Contra Gentiles

Curtis joins the boys for a rousing discussion of the death of liberal politics, the Alaskan Feudal Party, Orthodox rock bands, Costco chicken bakes, Mormon George Floyd, and more.

Anne-Marie returns to Contra Gentiles to talk to the boys about Jeremy turning forty, Josephite marriages, "righty tighty lefty loosey," the school shooting in Uvalde, TX, and more.

The boys discuss Nancy Pelosi's being denied communion, the ridiculousness of camping, "slonking" eggs, the death of the arts, and more.

Jay of Slurp Gang joins the show to talk about the Netherlands, bad traffic, telling women what to do, Grant's financial habits, aging female celebrities, and more.

The boys talk about Nicolas Cage's most recent film, the potential overturning of Roe v Wade, the evils of abortion and the rhetoric used to defend it, arguments for and against polygamy, and more.

Jeremy and Grant discuss nostalgia, memories of family, Elon Musk's buying Twitter, hating certain celebrities, the Schism of 1054, where to go from metaphysics, and more.

The boys are joined by Pete Quiñones (@manceraymond), host of the Pete Quiñones Show, to talk about absolute free speech, the founding of the USA, the depravity of the modern world, the shocking size of moose, and more.

The boys take some time to answer audience questions about the nature of the Trinity, angels, prayer, Easter, and more.

Jeremy and Grant discuss the much-quoted Matthew 23,  burping in Tridentine Mass, the incompleteness of spiritual experience, papal infallibility, the Virgin Mary, and more.

Jeremy and Grant respond to last week's episode and discuss the proper way to understand the Bible, the nature of prayer, the purpose of Vatican II, and more.

Long-time friend, Bill, stops by the show to talk about food, homeless people, running from the Mexican police, the dispute between Protestants and Catholics, and more. 

Jeremy and Grant talk about dreams, men pretending to be women competing against women in sports, fútbol, why women shouldn't drive men, and more.

Pulpo (@imbanevading) and Steppy (@PweaseNo) of Not a Podcast join the boys to talk about  white objectivist wigger rap, 90's internet, 3D printed Hi-Points,  how New Jersey sucks for many reasons, kid jail, and more.

The boys ramble for a while about social media, SPAM, the continuing conflict in Ukraine, grunge music, and more.

The boys discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the West's inability to cope with suffering, wanting to live, how no one knows what astrology is, and more.

The boys discuss Roderick Long's series of lectures, "Foundations of Libertarian Ethics," and explain exactly why neither Grant nor Jeremy will ever be anarchists. 

Ace Archist (@Ace_Archist) joins Grant and Jeremy to investigate some of the show's most pressing questions and criticisms of anarchism and libertarianism. 

Jeremy and Grant dive headfirst into Aristotle's De Anima. Also discussed are Whoopi Goldberg's comments on the Holocaust, Jeremy's inability to understand mnemonic devices, and more.

The boys are back to kick off the third season of Contra Gentiles with a discussion of Edward Feser's comprehensive introduction to the philosophy of mind. 

In the final episode of Season 2, the boys offer further commentary on Rothbard, the decentralization of currency, the necessity of the state, "it could be worse," and more.

Joe returns to hang out and eat pizza for New Years. 

After offering some comments on the weekend's events, the boys discuss Christmas memories, St. Nicholas, the importance of being bored, the reactionary nature of  American thought, and more. 

The boys talk about pronouncing words correctly, pretentiousness, and racial slurs before answering a few listener questions.

They boys attempt to answer a frequently debated question: Are Catholics more pagan than Protestants? Also discussed are the purpose of reading, the contemporary world's worsening attitude towards philosophy, and more. 

Grant and Jeremy offer both praise and criticism of Murray Rothbard's well-known essay, "Anatomy of the State." Also discussed are Grant's mother heckling a comedian, the evil of the insurance industry, terrible Alaskan driver's licenses, and more.