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Micah Mattix is joined by guest James Matthew Wilson to discuss the state of contemporary poetry and the shutting down of literary magazines.

Published 02/18/22

Prufrock

Published 02/18/22

The complexity of the Middle Ages

Micah Mattix is joined by guests Matthew Gabriele and David Perry to discuss their new book, The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe.

Published 02/10/22

Cormac McCarthy's 'All the Pretty Horses' at 30

Micah Mattix is joined by guest Dr. Michael Crews, author of Books Are Made Out of Books: A Guide to Cormac McCarthy’s Literary Influences, to discuss Cormac McCarthy's novel, All the Pretty Horses.

Published 02/03/22

The origin of New England's stone heaps

Micah Mattix is joined by guest Dr. Timothy Ives to discuss his controversial book on the history of New England's stone heaps, Stones of Contention.

Published 01/13/22

Understanding Tolkien's Tom Bombadil

Micah Mattix is joined by guest C.R. Wiley to discuss his new book, In the House of Tom Bombadil.

Published 01/05/22

The West's war on tradition

Micah Mattix is joined by guest Tim Stanley to discuss his new book, Whatever Happened to Tradition?: History, Belonging and the Future of the West.

Published 12/15/21

Can American self-governance be saved?

Micah Mattix is joined by guest Tony Woodlief to discuss his new book, I, Citizen: A Blueprint for Reclaiming American Self-Governance.

Published 12/08/21

On detective fiction

Micah Mattix is joined by John Wilson to discuss detective fiction and the supposed distinction between genre fiction and literary fiction.

Published 12/01/21

The first Thanksgiving

Micah Mattix is joined by guest Dr. Thomas Kidd to discuss how the pilgrims celebrated the first Thanksgiving in 1621.

Published 11/22/21