Thoughtful conversations with Interesting Musicians and Thinkers musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded April 29th, 2025About Raoul Eshelman: https://performatism.de/HOMECheck out Raoul's book, Transcending Postmodernism: Performatism 2.0: https://www.routledge.com/Transcending-Postmodernism-Performatism-20/Eshelman/p/book/9781032359564?srsltid=AfmBOoqDPUGEpWYcbf7Jpzz4iPn3NS2Ki67_Wv4PQfn_TXIM9AvKMEmo This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded May 10th, 2025Check out Little Spiral's music: https://littlespiral.com/https://open.spotify.com/artist/0F4j5dYHZNmjEbpqDzBscR?si=wLbhD_ObRw2Bu7L5ueRJ5gThe song played at the end (audio version) is “Billboard” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded April 26th, 2025Check out HIP Video Promo: https://www.hipvideopromo.com/Check out the HIP To The Scene podcast, hosted by Andy Gesner: https://open.spotify.com/show/0hs4qS0RBtpNzy0wa5BFeB This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded April 25th, 2025About Catherine Connors: https://herbadmother.com/Check out Catherine's essay, titled Love and Piety in Machiavelli's Mandragola: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eiIsjFQISiBESmxl95bYEpRV1wFcRJJT/view?usp=sharing This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded May 6th, 2025About Carlos Roa: https://danubeinstitute.hu/en/authors/roa-carlosCheck out Carlos' article in the American Conservative, titled The Golden Road Trump Should Take: https://www.theamericanconservative.com/the-golden-road-trump-should-take/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded May 26th, 2025Check out the Comedy Cellar: https://www.comedycellar.com/Check out the Live From the Table podcast, hosted by Noam Dworman: https://open.spotify.com/show/4HDdlMVJX1Ustj4CohzGLB This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded April 25th, 2025Gavin Duncan is a writer and presenter living in Budapest, Hungary. Check out his work here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gav-duncan-a8903120/?originalSubdomain=hu This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded April 22nd, 2025About Heather Mac Donald: https://manhattan.institute/person/heather-mac-donaldCheck out Heather's book When Race Trumps Merit: How the Pursuit of Equity Sacrifices Excellence, Destroys Beauty, and Threatens Lives: https://www.amazon.com/When-Race-Trumps-Merit-Sacrifices/dp/1956007164 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded May 5th, 2025 About the Center for Immigration Studies: https://cis.org/ Check out Mark's article in Compact, titled On Immigration, the Left Must Learn from Cesar Chavez: https://www.compactmag.com/article/on-immigration-the-left-must-learn-from-cesar-chavez/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded April 21st, 2025 About Sasha Vasilyuk: https://www.sashavasilyuk.com/ Check out Sasha's novel, Your Presence Is Mandatory: https://www.amazon.com/Your-Presence-Mandatory-Sasha-Vasilyuk/dp/1639731539 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded April 14th, 2025Check out Geneviève Racette's music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3puoZ6FIQPCCA2mX9Yh6fUhttps://genevieveracette.com/The song played at the end is “Le roseau.” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded April 2nd, 2025 Check out Top Tier Wrestling: https://toptierwrestling.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded April 11th, 2025 About Ian Buruma: https://ianburuma.wordpress.com/ https://www.bard.edu/faculty/ian-buruma Check out Ian Buruma's new biography of Spinoza, titled Spinoza: Freedom's Messiah: https://www.amazon.com/Spinoza-Freedoms-Messiah-Jewish-Lives/dp/030024892X This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded April 5th, 2025 Check out Rachel Dara's music: https://racheldara.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/3hF6E1ngi70xWEeDjFUYFJThe song played at the end is “The Next Big Invention.” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded April 14th, 2025 Check out Katie Ferrara's music: https://www.katieferrara.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/04NagpVwMXSSbMqOOQoaNxThe song played at the end is “Bloom.” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded April 1st, 2025 Diane Dimond is a journalist and author of We're Here to Help: When Guardianship Goes Wrong: https://dianedimond.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Were-Here-Help-Guardianship-Brandeis/dp/1684581672 Marian Kornicki is the Founder of the Victims and Families Devastated by Guardianship Coalition: https://gaininfo.org/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded March 30th, 2025Check out Larisa Santiago's music: https://www.larisaofficialmusic.com/https://open.spotify.com/artist/7zCfLXirCilgEbw0POyoWB?si=CNRpQ2MGRB-jRs4GUWEJMAThe song played at the end is “Hold Me Down.” