96. Why Modern Britain Can't Hold Together - With John Gillam
In this episode, I speak with John Gillam about identity, belonging, Christianity, and the future of England in an age of cultural uncertainty. We explore why so many people feel disconnected from their history, traditions, and communities, and examine whether modern societies can remain cohesive...
#134 - Frank Furedi - The West Is Crushing Democracy In The Name Of Defending It
Frank is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Kent and the author of twenty-eight books on the cultural forces shaping Western societies, including his most recent, In Defence of Populism. Frank is also a Senior Fellow at the Mathias Corvinus Collegium in Brussels.
In this convers...
#135 - Pierre d'Alancaisez - 'I Helped Build The Cult Of Contemporary Art And Then I Walked Away'
Pierre d’Alancaisez is a writer, curator, and researcher working with the multiple politics of the arts. He is the resident art critic for the English magazine The Critic, and his writing has appeared in outlets such as ArtReview, The Spectator, and Compact.
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#136 - Katharine Birbalsingh - Why Britain Stopped Believing Children Need Discipline
Katharine Birbalsingh is the headmistress and founder of Michaela Community School in Wembley, and a former UK Social Mobility Commissioner.She built the most successful school in Britain from nothing — in one of London's poorest boroughs — by insisting on the things the educational establishment...
#138 - Ricardo Duchesne - The Greatness And Ruin Of Western Civilisation
Ricardo Duchesne is a Puerto Rican-born Canadian historical sociologist. He studied history at McGill University, received his PhD in Social and Political Thought from York University (awarded the Doctoral Prize for best dissertation of the year), and served as professor of sociology at the Unive...
#141 - R.R. Reno - What Happens When The West’s Strong Gods Return And Find Nobody Home
R.R. Reno is the editor of First Things, the most important journal of religion and public life in America. He is the author of Return of the Strong Gods, In the Ruins of the Church, and a forthcoming rock climbing memoir. He has taught theology at Creighton University and has written for the Wal...
#142 - Nathan Pinkoski - France Sacrificed Free Speech To Keep The Peace, Britain Did The Same And Now Neither Has Either
Nathan Pinkoski is a Senior Fellow at the Claremont Institute, the translator of Eric Zemmour’s The Suicide of France, and author of the forthcoming Silent Revolution: The End of the Liberal West. He writes for First Things and Compact and publishes the Substack Lament for the Nations.
In this co...
#144 - Ben Jones - Britain Has Become An Island Of Strangers. And You’re Not Allowed To Say So.
Dr Ben Jones is the Director of Case Management at the Free Speech Union and author of Island of Strangers: Diversity, Decline & Free Speech In Crisis
In this conversation, we think out loud about:
When saying “it’s a free country” died in Britain and what replaced it
6,000 people punished for s...
#146 - Lola Salem - You Can Win Every Election In The West. If The Whole Of Culture Is Against You Nothing Will Change.
Dr Lola Salem is a musicologist, cultural critic, and Catholic convert. She is the author of the forthcoming Artless (Polity Press) and writes for The Critic and the Catholic Herald.
In this conversation we think out loud about:• The boycott crisis in the arts and how it works in the shadows • Wh...
#148 - Bernard Hibbs - They Gave Up Everything The Modern World Tells You To Want And They Say They Are Happier Than You
Bernard Hibbs is a member of the Bruderhof; an intentional Christian community of three hundred people living in East Sussex without money, without mortgages, and without personal possessions. Everything is held in common and if someone needs something, they ask and they receive it. The Bruderhof...
