Cracks in Postmodernity

Repost of a ep I record with Rev. Alex Evangelista for the Hispanic Theological Initiative's podcast on the religious implications of Bad Bunny's music. https://www.htiopenplaza.org/content/exegeting-bad-bunny?fbclid=IwAR3NutFvRZj6jkqGHZ1ibBYiEci7ymo6gjbJX-epPB4kIaMYmLfrM9eG-AU Follow HTI @htiprogram See Alex's article here https://pres-outlook.org/2022/11/why-you-should-listen-to-bad-...

Eric Doce aka @hamburger.helpless joins the pod to do a deep dive into Camille Paglia's magnum opus Sexual Personae, drawing out her Freudian themes. Subtopics include Eric's music (he's a harpist!), Mariah Carey, Spinoza, and commentary on the wildlife surrounding us on the Upper West Side. Eric will be performing at the cracks in pomo: the zine launch on 7/28 at the Catholic Worker M...

Jacob Bauer of @ philosophergames fame joins the pod to discuss why people need to study philosophy...or else. Check out his YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/PhilosopherGames and check out my NY Daily News article about why high schools students should be required to study philosophy https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-why-high-school-students-need-to-study-philosophy-20230402-74rqb...

Justin Giboney, founder of the &Campaign, joins the pod to discuss the culture wars, distributism, and racial politics. Follow him @justinegiboney and the &Campaign @andcampaign, and check out the website https://andcampaign.org/ To order a copy of the cracks in pomo zine or to make a contribution, DM @cracksinpomo. $upport CracksInPomo by clicking on this link . And follow CracksInPomo on...

Matthew J Donovan of the Neoliberal Hell podcast sits down with me at the Hungarian Pastry Shop to discuss his essay on our "ambient polity" and the effect of virtuality reality on our collective sociopolitical imagination...as well as some smoking hot takes on Matty Healy, Pride 2023, irony vs. sincerity, Oscar Wilde, the evils of DeSantis, and more. If you listen closely, you can hear...

Jordan Castro joins the pod to discuss his novel The Novelist, poop, alt-literature, the death of the sacred, our humorless generation, swallowing the responsibility pill, and being Christ-pilled. Follow him on IG @ jordancastroofficual and @thenovelistbyjordancastro and on Twitter @jordan_castro2 and pick up a copy of The Novelist And check out my commentary on alt-lit https://www.city-journal.or...

Dankdeleuze joins the pod to discuss Pasolini's "Salo or 120 Days of Sodom." Follow him @Dankdeleuze and check out his pod and writing workshop at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Truncata And check out my writing on Pasolini in the American Spectator and NYLON: https://www.nylon.com/life/bad-bunny-un-verano-sin-ti-one-year-anniversary https://spectator.org/the-case-for-watching-paso...

Matt De Nicola, whose photos will be featured in the upcoming Cracks in PoMo zine, joins me to eat fries at Pommes Frites on MacDougal Street in the West Village to discuss photography, NYC wildlife, and other random stuff. Follow him @mattiopattio, and look out for a copy of the zine $upport CracksInPomo by  clicking on this link . And follow  CracksInPomo on Substack ,  Instagram,  and  Twitter...

Mother, author, pastor, entrepreneur, and my friend Thumbelina Newsome joins the pod to discuss suffering, hope, taking responsibility for oneself, parent-child relationships, and other topics she writes about in her new memoir Painful Gratitude. Order a copy here: https://www.thumbelinanewsome.com/shop

Jeremy Klemin joins the pod to discuss his recent article in the Atlantic about how to categorize Portuguese people, and set out to resolve questions like: are Italians Latino, are Brazilians Hispanic, should Portuguese people benefit from Affirmative Action, does assimilation ruin everything, and most importantly, should Rosalia win a Latin Grammy? (don't expect any answers, though). We also...

Kyle, one of the admins of the ineedgodineverymomentofmylife IG page, joins me for a live pod at Cafe Reggio in the Village to spill [coffee] on God, performativity theory, concerts as liturgy, the cult of celebrity, the Oscars, Chris Rock, Marianne Williamson, The View, Wendy Williams, and other hot topics. Follow Kyle @ineedgodineverymomentofmylife and check out the store and pod at I NEED GOD (...

Junot Diaz drops by the pod to discuss his writing process, the immigrant experience, the African diaspora and the New World cosmology, masculinity, cancel culture, what's great about Jersey, and whether there's any hope left. $upport CracksInPomo by clicking on this link . And follow CracksInPomo on Substack , Instagram, and Twitter .

