The King of Stuff welcomes the Pope of Ephemera, James Lileks, to hash out the battle that broke the internet: what's the deal with modern architecture? We also talk about the travails of his beloved Minneapolis and the perils of working from home.Then Jon wraps up the news of the week: Armenian giga-chads! Quartering NYC migrants! West vs. Burghum! And much more...Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from the show. This week’s track is “Tesla Girls” by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark.For video versions of the interviews, subscribe to Jon’s YouTube or Rumble channel!

James Lileks: Architecture & Morality

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The King welcomes James Pethokoukis to discuss his new book, The Conservative Futurist: How to Create the Sci-Fi World We Were Promised. America used to be a land of big dreams and bigger accomplishments. But as we moved into the late 20th century, we grew cautious, even cynical, about the future and our ability to shape it. Too many of us saw only the threats from rapid change and not the many benefits. James argues we can turn things around—if we, the people, choose to dream and act.Jim is a senior fellow and the DeWitt Wallace Chair at the American Enterprise Institute, writing on their website and in his "Faster, Please!" Substack newsletter. You'll also see him regularly on CNBC and elsewhere.After the interview, Jon shares a few thoughts about Thanksgiving.Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from the show. For video versions of the interviews, subscribe to Jon’s YouTube or Rumble channel!

James Pethokoukis on 'The Conservative Futurist'

The King welcomes Karol Markowicz to talk about the impact on Jews in America and around the world, not only to the Oct. 7 terror attacks but also the pro-Hamas protests and anti-semitic violence. Karol is a columnist at the New York Post and Fox News and co-author of the best-selling book, Stolen Youth: How Radicals Are Erasing Innocence and Indoctrinating a Generation. She also hosts a new podcast called The Karol Markowicz Show.Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from the show. For video versions of the interviews, subscribe to Jon’s YouTube or Rumble channel!

Karol Markowicz

The King welcomes Andrew Biggio, author of The Rifle 2: Back to the Battlefield. A veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan as a Marine infantry sergeant, Andrew bought a 1945 M1 Garand rifle and handed it to his neighbor, a World War II veteran. The rifle unlocked memories, not only for his neighbor, but more than 100 other vets who signed the rifle. Andrew recorded their stories and shared them in his first book, The Rifle, and now's back with the sequel.Andrew now serves on the police force in Boston and as president of New England’s Wounded Veterans, Inc. You can find his website here.Then Jon wraps up the news of the week, including the latest from Israel, Capitol Hill, and beyond.Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from the show. For video versions of the interviews, subscribe to Jon’s YouTube or Rumble channel!

Andrew Biggio: 'The Rifle 2' and World War II

The King welcomes Alexandra Hudson, the author of The Soul of Civility: Timeless Principles to Heal Society and Ourselves. Alexandra is an award-winning journalist, creator of “Storytelling and the Human Condition” for Wondrium (formerly known as The Great Courses), and an adjunct faculty member at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. She's also the founder of Civic Renaissance, an intellectual community and newsletter dedicated to personal and cultural renewal.We talk about how civility is different from politeness, its effectiveness in making change, and in improving your own life. Then Jon wraps up the news of the week, including the latest from Israel and the Hamas insurrection on Capitol Hill.Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from the show. For video versions of the interviews, subscribe to Jon’s YouTube or Rumble channel! 

Alexandra Hudson: The Soul of Civility

The King welcomes Liz Wheeler, author of the new book, Hide Your Children: Exposing the Marxists Behind the Attack on America's Kids. While complacent conservatives looked the other way, Marxists overthrew our cultural institutions. In Hide Your Children, Liz exposes their war on kids—from teachers unions to school counselors, from Planned Parenthood and “comprehensive sexuality education” to proponents of Critical Race Theory and Queer Theory, from the war against homeschooling to the propagandizing of the CDC and the American Academy of Pediatrics, from ESG guidelines to the woke corporations pushing politics and gender ideology on Americans and their kids.Host of the popular Liz Wheeler Show, she distills the most complex issues of the day and exposes the Left’s murky motives, Liz looks beyond policy to find solutions to our underlying problems. Previously, she graduated high school at 16, earned a degree in Political Science and Homeland Security at Penn State, and hosted "Tipping Point with Liz Wheeler" on OAN for five years.Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from the show. For video versions of the interviews, subscribe to Jon’s YouTube or Rumble channel!

James Lileks: Architecture & Morality

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