Podcast Episodes

Under the Hood: Distributism — Chesterton’s Radical Alternative to Capitalism and Socialism

For more than a century, people have argued over a choice between capitalism and socialism. But what if G.K. Chesterton and Hilaire Belloc believed t…

2 months, 4 weeks ago

Rerum Novarum: The Encyclical That Changed the Modern World

Episode 1 of our new series: The Great Catholic Documents

Throughout this series on Under the Hood, we’ll explore the writings that have shaped Christ…

2 months, 4 weeks ago

Will Rogers on the New President (1933) | America’s Favorite Humorist Meets FDR’s New Deal

One of the greatest American humorists ever to stand before a microphone, Will Rogers had a gift unlike any other. Armed with little more than a rope…

2 months, 4 weeks ago

Under the Hood: The Burning of the Grass (1970) | The BBC Masterpiece That Asked If Progress Makes Us Wiser

What if the most advanced civilization in the galaxy wasn’t the one with the greatest technology—but the one wise enough to walk away from it?

In this…

2 months, 4 weeks ago

The Burning of the Grass (1970) | A Forgotten BBC Science Fiction Masterpiece

Long before Star Trek asked humanity to “seek out new life and new civilizations,” the BBC was quietly producing thoughtful science fiction that chal…

2 months, 4 weeks ago

Can a Business Become a Calling? | The Catholic Entrepreneurial Renaissance

Can a business become more than a way to earn a living?

Can building a company become a path toward holiness?

In this episode of Under the Hood, broadc…

3 months ago

Under the Hood | Horseman in the Sky | Deep Dive

From G. K. Chesterton’s The Ballad of the White Horse to Gunsmoke, CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Ambrose Bierce, Katherine Anne Porter, Jack Benny, and …

3 months ago

Whose Body? | The First Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery | Dorothy L. Sayers Classic Detective Serial

Before there was Brother Cadfael… before Inspector Morse… before countless gentleman detectives filled television screens…

There was Lord Peter Wimsey…

3 months ago

Brother Cadfael: One Corpse Too Many | The Medieval Mystery That Introduced Hugh Beringar

The year is 1138. The bitter civil war between King Stephen and Empress Maud has left England scarred by violence, suspicion, and divided loyalties. …

3 months ago

Lady Windermere’s Fan (Saturday Night Theatre) | Oscar Wilde’s Brilliant Comedy of Wit, Secrets & Redemption

There are few playwrights who could match the dazzling wit of Oscar Wilde, and few comedies that have remained as fresh, funny, and surprisingly movi…

3 months ago