Orthodoxy

The Orthodoxy Podcast started in 2019. At the time it was hosted by myself (Andy Schmitt) and a pastor from High Point Church, Nic Gibson. About two years ago Nic and I parted ways. He was instant on creating an ecumenical partnership with a church in Madison, WI called End Time Ministries – a church run by a husband and wife who called themselves "pastors" and publicly supported abortion, transge...

In this episode I interviewed Dr. Jared Compton. Dr. Compton has been on Orthodoxy several times to talk about several different topics. In this interview, we talked about the Jews and their relationship with God. We discussed dispensational theology, Covenant theology, and replacement theology. If you haven't already, we encourage you to read Part 1 of Dr. Compton's two part essay on Israels rela...

In this interview I talked with the Senator from Wisconsin, Ron Johnson. We discussed his bombshell report called, Unmasked: How Biden Health Officials Purposely Turned a Blind Eye Toward COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Signals . In this report, Senator Johnson and his team reveals that many people within the FDA and HHS, among other governmental organizations, knew that the COVID-19 vaccines were linked...

In this interview I talked with world renowned cardiologist, Dr. Peter McCullough. Dr. McCullough has published on a range of topics in medicine with more than 1000 publications and over 685 citations in the National Library of Medicine. He has testified multiple times in the US Senate, US House of Representatives, Texas Senate Committee on Health and Human Services, Arizona Senate and House of Re...

In this interview I talked with Dr. Keith Campbell. He is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Georgia, author of several books, and has been a guest on both The Joe Rogan Experience and The Jordan Peterson Podcast. Dr. Campbell is also a nation leading expert in narcissism and has written extensively on the topic. We discussed his newest essay from The Paradox Press on Narcissism, Spiri...

In this interview I talked with Dr. Philip Bunn. He is a professor of political science at Covenant College and is an avid reader of great American novels. We talked about John Steinbeck's magnum opus, East of Eden . We discussed the biblical themes that are scattered throughout the story and way in which Steinbeck grasped and portrayed the old American spirit. I hope you enjoy! Go subscribe to Th...

In this interview I talked with Dr. Xu Guoqi. Dr. Xu is professor of history and founding director of the Institute of Transnational History of China at the University of Hong Kong. He has written many books including Asian and the Great War, Chinese and Americans, Strangers on the Western Front, China and the Great War, and Olympic Dreams. We discussed his book, The Idea of China: A Contested His...

In this episode I talked with Frannie Block. Frannie is a reporter at The Free Press and has recently reported on Chinese persecution of Christian pastors in her piece, China vs. God: Ezra Jin and Beijing’s War on Christianity . We talked about this report, why China has a history of religious suppression, how China has emerged as a global superpower, and what President Donald Trump has done to en...

In this episode I talked with Dr. Louis Markos from Houston Christian University. Dr. Markos is the author of many books including On the Shoulder of Hobbits: The Road to Virtue with Tolkien and Lewis, From Aristotle to Christ: How Aristotelian Thought Clarified the Christian Faith, and Restoring Beauty: The Good, the True, and the Beautiful in the Writings of C.S. Lewis. In our conversation we di...

In this episode I talked with Dr. Mary Talley Bowden about the Hantavirus. You may have heard of this if you’ve been reading the news lately. A group of people were on a cruise ship and began to spread the virus. For most Americans, this kind of news makes us feel uncomfortable because of what happened six years ago when COVID-19 started. In this interview we talked about what Hantavirus is, where...

In this episode, I talk with Dr. Vern Poythress about his upcoming book, Making Sense of Creation and Fall . In his book, Dr. Poythress sets out to explain the dynamic and multi-faceted reality of Genesis 1-3. In our discussion we talk about how a person can properly interpret Genesis 1-3, why different words in the text are meant to illuminate distinct characteristics in God, and why Genesis 1-3...

I recorded this episode on March 23rd. Obviously a lot of things have happened since then. But here are my thoughts on the Israel/Iran (and not American) war in the Middle East. Go subscribe to The Paradox Press now! Follow me on X: https://x.com/andyschmitt99

In this episode I talked with Mary Rooke, a reporter from the Daily Caller. We discussed Trump's speech on Wednesday night, why America is in a war with an Iran, why Tucker Carlson was right, and how to rebuild America. I hope you enjoy! Mary's Substack: https://substack.com/@maryrooke Daily Caller: https://dailycaller.com/author/MaryR/ Go subscribe to The Paradox Press now! Follow me on X: https:...

