In The Trenches Podcast

In this episode, Seth brings back Powerline's own Steve Hayward to talk about his new book called, "M. Stanton Evans: Conservative Wit, Apostle of Freedom."    Enjoy! 

In this episode, Cal and Seth talk to fellow podcaster, Corey Nathan, about his approach to talking about politics and religion.  Enjoy! 

In this episode, Seth and Cal get into the upcoming election cycles and what they believe will happen in 2022 and 2024. Seth also rants about Dr. Fauci and believes he should be fired for his incompetence and for his outright deception to the American public. Lastly, Seth and Cal decide to dive into and comment on the recent New Criterion symposium on Common Good Conservatism which has Charles Kesler, Robert Reilly, Ryan T. Anderson, Josh Hammer, R.R Reno, and Kim Holmes of Heritage Foundation as participants of the symposium.    Enjoy! 

With Kristi Noam signing legislation that will demand fairness for women in women's sports, Seth brought on Jon Schweppe, the Director of Policy and Government Affairs at American Principles Project, to talk about APP and Noam's reversal to support and defend women's sports.  Enjoy!

In this short episode, Seth and Cal had the opportunity to talk to Diana Schaub, who is a Lincoln scholar, a professor at Loyota University, and a scholar at American Enterprise Institute, about her new book, "His Greatest Speeches: How Lincoln Moved the Nation."  Enjoy! 

In this speical episode, Seth decides to close out the year 2021 with a few of his friends that are very insightful when it comes to movies. Seth, Eric and Titus talk about the Hollywood's relationship to China, the movies they saw this year, and about John Ford, who is the greatest film director in America.  Enjoy!  P.S- If you want to follow Eric and Titus, here are their twitter handles:  @confilmbuff @titusfilm

Cal and Jay discuss Jay's new podcast, prioritizing the story over the echo chamber and what real journalism is, with a critique of the Biden administration thrown in for good measure.

In this episode, Seth brought back Chris Queen, who is an editor of PJ Media, to talk about Thanksgiving, the Rittenhouse Verdict, and to talk about the oral arguments in the Dobbs case.  Enjoy! 

In this episode, Seth sat down and talked to AIER's own Phil Magness about his work to unearth the lies that Nancy MacLean has been perpetuating in her book Democracy in Chains and in a recent article in which she smears Milton Friedman.    Enjoy! 

In our 80th episode, Seth and Cal sit down and talk about the National Conservatism Conference, the Rittenhouse trial, and Denis Villeneuve's new film DUNE!  Enjoy!

Due to Seth being at the National Conservatism Conference, Cal Davenport sits with Peter Boettke, a Professor of Economics and Philosophy at George Mason University, and talks about the Austrian School of Economics.  Enjoy!

Glenn Ellmers, who has previously been on In The Trenches Podcast, has recently written a book called, The Soul of Politics: Harry Jaffa and the Fight for America. Seth decided to sit down with the Claremont Institute scholar to talk about The Founding, Equality, East Coast v West Coast Straussians divide, and why politics matter.    Enjoy!

In this episode, Seth and Cal sat down with Professor James M. Patterson of Ava Maria College who wrote a popular piece in Law & Liberty about how center-right folks must start anew when it comes to higher education.  Enjoy! 

In this episode, Seth sat down with JWI's own Hadley Arkes & Garrett Snedeker to talk about the principles before the Constitution and how those principles helped inform it. Then they transition to some issues of the day, and Seth asks both of his guests how they would use Natural Law to deal with things like free speech and abortion.  Enjoy! 

In this episode, Seth and Cal talk about the disastrous pullout in Afghanistan and how there should be some resignations inside the Biden Administration while also talking about the state of the conservative movement.    Enjoy!

In this episode, Seth brought in his friend Chris Queen, who was a writer from the Resurgent days, as a guest host to talk about Andrew Cuomo's resignation and impeachment charges, Biden's response to COVID-19, and about the rethinking inside the conservative movement when it comes to economics.    Enjoy! The articles:  https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/13/new-york-state-assembly-will-suspend-cuomo-impeachment-investigation-after-resignation.html https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-joe-biden-business-health-travel-caae4c9b16be16c4ad43500fb240b801 https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2021/08/blm-narrative-induces-blacks-to-resist-vaccine.php https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2021/08/it-was-40-years-ago-today.php  

In this episode, Seth and Cal talk about David French's new piece, making us wonder what the hell happened to him? We also talk about the new Dune trailer and what we expect from the movie. Seth also recommends that the listeners watch on Amazon Prime, The Tomorrow War, which stars Chris Pratt.    Enjoy!

In this episode, Cal had the opportunity to sit down and talk with Dr. Samuel Gregg, the Director of Research at Acton Institute, about the recent Twitter fight over whether the Natural Law is White Supremacy or not.    Enjoy! 

In this episode, Seth sat down with Hillsdale's own Dr. Ronald Pestritto to talk about his own book, America Transformed, and talk about Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. and how he changed the Court.    Enjoy! 

In this episode, Seth and Cal got the opportunity to sit down and talk to Amity Shales, who written a biography called Coolidge to talk about his Fourth of July Speech.    Enjoy!

Well, we are back! This time Seth and Cal talk about the new hit horror film, A Quiet Place Part II, about Dobbs's case and about baseball.    Enjoy! 

