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"Great Books" is for Losers (ft. Alex Petkas)

Alex Petkas, host of the Cost of Glory, talks to Timon and Ben about the right use of the classics.
 
#AlexPetkas #CostofGlory #Classics #Plutarch #ClassicalEduation #Education
 
Show Notes:
https://americanmind.org/salvo/great-books-is-for-losers/
 
Alex Petkas is a former Classics scholar turned media entrepreneur. He holds a PhD in Classics from Princeton University. He taught at the University of California, San Diego, and California State University, Fresno. He has published research on many subjects, including classical Athenian oratory, late ancient rhetoric and education, and epistle writing. His research on the ancient media technologies of writing (especially letters) led him to take an active interest in the Classics in modern New Media. His years of experience teaching at Paideia’s Living Greek in Greece program led him to a particular interest in the oral nature of classical texts. His day job is in marketing.
 
Learn more about Alex Petkas's work at:
https://x.com/costofglory
https://www.costofglory.com/
https://www.paideiainstitute.org/apetkas
 
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Worldview Symposium (ft. Simon Kennedy, Stephen Wolfe, Joel Carini, & Benjamin Mabry)

What is “worldview”? What are its uses and abuses? Contributors to our recent worldview symposium, Simon Kennedy, Stephen Wolfe, Joel Carini, & Benjamin Mabry, answer these questions and more in a wide-ranging roundtable discussion. 
 
#Worldview #Christianity #Culture #Society #StephenWolfe #SimonKennedy #JoelCarini #BenjaminMabry #AmericanReformer #Symposium
 
Show Notes:
https://americanreformer.org/2025/02/worldview-and-its-discontents/
 
Simon P. Kennedy is research fellow at the University of Queensland in Australia and a non-resident fellow at the Danube Institute in Budapest. He is associate editor of Quadrant magazine and teaches at a variety of institutions, including the Lachlan Macquarie Institute and Queensland Theological College.
 
Stephen Wolfe is a postdoctoral fellow in the James Madison Program at Princeton University. He completed his PhD in political philosophy at LSU in 2020. He has several years of teaching experience, including online teaching, and has published several academic articles. He was born and raised in Napa, California and currently lives in North Carolina with his wife and four children. Stephen holds to the Westminster Confession of Faith. He and his family are members of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Baton Rouge, LA.
 
Joel Carini is a Ph.D. student in philosophy at Saint Louis University. He holds an MDiv from Westminster Theological Seminary and an MA from the University of Chicago. He writes regularly at his Substack, "The Natural Theologian," joelcarini.substack.com.
 
Benjamin Mabry is an assistant professor of political science at Lincoln Memorial University. He is a graduate of the University of New Orleans and Louisiana State University. Previously he taught at Louisiana Christian University and Georgia Gwinnett College. His writing has appeared at First Things, the American Mind, and elsewhere.
 
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The Sin of Empathy (ft. Joe Rigney)

Joe Rigney of New Saint Andrews College, stops by to talk about his much anticipated new book, The Sin of Empathy.
 
#JoeRigney #Empathy #Compassion #Emotions #Manipulation #Psychology #Politics #Faith #Book #News
 
Show Notes:
https://americanreformer.org/author/joerigney/
Purchase Dr. Rigney's Book, The Sin of Empathy
Canon Press: https://canonpress.com/products/the-sin-of-empathy
Amazon: https://a.co/d/7VXmnur
 
Dr. Rigney is an Associate Pastor at Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho and serves as Fellow of Theology at New Saint Andrews College. He is the author of seven books: Live Like a Narnian: Christian Discipleship in Lewis’s Chronicles (Eyes & Pen, 2013); The Things of Earth: Treasuring God by Enjoying His Gifts (Crossway, 2015); Lewis on the Christian Life: Becoming Truly Human in the Presence of God (Crossway, 2018); Strangely Bright: Can You Love God and Enjoy This World? (Crossway, 2020); More Than a Battle: Experiencing Victory, Freedom, and Healing from Lust (B&H, 2021), Courage: How the Gospel Creates Christian Fortitude (Crossway, 2023), and Leadership and Emotional Sabotage (Canon Press, 2024). Previously, Dr. Rigney served as a professor and president of Bethlehem College & Seminary in Minneapolis, a pastor at Cities Church in St. Paul, and a teacher at Desiring God. Joe lives in Moscow, Idaho with his wife Jenny and three sons.
 
