Podcasts
The Evangelical Elite Gap (ft. Aaron Renn)
In this episode, Aaron Renn joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his recent essay, “The Problem with the Evangelical Elite” from the January 2026...
The Burning World of William Blake (ft. Mark Vernon)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Mark Vernon joins in to discuss his recent book, Awake!: William Blake and the Power...
The Fanfiction Reckoning
First Things is proud to introduce a new podcast series. Secret Third Thing is a show about contemporary culture. First Things editors Virginia Aabram and Germán S. Díaz del...
The Downfall of the Republican Establishment (ft. Daniel McCarthy)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Daniel McCarthy joins in to discuss his recent article, “The plot against J.D. Vance.” The...
Caravaggio the Destroyer (ft. Jaspreet Singh Boparai)
In this episode, Jaspreet Singh Boparai joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his recent essay, “Caravaggio and Us” from the January 2026 issue of...
Self-Destructive Liberalism (ft. Philip Pilkington)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Philip Pilkington joins in to discuss his recent book, The Collapse of Global Liberalism: And...
The Realities of Empire (ft. Nathan Pinkoski)
In this episode, Nathan Pinkoski joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his recent review, “Hegemon or Empire?” from the January 2026 issue of the...
How Science Trumped Materialism (ft. Michel-Yves Bolloré)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Michel-Yves Bolloré joins in to discuss his recent book, God, the Science, the Evidence. The...
The Church of Sarah Mullally (ft. Damian Thompson)
In this episode, Damian Thompson joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his recent essay, “Canterbury Fails,” from the December 2025 issue of the magazine....
America’s Iron Men (ft. Matthew Spalding)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Matthew Spalding joins in to discuss his recent book, The Making of the American Mind:...
John Searle’s Minds and Machines (ft. Edward Feser)
In this episode, Edward Feser joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his recent essay, “The Common Sense of John Searle,” from the December 2025...
Restoring Breadth and Depth to Education (ft. Solveig Gold)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Solveig Gold joins in to discuss her recent article, co-authored with Joshua Katz, entitled “Make...
Artful Faith (ft. Stephen Auth)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Stephen Auth joins in to discuss his recent book, Visions of the Divine: An Artistic...
What Does Gen Z Want? (ft. Sohrab Ahmari)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Sohrab Ahmari joins in to discuss his recent articles, “MAGA helped elect Zohran Mamdani” and...
The Sabbath is Back! (ft. J. J. Kimche)
In this episode, J. J. Kimche joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his recent essay, “The Rest as History,” from the December 2025 issue...
