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Actor Dominic Gerrard hosts an exciting new series that explores the Life and Times of Charles Dickens: his extraordinary novels, who he was as a person, his career as a performer, and his activism. Guests include: Stephen Fry, Miriam Margolyes, Armando Iannucci, Alice Loxton, Robert Douglas-Fairhurst, Lucinda Hawksley, John Mullan, Pen Vogler, Andrew Davies, Rosie Holt, Bernard Cornwell .... and many more academics, writers, actors, directors and descendants of the great man himself! Along ...
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The Night Mail Podcast

Gerry Marletta & Tony Pikramenos

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According to Yankee Dictionary: A Compendium of Useful and Entertaining Expressions Indigenous to New England, by Charles Haywood, “night mail” is the name “given to a New England through train that rattles across the countryside during the hours of darkness with its sleeping cars, mail, express, a smoker, and a coach with a few dozing lumberjacks and college boys traveling cheap, with perhaps a milk car or two on the head end.”In that same amiable spirit, we’d like to present The Night Mail ...
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The future of Christianity is on the margins, on the frontier - away from the institutions and self-professed leaders that have failed the church repeatedly. Christianity thrives in the Backwoods.
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How and why we came to live under a suffocating tyranny, and what can be done about it. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2024/07/17/the-total-state-how-liberal-democracies-become-tyrannies-auron-macintyre/) We strongly encourage, in these days of censorship and deplatforming, all readers to bookmark o…
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We talk about the Marine Corps Band. Birdo: https://x.com/timelineearth https://www.patreon.com/timelineearth https://x.com/TLEbirdarchist Paz: https://x.com/TLEPaz https://t.co/sdLJpfL2Ds J: https://findmyfrens.net/jburden/ Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/j.burden Substack: https://jburden.substack.com/ Axios: https://axios-remote-fi…
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Of all the things that became clear after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, perhaps topping the list was the inadequacy of women serving in Secret Service roles especially when the bullets were flying. We talk about why only men should serve in such roles, and why the push to get women into law enforcement roles in Ameri…
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We talk about recent events in the Russia-Ukraine War LJ: https://sonar21.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3_RUWLuA4E&t=1500s J: https://findmyfrens.net/jburden/ Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/j.burden Substack: https://substack.com/@jburden Axios: https://axios-remote-fitness-coaching.ck.page/8ebf7bacb8…
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TIMETABLE: Intro: 0:00 Welcome Mat: 1:17 Independence Day Review / Montage: 1:51 Weather Update: 14:25 Local News & Views: 15:29 Happenings: 28:45 Reading Review Review: 37:56 Extinct Local Products: 46:08 From the Attic: 47:50 Switch Track: 57:02 Public Domain Performance: 57:33 3D News / The Fourth Estate: 1:09:30 The Biden Camp / Should I Stay o…
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TIMETABLE: Welcome Mat: 0:00 Chew the Fat: 2:00 Loose Threads / Mailbag: 17:57 From the Attic: 25:10 Extinct Local Products: 58:45 News & Views: 59:47 Reading Review Review: 1:05:17 Happenings: 1:21:48 Recs & Reviews: 1:29:19 Switch Track: 1:39:44 Legends, Libels & Lies: 1:40:05 Public Domain Performance: 1:41:46 Kidz Korner: 1:48:42 Theater of the…
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We talk about puritans. THE BOOK: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/book/1103025587 GB: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwy2Js2KHHU&t=0s J: https://findmyfrens.net/jburden/ Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/j.burden Substack: https://substack.com/@jburden Axios: https://axios-remote-fitness-coaching.ck.page/8ebf7bacb8…
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Of entrepreneurship, and great men, and achievement. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2024/06/25/life-on-the-line-a-chefs-story-of-chasing-greatness-facing-death-and-redefining-the-way-we-eat-grant-achatz/) We strongly encourage, in these days of censorship and deplatforming, all readers to bookmark o…
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We talk about normie-maxxing ( this means having friends and not being weird) FP: https://twitter.com/FuriusPertinax/media https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZMcysG5OQ4&list=PLHOCH_0tfHq1tjIZNCQDuRSyRh0HSMYJX&index=1&t=0s J: https://findmyfrens.net/jburden/ Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/j.burden https://jburden.substack.com/ Axios: ht…
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Why political nostalgia is destructive, and the attitudes we should foster instead. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2024/06/19/against-nostalgia/) We strongly encourage, in these days of censorship and deplatforming, all readers to bookmark our main site (https://www.theworthyhouse.com). You can also…
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We talk about fertility rates and pro-natalism. NB some audio issues but I tried the best I could to fix them. MC: @SimoneandMalcolm https://www.youtube.com/@SimoneandMal... https://basedcamppodcast.substack.com/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08FMWMFTG J: https://findmyfrens.net/jburden/ Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/j.burden Substack:…
