David Gornoski

David Gornoski

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A Neighbor's Choice radio show and THINGS HIDDEN podcast are the two main audio programs of David Gornoski. THINGS HIDDEN is a deep-dive podcast into the world of mythology and current events guided by the Mimetic theory of Rene Girard and grounded in the personhood revolution of Jesus. Hosted by David Gornoski, A Neighbor's Choice Radio examines the role of violence and religion in society. From victims of state violence against nonviolent behaviors to public figures and contrarian voices, the conversations that unfold create an illuminating and surreal journey for listeners.

Author

David Gornoski

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Society

Podcast website

aneighborschoice.com

Latest episode

Jul 3, 2026

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Episodes

DC Film Series: Keeping the Faith in DC with John Burtka 29.10.2020

John Burtka IV, Executive Director of The American Conservative, sits down with David Gornoski to discuss what led him from an interest in theology to politics and finally to the conservative movement. What are some of the challenges for an anti-war conservative in DC? How do we morally reconcile our support for either party with the pro-violence stances of politicians on both sides of the fence?...

DC Film Series: Christianity, Liberty, and Nationalism with Dan McCarthy 29.10.2020

Daniel McCarthy, editor of Modern Age, sits down with David Gornoski, host of A Neighbor's Choice, to talk about the need for an alternative to leftist culture, the future of conservatism in America, dehumanization in political rhetoric, similarities between President Trump and Ron Paul, government hindrance to innovation and progress in science and technology, and more. Does China have a diabolic...

Cartel of Ignorance, Mythmaking in Politics and Nutrition - A Neighbor's Choice 28.10.2020

David Gornoski resumes his deconstruction of statist coercion and the current manner of doing politics that is victimism. How does mythmaking work in modern-day media? David Gornoski gives us an illustration from recent news--how the mainstream media paints Russia as a boogeyman to hide the establishment's sins. Not only does the media gaslight us on politics, David says, but they also push a fake...

Connor Boyack on Christ vs Caesar - A Neighbor's Choice 28.10.2020

In this episode, David Gornoski is joined by Connor Boyack, author of Tuttle Twins and the upcoming Christ vs. Caesar. What does "render unto Caesar" mean for the modern-day Christian? To answer this important question, Boyack takes us through a history of the Church's relationship with the State. Can we hide behind the anonymity of the voting booth and not be accountable for the State's violence?...

How to Get Presidential Clemency with John Bolen and Charles Tanner - A Neighbor's Choice 27.10.2020

In this episode, David Gornoski and Amy Povah are joined by John Bolen and Charles "Duke" Tanner, both non-violent first-time offenders who were serving life sentences and now pardoned by President Trump. Charles Tanner, former undefeated boxer, and John Bolen recount their past experiences and how they are looking forward to the new chapters of their lives. Listen to the full episode for two movi...

Empire of Envy, the Fall of Myth in the Digital Age - A Neighbor's Choice 27.10.2020

David Gornoski starts this episode by arguing against the enforcement of nanny-state laws to check the vices of citizens. He then moves our attention towards the crumbling empire of envy. How deep is the religiosity among social justice warriors? How has the digital age affected "woke" entertainment? Will the media succeed in changing history with their desperate coverup of the Hunter Biden leaks?...

THINGS HIDDEN Film Series: Uncovering the Victims 27.10.2020

David Gornoski, host of A Neighbor's Choice radio show, sits down with pastor Jim Fitzgerald for a groundbreaking conversation on the early years of Christianity in the Middle-East and North Africa; Rene Girard's anthropological reading of Christianity; Christianity as the anti-myth that deconstructs the mono-myths; the "founding murder" of civilization; human desire; and more. How powerful is myt...

Veterans Radio: Big Tech Censoring Anti-War Video, Peace in the Middle-East - A Neighbor's Choice 26.10.2020

Sgt. Dan McKnight returns for another segment of Veterans Radio to talk about the Hunter Biden scandal, our nation's interventions, their disastrous effects, the killing of an Al-Qaeda commander, the peace deals carried out by President Trump, and Big Tech censoring an anti-war video on social media. "What kind of credibility do you--a purple-haired leftist in silicon valley--have when you tell me...

