The Greatness of English Literature

by Mark Bauerlein

Elizabeth Kantor joins the podcast to discuss The Politically Incorrect Guide to English and American Literature.  Continue Reading »

24 Jun 2021 0

The Catholic Writer Today

by Mark Bauerlein

Featuring Dana Gioia on John Donne, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Elizabeth Jennings, and his latest collection of essays, The Catholic Writer Today. Continue Reading »

6 Jun 2019 0

Americans and the Arts

by Mark Bauerlein

Featuring Sunil Iyengar on current trends in Americans’ engagement with the arts. Continue Reading »

19 Oct 2018 0

When the Radio Breaks

by Roy Peachey

In Gautreaux’s stories, signals demand knowledge, even wisdom, if they are to be understood. Continue Reading »

9 Feb 2017 0

The Critic’s Calling

by J. L. Wall

What do we do with—or, more accurately, without—that strange breed of writer, the literary critic? Continue Reading »

7 Nov 2016 0

Love Is Barefoot Philosophy

by Raymond Hain

Plato’s Bedroom succeeds by starting outside of religion, by unsettling all of us, showing us why our erotic lives are so important and problematic, so beautiful and at the same time potentially destructive, why love and death are never far from one another. Continue Reading »

23 Aug 2016 0

“O Christian Art, Why Can't You Be Good?”

by Mathew Block

The Contemporary Christian Music industry has shrunk to a third of its former size. Is dissatisfaction with a Christian copy-cat culture to blame? And what is “good” Christian art anyway?
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5 Jun 2015 0

Who Were the Inklings?

by Bianca Czaderna

The name they chose for their group was, J. R. R. Tolkien self-effacingly recalls, “a pleasantly ingenious pun . . . suggesting people with vague or half-formed intimations and ideas plus those who dabble in ink.” The description conjures a picture of “donnish dreaminess,” a rag-tag band of tweed-clad writers who met for a pint from time to time. Continue Reading »

28 May 2015 0

William Giraldi and Civilization’s Unraveling

by J. L. Wall

William Giraldi’s Hold the Dark, its jacket copy proclaims, is “an Alaskan Oresteia.” The comparison is perfectly calibrated to grab and hold this failed Classicist’s attention, and I found myself puzzling over it as I read. Soldiers come home from war, Continue Reading »

17 Nov 2014 0

Literature Makes You Empathetic, But For How Long?

by David Mills

Reading good literature will make you better in dealing with people, according to a new study published in Science. The study found that after reading literary fiction, as opposed to popular fiction or serious nonfiction, people performed better on tests measuring empathy, social . . . . Continue Reading »

14 Oct 2013 0