Ross Barkan joins the pod to discuss 9/11 memes, life in the Outer Boroughs, Jane Jacobs vs. Robert Moses, the unironic pursuit of greatness, and his novel Glass Century. Read Stephen's review of Glass Century in COMPACT https://www.compactmag.com/article/a-new-york-epic-for-our-time/ Subscribe to the Substack: https://cracksinpomo.substack.com…

After long await, Musa al-Gharbi joins to pod to talk about wokeness, anti-wokeness, virtue signaling, campus protests, elite capture, and grassroots organizing. Subscribe to the Substack: https://cracksinpomo.substack.com

Pieter Valk and I interview each other about the pieces we cross published on each other's Substacks. Check out Pieter's piece 'From Pray-the-Gay-Away to Pansexual Pragmatism': https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/p/from-pray-the-gay-away-to-pansexual And my piece 'From Drag to Dimes Square: The Return of the Homofascist': https://pieterlvalk.substack…

Emmett Rensin joins the pod to discuss his brilliant book The Complications: Going Insane in America, as well as mental illness, faith, and politics. Follow his work here: https://emmettrensin.com/ Subscribe to the Substack: https://cracksinpomo.substack.com

In this third episode of the Searching for the Self in an Age of Simulation series, Stephen G. Adubato, host of Cracks in Postmodernity, joins philosopher John Milbank, author Shadi Hamid, and theologian William T. Cavanaugh, to discuss faith and globalization. How does globalization impact religious belief and practice? As the world becomes increa…

Our token parents Emilia and Joe answer your questions about parenthood, marriage, and vocations. Follow them @etchornay10 and @joey_nabbles Read Joe's essay on the manosphere https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/p/dont-call-me-daddy-manosphere-influencers and Emilia's on tradwives https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/p/the-unironic-tradwife Subscribe to…

After his talk at the New York Encounter, James Davison Hunter and I talked about localism, the role of religious communities, the expansion of mass media, and the future of US politics. Listen to his talk at the NYE here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2KnSDLeiIE Subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/abo...⁠⁠…

Historian of Psychoanalysis Eli Zaretsky joins the pod to discuss the Freudian Left, Lasch, and the future of identity politics under the Trump admin. Check out Eli's essay in Cracks in PoMo: https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/p/americas-populist-upheaval?utm_source=publication-search Follow Cracks in Pomo on IG @cracksinpomo and on Twitter @stephen…

Thanks to the exponential growth of mass media over the last few decades, we find ourselves bombarded with information that is presented to us through a variety of framings. Whose narrative is most accurate? Which sources, if any, can we trust? Join Stephen G. Adubato and Geoff Shullenberger for a discussion on how mass media shapes the way we take…

In this second episode of the Searching for the Self in an Age of Simulation series, Stephen G. Adubato, host of Cracks in Postmodernity, joins Abigail Favale, professor at the McGrath Institute for Church Life, and Katherine Dee, internet subculture chronicler, to discuss the body positivity movement. What lies beneath the surface of the Body Posi…

In this fourth episode of the Searching for the Self in an Age of Simulation series, Stephen G. Adubato, host of Cracks in Postmodernity, joins Katherine Dee, internet subculture chronicler, Esmé Partridge, writer and consultant working at the intersection of religion, philosophy and politics, to discuss spirituality in the digital world. How are T…

In this first episode of the Searching for the Self in an Age of Simulation series, Stephen G. Adubato, host of Cracks in Postmodernity, joins theologian Tara Isabella Burton and diviner David Odyssey, to discuss the cult of celebrity. What fuels the magnetic allure of modern celebrities? How do figures like Taylor Swift and Beyoncé command such fe…

Christopher Damian joins the pod to discuss why we're afraid of allowing space for complexity and nuance in public discourse, and how to engage with people you disagree with. Follow him @CDamianWrites and check out his work at https://chrisdamian.substack.com/ Follow Cracks in Pomo on IG @cracksinpomo and on Twitter @stephengadubato Subscribe to th…