Amy Coney Barrett Seals SCOTUS, the "Tough on Crime" Fallacy - A Neighbor's Choice 26.10.2020

David Gornoski starts the episode by commenting on the news of Amy Coney Barrett sealing the Supreme Court confirmation. Plus, David also comments on what it means to be "tough on crime." Is defending non-violent offenders from unjust sentences contrary to being "tough on crime?" We know from history, David says, that prohibition gives rise to unsolved property and violent crimes. "The state is a...

American Pravda vs the Future - A Neighbor's Choice 26.10.2020

"Joe Biden doesn't even know who he is running against." Join David Gornoski as he opens the show by continuing his analysis of this bizarre election where Big Tech has openly colluded with one party against the other. Why hasn't Trump challenged Biden on all the wars started by him and Obama when they were in office? "Say their names, the names of the victims of Biden's wars," David demands. Also...

Zuby on the Cultivation of Good Role Models, the Religion of Woke - A Neighbor's Choice 25.10.2020

In this classic episode from November 28, 2019, David Gornoski is joined by British rapper, author, and podcaster Zuby. The two talk about cultivating good role models, race relations in the west, woke religion, Zuby's book Strong Advice , statism, and Kanye's Jesus is King album. Listen to the full episode for all of this, plus David Gornoski's reflection of Kanye West's conversion, mimetic desir...

A Conversation with Bob Greenyer on Cold Fusion, LENR 24.10.2020

David Gornoski, the host of A Neighbor's Choice, sits down with Bob Greenyer, engineer and researcher in the field of LENR (low-energy nuclear reactions). The two discuss the work of Martin Fleischmann and Stanley Pons, the start of the Martin Fleischmann memorial project, the various experiments in the field of cold fusion and their fascinating results, the theory of dipolar magnetic particles, a...

David Gornoski on the Hypocrisy of Jennifer Aniston, Old Gods Reborn as Political Correctness - A Neighbor's Choice 23.10.2020

Jennifer Aniston recently remarked that it's "irresponsible" to vote for Kanye while proclaiming her vote for Biden based on women's rights. "How many women's bodies were destroyed by Barack Obama and Joe Biden in Afghanistan, Libya, and Syria?" David Gornoski asks the actress who claims to be pro-choice. "These people," David says, referring to the McWoke crowd, "have a disturbing, sterile, mutat...

David Gornoski Reviews the Trump/Biden Debate, Trail Thoughts: How to Overcome Fear - A Neighbor's Choice 23.10.2020

While concluding that Trump won the debate against Biden, David highlights the absence of foreign policy disasters, among the debate topics, such as the innocent people killed in Yemen, the drone strikes that killed US citizen Anwar al-Awlaki and his son, and others killed due to US interventionism abroad. Does this reveal something sinister about the media status quo? Join David Gornoski as he re...

Jeff Deist: Trump-Biden Debate Preview, Chris Pratt Attacked by 'Mean Girls' - A Neighbor's Choice 22.10.2020

Jeff Deist, president of the Mises Institute , returns to the show for a preview of the Trump, Biden debate. On the aborted 60 minutes Trump interview, Deist says: "Talk to us directly... We don't need the sham intermediary of CNN or any of these people. That, for me, is what the digital age is all about." Is Trump the "lesser of two evils?" Deist makes the case that, in terms of centralization, t...

Dr. Weiping Yu on OSIRIS-REX's Asteroid Samples, Light Sails Unlocking Interstellar Travel - A Neighbor's Choice 22.10.2020

Dr. Weiping Yu returns for another exciting segment of Science and U. The physicist comments on the news that NASA's OSIRIS-REX spacecraft has touched the surface of an asteroid on Tuesday to gather a sample of rocks and dirt. What can we expect from the rubble that OSIRIS-REX is bringing home? What's the difference, from a physics standpoint, between an asteroid and a comet? Plus, Dr. Yu also ana...

