Back of the Book

🚨NEW EPISODE!!! 🚨Ronnie Grinberg (@RonnieGrinberg) joins the show to discuss her book WRITE LIKE A MAN: JEWISH MASCULINITY AND THE NEW YORK INTELLECTUALS. She discusses the lives, ideas, & influence of Norman Podhoretz, Midge Decter, Irving Howe, et al. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

NEW EPISODE: @RossBenes drops by to discuss how the low culture of 1999 produced the bizarre times we live in today. Tune in for more wrestling, video games, and Jerry Springer than you've had in decades! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/not…

Our newest episode isn’t just any episode—it’s a very special one! The great @DanaGioiaPoet shares his thoughts about conservatives and culture. Where did it all go wrong? And where does the Right go from here? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

And if you want to spend an hour listening to a conversation between @cjscalia & @frference about O’Connor and literature and culture I have just the thing: @BackBookPod episode here podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

🚨SPECIAL EPISODE 🚨 @cjscalia talks about his new book, 13 NOVELS CONSERVATIVES WILL LOVE (BUT PROBABLY HAVEN'T READ)—and reveals what those novels are! ricochet.com/podcast/the-ba…

🚨Programming note🚨: The next episode of THE BACK OF THE BOOK will air next week to coincide with the launch of @cjscalia’s new book, 13 NOVELS CONSERVATIVES WILL LOVE (BUT PROBABLY HAVEN’T READ) on May 20.

On the newest @BackBookPod, I speak to @roddreher about his fascinating book LIVING IN WONDER: Finding Meaning in the Secular Age. This episode has it all--God, demons, and UFOs . . . Plus, poetry, prayer, and a Paul Simon lyric in the title. Listen: ricochet.com/podcast/the-ba…

My guest for the newest @BackBookPod is my brother, Father Paul Scalia. We talk about the Easter Triduum, his vocation, Christian literature, the state of the Catholic Church, and more. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

NEVER MIND THE TARIFFS, HERE’S A NEW EPISODE!!! @cjscalia speaks with @Fisher_D of the Roger Scruton Legacy Foundation about the politics of public art, his hope for cultural renewal, and the legacy of Sir Roger Scruton. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

I could listen to @cjscalia and @TeviTroy talk all day, but I guess I'll have to settle for this one hour on @BackBookPod. But they make every minute count. Presidents, pop culture (or lack thereof), and titans of industry. It's all here, folks. Subscribe!

NEW EPISODE! Presidential historian @TeviTroy joins @cjscalia to discuss presidents and culture. How have giants of the entertainment industry tried so sway commanders-in-chief? How have presidents used culture to connect with voters? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pre…

A new @BackBookPod is up! @megan_gafford talks about the death of Art Deco, the rise of ugly architecture, and the prospects for the return of beauty in American architecture. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

This was a good hour. I'm reading @AmericanGwyn novella now.

Don't miss @cjscalia's interview with novelist @AmericanGwyn about Cormac McCarthy's work and reputation, Aaron's great new book The Cannibal Owl, and much more. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-l…

It’s here! Novelist @AmericanGwyn joins the show to discuss the fiction of Cormac McCarthy. Why is McCarthy’s Blood Meridian a great American novel? What does Gwyn make of recent revelations about McCarthy’s personal life? Plus, … podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

The Back of the Book is back, baby! @cjscalia speaks to Daniel Asia, a composer and the president of The Center for American Culture and Ideas, about Dan's career in classical music, where classical newbies should begin, and high art in our democracy. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

'Tis the season to be jolly about the English language at its best, the enduring wisdom of the Stoics, and the Socratic method—so listen to @cjscalia's conversation with Ward Farnsworth! ricochet.com/podcast/the-ba…

It’s here—the newest episode! The poet, novelist, and short-story writer @SallyThomasNC shares a few of her poems, discusses some of her stories, and talks about her development as a writer with @cjscalia. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

Also here I am talking about fantasy novels with @cjscalia on his new podcast, @BackBookPod: ricochet.com/podcast/the-ba…

Even if fantasy novels aren't your specific thing, give this a listen. Good insight from both @DouthatNYT & @cjscalia about cross cultural influences, writing, imagination, and publishing -- with a bit of Tolkien thrown in for good measure.