In this episode, Seth sits down and has a conversation with Eric McDonough, also known as @confilmbuff, and Titus Techera, the Executive Director of America Cinema Foundation, about their movie viewing habits during the lockdown,  the movie industry, and countercultural movies like Metropolitian, Justice League, and Greyhound.    Enjoy.    For those that would like to watch some of the movies that both of the guests recommend, here is a link to their respective trailers:  Wrath of Man Tenet Zack Snyder's Justice League  Metropolitan  Greyhound  A Hidden Life  Those Who Wish Me Dead

In this episode, Seth sat down and talked to the Executive Director of the Ashland Center, Jeff Sikkenga, about liberal education vs. civic education and his work at the Center.    Enjoy!

In this episode, Cal talks to Dr. Patrick Garrity about a few of his books on conservatism and the poor.    ENJOY! 

In this episode, Seth and Cal talk to the founders of the conservative site, Racket News. Seth and Cal discuss why they started the website, the conservative movement, and about the 2022 congressional election.    Enjoy!

In this episode, Seth sits down and talks to AEI scholar Gary Schmitt about the man Herbert Storing and his writings.    Enjoy. 

In this episode, Seth interviews Richard Brookhiser on the life and jurisprudence of Chief Justice John Marshall.    Enjoy!

In this episode, Seth and Cal sat down and talked to Powerline's woman of mystery, Lucretia, about Originalism's strengths and weaknesses.    Enjoy!

In this episode, Seth and Cal talk about the third COVID Relief Bill, the allegations against the Lincoln Project, and lastly, they talk about the HR 1 bill, which is a bill that strips the states from conducting elections.    Enjoy!

In this episode, Seth and Cal talk about Rush Limbaugh's death and how he has impacted the Millennial generation.    Enjoy! 

In this episode, Seth and Cal talk about the Biden Administration and how they think it has fared. After they talk about that,  they talk about the GOP and what direction they think the GOP will go. Finally, Seth defends the 1776 report from its critics.    Enjoy! 

In our 59th episode, we had the pleasure of having Mr. Miller, Mr. Gurri, and Mr. Caruso on our podcast to discuss the state of journalism and how they see it.    Enjoy! 

In today's episode, we have Richard Brookhiser on to discuss Washington's Farewell Address for President's Day.  Enjoy! 

In this episode, Cal Davenport sits down with Hannah Cox to talk about the reasons why the Death Penalty should go away.  Enjoy!

In this episode, we talked to Jordan Alexander Hill about his excellent article about the New Right and what made him write about this intellectual group.  Enjoy. 

In this episode, Seth and Cal sit down and talk to Justin Dyer, a scholar at the James Wilson Institute, about his awesome book, C.S Lewis on Politics and Natural Law.  Enjoy!   

In this episode, Seth sat down and talked to Armond White about the state of film criticism and his new book, Make Spielberg Great Again.  Enjoy! 

In this After Hours episode, Seth has a conversation with Ken Ruettgers about his NFL days and how he got to be a Sociology professor.  Enjoy!

In this episode, Seth and Cal talk to one another about the films they watched, what books they read, and what they hope to achieve on the podcast next year.  Enjoy  Shownotes: Tenet A Thin Red Line The Gentlemen Books: The Press Gang by Armond White, Godfrey Cheshire and Matthew Zoller Seitz A Time to Build by Yuval LevinC.S Lewis on Politics and the Natural Law by Justin Dyer and Micah WatsonLost in Thought by Zena HitzModern Philosophy: An Introduction & Survey by Roger Scruton  

In this episode, Seth and Cal sat down with Yuval Levin, the Editor-in-Chief of National Affairs, to talk about his many books on Burke and on rebuilding our institutions.  Enjoy! 

Welcome to the inaugural episode of In The Trenches After Hours. In this episode, we have Josh Lewis from Saving Elephants on the show to talk about our polarization problem and what we can do to fix it. Once you finish that, look for the other part of the episode at Saving Elephants, where we talk about statesmanship! Enjoy! 

In this episode, Seth and Cal decide not to have a guest but instead talk about their own perspective on what's happening in the conservative movement. They also talk about Dr. Walter Williams, who recently passed away.  Enjoy!

In this episode, Seth and Cal sit down and have their first roundtable on the podcast, where they talk about the conservative movement's future. The participants are:Nate HochmanHannah CoxJosh Lewis Saurabh Sharma  Enjoy!   

In this episode, Seth talks to Resurgent writer Chris Queen about Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearing, the last presidential debate, and the conservative movement after Trump.  Enjoy! 

In this episode, Cal sits down with Samuel Gregg to talk about Wilhelm Roepke's thought on economics. LISTEN! 

In this episode, Seth sits down to talk to Zena Hitz, a tutor at St. Johns, to talk about her most recent book called "Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of the Intellectual Life." LISTEN! 

In this episode, Cal talks with Wes Siler, from the Facebook page called Burkean Conservative, about Burke and conservatism today.  Enjoy! 

In this episode of the In The Trenches Podcast, Seth talks to Varad Mehta, who has written articles for National Review, Arc Digital, US Spectator, and Washington Examiner, about the 2020 Presidential Election.  Enjoy! 

In this episode, Seth Root talks with his friend Joey Barretta, who is a Fredrick Douglass scholar, about his former mentor, Peter Schramm. For those who do not know, Peter Schramm was a professor at Ashland University where he taught American history, political philosophy, and many other subjects. He died in August of 2015. Enjoy! 

In this episode, Cal and Seth talk with Gregory Collins about Edmund Burke's thoughts on Political Economy. Enjoy! 

In this episode, Seth and Cal sat down with Jay Caruso, who is the Managing editor of Washington Examiner, to get his perspective about the media today, the upcoming election, and the Never Trump movement.  Enjoy!