First Things Podcast

On this episode, Andrew Bacevich joins the podcast to talk about American foreign policy, touching on many article which he has written for First Things in the past two decades. They discuss the elites' push for military interventions and the future of American military and economic prowess.

Matthew Heise joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his recent book, "The Gates of Hell: An Untold Story of Faith and Perseverance in the Early Soviet Union."

Elizabeth Lev joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss her recent book, "The Silent Knight: A History of St. Joseph as Depicted in Art."

On this episode, Mark Hemingway joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his work for RealClearInvestigations, addressing state and private censorship and reviving the art of investigative journalism.

On this episode, Vincent Phillip Muñoz joins the podcast to talk about his May 27 web exclusive article, "What Is an Establishment of Religion?" They discuss the history of the Supreme Court's religious liberty jurisprudence and the possibility of the court establishing a new precedent through the upcoming case, "Kennedy v. Bremerton."

On this episode, Matthew S. Harmon joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his recent book, "Galatians: Evangelical Biblical Theology Commentary"

On this episode, Barry Harvey joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his recently revised book, "Baptists and the Catholic Tradition: Reimagining the Church's Witness in the Modern World."

On this episode, Guy MacLean Rogers joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his recent book, "For the Freedom of Zion: The Great Revolt of Jews against Romans, 66–74 CE."

Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Russell A. Berman to talk about his article from the June/July 2022 print edition "State of Emergency," which discusses the natural fragility of democracy and the threat that government emergency powers can pose.

On this episode, Kenny Xu joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his recent book, "An Inconvenient Minority: The Attack on Asian American Excellence and the Fight for Meritocracy."