Episodes

  • Episode 337: American Political Heresies

    Episode 337: American Political Heresies
    Jan 30 2025
    In this episode we examine the current intellectual and ideological foundations of the New Right in America, and consider how the right and the left seem to mirror some ancient Christian heresies. We reference and quote a recent episode of The Ezra Klein Show. You can find the episode and the transcript of it here. (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-james-pogue.html)
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    38 mins
  • Episode 336: An Ode To Repugnance

    Episode 336: An Ode To Repugnance
    Jan 27 2025
    In this episode we talk about what to do when you come across a repugnant idea. With T.S. Eliot as our guide, we consider what strong visceral reactions to ideas and ideologies might tell us about ourselves. The inspiration for the conversation was a Substack piece Scott published today. You can find it here. (https://scottkentjones.substack.com/p/what-do-you-do-with-repugnant-ideas) We actually discussed the Eliot essay we reference in episode 154 of this podcast, which you can find here. (https://npw.fireside.fm/154)
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    33 mins
  • Episode 335: What would Capon have said to President Trump?

    Episode 335: What would Capon have said to President Trump?
    Jan 24 2025
    In this episode we talk about Bishop Mariann Budde's recent sermon, in which she personally addressed and exhorted President Trump. We wonder what the Gospel is for President Trump, and the great Robert Farrar Capon would have done in Bishop Budde's shoes. You can find Bishop Budde's sermon here. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwwaEuDeqM8&t=890s) You can find a host of Capon quotes for your reading pleasure here. (https://www.azquotes.com/author/2434-Robert_Farrar_Capon)
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    24 mins
  • Episode 334: Shall We Overcome?

    Episode 334: Shall We Overcome?
    Jan 22 2025
    In this episode we talk about what it means to walk by faith and not by sight in public life.
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    31 mins
  • Episode 333: Has Democracy's Expiration Date Passed?

    Episode 333: Has Democracy's Expiration Date Passed?
    Jan 19 2025
    In this episode we consider whether our democracy can adequately respond to the concerns and crises that face the American citizenry. We were inspired in part by a conversation Jon Stewart just had with American historian Jon Meacham. You can watch the conversation here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_42VZ-Bdpc), or listen to it wherever you get your podcasts.
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    41 mins
  • Episode 332: Monday Monday!

    Episode 332: Monday Monday!
    Jan 13 2025
    It's Monday and we have a few things to say with the Inauguration just a week away!
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    35 mins
  • Episode 331: The Philosophical Roots of "Wokeism"

    Episode 331: The Philosophical Roots of "Wokeism"
    Jan 9 2025
    In this episode we engage with a talk given by Bishop Robert Barron at the Acton institute. The topic of the address is the philosophical roots of "wokeism." You can listen to the talk here, (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNP3kdBx-Oo) or read a transcript of it here. (https://www.acton.org/religion-liberty/volume-34-number-1/philosophical-roots-wokeism)
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    42 mins
  • Episode 330: The Quest for the Historical Adam

    Episode 330: The Quest for the Historical Adam
    Jan 4 2025
    In this episode we talk about Original Sin and human origins, inspired in part by an essay on the work of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin that appeared in a recent issue of the Christian Century. You can find the article we reference here.. (https://www.christiancentury.org/article/critical-essay/pierre-teilhard-de-chardins-theological-trouble)
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    42 mins