Learn more about Joe Rigney's work at:
https://nsa.edu/contributors/joe-rigney
https://emotionalsabotage.com
 
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States of the Future (ft. Noah Wall & Nate Fischer)

Noah Wall and Nate Fischer, founders of the State Leadership Initiative, join the pod. 
 
#StateLeadership #NateFischer #NoahWall #Federalism #RedStates #America #Future
 
Show Notes:
https://thefederalist.com/2025/02/19/meet-the-group-writing-the-blueprint-for-dismantling-bureaucracy-in-every-red-state/
https://stateleadership.org/
 
Noah Wall is the president and founder of the State Leadership Initiative, which aims to develop policies and doctrines that undermine the foundations of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). Noah has devoted his career to advancing the values our nation was founded upon: limited government, free markets, individual liberty and the rule of law. Noah is a recognized expert in influencing public policy at the federal, state and local levels. Between April 2023 and December 2024, Wall was the executive vice president for Policy and Government Affairs at the State Financial Officers Foundation (SFOF). And prior to that he served as Executive Vice President at FreedomWorks.
 
Learn more about Noah Wall's work:
https://x.com/noahwwall
https://stateleadership.org/about/#our-team
 
Nate Fischer is the Founder & CEO of New Founding, a cofounder of American Reformer, an investor and entrepreneur, and Founder of the State Leadership Initiative. He makes early-stage venture investments and is the principal of NF Macro, a multi-strategy investment firm. He previously co-founded Trustwork, an online platform for property maintenance services, and InvestRes, a $1.5B real estate investment company. He lives with his wife and four children in Dallas, Texas.
 
Learn more about Nate Fischer's work:
https://www.newfounding.com/about
https://twitter.com/NateAFischer
 
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USAID: Leftist Patronage Network (ft. Auron MacIntyre)

Auron MacIntyre joins Mike and Timon on the show to break down Trump's efforts to shut down USAID. 
 
#AuronMacIntyre #USAID #DOGE #ElonMusk #Government #Waste #Cuts #Jobs #ForeignPolicy #Influence #Shutdown
 
Show notes: 
https://www.theblaze.com/podcasts/the-auron-macintyre-show 
https://www.standingforfreedom.com/2025/02/shutting-down-usaid-a-triumph-for-american-taxpayers-and-christian-values/
 
Auron MacIntyre is the host of “The Auron MacIntyre Show” and a columnist for Blaze News. He offers thought-provoking and mold-breaking insights, drawing from the best political thinkers throughout history to make sense of our current political climate in a way that is easy to digest.
 
Learn more about Auron MacIntyre's work:
https://www.theblaze.com/u/auronmacintyre
https://twitter.com/AuronMacintyre
 
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Russell Kirk & American Roots (ft. Alan Cornett)

Alan Cornett, host of Cultural Debris, joins Timon to talk about why the work of Russell Kirk is needed today. 
 
#RussellKirk #RootsofAmericanOrder #CulturalDebris #America #Values #Politics #History #Diversity
 
Show Notes:
https://culturaldebrisexcursions.com/
https://www.regnery.com/9781882926992/the-roots-of-american-order/ 
 
Alan Cornett is the founder and host of the Cultural Debris Podcast. Alan comes from the Appalachian mountains of eastern Kentucky where his ancestors settled over two centuries ago. He is a former assistant to Russell Kirk, and enjoys books, bluegrass, basketball, bourbon, and Wendell Berry. He studied history at the University of Kentucky and the University of South Carolina. Alan lives in Lexington, Kentucky.
 
Learn more about Alan Cornett's work:
https://culturaldebrisproject.com/
https://x.com/alancornett
 
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Orders of Magnitude

Timon, Ben, and Mike discuss the post-inauguration landscape and Trump’s first batch of executive orders.
 
