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Marwa al-Sabouni joins the pod to discuss mosque architecture, urban design, the limits of modernism, and what the West gets wrong about Islam.

Check out her book https://www.thamesandhudsonusa.com/books/mosque-an-architects-exploration-of-form-faith-and-meaning-hardcover

And follow our Substack https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/

Matthew Vines joins the pod to discuss his NYTimes article about how queer theory is ruining everything for the gays.

Check out his article https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/opinion/queer-gay-rights.html

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Catherine Liu joins the pod to talk about trauma scripts, AOC and other fragile millennials, Laschian narcissism, the identitarian co-opting of the Left, and how to get over yourself. 

Check out her new book ‘Traumatized’ https://www.versobooks.com/products/3263-traumatized?srsltid=AfmBOopbQa25m4AqVp8AJGGAEUOiQwk8D6B1dJbtl6cKPEPz6w4Wcc1M 

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Stephen joins Juan Martinez and Juan Merchan on El Matiz podcast to talk about the evils of air conditioning, Baudrillard's love (and my hate) of hyperreal America, Lorca’s Poems, Shakira, the terror of shopping malls, the Floridian hellscape, and Canadian cathedrals.

For more, check out

https://elmatizdifusion.substack.com/

https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/p/take-this-lorca-waltz

https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/p/american-portals-reaching-the-alchemical

https://www.theblaze.com/lifestyle/my-crusade-against-air-conditioning

Steven Christoforou joins the pod to talk about Orthobros, internet Orthodoxy, Charles Taylor, cradle ethnic Orthodox, and other Orthodox things.Check out FOCUS https://focusnorthamerica.org/

And Steven's page https://stevenchristoforou.substack.com/

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Jacob Savage joins the pod to discuss why it's so hard to be a white [passing] cisgender millennial male writer, and why you should feel bad for us. Jk. We discuss everything from DEI in publishing to our favorite dude writers.

Check out is work here https://substack.com/@jacobksavage

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Nick Leeper SJ joins the pod to discuss his recent art exhibit, Andy Warhol, being a Jesuit, what constitutes sacrilege, and plays a round of "hot or not" with us.

Check out his work https://www.nkleepersj.com/

Read Stephen's review of his exhibit https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/p/nick-leeper-sj-isnt-pissing-on-the?utm_source=publication-searchAnd follow our Substack https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/

Luke Burgis joins the pod to discuss his new book 'The One and the Ninety-Nine', the tribalism of the culture wars, internet Catholicism, the loss of agency, and Dorothy Day.

Get a copy of his book here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250373038/theoneandtheninetynine/

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Julie Bindel joins the pod to discuss her book "Lesbians: Where are we now?", the gay man vs. lesbian rivalry, UK vs US cultural politics, TERFdom, conversion therapy, and more.

Check out her work https://juliebindel.substack.com/

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Lucian Wintrich joins the pod to talk about Twinks for Trump, his congressional campaign, the importance of engaging with rather than reacting against your ideological ops, & the excesses of contrarianism.

Check out his page here https://wintrichfornewyork.com/

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Jack from the Book Club From Hell pod joins us to discuss why he loves reading books so much, and his suggestions for people who want to get back into reading.

Check out his pod here https://bookclubfromhell.substack.com/

Joe Enabnit and Jonah Howell attempt to convince Stephen that lifting is not morally reprehensible.

Read Stephen's piece against lifting https://nopomo.substack.com/p/you-should-not-have-time-to-bulk

And Joe's piece in favor of lifting https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/p/archetyping-at-the-gym

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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’re likely to have noticed the discourse has been set abuzz with talk of a crisis of masculinity. While the debate is out on whether the real culprit is feminism, toxic masculinity, the Nanny State, or automation, men are indeed struggling to find themselves. The rates of loneliness, drug abuse, and suicide among men have reached record highs.

In response, a proliferation of “manosphere” influencers has cropped up, selling a variety of remedies: Nietzschean vitalism, a return to the Bronze Age with a stoic regimen of powerlifting and renouncing seed oils, going to Latin Mass and finding yourself a tradwife. Gender norms, they tell us, have been muddied by the waters of relativism and so-called theories of performativity. Yet their vision of recovering real gender norms feels painfully superficial, even LARP-y.

