David Gornoski is joined by professor in exile, Michael Rectenwald, for a conversation on increasing totalitarianism in America as shown by Trump’s indictment, the persecution of Christianity, the origins of trans rights militancy, pseudo gnosticism of transgenderism, the reactionary identitarians on the right, why Christianity is the only way to solve the culture crisis in […]
David Gornoski sits down with the returning Fr. Turbo Qualls of the Royal Path podcast for a conversation on the spirit of revolution; the chastisement of God; whether carrying our crosses enables more oppression; the calling of the African-American community; the fine line between self-worship and martyrdom; why we should embrace suffering; the spiritual implications […]
In this THINGS HIDDEN episode, David Gornoski sits down with psychologist Scott Garrels, author of Mimesis and Science, for a conversation on mimetic theory from a psychological perspective; mirror neurons; magnetoreception; unanimity against a scapegoat; how psychology, physics, and mimetic theory compliments each other; and more.
David Gornoski, Shannon Braswell, and Shane Kennedy sit down for a conversation that starts off with Jesus’ cleansing of the temple and then moves into how this event has changed the trajectory of human history. What is the anthropological reality behind animal sacrifices? Would Jesus have survived in Old Testament times? What does the casting […]
In this special THINGS HIDDEN episode, David Gornoski sits down with renowned exorcist Fr. Vincent Lampert for a conversation on the phenomenon of demonic possession; whether we should always blame the devil; how humans seek substitutes for God in chaos; whether America is demonically possessed; the difference between possession in the West and the pagan […]
David Gornoski sits down with Michael Hardin, author of the Jesus Driven Life, for a conversation on how Jesus changes the concept of religion in the ancient world, how the Gospel affects economics, the technological sins, gnostic origin of modern Christianity, the coming Jesus revolution, Donald Trump as scapegoat, the future of American politics, the […]
David Gornoski sits down with Buck Johnson, the host of the Counterflow podcast, for a conversation on the origin of the Counterflow podcast, his conversion to Orthodoxy, spiritual discipline in firefighting, facing the spirit of the crowd, cultural changes in the new generation, from “death to tyrants” to “death to the world,” persecution, martyrdom, and […]
David Gornoski is joined by Jordan Landfear and Surit Dasgupta for a discussion of Fr. Malachi Martin’s popular book Hostage to the Devil. Are the exorcism stories true? What does the first case in Fr. Martin’s book signify for our time? Can those who get demonically possessed resist evil? Listen to the full podcast to […]
David Gornoski is joined by Jean-Michel Oughourlian and Gil Bailie. The two talk about the latest and upcoming books; vertical and horizontal spirituality; how we can receive grace; the battle over secretness in the Catholic church; mimesis in the liturgy; the road to peace in Ukraine; the normalization of carnival and self-creation; how evil exists; […]
David Gornoski sits down with Daniel McAdams of the Ron Paul Liberty Report for a conversation on the geopolitical effects of the ongoing Ukraine war; peace between Iran and Saudi Arabia; the emergence of China as a diplomatic power; the significance of the silicon valley bank scandal; spiritual correction in economic recession; and more. Subscribe […]