David Gornoski is joined by Surit Dasgupta who talks about the inspiration behind his novella The Reenchanted, creating art to preserve freedom, violence in storytelling, the hero’s journey, why the Gospels are artistic masterpieces, and more. Buy The Reenchanted here.
David Gornoski sits down with Jerry Bowyer to talk about DEI in big corporations, how Christians reject the Christ archetype, the war against excellence in churches, a mutation of not being judgmental, Jesus as outlaw, and more. Check out the Meeting of Minds podcast here.
David Gornoski and Shannon Braswell talk about getting typecast in the entertainment industry, why rap music will die out, outlaw mimesis, longing for communion in media, the influence of televangelism on livestreaming, and more.
David Gornoski, Shannon Braswell, and Surit Dasgupta talk about migrant violence, matriarchy in Eastern culture, how capitalism disrupted Indian society, performative language in Eastern societies, subcultures, the N’Kisi project, the physics of mimesis, and more.
David Gornoski and Surit Dasgupta talk about how victimism stifles progress in our society, the loss of trust, lack of desire for excellence, how to regain the frontier spirit, and more.
David Gornoski, Shannon Braswell, Shane Kennedy and Surit Dasgupta get together for an exciting discussion on what made Christians close-minded, why churches must abandon worship of institutions, obsessing over ecclesiology, why there is a lack of joy in church, and more. Check out Bright News here.
David Gornoski appears on Jason Mironchuk’s “At the End of the Day” show alongside Q of Mimetic Value. “Many people know of Rene Girard’s theories of desire and violence, but what does his Mimetic Theory and the Scapegoat have to say about Christianity? Are we Westerners haunted by the Cross? Is Trump the scapegoat to […]
David Gornoski and James Kourtides talk about Trump’s conviction, how Trump has influenced other politicians, the need for decentralization, patent gnosticism vs incarnational innovation, what free market medical industry looks like, healing the soil for abundant crops, and more. Check out James Kourtides’ YouTube channel.
David Gornoski and Surit Dasgupta talk about the wonders of being pro-life. They start the conversation on how the Eucharist saves the world from cannibalism and then move into how humans are attracted and repulsed like magnets. Why do moderns recoil at differences? Does Christianity mean to deprive ourselves of the good things in life?
David Gornoski and Surit Dasgupta explore David Lynch’s TV series Twin Peaks through a Gospel-oriented anthropological lens. Among the topics covered are Lynch’s cyclical narratives, the truth behind whodunnit mysteries, how the haunting of Laura Palmer translates into the real world, and more. The Twin Peaks analysis video we talk about is here.