10 Best Ross Douthat Podcasts in 2026

1. Is Christianity Anti-Calvinist? Theologian Responds to Peter Thiel and Ross..

Follow Play Oct 14, 2025 16:51
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About Episode Why is tech billionaire, Peter Thiel, interested in dispensational eschatology, gnosticism, and Calvinism? Michael Horton responds to Ross Douthat's conversation with Peter Thiel about the anti-christ and transhumanism. PARTNER WITH US - https://solamedia.org/partner/?sc=AS2502V When you become a partner today, you'll receive two remarkable books as our thanks: Rediscovering the Holy Spirit by Dr. Michael Horton and Praying with Jesus by Pastor Adriel Sanchez. We believe these books can guide you into a clearer understanding of the Spirit's work and a richer prayer life. FOLLOW US YouTube | Instagram | X/Twitter | Facebook | Newsletter  WHO WE ARE Sola is home to White Horse Inn, Core Christianity, Modern Reformation, and Theo Global. Our mission is to serve today's global church by producing resources for reformation grounded in the historic Christian faith. Our vision is to see reformation in hearts, homes, and churches around the world. Learn more: https://solamedia.org/  MORE Podcast Title Know What You Believe with Michael Horton
Podcast Description In the 21st century, the church faces some odd headwinds. Technological advancement is accelerating, congregations are fracturing, and things like astrology and New Age spirituality are becoming more mainstream. It's more important than ever to thoughtfully engage with cultural trends outside of the church and theological disagreements within the church. "Know What You Believe with Michael Horton" is Sola Media's podcast dedicated to engaging today's thought leaders through response videos, interviews, apologetic discussion, and more. In a combative media landscape, our goal is to provide clarity, find common ground, and help equip you to engage with trends and popular ideas from many of today's most prominent figures.MORE Guest Ross Douthat
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2. The "Good Life": The Dangerous Place The Left Wants To Take Us

Follow Play Oct 07, 2025 22:50
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About Episode What happens when one of America’s sharpest liberal thinkers is pressed to define the good life? In this episode, Jeremy unpacks a conversation between New York Times columnists Ross Douthat and Ezra Klein - two brilliant minds from opposite ends of the political spectrum. What begins as a discussion about progressivism’s future quickly becomes a deep philosophical exploration of faith, meaning, and purpose in modern politics. Jeremy walks us through the unraveling of Klein’s vision for “the good life” and what that says about the spiritual emptiness of today’s cultural left. Stay tuned until the end, because what Klein finally admits might surprise you. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:57 Progressive despair 3:10 Obama was liberal high water mark 5:40 Where are liberals taking us? 20:03 We have to understand the philosophical underpinnings of each side Subscribe on Substack ➡️ https://jeremypryor.substack.com Follow Jeremy on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/jeremympryor/ X: https://x.com/jeremympryor Resources Mentioned: Interesting Times With Ross Douthat Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVL69ZfvhuQ --- Welcome to Jeremy Pryor's Podcast, or what I like to call, "Jeremy Pryor Unfiltered." We are excited to bring you seasons of content all the way from Tolkien to Theology, from Business to Family. If you like to contemplate deep philosophical ideas across a wide range of topics, you've come to the right place. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes! MORE Podcast Title Jeremy Pryor's Podcast
Podcast Description We are excited to bring you seasons of content all the way from Tolkien to Theology, from Business to Family. If you like to contemplate deep philosophical ideas across a wide range of topics, you've come to the right place. Make sure you give us a follow so you don't miss out on future episodes.MORE Host Jeremy Pryor
Guest Ross Douthat
Producer/Network Jeremy Pryor
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Apple Rating 4.9/5 Avg Length 39 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

3. Re-enchanting... Belief - Ross Douthat

Follow Play Jul 08, 2025 1:03:24
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About Episode Ross Douthat is a columnist for the New York Times and the author of 'Believe: Why everyone should be religious'. He joins Belle and Justin to talk about why religion is good for us, and to give some pointers for how the average agnostic may be able to find their way to faith. For Ross Douthat: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Believe-Why-Everyone-Should-Religious/dp/0310367581 For Seen And Unseen: https://www.seenandunseen.com/  If you found this conversation interesting, Seen & Unseen, the creators of Re-Enchanting, offers thousands of articles exploring how the Christian faith helps us understand the modern world. Discover more here: www.seenandunseen.com    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. MORE Podcast Title Re-Enchanting
Podcast Description There’s more to life than the world we can see. Stories, guests and interviews that can re-enchant our vision of culture, science, politics and art. Hosted by Belle Tindall and Justin Brierley. Recorded for Seen & Unseen at Lambeth Palace. Also from Seen & Unseen: www.seenandunseen.com : Articles on current affairs, culture, media and more. Newsletters : Weekly briefings on what's happening in the world Seen & Unseen Aloud : A podcast bringing a dose of news, on the go GodPod : A deeper conversation on theology, the world and just about everything. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE Hosts Belle Tindall, Justin Brierley
Guest Ross Douthat
Producer/Network Seen & Unseen
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Apple Rating 5.0/5 Avg Length 64 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. Why Believe?

