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Mark Bauerlein converses with the most important and prescient writers and thinkers of today to elucidate our crazy times and essential matters.
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The Editor’s Desk
First Things editor-in-chief, R. R. Reno takes a deeper dive into the pieces published in the print edition along with the authors of these essays, opinions, and reviews.
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The Truth Is in the Classics
Host:
Mark Bauerlein
GUEST:
Paul Krause
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Paul Krause joins in to discuss his new book, Finding Arcadia: Wisdom, Truth, and Love in the...
Science Says God Is Real
Host:
Mark Bauerlein
GUEST:
José Carlos González-Hurtado
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. José Carlos González-Hurtado, joins in to discuss his new book, New Scientific Evidence for the Existence of...
Taylor Ends the Gender Wars
Host:
R.R. Reno
GUEST:
Patricia Snow
In this episode, First Things Patricia Snow joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about her essay “Taylor Swift’s Sexual Revolution” from the November 2024 print edition...
Back to the Church Fathers
Host:
Mark Bauerlein
GUEST:
Joseph Carola, S.J.
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Joseph Carola, S.J., joins in to discuss his new book, Engaging the Church Fathers in Nineteenth-Century Catholic...
Parents Without Authority
Host:
Mark Bauerlein
GUEST:
Leonard Sax
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Leonard Sax joins in to discuss his new book, The Collapse of Parenting: How We Hurt Our...
The Case for Protestantism
Host:
Mark Bauerlein
GUEST:
Gavin Ortlund
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Gavin Ortlund joins in to discuss his new book, What It Means to Be Protestant: The Case...
Anxiety: A Philosophical Problem
Host:
Mark Bauerlein
GUEST:
Samir Chopra
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Samir Chopra joins in to discuss his new book, Anxiety: A Philosophical Guide. The conversation is...
Overcoming the Sixties
Host:
Mark Bauerlein
GUEST:
Timothy S. Goeglein
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Timothy S. Goeglein joins in to discuss his new book, Stumbling Toward Utopia: How the 1960s...
The Life and Letters of a Fiery Jesuit
Host:
R.R. Reno
GUEST:
Patricia Snow
In this episode, First Things Patricia Snow joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about her essay “Taylor Swift’s Sexual Revolution” from the November 2024 print edition...
What Was Humanism?
Host:
Mark Bauerlein
GUEST:
Eric Adler
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Eric Adler joins in to discuss his new book, Humanistic Letters: The Irving Babbitt-Paul Elmer More...
Art for the Glory of God
Host:
Mark Bauerlein
GUEST:
Daniel McInerny
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Daniel McInerny joins in to discuss his new book, Beauty and Imitation: A Philosophical Reflection on...
The Dark Side of Jane Austen
Host:
Mark Bauerlein
GUEST:
Julia Yost
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. first things senior editor Julia Yost joins in to discuss her new book, Jane Austen’s Darkness. ...
Music in an Age of Decadence
Host:
Mark Bauerlein
GUEST:
Mark Evans
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Mark Evans joins in to discuss his new book, Mark! My Words: How to Discover the...
Catholic Civil Rights Heroes
Host:
Mark Bauerlein
GUEST:
Matthew Daniels
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Matthew Daniels joins in to discuss his new book, Catholic Heroes of Civil and Human Rights. ...
The Post-Dobbs Abortion Reality
Host:
R.R. Reno
GUEST:
Ryan T. Anderson
In this episode, Ryan T. Anderson joins Rusty Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his article “The Way Forward After Dobbs” from the October 2024 print edition...
