Episodios

  • 357 - Ryan Cragun (Beyond Doubt)

    357 - Ryan Cragun (Beyond Doubt)
    May 29 2023

    I interview Ryan Cragun, co-author of Beyond Doubt: The Secularization of Society, a new book that makes a compelling argument that secularization has indeed been happening, both in the United States and around the world.

    You can buy a copy of Beyond Doubt for yourself.

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    54 m
  • 356 - Matt Johnson (How Hitchens Can Save the Left)

    356 - Matt Johnson (How Hitchens Can Save the Left)
    Mar 25 2023

    I interview Matt Johnson, whose new book How Hitchens Can Save the Left argues that the late Christopher Hitchens's staunch defense of classical liberalism is still useful, even 11 years after his death, in helping the American Left to resist some of its more illiberal tendencies.

    Buy a copy of How Hitchens Can Save the Left for yourself!

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    1 h y 24 m
  • 355 - Joseph Monninger (Goodbye to Clocks Ticking)

    355 - Joseph Monninger (Goodbye to Clocks Ticking)
    Feb 27 2023

    I interview Joseph Monninger, a college professor and novelist who discovered, only three days after his retirement, that he had terminal lung cancer and likely only months to live. His memoir Goodbye to Clocks Ticking is a heartfelt, humanistic account of facing death and processing an unexpected reprieve.

    Buy a copy of Goodbye to Clocks Ticking for yourself, and be sure to check out Joe's other books.

    Reading/listening recommendations:

    Nonverts by Stephen Bullivant.

    "The Defiance of Salman Rushdie," a profile in The New Yorker magazine by David Remnick.

    The Witch Trials of J. K. Rowling, a podcast hosted by Megan Phelps-Roper.

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    36 m
  • 354 - Bradley Onishi (Preparing for War)

    354 - Bradley Onishi (Preparing for War)
    Jan 2 2023

    I interview Bradley Onishi, cohost of the Straight White American Jesus podcast, and author of the new book Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism—And What Comes Next. It's a terrifying look at the recent history of Christian nationalism and evangelical support for anti-democratic ideas.

    For more about Bradley and his work visit BradOnishi.com. Listen to his podcast StraightWhiteAmericanJesus.com.

    Buy a copy of Preparing for War here.

    Also mentioned in the podcast: 

    The outgoing Congress passed a bill (which President Biden signed into law) authorizing a memorial to Thomas Paine in the District of Columbia. One of the sponsors of the bill, Congressman Jamie Raskin (a Democrat representing Maryland's 8th district, and cofounder of the Congressional Freethough Caucus), announced last month that he has been diagnosed with lymphoma; nonethless, he expects a full recover after receiving chemotherapy. We wish him a speedy recovery.

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    54 m
  • 353 - Daniel Sokatch (Can We Talk about Israel?)

    353 - Daniel Sokatch (Can We Talk about Israel?)
    Dec 18 2022

    I interview Daniel Sokatch, CEO of the New Israel Fund and author of Can We Talk about Israel? A Guide for the Curious, Confused, and Conflicted.

    Buy a copy of Can We Talk about Israel? for yourself.

    For more about the New Israel Fund, visit NIF.org.

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    59 m
  • 352 - Emily Dreyfuss (Meme Wars)

    352 - Emily Dreyfuss (Meme Wars)
    Dec 7 2022

    I interview Emily Dreyfuss, co-author (with Dr. Joan Donovan and Brian Friedberg) of Meme Wars: The Untold Story of the Online Battles Upending Democracy in America.

    Buy a copy of Meme Wars for yourself.

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    1 h y 2 m
  • 351 - David Hollinger (Christianity's American Fate)

    351 - David Hollinger (Christianity's American Fate)
    Oct 27 2022

    With less than two weeks to go before the midterms, I talk with David A. Hollinger, history professor at the University of California, Berkley, and author of Christianity's American Fate: How Religion Became More Conservative and Society More Secular. This timely new book explores how, while American culture remains overwhelmingly secular, evangelical Christianity has outperformed its more liberal American counterparts and gained control of the Republican Party.

    Buy a copy of Christianity's America Fate for yourself.

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    52 m
  • 350 - David Driscoll on SCOTUS rulings, Jan 6th, and more!

    350 - David Driscoll on SCOTUS rulings, Jan 6th, and more!
    Jul 3 2022

    For this special episode, I'm joined by podcast co-founder and co-host emeritus David Driscoll. We talk about the recent disastrous Supreme Court rulings (Carson v Makin, Kennedy v Bremerton, and Dobbs v Jackson); the ramifications of the House Select Committee on the events of January 6, 2021; and possible Constitutional crises and other terrifying scenarios that might play out over the next couple of years.

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    1 h y 37 m