What is masculinity, at its core? And how can we—men and women—begin to recover what it means to embrace our embodiment, in all of its glory and fragility? Few would think to look to the example of Pier Paolo Pasolini—a queer, Marxist, lapsed-Catholic writer and filmmaker—for answers. But cracking through conventional thinking is kinda what we do best at cracks in pomo.

Eve Tushnet joins Cracks in Pomo for a live discussion at KGB.

Father James Martin SJ joins the pod to discuss his new book ‘Work in Progress,’ polarization in the Catholic Church, trad zoomers, intergenerational dialogue, and his encounter with Camille Paglia. 

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Check out Fr. Martin's book https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/jamesmartin 

Evelyn Quartz, Anton Cebalo, & Jeffery Tyler Syck join the pod to discuss the technocratic paradigm .

Check out their work:https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/cp/186860518⁠ ⁠https://brooklynrail.org/2026/02/field-notes/technocracy-2-0/

https://www.persuasion.community/p/localism-not-nationalism-will-cure

Cracks in pomo presents our Friday night meeting at the CW on Pope Leo XIII's Rerum Novarum, the Mondragon workers' co-op, and how subsidiarity can help us transcend political polarization.

Andrew McLuhan joins the pod to discuss the current state of mass media and whether his grandfather [Marshall] would have an X account.

Check out Andrew's Substack: https://mcluhan.substack.com/

And read João Ruy Faustino's piece in pomo on McLuhan https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/p/marshall-mcluhan-was-not-a-globalist

Audrey Pollnow, Emilia Tanu-Chornay, and Bridget Ruffing shared their thoughts on being a woman in the post-girlboss era. Thanks to all who came out.

Fr. Stephen Koeth joins the pod to discuss his book Crabgrass Catholicism, the suburbanization of American Catholicism, urban ethnic politics, and assimilation.

Read Stephen's reviews in First Things and in ARC.

https://firstthings.com/how-suburbia-reshaped-american-catholic-life/

https://arcmag.org/the-sinful-suburbs/

Mary Harrington joins the pod to discuss Baudrillard's 1986 book America, NYC vs. LA vs. London, and Reagan's culture war.

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Amidst the enforcement of speech codes, reactionary backlash, and an uptick in political violence, debates about the future of the First Amendment have taken center stage. Various ideological factions have emerged, emphasizing the need for speech to be free, ethical, or true. But what of the need for speech that is meaningful, that inspires profound thought and contributes concretely to the common good, and that is—in the least—genuinely interesting?

As a platform dedicated to rising above the discord in today’s divisive, self-serious discourse by prioritizing matters that transcend the merely ideological, Cracks in Postmodernity has highlighted Mana Afsari's writings about her encounters with the “sensitive young men” drawn to MAGA, which shed light on those who are fed up with groupthink and conformism, and who are in search of a space for intellectual vitality; and Shadi Hamid’s frankness about his shifting attitude toward the American project, from his outright skepticism toward attempts to import the glories of American liberalism abroad, to his more recent embrace—albeit a measured one—of American dominance as “the world’s best hope.”

Shadi and Mana joined us on 12/11 for our first-ever event in Washington DC to discuss the future of American public discourse.

Pierre d'Alancaisez and Amir Naaman join the pod to discuss their new book Inversion, gay narcissism, victimhood, Queers for Palestine, and more.

Purchase Inversion here: https://verdur.in/inversion/

And read an excerpt of Stephen's chapter here: https://www.compactmag.com/article/how-gay-identity-trumped-gay-sex/

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Evelyn Quartz joins the pod to discuss #Resistance politics, Trump & Zohran's false populism, Charlie Kirk, No Kings, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Lina Khan.

Check out Evelyn's article in Cracks in PoMo

https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/p/c

And check out her Substack

https://quartzevelyn.substack.com/

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Cory Doctorow joins the pod to discuss his book 'Enshittification,' anti-trust policy, Lina Khan, and buying local.

Check out our other content on 'Enshittification'

https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/p/everything-is-crap-and-its-only-getting

https://nopomo.substack.com/p/the-lina-khan-horseshoe

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Hollis Robbins joins the pod to discuss the future of higher ed, the impact of AI, and her love for Ayn Rand.