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded April 22nd, 2025 Check out John's articles on Quillette, titled Jihadism Is the Problem & Hamas Should Never Be Decriminalised: https://quillette.com/2025/03/29/jihadism-is-the-problem-syria-gaza/ https://quillette.com/2025/04/16/hamas-should-never-be-decriminalised/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded March 29th, 2025 Check out Clemmy's music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1MIqOCrhANmejaGCfxKkXU?si=Nb8Ul0GPSQasTNutvZ546AThe song played at the end is “I Wanna Say.” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded March 28th, 2025About Will Collins: https://willcollinsinbudapest.com/https://das.elte.hu/content/faculty/collins/Check out Will's article in Fusion, titled Eastern Europe, 1989—the Last Nationalist Revolution: https://www.fusionaier.org/post/eastern-europe-1989-the-last-nationalist-revolution This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded March 21st, 2025 (before the passing of Pope Francis) About Gary Giuffré: https://www.garygiuffre.net/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded March 21st, 2025 About Professor Walter Block: http://business.loyno.edu/bio/walter-block Check out Professor Block's book, Defending the Undefendable III: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-16-3957-9 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded April 7th, 2025 About Professor R. Shep Melnick: https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/morrissey/departments/political-science/people/faculty-directory/r-shep-melnick.htmlCheck out Professor Melnick's article in Quillette, titled The Political Foundations of the DOGE Scam: https://quillette.com/2025/03/11/the-political-foundations-of-the-doge-scam-trump-elon-musk/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded March 14th, 2025 About Professor Gary Saul Morson: https://slavic.northwestern.edu/people/faculty/morson-gary-saul.html Check out Professor Morson's article in First Things, titled Dostoyevsky's Credo: https://firstthings.com/dostoevskys-credo/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded Mach 11th, 2025 Check out Robbie Harte's music: https://www.robbieharte.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/45WUApHXz3ovRKxxB8cqCKThe song played at the end is “The in Between.” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded March 8th, 2025 Check out Zealya's music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0UNz7P6B7eRfP5SQdzluIWThe song played at the end is “The Story of Medusa.” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded March 7th, 2025 About Michael Walsh: https://www.encounterbooks.com/authors/michael-walsh/?srsltid=AfmBOooXX4tGGIgWDwQbjnrDA34Eo-4YPE4Sn1Ar0P5uh-Bki2dCFHEn Check out Michael's new book A Rage to Conquer: Twelve Battles That Changed the Course of Western History: https://www.amazon.com/Rage-Conquer-Battles-Changed-Western-ebook/dp/B0D1PHGH2Z This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded March 28th, 2025 Dandelion Highway are Kayleigh McGavock & Chris Sytnyk Check out Dandelion Highway's new EP The Crossing:The song played at the end is “Croi Alainn.” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded March 4th, 2025 About Mark Bradford:https://www.wordonfire.org/author/mark-bradford/ https://www.wordonfire.org/fellowship-for-persons-with-intellectual-developmental-disabilities/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded February 27th, 2025 About Dr. Lydia McGrew: https://lydiamcgrew.com/ Check out Dr. McGrew's book Testimonies to the Truth: Why You Can Trust the Gospels: https://www.amazon.com/Testimonies-Truth-Why-Trust-Gospels/dp/1947929232 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded February 25th, 2025 About the Freedom From Religion Foundation: https://ffrf.org/ Check out Dan Barker's latest book, Contraduction: https://www.amazon.com/Contraduction-Dan-Barker/dp/1839195975 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded February 24th, 2025About Rod Dreher: https://danubeinstitute.hu/en/authors/dreher-rodhttps://roddreher.substack.com/Check out Rod's new book, Living in Wonder: Finding Mystery and Meaning in a Secular Age: https://www.amazon.com/Living-Wonder-Finding-Mystery-Meaning/dp/0310369126 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded February 21st, 2025 About Professor Thomas Powers: https://www.carthage.edu/live/profiles/869-thomas-powers Check out Professor Powers' article in Quillette, titled Trump and the DEI Counter-Revolution: https://quillette.com/2025/02/08/trump-and-the-dei-counter-revolution-affirmative-action-civil-rights/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded February 21st, 2025 Check out Francesca Tarantino's music: https://francescatarantino.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/0PdOlZcp5lryupyIlDIZDOThe song played at the end is “Hold On To Me.” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded March 15th, 2025 Check out Georgia's debut single, Summer Weather: https://georgia-rose.bandcamp.com/track/summer-weather https://open.spotify.com/album/75HFrlQJWLHyMueoWD3id5?si=zp-7vXQaRu6ypuUYI60cQAThe song played at the end is “Summer Weather.” