• A Certain Idea of America
    Mar 15 2025

    In her latest thought-provoking collection of columns, Peggy Noonan calls on her fellow Americans to shine up their imperfect but beautiful nation and pass it on to the next generation. Stan and Doug say that this volume already shines.

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    18 mins
  • God on Stage
    Feb 7 2025

    Stan and Doug review master apologist and philosopher Peter Kreeft's insightful new book.

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    14 mins
  • The Troublemaker
    Jan 17 2025

    How Hong Kong's Jimmy Lai made a billion dollars, courageously stood against totalitarianism, and (just maybe) saved his soul. Stan and Doug review The Troublemaker.

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    14 mins
  • In Search of Enchantment
    Dec 16 2024

    Rod Dreher's latest book, Living in Wonder, seeks to combat our culture's arid secularism, encouraging us to embrace the mystery all around us. Stan and Doug endorse the idea in general but suggest some specific cautions.

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    23 mins
  • Out of Body Experiences
    Nov 15 2024

    Author Christine Rosen, in her book The Extinction of Experience, warns that our passion for digital technology is undermining our ability to live truly human lives.

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    17 mins
  • Dogs, Cats, and Hillbillies, Oh My!
    Sep 20 2024

    Stan and Doug take a (mostly) nonpolitical look at J.D. Vance's family memoir, Hillbilly Elegy.

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    17 mins
  • The Demon of Unrest
    Jul 5 2024

    Erik Larson's chronicle of the chaotic start of the Civil War raises uncomfortable questions about our own era.

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    16 mins
  • A Bold Reappraisal of an Old Narrative about Fundamentalism
    May 10 2024

    Did American fundamentalists go into a broad cultural retreat following the Scopes trial? Madison Trammel's new book, Fundamentalists in the Public Square: Evolution, Alcohol, and Culture Wars after the Scopes Trial, suggests that we take another look. Stan and Doug do just that in the latest episide.

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    19 mins