The Jeremiah Gunn Show

Send us Fan Mail What if the greatest danger facing a nation isn't that its people don't know what's happening, but that they've stopped wanting to know? In this special episode of The Jeremiah Gunn Show , Jeremiah Gunn examines what he calls the “irony age”—a time when good intentions produce destructive consequences, warnings go unheeded, and the very people sounding the alar...

Send us Fan Mail Is the gap between rich and poor really the problem—or are we being distracted from the forces that prevent people from prospering in the first place? In this episode of The Jeremiah Gunn Show , Jeremiah Gunn tackles income inequality, capitalism, and the growing resentment toward wealth and success. Drawing on Abraham Lincoln’s defense of property and industry, Jeremiah challenge...

Send us Fan Mail What good is a warning if nobody is listening—and what happens when a nation forgets the principles that made it free? In Episode 080 of The Jeremiah Gunn Show , Jeremiah Gunn reflects on the role of a modern-day watchman: someone willing to sound the alarm, challenge conventional thinking, and warn others about dangers they may not recognize—or may simply choose to ignore. Dedica...

Send us Fan Mail Prophets, Not People: Who Guards the Constitution? “The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity.” — W. B. Yeats Who is guarding the Constitution when the people entrusted with protecting it seem to have lost sight of its purpose? In this episode of The Jeremiah Gunn Show , Jeremiah Gunn introduces his “Quotes and Anecdotes” feature and turns his...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when a society loses the ability to distinguish right from wrong—and when the institutions meant to uphold justice become part of the problem? In this episode of The Jeremiah Gunn Show , Jeremiah Gunn examines the lies, moral confusion, and competing worldviews he believes are fueling America’s cultural conflict. Drawing on a discussion of white guilt, victimhood, per...

Send us Fan Mail When Celebrity Replaces Significance Reflecting on America’s 250th anniversary, Jeremiah Gunn asks what it means to love—and defend—the country we have inherited. In this episode, he returns to the idea that prophets warn us about where we’re headed , while celebrities often command attention without necessarily offering wisdom or guidance. From Irving Berlin’s “God Bless America”...

Send us Fan Mail God, Country, Family What happens when we lose the proper order of things? In this episode of The Jeremiah Gunn Show , Jeremiah Gunn explores the idea that joy, responsibility, liberty, and even a healthy society depend on putting things in their proper order. Beginning with the Judeo-Christian tradition and the founding of America, he examines the principles of God, country, and...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Irony Age What happens when the people and institutions charged with protecting justice become part of the problem? In this standalone episode of The Jeremiah Gunn Show , Jeremiah Gunn introduces what he calls the “Irony Age” —an era in which contradictions, double standards, and cognitive dissonance have become almost impossible to ignore. Building on his continuin...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when the law itself becomes corrupted—and the people who are supposed to uphold justice become part of the problem? In this wide-ranging episode of The Jeremiah Gunn Show , Jeremiah Gunn explores the idea that we are all in the army , whether we realize it or not. Not necessarily an army that requires picking up a rifle, but a citizen army responsible for defending th...

Send us Fan Mail “It’s in Our Hands.” What happens when a nation forgets what it was created to be—and its citizens forget that preserving liberty is their responsibility? In this wide-ranging, off-the-cuff episode of The Jeremiah Gunn Show , Jeremiah Gunn takes a “mid-course summary” of America at 250 years old, revisiting the principles behind the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, t...

Send us Fan Mail What Will You Do With Your Power? Truth, hypocrisy, heroes, and the power of the individual take center stage in Part 8 of Random Rants, Grape Nuts, Christian Science and Dinner Theater . Jeremiah Gunn continues his examination of the forces shaping American life—from government, education, media, and entertainment to elections, political celebrity, culture, and the responsibility...

Send us Fan Mail “Never confuse celebrity with significance.” Part 7 of Random Rants, Grape Nuts, Dinner Theater and Christian Science picks up where the previous episode left off, examining the difference between celebrity, leadership, truth, and genuine significance. Jeremiah Gunn continues his discussion of comedians, celebrities, politicians, and the media, asking why people who have achieved...

Send us Fan Mail “When it all goes to hell, will you be able to tell me you’re sorry with a straight face?” That question sets the tone for Part 6 of Random Rants, Grape Nuts, Dinner Theater and Christian Science as Jeremiah Gunn continues his series of seemingly random observations that ultimately circle back to some very serious questions about America, citizenship, responsibility, and the futur...