Destiny Herndon De La Rosa joins the pod once again to analyze the situation since the overturning of Roe, feminine and masculine genius, and holy harlots. We also resolve to give each other's home states a chance.  Follow Destiny @DestinyHDLR To support the New Wave Feminists' initiative in Juarez, Mexico, click here . And click here for more on NWF and Destiny's writings on saints . Check o...

The notorious Tara Isabella Burton joins the pod to discuss her book Strange Rites, in addition to Charles Taylor, TikTok Witches, Huysmans' Satanism, Dimes Square Catholicism, Neo-pagan sellouts, and Trad LARPers.  Check out her work here , and follow her on Twitter @NotoriousTIB $upport CracksInPomo by clicking on this link And follow CracksInPomo on Substack , Instagram, and Twitter .

Glenn Belverio joins the pod to talk about his public access program Glennda and Friends , his friendship with Camille Paglia, the successes and failures of the Sexual Revolution, the future of Gen Z, the changing landscape of Greenwich Village, and the NYC crime wave. Follow him on Instagram @ glennbelverio And watch Glennda and Camille Do Downtown here . $upport CracksInPomo by clicking on this...

James KA Smith joins the pod to discuss the liturgical significance of everything from listening to music and going to the mall, to attending classes and going to the doctor. We also discuss the myth of secular "neutrality," the cult of celebrities, and whether or not we should burn the universities down and start from scratch (*we should not).  Check out his books Desiring the Kingdom, How t...

River Page joins the pod to analyze the midterm elections. Hot takes include the ironic sincerity of Republicans, Trump's unbeatable comedic genius, AOC's Latinx Larping, Wendy Williams '24 (?), the Christian Walker+Chasten Buttigieg reality show, and other high level political commentary. Check out River's Substack and Twitter @river_is_nice $upport CracksInPomo by clicking on this link And follo...

Shadi Hamid joins the pod to discuss his new book The Problem of Democracy (which you ought to buy ASAP), whether democracy "works," whether things should even be expected to "work," and whether Americans can afford to be post-liberal...in addition to several hot takes on Jordan B. Peterson, Patrick Deneen, Houellebecq, the "decadence" of Islam, why I'm not Muslim (but sometimes wish I was), Shari...

Urban Hannon joins the pod once again to discuss the different construals of same sex intimacy in Brideshead Revisited, Call Me By Your Name, and Love Simon.  Follow Urban @hannonregular  $upport CracksInPomo by clicking on this link Cracks in Postmodernity • A podcast on Anchor

After long await, Urban Hannon joins the pod to breakdown his famous 2014 First Things Mag article, "Against Heterosexuality." Other topics include the Foucault, Freud, Raffalovich, Quentin Crisp, and the horseshoe theory of Catholicism and queer theory.  Read the article here Against Heterosexuality by Michael W. Hannon | Articles | First Things And follow Urban at @hannonregular $upport Cra...

Rick joins the pod to discuss Rosalia's album MOTOMAMI and its themes of postmodern chaos, dualism, global homogenization, cultural appropriation, linguistic diversity, and more.  Check out Rick's video and his channel Cronicas Linguisticas.  And check out my review of MOTOMAMI in The Iffy https://www.the-iffy.com/rosalia. $upport CracksInPomo by clicking on this link Cracks in Postmoder...

We continue the discussion with Zach Langley Chi Chi on trends in pop music, including hot takes on Beyonce’s new album, Drake, Nicki Minaj, Gaga, Mariah, and Ariana...as well as a back and forth about the convergences and divergences between pagan libertinism and ecstatic asceticism, and the limits of love, violence, and morality. Check out part 1 of our discussion, and also check out Zach’s I'M...

Zach Langley Chi Chi joins the pod to discuss the cosmic symbolism of Drag, the drag of Drag Queen Story Hour, why Paglia enjoys drag shows more than Judith Butler, Japanese vs. American vs. Mediterranean male psyches, the REAL Mishima, the annihilation of masculinity under technocratic industrialism, thirst traps, virtue signaling, unironic influencers, and how Tik Tok demons are possessing us. S...

Charles Camosy joins the pod to discuss the collapse of the 2 party system, cognitive dissonance, the breakdown of nuance, mass hysteria, third parties, Roe and other life issues, and if anyone actually has any "rights." Check out his work here .

The author of Call Me By Your Name (and many other amazing books) joins the pod to discuss memory, desire, exile, happiness, and New York City.