In their warm up, Kale and Rod talk
about the Slap Heard 'Round the World at this year's Oscars and the
snoozefest it has become. They move into a discussion of the deeper
implications of the question: "what is a woman?"
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson professed
her inability to answer the question at the confirmation hearings,
and they talk about the deeper implications of why this matters,
especially in our current moment.
They then talk about the NatCon
Conference in Brussels, and especially the bold speech of Eva
Vlaardingerbroek as well as Alex Kaschuta, host of The Subversive
Podcast and their critiques of Western Liberalism. The question is
serious: will it hold?
Have we lost Western Civilization's
"default settings"? Or are we doomed to continue to toil in the
world of Crowley?
They move on to discuss Iain McGilchrist
and his vision of purpose encoded in the natural world. Can we
rediscover our purpose, or are we simply waiting for the barbarians
to take us? Are we stuck in Necropolis?
They finish up on a conversation about
the prophetic role of the church, and the need for moral
leadership. What do we do when these, too, are captured?
A new podcast from The American Conservative, presented by Kale Zelden and bestselling author Rod Dreher, exploring faith, culture, and public affairs.