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Our parcero Juan David Rojas joins the pod to discuss Latin@s for Trump and Latin American cultural politics including Cuban neocons, the Evangelical take over, and other chismes. Follow Juan @rojasrjuand and read his work at COMPACT https://www.compactmag.com/contributor/juan-david-rojas/ Follow Cracks in Pomo on IG @cracksinpomo and on Twitter @s…

Gordon Glasgow joins the pod to discuss his 12 Questions series and the state of the literary scene. Follow his Substack https://12questions.substack.com/ Follow Cracks in Pomo on IG @cracksinpomo and on Twitter @stephengadubato Subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/abo...⁠ discount on Masa Chips: ⁠http://www.masachips.…

Matt McManus joins the pod to discuss his article for us on left- and right-wing critiques of (post)modernity. Read his article here: https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/p/rightleft-wing-critiques-of-postmodernity And look out for his book coming out this month. Follow Cracks in Pomo on IG @cracksinpomo and on Twitter @stephengadubato Subscribe to th…

Professor of Pan-African Studies, founder of BLM grassroots, and Brother Cornel West's running mate Dr. Melina Abdullah joins the pod to talk about their campaign. Follow Cracks in Pomo on IG @cracksinpomo and on Twitter @stephengadubato Subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/abo...⁠ discount on Masa Chips: ⁠http://www.m…

Universities are cutting funding for humanities programs. Admission to doctoral programs is increasingly competitive. The prospect of obtaining a tenure track teaching position is becoming nearly impossible as departments depend on the underpaid labor of adjuncts. On top of all this, the overt corporatization and bureaucratization, and subsequent w…

Emmaleau Russo joins the pod to discuss her novel Vivienne, surrealism, cigarettes, Freud, grandparents, getting cancelled, and whether an artist's actions can contaminate their art. Get a copy of the book here: https://emmalearusso.com/books-1 Follow Cracks in Pomo on IG @cracksinpomo and on Twitter @stephengadubato Subscribe to the Substack here:…

Joe Enabnit comes back to the pod to discuss the joys of fatherhood, the errors of manosphere influencers, and why you (esp. you Christians) should lift...(and possibly be hot). Follow him @saintmichaelbarbell Read his work on our Substack https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/p/dont-call-me-daddy-manosphere-influencers Follow Cracks in Pomo on IG @cra…

Anna Gat of Interintellect joins the pod to discuss Fellini's La Dolce Vita and Debord's The Society of the Spectacle. Follow @theannagat and @interintellect_ And sign up for the Cracks in PoMo x Interintellect series https://interintellect.com/series/searching-for-the-self-in-an-age-of-simulation/ Follow Cracks in Pomo on IG @cracksinpomo and on T…

Alex Blum joins the pod to discuss his essay in the zine about the gentrification of the UFC and his philosophy of MMABuy a copy of the zine so you can read Alex's essay https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/p/order-the-zine-while-you-still-can And check outAlex's work https://alexanderblum.net/ Follow Cracks in Pomo on IG @cracksinpomo and on Twitter …

Carlos Eire, author of 'They Flew: A History of the Impossible,' joins the pod to discuss levitating saints, post-postmodern spirituality, and why he has hope for the future. Read Stephen's review: https://www.realclearbooks.com/articles/2024/05/10/the_impossible_is_indeed_possible_1030642.html Get his book: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/97803002…

Cracks in PoMo contributor AJ Fezza joins me for a walk around Newark's Ironbound neighborhood, as we discuss our shared plight of being assimilated suburban ethnics, as well as Tae Kwon Do, bullies, Italian stuff, and New Jersey life. Follow AJ's on Substack https://substack.com/@ajfezza?utm_source=about-page and on IG https://www.instagram.com/aj…

