Secret Third Thing

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The Second Death of Charlie Kirk (ft. Katherine Dee)

Further reading: "Your Phone Isn’t a Drug. It’s a Portal to the Otherworld," by Katherine Dee (New York Times)"The Kirkification of Our Troubled Times," by Brady Brickne

Oct 8
1 h 06 min

Pope Leo's Unified Church (ft. Fr. James Martin)

Further reading: What Happened at Vatican II by John W. O'MalleyIf Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies, by Eliezer YudkowskyWork in Progress: Confessions of a busboy, dishwa

Sep 9
1 h 30 min

Christianity Is Not a Tool (ft. Kelly Chapman)

Further reading: Kelly's X profile Kelly's Substack Secret Ballot

Aug 14
1 h 19 min

The Church of Claude (ft. Dan Hitchens)

Further reading: "Magnifica Humanitas" by Leo XIV "AI Doesn’t Know What It’s Doing" by Thomas Fowler (First Things) "The Future of Reading" by Wessie Du Toit (First T

Jun 17
1 h 02 min

Conservative Culture Isn’t Real (ft. Dave Greene)

Further reading: All of Dave Greene's essays: "Letters from Fiddler's Greene." Dave's YouTube channel.

May 6
1 h 38 min

Timothée Chalamet Is Right About Art (ft. Suzy Weiss)

Further reading: "Timothée Chalamet & Matthew McConaughey" by Variety & CNN Town Hall. "The Case Against Aesthetic Castration" by Adam Lehrer (Compact). "Marty Suprem

Apr 1
1 h 22 min

Dimes Square: An Oral History (ft. Nick Allen)

Further reading: "Frontier Cities" by Nick Allen (IM-1776). "New York’s Hottest Club Is the Catholic Church" by Julia Yost (New York Times). Furious Minds: The Making

Feb 26
1 h 33 min

The Fanfiction Reckoning (ft. Veronica Clarke)

Further reading: "The Fanfic Temptation" by Veronica Clarke."The Goon Squad" by Daniel Kolitz.The Absolute Degeneracy of Modern Writing by The Second Story.

Jan 28
1 h 23 min

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What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

Really enjoying this new show. The Dave Greene episode in particular made me feel sane and less alone. Virginia and Germán complement one one another very well. Keep it coming!

Information-Age Convert · May 2026

Next generation of First Things talent provide thoughtful commentary on trends impacting our social fabric. Superb. A fun hang.

AmericanParishPriest · Mar 2026

As an avid reader and listener to all that First Things puts out - this show disappoints. Making repulsive comparisons of women’s body parts in the Timothee Chalamet episode is worse than vulgar. It insults all women. Reality check, Diaz del Castillo- there is more to women than body type.Even secular culture knows this. Expected more from a publication that seeks to honor the imago dei and further human flourishing.

Shannon JM · Jun 2026

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