, and Selections from Seneca’s Letters.” Music by User:Quinbrid (Luigi Boccherini) via Creative Commons. ...
09.07.2023 Down with DEI In this episode, Scott Yenor joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new report on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in Alabama universities. Music by User:Quinbrid (Luigi Boccherini) via Creative Commons. Track cropped.
09.06.2023 Undiscussed Unanimity In this episode, Richard W. Garnett joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his recent article, “Refreshing Unity on Religious Liberty.” Music by Frederic Chopin licensed via Creative Commons. Tracks reorganized, duplicated, and edited.
08.31.2023 Obama’s Legacy In this episode, Jamie Glazov joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, which he edited, “Obama's True Legacy: How He Transformed America.” Music by User:Quinbrid (Luigi Boccherini) via Creative Commons. Track cropped.
08.29.2023 Goodnight, Ladies In this episode, Carrie Gress joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss her new book “The End of Woman: How Smashing the Patriarchy Has Destroyed Us.” Music by User:Quinbrid (Luigi Boccherini) via Creative Commons. Track cropped.
08.24.2023 Russian Then and Now In this episode, Judge Stephen P. Friot joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “Containing History: How Cold War History Explains US–Russia Relations.” Music by User:Quinbrid (Luigi Boccherini) via Creative Commons. Track cropped.
08.22.2023 From Saad to Glad In this episode, Gad Saad joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “The Saad Truth about Happiness: 8 Secrets for Living the Good Life.” Music by User:Quinbrid (Luigi Boccherini) via Creative Commons. Track cropped.
08.18.2023 The Sexual Revolution In this episode, Bishop Peter J. Elliott joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “The Sexual Revolution: History, Ideology, Power.” Music by User:Quinbrid (Luigi Boccherini) via Creative Commons. Track cropped.
08.15.2023 Renewing Education in California In this episode, Chris Weir joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss The Camino Schools, an effort to renew California's culture through classical education. Music by Advent Chamber Orchestra via Creative Commons.
08.10.2023 Political Philosophy in Crisis On this episode, Glenn Ellmers joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “The Narrow Passage: Plato, Foucault, and the Possibility of Political Philosophy.” Music by Advent Chamber Orchestra via Creative Commons.
08.07.2023 Queer Theology On this episode, John Murawski joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his recent article “Queering Jesus: How It's Going Mainstream Progressive Churches and Top Divinity Schools.” Music by Advent Chamber Orchestra via Creative Commons.
08.03.2023 Cyber-Securing the Homeland On this episode, Austen Givens joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “Homeland Security: An Introduction.” Music by Advent Chamber Orchestra via Creative Commons.
07.31.2023 Natural Law in the Courts On this episode, Hadley Arkes joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “Mere Natural Law: Originalism and the Anchoring Truths of the Constitution.” Music by Advent Chamber Orchestra via Creative Commons.
07.27.2023 Beauty and the Student’s Soul On this episode, Derek Brooks joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss beauty's effect on the soul and his work at Benedictus Art providing schools with high-quality fine art reproductions. Music by Advent Chamber Orchestra via Creative Commons.
07.27.2023 Remembering Fr. Richard John Neuhaus In this special edition of The Editor’s Desk, editor R. R. Reno and Davida Goldman discuss Fr. Richard John Neuhaus’s life and legacy. Music by William_King and licensed via Creative Commons. Track cropped.
07.24.2023 Understanding Gerard Manley Hopkins On this episode, Holly Ordway joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss “As Kingfishers Catch Fire” her newly edited collection of Gerard Manley Hopkins's poems. Music by Advent Chamber Orchestra via Creative Commons.
07.20.2023 The End of Liberalism and the Lost Man On this episode, Chilton Williamson joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his book “The End of Liberalism.” Music by Advent Chamber Orchestra via Creative Commons.
07.17.2023 The Future of Classical Civic Architecture On this episode, Justin Shubow discusses his time as Chairman of the United States Commission of Fine Arts, as well as the future of classical design in federal architecture. Music by Advent Chamber Orchestra via Creative Commons.
07.13.2023 Pinocchio, Princesses, and the Moral Imagination On this episode, Vigen Guroian joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his book “Tending the Heart of Virtue: How Classic Stories Awaken a Child's Moral Imagination.” Music by Advent Chamber Orchestra via Creative Commons.
07.10.2023 Jews and American Liberalism On this episode, Juliana Geran Pilon joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss her new book “An Idea Betrayed: Jews, Liberalism, and the American Left.” Music by Advent Chamber Orchestra via Creative Commons.
07.06.2023 Classical Education at Hildegard College On this episode, Matthew Smith joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss the start of Hildegard College, a new site of classical Christian education in Southern California. Music by Advent Chamber Orchestra via Creative Commons.
07.03.2023 Biblical Crime Scenes On this episode, Bruce Becker joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “True Crimes of the Bible.” Music by Advent Chamber Orchestra via Creative Commons.
06.29.2023 The Sign of the Cross On this episode, Bert Ghezzi joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “The Sign of the Cross.” Music by Advent Chamber Orchestra via Creative Commons.

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