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Madness and the Fear of God (THINGS HIDDEN 221)

In this THINGS HIDDEN episode, David Gornoski and Surit Dasgupta discuss William Wallace’s retreat to Mount Athos, Jesus as a political rebel, Christ vs cultural Christianity, the madness of the world order, generational trauma, and more.

Ray Peat HubblyBubbly Emporium

David Gornoski is joined by Ray Peat HubblyBubbly Emporium for a conversation on Ray Peat’s big picture vision, metabolism’s connection to the Gospel, viewing God through abundance, why humans relate to stories, how service defeats learned helplessness, why the future of marriage therapy is bioenergetic, and more. Follow Ray Peat HubblyBubbly Emporium on X here.

Iran vs Israel Fallout, Can America Become Great Again? w/ Daniel McCarthy

David Gornoski joins Daniel McCarthy, editor of Modern Age journal and Vice President of ISI, to discuss the war between MAGA non-interventionists and Neo Conservatives; postwar concerns between Iran and Israel; how DC’s foreign policy advisors think and operate; what American leaders from the past thought about foreign policy; Rene Girard’s anthropology applied to geopolitics; […]

The Politics of Jesus

David Gornoski spoke at The Gathering event in Mountain Brook, Alabama on March 20, 2025. alpolitics.com: “David Gornoski closed the program with a mix of scriptural readings, interpretations and correlations with current national and international events. He pointed out that many of President Trump’s most popular ideas originally came from Ron Paul, including no taxes […]

Christ’s Delight—An Analysis of Babette’s Feast

Babette’s Feast is a fascinating 1987 Danish film, not just for its spiritual message but also for its anthropological implications. It was a favorite of Pope Francis’s and is recommended by the Vatican in its list of important films. My personal opinion agrees with that of Pope Francis; every Christian should watch this movie. Despite […]

Why Are Humans Violent? w/ Eric Jacobus

David Gornoski sits down with stuntman and author Eric Jacobus to talk about the uniqueness of human violence, the religiosity of combat sports, whether media programs us to be violent, seeing the wounded child in evil individuals, and more. Follow Eric Jacobus on X here.

India’s Pagan Violence vs Christ’s Personhood Revolution

In a viral video from Gujarat, India, we see Indian police, dressed in civilian clothing, and armed with canes, savagely beating a man on a sunlit street whilst surrounded by onlookers and cameras. In reaction to this video, shared by Jayant Bhandari on X, some have decried the absence of rule of law in India. […]

THINGS HIDDEN 214: How to Thrive Beyond the Mimetic Principalities

 Surit Dasgupta and Shannon Braswell start the episode by discussing society’s extremes and how they can be avoided through the imitation of Christ. David Gornoski then jumps in to discuss how seed oils, scapegoating, the dating scene, religious mind control, and generational trauma are all interconnected. Check out Bright News on YouTube here.

Churchliness vs Christ

The security and cosiness of historic, everyday churchliness must be sacrificed to the heroic daring of creativeness. —Nikolai Berdyaev A New York Post article from last year noted that there has been a 78% increase in converts to Orthodox Churches in America. The same article highlights that men have vastly outnumbered women in these conversions. […]

Rene Girard and Our Current Apocalypse (THINGS HIDDEN 213)

David Gornoski and Surit Dasgupta talk about why Rene Girard provides the best apologetics for Christianity, why Christians are supposed to be ambassadors of the future, non-violent creativity, Daniel’s prophecy on world empires, and more. Follow David Gornoski on X here.