Follow Hollis on Substack https://hollisrobbinsanecdotal.substack.com/

And read our pieces on the future of higher ed

https://www.compactmag.com/contributor/hollis/https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/p/dont-send-your-kids-to-college

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Jacob Williams joins the pod to discuss his conversion to Islam, the differences between Islam & Christianity, and the specter of an Islamic postliberalism.

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In this episode of the⁠⁠⁠Viral Cure: Making sense of internet discourse⁠⁠⁠series, ⁠⁠⁠Stephen joinsResearch Associate at Aspen Philosophy & Society Mana Afsari, who has written several compelling essays about gender, politics, and internet discourse. We discuss:

Thanks to Interintellect for hosting our salon! https://interintellect.com/

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In this episode of the⁠⁠Viral Cure: Making sense of internet discourse⁠⁠series, ⁠⁠⁠Stephen joins journalist Ross Barkan, who responds to both national and local political issues with a balanced, nuanced take.We discuss:

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In this episode of the⁠Viral Cure: Making sense of internet discourse⁠series, ⁠⁠Stephen G. Adubato⁠⁠, joins &Campaign founder Justin E. Giboney, whose work focuses on giving people to tools to have tough conversations about divisive issues. We discuss:

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In this episode of theViral Cure: Making sense of internet discourseseries, ⁠Stephen G. Adubato⁠, joinsWisdom of Crowd’s Executive Editor Santiago Ramos to discuss:

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Larry Chapp joins the pod to discuss Dorothy Day, life at the Catholic Worker, Pope Leo XVI, and US politics.

Check out his website here: https://gaudiumetspes22.com/

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Ayishat Akanbi joins the pod to discuss cancelling her book deal, the errors of therapeuticism, the insanity of ideologues, and keeping it real in an artificial world.

Check out her Substack here: https://ayishatakanbi.substack.com/

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Gloria Purvis joins the pod to discuss Carmelite spirituality, the legacy of Black Americans in the Catholic Church, and Church politics.

Read our first interview in America https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2020/09/23/gloria-purvis-interview-racism-pro-life-politics-devil

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David Dudrick joins the pod to discuss Nietzsche, Foucault, Catholicism and cultural theory.

Read David's essay on Foucault https://www.compactmag.com/article/why-foucault-couldnt-kill-sexuality/

Read Stephen's article on Nietzsche https://www.newsweek.com/our-culture-war-two-sides-same-nietzschean-coin-opinion-1792783

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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/

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After long await, Musa al-Gharbi joins to pod to talk about wokeness, anti-wokeness, virtue signaling, campus protests, elite capture, and grassroots organizing.

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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.com/cp/160499684

Pieter Valk is a speaker and author, the director of Equip, a cofounder of the Nashville Family of Brothers, an aspiring deacon in the ACNA, and a licensed professional counselor. Learn more at pieterLvalk.com and or on socials @pieterLvalk.

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/

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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 increasingly interconnected, believers face new opportunities to share their faith and new challenges in maintaining their local religious communities. Stephen G. Adubato joins John Milbank, Shadi Hamid, and William T. Cavanaugh for a compelling discussion on the dynamic interplay between faith and globalization.

Thanks to Interintellect for hosting our salon! https://interintellect.com/

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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 

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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

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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

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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 information.

Thanks to Interintellectfor hosting our salon!

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 Positivity movement? How do societal standards shape our perceptions of beauty, and why are eating disorders so prevalent? Join Abigail Favale and Katherine Dee for an in-depth discussion on the origins and impact of eating disorders and the cultural forces that define beauty.

Thanks to Interintellect for hosting our salon! https://interintellect.com/

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 TikTok reels and social media content sparking a postmodern religious revival? What impact are these digital spiritual practices having on their followers? Join Katherine Dee and Esmé Partridge for a fascinating discussion on the rise of New Age spirituality in the digital age and its effects on modern souls.

Thanks to Interintellect for hosting our salon! https://interintellect.com/

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 fervent, almost religious, devotion from their fans? Join this salon discussion with Tara Isabella Burton, David Odyssey, and Stephen G. Adubato, as they delve into the psychology and sociology behind today’s fandoms and celebrity obsessions.

Thanks to Interintellect for hosting our salon! https://interintellect.com/

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.

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The second Q+A pod...