Trump and Biden Final Battle, Sir Owen on the Lake Tana Issue - A Neighbor's Choice 22.10.2020

The media's distraction with the Borat movie is pathetic! David says. He highlights how these "Pravda wannabes" are doing everything they can to hide the disgusting Hunter Biden revelations. Every day we're getting more and more evidence that the whole system is filled with "riggedulations." "Humpty Dumpty will not be put back again because the new media revolution is here, and you and I are part...

Keith Weiner on Prices and Regulations, Alice Marie Johnson: "Not Afraid of Cancel Culture" - A Neighbor's Choice 21.10.2020

Keith Weiner of Monetary Metals joins David Gornoski for another in-depth segment on the economy. What does it mean when we hear of prices going up in the market? Does market regulations have something to do with the rise and fall of prices? Is there any such thing as a good regulation? Also in the show, Alice Marie Johnson, criminal justice reform advocate and former federal prisoner, calls in to...

Media Hides Biden as Family Sins Surface - A Neighbor's Choice 21.10.2020

David Gornoski starts the show with some reflection on the media's collusion with the Biden campaign. David also comments on Biden's call for a nationwide mask mandate, Big Tech censorship and the right's lame reactions to it, the New York Times' role in the Ukrainian Holodomor, Obama's hypocrisy, the censoring of Shelby Steele's film What Killed Michael Brown? , the online attack on Chris Pratt,...

Craig Cesal on Fake Media Justice vs Real Justice - A Neighbor's Choice 20.10.2020

David Gornoski starts the hour by reacting to Kanye West's latest election ad. He is then joined by Craig Cesal who was imprisoned for a nonviolent marijuana offense. Craig takes us through his experience from being imprisoned for a first-time offense--repairing trucks used to transport marijuana--to home confinement. What led to the use of marijuana becoming illegal in the United States? Craig po...

What's Left for the Left? - A Neighbor's Choice 20.10.2020

"The American left should work toward abolishing the Constitution someday—either for a new document or a new democratic order without a written constitution." This was written in a column for the New Republic. David analyzes this statement and points to the lack of any real vision on the Republican side as well as the alarming views held by many on the left. "What is left for the left?" David asks...

Why Christ Didn't Write, Veterans Radio: Honoring Smedley Butler, Nineteen Years of the Afghanistan War - A Neighbor's Choice 19.10.2020

David Gornoski begins the show by reading from Rene Girard's book "When These Things Begin." What did Jesus mean when he said we must pick up His cross and follow Him? What does the imitation of Christ mean in our modern-day society? Also in the show, David is joined by Sgt. Dan McKnight of Bring Our Troops Home and Maj. Danny Sjursen of Skeptical Vet for a Veterans Radio segment. Together, they d...

State of the Media Assessment - A Neighbor's Choice 19.10.2020

"The right doesn't have a robust answer to the lies behind the utopian revolutionary moment that we're entering." Joining David Gornoski for this episode is Michael Rectenwald, author of Beyond Woke , to discuss this phase of near-totalitarianism rising in our country. How can the media collude with a character like Joe Biden and portray him to the public as a Mr. Rogers? Is Critical Race Theory a...

Maj Toure on Liberty and Responsibility - A Neighbor's Choice 16.10.2020

In this classic interview, David Gornoski is joined by Maj Toure of Black Guns Matter . The two discuss government overreach, taxation, leftist hijacking of emotions for statism, gun-control, Kanye West's musical direction, and more. How do we reform our culture without violence and coercion? Listen to the full episode to find out how love for neighbor and freedom can go hand-in-hand in creating a...

Neighbor's Choice vs Victimist Coercion - A Neighbor's Choice 16.10.2020

David Gornoski starts the show with his analysis of the mainstream media's alliance with the Biden campaign. Almost all the news outlets are saying that Biden is leading the polls. Are we headed towards a one-party system at the federal level? "There is no way we're going to have liberty when we have a media that is totally owned by a one-party government." "The state is the messiah," David says,...

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