Cracks in Postmodernity

Hollis Robbins joins the pod to discuss the future of higher ed, the impact of AI, and her love for Ayn Rand. Follow Hollis on Substack https://hollisrobbinsanecdotal.substack.com/ And read our pieces on the future of higher ed https://www.compactmag.com/contributor/hollis/https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/p/dont-send-your-kids-to-college Subscribe to our Substack: https://cracksinpomo.substack.co...

Jacob Williams joins the pod to discuss his conversion to Islam, the differences between Islam & Christianity, and the specter of an Islamic postliberalism. Subscribe to our Substack: https://cracksinpomo.substack.com

In this episode of the ⁠⁠⁠ Viral Cure: Making sense of internet discourse ⁠⁠⁠ series,  ⁠⁠ ⁠Stephen joins Research Associate at Aspen Philosophy & Society  Mana Afsari, who has written several compelling essays about gender, politics, and internet discourse. We discuss: the ways that internet forums influence discourse on gender identity how current US political figures are shaping men's se...

In this episode of the ⁠⁠ Viral Cure: Making sense of internet discourse ⁠⁠ series,  ⁠⁠ ⁠Stephen joins journalist Ross Barkan, who responds to both national and local political issues with a balanced, nuanced take. We discuss: how Ross attempts to respond intelligently, rather than to react emotionally, to his political opponents tactics for speaking and writing candidly about both the strengths a...

In this episode of the ⁠ Viral Cure: Making sense of internet discourse ⁠ series,  ⁠ ⁠Stephen G. Adubato⁠ ⁠ , joins &Campaign founder Justin E. Giboney, whose work focuses on giving people to tools to have tough conversations about divisive issues.  We discuss: how Justin works to bring people together from across the ideological spectrum tools for engaging in challenging conversations with pe...

In this episode of the Viral Cure: Making sense of internet discourse series,  ⁠Stephen G. Adubato⁠ , joins Wisdom of Crowd ’s Executive Editor Santiago Ramos to discuss: how partisan and ideological commitments shape the way discourse unfolds on the internet how Santiago checks his own biases and engages seriously and openly with a variety of POVs tactics for developing solid media consumption ha...

Larry Chapp joins the pod to discuss Dorothy Day, life at the Catholic Worker, Pope Leo XVI, and US politics. Check out his website here: https://gaudiumetspes22.com/ Subscribe to our Substack: https://cracksinpomo.substack.com

Ayishat Akanbi joins the pod to discuss cancelling her book deal, the errors of therapeuticism, the insanity of ideologues, and keeping it real in an artificial world. Check out her Substack here: https://ayishatakanbi.substack.com/ Subscribe to our Substack: https://cracksinpomo.substack.com

Gloria Purvis joins the pod to discuss Carmelite spirituality, the legacy of Black Americans in the Catholic Church, and Church politics. Read our first interview in America https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2020/09/23/gloria-purvis-interview-racism-pro-life-politics-devil Subscribe to the Substack: https://cracksinpomo.substack.com

David Dudrick joins the pod to discuss Nietzsche, Foucault, Catholicism and cultural theory. Read David's essay on Foucault https://www.compactmag.com/article/why-foucault-couldnt-kill-sexuality/ Read Stephen's article on Nietzsche https://www.newsweek.com/our-culture-war-two-sides-same-nietzschean-coin-opinion-1792783 Subscribe to the Substack: https://cracksinpomo.substack.com

Ross Barkan joins the pod to discuss 9/11 memes, life in the Outer Boroughs, Jane Jacobs vs. Robert Moses, the unironic pursuit of greatness, and his novel Glass Century. Read Stephen's review of Glass Century in COMPACT https://www.compactmag.com/article/a-new-york-epic-for-our-time/ Subscribe to the Substack: https://cracksinpomo.substack.com

After long await, Musa al-Gharbi joins to pod to talk about wokeness, anti-wokeness, virtue signaling, campus protests, elite capture, and grassroots organizing. Subscribe to the Substack: https://cracksinpomo.substack.com

Pieter Valk and I interview each other about the pieces we cross published on each other's Substacks. Check out Pieter's piece ' From Pray-the-Gay-Away to Pansexual Pragmatism ': https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/p/from-pray-the-gay-away-to-pansexual And my piece ' From Drag to Dimes Square: The Return of the Homofascist': https://pieterlvalk.substack.com/cp/160499684 Piete...

