Episodes

  • 3. The Crisis in American Higher Education — John Tomasi

    3. The Crisis in American Higher Education — John Tomasi
    Dec 17 2025

    In this episode of Tocqueville Talks, co-hosts Brent Nelsen and Elizabeth L’Arrivée welcome political philosopher and Heterodox Academy president John Tomasi for a conversation with Dr. L’Arrivée on the crisis facing American higher education, including free inquiry, viewpoint diversity, and the purpose of the modern university.
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    19 mins
  • 2. Religion in a Pluralistic America — Kaitlyn Schiess

    2. Religion in a Pluralistic America — Kaitlyn Schiess
    Dec 16 2025

    In this episode of Tocqueville Talks, co-hosts Brent Nelsen and Elizabeth L’Arrivée welcome public theologian and Holy Post co-host Kaitlyn Schiess for a conversation with Dr. L’Arrivée on religion in pluralistic America, civic life, and the ongoing legacy of the American founding.
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    16 mins
  • 1. The Bible and the American Founding — Mark Noll

    1. The Bible and the American Founding — Mark Noll
    Dec 15 2025

    In this episode of Tocqueville Talks, co-hosts Brent Nelsen and Elizabeth L’Arrivée welcome Notre Dame historian Mark Noll for a conversation on how the Bible was used—and misused—in American political discourse during the Revolutionary War and the founding era.
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    21 mins