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Christmas with Rene Girard Roundtable (THINGS HIDDEN 212)

Jerry Bowyer, Pastor Jim Fitzgerald, Jason Jones, Shannon Braswell, Surit Dasgupta, and David Gornoski get together for a special Christmas roundtable where they tackle the ideas of Jordan Peterson, the Gaza tragedy, the anthropology of the Nativity, and more.

THINGS HIDDEN 211: The Huge Cultural Shift We Feel

David Gornoski talks about the vibe shift that is happening right now in culture, sounding the alarm on seed oils, why you don’t need a million dollars to change history, America as the battlefield between good and evil, why certain facets of liberalism are worth protecting, and more.

Jeff Deist on the Meaning of Trump’s Victory, What Happens Next

Jeff Deist returns to the show to talk about how Trump’s election victory has a lot of common with Nixon’s political comeback, possible picks for Trump’s administration, the lasting influence of Ron Paul, Elon Musk’s DOGE project, and more. Follow Jeff Deist on X here.

THINGS HIDDEN 210: Q&A on Ray Peat, Rene Girard, and David’s Plans for Wrestling

David Gornoski and Domenic Scarcella talk about Ray Peat, Gospel technology, how the resurrection of Christ is disruptive, pro wrestling, and more. Follow Domenic Scarcella on X here.

Martyr Made’s Darryl Cooper on How the Gospel Informs His Historical Approach

David Gornoski sits down with Darryl Cooper for a conversation on introducing Rene Girard to Tucker Carlson, why God allows us to malign His character, what “loving” our enemies mean, why Israel is under the shadow of the cross, and more. Check out the MartyrMade podcast here. Follow Darryl Cooper on X here.

THINGS HIDDEN 209: Sam Sorich on His New Rene Girard Documentary ‘Things Hidden’

David Gornoski and Sam Sorich talk about the new film on the life of Rene Girard, why psychologizing Christ fails, the response to Girard’s work, the hero’s sacrifice, the humility of Rene Girard, and more. Trailer for the “Things Hidden” movie on Rene Girard here.

“AIPAC Owns Kamala,” Evangelical Pastor Denounces Christian Zionism

Pastor Jim Fitzgerald joins David Gornoski for a conversation on preaching the Gospel to the Muslim world, Jesus’ superior anthropology, the Gaza conflict, the history of Palestine, whether Trump would go to war with Iran, and more. Read Rev. Fitzgerald’s article “Israel Against Itself and Israel Against All” here. Follow Pastor Fitzgerald on X here.

Jason Jones Challenges Peter Thiel on Gaza

David Gornoski sits down with Jason Jones to talk about the Vulnerable People Project in the Middle-East, Christian Zionism, the cost of standing with the vulnerable, how faith unlocks either good or evil, and more. Support the Vulnerable People Project here.

THINGS HIDDEN 208: Jesus and the Stress Mechanism

David Gornoski and Jordan Landfear discuss the relation between energy and structure, how Jesus fixes our stressed out culture, whether God is like a drill sergeant, and more. Follow Jordan Landfear on X here.

THINGS HIDDEN 207: Scapegoat Mechanism and Technology

In this THINGS HIDDEN episode, David Gornoski talks about the fall of the scapegoat mechanism, why Christians need to heed the call to non-violent creativity, what envy really means, how we can solve the various crises that exist in the world today, and more.