It's here! The audiobook version of Reformed Christian Politics, by Stephen Wolfe (@PerfInjust), @ZacharyGarris, and Sean McGowan (@irishpresby), published by @BerithPress and narrated by Yours Truly, is now on Audible! Get yours at the link in the comments. I also composed, performed (with the exception of the fiddle, played by a young man at my church), and produced the music you'll hear between chapters. The idea was to follow the historical progression of the book, which runs from the early Reformers through early American Reformed Presbyterians. So the composition starts with an early European feel (harp and recorder) before moving to a more early American mood with banjo and fiddle. Time to start buying, listening, and reviewing, frens!

I think Tolkien might have appreciated the effort to bring The Hobbit more in line with the lore and tone of The Lord of the Rings, and of the Legendarium in general (he made an effort at this himself, after all). And as you say, there are some good scenes. But there are just so many bad ones, so many dumb ones, the cumulative effect is crushing. Still, agree that's it's much better than the Rings of Power slop.

Exactly. The Left expends a decent amount of energy on "fighting back is cringe" propaganda.

No, we don't. The only thing we have on our plate is rebuilding the ruins of Western Civilization. And this is part of that.

You're killing me, here. 🤣🤣🤣

This looks exciting. @BasedTorba and @BonifaceOption, I'd love to work with you guys to do the voiceover if you need it.

"Discouragement and disenchantment." Exactly.

Got yours yet? Reformed Christian Politics (Wolfe, Garris, McGowan) on Audible.

My family watched three movies last weekend, which is wild, because it usually takes us multiple weeks to even get through one. Very different films, though: The King and I (1956), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), and Tombstone (1993). I'm usually an old movie guy, but I found that The King and I (which I had not seen in a long time) didn't hold up as well. Might have been because of the scene where the white English woman joined in the prayers to Buddha. Or the weird hinted-at romantic relationship between her and the King. Yul Brynner was great as the king, but this film is not one to revisit, in my view. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is weird, but the character of Charlie is not, and that makes all the difference. If you've read your Chesterton, you know this: "The old fairy tale makes the hero a normal human boy; it is his adventures that are startling; they startle him because he is normal." Charlie is not only normal, but noble: a trait I find irresistible in kid characters, though most storytellers today feel obliged to give their characters one bad flaw to make them "human," as if good men and boys don't exist. Tombstone is the best film of the three, and it holds up well. It's strong on the violence and language, so its appeal to the ladies and younger children is more limited (my teenage daughters liked it, though). But Russell and Val as Wyatt and Doc are just great together as a portrayal of male friendship and loyalty. And the film's emphasis on "not vengeance but a reckoning" will resonate with many young men today who look around at a society run by people far more wicked than Johnny Ringo and Curly Bill Brocius.

I think they don't. They're already convinced liberals, and everything that happens must be adduced to support liberalism, no matter how convoluted or minimal the reasoning.

Lots going on here at Based Audio Books, for which, God be praised. Wrapping up White Genocide by @JoelWebbon and JD Hall (@LostMyHats). And (I haven't officially announced this yet), I'm very excited to start work on the audiobook version of the new Longhouse book by @Brian_Sauve and @Eric_Conn for a hopefully November release. In addition, @nxrstudios has asked me to narrate a new version of The Hyphenated Heresy by the aforementioned messrs. Hall and Webbon. After these, I'll be narrating a couple of upcoming novels published by @VaubanBooks (publisher of The Camp of the Saints), one of which is an alternate history fantasy novel by Jean Raspail, author of Camp. (More on this later.) Outside of my work as the Voice of the New Christian Right, I have a couple of kids' audio dramas and a video game to voice this fall. And I'm producing and co-hosting a new podcast on Story and writing. That's launching in October. At the same time, I am producing my wife's narration of Wisdom on Her Tongue by @Lexy_Sauve and published by @New_Christendom Press. That's going well, and we both highly recommend this book for Christian wives and mothers. So pray for us! It looks to be a wildly busy end of year season, but lots of good things to come out of it, Lord willing.

My favorite video of the week.

9 for 9.

#DotheReading. With earphones.

Exactly. That's the point. Eli literally says that those who disagree with him on these points of 80-year-old history are outside of Christ. Thus his "Christian" religion is defined, not so much by the Creed or the Scriptures, but by current consensus on the Second World War and modern liberal views on race.

I've hated the word for a long time. So I am officially declaring Based Audio Books to be a utilize disrespecter account.

We need more of this. Thanks, @_Link_ for the avowal. We should always have each other's backs.

I doubt they mean "Olde English." It would be cool if it was, though.

Funny how it's bad when Raspail publishes this passage, but okay when you do. Almost as if intent matters, what?

It's not possible to read RCP honestly, or CCN, and come away with the explicitly denied, "Regeneration forced by the state."