

Uncommon Sense - The Official Podcast of the Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton
Society of G.K. Chesterton
The Podcast of the Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton, where we talk about everything under the sun with a Chestertonian perspective, as well as the writings and legacy of G.K. Chesterton himself. The podcast is hosted by Grettelyn Darkey and Joe Grabowski. Want to give us feedback? Email podcast@chesterton.org.
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Jul 4, 2023 • 11min
Independence Day Special 2023
Join us for this short special episode as we share some quotations from Chesterton about patriotism, politics, and liberty, along with music and images celebrating the heritage of the United States of America. Happy Fourth of July! All music is in the public domain. Works cited: "To the Americans" (1917) "Revolutions in History," Illustrated London News 7-21-1928 "Some American Cities" in What I Saw in America (1922) "The Future of Democracy" in What I Saw in America (1922) "A Defence of Patriotism" in The Defendant (1901) "Patriotic Poetry: What Is Patriotism?," Illustrated London News 11-11-1901 "What Is America?" in What I Saw in America (1922) "The American King and the English President," The New Witness 7-29-1921 "Publicity and the Psycho-Analyst," G.K.'s Weekly, 8-18-1928 "The Story of the Family" in The Superstition of Divorce (1920)

Jun 27, 2023 • 40min
The Prosaic Dullness of Chaos, with Haley Stewart
We speak with Haley Stewart, Author and Editor of Word on Fire Spark and of the Sister Seraphina mysteries, about children's literature, detective fiction, our upcoming conference, and more! LINKS: This year's Chesterton conference: https://www.chesterton.org/conference Haley's Pauline media author page: https://paulinestore.com/books/featured-authors/haley-stewart.html Haley's website: https://www.carrotsformichaelmas.com/ Haley's previous UncommonSense interview: https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/24654408 Word on Fire Spark: https://books.wordonfire.org/sparkwaitlist

Jun 20, 2023 • 37min
Chattin' with Our Chaplain, Father Spencer Howe
We speak with Father Spencer Howe, Chaplain of the Society of GK Chesterton, about Chesterton's spirituality, Saint Francis of Assisi, our upcoming conference, and more! LINKS: This year's Chesterton conference: https://www.chesterton.org/conference

Jun 13, 2023 • 42min
Evangelization and Apologetics Through the Power of Storytelling, with Chris Check
We speak with Christopher Check, President of Catholic Answers, about the power of storytelling in evangelization and apologetics, and more! LINKS: This year's Chesterton conference: https://www.chesterton.org/conference Catholic Answers: https://www.catholic.com/ Catholic Answers Conference: https://www.catholicanswersconference.com Dan Burke Conversion Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHuouyFQ2GQ

Jun 6, 2023 • 46min
The Impressive Vocation of a Domestic Empress, with Susan Sucher
We speak with Gilbert columnist and upcoming conference speaker Susan Sucher about the vocation of a "Domestic Empress." Don't miss it! LINKS: Susan's 2022 conference talk: https://www.chesterton.org/store/product/the-emancipation-of-domesticity/ This year's Chesterton conference: https://www.chesterton.org/conference

May 30, 2023 • 48min
Saint Francis of Assisi - Part Two
In this episode, Grettelyn and Joe wrap up their two-part discussion of Chesterton's book, Saint Francis of Assisi, in preparation for the summer Chesterton conference! LINKS: https://chesterton.org/conference https://chesterton.org/uncommonsense The book: https://www.chesterton.org/store/product/st-francis-of-assisi/

May 23, 2023 • 49min
Saint Francis of Assisi - Part One
In this episode, Joe and Grettelyn begin a two-part discussion of Chesterton's book, Saint Francis of Assisi, in preparation for the summer Chesterton conference! LINKS: https://chesterton.org/conference https://chesterton.org/uncommonsense The book: https://www.chesterton.org/store/product/st-francis-of-assisi/

May 16, 2023 • 34min
The Foundations and Fruits of the High Middle Ages, with Joseph Pearce
In this episode, Grettelyn speaks with Joseph Pearce about his upcoming talk at the 42nd Annual Chesterton Conference. Links: https://jpearce.co/ https://chesterton.org/uncommonsense https://chesterton.org/conference

May 9, 2023 • 40min
Dale Ahlquist: Society News and Summer Conference Preview!
On this episode, we speak with Society President, Dale Ahlquist, about the Society and our upcoming summer conference! chesterton.org/uncommonsense chesterton.org/conference chestertonschoolsnetwork.org

May 2, 2023 • 36min
Chesterton and Solzhenitsyn, with Tom Martin
On this episode of Uncommon Sense, we speak to Deacon Tom Martin about his upcoming talk at this year's Chesterton Conference on Chesterton and Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. UncommonSense: https://chesterton.org/uncommonsense Annual Chesterton Conference: https://chesterton.org/conference