Stella Tsantekidou joins the pod to discuss the future of feminism, #MeToo, the self-seriousness of the media, and Mediterranean vs. Anglo-American cultural differences. Read Stella's Substack https://humancarbohydrate.substack.com/ and follow her in IG and Xhttps://www.instagram.com/tsanteka/ https://twitter.com/Stsantek Follow Cracks in Pomo on I…

Benjamin Herold joins the pod to discuss his latest book Disillusioned: Five Families and the Unraveling of America's Suburbs. pick up a copy https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/670914/disillusioned-by-benjamin-herold/ Follow Cracks in Pomo on IG @cracksinpomo and on Twitter @stephengadubatoSubscribe to the Substack here: https://cracksinpomo.…

Brennan Vickery returns to the pod to discuss some of his latest Cracks in PoMo articles on Mo'Nique, Matt Rife, the gays and Satan, the state of R&B, and life in Brooklyn. Read Brennan's articles on the Substack https://substack.com/@brennanvickery?utm_source=about-page Follow Brennan on IG https://www.instagram.com/brennanvickery/ and listen to T…

Journalist Ray Suarez joins the pod to discuss immigration, ethnic identity, assimilation, old neighborhoods, and his new book We Are Home: Becoming American in the 21st Century-An Oral History. Read an excerpt of the book on the Cracks in PoMo Substack and order a copy of the book https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/ray-suarez/we-are-home/978…

Andrew Boryga joins me at Black Forest in Downtown Brooklyn to discuss his debut novel Victim. Follow Andrew @borywrites and purchase a copy of Victim https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/725334/victim-by-andrew-boryga/ And read Stephen's review of Victim in The Critic https://thecritic.co.uk/playing-the-victim/ Follow Cracks in Pomo on IG @cra…

Edwin DeJesus joins the pod to discuss local politics, building neighborhoods with deep roots, third party votes, and why he think Dr. Cornel West's campaign has the capacity to unite the left, right, and everyone in between. Check out:Brennan's Cracks in PoMo piece on West: https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/p/the-lesser-of-what-evilStephen's Newsw…

Nathan Allebach joins the pod to discuss suburbia, gentrification, strong towns, third places, hipster coffee shops, the absurdity of advertising. Check out his viral TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@nathanallebach/video/7147317765165042990?lang=en Follow him on X and IG @nathanallebach https://www.allebach.com/author/nallebach/ Follow Cracks in Pomo…

Recording of Holy Lit! A discussion with Tara Isabella Burton, Jordan Castro, and Matthew P. Binder on the novel as an antidote to our disenchanted age. Hosted at the Catholic Worker Maryhouse. Sponsored by Hestia Tobacco and Masa Chips.Links to buy a copy of their books: Tara: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Here-in-Avalon/Tara-Isabella-Bur…

You asked. We answered. Topics include Pentecostalism, doomscrolling, psychoanalysis, gay Taliban members, whether you should start a Substack, our top 10 films, and how much is too much. $upport CracksInPomo by clicking on this ⁠⁠⁠⁠link⁠⁠⁠⁠. And follow CracksInPomo on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠. MASA tortilla chips by…

A. Natasha Joukovsky comes on the pod to discuss her debut novel The Portrait of a Mirror, Rene Girard, Wilde, the Novitate Conference, contemporary moralism, narcissism, life working a full time job while writing novels, and more. Follow her on IG @Joukovsky and check out her Subtack quite useless. Read more about the Novitate Conference here.$upp…

Lexi Freiman joins the pod to discuss her latest novel The Book of Ayn, the overlap between Nietzsche and Sufism, a theology of poop, the agency of women, and not rushing to fill the existential void. Follow her on X at @⁠lexifreiman $upport CracksInPomo by clicking on this ⁠⁠link⁠⁠. And follow CracksInPomo on ⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠Twi…

Geoff Shullenberger is back for another fantastic episode. Geoff is one of the leading scholars on French philosopher Rene Girard. For this episode, we explore Girard's ideas and why they are important. We discuss the implications for the "New Right"; how Girard's ideas are becoming more popular; religion mapping to Girard's ideas; Christianity, Ju…

