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Conversations

Mark Bauerlein
Donald Trump
Mellon Foundation
Viewpoint Diversity
Global Liberalism
New Conservatism
Basketball
JD Vance
Religion
Augustine
Supreme Court
Declaration Of Independence
Gen Z
Heterodox Academy
History
American Literature
Willpower
Ivy League
God
William Blake
University

Conversations is published by First Things, America's most influential journal of religion & public life.

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Latest Episodes

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Jamie Glazov joins in to discuss his recent book, United in Hate: The Left's Romance with Tyranny, Terror, and Hamas.

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Mollie Hemingway joins in to discuss her recent book, Alito: The Justice Who Reshaped the Supreme Court and Restored the Constitution.

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Timothy S. Goeglein joins in to discuss his recent book, What Really Matters: Restoring a Legacy of Faith, Freedom, and Family.

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Rob Jenkins joins in to discuss his recent memoir, Shooting After Practice: A JUCO Odyssey.

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Mollie Hemingway
Author and commentator on politics and media
Author, Alito, The Justice Who Reshaped the Supreme Court and Restored the Constitution
Episode: Justice for Alito (ft. Mollie Hemingway)
Timothy Goeglein
Vice President of Focus on the Family in Washington, DC
Focus on the Family
Episode: America’s Prodigal Fathers (ft. Timothy S. Goeglein)
Rob Jenkins
Professor, author of Shooting After Practice
Georgia State University Perimeter College; author
Episode: Life Lessons from a Basketball Coach (ft. Rob Jenkins)
Michael Clune
English professor at Ohio State; author and novelist
Ohio State University; author
Episode: Art Criticism for Art’s Sake (ft. Michael Clune)
Harvey Mansfield
Keenan Professor of Government at Harvard University; author of The Rise and Fall of Rational Control
Harvard University
Episode: The Disappearance of Rational Control (ft. Harvey Mansfield)
Frank DeVito
Legal counsel and director of content for the Napa Legal Institute
First Things / Napa Legal Institute
Episode: The Real JD Vance (ft. Frank DeVito)
Justin Lee
Associate Editor of First Things; literary culture figure
First Things
Episode: The Slow Death of Publishing (ft. Justin Lee)
John Sailer
Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute; investigative journalist focusing on higher education and foundations
Manhattan Institute
Episode: How Activism Gets Funded (ft. John Sailer)
Joseph Prud'homme
Professor of Political Science at Washington College, editor of The New Conservatism and its Critics
Washington College; First Things
Episode: Will Trump’s Coalition Last? (ft. Joseph Prud’homme)

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Strong sense of intellectual exploration and civility in debates.
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The Slow Death of Publishing (ft. Justin Lee)
Q: Give us an overview of literary culture in America today.
Lee describes a largely dead center of American Letters, with publishing dominated by ideology and a lingering vitality in independent presses and new forms, alongside a critique of mainstream gatekeeping and a push for craft-centered publishing.
Life Lessons from a Basketball Coach (ft. Rob Jenkins)
Q: All right. Well, first question is, how do you get into coaching?
Rob Jenkins explains his arc from wanting to coach to taking an assistant role in Kentucky, then moving through several junior colleges as his career evolved, driven by a love for teaching and basketball and the mentorship of a pivotal first coach.
Charles Murray Comes to God (ft. Charles Murray)
Q: First question is about the title, Do Too Many Intellectuals, Academics, Those Who Teach and Write About Religion Even, Not Take Religion Really Seriously Even When They Write About It?
Murray explains that he initially approached religion from a sociological and evolutionary perspective, acknowledging that many intellectuals treat religion with skepticism, but emphasizing the importance of personal experience and empirical inquiry in taking religion seriously.
A Cancellation in San Jose (ft. Elizabeth Weiss)
Q: What was the outcome of the legal case you described?
Weiss settled out of court to allow early retirement with emeritus status and to spend time at Heterodox Academy, enabling continued writing about the issues in museums and academia.
A Cancellation in San Jose (ft. Elizabeth Weiss)
Q: What happened with your book and the University of Florida Press?
The book faced significant backlash and calls to pulp a rumor around censorship, but it remained in print after negotiations, with the authors arguing it presented a broader truth about the past and the politics surrounding it.

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This program features scholars, authors, and thoughtful commentators across religion, education, philosophy, and public life, with a distinctive emphasis on higher education reform, conservative intellectual thought, and the intersection of faith and policy. Episodes typically explore how institutions, cultural narratives, and political movements shape public life, often through critical takes on liberalism, university culture, and the role of ideas in society. Noteworthy is a recurring focus on founding ideas, classical education, and the Catholic intellectual tradition, mixed with contemporary political analysis and culture-war discourse. Listeners who value rigorous critique, historical context, and provocatively framed debates will like... more

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1. Mollie Hemingway
2. Timothy Goeglein
3. Rob Jenkins
4. Michael Clune
5. Harvey Mansfield
6. Frank DeVito
7. Justin Lee
8. John Sailer

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