2023

The New Technology of Entertainment–Opportunities for Christian Film Makers and Writers: An Interview with Jason Farley of Loor TV https://youtu.be/Om675p1–E4 We live in interesting times. One of the more interesting features of it has to do with arts and entertainment and how new technologies are upsetting the applecart of established media. With streaming services little …

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Your Pugs on Everything from Eschatology to the Nature of Rationality https://youtu.be/zX_3F4CXpeg Have you ever wanted to ask the Pugcast a question? Today Glenn, Tom, and Chris respond to questions from supporters of the Pugcast on Patreon. The conversation covers a great span of matters–tune in and find out if they discuss something you’ve wondered …

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The Cluster B Society https://youtu.be/Ds13d4zsIso Cluster B is a recognized set of psychological disorders. In this episode, the Pugsters discuss an article by Christopher Rufo that argues that our culture, government, and educational system has promoted these as virtues, with the result that society is being driven by Cluster B personalities. Along with looking at …

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Christian Stockholm Syndrome? A Conversation with Dr. John West https://youtu.be/AH_4-wgJ3eg Today the Pugcast is live at Evangelical Reformed Church in Tacoma, Washington and Chris and Glenn are joined by Dr. John West of the Discovery Institute. Together they discuss the strange and disconcerting tendency of evangelical intellectuals to prefer the company and approval of secular …

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Order and Liberty–Will They Ever Be Seen Together Again? https://youtu.be/iD8coJDOz-Q Today the Pugs reflect on a short essay by Patrick Deneen published in the Post-Liberal Substack, entitled, In Defense of Order. In the essay Deneen reflects on a book, originally published in 1974 by Russell Kirk, The Roots of American Order. The call to order …

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Is STEM Beautiful? An Interview with Mitch Stokes https://youtu.be/ytSaVy6aZ0g Since C. P. Snow’s landmark book, The Two Cultures intellectuals have wondered whether or not it is possible to bridge the divide between the sciences (or STEM), and the humanities. Another way of putting it is, “What’s the connection between facts and values?” Today on the …

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Tolkien and Thomism: An Interview with Jonathan McIntosh https://youtu.be/DZyb2g1LBC4 Just how deep a dive is possible when it comes to Tolkien and metaphysics? About as deep as Thomas Aquinas goes, according the New Saint Andrews Fellow, Jonathan McIntosh. In this free ranging discussion the Pugs dive into the creation story of the Silmarillion, the nature …

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Chestertonian Calvinism? with Douglas Wilson https://youtu.be/fzIGuCXw7lE Are you a Calvinist who has a weakness for G. K. Chesterton? Join the club! What attracts readers to Chesterton is the combination of artful prose, joyous gratitude, and serious attention to perennial truths. Wouldn’t it be great if more Calvinists were like him? Well, according to Douglas Wilson …

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Identity Politics & Original Sin: An Interview with Dr. Joshua Mitchell https://youtu.be/5XPNqug5lnE Today the Pugs are joined by political philosopher, Dr. Joshua Mitchell of Georgetown University. Dr. Mitchell is the author of American Awakening: Identity Politics and Other Afflictions of Our Time. Unlike many thinkers who blame cultural marxism for the slide of the Left …

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Is Our ‘Conscience’ Final in Matters of Truth and Goodness? https://youtu.be/MjvpgY9nFyw Today’s show looks at the theological ramifications of deformed versions of Christian teaching about ‘liberty of conscience’. Tom introduces the topic with some recent examples of Liberty of conscience gone awry. Glenn and Chris move the conversation along with a wealth of insight and …

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