David Gornoski; filmmaker and activist Jason Jones; and Gil Bailie–the author of several lectures and books including God’s Gamble and a contemporary of Rene Girard–explore the meaning of Christmas, particularly in the world of anthropology. Why were the ancients fascinated with stars? Why did God choose a miraculous virgin birth as Christ’s entrance into the […]
David Gornoski sits down with Johnathan Bi for a conversation on Johnathan’s introduction to the work of Rene Girard, Girard’s eschatological views, mimesis in the workplace, how Girard proposes we withdraw from conflict arising from mimetic desire, how the Left-Right dialectic plays out as mimetic doubling in our current culture, how Christ unleashes the personhood […]
David Gornoski sits down with Marc Victor, podcaster and politician-attorney in the Libertarian Party. The two discuss David’s criticism of Marc’s comments on age of consent in the Senate debate, the principle of “Live and Let Live,” criminal justice reforms, whether the liberty movement can be co-opted by globalism, the Christian root of secularism, […]
David Gornoski sits down with regenerative farming pioneer Joel Salatin for an exciting THINGS HIDDEN conversation. Joel Salatin talks about the recent “homestead tsunami;” how the younger generation can get into farming; what kind of farming is most suitable; whether glyphosate is great, whether government intervention in our health and nutrition crises would be beneficial; […]
David Gornoski sits down with Gil Bailie, author of “Violence Unveiled” and “God’s Gamble“. Gil Bailie talks about his introduction to Rene Girard, the apocalyptic nature of our current socio-political crises, how Jesus unveils violence, the purpose of sacrifice in the ancient world, the modern march towards complete undifferentiation, whether Hindu culture needs a savior […]
In this THINGS HIDDEN episode, David Gornoski is joined by Scott Talkington and the returning Clinton Ignatov. The three talk about the overlap between the works of John Deely and Marshall McLuhan; electric universe theory; the linguistic effects of computers; the difference between nescience and ignorance; social amnesia; the meaning of Tetrad; and more. Visit […]
Dr. Paul Axton, host of the Forging Ploughshares podcast, joins David Gornoski for this THINGS HIDDEN episode. The two talk about how the crucifixion of Christ defies Greek and Jewish thought; how Jesus threatened the existence of the Judaic law; the purpose of the Law; the culture war in America; how Jesus will save the […]
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 is joined by culture critic, Indian Bronson, for a conversation about why charts are inexpensive, how the sexual revolution kills off reproduction, what can be done to end the sexual revolution, why western elites hate Putin, the military recruiting crisis in America, what millennials will think of themselves in their old age, how […]