First Things Podcast

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Eric Adler joins in to discuss his new book, “Humanistic Letters: The Irving Babbitt-Paul Elmer More Correspondence.” Intro music by Jack Bauerlein.

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Daniel McInerny joins in to discuss his new book, “Beauty and Imitation: A Philosophical Reflection on the Arts.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, First Things senior editor Julia Yost joins in to discuss her new book, “Jane Austen's Darkness” Music by Jack Bauerlein.

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Mark Evans joins in to discuss his new book, “Mark! My Words: How to Discover the Joy of Music, the Delight of Language, and the Pride of Achievement in the Age of Trash Talk and Cultural Chaos.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Matthew Daniels joins in to discuss his new book, “Catholic Heroes of Civil and Human Rights.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.

In this episode, Ryan T. Anderson joins Rusty Reno at The Editor’s Desk to talk about his article, “The Way Forward After Dobbs” from the October 2024 print edition of the magazine. Please subscribe to the magazine at www.firstthings.com/subscribe in order to access this and many other great pieces!

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Haley Stewart joins in to discuss her new book, “Women of the Catholic Imagination: Twelve Inspired Novelists You Should Know” Music by Jack Bauerlein.

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Richard T. Meyer joins in to discuss the success of JSerra Catholic High School in San Juan Capistrano, CA. Music by Jack Bauerlein.

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Christine Rosen joins in to discuss her new book, “The Extinction of Experience: Being Human in a Disembodied World” Music by Jack Bauerlein.

In this episode, Matthew Schmitz joins Rusty Reno at The Editor’s Desk to talk about his article, “Clint Eastwood’s Law” from the October 2024 print edition of the magazine. Please subscribe to the magazine at https://www.firstthings.com/subscribe in order to access this and many other great pieces!

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, David R. Barnhizer joins in to discuss his new book, “Conformity Colleges: The Destruction of Intellectual Creativity and Dissent in America's Universities” Music by Jack Bauerlein.

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, James Davison Hunter joins in to discuss his new book, “Democracy and Solidarity: On the Cultural Roots of America's Political Crisis” Music by Jack Bauerlein.

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Daniel Buck joins in to discuss his new report, “Think Again: Should Elementary Schools Teach Reading Comprehension?” Music by Jack Bauerlein.

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Graham McAleer joins in to discuss his new book, “The Wisdom of Our Ancestors: Conservative Humanism and the Western Tradition.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Bruce Abramson joins in to discuss his new book, “American Spirit or Great Awokening?: The Battle to Restore or Destroy Our Nation.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Mark Edmundson joins in to discuss his new book, “The Age of Guilt: The Super-Ego in the Online World.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, J. Warner Wallace joins in to discuss his new book, “The Truth in True Crime: What Investigating Death Teaches Us About the Meaning of Life.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Victor Davis Hanson joins in to discuss his new book, “The Case for Trump.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Megan Basham joins in to discuss her new book, “Shepherds for Sale: How Evangelical Leaders Traded the Truth for a Leftist Agenda.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Ashley Rogers Berner joins in to discuss her new book, “Educational Pluralism and Democracy: How to Handle Indoctrination, Promote Exposure, and Rebuild America’s Schools.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Anastasia Berg and Rachel Wiseman join in to discuss their book, “What Are Children For?: On Ambivalence and Choice.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Jeffrey Fynn-Paul joins in to discuss his book “Not Stolen: The Truth About European Colonialism in the New World.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Peter Skerry joins in to discuss his article “Insane Asylum: The Policy Disaster at the Border.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Jennifer Lahl joins in to discuss her book “The Detransition Diaries.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, James R. Rogers joins in to discuss his book “Hell Shall Not Prevail: Essays on Ecclesiocentric Postliberalism.” Music by Jack Bauerlein.