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THINGS HIDDEN 120: How Jesus Moves Us From Despair to Hope

In this THINGS HIDDEN episode, David Gornoski sits down with Shane Kennedy and Surit Dasgupta for a conversation on why humans feel despair and alienation; why assisted suicide is currently being promoted; failed medical paradigms; hoarding wealth vs. serving our neighbors; how humans have been indoctrinated into servility from childhood; how humans can become hopeful […]

THINGS HIDDEN 119: Jesus and the Cornerstone Event

David Gornoski talks about the anthropological truth behind the motifs of stones and cornerstones found in the Bible and how that truth is connected with the victimism of the modern-day West. Why do victims haunt societies progressively throughout history? How did Jesus change the power structures of the world? In light of Jesus revealing the […]

THINGS HIDDEN 118: Death and the Two Servants

David Gornoski sits down with Shane Kennedy and Shannon Braswell for a discussion on the politicization of the FBI, whether whistleblowers are unpatriotic, why false flags exist, whether Jesus was a trickster god, what Peter’s action in Gethsemane signifies, what the fate of Judas represent, whether modern-day churches are keeping the scapegoat mechanism alive, and […]

THINGS HIDDEN 117: Elvis, Jesus, and the Age of Innovation

A Neighbor’s Choice writer Surit Dasgupta joins David Gornoski to talk about how Elvis embodies the American vision and how we can imitate him in a time of defeatism and nihilism. Did Elvis set a precedent for our current degeneracy? What can we learn from Elvis’ powerful rendition of “An American Trilogy?” How do we […]

THINGS HIDDEN 116: Nikola Tesla Is a Christian Saint

Is AI inherently demonic or is the subject more nuanced than we’re willing to admit? Join David Gornoski, Shannon Braswell, and Shane Kennedy as they explore this and other related topics. To what extent will AI reduce the human element in markets? What needs to be done to shift the trajectory of innovation from bits […]

THINGS HIDDEN 107: The Future of Mimesis, Psychology, Physics with Scott Garrels

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.

THINGS HIDDEN 106: The Cleansing of the Temple

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 […]

THINGS HIDDEN 104: Trust in Apocalypse with Michael Hardin

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 […]

THINGS HIDDEN 103: Death to the World with Buck Johnson

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 […]

We Fight Because of Our Similarities – David Gornoski on the Counterflow Podcast

Check out David Gornoski’s recent appearance on the Counterflow podcast with Buck Johnson. Episode description: “My guest this week, in what is one of my favorite interviews to date, is David Gornoski. David Gornoski is the host of the radio show A Neighbor’s Choice–a show that looks at politics, science, and culture through the lens […]