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What did Pope Pius XII think about America?

In this podcast, Marc Barnes and Reuben Slife discuss Pope Pius XII's 1939 letter to America on the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the hierarchy of bishops. Th

Aug 6

Why Employee Ownership Works w/ Flocknote CEO Matthew Warner

Does employee ownership really work? Matthew Warner, founder and CEO of Flocknote, says it certainly does. In this podcast, Marc Barnes interviews Matthew on his experien

Aug 4

AI: The Hype vs The Real

Marc Barnes and Alex Denley are happy to announce the next New Polity Magazine, Issue 7.3, on AI: The Hype vs The Real. In this podcast, they discuss the loss of textual

Jul 23

From Catholic Blogs to Social Media Algorithms w/ Joe Heschmeyer

Marc Barnes and Joe Heschmeyer are from the old world of the Catholic blogosphere. With catchy titles like "Bad Catholic" and "Shameless Popery," the Catholic blogs were

Jul 17

Fear and Trembling in Las Vegas w/ Author Will Hoyt

In The Seven Ranges, Will Hoyt sought answers to how and why small, self-sufficient landholders in eastern Ohio consented to the destruction of once-thriving townships an

Jul 9

The Nation-Saving Prayer of Judith | The Book of Judith Part 3

In this podcast, Marc Barnes and Star Plato discuss the final chapters of the Book of Judith. Specifically, they look at the prayer at the end of the book, where Judith p

Jul 7

What Was the Americanist Heresy? (Did it Really Exist?)

America is a special place. And, it even has it's own heresy. In this podcast, Reuben Slife and Marc Barnes discuss Leo XIII's condemnation of "Americanism," and the cont

Jul 1

The Political Philosophy of Magnifica Humanitas

Magnifica Humanitas has been called the "AI Encyclical," but there's far more to the document: a thorough analysis of Catholic Social Doctrine, an extensive treatment of

Jun 18

The Anti-Chatbot Alliance: New Polity Goes to Washington

The anti-chatbot alliance is growing. With support from the Future of Life Institute, New Polity is hosting a landmark event on AI this October in Steubenville Ohio, brin

Jun 17

America in the Mystery of Christ and the Church

What does it mean to be holy in America? In this podcast, Marc Barnes and Reuben Slife discuss the newest release from New Polity Press: America in the Mystery of Christ

May 14

The Power of Female Beauty | The Book of Judith Pt. 2

In this podcast, Marc Barnes and Star Plato continue their discussion of the book of Judith. Specifically, they discuss Judith's "strategy" of using her beauty to trick t

Apr 30

Is there Gender in the Soul? | The Metaphysics of Gender w/ D. C. Schindler

Do men and women differ only in regards to the body? Or, can we speak of there being a "female" soul and a "male" soul? How do we explain the different ways that men and

Apr 28

Catholic Social Teaching and the New Evangelization

Pope St. John Paul II claimed that "the 'new evangelization', which the modern world urgently needs must include among its essential elements a proclamation of the Church

Apr 23

Slaying Holofernes: The Book of Judith and Women's Heroism

"The Lord struck him down by the hand of a female!" Is the story of Judith a rejection of male power and patriarchy? What does Judith show about how power is used differe

Apr 17

Esther and the Paradoxical Power of Sexual Difference

Esther defeats the idolatrous god-king through the strange power of weakness. Join Marc and Maria’s discussion of monolithic and idolatrous power structures and their vul

Mar 31

The Metaphysical Problem of Sexual Difference w/ D. C. Schindler

What is the metaphysical difference between man and woman? Philosophy has long had a problem explaining the difference between men and women, even though it is a basic an

Mar 26

The Story of Esther and Women's Vocation

What do the matriarchs of the Old Testament teach us regarding the roles of men and women? In this podcast, Marc Barnes and Maria Brandell discuss the biblical story of E

Mar 20

Is the Iran War a Just War? | A Discussion of Catholic Social Teaching

The Iran War is close to entering its third week, and hostilities continue to escalate. Off-ramps for de-escalation are closing and the American public is, largely, unsup

Mar 19

Man and Woman: Sexual Difference and the Political Order

In this podcast, Marc Barnes and Michael Boland discuss the upcoming New Polity magazine, Issue 7.1, on Man and Woman. Specifically, they discuss the philosophical and me

Feb 19

Debate: Should We Delete Catholic AI? | Matthew Sanders and Marc Barnes

In this podcast, Matthew Harvey Sanders, CEO of Longbeard (creator of MagisteriumAI), and Marc Barnes, editor of New Polity, debate whether Catholics should build and use

Feb 3

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Updated review: The New Polity AI episodes might be the most important listening you’ll ever do (aside from podcasts on faith & that help your Vocation). Wow. I’m blown away. These guys and Paul Kingsnorth are doing the best work right now to open eyes and ears to the dangers of the technocracy. I’m so grateful for their brilliant, eloquent, and thorough examinations of this topic which will affect all of us. ———— Old review: The ideas presented are usually great, but at times the hosts can be a bit condescending (with the exception of Andrew, who is my favorite for this reason). All of the hosts are clearly intelligent, but Andrew’s humility and ability to “dumb it down” a bit makes him the best host. To know something well is to be able to teach it in simple terms, and I appreciate that on dense topics. I still recommend, especially since the topics are so relevant and important to this time in history. Still, I think they could expand their listener base if they explained things more simply and with more humility/less dismissiveness when describing opposing views.

Mona Lisa Vito Veto · Nov 2025

The episodes are great and informative. I love new polity magazine. You will definitely enjoy the listen more if you have a surface level understanding of metaphysics and great thinkers like Aristotle, Plato, Kant, Hobbes etc. overall the Newpolity podcasts have me deep in thought about what it should look like to be a Catholic American

RobWil2135 · Oct 2025

For the most part this podcast and new polity are concerned about being Christian through and through. They express this particularly by exposing the aspects of contemporary thinking and ethics that have no basis in Christianity but in Liberalism. The podcast endeavors to dissect liberalism in order to show our blind spot for it as well as offer the classical perspective liberalism has replaced. They focus, it seems, mostly on the political and economical order. Great listen.

Shwago · Sep 2024

The ‘evils’ put forward as those elements which make cities bad and ugly are the same elements which allow philosophers and the rest of us the freedom to even imagine implementing less utilitarian policies and systems in our cities. Well thought out and sincere discussion all the same and I acknowledge my own cynical pragmatism plays into my interpretations of the podcast. Worth listening to.

Realmarshawnlynch12 · Oct 2023

This podcast was recommended by a wise and intelligent friend, so maybe my expectations were too high. But I’m disappointed by the philosophical sloppiness and bad faith assumptions that underpin many of the conversations. The general premise seems to be that those who disagree with the hosts’ views must be stupid, covertly malicious, or both. As a practicing Catholic, I have to recommend seeking loftier, good-faith discussions elsewhere.

Reviewer3987664 · Oct 2021

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