What Virgil Teaches America (ft. Spencer Klavan)

About this episode

Spencer A. Klavan joins R. R. Reno to discuss his essay on Virgil and its implications for America.

In this episode, Spencer A. Klavan joins R. R. Reno on The Editor's Desk to talk about his recent essay, “In the Footsteps of Aeneas” from the February 2026 issue of the magazine.

People in this episode

Host: R. R. Reno

Guest: Spencer A. Klavan

Topics covered

• Virgil
• American identity
• literature
• classical education
• cultural commentary

Keywords

• Virgil
• Aeneas
• Spencer Klavan
• First Things
• cultural commentary
• literature
• American identity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: First Things

Books & works: In the Footsteps of Aeneas

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