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- 🇬🇷GR · Religion & Spirituality#773K to 10K
- 🇵🇹PT · Religion & Spirituality#893K to 10K
- 🇵🇪PE · Religion & Spirituality#173500 to 3K
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1.9K to 6.9K🎙 Daily cadence·513 episodes·Last published 2w ago - Monthly Reach
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6.5K to 23K🇬🇷43%🇵🇹43%🇵🇪13% - Active Followers
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2.6K to 9.2K
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This Catholic Moment (ft. Matthew Schmitz)
Jun 11, 2026
53m 33s
The Church of Ratzinger (ft. Sam Zeno Conedera)
Jun 4, 2026
55m 31s
Postliberalism and its Discontents (ft. James Wood)
May 28, 2026
45m 08s
Recovering the University’s Soul | 2026 Neuhaus Lecture
May 21, 2026
47m 19s
Disney Adulting (ft. Veronica Clarke)
May 14, 2026
56m 26s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/11/26 |  This Catholic Moment (ft. Matthew Schmitz)✨ | Catholicismreligion+3 | Matthew Schmitz | First ThingsOur Strange Catholic Moment | — | Catholic MomentMatthew Schmitz+3 | — | 53m 33s | |
| 6/4/26 |  The Church of Ratzinger (ft. Sam Zeno Conedera)✨ | RatzingerCatholic Church+3 | Sam Zeno Conedera | First ThingsRatzinger in the Whirlwind | — | RatzingerSam Zeno Conedera+5 | — | 55m 31s | |
| 5/28/26 |  Postliberalism and its Discontents (ft. James Wood)✨ | postliberalismChristianity+3 | James R. Wood | First ThingsLiberalism Is Christianity’s Prodigal Child | — | postliberalismChristianity+3 | — | 45m 08s | |
| 5/21/26 | Recovering the University’s Soul | 2026 Neuhaus Lecture✨ | universityeducation+3 | Bishop Robert Barron | First Things | — | university soulNeuhaus Lecture+4 | — | 47m 19s | |
| 5/14/26 |  Disney Adulting (ft. Veronica Clarke)✨ | Disneyadulting+3 | Veronica Clarke | First ThingsA Whole New World | — | Disneyadulting+5 | — | 56m 26s | |
| 4/30/26 |  Why Portico? (ft. Micah Mattix)✨ | literary quarterlyreligion+3 | Micah Mattix | Institute on Religion and Public LifePortico | — | Porticoliterary quarterly+3 | — | 39m 45s | |
| 4/23/26 |  Is Churchill America’s Hero? (ft. Sean McMeekin)✨ | ChurchillAmerican history+3 | Sean McMeekin | First ThingsGoodbye to the Postwar Consensus | — | ChurchillSean McMeekin+3 | — | 57m 25s | |
| 4/16/26 |  The Return of the Mainline? (ft. Brad East)✨ | mainline churchesreligion+3 | Brad East | First ThingsMainlining Nostalgia | — | mainlinereligion+5 | — | 45m 04s | |
| 4/9/26 |  The Sexual Abuse Crisis Is a Law Crisis (ft. Michael Mazza)✨ | sexual abuse crisislaw+3 | Michael J. Mazza | First ThingsWhere the Dallas Charter Went Wrong | — | sexual abuselaw crisis+3 | — | 31m 08s | |
| 4/2/26 |  Disclosure in Modern Poetry (ft. Glenn Arbery)✨ | modern poetrylyricism+3 | Glenn C. Arbery | Lyric as Disclosure | — | Glenn C. ArberyR. R. Reno+3 | — | 30m 56s | |
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| 3/19/26 | Our Crisis is Metaphysical | 2026 D.C. Lecture | 2026 D.C. Lecture (Presented by: Mary Harrington)✨ | metaphysicslecture+3 | Mary Harrington | First Things | — | metaphysical crisisD.C. Lecture+4 | — | 41m 51s | |
| 3/5/26 |  The Countryman–Foreigner Distinction (ft. Matthew Crawford)✨ | mass migrationlove+3 | Matthew B. Crawford | First ThingsLove in the Time of Mass Migration | — | mass migrationMatthew B. Crawford+4 | — | 56m 23s | |