Send us Fan Mail 9/11 — REMEMBER IT WELL: Have We Learned Our Lesson? Twenty-five years after September 11, 2001, Jeremiah Gunn asks a difficult question: Have we learned our lesson? Using the 25th anniversary of 9/11 as a “mid-course summary,” Jeremiah examines where America is, where it is headed, and whether we have recognized the warnings written into the events of the past quarter-century. Th...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when yesterday’s wisdom becomes tomorrow’s forgotten history? In Part 5 of Random Rants, Grape Nuts, Dinner Theater, and Christian Science , Jeremiah Gunn takes a wide-ranging journey through yesterday, tomorrow, and the forces shaping America in between. Beginning with the wonder of Disney’s Electric Light Parade and the imagination of Walt Disney, Jeremiah asks what...

Send us Fan Mail What if election integrity begins long before Election Day? In Part 4 of Random Rants, Grape Nuts, Dinner Theater, and Christian Science , Jeremiah Gunn returns to the questions of history, faith, culture, and election integrity—and argues that Americans may be looking at the wrong part of the problem. From the Judeo-Christian roots of America and the meaning of “the sword” to the...

Send us Fan Mail What if the problem isn’t the window or the table—but the floor beneath your feet? In Part 3 of Random Rants, Grape Nuts, Dinner Theater, and Christian Science , Jeremiah Gunn continues his exploration of what he calls the “Irony Age” —a world of dissembling, performative ignorance, shifting definitions, and political double standards. Jeremiah revisits PBS and its origins, questi...

Send us Fan Mail Are we better off alone—or have we forgotten that we’re all in the same boat? In Part 2 of Random Rants, Grape Nuts, Dinner Theater, and Christian Science , Jeremiah Gunn picks up where Part 1 left off, exploring the ideas of community, conformity, truth, and the institutions shaping American culture. From the meaning of E Pluribus Unum and the importance of standing together to a...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Irony Age. What happens when the people preaching democracy, the Constitution, tolerance, and freedom seem to practice the exact opposite? In this “random rant” that isn’t really random, Jeremiah Gunn connects the dots between politics, culture, religion, media, education, and the bizarre double standards shaping modern America. From “Grape Nuts, Christian Science,...

Send us Fan Mail What does race look like when you stop talking about it as an abstraction and start talking about real life? In Part 1 of “Blacks Like Me,” Jeremiah Gunn takes a personal journey through race, American history, music, education, and his own experiences growing up in Los Angeles. From the spirituals of slavery and the genius of Scott Joplin to blues, jazz, rock ’n’ roll, and rap, J...

Send us Fan Mail Who speaks for Black America—and who benefits from keeping Americans divided by race? In Part 2 of Blacks Like Me , Jeremiah Gunn continues his deeply personal examination of race in America, drawing on his own experiences, friendships, education, work, and encounters with racial politics. Along the way, he examines the lives and ideas of figures including Malcolm X, Martin Luther...

Send us Fan Mail In Part 5 of The Real RACE – in Black and White , Jeremiah Gunn continues his exploration of race in America by challenging the narratives, myths, and political divisions that keep Americans focused on skin color rather than truth. Jeremiah examines the historical and modern relationship between race, slavery, the Democratic Party, Christianity, Islam, and American politics. He ta...

Send us Fan Mail In the fourth part of The Real RACE — in Black and White series, Jeremiah Gunn continues his examination of race, American history, and the political forces that have kept racial division alive long after slavery ended. Jeremiah challenges the idea that race is the defining issue of American identity, arguing instead that the real divide is between those who pursue truth, freedom,...

Send us Fan Mail In Part 3 of The REAL RACE — In Black and White , Jeremiah Gunn continues an exploration of race, freedom, responsibility, and the forces that have kept Americans divided long after the Civil War. Beginning with Martin Luther King Jr.’s reminder that “we may have come in different ships, but we're all in the same boat now,” Jeremiah challenges the idea that Americans should c...

Send us Fan Mail What is the real race dividing America—and has it ever truly been about skin color? In Part Two of The REAL RACE – in Black and White , Jeremiah Gunn continues examining the historical, cultural, and philosophical forces that have shaped America's conversations about race, identity, and equality. Drawing from history, the Founding Fathers, the Civil Rights Movement, religion,...