In this episode I talked with Rachel Rodriguez. She is running to be the next Governor of Florida in a packed race filled with candidates from all parties. We discussed why this race will decide the future of the Republican Party.    Check her website out: https://rachelforgov.com Go subscribe to The Paradox Press now! Follow me on X: https://x.com/andyschmitt99

Geoff Shepard came to Washington, DC in 1969 as a White House Fellow, after graduating from Harvard Law School. He served on President Richard Nixon’s White House staff for five years, including a year as deputy counsel on the president’s Watergate defense team. He has written three books and produced two documentary films, as well as an off-Broadway stage play about the internal prosecutorial doc...

In this episode I talked with Dr. Stephen Hicks. Dr. Hicks is a philosophy professor and author. He has taught many classes at Peterson Academy including ones on Logic, Postmodern Philosophy, and Modern Philosophy.  In this conversation we discussed Friedrich Nietzsche’s ethical philosophy, why he hated egalitarianism, if he was a narcissist, and why most people in the West operate out of Nietzsch...

In this episode I talked with Dr. Scott Jensen. Dr. Jensen is running for State Auditor in Minnesota, a campaign that he announced right after dropping out of the Minnesota gubernatorial race. Jensen is a doctor, former Minnesota State Senator, and 2022 Republican Gubernatorial candidate that raised more money than any Republican in Minnesota history and received more votes than any Republican in...

In this episode I talked with Dr. Mary Talley Bowden. We discussed the Epstein files and the communications between Epstein and other billionaires related to pandemic preparedness that were happening as early as 2013. We talked about Trump’s involvement in the Epstein files and why Trump wants to brush over the scandal. We also discussed Mary’s organization, Americans for Health Freedom , and thei...

In this episode I talked with Dr. David Deavel from the University of St. Thomas in Houston. He is the Associate Professor of Theology and is the author and editor of several books including a book called Solzhenitsyn and American Culture . We discussed the contents of his book and the life and legacy of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. We talked about why Russian culture — their music, literature, and art...

In this episode I talked with Dr. Keith Campbell. Dr. Campbell is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Georgia, is the author of more than 200 papers and several books including the latest, The New Science of Narcissism. Dr. Campbell has appeared in most major media outlets, including the Today Show, CNN, and the Joe Rogan Experience. He has given a TEDx talk and was the educator behind...

If you’re like me and grew up in the public school system, you may have been taught that language, reality, and truth are merely subjective. That there is no true meaning and therefore, no true values, and purpose in life. This is the philosophical illusion that most modern Westerners are born into without even knowing it. In C.S. Lewis’ book, The Abolition of Man, he attacks that very subjectivis...

Over the past year Jew hatred has become a massive trend not just among liberals, but also among self-proclaimed “conservatives” like Candace Owens, Tucker Carlson, and Nick Fuentes. If you listen to them, you probably think the “Jews” are secretly running our society and controlling out lives. You may be convinced of the arguments made by those on the far right about isolationism and Christian Na...

In 1943 a group of high society anti-Nazi’s from Germany met together to discuss ways in which they could defy the Nazi regime and rebuild Germany after the war. What they didn’t know is that at that meeting there was a spy. Someone who would betray them all. In Jonathan Freedland’s new book, The Traitors Circle , he tells this unknown story of those within the Nazi regime that chose to give up ev...

Zohran Mamdani was just elected to be the next Mayor of New York City. How did an anti-American, anti-Capitalism, anti-Jew, anti-Western millennial become the most powerful person in the largest city in the United States? I wanted to know. So, I talked with Zineb Riboua – a research fellow with Hudson Institute’s Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East. She’s written extensively on the Mi...

Nick Fuentes, Ben Shapiro, Tucker Carlson, and Elon Musk. What do all of those names have in common? An utter lack of virtue and theological direction. Why? Because they play Marxist power games and refuse to deal with the core, fundamental problems our society faces — instead, they spend their time fighting to control the narrative and build artificial gods and platforms. And what happens when a...