| 2/26/26 |  Admiration as Inspiration (ft. Elizabeth Corey)✨ | admirationinspiration+3 | Elizabeth Corey | First ThingsOn the Pleasure of Admiring | — | admirationinspiration+5 | — | 25m 57s | |
| 2/19/26 |  What Virgil Teaches America (ft. Spencer Klavan)✨ | VirgilAmerican identity+3 | Spencer A. Klavan | First ThingsIn the Footsteps of Aeneas | — | VirgilAeneas+5 | — | 53m 27s | |
| 2/12/26 |  The Promises of Gay Liberation (ft. Scott Yenor)✨ | gay liberationactivism+3 | Scott Yenor | First ThingsThe Rise and Fall of Gay Activism | — | gay liberationScott Yenor+5 | — | 49m 08s | |
| 2/5/26 |  The Evangelical Elite Gap (ft. Aaron Renn)✨ | evangelicalismelite culture+3 | Aaron Renn | First ThingsThe Problem with the Evangelical Elite | — | evangelical eliteAaron Renn+5 | — | 52m 45s | |
| 1/22/26 |  Caravaggio the Destroyer (ft. Jaspreet Singh Boparai) | In this episode, Jaspreet Singh Boparai joins R. R. Reno on The Editor's Desk to talk about his recent review, “Caravaggio and Us” from the January 2026 issue of the magazine. | — | ||||||
| 1/15/26 |  The Realities of Empire (ft. Nathan Pinkoski) | In this episode, Nathan Pinkoski joins R. R. Reno on The Editor's Desk to talk about his recent review, “Hegemon or Empire?” from the January 2026 issue of the magazine. | — | ||||||
| 1/8/26 |  The Church of Sarah Mullally (ft. Damian Thompson) | In this episode, Damian Thompson joins R. R. Reno on The Editor's Desk to talk about his recent essay, “Canterbury Fails,” from the December 2025 issue of the magazine. | — | ||||||
| 1/2/26 |  John Searle's Minds and Machines (ft. Edward Feser) | In this episode, Edward Feser joins R. R. Reno on The Editor's Desk to talk about his recent essay, “The Common Sense of John Searle,” from the December 2025 issue of the magazine. | — | ||||||
| 12/4/25 |  The Sabbath is Back! (ft. J. J. Kimche) | In this episode, J. J. Kimche joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his recent essay, “The Rest as History,” from the December 2025 issue of the magazine. | — | ||||||
| 11/20/25 |  How to Talk About God (ft. Hans Boersma) | In this episode, Hans Boersma joins Rusty Reno on The Editor's Desk to talk about his recent essay, "Modernity and God-Talk," from the November 2025 issue of the magazine.. | — | ||||||
| 11/13/25 |  Is the UK a Nation of Immigrants? (ft. Louise Perry) | In this episode, Louise Perry joins Rusty Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about her recent essay, “Indigenous London,” from the November 2025 issue of the magazine. | — | ||||||
| 11/10/25 |  Heritage and the Right | The editors discuss the troubles at Heritage, the conservative think tank whose president recently touched off a controversy by releasing a video statement in support of Tucker Carlson. The controversy pits generation against generation and faction against faction within the conservative movement. Rusty Reno and Dan Hitchens join Julia Yost. | — | ||||||
| 11/6/25 |  Where Is the Antichrist? (ft. Peter Thiel) | In this episode, Peter Thiel joins Rusty Reno on The Editor's Desk to talk about his recently co-authored essay, "Voyages to the End of the World," from the November 2025 issue of the magazine. | — | ||||||
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Chart Positions
3 placements across 3 markets.
Chart Positions
3 placements across 3 markets.