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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/

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Gordon Glasgow joins the pod to discuss his 12 Questions series and the state of the literary scene.

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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.

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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.

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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 weakening of standards and politicization, of universities has diminished the former prestige that academia held in the public's eye. What is academia good for? Is it even worth pursuing an academic career anymore? Join cracks in postmodernity for a discussion on the future of higher education featuring K.C. Johnson, Hamilton Craig, Jonah Howell, and Stephen G. Adubato.
Hosted on 9/19 at KGB Bar. Follow cracks in pomo on Substack and IG: https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/https://www.instagram.com/cracksinpomo/

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

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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

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Anna Gat of Interintellect joins the pod to discuss Fellini's La Dolce Vita and Debord's The Society of the Spectacle.

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And sign up for the Cracks in PoMo x Interintellect series https://interintellect.com/series/searching-for-the-self-in-an-age-of-simulation/

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Alex Blum joins the pod to discuss his essay in the zine about the gentrification of the UFC and his philosophy of MMA Buy 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/

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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/9780300280074/they-flew/

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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/ajfezz/

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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.

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and follow her in IG and X https://www.instagram.com/tsanteka/

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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/

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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 The Iffy pod https://open.spotify.com/show/2zyOSB4EB0CGolYTQec2tf

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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/9781668624692/?lens=little-brown

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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/

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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-evil Stephen's Newsweek piece on West and conservative voters: https://www.newsweek.com/conservative-case-cornel-west-opinion-1843557 and the West campaign website: https://www.cornelwest2024.com/

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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/

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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:

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Topics include Pentecostalism, doomscrolling, psychoanalysis, gay Taliban members, whether you should start a Substack, our top 10 films, and how much is too much.

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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 @Joukovskyand check out her Subtack quite useless.

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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

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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

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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

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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://www.nylon.com/life/bad-bunny-un-verano-sin-ti-one-year-anniversary

To order a copy of the cracks in pomo zine or to make a contribution, DM @cracksinpomo. $upport CracksInPomo by clicking on this link. And follow CracksInPomo on Substack, Instagram, and Twitter.

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 on the Substack

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuUUU6lnSvk; https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/p/racism-distributism-and-third-party; https://www.patheos.com/blogs/cracksinpomo/2020/06/a-politics-of-the-person-going-beyond-the-duopoly-with-the-american-solidarity-party/

And our pieces on third party voting

https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2020/10/19/on-the-history-and-significance-of-third-parties-in-the-u-s/; https://www.ncronline.org/news/what-do-catholics-say-about-third-party-presidential-candidates

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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/

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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

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You might also want to check out my interviews with other novelists like Sean Thor Conroe, Jordan Castro, Andre Aciman, and Junot Diaz.

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/cracksinpostmodernity Follow @reallytanman @masa_chips and @ancientcrunch $upport CracksInPomo by clicking on this link: ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stephen-adubato/support⁠ And follow CracksInPomo on Substack, Instagram, Twitter, 

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=IwAR2GMO5luwurGq9Vb61hPjjRPwKO1wyG8Qw5792rKpRnSx1-rHFLTasB8sw

And check out my articles on Tate and Peterson, and look out for my upcoming essay in Hedgehog Review on bootstrapping and the manosphere.

https://spectator.org/theres-something-queer-about-andrew-tate/

https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/guest-voices/looking-advice-masculinity-try-st-joseph-rather-jordan-peterson

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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

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Adam Stynchula (@wafers3d), Brennan Vickery (@brennanvickery), Nick Adubato, Matthew DiNicola (@mattiopattio), and Stephen G. Adubato discuss the first volume of cracks in pomo: the zine at the launch party on 7/28 at the Catholic Worker Maryhouse in the East Village. Performances by Eric Doce (@hamburger.helpless) and Hallowed (@hallowedbeats) [not included].

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After long await, Sean Thor Conroe joins the pod to discuss his debut novel Fuccboi, masculinity, Nietzsche, and much more.

You can pick up a copy of the novel here. And check out my review in City Journal here. Stay tuned for my long form essay on “bootstrapping” coming out in Hedgehog Review next Spring.

