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Episode 43: One Church, Many States — A Conversation with John Ehrett
May 26, 2026
51m 12s
Episode 42: Church Unity, Ecumenism, and the Cost of Staying - with Ephraim Radner
Apr 28, 2026
1h 02m 47s
Episode 41: The Augustinian Life and Mind of Christopher Dawson, with Dr. Bradley Birzer
Mar 31, 2026
1h 01m 41s
Episode 40: Secularization, Social Order, and World History - A Conversation with Dr. Kevin Flatt
Feb 27, 2026
1h 14m 40s
Episode 39: The Return of the Common Good - A Conversation with Stefan Borg
Jan 30, 2026
57m 42s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 5/26/26 | Episode 43: One Church, Many States — A Conversation with John Ehrett✨ | political theologyeconomics+4 | John Ehrett | Lex PoliticaFederal Trade Commission+4 | — | political theologyeconomics+5 | — | 51m 12s | |
| 4/28/26 | Episode 42: Church Unity, Ecumenism, and the Cost of Staying - with Ephraim Radner✨ | church unityecumenism+3 | Ephraim Radner | Wycliffe CollegeBrutal Unity+3 | — | church unityecumenism+3 | — | 1h 02m 47s | |
| 3/31/26 | Episode 41: The Augustinian Life and Mind of Christopher Dawson, with Dr. Bradley Birzer✨ | Augustinian philosophyChristopher Dawson+4 | Dr. Bradley Birzer | Hillsdale CollegeUniversity of Notre Dame+2 | — | Augustinian lifeChristopher Dawson+3 | — | 1h 01m 41s | |
| 2/27/26 | Episode 40: Secularization, Social Order, and World History - A Conversation with Dr. Kevin Flatt✨ | secularizationsocial order+3 | Dr. Kevin Flatt | Redeemer UniversityInstitute for Religion, Culture, and Societal Futures+2 | — | secularizationsocial order+5 | — | 1h 14m 40s | |
| 1/30/26 | Episode 39: The Return of the Common Good - A Conversation with Stefan Borg✨ | common goodpostliberal thought+3 | Stefan Borg | Swedish Defence UniversityThe Return of the Common Good: The Postliberal Project Left and Right+1 | — | common goodpostliberal+3 | — | 57m 42s | |
| 12/30/25 | Episode 38: Some New World - A Conversation with Peter Harrison✨ | supernatural beliefsecular age+3 | Peter Harrison | University of OxfordUniversity of Queensland+3 | — | supernatural beliefsecularism+5 | — | 58m 19s | |
| 12/2/25 | Episode 37: Paul and the Resurrection of Israel - A Conversation with Dr. Jason Staples✨ | PaulResurrection of Israel+3 | Dr. Jason Staples | NC State UniversityTheopolis Institute+1 | UNC-Chapel Hill | PaulResurrection+5 | — | 1h 13m 43s | |
| 10/31/25 | Episode 36: Surveying Modern Political Theology, with Peter Leithart and James Wood✨ | political theologyChristian nationalism+3 | Peter LeithartJames Wood | Theopolis InstituteChristian Nationalism | — | political theologyChristian nationalism+3 | — | 59m 28s | |
| 9/30/25 | Episode 35: The Collapse of Global Liberalism - A Conversation with Philip Pilkington✨ | global liberalismpost-liberal world order+3 | Philip Pilkington | Theopolis InstituteThe Telegraph+7 | — | global liberalismpost-liberal order+3 | — | 1h 12m 06s | |
| 8/26/25 | Episode 34: Sacred Foundations - A Conversation with Anna Grzymala-Busse✨ | religionpolitical science+4 | Anna Grzymala-Busse | Theopolis InstituteFreeman Spogli Institute+3 | — | European statereligion+3 | — | 1h 01m 05s | |
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| 7/30/25 | Episode 33: The Age of Hitler and How We Will Survive It, with Alec Ryrie✨ | history of Christianitysurvival+3 | Alec Ryrie | Durham UniversityThe Age of Hitler and How We Will Survive It+1 | County Durham | Alec RyrieChristianity+4 | — | 1h 12m 22s | |
| 6/24/25 | Episode 32: Get Married and Save Civilization, with Brad Wilcox✨ | marriagefamily+3 | Brad Wilcox | University of VirginiaInstitute for Family Studies+2 | — | marriagefamilies+3 | — | 55m 15s | |
| 5/29/25 | Episode 31: Origins of the Modern State, with Peter Leithart and James Wood | Peter Leithart and James Wood discuss a handful of the books being studied by the Civitas Group on the topic of the formation of states and Christian Nationalism. To Give to Theopolis, click HERE. Get the Theopolis App, HERE. Use Code "theopolitan" to get your first month free! Sign up for In Medias Res, HERE. | 1h 01m 16s | ||||||
| 4/29/25 | Episode 30: A Conversation with David P. Goldman | Peter Leithart and James Wood have a conversation with David P Goldman. David P. Goldman is a Washington Fellow at The Claremont Institute’s Center for the American Way of Life. His research focuses on China, American manufacturing, and trade policy. Goldman is Deputy Editor of Asia Times, where he has written the "Spengler" column since 2001. He is also a Senior Fellow of the London Institute for Policy Research. He previously was a partner at Reorient Group (Hong Kong), and global hea... | 57m 00s | ||||||
| 3/31/25 | Episode 29: A Conversation with Aaron Renn | Peter Leithart and James Wood have a conversation with Aaron Renn. Aaron Renn is a writer and consultant in Indianapolis, and author of the book Life in the Negative World: Confronting Challenges in an Anti-Christian Culture. His writings appear in a number of leading global publications, including The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic and others. He is also a Senior Fellow at American Reformer, a former Senior Fellow in urban policy at the Manhattan Institute for Policy R... | 1h 01m 58s | ||||||
