Cracks in Postmodernity

Alex Blum joins the pod to discuss his essay in the zine about the gentrification of the UFC and his philosophy of MMA Buy a copy of the zine so you can read Alex's essay https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/p/order-the-zine-while-you-still-can And check outAlex's work https://alexanderblum.net/ Follow Cracks in Pomo on IG @cracksinpomo and on Twitter @stephengadubato Subscribe to the Substac...

Carlos Eire, author of 'They Flew: A History of the Impossible,' joins the pod to discuss levitating saints, post-postmodern spirituality, and why he has hope for the future. Read Stephen's review: https://www.realclearbooks.com/articles/2024/05/10/the_impossible_is_indeed_possible_1030642.html Get his book: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300280074/they-flew/ Follow Cracks in Pomo...

Cracks in PoMo contributor AJ Fezza joins me for a walk around Newark's Ironbound neighborhood, as we discuss our shared plight of being assimilated suburban ethnics, as well as Tae Kwon Do, bullies, Italian stuff, and New Jersey life. Follow AJ's on Substack https://substack.com/@ajfezza?utm_source=about-page and on IG https://www.instagram.com/ajfezz/ Follow Cracks in Pomo on IG @cracksi...

Stella Tsantekidou joins the pod to discuss the future of feminism, #MeToo, the self-seriousness of the media, and Mediterranean vs. Anglo-American cultural differences. Read Stella's Substack https://humancarbohydrate.substack.com/ and follow her in IG and X https://www.instagram.com/tsanteka/ https://twitter.com/Stsantek Follow Cracks in Pomo on IG @cracksinpomo and on Twitter @stephengaduba...

Benjamin Herold joins the pod to discuss his latest book Disillusioned: Five Families and the Unraveling of America's Suburbs. pick up a copy https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/670914/disillusioned-by-benjamin-herold/ Follow Cracks in Pomo on IG @cracksinpomo and on Twitter @stephengadubato Subscribe to the Substack here: https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/about 15% discount on Masa Chips...

Brennan Vickery returns to the pod to discuss some of his latest Cracks in PoMo articles on Mo'Nique, Matt Rife, the gays and Satan, the state of R&B, and life in Brooklyn. Read Brennan's articles on the Substack https://substack.com/@brennanvickery?utm_source=about-page Follow Brennan on IG https://www.instagram.com/brennanvickery/ and listen to The Iffy pod https://open.spotify.com/s...

Journalist Ray Suarez joins the pod to discuss immigration, ethnic identity, assimilation, old neighborhoods, and his new book We Are Home: Becoming American in the 21st Century-An Oral History. Read an excerpt of the book on the Cracks in PoMo Substack and order a copy of the book https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/ray-suarez/we-are-home/9781668624692/?lens=little-brown Follow Cracks in Pom...

Andrew Boryga joins me at Black Forest in Downtown Brooklyn to discuss his debut novel Victim. Follow Andrew @borywrites and purchase a copy of Victim https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/725334/victim-by-andrew-boryga/ And read Stephen's review of Victim in The Critic https://thecritic.co.uk/playing-the-victim/ Follow Cracks in Pomo on IG @cracksinpomo and on Twitter @stephengadubato Subs...

Edwin DeJesus joins the pod to discuss local politics, building neighborhoods with deep roots, third party votes, and why he think Dr. Cornel West's campaign has the capacity to unite the left, right, and everyone in between. Check out: Brennan's Cracks in PoMo piece on West: https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/p/the-lesser-of-what-evil Stephen's Newsweek piece on West and conservative v...

Nathan Allebach joins the pod to discuss suburbia, gentrification, strong towns, third places, hipster coffee shops, the absurdity of advertising. Check out his viral TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@nathanallebach/video/7147317765165042990?lang=en Follow him on X and IG @nathanallebach https://www.allebach.com/author/nallebach/ Follow Cracks in Pomo on IG @cracksinpomo and on Twitter @stephengaduba...

Recording of Holy Lit! A discussion with Tara Isabella Burton, Jordan Castro, and Matthew P. Binder on the novel as an antidote to our disenchanted age. Hosted at the Catholic Worker Maryhouse. Sponsored by Hestia Tobacco and Masa Chips. Links to buy a copy of their books: Tara: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Here-in-Avalon/Tara-Isabella-Burton/9781982170097 Jordan: https://softskull.com/b...

You asked. We answered. Topics include Pentecostalism, doomscrolling, psychoanalysis, gay Taliban members, whether you should start a Substack, our top 10 films, and how much is too much. $upport CracksInPomo by clicking on this  ⁠⁠⁠⁠link⁠⁠⁠⁠ . And follow CracksInPomo on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠ ,  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ . MASA tortilla chips by Ancient Crunch is offering our followers...

A. Natasha Joukovsky comes on the pod to discuss her debut novel The Portrait of a Mirror, Rene Girard, Wilde, the Novitate Conference, contemporary moralism, narcissism, life working a full time job while writing novels, and more. Follow her on IG @ Joukovsky and check out her Subtack quite useless . Read more about the Novitate Conference here . $upport CracksInPomo by clicking on this  ⁠⁠⁠link⁠...

