The General Eclectic

"Reality Bites Back" The General Eclectic #3.6

Feb 17, 2023

Rod and Kale discuss the seemingly chronic breakdown of infrastructure in a variety of fronts, from churches and schools, to literal infrastructure, namely, the derailment in Palestine, Ohio. Our leadership class is more concerned about addressing historical injustices than dealing with chemical spills and competency...

Strange Magic: The General Eclectic #3.4 with Rod Dreher

Feb 3, 2023

Rod and Kale discuss the retreat of Christianity and its replacement with Neo-paganism, which is really just old Paganism in a slightly different register. Too often people dabble in alternate spiritualisms, yet fail to account for the non-benign. Christianity's ascent was based on the power of miracles, more powerful...

"Cardinal Screwtape is Not Obsessed with Sex": The General Eclectic with Rod Dreher #3.3

Jan 27, 2023

Rod and Kale meet up to talk about two topics: Cardinal McIlroy's call for changes in the sexual teachings of the Catholic Church, and the horrific tragedy of a young woman killed after a night of drinking and debauchery.

This is a two part show, but connected with our culture's continuing difficulty of making sense...

The General Eclectic #3.2 "The Disintegration Machine"

Jan 20, 2023

Rod and Kale record a conversation about the prophetic vision of Lewis' That Hideous Strength as a way into the notion of the Experience Machine, and the allure of the blue-pill versus the red-pill. See the links below for all the titles they discuss.

Connecting Lewis with Iain McGhilchrist, they jump off into a...

The General Eclectic #3.1 "The Death and Life of Benedict"

Jan 12, 2023

Kale and Rod kick off season 3 to discuss liminal thinkers and the breaking up of old frames to see through, and the emergence of new ones. Standing inside and outside affords new perspectives.They go on to discuss Rod's attendance at the funeral for Pope Benedict XVI, what he saw, and how to make sense out of this...