122 – The Political Animals with Jonathan Cole

Late last year Jonathan Cole had Saving Elephants host Josh Lewis on his podcast, The Political Animals, to talk about the quirkiness of American conservatism, the rise of the NatCons, and whether there's any hope for Josh's brand of fusionist conservatism in the future.  The conversation was simply too good not to share, so here is a re-podcast of Jonathan's original episode.   About Jonathan Cole From Jonathan Cole's website: Dr Jonathan Cole is a scholar, writer, translator and lecturer specializing in political theology—the intersection between religion and politics.   He is currently Assistant Director of Research at the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture at Charles Sturt University, Canberra, Australia, and host of The Political Animals Podcast: "Honest conversations about the political, theological and cultural ideas that shape who we are in the 21st century."   He has a PhD in political theology from CSU, an MA in Islamic theology and Middle Eastern politics from the Australian National University and a BA Hons in Modern Greek language and history from La Trobe University.  He speaks Greek.   He spent 13 years working in a number of Australian federal government departments and agencies in Canberra, including seven years in intelligence, most recently as a Senior Terrorism Analyst at the Office of National Assessments (2010–2014).   Follow Jonathan on Facebook, Twitter, or Academia for his latest content. CenterClip Saving Elephants host Josh Lewis is honored to share he's joined the small but growing team of contributors at CenterClip, an exciting, new audio content platform featuring elevated political discourse.  CenterClip is a free app with short audio clips from established political pundits, journalists, commentators, and politicians from across the political spectrum.  All content is created and heard within the CenterClip app, including contributors interacting with each other's posts covering political commentary in real time.  Download the app today and enjoy its elevated discourse.