Contra Gentiles

After some discussion of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial and some other current events, the buys discuss Grant's favorite novel, To Live by Yu Hua.

Grant and Jeremy tackle Camille Paglia's magnum opus, Sexual Personae (1990). Discussed are Paglia's descriptions of the relationship of the artist to experiences of the sexes and whether of not they reflects reality, Paglia's misunderstanding of church history, whether the boys think the work achieves what it sets out to do, and more.

Jeremy and Grant discuss one of Michel Foucault's most influential works, Madness and Civilization (1961). Also discussed are the downstream effects of the Protestant Revolt, the linguistic failings of both the political right and left to delineate their ideas, how the French postmodernists dressed so damn well, and more.

Grant and Jeremy discuss Michael Knowles'  Speechless: Controlling Words, Controlling Minds ,  (ding, ding) the Daily Wire host's recent book about the history of political correctness in the West.

The boys let their long-time friend, Joe, into the studio to record what turned out to be the most insane and meaningless (and hilarious) episode of Contra Gentiles yet.

As news of renewed mask mandates is announced in Anchorage, Jeremy and Grant offer their honest opinions of what they think needs to happen. Then, the boys discuss the ideal government, the metaphysics of actualization, and more.

The boys discuss the recent school shooting in Texas, the morality of euthanasia and assisted suicide, historical figures known for losing, the nature of government corruption, the catharsis of writing by hand, and more.

Jeremy and Grant struggle to talk about anything before finding a foothold in the Anchorage restaurant scene. Later, Anne-Marie joins the boys in talking about film quotes and the possible justification of trauma. Finally, Jeremy goes completely undeterred when Grant loses his shit about math, and things get intense. 

The Contra Gentiles boys engage in Round 2 of musical fisticuffs and Grant takes it upon himself to explain exactly what a furry is to Jeremy. Later, the pair pursue an introspective, psychoanalytic deep-dive into their separate aesthetic and rational experiences of art and God.

The gang engages in a very heated discussion of the way millennials consume music, talk about how Amelia Earhart is remembered for failing and the way in which children must impress their fathers, and more.

Anne-Marie is back and ready to pour as she joins Grant and Jeremy to celebrate EPISODE 50 of Contra Gentiles! The gang discuss Martin Luther’s  "On The Jews and Their Lies" (1543) and answer your burning questions! HAPPY 50!!!!

The boys discuss fusion food, pornography's effect on its users, the way social media dooms everyone to perpetual social edging, the nature of digital communication, and more.

Grant and Jeremy are joined by Grant's mom, Sally, to talk about public breastfeeding, generational guilt, the nature of slavery, and an intense back and forth about the nature of faith and Christianity. Warning: this episode may contain stories about little baby Grant.

Thaddeus Russell joins Contra Gentiles for a discussion of the religiosity of vaccines and mask mandates, what the postmodernists got right, contemporary misunderstandings of the history of Christianity, and more. Then, Grant and Jeremy work off the wine with a few minutes of Taliban talk. 

Grant and Jeremy discuss eating a whole can of Pringles, what it means to be mean, the difference between simple questions and complex questions, the mind's cognitive interaction with physical media, and more.

The boys behind audio zine sensation, Ghost Jail, join Jeremy and Grant in a discussion of missing t-shirts, Anglospheric puritanism, the irrationality of modern sexual identities, and more.

The gang discuss Jeremy's experience photographing babies, the moral questions posed by the death penalty, contemporary Americans' misunderstanding of early United States moral systems, and more.

Trans Regret Snoopy zooms through the wormhole to join Jeremy and Grant in a discussion of faith, the nature of God and Being, what it means to know God, and more.

The gang talk about how old people should be allowed to die, the irrationality of inalienable rights and the right to life, the incompleteness of Heidegger's thought, and more.

Grant, Jeremy, and Anne-Marie discuss cryptocurrency, public protest, papal infallibility, the protestant alteration of the Bible and creeds, and more.

The gang discusses President Biden's potential denial of communion, the relationship of sacraments to the Catholic church, arranged marriages, how Jeremy and Grant hate having bosses, and more.

Jeremy and Grant discuss Vladmir Putin's manifestation of proper masculine virtues, the history of the Bible's relationship to the church, plastic surgery, education vs. indoctrination, and more.

The gang ushers in the second season of Contra Gentiles accompanied by Jack of The Perfume Nationalist to discuss homeless people, American reality TV, Demi Lovato, how all straight men are now gay, resisting pathological COVID regulations, and the fall of Jordan B Peterson. 

The gang gets back together for a preseason discussion of Pride Month, Catholicism around the world, Mark Lamont Hill's recent interview with Chris Rufo, radicalism vs extremism, the development of responsibility in children, and more.

After a State of the Podcast discussion, Grant and Jeremy discuss why Seattle and Portland suck, the legacy of Pope Benedict, the English language's lack of technicality, The Giver (2014), and more.