Podcast Episodes

EPISODE 59 - Orthodox Social Thought

Episode 59

Josh Bowman chats with the Acton Institute’s Dylan Pahman about his new book, The Kingdom of God and the Common Good: Orthodox Christian Social Thought (Ancient Faith Press). We discuss the history o…

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EPISODE 58 - Inspirations for Classical Education (2025 Conference Panel)

Episode 58

This special episode is a recording from our 2025 Conference in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

The panel is "Inspirations for Classical Education," and the speakers are:

Stephen McGinley (Mount St. Mary's U…

Published on 1 week ago

EPISODE 57 - Winston Brady and The Inferno

Episode 57

Josh Bowman chats with Winston Brady of Thales Press and Thales Academy about his evocative and moving novel, The Inferno (Fidelis Press, 2023). We discuss the nature of sin and repentance, as well a…

Published on 2 weeks ago

EPISODE 56 - Theological Perspectives on the Market (2025 Conference Panel)

Episode 56

This special episode is a recording from our 2025 Conference in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

The panel is "Theological Perspectives on the Market," and the speakers are:

John Robinson (James Madison Unive…

Published on 3 weeks ago

EPISODE 55 - Robert Nisbet's The Social Philosophers

Episode 55

Josh Bowman leads a discussion on the recently republished 1973 book The Social Philosophers: Community and Conflict in Western Thought (American Philosophical Society Press, 2025) by the American so…

Published on 4 weeks ago

EPISODE 54 - Aristocratic Voices Roundtable (2025 Academy of Philosophy & Letters Panel)

Episode 54

This special episode is a recording of a panel at the June 2025 meeting of the Academy of Philosophy and Letters in College Park, Maryland. We are grateful to the APL for their permission to publish …

Published on 1 month ago

EPISODE 53 - Kevin Lewis Jr. and TakeCharge

Episode 53

Josh Bowman talks with Kevin DeJuan Lewis Jr., the state of Michigan’s director for an organization called TakeCharge. “TakeCharge is committed to supporting the notion that the promise of America is…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

EPISODE 52 - The Gifts of Christian Humanism (2025 Conference Panel)

Episode 52

This special episode is a recording from our 2025 Conference in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

The panel is "The Gifts of Christian Humanism," and the speakers are:

Chris Armstrong (Anselm House) - "Twentie…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

EPISODE 51 - Joy Moore and the Mystery of Friendship

Episode 51

Josh Bowman speaks with Joy Moore, a Nebraska native, mother, and writer now living in South Dakota. She is also an adjunct law professor at the Univ. of South Dakota. This episode focuses on her new…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

EPISODE 13 - Nate Roberts and the Michigan Academy of Folk Music (2023)

Episode 13

Josh Bowman interviews Nate Roberts, founder of the Michigan Academy of Folk Music (MAFM). (This 2025 episode combines 2 episodes previously published in 2023.)

In the first half of this episode, we …

Published on 2 months ago