The King welcomes Christian Toto, an award-winning journalist, film critic, and podcaster with more than 20 years experience covering Hollywood. He’s the founder of Hollywood in Toto, a Rotten Tomatoes certified reviewer, and belongs to both the Critics’ Choice Association and the Denver Film Critics Society. We discuss the surprisingly pleasant and non-woke Academy Awards, the future of cinema... Source

The King welcomes Christian Toto, an award-winning journalist, film critic, and podcaster with more than 20 years experience covering Hollywood. He's the founder of Hollywood in Toto, a Rotten Tomatoes certified reviewer, and belongs to both the Critics’ Choice Association and the Denver Film Critics Society. We discuss the surprisingly pleasant and non-woke Academy Awards, the future of cinema, and whether Hollywood is finally figuring out that wokeness doesn't sell. Then Jon talks about...

The King welcomes Daniel Garza, President of The LIBRE Initiative. Rooted in the Hispanic community, LIBRE brings people together to advance freedom and opportunity in education, health care, the economy, safer communities, and more. Born in California’s Central Valley, Daniel’s family has deep roots in Nuevo Leon, Mexico. He’s worked in city government, on Capitol Hill, and the White House. Source

The King welcomes Daniel Garza, President of The LIBRE Initiative. Rooted in the Hispanic community, LIBRE brings people together to advance freedom and opportunity in education, health care, the economy, safer communities, and more. Born in California's Central Valley, Daniel's family has deep roots in Nuevo Leon, Mexico. He's worked in city government, on Capitol Hill, and the White House. He hosted “Agenda Washington” on Univision and was recognized by Congressional Quarterly and National...

The King welcomes Alexandra Hudson, creator of the new series “Storytelling and the Human Condition” for Wondrium (formerly known as The Great Courses). Alexandra is an author, an award-winning journalist, and an adjunct faculty member at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. She is the founder of Civic Renaissance, an intellectual community and newsletter dedicated to... Source

The King welcomes Alexandra Hudson, creator of the new series "Storytelling and the Human Condition" for Wondrium (formerly known as The Great Courses). Alexandra is an author, an award-winning journalist, and an adjunct faculty member at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. She is the founder of Civic Renaissance, an intellectual community and newsletter dedicated to personal and cultural renewal, You can pre-order her upcoming book, The Soul of Civility: Timeless...

The King welcomes Jay W. Richards, Ph.D., the William E. Simon Senior Research Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute, and Executive Editor of The Stream. He has written extensively on the issues of gender dysphoria, the trans movement, and the current medical crisis harming teens and young adults. Dr. Jay is the author or editor of more than a dozen books, including Eat, Fast, Feast: Heal Your Body While Feeding Your Soul—A Christian Guide to Fasting, and...

The King welcomes back Spencer Klavan to discuss his important new book, How to Save the West: Ancient Wisdom for 5 Modern Crises. Every news cycle further confirms that the world has gone mad and Western culture itself is on the ropes. Not so fast. Each of us can help save our civilization by internalizing the truth and beauty conveyed in the masterpieces of Western culture. Spencer earned a Ph.D. from Oxford in the classics, hosted the popular Young Heretics podcast, and soon will host a...

The King welcomes novelist, and pop culture and political writer, Kat Rosenfield. A former reporter for MTV News, she's penned several books, co-hosts the Feminine Chaos podcast, and writes regularly for Reason and Unherd. Kat talks about her latest book, You Must Remember This, her past partnership with Marvel legend Stan Lee, dealing with sensitivity readers, and the perils of modern publishing. Then Jon talks about the State of the Union address, the 2024 presidential campaign, and...

The King welcomes writer, podcaster, and goal-achiever Joel J. Miller. He co-hosts the entertaining and informative podcast ‘Bad’ Books of the Bible, which covers all those rarely read books commonly called "apocryphal" or "deuterocanonical." Joel is also the chief product officer of Full Focus and created Miller’s Book Review. He's written for Reason, the Washington Post, American Spectator, National Review Online, FoxNews.com, and RealClearReligion. Jon and Joel talk about balancing faith...

As promised, Episode #400 is "Ask Me Anything." The King wrote down all the questions listeners had asked about all kinds of stuff and answered them here. All will be revealed! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The king flies solo this week, wrapping up the big news, including the GOP House Speaker vote-athon, the obvious choice to lead the caucus, Trump vs. pro-lifers, Idaho killer caught, and the NFL injury problem. Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from the show. This week, Jon recommends “Her Revolution,” a collaboration by Radiohead's Thom Yorke, IDM artist Four Tet, and Hyperdub's Burial. Jon-tent! "Why you should never say someone is 'on the right side of...

The King welcomes Larry Correia, author of the new book In Defense of the Second Amendment. You might know Larry from his popular Monster Hunter series of bestsellers, but he's also an avid defender of gun ownership. Bringing with him the practical experience that comes from having owned a high-end gun store—catering largely to law enforcement—and as a competitive shooter and self-defense trainer, Correia blasts apart the emotion-laden, logic-free rhetoric of the gun control fanatics who turn...

The King welcomes Robert Nicholson, President and Executive Director of The Philos Project. Their Abraham's Missing Child Initiative is a groundbreaking project that leverages recent developments in the Near East to support and sustain indigenous Christian communities. Listen to their podcast, The Deep Map, here. Robert is also an advisory board member of In Defense of Christians, co-founded Passages Israel, and is an adjunct professor at The King’s College in New York City. He holds a BA in...

The King flies solo to talk about Elon's suspensions at Twitter, the GOP's budget cave, the "tripledemic," and Trump's "major announcement." Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from the show. This week, Jon recommends “Gearhead” by Narrow Head. This week’s Jon-tent: “Why Doug Ducey may be Arizona's most effective governor,” Arizona Republic, Dec. 11. “Arizona Democrats forced Sinema out of their party,” CNN, Dec. 11. Guest host, Three Martini Lunch podcast, Dec. 14...

The King welcomes Jay Cost, author of James Madison: America's First Politician. Jay is the Gerald R. Ford nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where he focuses on elections, politics, and public opinion. He is also a columnist for National Review and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. His other books include The Price of Greatness: James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and the Creation of American Oligarchy, and A Republic No More: Big Government and the Rise of...