Ezra Institute Podcast for Cultural Reformation

In this episode, Joe Boot, Michael Thiessen, and Nate Wright reflect on an unexpected invitation to AmericaFest and why it became a significant cultural moment.

As the Ezra Institute looks ahead to 2026, Pastor Nate Wright is joined by Dr. Michael Thiessen and Jordan Cecile to share what’s coming next—and how listeners can get involved.

This episode offers a steady, hope-filled call to faithful living—reminding Christians that victory in uncertain times is found not in fear, but in faithfulness to Christ.

In this Advent episode of the Podcast for Cultural Reformation, Dr. Joe Boot and Dr. Michael Thiessen continue the Think Christianly series by asking a world-shaping question: Who is the child in the manger?

In this Advent episode of the Podcast for Cultural Reformation, Dr. Joe Boot, Dr. Michael Thiessen, and Pastor Nate Wright explore why the divinity of Jesus Christ is essential to the Christian faith and the gospel.

Pastor Nate Wright and Dr. Michael Thiessen break down Canada’s proposed Bill C-9 and what it means for free speech, public Christianity, and the future of law in the West.

In this first episode of our Advent series, “Think Christianly About Advent,” Nate Wright, Dr. Joe Boot, and Dr. Michael Thiessen explore what it truly means to think Christianly about Christ as we enter the Christmas season.

In this episode, Dr. Michael Thiessen, Dr. Joe Boot, and Pastor Nate Wright continue their discussion on Think Christianly, focusing on how the church can recover a truly Christian mind.

Nate and Michael explore how the church has lost the Christian mind and why recovering a biblically tethered, undivided mind is the first step toward real cultural reformation.

A Remembrance Day conversation with Nate Wright, Dr. Michael Thiessen, and Dr. Joe Boot.

Michael Thiessen, Joe Boot, and Nate Wright unpack how Christians can practice genuine hospitality to immigrants without losing the cultural and legal unity of a nation.

Dr. Michael Thiessen and Dr. Joe Boot preview the Ezra East conference (Nov. 1, 2025, Ingersoll, ON) and tackle one of the West’s most urgent questions: How should Christians think about immigration?

Dr. Michael Thiessen and Pastor Nate Wright get practical about what it means to build Christian culture at the national level.

In this episode of The Podcast for Cultural Reformation, Michael Thiessen, Dr. Joe Boot, and Nate Wright explore the Christian concept of freedom. As they think Christianly through today’s headlines, they examine how modern notions of liberty often depart

In this episode of the Podcast for Cultural Reformation,  Drs. Mike Thiessen and Joe Boot debunk the sacred/secular dualism and help Christians think Christianly about a biblical response to The Tyranny of a Totalitarian Technocracy.

Pastor Nate Wright and Drs. Mike Thiessen and Dr. Joe Boot, discuss the significance of Charlie Kirk's memorial, exploring its implications for the Christian community and the broader cultural landscape.

Dr. Michael Thiessen, Pastor Nate Wright, and Dr. Joe Boot discuss the implications of Charlie Kirk's death and the church's response to it.

SPECIAL EPISODE: Dr. Joseph Boot is joined by Pastor Nate Wright and Dr. Michael Thiessen to discuss the shocking assassination of influential Christian, political activist and organizer, founder of Turning Point USA, Charlie Kirk. 

In this episode of the Podcast for Cultural Reformation, Dr. Joseph Boot and Pastor Nate Wright discuss the biblical concepts of the lesser magistrate, and civil disobedience to tyrannical, ungodly rulers as obedience to God. 

In this episode of the Podcast for Cultural Reformation, Pastor Nate Wright and Dr. Michael Thiessen discuss how recent events show that spiritual warfare manifests itself in political battles and civil chaos. 

Dr. Joe Boot and Pastor Nate Wright discuss the politics of civil war.

Dr. Michael Thiessen and Pastor Nate Wright analyze recent announcements by Donald Trump concerning crime in Washington, D.C., comparing them to biblical principles of justice, law, and proportional punishment

In this episode of the Podcast for Cultural Reformation, Dr. Joe Boot and Ezra Fellow Rev. Dr. Aaron Rock delve into the contemporary crises facing the Western family structure, focusing on marriage, masculinity, and the impact of feminism on society.

, Rev. Nate Wright discusses the corrosive impact of Cultural Marxism, under the euphemistic brand of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (D.E.I), on social cohesion and the State with sociologist Dr. David M. Haskell.