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A book of history which implicates the future, in particular fueling thoughts of what a revolutionary Right in America might look like. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2024/06/12/fascism-the-career-of-a-concept-paul-gottfried/) We strongly encourage, in these days of censorship and deplatforming, all…
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Lee, one of the people I admire most, joins me to discuss Apocalypse Now. He has written about it extensively on his substack, through the lens of Nietzsche’s Birth of Tragedy, though we discuss the film from many other angles as well. A supplement essay for my perspective can be found on my substack, “War Is The Father Of Us All.”…
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Join us as we explore the mythopoetic men’s movement, inspired by Robert Bly’s "Iron John," and how it aimed to fill the emotional void left by distant paternal figures. We'll uncover the cultural significance of this movement, which relied on Jungian psychology and pagan spirituality, examining its rise in the context of post-World War II alienati…
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Dominic is joined today by the inimitable Professor Ian Haywood, of the Centre for Inclusive Humanities at the University of Roehampton. Together they delve into the astonishing 'Riots of Eighty' that gripped London for a week and were brought thrillingly to life in Dickens' Barnaby Rudge ... Ian is a specialist in the radical politics and visual c…
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TIMETABLE: Welcome Mat: 0:00 Chew the Fat: 1:33 News & Views: 18:15 Extinct Local Products: 37:16 Reading Review Review: 38:17 Happenings: 47:00 More News & Views: 57:38 Recs & Reviews: 58:46 From the Attic: 1:14:17 Switch Track: 1:22:41 It’s All Fun & Games: 1:23:12 Theater of the Air: 1:33:14 Mailbag: 1:37:25 3D News: 1:49:10 Public Domain Perfor…
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We talk about Auron's new book, The Total State: How Liberal Democracies Become Tyrannies Book: https://tinyurl.com/neypkkv4 Auron: https://findmyfrens.net/auronmacintyre/ https://x.com/AuronMacintyre J: https://findmyfrens.net/jburden/ Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/j.burden Substack: https://jburden.substack.com/ Axios: https://axi…
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Darryl Cooper joins me to discuss the archetypical significance of UFO's and AI as a "living myth" of the modern era. Are they real? Will AI replace humanity, as so many predict? Or are aliens and AI two different manifestations of the same Archetype for the technological age? To hear more from this podcast and get bonus content, including essays a…
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Today we focus on Tarantino's later films, which I consider to be everything after Kill Bill Vol. 2 My guests are Spendo, who was on the first episode, and Isaac Simpson, who has been on this show three times before and has his own excellent podcast, which I've appeared on several times, The Carousel. Become a paid subscriber on my substack and get…
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The majority of Americans have been catechized to believe that psychologists are the experts when it comes to happiness and human flourishing. But as Abigail Shrier says in her new book, "Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up," it's probably true that psychologists are the last people on earth to consult about how to raise healthy kids. Why i…
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We talk about Christians in the Middle East, and of course, everyone's favorite democracy HUNGER: https://x.com/HungerDye J: https://findmyfrens.net/jburden/ Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/j.burden Substack: https://jburden.substack.com/ Axios: https://axios-remote-fitness-coaching.ck.page/8ebf7bacb8…
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A book whose time has come. How white people in America, persecuted for decades, began to realize they must act as a group to protect and advance their interests, just as every other group already does in America. And how to encourage and manage this process. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2024/05/1…
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I'll be honest, I have no idea what we talked about Arthur: https://bloodandrain.substack.com/ https://twitter.com/blood_and_rain https://www.youtube.com/@UCNbL3Enjdf_... https://open.spotify.com/show/4bm6UwM... STICKER: https://goodsvffer.com/products/j-bur... AXIOS: https://axios-remote-fitness-coaching... J: https://findmyfrens.net/jburden/ Buy …
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Dominic is joined again by the inimitable Dr. Pete Orford for Part II of his examination of The Mystery of Edwin Drood ... Pete’s book Edwin Drood: Charles Dickens’ Unfinished Novel And Our Endless Attempts To End It … (Pen & Sword books) is our guide throughout. It is a hugely entertaining read where scholarly citations and tomfoolery combine with…
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TIMETABLE: Welcome Mat: 0:00 Nips & Nibbles: 1:09 Chew the Fat: 15:23 National Poetry Month: 30:00 Mailbag: 35:39 Loose Threads: 42:37 News & Views: 53:00 Reading Review Review: 1:16:40 (Non) Extinct Local Products: 1:21:23 From the Attic / Kidz Korner: 1:22:30 Happenings: 1:25:20 Switch Track: 1:29:31 Legends, Libels & Lies: 1:29:56 Theater of the…
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We talk about Islam and everybody's favorite democracy. J: https://findmyfrens.net/jburden/ Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/j.burden Substack: https://jburden.substack.com/ T777: https://realthomas777.substack.com/ https://twitter.com/REAL_7homas777 https://www.imperiumpress.org/shop/steelstorm/ Axios: https://axios-remote-fitness-coa…
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