Follow Sean @seanthorconroe

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Repost of a ep I record with Rev. Alex Evangelista for the Hispanic Theological Initiative's podcast on the religious implications of Bad Bunny's music.

https://www.htiopenplaza.org/content/exegeting-bad-bunny?fbclid=IwAR3NutFvRZj6jkqGHZ1ibBYiEci7ymo6gjbJX-epPB4kIaMYmLfrM9eG-AU

Follow HTI @htiprogram

See Alex's article here https://pres-outlook.org/2022/11/why-you-should-listen-to-bad-bunny/

and follow him #reva1ex

and check out my articles here

https://www.nylon.com/life/bad-bunny-un-verano-sin-ti-one-year-anniversary

https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=fda6515d9cf34af0JmltdHM9MTY2MjU5NTIwMCZpZ3VpZD0yODBiY2UyNS1hZjAzLTYwY2MtM2U5My1kZjk5YWU2NDYxMjQmaW5zaWQ9NTE4OA&ptn=3&hsh=3&fclid=280bce25-af03-60cc-3e93-df99ae646124&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYW1lcmljYW1hZ2F6aW5lLm9yZy9hcnRzLWN1bHR1cmUvMjAyMi8wOC8yNS9iYWQtYnVubnktc3Bpcml0dWFsaXR5LTI0MzYxNQ&ntb=1

https://thefederalist.com/2022/09/27/cross-dressing-pop-stars-such-as-bad-bunny-are-not-unique-theyre-corporate-pawns/

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/cracksinpomo/2020/03/1497/

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/cracksinpomo/2019/08/1019/

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Eric Doce aka @hamburger.helpless joins the pod to do a deep dive into Camille Paglia's magnum opus Sexual Personae, drawing out her Freudian themes. Subtopics include Eric's music (he's a harpist!), Mariah Carey, Spinoza, and commentary on the wildlife surrounding us on the Upper West Side.

Eric will be performing at the cracks in pomo: the zine launch on 7/28 at the Catholic Worker Maryhouse.

check out Eric's music page @hamburger.harpist and support his debut https://www.gofundme.com/f/nybased-alt-harpist-composer-complete-debut-lp?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_content=undefined&utm_medium=social&utm_source=instagram_story&utm_term=undefined

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Jacob Bauer of @philosophergamesfame joins the pod to discuss why people need to study philosophy...or else.

Check out his YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/PhilosopherGames

and check out my NY Daily News article about why high schools students should be required to study philosophy https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-why-high-school-students-need-to-study-philosophy-20230402-74rqbzsqyvhbfkcssjcte7kg54-story.html

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Justin Giboney, founder of the &Campaign, joins the pod to discuss the culture wars, distributism, and racial politics.

Follow him @justinegiboney and the &Campaign @andcampaign, and check out the website https://andcampaign.org/

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Matthew J Donovan of the Neoliberal Hell podcast sits down with me at the Hungarian Pastry Shop to discuss his essay on our "ambient polity" and the effect of virtuality reality on our collective sociopolitical imagination...as well as some smoking hot takes on Matty Healy, Pride 2023, irony vs. sincerity, Oscar Wilde, the evils of DeSantis, and more. If you listen closely, you can hear the people next to us sipping their almond milk lattes and earnestly eavesdropping [with utter confusion] on our discussion. Follow Matt @matthewdonovan__ and Neoliberal Hell @neoliberalhellpodcast And check out my article on Matty Healy and the Based/Cringe Paradigm: https://unherd.com/thepost/based-or-cringe-matty-healy-joins-the-meme-war/

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Jordan Castro joins the pod to discuss his novel The Novelist, poop, alt-literature, the death of the sacred, our humorless generation, swallowing the responsibility pill, and being Christ-pilled.

Follow him on IG @jordancastroofficual and @thenovelistbyjordancastro and on Twitter @jordan_castro2

and pick up a copy of The Novelist

And check out my commentary on alt-lit https://www.city-journal.org/article/reality-check

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Dankdeleuze joins the pod to discuss Pasolini's "Salo or 120 Days of Sodom."

Follow him @Dankdeleuze and check out his pod and writing workshop at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Truncata

And check out my writing on Pasolini in the American Spectator and NYLON: https://www.nylon.com/life/bad-bunny-un-verano-sin-ti-one-year-anniversary
https://spectator.org/the-case-for-watching-pasolinis-the-gospel-according-to-matthew-on-good-friday/

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Matt De Nicola, whose photos will be featured in the upcoming Cracks in PoMo zine, joins me to eat fries at Pommes Frites on MacDougal Street in the West Village to discuss photography, NYC wildlife, and other random stuff.