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded February 18th, 2025 About Jonathan Rauch: https://www.brookings.edu/people/jonathan-rauch/ Check out Jonathan's new book, Cross Purposes: Christianity's Broken Bargain with Democracy: https://www.amazon.com/Cross-Purposes-Christianitys-Bargain-Democracy/dp/0300273541 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded February 8th, 2025 Check out Angela's music: https://angelasaini.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/26IfUxXgnaFeFA1DM0Q54w?si=o0fm6R2xSFW8JYJxzcAdTwThe song played at the end is “Gatyari Mantra.” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded February 28th, 2025 About Yardena Schwartz: https://www.yardenaschwartz.com/ Check out Yardena's book Ghosts of a Holy War: The 1929 Massacre in Palestine That Ignited the Arab-Israeli Conflict: https://www.amazon.com/Ghosts-Holy-War-Palestine-Arab-Israeli/dp/145494921X This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded February 3rd, 2025 Professor Jeffrey Kaplan passed away on March 14th, 2025. Here is his obituary on the Hungarian Conservative: https://www.hungarianconservative.com/articles/opinion/obituary-professor-jeffrey-kaplan/About Professor Jeffrey Kaplan: https://danubeinstitute.hu/en/authors/prof-kaplan-jeffrey Check out Professor Kaplan's book, Radical Religion in America: Millenarian Movements from the Far Right to the Children of Noah: https://www.amazon.com/Radical-Religion-America-Millenarian-Movements/dp/0815603967 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded February 1st, 2025 Check out Misha Bear's music: https://mishabear.bandcamp.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/6pOtvY1ebxzpHQBWeio8VdThe song played at the end is “Stay In Your Lane.” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded January 31st, 2025 About Professor Walter Block: https://www.loyno.edu/academics/faculty-and-staff-directory/walter-block Check out Professor Block's book Defending the Undefendable II: Freedom In All Realms: https://cdn.mises.org/defending_the_undefendable_ii.pdf This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded January 25th, 2025 Check out Madison Galloway's music: https://www.madisongalloway.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/50J27BeJLo8Roh6QepeJBR?si=66ov_BBNRMmcc3jwRMhu7gThe song played at the end is “Open Your Eyes.” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded January 24th, 2025Check out Shaylyn's music: https://www.shaylynmusic.com/https://open.spotify.com/artist/104qes6ETU8OMXFAudD0ZDThe song played at the end is “The Drink.” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded January 23rd, 2025 About Dr. John Bergsma: https://www.johnbergsma.com/ https://spt.franciscan.edu/faculty/bergsma-john/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded February 7th, 2025Check out Eli's page in The Free Press: https://www.thefp.com/w/eli-lakeCheck out the Breaking History podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4GGl8rnfldvqTeA0vAFK9G?si=9475b70c9f5a4c28 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded January 22nd, 2025About Bill Deresiewicz: https://billderesiewicz.com/ https://deresiewicz.substack.com/ Check out Bill's recent essay on Persuasion, titled How Art Lost Its Way: https://www.persuasion.community/p/how-art-lost-its-way This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded January 21st, 2025Check out Siobhan Bodrug's music: https://siobhanbodrugmusic.bandcamp.com/https://open.spotify.com/artist/7txaNJjUA1XAkxkY3dOGoDThe song played at the end is “Undertow.” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded February 4th, 2025 About Benjamin Kerstein: https://benjaminkerstein.com/ https://benjaminkerstein.substack.com/ Check out Benjamin's tribute piece to David Lynch on Quillette, titled American Surrealist: https://quillette.com/2025/01/21/american-surrealist-david-lynch/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded January 20th, 2025Check out Janna's music: https://www.jannaleduc.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/2K4XiuMfmMNGrzpzy7Y6Xf?si=bUdesTE4RQ6OPumRz_QCHwThe song played at the end is “Drive.” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded January 18th, 2025 Check out Rebelle's music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0zd05cxkyyEojQXvV1JFEA?si=naqtumUATk6HDxEiM7h1wgThe song played at the end is “Taboo.” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com
Originally Recorded January 16th, 2025 About Professor Marcia C. Inhorn: https://anthropology.yale.edu/profile/marcia-c-inhorn https://marciainhorn.com/ Check out Professor Inhorn's new book, Motherhood on Ice: The Mating Gap and Why Women Freeze Their Eggs: https://www.amazon.com/Motherhood-Ice-Anthropologies-American-Medicine/dp/1479813044 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com