First Things Podcast

On this episode, Batya Ungar-Sargon joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss her new book, "Bad News: How Woke Media Is Undermining Democracy."

On this episode, Peter Kreeft joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, "The Greatest Philosopher Who Ever Lived."

On this episode, John Kleinig joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his resent book, "Wonderfully Made: A Protestant Theology of the Body."

Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Brian C. Anderson, editor of City Journal, to talk about his article from the February print edition, “The Genius of Ivan Illich.” They discuss the life of Ivan Illich, his influence on the homeschooling movement, and the lasting importance of his attack on the biomedical security state.

In this episode, Ross Douthat joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his book, "The Deep Places: A Memoir of Illness and Discovery."

On this episode, Jay Mathews joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his article, "What I Learned in 23 Years Ranking America’s Most Challenging High Schools."

Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Aaron Renn to talk about his article from the February print edition, “The Three Worlds of Evangelicalism​.” They discuss the changing politics of evangelicalism, the decline in the social prestige of Christianity, and the future of Catholic-Evangelical cooperation in America.

On this episode, William Mounce joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, "Why I Trust the Bible: Answers to Real Questions and Doubts People Have about the Bible."

On this episode, Frank Furedi joins the Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, "100 Years of Identity Crisis: Culture War Over Socialization."

On this episode, Matthew Mehan joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new children's book, "The Handsome Little Cygnet."