Episodes
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Carl Trueman and Mary Harrington: Are Humans Flourishing or Regressing?
What does it mean to be made in the imago Dei, the image of God, and how does our commitment to constructing our own identities obscure this fundamental truth? In this episode of Socrates Dialogues with Mary Harrington, Carl Trueman returns to explore the desecration of man and the loss of...
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Eric Metaxas and CIA Analyst Martin Gurri: What Happens When We Stop Trusting Authority?
In this Episode of Socrates in the City, host Eric Metaxas is joined by Martin Gurri, former CIA analyst and author of The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium, to consider how the information revolution has transformed our political and cultural landscape. As...
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Joseph Loconte and Mary Harrington: Was the Myth of Progress Ever Really Shattered?
What happens when the myth of human progress begins to crack? In this meeting of the minds, Socrates in the City co-contributors Mary Harrington and Joe Loconte explore the intellectual and cultural aftermath of the First World War—and the profound questions it raised about technology, human...
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Eric Metaxas and Andrew O’Shaughnessy: How Did Britain Lose America?
In this episode of The Revolution, Socrates in the City travels to the historic Conference House—the very room where General Howe, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin once gathered to debate what might come next—to interview Andrew O’Shaughnessy. He joins host Eric Metaxas to discuss his acclaimed...
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D.W. Pasulka and Mary Harrington: UFOs, AI, and the Secret Forces Guiding Human Destiny
In this episode of Socrates Dialogues with Mary Harrington, she is joined by D.W. Pasulka, professor of religious studies and author of American Cosmic and Encounters, to explore her newest book “The Others: UFOs, AI, and the Secret Forces Guiding Human Destiny” and the strange and often…
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Eric Metaxas and Lord Nigel Biggar: What Did the British Empire Do Right?
In this episode of Socrates in Oxford, host Eric Metaxas is joined by Lord Nigel Biggar—author, scholar, and minister—who examines the complicated history of the British Empire and challenges the increasingly simple narrative that colonialism was an unqualified force for evil. Drawing on the...
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Eric Metaxas and James Orr: Can Classical Theism Save Modern Philosophy?
In this episode of Socrates in Oxford, host Eric Metaxas is joined by James Orr—theologian, philosopher, and now politician—who reflects on his journey to Christ and his discovery of philosophy’s power to make sense of the world we inhabit. From the classical arguments of Thomas Aquinas and St....
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Katharine Birbalsingh and Mary Harrington: We’ve Made Jesus Too Nice
What happens when we stop asking children to do hard things, develop strong habits, and take responsibility for their choices? In this episode of Socrates Dialogues with Mary Harrington, she joins Katharine Birbalsingh, often called the “strictest headmistress in the United Kingdom,” for a...
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Eric Metaxas and Carrie Gress: Why Feminism is More Deadly Than Communism
In this episode of Socrates in the Studio, host Eric Metaxas is joined by philosopher and author Carrie Gress to discuss her book Something Wicked: Why Feminism Can’t Be Fused with Christianity and to explore the complicated history and ideological roots of the feminist movement. From Mary...
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Eric Metaxas and John Lennox: Preaching the Gospel Behind the Iron Curtain
In this episode of Socrates in Oxford, host Eric Metaxas is joined once again by John Lennox, as he reflects on his remarkable journey of faith, scholarship, and intellectual discovery in his new autobiography, My Story: A Spiritual and Intellectual Autobiography, revealing stories and…
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Miriam Cates and Mary Harrington: Can the Birth Rate Crisis Be Fixed?
In this episode of Socrates Dialogues with Mary Harrington, she is joined by Miriam Cates, former Conservative MP and now broadcaster with GB News, who reflects on her journey into politics during the turbulent years of Brexit and Covid, the pressures that reshaped Westminster, and the challenges...
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Eric Metaxas and Denis Noble: Why We Have Been Misled About Biology for 80 Years
What is the difference between Darwinism and Neo-Darwinism? What was the great mistake Erwin Schrödinger made nearly 80 years ago? In this episode of Socrates in Oxford, host Eric Metaxas is joined by Denis Noble, the brilliant physiologist and biologist, as he challenges one of the most deeply...