Lexi Freiman joins the pod to discuss her latest novel The Book of Ayn, the overlap between Nietzsche and Sufism, a theology of poop, the agency of women, and not rushing to fill the existential void. Follow her on X at @⁠ lexifreiman $upport CracksInPomo by clicking on this  ⁠⁠link⁠⁠ . And follow CracksInPomo on  ⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠ ,  ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ , and  ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ . MASA tortilla chips by Ancient Cr...

Patrick Deneen joins the pod to discuss liberalism's failures, the emergence of the postliberal horseshoe after the latest "regime change," the possibility of a right-left coalition, and building strong local cultures. Check out his books Why Liberalism Failed and Regime Change, and follow him on X at @ patrickdeneen $upport CracksInPomo by clicking on this  ⁠link⁠ . And follow Crack...

Abbot Nikodemus Schnabel, a Benedictine monk living in the Holy Land, tells us about his experience of living in the midst of the conflict between Israel and Palestine, and about his hope for peace. Follow Abbot Nikodemus on X @ PaterNikodemus and on IG @ PaterNikodemus $upport CracksInPomo by clicking on this  ⁠⁠link⁠⁠ . And follow CracksInPomo on  ⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠ ,  ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ , and  ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠...

Recording of my presentation of Pasolini's The Gospel According to Matthew at Our Lady of Pompeii parish in NYC last spring. Read my review of the film at the American Spectator https://spectator.org/the-case-for-watching-pasolinis-the-gospel-according-to-matthew-on-good-friday/ And my comments on Pasolini and consumerism at NYLON magazine https://www.nylon.com/life/bad-bunny-un-verano-sin-ti-...

American Solidarity Party 2024 presidential candidate Peter Sonski joins to the pod to discuss his campaign, ASP history, and the role of third parties in the US. Check out his campaign site https://www.petersonski.com/ and Twitter @29sonski https://twitter.com/29sonski Also check out our past interview with ASP rep. Albert Thompson on the pod and on the Substack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu...

Writer John Waters joins the pod to discuss music and spirituality, industry "conspiracies," the conservative case against colonialism, and whether there is any hope in the face of globohomo's expansion. Check out John's Substack https://johnwaters.substack.com/ $upport CracksInPomo by clicking on this link: ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stephen-adubato/support⁠ And fo...

Matthew Binder joins the pod to discuss his latest novel ‘ Pure Cosmos Club, ’ as well as the value of humor in literature, sincerity vs. absurdism, his writing routine, cults, and the presence of men in the women-dominated fiction game. Check out an excerpt from his book on the Substack. Follow him on IG @ matthew_p_binder and on Twitter @ mbinder711 $upport CracksInPomo by clicking on this link:...

Steven Arena joins the pod to discuss seed oils, diets inspired by the Platonic forms, life in the Mediterranean, and more. Check out his brand Ancient Crunch and their seed oil free line of tortilla chips, MASA. Get 10% off your order with the promo code CRACKSINPOSTMODERNITY www.masachips.com/cracksinpostmodernity Follow @reallytanman @masa_chips and @ancientcrunch $upport CracksInPomo by clicki...

Jonathan Culbreath joins the pod to discuss his recent First Things article on Andrew Tate, as well as other manosphere related topics, neopagan masculinity, and the value of fatherhood. Follow Jonathan @maestrojmc and check out his article here: https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2023/07/the-pagan-asceticism-of-andrew-tate?fbclid=IwAR2GMO5luwurGq9Vb61hPjjRPwKO1wyG8Qw5792rKpRnSx1-rHFLTasB8...

Chloe Valdary joins the pod in Bed Stuy to discuss her innovative DEI program, Jung, cultural rootedness, and the power of music. Follow Chloe @cvaldary, check out Theory of Enchantment here: https://theoryofenchantment.com/ and check out our interview on The Heart Speaks podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wzXVoHALE4 $upport CracksInPomo by clicking on this  ⁠⁠link⁠⁠ . And follow CracksInPo...

Adam Stynchula (@wafers3d), Brennan Vickery (@brennanvickery), Nick Adubato, Matthew DiNicola (@mattiopattio), and Stephen G. Adubato discuss the first volume of cracks in pomo: the zine at the launch party on 7/28 at the Catholic Worker Maryhouse in the East Village. Performances by Eric Doce (@hamburger.helpless) and Hallowed (@hallowedbeats) [not included]. To order a copy of the cracks in pomo...

After long await, Sean Thor Conroe joins the pod to discuss his debut novel Fuccboi, masculinity, Nietzsche, and much more. You can pick up a copy of the novel here . And check out my review in City Journal here . Stay tuned for my long form essay on “bootstrapping” coming out in Hedgehog Review next Spring. Follow Sean @seanthorconroe To order a copy of the cracks in pomo zine or to make a contri...