Entries by David Gornoski

Katherine Dee on How Media Affects Culture

David Gornoski is joined by Katherine Dee for a fascinating conversation on how media is shaping the collective around us. What do we make of the Osama Bin Laden trend on TikTok? What do we make of Elon’s reply to advertisers pulling out of X? Which social media company is driving the culture right now? […]

An American Evangelical Pastor Examines Zionism

David Gornoski talks to Rev. Jim Fitzgerald, who has been to the Middle East as a missionary, on the topics of evangelizing in that region, who supports Hamas, whether Hamas uses Palestinians as human shields, what really happened on October 7, how the Palestinians were displaced during Israel’s founding, whether Christians need to “bless Israel,” […]

The Meaning of Milei for the American Right

David Gornoski sits down with Curt Mills, writer at the American Conservative, for a conversation on Javier Milei’s victory in Argentina and what it means for the American Right. Does policy matter when it comes to success for populist leaders? Did Trump lose touch with his voters post-pandemic? Did Ron DeSantis gut his chances by […]

THINGS HIDDEN 165: Rachel Wilson Unveils Occultic Feminism

David Gornoski sits down with Rachel Wilson, author of Occult Feminism: The Secret History of Women’s Liberation, for a conversation on the public education system; the suffragettes and their elitist backers; the rise of Margaret Sanger; how feminism became popular; the religion of the future; the erasure of gender; and more. Buy Rachel’s book here. […]