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Erika Bachiochi and Mary Harrington: Can You Be a Pro-Life Feminist?
What could “Little House on the Prairie” reveal about the early roots of the feminist movement? In this episode of Socrates Dialogues, Mary Harrington is joined by Erica Bachiochi, author of “The Rights of Women,” professor, and legal scholar, who explores the often-overlooked history of women’s...
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Eric Metaxas and Joseph Loconte: America’s Forgotten Founding Father, Benjamin Rush
Was America’s success driven not only by generals and statesmen, but by a physician whose moral vision helped shape the nation’s soul? In this episode of The Revolution, Socrates in the City host, Eric Metaxas, is joined by author and friend, Joseph Loconte to explore the untold story of Benjamin...
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Eric Metaxas and John Lennox: Will Technology Change What It Means to be Human?
How can we learn to use AI creatively and responsibly for human flourishing? In this episode of Socrates in Oxford, host Eric Metaxas is joined by John Lennox, long-time friend of SITC, mathematician, philosopher, and author of 2084: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity, for a…
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Carl Trueman and Mary Harrington: How Should We Live in an Age of Radical Individualism?
In this episode of Socrates Dialogues with Mary Harrington, our host is joined by professor, philosopher, theologian, and author Carl Trueman for a thoughtful conversation on the ideas shaping our modern identity. Drawing on his book “The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self” and his latest…
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Eric Metaxas and Stephen Blackwood: Can Classical Learning Save the Modern University?
What is education truly for? In this episode of Socrates in the Studio, host Eric Metaxas sits down with Stephen Blackwood—founding president of Ralston College, distinguished scholar, and champion of classical education—to explore why so many young people today are searching for meaning in an…
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Michael Solana and Mary Harrington: Is Silicon Valley Becoming Conservative?
What happens when Silicon Valley begins to rethink some of its deepest assumptions? In this episode of Socrates Dialogues, Mary Harrington is joined by Michael Solana—CMO of Founders Fund, founder of Pirate Wires, and once dubbed “the most opinionated man in America”—for a wide-ranging…
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Eric Metaxas and Mary Harrington: The Lost Art of Conversation
What makes a good interview, good? In this episode of Socrates in the Studio, Eric Metaxas sits down with writer, cultural commentator, and Socrates in the City contributor, Mary Harrington to explore the mission and heart behind Socrates in the City and the enduring value of meaningful...
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Eric Metaxas and Paul Anleitner: What is the Meaning of Life?
For decades, Western culture has asked, “What is my purpose?” Many have been told that meaning is subjective, truth is relative, and every grand narrative should be questioned. Yet in the midst of rising skepticism, anxiety, and the rapid growth of the religious “nones,” a surprising shift seems…
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Eric Metaxas and Peter Frankopan: Why Was Columbus Sailing West?
What if the story of the world has been told from the wrong starting point? In this episode of Socrates in the Studio, Eric Metaxas sits down with historian Peter Frankopan to discuss his groundbreaking book, The Silk Roads: A New History of the World, and the compelling case for rethinking the...
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Kathleen Stock and Mary Harrington: When Gender Ideology Became Law
How do changing definitions of gender impact medical care? In this episode of Socrates Dialogues, philosopher and bestselling author Kathleen Stock joins Mary Harrington to examine one of the defining moral questions of our time: should society legalize assisted dying, and how do changing...
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Eric Metaxas and Andrew Roberts: Did the Founders Lie About King George III?
What if history’s most influential figures have been misunderstood? In this special Fourth of July episode of The Revolution, Lord Andrew Roberts, Baron of Belgravia—renowned historian, professor, and bestselling biographer—joins Socrates in the City host Eric Metaxas to explore the complex...
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Eric Metaxas and Os Guinness: Can Freedom Survive without Faith?
Are we the heirs of Athens, Rome, and Jerusalem—or more precisely, Athens, Rome, and the Burning Bush of the desert? In this episode of The Revolution, Socrates in the City host Eric Metaxas is joined by the prolific author and theologian Os Guinness to discuss his book “The Magna Carta of...
