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Plodcast

In the Plodcast, pastor Douglas Wilson covers anything related to theology and culture with his usual entertaining style. Whether it involves talking about Chestertonian Calvinism (not an oxymoron), the benefits of a Classical Christian education (not in that order), or the latest pomosexuality farce, the plodcast aims to apply all of Christ to all of life, for all the world. Douglas Wilson is an evangelical, postmill, Calvinist, Reformed, and Presbyterian (pretty much in that order) and is politically to the right of Jeb Stuart.

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  1. 440

    Where Did Climate Change Alarmism Go?

    In this episode, Douglas Wilson considers how the demand for AI data centers has affected climate change alarmism, then examines neophutes, or “novice,” and Paul’s warning against promoting young ministers too quickly, before reviewing John Downame’s The Cure for Unjust Anger.For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/   IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.

  2. 439

    A Heavy Human Cost

    In this episode, Douglas Wilson considers the tragedy surrounding Jason Arday and argues that DEI systems bear responsibility for promoting unqualified people, then looks at naugeo, “to make shipwreck,” in 1 Timothy 1:19 and reviews Jeremiah Burroughs’s Contentment, Prosperity, and the Glory of God from the Puritan Treasures for Today series.For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/   IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.

  3. 438

    The Blessings of Colonialism

    In this episode, Douglas Wilson argues for the blessings of colonialism, continues his study of New Testament foolishness with the word moros, and reviews Michael Kruger’s The Question of Canon and its case for the organic formation of the New Testament. For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/   IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.

  4. 437

    Righteous Deception

    In this episode, Douglas Wilson considers when deception may be righteous, continues his tour through the sins of the New Testament with morologia and foolish talking, and reviews Peter Kreeft’s The Myth, the Mask, and the Masterpiece on C.S. Lewis’s Till We Have Faces. For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/   IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.

  5. 436

    True Foolishness

    In this episode, Douglas Wilson offers a cautiously optimistic take on the approaching midterms, continues his tour through the sins of the New Testament with moria and the foolishness of worldly wisdom, and recommends Thomas Goodwin’s The Vanity of Thoughts and the Puritan Treasures for Today series. For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/   IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.

  6. 435

    Losing Our Savor

    In this episode, Douglas Wilson considers Marco Rubio’s warning about left-wing political violence, examines the New Testament word moraino and the connection between folly and salt losing its savor, and reviews Steve Turley’s CivCosm and its vision of a world reorganizing around competing civilizations. For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/   IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.

  7. 434

    Spots and Blemishes

    In this episode, Douglas Wilson reflects on European soccer fans discovering the hospitality of heartland America, examines the shameless and brazen nature of sin through the word mamos, and reviews P. G. Wodehouse’s intricately plotted comedy Piccadilly Jim. For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/   IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.

  8. 433

    Revolt Against Reality

    In this episode, Douglas Wilson considers the conflict surrounding Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham in the WNBA, explains how mocking God means revolting against the way reality actually works, and reviews The Queen You Thought You Knew, highlighting Rabbi Fohrman’s insights into Esther’s subtle strategy against Haman. For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/   IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.

  9. 432

    Turning from the Truth

    In this episode, Douglas Wilson discusses the Supreme Court’s decision upholding state protections for women’s sports, examines the New Testament warnings against myths and fables, and reviews Malcolm Guite’s Galahad and the Grail. For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/   IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.

  10. 431

    No Occasion for Despair

    In this episode, Douglas Wilson considers the Supreme Court’s birthright-citizenship decision and possible paths forward, examines the sin of making and worshiping the golden calf, and reviews Kurt Vonnegut’s practical writing advice in Pity the Reader. For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/   IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.

  11. 430

    The Feminization of Everything

    In this episode, Douglas Wilson discusses the feminization of institutions and argues that the presence of women inevitably transforms male spaces. He then continues his survey of New Testament sins with quarreling—a public sin Christians often mistake for righteousness—and closes with a review of Yoram Hazoni’s God and Politics in Esther. For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/   IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.

  12. 429

    Cannabis Woes

    In this episode, Douglas Wilson talks about the strong evidence that links cannabis use to psychotic events, the filthiness of the flesh and spirit in 2 Corinthians, and C.S. Lewis’s Narrative Poems, especially "Dymer" and the value of writers whose phrases are sticky. For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/   IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.