#DonaldTrump #Election #2024 #ExecutiveOrders #First100Days #TrumpNews #News #MikeSabo #BenCrenshaw #TimonCline
 
Show Notes:
https://americanreformer.org/2024/08/the-end-of-birthright-citizenship/
 
Mike Sabo is a Contributing Editor of American Reformer and an Assistant Editor of The American Mind, the online journal of the Claremont Institute. His writing has appeared at RealClearPolitics, The Federalist, Public Discourse, and American Greatness, among other outlets. He lives with his wife and son in Cincinnati.
 
Learn more about Mike Sabo's work:
https://americanreformer.org/author/mike-sabo/
 
Ben R. Crenshaw is a Visiting Fellow at American Reformer and Visiting Assistant Professor at the Declaration of Independence Center at the University of Mississippi. He is a Ph.D. candidate in Politics at the Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship at Hillsdale College. You can follow him on Twitter at @benrcrenshaw.
 
Learn more about Ben Crenshaw's work:
https://americanreformer.org/author/bencrenshaw/
https://gradschool.hillsdale.edu/Profiles/Benjamin-Crenshaw/
 
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Political Mix: Post Election

Timon, Ben, and Mike provide post-election insights and discuss priorities for Trump’s next term. 
 
#DonaldTrump #Election #2024 #Inauguration #TrumpNews #News #MikeSabo #BenCrenshaw #TimonCline
 
Show Notes:
https://americanreformer.org/2024/12/year-end-editorial/
https://americanreformer.org/2024/01/announcement-mike-sabo-appointed-contributing-editor/
From Ben Crenshaw:
https://americanreformer.org/2025/01/justice-for-gang-rapists-and-their-enablers/
https://americanreformer.org/2025/01/on-the-need-for-citizen-militias/
 
Mike Sabo is a Contributing Editor of American Reformer and an Assistant Editor of The American Mind, the online journal of the Claremont Institute. His writing has appeared at RealClearPolitics, The Federalist, Public Discourse, and American Greatness, among other outlets. He lives with his wife and son in Cincinnati.
 
Learn more about Mike Sabo's work:
https://americanreformer.org/author/mike-sabo/
 
Ben R. Crenshaw is a Visiting Fellow at American Reformer and Visiting Assistant Professor at the Declaration of Independence Center at the University of Mississippi. He is a Ph.D. candidate in Politics at the Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship at Hillsdale College. You can follow him on Twitter at @benrcrenshaw.
 
Learn more about Ben Crenshaw's work:
https://americanreformer.org/author/bencrenshaw/
https://gradschool.hillsdale.edu/Profiles/Benjamin-Crenshaw/
 
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Reformed Resurgence (ft. Brad Vermurlen)

Brad Vermurlen, a social scientist and assistant professor of sociology at Calvin University, joins Timon to talk about the new calvinism and his book, Reformed Resurgence from Oxford University Press. 
 
#BradVermurlen #America #UnitedStates #Religion #Culture #Modernity #Calvin #Calvinism
 
Brad Vermurlen is a social scientist whose research centers on American religion, culture, and modernity. He is currently visiting assistant professor of sociology at Calvin University and an affiliated scholar with the Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies at the University of Southern California.
 
Learn more about Brad Vermurlen's work:
https://bradvermurlen.com/
https://x.com/brad_vermurlen
 
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Against Worldview (ft. Simon Kennedy)

Simon Kennedy, research fellow at University of Queensland and fellow at the Danube Institute, joins Timon to talk about his new book, Against Worldview from Lexham Press. 
 
#SimonKennedy #AgainstWorldview #Christianity #Theology #Politics #Tradition #NaturalLaw #Ethics
 
Simon P. Kennedy is research fellow at the University of Queensland in Australia and a non-resident fellow at the Danube Institute in Budapest. He is associate editor of Quadrant magazine and teaches at a variety of institutions, including the Lachlan Macquarie Institute and Queensland Theological College.
 
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https://x.com/spkenn1
https://uq.academia.edu/SimonKennedy
 
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https://a.co/d/8WUajcU
 
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