First Things Podcast
First Things
First Things is America's most influential journal of religion & public life.
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Dec 20, 2022 • 26min
Megan Basham on Prodigal Daughter
In this episode, Megan Basham joins the podcast to talk about her article “Prodigal Daughter” from the December issue. They discuss her fruitful encounter with hard truths in college and how those truths are being neglected in Christian Churches today.

Dec 19, 2022 • 34min
Yoram Hazony on National Conservatism
On this episode, Yoram Hazony joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, "Conservatism: A Rediscovery."

Dec 15, 2022 • 33min
Why Are We Free to Worship?
On this episode, Vincent Phillip Muñoz joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, "Religious Liberty and the American Founding: Natural Rights and the Original Meanings of the First Amendment Religion Clauses."

Dec 12, 2022 • 35min
The Disadvantages of an Ivy League Education
On this episode, William Deresiewicz joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, "The End of Solitude: Selected Essays on Culture and Society."

Dec 9, 2022 • 35min
Jesus and the Romantics
On this episode, Andrew Klavan joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, "The Truth and Beauty: How the Lives and Works of England's Greatest Poets Point the Way to a Deeper Understanding of the Words of Jesus."

Dec 5, 2022 • 35min
Man and his Modern God
On this episode, Dominic Green joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, "The Religious Revolution: The Birth of Modern Spirituality, 1848-1898."

Dec 2, 2022 • 31min
Churchly Interpretation of the Bible
On this episode, R. R. Reno joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “The End of Interpretation: Reclaiming the Priority of Ecclesial Exegesis.”

Nov 28, 2022 • 33min
You Will Own Nothing, and You Will Be Happy
On this episode, Marc Morano joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, "The Great Reset: Global Elites and the Permanent Lockdown."

Nov 21, 2022 • 33min
The Gift of a Cruciform Life
On this episode, James Ellis III joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, "An Inward-Outward Witness: Suffering’s Role in Forming Faithful Preachers."

Nov 18, 2022 • 32min
Willmoore Kendall’s Prescient Ken
In this episode, Daniel McCarthy joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his foreword in Willmoore Kendall’s newly re-published book, “The Conservative Affirmation.”
Music by User:Quinbrid (Luigi Boccherini) via Creative Commons. Track cropped.


