David Gornoski is joined by James Kourtides for a fascinating conversation on how Christians can bring heaven to Earth, the downfall of the New Atheists, the LGBTQ+ subversion, how we can break the spell of power, whether Christianity has failed, the reluctance to imitate Jesus, sectarianism, and more. Check out the Rooster’s Crow podcast here.
David Gornoski and Shane Kennedy talk about Fitch’s downgrading of US credit score, the BRICS reserve currency project, why US unipolarity is failing, whether the liberal hive mind can be cracked by Robert F Kennedy Jr, why the Right wants to be loved by the Left, what makes good art, bringing the future to the […]
David Gornoski addresses the latest indictment fiasco surrounding Donald Trump. Will Trump become a scapegoat for the political establishment or is there something else going on? How will Trump’s indictment impact conservative “tough on crime” demands? What do these developments reveal about the sacrificial nature of our government’s actions?
Baseball is said to be America’s favorite pastime, but it can be argued that professional wrestling comes very close to dominating the upper tiers of Americana. Take for instance, countries like India and Saudi Arabia that generally do not care for Baseball or Football, but they are crazy about American professional wrestling. Why is this the case? […]
David Gornoski sits down with Clifton Duncan, actor and heterodox liberal, for a conversation on growing up in Europe, getting into the arts, the decline of charisma in the entertainment industry, how nihilism has invaded our culture, the need for good art from the Right, the rejection of love for life in this pandemic age, […]
Ford Seeuws, the Surfing Violinist, guest hosts this episode of A Neighbor’s Choice. Ford starts the show with some reflection on a passage from the Gospel of Matthew. Ford is joined by Brett Lindell, CEO of Pantheon Holdings, and the two discuss the lessons we can learn from ancient myths, the influence of Jordan Peterson, […]
In this special THINGS HIDDEN conversation, David Gornoski catches up with the author of Jesus and Myth, Professor Peter Barber. Together, they look into the world of religion and myths. Professor Barber talks about his introduction to the work of Rene Girard; how Christ subverts and inverts the pattern of ancient myths; how media plays […]
What we’re seeing right now is nothing new but a retreading of twentieth-century coercive policies, David Gornoski says as he begins the show. Join David as he explains the true meaning of mythology and how Christianity deconstructed myths and its ability to legitimize collective violence. How does modern-day government refine the crowd violence of ancient […]
THINGS HIDDEN! David Gornoski is joined by Erik Buys, author at Mimetic Margins, teacher, and elected member of the board of the Colloquium on Violence and Religion (COV&R). What is the difference between Christ’s sacrifice and the three types of heroic sacrifice in mythology? What is extremism and how does it lure people? Why is […]
The study of ancient literature, particularly the great mythologies, helps us decipher the origin of culture and society. We come to learn that within each heroic and magical tale, and beneath each culture that springs from that tale, is the story of a lynch mob and a sacrificed victim. Take, for example, the great poem […]