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Eric Metaxas and Mark Skousen: What Turned Benjamin Franklin Into a Revolutionary?
In this episode of The Revolution, Socrates in the City host Eric Metaxas is joined by author and descendant of Benjamin Franklin, Mark Skousen, to discuss the fascinating history of one of the first Americans. Throughout the conversation, the two explore Franklin’s remarkable evolution from…
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Eric Metaxas: What is the Meaning of America?
What does America mean, and what ideas gave rise to the greatest experiment in self-government the world has ever known? At the official release party for “REVOLUTION: The Birth of the Greatest Nation in History,” Eric Metaxas shares the inspiration behind his sweeping and definitive account of…
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Eric Metaxas and Ira Stoll: This Founding Father Defies Leftist Narratives
In this episode of The Revolution, host Eric Metaxas is joined by Ira Stoll, author of Samuel Adams: A Life, as they explore the enduring legacy of Samuel Adams, the often-overlooked visionary who helped lay the intellectual and moral groundwork for the American Revolution long before the first...
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Eric Metaxas and Nathaniel Philbrick: Washington and Arnold, Honor and Betrayal in the Revolutionary War
How did George Washington become the indispensable leader of the American Revolution? In this episode of The Revolution, bestselling historian Nathaniel Philbrick joins Socrates in the City host Eric Metaxas to trace Washington’s extraordinary journey through the triumphs, failures, and…
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Spencer Klavan and Mary Harrington: The West is Having a Crisis (Actually, Five)
In this episode of Socrates Dialogues with Mary Harrington, Harrington is joined by author and professor Spencer Klavan to explore the enduring conversation between Athens and Jerusalem, asking what Plato might have to do with Tertullian, and why it still matters. Drawing on the great books and…
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Eric Metaxas and Jonathan Turley: Rage and the Republic
Why do most revolutions collapse into chaos, tyranny, or bloodshed, while the American Revolution produced one of the most enduring republics in history? In this episode of The Revolution, Socrates in the City’s newest program, host Eric Metaxas is joined by American author and legal scholar,...
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Eric Metaxas and Jan Jekielek: Killed to Order: China’s Organ Harvesting Industry
In this Socrates in the Studio conversation, host Eric Metaxas is joined by author and editor of The Epoch Times, Jan Jekielek, to discuss his new book, Killed to Order: China’s Organ Harvesting Industry and the True Nature of America’s Biggest Adversary, which explores the disturbing realities...
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Eric Metaxas and Peter Kreeft: Atheism’s Greatest Argument Against God
In this profound and deeply personal episode of Socrates in the Studio, Eric Metaxas sits down with renowned philosopher, professor, and bestselling author Peter Kreeft to wrestle with one of humanity’s oldest and most difficult questions: How can a good God allow suffering? Blending…
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Freya India and Mary Harrington: Are Women Becoming Objects?
In this episode of Socrates Dialogues, Mary Harrington is joined by author Freya India for a candid and culturally incisive conversation on the growing commodification of women in the digital age. They trace how social media, pop culture, and influencer platforms, from Call Her Daddy to Cardi B,...
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Eric Metaxas and Carl Trueman: How the Rejection of God Degrades Our Humanity
In this Socrates in the Studio conversation, host Eric Metaxas is joined by author and professor Carl Trueman to discuss his newest book “The Desecration of Man” exploring the modern crisis of meaning through the lenses of philosophy, theology, art, and culture—tracing humanity’s journey from...
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Eric Metaxas and Margarita Mooney Clayton: Surprising Encounters with the Mother of God
In this Socrates in the City conversation, Eric Metaxas is joined by Margarita Mooney Clayton, author and founder of the Scala Foundation, to discuss her new book “When Mary Calls: Surprising Encounters with the Mother of God.” In our current day, more and more people are looking to Mary as a...
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Lionel Shriver and Mary Harrington: Is the “Better Life” Dream Collapsing?
In this episode of Socrates Dialogues with Mary Harrington, novelist Lionel Shriver joins Harrington for a wide-ranging and incisive conversation on her novel A Better Life and the deeper cultural longings it exposes. Together, they probe the enduring myth of “a better life” and how it shapes...