  13. 428

    Two-Front War

    In this episode, Douglas Wilson cautions that modern wars are fought both on the battlefield and in the media narrative. He also continues his theological word study on sin with moluno and the defiling of the conscience, and reviews Charles Spurgeon’s Lectures to My Students as a practical, warm-hearted book of homiletical wisdom. For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/   IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.

  14. 427

    Preference Cascades

    In this episode, Douglas Wilson considers signs of populist unrest in the UK, California, and Alberta, reflects on Molech and idolatry from Stephen’s speech in Acts, and reviews Glenn Reynolds’s Seductive AI with warnings about deception, dependence, and worship. For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/   IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.

  15. 426

    Why Aren’t More People in Jail?

    In this episode, Douglas Wilson argues that exposing corruption still requires real prosecutions and consequences, continues his hamartiology series with moichos as the Greek word for adulterer, and reviews Richard Baxter’s A Call to the Unconverted as a warm, urgent, and reformed evangelistic appeal. For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/   IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.

  16. 425

    A Climate of Hatred

    In this episode, Douglas Wilson discusses political violence, public reactions to assassination attempts, and the need for real civic consequences rather than more dialogue, then continues his hamartiology series with the Greek verb moikeuo and its biblical treatment of adultery in the heart, marriage, love of neighbor, and the unity of God’s law, before reviewing Howard Pyle’s Men of Iron as a well-researched and gripping medieval adventure. For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/   IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.

  17. 424

    A Double-Dog Dare at the Dead Sea

    In this episode, Douglas Wilson discusses Israel’s promotion of a pride event near the Dead Sea, continues his hamartiology series with the Greek noun moichea and its biblical treatment of adultery as a matter of the heart, and reviews Georgette Heyer’s These Old Shades as a well-plotted historical romance with suspense, action, and careful period detail. For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/   IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.

  18. 423

    The Great Op

    In this episode, Douglas Wilson talks about what he calls “the Great Op,” arguing that recent dissension on the right, Candace Owens, and the SPLC indictment point to a larger pattern of manufactured extremism and fundraising incentives. He then continues his study of hamartiology with a discussion of adultery in Matthew and Mark, before reviewing his father Jim Wilson’s Principles of War and its application of military principles to strategic evangelism. For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/   IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.

  19. 422

    Mean Girls and False Teachers | (Ep. 422)

    In this episode, Douglas Wilson opens with commentary on Candace Owens and the fallout surrounding Charlie Kirk's assassination, then turns to Scripture’s language about an evil and adulterous generation, spiritual unfaithfulness, and the way false teachers exploit lust under religious pretenses, before closing with a review of David Talcott’s Plato and a reflection on whether Plato deserves a more sympathetic reading than he is often given.For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/   IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.

  20. 421

    Fair and Square | (Ep. 421)

    In this episode, Douglas Wilson reflects on the birth of modern Israel, tracing the Balfour Declaration, the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, British promises to Jews and Arabs, and the wars that followed, before turning to a study of hatred in Scripture—how it marks the natural man, contradicts life in Christ, and yet can be righteous when directed against sin and iniquity—and closing with a review of Blood, Money, Power, a book arguing that Lyndon B. Johnson may have had a role in the assassination of John F. Kennedy.For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/   IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.

  21. 420

    The Problem with Edgelords | (Ep. 420)

    In this episode, Douglas Wilson opens with an observation about the edgelords on the right who know how to attack but do not know how to govern, then continues his hamartiology series with a study of the New Testament word for hate and Christ’s command to return good for evil. He closes with a review of How the British Invented Communism (and Blamed It on the Jews), a provocative book about British intrigue, the Bolsheviks, and the Russian Revolution.For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/   IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.

  22. 419

    Conquered, Not Stolen | (Ep. 419)

    In this episode, Douglas Wilson reflects on the domestic political fallout of the Iran war and argues that what voters reject is not war itself so much as “forever war.” He then turns to the New Testament word miasmos to describe the “lust of uncleanness” as a deepening pattern of moral slavery, and closes with a review of Not Stolen by Jeff Fynn-Paul, a historical response to the claim that America is simply “stolen land.” For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/   IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.

  23. 418

    You are the Carbon They Want to Reduce | (Ep. 418)

    In this episode, Douglas Wilson celebrates the Trump EPA’s rollback of the greenhouse-gas endangerment finding as a blow against economic overreach, then turns to hamartiology and the New Testament word miasma to reflect on moral pollution, false conversion, and the danger of falling back into sin. He closes with a warm recommendation of A Gentleman in Moscow as a deeply engaging novel about life in captivity under communism. For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/   IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.

