First Things Podcast

First Things

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Why Portico? (ft. Micah Mattix)
30/04/2026 | 39 mins.
In this episode, Micah Mattix joins R. R. Reno on The Editor's Desk to talk about Portico, a new literary quarterly published by the Institute on Religion and Public Life.
Is Churchill America’s Hero? (ft. Sean McMeekin)
23/04/2026 | 57 mins.
In this episode, Sean McMeekin joins R. R. Reno on The Editor's Desk to talk about his recent essay, “Goodbye to the Postwar Consensus” from the April 2026 issue of the magazine.
The Return of the Mainline? (ft. Brad East)
16/04/2026 | 45 mins.
In this episode, Brad East joins R. R. Reno on The Editor's Desk to talk about his recent review, “Mainlining Nostalgia” from the April 2026 issue of the magazine.
The Sexual Abuse Crisis Is a Law Crisis (ft. Michael Mazza)
09/04/2026 | 31 mins.
In this episode, Michael J. Mazza joins R. R. Reno on The Editor's Desk to talk about his recent essay, “Where the Dallas Charter Went Wrong,” from the March 2026 issue of the magazine.
Disclosure in Modern Poetry (ft. Glenn Arbery)
02/04/2026 | 30 mins.
In this episode, Glenn C. Arbery joins R. R. Reno on The Editor's Desk to talk about his recent essay, “Lyric as Disclosure” from the March 2026 issue of the magazine.