Patrick Deneen joins the pod to discuss liberalism's failures, the emergence of the postliberal horseshoe after the latest "regime change," the possibility of a right-left coalition, and building strong local cultures. Check out his books Why Liberalism Failed and Regime Change, and follow him on X at @patrickdeneen $upport CracksInPomo by clicking…

I interviewed Chris Giancarlo. Chris is the former Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Senior Counsel to Willkie Farr & Gallagher, and the co-founder of the Digital Dollar Project. We had a wide-ranging discussion covering crypto policy, the future of central bank digital currencies, financial competition with China, regula…

Abbot Nikodemus Schnabel, a Benedictine monk living in the Holy Land, tells us about his experience of living in the midst of the conflict between Israel and Palestine, and about his hope for peace. Follow Abbot Nikodemus on X @PaterNikodemus and on IG @PaterNikodemus $upport CracksInPomo by clicking on this ⁠⁠link⁠⁠. And follow CracksInPomo on ⁠⁠S…

Recording of my presentation of Pasolini's The Gospel According to Matthew at Our Lady of Pompeii parish in NYC last spring. Read my review of the film at the American Spectator https://spectator.org/the-case-for-watching-pasolinis-the-gospel-according-to-matthew-on-good-friday/ And my comments on Pasolini and consumerism at NYLON magazine https://…

I interview Jennifer Schulp, director of financial regulation studies at the Cato Institute’s Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives. She focuses on the regulation of securities and capital markets. She has testified before Congress multiple times, including before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the U.S. H…

There's only one thing worth talking about this week. I am so upset, but there is a lot to cover about the war. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theleeshow/support

American Solidarity Party 2024 presidential candidate Peter Sonski joins to the pod to discuss his campaign, ASP history, and the role of third parties in the US. Check out his campaign site https://www.petersonski.com/ and Twitter @29sonski https://twitter.com/29sonski Also check out our past interview with ASP rep. Albert Thompson on the pod and …

Writer John Waters joins the pod to discuss music and spirituality, industry "conspiracies," the conservative case against colonialism, and whether there is any hope in the face of globohomo's expansion. Check out John's Substack https://johnwaters.substack.com/ $upport CracksInPomo by clicking on this link: ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show…

For this special episode, I had the great honor of sitting down with Ethan Penner. Ethan is a Wall Street legend - he created the CMBS market - and he has written a new book entitled Greatness is a Choice. We discuss a wide range of topics, including religion, charisma, counter-consensus thinking, sobriety, flow state, and much more. This is a fabu…

Matthew Binder joins the pod to discuss his latest novel ‘Pure Cosmos Club,’ as well as the value of humor in literature, sincerity vs. absurdism, his writing routine, cults, and the presence of men in the women-dominated fiction game. Check out an excerpt from his book on the Substack. Follow him on IG @matthew_p_binder and on Twitter @mbinder711 …

Steven Arena joins the pod to discuss seed oils, diets inspired by the Platonic forms, life in the Mediterranean, and more. Check out his brand Ancient Crunch and their seed oil free line of tortilla chips, MASA. Get 10% off your order with the promo code CRACKSINPOSTMODERNITY www.masachips.com/cracksinpostmodernityFollow @reallytanman @masa_chips …

Jonathan Culbreath joins the pod to discuss his recent First Things article on Andrew Tate, as well as other manosphere related topics, neopagan masculinity, and the value of fatherhood. Follow Jonathan @maestrojmc and check out his article here: https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2023/07/the-pagan-asceticism-of-andrew-tate?fbclid=IwAR2GMO5…

Chloe Valdary joins the pod in Bed Stuy to discuss her innovative DEI program, Jung, cultural rootedness, and the power of music. Follow Chloe @cvaldary, check out Theory of Enchantment here: https://theoryofenchantment.com/ and check out our interview on The Heart Speaks podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wzXVoHALE4 $upport CracksInPomo by …