Follow Play Jun 15, 2025 1:28:30
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About Episode The 18th-century philosopher David Hume famously predicted that, as the world grew more rational and scientific, people would stop having supernatural encounters. But that’s not what has played out. We might live in a secular age, but we continue to have seemingly divine experiences. Lots of people now describe themselves as “spiritual but not religious”, but taking that next step - that leap of faith - into a formal belief system might actually be more rational than not. (00:00) - - Intro (00:51) - - Modern miracles (05:56) - - Ross Douthat: Columnist and podcaster (07:10) - - The Decadent Society (12:11) - - Secular regrets (19:33) - - The Logos of creation (38:42) - - The Pathos of near-death experiences (45:08) - - Buff Dickson's near-death experience (50:35) - - More miracles (58:50) - - Join a religion - any religion! (01:10:04) - - The three problems with religion (01:17:19) - - Why believe in Jesus? CREDITSUndeceptions is hosted by John Dickson, produced by Kaley Payne and directed by Mark Hadley.  Alasdair Belling is a writer-researcher. Siobhan McGuiness is our online librarian.  Lyndie Leviston remains John's wonderful assistant.    Santino Dimarco is Chief Finance and Operations Consultant.  Editing by Richard Hamwi. Our voice actors today was Yannick Lawry.  Special thanks to our series sponsor Zondervan for making this Undeception possible.  Undeceptions is the flagship podcast of Undeceptions.com - letting the truth out. MORE Podcast Title Undeceptions with John Dickson
Podcast Description Every week on Undeceptions we’ll explore some aspect of life, faith, history, culture, or ethics that is either much misunderstood or mostly forgotten. With the help of people who know what they’re talking about, we’ll be trying to ‘undeceive ourselves’ and let the truth ‘out’.MORE Host John Dickson
Guest Ross Douthat
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Twitter 15.9K Avg Length 64 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

5. Suffering, Belief, & the Search for Meaning | Ross Douthat & Frank Bruni

Follow Play May 22, 2025 1:10:11
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About Episode College is a time for searching. For jobs, friends, meaning, and purpose. But when these searches fail us, or when we suffer from things outside our control, where does that leave us? Is there something more  — something spiritual or transcendent— that can give us hope?   In today’s episode, you’ll hear from two journalists who have thought about these questions. The first is Ross Douthat, a New York Times Opinion columnist and author of the new book, Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious. He’s in dialogue with Frank Bruni, an opinion contributor at the New York Times and a professor of journalism and public policy at Duke. In this discussion, moderated by UNC historian Molly Worthen, Ross and Frank share their experiences with suffering, their perspectives on spirituality and religion, and their search for meaning throughout their lives.   This forum was held at UNC Chapel Hill in April 2025. Thank you to the student planning team for making this event possible.    Find additional resources and quotes on the podcast episode page here. MORE Podcast Title The Veritas Forum
Podcast Description At the Veritas Forum, we believe we were made to seek truth and be changed by it. We are a community of students, faculty, campus ministers, and more, who are pursuing a vision of the university that seeks and stewards truth and invites people of all backgrounds to explore the ideas that shape our lives. Since 1992, we’ve shared lectures and conversations with a firm belief that generous dialogue is essential for universities and the Christian faith alike. In this podcast, we're pulling from our archives of recorded events. Learn more about each episode in the show notes and visit veritas.org to learn more about the mission of the Veritas Forum and join us as we explore the ideas that shape our lives.MORE Guest Ross Douthat
Producer/Network The Veritas Forum
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Apple Rating 4.7/5 Avg Length 36 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

6. Zanny Minton Beddoes and Ray Dalio on America’s Flailing Economy Under..

Follow Play Apr 27, 2025 42:56
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About Episode Today on the show, Fareed speaks with The Economist’s editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes and hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio about America’s economic turmoil in the first 100 days of the Trump administration and President Trump’s problems with Fed Chair Jerome Powell.  Next, Victoria Nuland, a former senior State Department official, joins the show to discuss the Trump administration’s efforts to negotiate a peace deal in Ukraine. Finally, what will Pope Francis’ progressive legacy mean for the election of the new Pope? Fareed speaks to The New York Times columnist Ross Douthat.   Guests: Zanny Minton Beddoes (@zannymb), Ray Dalio (@RayDalio), Victoria Nuland, Ross Douthat (@DouthatNYT) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesMORE Podcast Title Fareed Zakaria GPS
Podcast Description Fareed Zakaria GPS takes a comprehensive look at foreign affairs and global policies through in-depth, one-on-one interviews and fascinating roundtable discussions.
Host Fareed Zakaria
Guest Ross Douthat
Producer/Network CNN
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Apple Rating 4.2/5Facebook 41.8MTwitter 63.6MInstagram 22M Avg Length 42 min Format Long form Since Apr 2017 Get Email Contact

7. Rational and Religious (with Ross Douthat)

Follow Play Apr 14, 2025 1:17:31
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About Episode How can we explain the world's underlying order? How does consciousness emerge? And why do people from such different cultures have such similar near-death experiences? Listen as Ross Douthat, New York Times columnist and author of the new book Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious, argues that these and other unanswerable questions underscore his argument for the rationality of religious belief. He and EconTalk's Russ Roberts discuss Douthat's reasons for embracing faith with confidence, why science only bolsters his belief, and why he thinks that more religion would be a good thing for society. MORE Podcast Title EconTalk
Podcast Description EconTalk: Conversations for the Curious is an award-winning weekly podcast hosted by Russ Roberts of Shalem College in Jerusalem and Stanford's Hoover Institution. The eclectic guest list includes authors, doctors, psychologists, historians, philosophers, economists, and more. Learn how the health care system really works, the serenity that comes from humility, the challenge of interpreting data, how potato chips are made, what it's like to run an upscale Manhattan restaurant, what caused the 2008 financial crisis, the nature of consciousness, and more. EconTalk has been taking the Monday out of Mondays since 2006. All 900+ episodes are available in the archive. Go to EconTalk.org for transcripts, related resources, and comments.MORE Host Russ Roberts
Guest Ross Douthat
Producer/Network Russ Roberts
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 46.5KTwitter 24K Avg Length 75 min Format Long form Since Jan 2015 Get Email Contact