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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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First Things Podcast episodes:

04.23.2024
Jesus Isn’t Woke
In this episode, Lucas Miles joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “Woke Jesus: The False Messiah Destroying Christianity.” Music by J. S. Bach/C. Gounod, public domain. Track edited, cropped, and merged with another track.
04.19.2024
The Left’s Dark Money
In this episode, Scott Walter joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “Arabella: The Dark Money Network of Leftist Billionaires Secretly Transforming America.” Music by Frederic Chopin licensed via Creative Commons. Tracks reorganized, duplicated, and edited.
04.15.2024
Chaos in Our Souls
In 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.
04.11.2024
The Battle with Demons
In 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.
04.10.2024
Hearing Hungary Out
Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Gladden Pappin to discuss the state of Hungary in the world. Music by Jack Bauerlein.
04.09.2024
Fr. Joseph Fessio on Pope Benedict XVI
In 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...
04.04.2024
Let Beauty Speak
In 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...
04.02.2024
The Best Consoler
In 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.
03.28.2024
Voices from the Church
In 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.
03.25.2024
What is the “Negative World”?
In 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.
03.21.2024
In the Courts of Three Popes
In 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....
03.18.2024
We’re in an Anti-Family Age
In 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...
03.14.2024
The Liberal of the 18th Century
In 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...
03.11.2024
Gateway to Statesmanship
In 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.
03.07.2024
Donor Beware
In 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.
03.04.2024
Chesterton’s Everlasting Man
In 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.
03.01.2024
Popcorn with the Pope
In 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.
02.27.2024
A Plan for Conservative Education
In 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.
02.23.2024
Media Malfeasance
In 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.
02.20.2024
Who is Gavin Newsom?
In 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.
02.15.2024
Fifty Years on Politics and Politicians
In 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.
02.12.2024
How to Make Good Americans
In 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.
02.08.2024
Fundamentalists in the Public Square
In 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.
02.05.2024
The American Past Distorted and Degraded
In 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.
02.01.2024
The People’s Justice
In 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.
01.29.2024
Control Freaks and Billionaires
In 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.
01.26.2024
The Rise of Antihumanism
In 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.
01.25.2024
The Civic Bargain
In 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.
01.23.2024
Doctor’s Orders: Read the Bible When You’re Blue
In 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.
01.18.2024
The University of Austin is Off!
In 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.
01.17.2024
The Wisdom of Catholic Classical Education
In 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.
01.11.2024
The Psychiatrist and the Exorcist
In 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.
01.09.2024
Roger L. Simon on the New (and Blue) Exodus
In 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.
01.05.2024
Coming to Faith Through Dawkins
In 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.
01.03.2024
Brutal Brainwashing
In 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.
12.28.2023
Politics of Eden
In 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.
12.22.2023
Beware of Multiculturalists
In 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.
12.15.2023
Israel Under Attack
In 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.
12.15.2023
Integralism and Liberalism
In 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.
12.13.2023
Michael Barone on the Geography of Our Nation
In 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.
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 Frederic Chopin licensed via Creative Commons. Tracks reorganized, duplicated, and edited.
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 Commons....
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. Music by User:Quinbrid (Luigi Boccherini) via Creative Commons. Track cropped.
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.

What's First Things Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

First Things Podcast episodes:

Jesus Isn’t Woke

The Left’s Dark Money

Chaos in Our Souls

The Battle with Demons

Hearing Hungary Out

Fr. Joseph Fessio on Pope Benedict XVI

Let Beauty Speak

The Best Consoler

Voices from the Church

What is the “Negative World”?

In the Courts of Three Popes

We’re in an Anti-Family Age

The Liberal of the 18th Century

Gateway to Statesmanship

Donor Beware

Chesterton’s Everlasting Man

Popcorn with the Pope

A Plan for Conservative Education

Media Malfeasance

Who is Gavin Newsom?

Fifty Years on Politics and Politicians

How to Make Good Americans

Fundamentalists in the Public Square

The American Past Distorted and Degraded

The People’s Justice

Control Freaks and Billionaires

The Rise of Antihumanism

The Civic Bargain

Doctor’s Orders: Read the Bible When You’re Blue

The University of Austin is Off!

The Wisdom of Catholic Classical Education

The Psychiatrist and the Exorcist

Roger L. Simon on the New (and Blue) Exodus

Coming to Faith Through Dawkins

Brutal Brainwashing

Politics of Eden

Beware of Multiculturalists

Israel Under Attack

Integralism and Liberalism

Michael Barone on the Geography of Our Nation

Overcoming Mental Illness with Christ

DEI Cannot Go On

School of Woke

A Controversy in Australia

Rabbi Mark Gottlieb on “A Jewish Theology of Resurrection”

Rufo on the Culture Wars

Notes on Sontag and Steiner

When Did Baptism Become a Sacrament?

Christopher Caldwell on “The Fateful Nineties”

Why We Need the Classic Learning Test