Canon J. John: Conversations About Faith

Canon J. John: Conversations About Faith

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Eric Metaxas and Jonathan Leaf: Decades of Chimp Propaganda

What is behind society’s obsession with monkeys? In this thought-provoking conversation, Socrates in the City host Eric Metaxas sits down with author and playwright Jonathan Leaf to explore the ideas behind his provocative new book, The Primate Myth, and to ask what lies beneath ...  Show more

Louise Perry and Mary Harrington: The Feminization of Society

Mary Harrington is joined by Louise Perry to discuss many topics ranging from the sexual revolution to the collapsing birth rates around the world to the strange pressures of feeling the need to react to each week’s “deranged mass emotional moment.” They argue that stepping offli ...  Show more

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