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Eric Metaxas and Peter Giersch: Are Heaven and Hell Real?
In this episode of Socrates in the Studio, Eric Metaxas sits down with author and longtime friend Peter Giersch to explore his striking new book “Talking of Michelangelo: Death, Judgment, Heaven, and Hell in the Burgundy Region.” What begins as a journey through the quiet beauty of Burgundy…
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James Orr and Mary Harrington: Why Aristotle Would Disagree With Modern Politics
In this Socrates Dialogues conversation with Mary Harrington, James Orr joins her as he traces his journey from the life of the mind to the heart of public affairs, reflecting on how a scholar becomes a political advisor without abandoning the pursuit of truth. Through this conversation, James…
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Mary Eberstadt: The Dark Side of the Sexual Revolution
How has the West drifted from its grounding in God, and what has been lost along the way? In this Socrates in the Studio conversation, author and scholar Mary Eberstadt joins Eric Metaxas to examine one of the most pressing cultural and spiritual questions of our time. Drawing on her influential...
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Tom Holland and Mary Harrington: The Rise and Reach of Rome
“The idea of there being human rights is as fantastical as believing that the Lord Jesus Christ rose from the dead on the third day…” In this spirited dialogue, host Mary Harrington is joined by historian and bestselling author Tom Holland to explore why Rome’s long shadow still falls across the...
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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 the persistent...
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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 offline—and building...
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Eric Metaxas and Hugh Ross: An Astrophysicist Explores the Science of the Bible
How does the book of Genesis line up with modern science? In this Socrates in the City conversation, Eric Metaxas is joined by astrophysicist Hugh Ross as they explore the surprising truths found in the Bible. The two explore the multitude of ways Genesis gets the science right, but still...
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Jonathan Pageau and Mary Harrington: Reality in a Disenchanted Age
Episode three of Socrates Dialogues with Mary Harrington returns, this week with artist Jonathan Pageau, for a conversation that is as delightful as it is wide-ranging. From medieval cosmology to internet memes (we love how Mary describes them as “clusters of meaning”), from Dante to C.S. Lewis…
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Nina Power and Mary Harrington: The Ponzi Scheme of Modern Institutions
In this episode of Socrates Dialogues with Mary Harrington, she is joined by philosopher and writer Nina Power, who examines the changing philosophies of education and academic life, questioning the sustainability of what she describes as the “Ponzi scheme” of woke institutional culture. She...
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Eric Metaxas and Martin Shaw: Discovering the True Myth
What are the stories that make up your life? In our newest Socrates in the Studio episode, Socrates in the City founder and host Eric Metaxas sits down with writer, poet, and mythographer Martin Shaw for a conversation that is as searching as it is spellbinding. Shaw’s latest book, Liturgies of…
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Mary Harrington and Justin Brierley: The Quiet Revival of Christianity
In this premiere episode of Socrates Dialogues with Mary Harrington, author and broadcaster Justin Brierley joins her to explore the shifting terrain of the New Atheist movement and the surprising cracks forming in its once-confident certainties. Drawing on years of conversations and cultural...
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Roger Kimball and Heather Mac Donald: How Political Correctness Hijacked the Arts
What gets to be called art—and who decides? In this wide-ranging Socrates Dialogues conversation, New York-based thinkers, writers, and art admirers Heather Mac Donald and Roger Kimball explore the definition of art and the history of the unmaking of beauty in modern contemporary art. Drawing on...
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Peter Kreeft and Eric Metaxas: Charlie Kirk, Martyrdom, and Dying for the Truth
What does it mean to speak the truth in an age hostile to the Truth? And why is it that those who dare to do so — whether Socrates, Jesus Himself, or our own contemporary, Charlie Kirk — find themselves at odds with the powers that be? In this Socrates in the Studio conversation, professor of...
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Massimo Pigliucci: What is Stoicism?
What is the history of Stoicism and how does one practice it today? Socrates in the City host Eric Metaxas sits down with professor and philosopher Massimo Pigliucci, author of the popular How to be a Stoic and Beyond Stoicism, to discuss the history and development of Stoicism, and the line...