Standing Athwart AI, Yelling Stop
Further reading:Christopher Caldwell, “Why the AfD Wins” (First Things)Dan Hitchens, “How Britain Escaped Assisted Suicide” (First Things)Dan Hitchens, “How Britain Defeated ‘Assisted Dying’” (Compact...
22 Sep 35min
The German Right's Golden Moment (ft. Christopher Caldwell)
In this episode, Christopher Caldwell joins R. R. Reno on The Editor's Desk to talk about his recent essay, “Why the AfD Wins” from the October 2026 issue of the magazine.
11 Sep 58min
Everything is America
Further reading:Darel E. Paul, “Jason Arday and the Therapeutic Academy” (First Things)Carl R. Trueman, “How the Therapeutic Killed Academic Standards” (First Things)Bethel McGrew, “Jason Arday and t...
4 Sep 32min
Of Things and Devices (ft. Brad Littlejohn)
In this episode, Brad Littlejohn joins R. R. Reno on The Editor's Desk to talk about his recent essay, “Left to Our Own Devices,” from the August/September 2026 issue of the magazine.
27 Aug 41min
The Fourth Watch (ft. James Keating)
In this episode, James F. Keating joins R. R. Reno on The Editor's Desk to talk about his new bimonthly topical newsletter for First Things, The Fourth Watch.
20 Aug 59min
The Critic as Artist (ft. Dana Gioia)
In this episode, Dana Gioia joins R. R. Reno on The Editor's Desk to talk about his most recent piece for Portico, "The Last of the Lost Generation."
23 Jul 1h
The Jew from Nowhere (ft. J. J. Kimche)
In this episode, J. J. Kimche joins R. R. Reno on The Editor's Desk to talk about his new bi-monthly topical newsletter for First Things, "The Jew From Nowhere."
9 Jul 43min
The Once and Future France (ft. Nathan Pinkoski)
In this episode, Nathan Pinkoski joins R. R. Reno on The Editor's Desk to talk about his recent introduction to Éric Zemmour's book, "The Suicide of France."
3 Jul 53min