| 2/25/25 | Episode 28: The Inversion of Family Law | A Conversation with Jeff Shafer | Peter Leithart and James Wood have a conversation with Jeff Shafer. Jeff Shafer is Director of the Hale Institute. He graduated with honors from the Regent University School of Law in 1995. Early in his legal career, he operated a general practice firm in Cincinnati with a particular emphasis on criminal defense litigation. Thereafter, he practiced in a law partnership, focusing on elections law and civil constitutional cases. From 2005 to 2020, he served as Senior Counsel with Alliance... | 58m 00s | ||||||
| 2/11/25 | Episode 27: Technology and Why Conservatism Failed | A Conversation with Jon Askonas | James Wood and Peter Leithart have a conversation with Jon Askonas. Jon Askonas is an assistant professor of Politics at the Catholic University of America, where he works on the connections between the republican tradition, technology, and national security. He is currently working on two books: A Muse of Fire: Why the U.S. Military Forgets What It Learns in War, on what happens to wartime innovations when the war is over and The Shot in the Dark: A History of the U.S. Army Asymmetric ... | 1h 00m 49s | ||||||
| 12/30/24 | Episode 26: Q&A and Current Reads with Peter Leithart and James Wood | Peter Leithart and James Wood answer some of your questions, closing the episode with a discussion of what they have been reading. To Give to Theopolis, click HERE. Get the Theopolis App, HERE. Use Code "theopolitan" to get your first month free! Sign up for In Medias Res, HERE. | 1h 09m 02s | ||||||
| 11/26/24 | Episode 25: Living in Wonder | A Conversation with Rod Dreher | Peter Leithart and James Wood talk with Rod Dreher about his recent work, Living in Wonder: Finding Mystery and Meaning in a Secular Age. Purchase the book: Rod Dreher Living in Wonder: Finding Mystery and Meaning in a Secular Age _______ About Rod Dreher Rod Dreher is a journalist and author of six books, including the New York Times bestsellers The Little Way of Ruthie Leming (2013), The Benedict Option (2017), and Live Not by Lies (2020). His work covers the intersection of religion, cu... | 1h 03m 16s | ||||||
| 10/31/24 | Episode 24: Micro-Christendoms and Local Government, with Tim Nichols and Joe Anderson | Peter Leithart and James Wood talk with Tim Nichols and Joe Anderson about their work in Englewood, Colorado. Joe Anderson is a Pastor at Christ the Anchor church in Englewood, Colorado. For the last 10 years, Joe has led the local pastors prayer group and organized meetings between the pastors and local government officials that have led to several collaborative initiatives between the Church in Englewood and the city government. Additionally, since 2019, Joe has served on City Counc... | 1h 04m 46s | ||||||
| 10/1/24 | Episode 23: God and the City - D.C. Schindler Returns! | Peter Leithart and James Wood talk with D.C. Schindler about his recent work, God and the City, and how to think about politics ontologically. Purchase the book: D.C. Schindler God and the City: An Essay in Political Metaphysics _______ About Dr. Schindler Dr. Schindler’s work is concerned above all with shedding light on contemporary cultural challenges and philosophical questions by drawing on the resources of the classical Christian tradition. His principal thematic focus is ... | 56m 37s | ||||||
| 8/28/24 | Episode 22: Architecture, Urbanism, & the Sacred - A Conversation with Philip Bess | Peter Leithart and James Wood talk with Philip Bess about architecture, cities, and his book titled Till We Have Built Jerusalem. Philip Bess is Professor of Architecture at the University of Notre Dame. | 1h 06m 49s | ||||||
| 7/30/24 | Episode 21: A Conversation with David Dusenbury | Peter Leithart and James Wood talk with David Dusenbury about his books "I Judge No One" and "The Innocence of Pontius Pilate: How the Roman Trial of Jesus Shaped History." David Lloyd Dusenbury is a philosopher, historian of ideas, Times Literary Supplement contributor and senior fellow at Budapest's Danube Institute. He is also Chair for Jewish-Christian Relations at the University of Antwerp. Titles from Dusenbury: I Judge No One: A Political Life of Jesus The Innocence of Pontius Pilat... | 1h 07m 50s | ||||||
| 6/28/24 | Episode 20: Hell Shall Not Prevail (A Field Recording with James Wood and Peter Leithart) | Peter Leithart and James Wood sit down in person to discuss recent podcast guests, as well as the new book "Hell Shall Not Prevail," which is on sale now from Athanasius Press. Forgive the poor audio quality in this episode, as it was not recording with our typical microphone setup. | 1h 08m 24s | ||||||
| 5/31/24 | Episode 19: Family Unfriendly | A Conversation with Tim Carney | James Wood and Peter Leithart talk with Tim Carney about ways that today's America is unfriendly to families. Timothy Carney is a father of six children, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and a columnist at the Washington Examiner. Tim and his wife, Katie, have raised their family in suburban Maryland and Northern Virginia. He grew up with three older brothers in Greenwich Village and later in Pelham, New York. Pick up Family Unfriendly HERE. He is also the author of... | 54m 25s | ||||||
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