A podcast featuring conversations with writers, scholars, and other experts about culture and the arts. Hosted by @cjscalia.
Joined September 2024
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🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 I speak to Tess Chakkalakal of Bowdoin College about the trailblazing novelist and short-story writer Charles W. Chesnutt. Chesnutt, who published at the turn of the 20th century, called himself a post-bellum, pre-Harlem writer. He's also an interesting figure because of how his ideas for black progress landed somewhere between Booker T. Washington's and W.E.B. Du Bois's. Enjoy!👇
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🚨NEW EPISODE 🚨Brooke Allen discusses her new collection of literary essays (GOOD BONES: Glorious Relics from the Age of Reading), our slide into a post-literate society, and the future of criticism. Plus, shocking revelations about how classic fiction shaped the ‘80s show Divorce Court!
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NEW EPISODE OF @BackBookPod: Joe Loconte tells the story of how CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien responded to the horrors of WWI, responded to the intellectual rot that followed, and confronted WWII.
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I'm recording a new episode of my podcast (@BackBookPod) today, which reminds me that I should remind you to follow it on Spotify because I talk to smart people about interesting things: open.spotify.com/show/5Ddeeu…
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Really enjoyed this thoughtful conversation about Summer of Our Discontent with my @AEI colleague @cjscalia: aei.org/podcast/summertime-b…
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And if you want to spend an hour listening to a conversation between @cjscalia & @frference about O’Connor and literature and culture I have just the thing: @BackBookPod episode here podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
I’ve received the advanced copies of my new book and I couldn’t be more pleased. Thanks to my GenX brother @cjscalia for writing the very fine introduction.
Pre-order at @WisebloodBooks.
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On the newest @BackBookPod, I speak to @roddreher about his fascinating book LIVING IN WONDER: Finding Meaning in the Secular Age. This episode has it all--God, demons, and UFOs . . . Plus, poetry, prayer, and a Paul Simon lyric in the title. Listen:
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My guest for the newest @BackBookPod is my brother, Father Paul Scalia. We talk about the Easter Triduum, his vocation, Christian literature, the state of the Catholic Church, and more.
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I could listen to @cjscalia and @TeviTroy talk all day, but I guess I'll have to settle for this one hour on @BackBookPod. But they make every minute count. Presidents, pop culture (or lack thereof), and titans of industry. It's all here, folks. Subscribe!
NEW EPISODE! Presidential historian @TeviTroy joins @cjscalia to discuss presidents and culture. How have giants of the entertainment industry tried so sway commanders-in-chief? How have presidents used culture to connect with voters? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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A new @BackBookPod is up! @megan_gafford talks about the death of Art Deco, the rise of ugly architecture, and the prospects for the return of beauty in American architecture. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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This was a good hour. I'm reading @AmericanGwyn novella now.
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It’s here! Novelist @AmericanGwyn joins the show to discuss the fiction of Cormac McCarthy. Why is McCarthy’s Blood Meridian a great American novel? What does Gwyn make of recent revelations about McCarthy’s personal life? Plus, …
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Just wrapped up a fascinating conversation with @AmericanGwyn for the next episode of my podcast (@BackBookPod)--really excited to share it. Stay tuned!
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Also here I am talking about fantasy novels with @cjscalia on his new podcast, @BackBookPod:
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Even if fantasy novels aren't your specific thing, give this a listen. Good insight from both @DouthatNYT & @cjscalia about cross cultural influences, writing, imagination, and publishing -- with a bit of Tolkien thrown in for good measure.
🚨🚨🚨New episode: @DouthatNYT joins @cjscalia to discuss his serialized fantasy novel, THE FALCON’S CHILDREN.
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The thing about the loneliness of the long distance runner is that it gives you time to think. And Sabrina Little, an elite ultra-marathoner, thinks about virtue ethics. @sabrinablittle joined me @BackBookPod for a conversation about how sports can form us into more virtuous people. A perfect episode to listen to when you workout this weekend, or as you steal your children's Halloween candy.
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That was a great episode. Just listened to it while hiding in the den from the trick or treaters. Great guest, and as a college runner myself back in the day, I will definitely get the book. Meanwhile, we need to launch a campaign to change the Samaritan rule in Texas!
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.@cjscalia, host of @BackBookPod, chatted with @frference on his introduction to Flannery O’Connor and the motivation for writing his book “Understanding the Hillbilly Thomist”: open.spotify.com/episode/7hO…
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This is the crossover event I've been waiting for! A great conversation between people obviously passionate about comedy, culture, and history. I subscribe to both @BackBookPod and @50YearsOfSNL and highly recommend them -- walk don't run!
NEW: @ScotBertram and @Schneider_CM of @50YearsOfSNL discuss Saturday Night Live. As SNL begins its 50th season, how do they explain its success? What influence has it had on our culture? Plus: who are its best cast members and what are its best sketches? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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Had a ton of fun doing this. Everyone listen!
NEW: @ScotBertram and @Schneider_CM of @50YearsOfSNL discuss Saturday Night Live. As SNL begins its 50th season, how do they explain its success? What influence has it had on our culture? Plus: who are its best cast members and what are its best sketches? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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This was a blast. Thanks to @cjscalia for hosting us!
NEW: @ScotBertram and @Schneider_CM of @50YearsOfSNL discuss Saturday Night Live. As SNL begins its 50th season, how do they explain its success? What influence has it had on our culture? Plus: who are its best cast members and what are its best sketches? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…