  24. 417

    The Jury’s Still Out | (Ep. 417)

    In this episode, Douglas Wilson argues that the jury is still out on Trump’s tariffs, and the predicted instantaneous ruin did not materialize. He continues his hamartiological curriculum on miaino, or defilement, tracing its use from ceremonial uncleanness to moral corruption, bitterness, and false teaching, before closing with a review of Augustine and the Jews by Paula Fredrickson. For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/   IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.

  25. 416

    Garbage In, Garbage Out | (Ep. 416)

    In this episode, Douglas Wilson considers artificial intelligence as a modern speaking idol and discusses how to make distinctions between the useful and the demonic. Then he examines the New Testament word metraloas, or murderers of mothers, to underscore the weight and breadth of the fifth commandment in the Christian life. Finally, he reviews Bruce Gordon’s biography of John Calvin’s Institutes, tracing how that monumental work rose, declined, and was recovered across the centuries of church history. For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/   IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.

  26. 415

    Our Friend, Bad Bunny | (Ep. 415)

    In this episode, Douglas Wilson reflects on the Super Bowl halftime show and its cultural meaning, then continues his study of sin by explaining what Scripture means by having a doubtful mind and why worry is ultimately rooted in unbelief. He closes by discussing Philip Hamburger’s Separation of Church and State, clarifying the history of the phrase and what the First Amendment actually requires. For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/   IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.

  27. 414

    Importing the Third World | (Ep. 414)

    In this episode, Douglas Wilson returns to the question of immigration, arguing that the real issue is not immigration versus no immigration but rates of immigration. He then explores the morally neutral verb metastrepho, to turn, showing how turning from vice to virtue is repentance while turning the gospel is to pervert the gospel of Christ, before concluding with a review of Plato’s Revenge and its case that the spiritual world is a necessary, empirically demonstrable reality. For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/   IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.

  28. 413

    AI Gone Wild | (Ep. 413)

    Douglas Wilson discusses large-scale daycare fraud in Minnesota and the human nature that enables it, explores the New Testament term mempsimoros ("complainer") from the book of Jude, and reviews Wild and Glorious by Aaron Youngren—a theological reflection on artificial intelligence, its promises, pitfalls, and demonic dangers. For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/   IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.

  29. 412

    All Things Venezuela | (Ep. 412)

    For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/   IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.

  30. 411

    All Things Iran | (Ep. 411)

    For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/   IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.

  31. 410

    Using the Sharp Edge of the Knife | (Ep. 410)

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  32. 409

    Flattery of Both Kinds | (Ep. 409)

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  33. 408

    Defining Fascism | (Ep. 408)

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  34. 407

    Narco Boats and the Barbary Pirates | (Ep. 407)

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  35. 406

    Blemishes and Qualifications | (Ep. 406)

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  36. 405

    Small Government Dictators | (Ep. 405)

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  37. 404

    City of International LARP | (Ep. 404)

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  38. 403

    The Will to Power | (Ep. 403)

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  39. 402

    All the Interviews | (Ep. 402)

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  40. 401

    A Grand Instance of Taking the Bait | (Ep. 401)

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  41. 400

    Heaven and the President | (Ep. 400)

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  42. 399

    Warfare By Any Other Name | (Ep. 399)

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  43. 398

    The Race Realism Pipeline is Real | (Ep. 398)

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  44. 397

    Sand in the Sugar Bowl | (Ep. 397)

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  45. 396

    Fight Patriarchy With Patriarchy | (Ep. 396)

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  46. 395

    Honoring the Truce | (Ep. 395)

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  47. 394

    Revolution? | (Ep. 394)

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  48. 393

    Reputation, Testimony, Name, and Brand | (Ep. 393)

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  49. 392

    The Vile Heart | (Ep. 392)

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  50. 391

    Disenfranchising the Household | (Ep. 391)

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

In the Plodcast, pastor Douglas Wilson covers anything related to theology and culture with his usual entertaining style. Whether it involves talking about Chestertonian Calvinism (not an oxymoron), the benefits of a Classical Christian education (not in that order), or the latest pomosexuality farce, the plodcast aims to apply all of Christ to all of life, for all the world. Douglas Wilson is an evangelical, postmill, Calvinist, Reformed, and Presbyterian (pretty much in that order) and is politically to the right of Jeb Stuart.

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