David Gornoski is joined by Clinton Ignatov for a conversation on the worldview of Marshall McLuhan, why listening to a song on the radio is different from other mediums, how print media is connected to the negative effects of social media, the modern preference for irony over sincerity, whether video killed the radio star, the […]
What if Adam Lanza went to church? David Gornoski is joined by Katherine Dee, a.k.a. Default Friend; for a conversation on serial killers; how media depictions of violence influence us; how church can strengthen communities; how media serves as a “babysitter” to our children; Gospel media technology; the interplay between the work of Rene Girard […]
David Gornoski sits down with Pedro Gonzalez, writer at Chronicles Magazine, for a discussion on the brutal killing of Eliza Fletcher. What are we missing in our public discourses that are related to crime and justice? Has Christianity made justice through the death penalty impossible? Is Fletcher’s killing just an isolated incident or is it […]
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, […]
David Gornoski sits down with Craig Stewart and the two continue their study on Rene Girard’s Battling to the End. In this episode they explore chapter 5 of Girard’s last book. Can we make sense of the FBI Trump raid with Girard’s anthropology? Is humanity waking up to the revelation of the Gospel? Are all […]
[Skip past 45 minutes in the video for hour 2.] David Gornoski is joined by James Kourtides for a conversation around the FBI raid on Trump’s home in Florida. Will this FBI raid galvanize people on both sides of the American political divide? What does the apostle Peter mean when he asks, “Why do the […]
David Gornoski and Craig Stewart explore chapter 4 of Rene Girard’s last book Battling to the End. Are proponents of gender transitions for children selectively borrowing from Christian aesthetics? Are conservatives reacting to Leftist talking points in a “Christian” way? How should Christians engage within the culture wars? Is there a way to empathize with […]
David Gornoski and Craig Stewart resume their study of Rene Girard’s Battling to the End. David and Craig get into chapter 4 and discuss the modern paradox of being the most yet least violent time in history, the anthropological meaning of the Eucharist, the secular co-opting of Christianity, the divinity of violence vs. the divinity […]
David Gornoski recently appeared on The Deactivist Podcast. Here is the episode description: “David Gornoski is your neighbor – as well as an entrepreneur, speaker and writer. He runs A Neighbor’s Choice, which seeks to introduce Jesus’ culture of nonviolence to both Christians and the broader public. A Neighbor’s Choice is also the name of […]
In this THINGS HIDDEN episode, David Gornoski is joined by Alex Kaschuta, host of the Subversive podcast. Alex Kaschuta critiques the recent trend of liberals criticizing wokeism within a social libertarian atmosphere. Where is this trajectory of wokeness headed? Would the New York Times ever champion the rights of Afghan children killed by Biden’s drone […]