The Return of the Mainline? (ft. Brad East)

About this episode

Brad East joins R. R. Reno to discuss his review of 'Mainlining Nostalgia' in the April 2026 issue of First Things.

In this episode, Brad East joins R. R. Reno on The Editor's Desk to talk about his recent review, “Mainlining Nostalgia” from the April 2026 issue of the magazine.

People in this episode

Host: R. R. Reno

Guest: Brad East

Topics covered

• mainline churches
• religion
• nostalgia
• spirituality
• review

Keywords

• mainline
• religion
• spirituality
• nostalgia
• review
• First Things
• Brad East

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: First Things

Books & works: Mainlining Nostalgia

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