Pod Only Knows #047 – Rethinking “Lord of the Flies” in the age of MAGA
Kelly and John discuss why people maybe get “Lord of the Flies” all wrong, and why what it’s REALLY about matters a great deal right now.
Category: Pod Only Knows
Pod Only Knows #046 – “First they came for the academy…” : The MAGA Attack on Higher Education
Kelly and John discuss the attack on higher education, the cynical manipulation of antisemitism, and the complicated role religion is playing
Pod Only Knows #045 – Roko’s Basilisk, Pope Watch 2025, and Paula White
Kelly and John Roko’s Basilisk, the techbro thought experiment underlying Elon Musk’s zealous insanity, plus Pope news and Paula White
Pod Only Knows #044 – The Lord of the Right: Tolkien, Fascism, and Race – with Marika Rose
Scholar Marika Rose joins Kelly and John to talk about why the far-right and religious zealots love Tolkien, and whether that’s justified.
Pod Only Knows #043 – The Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover with Lerone A. Martin
Scholar and author Lerone A. Martin joins Kelly and John to discuss his acclaimed book “The Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover”
Pod Only Knows #042 – Jason Kirk on “Hell Is A World Without You”
Jason Kirk joins Kelly and John to talk about his evangelical youth coming-of-age novel “Hell Is A World Without You”