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THINGS HIDDEN 55: The Third Temptation

In this edition of THINGS HIDDEN, David Gornoski sits down with Michael Gibson, venture capitalist and co-founder of the 1517 Fund. Is the cultural conflict in America a battle between Christian sects? What are conservatives getting wrong in their reaction against the Left? What does the Gospel reveal about human power? How has the Gospel […]

THINGS HIDDEN 54: Rene Girard and the Resurrection of Jesus

In this special Easter edition of THINGS HIDDEN, David Gornoski and Shannon Braswell have a fascinating conversation on the resurrection of Christ. Why would God choose women as witnesses to Jesus’ resurrection? How did Rene Girard make his case for the resurrection of Christ? Did Jesus make it possible for Elephant Man to get an […]

How America Can Defeat Putin

“If it is given at all to the West to struggle out of these tangles of the lower slopes to the spiritual summit of humanity then I cannot but think it is the special mission of America to fulfil this hope of God and man. You are the country of expectation, desiring something else than […]

January 6 Pipebomb Revelation

[Video contains both hours. Skip past 45 minutes for hour 2.] Has Jordan Peterson caved in to the establishment with his latest remarks on the truckers’ protest? Is the GiveSendGo hacker “independent” as legacy media claims? Has the Hispanic community in Florida changed their minds on the Democratic Party? Is science connected to sacrificial rituals? […]

Cathedral, Sacrifice, and the Apocalypse

[Video contains both hours. Skip past 35 minutes for hour 2.] For this episode, David Gornoski is joined by Devin Barras who talks about his Substack article on the sacrificial crisis of our time. How is the “cathedral” connected with the sacrificial crisis of the pandemic? Listen to the full episode to find out. Plus, […]

Mandated Drugs Prove Ineffective

David Gornoski starts the show by explaining how mimetic groupthink lies at the heart of every ideology and how we can bypass envy with innovation. Are the decreed medicines proving ineffective against the pandemic? Were Biden and Newsome injured by these mandated drugs? Listen to the full episode as David covers the latest news, topics, […]

David Gornoski on His YouTube Ban and Today’s Scapegoats – The Bob Murphy Show

David Gornoski recently appeared on the Bob Murphy Show. “Host of A Neighbor’s Choice radio program, David Gornoski talks about the recent removal of his YouTube channel. He summarizes the work of Rene Girard and shows how society still tries to use scapegoats to relieve tensions, even after Jesus showed us its futility.”

Tucker Goodrich on Good and Bad Fats, Intermittent Fasting

Is there room for self-defense in Jesus’ worldview of nonviolence? In this episode, David Gornoski explains the true meaning of Habeas Corpus and why the West must revive this concept to survive. Plus, Tucker Goodrich joins the show to talk about whether butter and cheese can prevent heart attacks; good and bad fats; intermittent fasting; […]

The Gospel Defeat of Violent Contagion

How can we possibly choose peace when people around us want to use political coercion and state violence against us? David Gornoski explains why the key to living nonviolently is the imitation of Jesus. How does Christianity transform a culture’s violent history? Is victimism a spinoff of Christianity? What is the best method to break […]

THINGS HIDDEN 48: Jean-Michel Oughourlian on Mimetic Desire in the Global Pandemic

In this latest THINGS HIDDEN conversation, David Gornoski and Shannon Braswell sit down with returning guest, Jean-Michel Oughourlian, the co-author of Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World. Mr. Oughourlian talks about his two upcoming books Alterity and The Work that Heals. How do we reconcile individuality and collective identity, especially in the light […]