In this episode I chat with writer, novelist, and lawyer, Scott J. Bloch about his
conversion to the Catholic faith, the pedagogical influence of John Senior and the Integrated Humanities program at the University of Kansas chronicled in his most recent novel, 'Mount Wonder,' the  intellectual legacy of Hilaire Belloc, and the future of Catholic higher education.

Scott's bio and writings can be found in the links below:

https://scottbloch.com/

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/mount-wonder-scott-j-bloch/1141676690

https://www.christianbook.com/essential-belloc-prophet-our-times-ebook/scott-bloch/9781935302957/pd/84954EB

In this episode, I interview Dr. Scott Yenor, Professor of Political Science at Boise State University, about his works and writings on the recovery of  family life, the dangers of creeping feminism to traditional family values, the rise of wokeism and cancel culture in academia, and the future of the family in relation to rapid technological advancement.

Links to Scott's website and book can be located below:

https://www.boisestate.edu/sps-politicalscience/faculty/scott-yenor/

https://www.amazon.com/Recovery-Family-Life-Exposing-Ideologies/dp/B08LZVKBNX/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1R9P9AGLCS537&keywords=recovery+of+the+family+yenor&qid=1664589381&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIwLjE3IiwicXNhIjoiMC4wMCIsInFzcCI6IjAuMDAifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=recovery+of+the+family+yenor%2Caps%2C80&sr=8-1&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.006c50ae-5d4c-4777-9bc0-4513d670b6bc

In this episode, I chat with my friend, coach, and teammate, Ryan White, of South Shore Sport Fighting about the values and virtues of fighting and mixed martial arts. We talk about the main reasons that got Ryan into fighting and fight training, what values and virtues mixed martial arts cultivates, the evolution and future of MMA, and the connection between MMA and larger culture.

You can find out more about Ryan's work and training services below:

https://www.southshoresportfighting.com/

https://www.instagram.com/ryanthegreatwhite85/

In this interview I chat with Dr. Jonathan Gottschall about his path from literature professor to cage-fighter. We also talk about the history of male violence in culture and throughout history, dueling and honor cultures, toxic masculinity, and what MMA says about present society and the human condition.


Here is more info on Jonathan and his various works:

https://www.jonathangottschall.com/

Jonathan is a Distinguished Fellow in the English Department at Washington & Jefferson College. His writing at the intersection of science and art has been covered in-depth by The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, Scientific American, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Oprah Magazine, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Science, Nature, and on shows like Radiolab, Morning Edition, National Geographic's StarTalk with Neal de Grasse Tyson, and The Joe Rogan Experience. Jonathan is the author or editor of eight books, including The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human (Houghton 2012), The Professor in the Cage: Why Men Fight and Why We Like to Watch (Penguin 2015), and The Story Paradox: How Our Love of Storytelling Builds Societies and Tears them Down (Basic Books, November 2021), which is a about the dark side of humanity's storytelling instincts. 

In this episode I chat with my friend Brad Barlow, former US Air Force officer, US Air Force Academy grad, law school grad, and Theology PhD candidate at Oxford. In particular we talk about the American Constitutional tradition and the various competing and overlapping obligations this tradition  entails for American Christians, citizens, and officers.

Here is a link the Kevin Gutzman text Brad mentions in the interview below:

https://www.amazon.com/Politically-Incorrect-Guide-Constitution-Guides/dp/1596985054

In this episode, I talk with my cousin, Dan Lozzi, founder of the death metal band, Branch Davidian, about his unique commitments to Catholicism, pro-life activism, straight-edge, animal rights, and veganism as well as what it was like growing up in blue state Massachusetts. Dan and I also talk about the importance of music as a political vehicle as well as the withering of traditional male/female relationships in the present societal decline.

Links to Dan's Music and Bands can be found below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ysq9Xj2Nz24

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HReT1B-wjG4

https://exsanguination.bandcamp.com/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4fGAQf--0WENhItkzTp3dA

In this episode, I sit down to interview Dr. Hy Rothstein, retired faculty member at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey California, retired Special Forces officer for over 26 years, and West Point graduate. Here we talk about the changing face and character of modern warfare, aspects of military leadership and theory, and the dangers of creeping 'wokeism' in the armed forces.

More of Hy's Bio and works can be found below:

https://www.hoover.org/profiles/hy-rothstein

https://www.amazon.com/Afghanistan-Troubled-Future-Unconventional-Warfare/dp/159114745X

In this episode I talk with Norman J. Fulkerson, one of the senior leaders of the lay Catholic organization, The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property, popularly known as TFP. In particular, we talk about the founding and mission of TFP, the importance of chivalry and patriarchy in contemporary American and Western culture, as well as Norman's biographical work, 'An American Knight: The Life of Colonel John W. Ripley, USMC)'. We close by talking about the importance of merit, humility, and noblesse oblige in a thriving society.

For more information about TFP, see the links below.

https://www.tfp.org/

https://www.amazon.com/Revolution-Counter-Revolution-Plinio-Correa-Oliveira/dp/1877905178/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3GJRP6F2PJX75&keywords=REVOLUTION+AND+COUNTER+REVOLUTION&qid=1655283843&sprefix=revolution+and+counter+revolution%2Caps%2C110&sr=8-1

For more information about Norman's work on Colonel Ripley, see the link below.

https://www.amazon.com/American-Knight-Life-Col-Ripley/dp/1877905437/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2RTVAC41TIFFQ&keywords=norman+fulkerson&qid=1655283361&sprefix=norman+fulkerson%2Caps%2C88&sr=8-1