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What's Wrong With the World by G. K. Chesterton

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Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874–1936) has been called the “prince of paradox.” Time magazine observed of his writing style: “Whenever possible Chesterton made his points with popular sayings, proverbs, allegories—first carefully turning them inside out.” His prolific and diverse output included journalism, philosophy, poetry, biography, Christian apologetics, fantasy and detective fiction. The title of Chesteron’s 1910 collection of essays was inspired by a title given to him two years earlier by The Times newspaper, which had asked a number of authors to write on the topic: “What’s wrong with the world?”. Chesterton’s answer at that time was the shortest of those submitted – he simply wrote: “Dear Sirs, I am. Sincerely yours, G.K. Chesterton”. In this collection he gives a fuller treatment of the question, with his characteristic conservative wit.

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Episodes

  1. 00 – Dedication

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  2. 02 – Wanted: An Unpractical Man

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  3. 03 – The New Hypocrite

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  4. 05 – The Unfinished Temple

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  5. 09 – The History of Hudge and Gudge

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  6. 13 – Wisdom and the Weather

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  7. 15 – The Insane Necessity

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  8. 17 – The Universal Stick

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  9. 18 – The Emancipation of Domesticity

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  10. 19 – The Romance of Thrift

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  11. 33 – Authority the Unavoidable

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  12. 35 – The Broken Rainbow

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  13. 37 – The Case for Public Schools

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  14. 38 – The School for Hypocrites

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  15. 42 – The Empire of the Insect

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Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874–1936) has been called the “prince of paradox.” Time magazine observed of his writing style: “Whenever possible Chesterton made his points with popular sayings, proverbs, allegories—first carefully turning them inside out.” His prolific and diverse output included journalism, philosophy, poetry, biography, Christian apologetics, fantasy and detective fiction. The title of Chesteron’s 1910 collection of essays was inspired by a title given to him two years earlier by The Times newspaper, which had asked a number of authors to write on the topic: “What’s wrong with the world?”. Chesterton’s answer at that time was the shortest of those submitted – he simply wrote: “Dear Sirs, I am. Sincerely yours, G.K. Chesterton”. In this collection he gives a fuller treatment of the question, with his characteristic conservative wit.

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What's Wrong With the World by G. K. Chesterton has 15 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on January 2, 2026.

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Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874–1936) has been called the “prince of paradox.” Time magazine observed of his writing style: “Whenever possible Chesterton made his points with popular sayings, proverbs, allegories—first carefully turning them inside out.” His prolific and diverse output included...

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What's Wrong With the World by G. K. Chesterton publishes daily, based on its 15 episodes since December 2025.

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