Follow him @mattiopattio, and look out for a copy of the zine

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Mother, author, pastor, entrepreneur, and my friend Thumbelina Newsome joins the pod to discuss suffering, hope, taking responsibility for oneself, parent-child relationships, and other topics she writes about in her new memoir Painful Gratitude.

Order a copy here: https://www.thumbelinanewsome.com/shop

Jeremy Klemin joins the pod to discuss his recent article in the Atlantic about how to categorize Portuguese people, and set out to resolve questions like: are Italians Latino, are Brazilians Hispanic, should Portuguese people benefit from Affirmative Action, does assimilation ruin everything, and most importantly, should Rosalia win a Latin Grammy? (don't expect any answers, though). We also discuss the wondrous world of Brazilian music.

Follow Jeremy @JeremyKlemin

and check out his Atlantic article https://t.co/1iCcs7lgfT

check out my writing on Rick Caruso, Ethnic enclaves, Rosalia, Italian identity, and Brazilian Funk

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Kyle, one of the admins of the ineedgodineverymomentofmylife IG page, joins me for a live pod at Cafe Reggio in the Village to spill [coffee] on God, performativity theory, concerts as liturgy, the cult of celebrity, the Oscars, Chris Rock, Marianne Williamson, The View, Wendy Williams, and other hot topics.

Follow Kyle @ineedgodineverymomentofmylife and check out the store and pod at I NEED GOD (i-need-god.com)

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Junot Diaz drops by the pod to discuss his writing process, the immigrant experience, the African diaspora and the New World cosmology, masculinity, cancel culture, what's great about Jersey, and whether there's any hope left.

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Destiny Herndon De La Rosa joins the pod once again to analyze the situation since the overturning of Roe, feminine and masculine genius, and holy harlots. We also resolve to give each other's home states a chance. 

Follow Destiny @DestinyHDLR

To support the New Wave Feminists' initiative in Juarez, Mexico, click here. And click here for more on NWFand Destiny's writings on saints.

Check out my writing on NWF, St. Agatha, and St. Teresa of Avila.

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The notorious Tara Isabella Burton joins the pod to discuss her book Strange Rites, in addition to Charles Taylor, TikTok Witches, Huysmans' Satanism, Dimes Square Catholicism, Neo-pagan sellouts, and Trad LARPers. 

Check out her work here, and follow her on Twitter @NotoriousTIB

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Glenn Belverio joins the pod to talk about his public access program Glennda and Friends, his friendship with Camille Paglia, the successes and failures of the Sexual Revolution, the future of Gen Z, the changing landscape of Greenwich Village, and the NYC crime wave.

Follow him on Instagram @glennbelverio

And watch Glennda and Camille Do Downtown here.

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James KA Smith joins the pod to discuss the liturgical significance of everything from listening to music and going to the mall, to attending classes and going to the doctor. We also discuss the myth of secular "neutrality," the cult of celebrities, and whether or not we should burn the universities down and start from scratch (*we should not). 

Check out his books Desiring the Kingdom, How to Inhabit Time, and many others here.

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River Page joins the pod to analyze the midterm elections. Hot takes include the ironic sincerity of Republicans, Trump's unbeatable comedic genius, AOC's Latinx Larping, Wendy Williams '24 (?), the Christian Walker+Chasten Buttigieg reality show, and other high level political commentary.

Check out River's Substackand Twitter @river_is_nice

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Shadi Hamid joins the pod to discuss his new book The Problem of Democracy (which you ought to buy ASAP), whether democracy "works," whether things should even be expected to "work," and whether Americans can afford to be post-liberal...in addition to several hot takes on Jordan B. Peterson, Patrick Deneen, Houellebecq, the "decadence" of Islam, why I'm not Muslim (but sometimes wish I was), Sharia vs. Catholic social teaching, Ramy, and sufism.

Purchase The Problem of Democracyhere

Read his article on Houellebecq and Anti-Liberalism and my article on Jordan Peterson

And follow Shadi on Twitter @shadihamid

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