

First Things Podcast
First Things
First Things is America's most influential journal of religion & public life.
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Nov 17, 2021 • 28min
Darel Paul on Abortion and Class—The Editor’s Desk
Darel Paul joins editor R. R. Reno to discuss his article from the October print edition on the political economy of abortion, “Abortion and Class.”

Nov 15, 2021 • 35min
Philosophers Come to Catholicism
On this episode, Brian Besong joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, "Faith and Reason: Philosophers Explain Their Turn to Catholicism."

Nov 11, 2021 • 41min
Victor Davis Hanson on a Dying America
On this episode, Victor Davis Hanson joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, "The Dying Citizen: How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization Are Destroying the Idea of America."

Nov 10, 2021 • 24min
Elizabeth Corey on Children's Books—The Editor’s Desk
Elizabeth Corey joins editor R. R. Reno to talk about her article “T is for Timeless,” from the November print edition. They talk about what makes for a great children’s book, and discuss some of their favorites.

Nov 8, 2021 • 32min
Roger Scruton, Heretic
On this episode, Fisher Derderian joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss the Roger Scruton Legacy Foundation and Scruton's collection of essays, "Confessions of a Heretic."

Nov 4, 2021 • 34min
A Fictional (and True) Lincoln
On this episode, Joh Cribb joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, "Old Abe: A Novel."

Nov 3, 2021 • 26min
Scott Yenor on Sexual Counter-Revolution—The Editor’s Desk
Scott Yenor joins editor R. R. Reno to discuss his article from the November edition, “Sexual Counter-Revolution,” as well as his book on the subject, “The Recovery of Family Life: Exposing the Limits of Modern Ideologies.”

Nov 1, 2021 • 33min
A Landmark Civil Rights Case
On this episode, Max Eden joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss critical race theory and his article, "A Landmark Civil Rights Lawsuit."

Oct 28, 2021 • 38min
The New Jewish-Christian Encounter
On this episode, Jennifer Rosner joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss her new book, "Healing the Schism: Karl Barth, Franz Rosenzweig, and the New Jewish-Christian Encounter."

Oct 27, 2021 • 25min
Carl Trueman on the Evangelical Elite—The Editor’s Desk
Carl Trueman joins editor R. R. Reno on the podcast to discuss his article from the November issue, “The Failure of Evangelical Elites.”