Emmett Rensin joins the pod to discuss his brilliant book The Complications: Going Insane in America, as well as mental illness, faith, and politics. Follow his work here: https://emmettrensin.com/ Subscribe to the Substack: https://cracksinpomo.substack.com

In this third episode of the  Searching for the Self in an Age of Simulation  series,  Stephen G. Adubato , host of  Cracks in Postmodernity , joins philosopher  John Milbank , author  Shadi Hamid , and theologian  William T. Cavanaugh , to discuss faith and globalization.   How does globalization impact religious belief and practice? As the world becomes increasingly interconnected, believers fac...

Our token parents Emilia and Joe answer your questions about parenthood, marriage, and vocations. Follow them @ etchornay10 and  @ joey_nabbles   Read Joe's essay on the manosphere https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/p/dont-call-me-daddy-manosphere-influencers  and Emilia's on tradwives https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/p/the-unironic-tradwife  Subscribe to the Substack: https://cracksinpomo...

After his talk at the New York Encounter, James Davison Hunter and I talked about localism, the role of religious communities, the expansion of mass media, and the future of US politics. Listen to his talk at the NYE here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2KnSDLeiIE Subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/abo...⁠⁠

Historian of Psychoanalysis Eli Zaretsky joins the pod to discuss the Freudian Left, Lasch, and the future of identity politics under the Trump admin. Check out Eli's essay in Cracks in PoMo: https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/p/americas-populist-upheaval?utm_source=publication-search Follow Cracks in Pomo on IG @cracksinpomo and on Twitter @stephengadubato Subscribe to the Substack here:  ⁠⁠⁠https...

Thanks to the exponential growth of mass media over the last few decades, we find ourselves bombarded with information that is presented to us through a variety of framings. Whose narrative is most accurate? Which sources, if any, can we trust? Join Stephen G. Adubato and Geoff Shullenberger for a discussion on how mass media shapes the way we take in information. Thanks to Interintellect for host...

In this second episode of the  Searching for the Self in an Age of Simulation  series,  Stephen G. Adubato , host of  Cracks in Postmodernity , joins  Abigail Favale , professor at the  McGrath Institute for Church Life , and  Katherine Dee , internet subculture chronicler, to discuss the body positivity movement.  What lies beneath the surface of the Body Positivity movement? How do societal stan...

In this fourth episode of the  Searching for the Self in an Age of Simulation  series,  Stephen G. Adubato , host of  Cracks in Postmodernity , joins  Katherine Dee , internet subculture chronicler,  Esmé Partridge , writer and consultant working at the intersection of religion, philosophy and politics, to discuss spirituality in the digital world. How are TikTok reels and social media content spa...

In this first episode of the  Searching for the Self in an Age of Simulation  series,  Stephen G. Adubato , host of  Cracks in Postmodernity , joins theologian  Tara Isabella Burton  and diviner  David Odyssey , to discuss the cult of celebrity. What fuels the magnetic allure of modern celebrities? How do figures like Taylor Swift and Beyoncé command such fervent, almost religious, devotion from t...

Christopher Damian joins the pod to discuss why we're afraid of allowing space for complexity and nuance in public discourse, and how to engage with people you disagree with. Follow him @CDamianWrites and check out his work at https://chrisdamian.substack.com/ Follow Cracks in Pomo on IG @cracksinpomo and on Twitter @stephengadubato Subscribe to the Substack here:  ⁠⁠https://cracksinpomo.substack....

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Our parcero Juan David Rojas joins the pod to discuss Latin@s for Trump and Latin American cultural politics including Cuban neocons, the Evangelical take over, and other chismes. Follow Juan @rojasrjuand and read his work at COMPACT https://www.compactmag.com/contributor/juan-david-rojas/ Follow Cracks in Pomo on IG @cracksinpomo and on Twitter @stephengadubato Subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠h...