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by Germán S. Díaz del Castillo, Virginia Aabram
This is a show about contemporary culture. First Things editors Virginia Aabram and Germán S. Díaz del Castillo discuss modern, online trends. Are they good, bad, or a secret third thing?
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- 2 weeks ago1h 32m
Three TikToks in a Trench Coat (ft. Meagan O’Rourke)
Further reading:Maegan's X account."Lara Trump and Katie Miller Cite Junk Poll About Gen-Z Tradwives," by Meagan O’Rourke (Reason)NYU Professor Ruby Thelot
- 4 weeks ago1h 6m
The Second Death of Charlie Kirk (ft. Katherine Dee)
Further reading:"Your Phone Isn’t a Drug. It’s a Portal to the Otherworld," by Katherine Dee (New York Times)"The Kirkification of Our Troubled Times," by Brady Brickner-Wood (New Yorker)
- Sep 9, 20261h 30m
Pope Leo's Unified Church (ft. Fr. James Martin)
Further reading:What Happened at Vatican II by John W. O'MalleyIf Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies, by Eliezer YudkowskyWork in Progress: Confessions of a busboy, dishwasher, caddy, usher, factory worker, bank teller, corporate tool, and priest – A Funny, Wise, and Inspiring Spiritual Memoir, by James Martin
- Aug 14, 20261h 19m
Christianity Is Not a Tool (ft. Kelly Chapman)
Further reading: Kelly's X profile Kelly's Substack Secret Ballot
- Jun 17, 20261h 2m
The Church of Claude (ft. Dan Hitchens)
Further reading: "Magnifica Humanitas" by Leo XIV "AI Doesn’t Know What It’s Doing" by Thomas Fowler (First Things) "The Future of Reading" by Wessie Du Toit (First Things) "A Boomer, But An Augustinian" by Jacob Phillips (First Things) "The Pope Should Be Going to War Against A.I. Why Isn’t He?" by Matthew Walther (New York Times) If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies, by Eliezer Yudkowsky
- May 6, 20261h 38m
Conservative Culture Isn’t Real (ft. Dave Greene)
Further reading: All of Dave Greene's essays: "Letters from Fiddler's Greene." Dave's YouTube channel.
- Apr 1, 20261h 22m
Timothée Chalamet Is Right About Art (ft. Suzy Weiss)
Further reading: "Timothée Chalamet & Matthew McConaughey" by Variety & CNN Town Hall. "The Case Against Aesthetic Castration" by Adam Lehrer (Compact). "Marty Supreme mirrors Timothée Chalamet’s desire" by Germán Saucedo (The Spectator) "It’s Over for Anthony Bourdain’s Fanboys" by Suzy Weiss (The Free Press)
- Feb 26, 20261h 33m
Dimes Square: An Oral History (ft. Nick Allen)
Further reading: "Frontier Cities" by Nick Allen (IM-1776). "New York’s Hottest Club Is the Catholic Church" by Julia Yost (New York Times). Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right by Laura K. Field. "The Party Politics of Sovereign House" by Emma Green (New Yorker) "Reconstructing the Mystical Feminine from the Ashes of the Feminine Mystique" (The Portal)
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