In this episode, Jonathan Barth joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss “The Study of American History in Our Universities,” a report made by Arizona State University’s Center for American Institutions.

Music by Jack Bauerlein.

The American Past Distorted and Degraded

In this episode, Madison Trammel joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “Fundamentalists in the Public Square.”

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Fundamentalists in the Public Square

In this episode, Chris Sinacola joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss the new book, “Restoring the City on a Hill: U.S. History & Civics in America’s Schools.”

Music by Jack Bauerlein.

How to Make Good Americans

In this episode, Cal Thomas joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “A Watchman in the Night: What I’ve Seen Over 50 Years Reporting on America.”

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Fifty Years on Politics and Politicians

In this episode, John Cox joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “The Newsom Nightmare: The California Catastrophe and How to Reform Our Broken System.”

Music by Jack Bauerlein.

Who is Gavin Newsom?

In this episode, Christine Rosen joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss her Commentary Magazine articles “All the President’s Press Men” and “Enola Gay, or, How the Media Imploded When It Came to Harvard’s President.”

Music by Jack Bauerlein.

Media Malfeasance

In this episode, Max Eden joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss AEI’s Conservative Education Reform Network’s annual report, “Sketching A New Conservative Education Agenda​​.”

Music by Jack Bauerlein.

A Plan for Conservative Education

In this episode, David Baird joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss the new book, “Popcorn with the Pope: A Guide to the Vatican Film List​​.”

Music by Jack Bauerlein.

Popcorn with the Pope

In this episode, Dale Ahlquist joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “The Everlasting Man: A Guide to G. K. Chesterton’s Masterpiece.”

Music by Jack Bauerlein.

Chesterton’s Everlasting Man

In this episode, Hans Zeiger joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his recent article “The Next Step for Disaffected Donors.”

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Donor Beware

In this episode, John A. Burtka IV joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “Gateway to Statesmanship: Selections from Xenophon to Churchill.”

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Gateway to Statesmanship

In this episode, Aaron Alexander Zubia joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “The Political Thought of David Hume: The Origins of Liberalism and the Modern Political Imagination.”

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The Liberal of the 18th Century

In this episode, Timothy P. Carney joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “Family Unfriendly: How Our Culture Made Raising Kids Much Harder Than It Needs to Be.”

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We’re in an Anti-Family Age

In this episode, Mary Ann Glendon joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss her new book, “In the Courts of Three Popes: An American Lawyer and Diplomat in the Last Absolute Monarchy of the West.”

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In the Courts of Three Popes

In this episode, Aaron M. Renn joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “Life in the Negative World: Confronting Challenges in an Anti-Christian Culture.”

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What is the “Negative World”?

In this episode, Francis X. Maier joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “True Confessions: Voices of Faith from a Life in the Church.”

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Voices from the Church

In this episode, David Bonagura joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “Jerome’s Tears: Letters to Friends in Mourning.”

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The Best Consoler

In this episode, Jimmy Mitchell joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “Let Beauty Speak: The Art of Being Human in a Culture of Noise.”

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Let Beauty Speak

In this episode, Fr. Joseph Fessio joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss Robert Cardinal Sarah’s new book, “He Gave Us So Much: A Tribute to Benedict XVI.”

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Fr. Joseph Fessio on Pope Benedict XVI

Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Gladden Pappin to discuss the state of Hungary in the world.

Music by Jack Bauerlein.

Hearing Hungary Out

In this episode, Adam Blai joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “The Exorcism Files: True Stories of Demonic Possession.”

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The Battle with Demons

In this episode, RJ Snell joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “Lost in the Chaos: Immanence, Despair, Hope.”

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Chaos in Our Souls

In this episode, Scott Walter joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “Arabella: The Dark Money Network of Leftist Billionaires Secretly Transforming America.”

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The Left’s Dark Money

In this episode, Lucas Miles joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “Woke Jesus: The False Messiah Destroying Christianity.”

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Jesus Isn’t Woke

In this episode, Carson Holloway joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “Film and Faith: Modern Cinema and the Struggle to Believe.”

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Film and Faith

In this episode, J. Mark Ramseyer joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his co-written new book, “The Comfort Women Hoax: A Fake Memoir, North Korean Spies, and Hit Squads in the Academic Swamp.”

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The Story of the Comfort Women

In this episode, Ephraim Radner joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his  new book, “Mortal Goods: Reimagining Christian Political Duty.”

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Reimagining Christian Political Duty

In this episode, John Mark Reynolds joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss the Saint Constantine School and Orthodox Christian education in the United States. 

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Orthodox Christian Education

In this episode, Jenna Silber Storey joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss the new American Enterprise Institute report, “Civic Thought: A Proposal for University-Level Civic Education​​.”

Music by Jack Bauerlein.

Civics Is a Discipline

In this episode, Christopher Hall joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his organization Always Learning Education and his book "Common Arts Education: Renewing the Classical Tradition of Training the Hands, Head, and Heart."

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The Common Arts in the Classroom

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