The Political Animals

By Jonathan Cole

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Conversations at the intersection of religion, politics and culture. The Political Animals is hosted by Jonathan Cole, a scholar, writer and translator who specialises in political theology.

Episode Date
Australian Political Thought, with Prof Wayne Hudson
Jan 14, 2024
Peter Viereck and New Conservatism, with Dr Simon Kennedy
Jan 07, 2024
Eric Voegelin’s Concept of Political Gnosticism: A Conversation with Dr Simon Kennedy
Dec 10, 2023
Quadrant Magazine and Conservatism in Australia, with Dr Ian Tregenza
Nov 26, 2023
Anarcho-Capitalism, with Pietro Angeli
Nov 12, 2023
Faith and Politics in New Zealand for Australian (and other) Dummies, with Tim Wilson
Oct 29, 2023
Political Theology Part 2
Oct 16, 2023
Political Theology Part 1
Oct 02, 2023
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice, with Prof Nicholas Aroney
Sep 17, 2023
The Triumph of Technique over Purpose and the Problem with the Moral Language of "Values", with Prof Iain Benson
Sep 03, 2023
Wake Up, Lefties, and Reject Wokeness: A Conversation with Prof Clive Hamilton
Aug 20, 2023
Reading Edmund Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France with Dr Holly Lawford-Smith
Jul 30, 2023
Linguistic tyranny: the fight for free speech, with Brendan O'Neill
Jul 06, 2023
Russia: A Guide for the Perplexed, with Dr Andreas Berg
Jun 25, 2023
A Compassionate, Yet Orthodox, Approach to Homosexuality and Gender Incongruence in the Church, with Pieter Valk
Jun 18, 2023
The Myth of the Sovereign Self (and Other Libertarian Heresies Corrupting Conservatism), with Gray Connolly
Jun 04, 2023
John Milbank on Christian Political Theology and its Secular Perversions
May 21, 2023
Dr Knox Peden on his Journey from Spinoza and Marx to Catholicism
Apr 30, 2023
Evangelicalism: An Insider's Critique of a Wayward Movement, with Prof Constantine Campbell
Apr 13, 2023
Russian Orthodoxy: From Communist Repression to State Ideology and the War in Ukraine, with Prof Kristina Stoeckl
Apr 02, 2023
The Wreck of Western Culture: The Struggle to Find Meaning in a Post-Christian World, with Prof John Carroll
Mar 26, 2023
Symbolism and the Sacred in Cities, Ancient and Modern, with Dr Mario Baghos
Mar 12, 2023
Why Secularism is Good for Religion and its Perversion Bad for Everyone, with Dr Michael Bird
Mar 05, 2023
Sydney Anglicanism, with Rev Dr Michael Jensen
Feb 26, 2023
A Pox on Both Their Houses: Libertarianism, with Katherine Mangu-Ward
Feb 16, 2023
Liberalism in Australia, with Prof Judith Brett
Jan 29, 2023
Gender Clinics and the Politicisation of Medicine, with Bernard Lane
Jan 22, 2023
Beyond Religion and the Secular: A Conversation with Prof Wayne Hudson
Jan 15, 2023
Conservatism vs Liberalism: Reviewing Yoram Hazony's Case for Conservatism, with Dr Simon Kennedy
Jan 08, 2023
The Triumph of Nationalist Populism and the Failure of Conservatism: Dissecting the American Right, with Josh Lewis
Dec 18, 2022
Christian Apologetics in an Age of Secular Ignorance and Hostility, with Dan Paterson
Dec 11, 2022
Trump, Ukraine, Covid Forgiveness and Living in Babylon: A Conversation with Martyn Iles
Dec 04, 2022
Anti-Communism, the Labor Party Split, the Rise of the DLP and Catholic Tribalism: Remembering B.A. Santamaria, with Gerard Henderson
Nov 20, 2022
Are States Illegitimate, Dangerous and Unnecessary? Radical Consociationalism, with Prof Gary Chartier
Nov 13, 2022
Evangelicals Working for the Renewal of the Uniting Church, with Anna White-Atkins
Nov 06, 2022
Monarchy vs Republic and the Power of Political Symbols, with Dr Joshua Neoh
Oct 30, 2022
Neoliberalism: The Scope, Application and Limits of Free Markets, with Dr Gordon Menzies
Oct 16, 2022
Andrew Thorburn and the Death of Pluralism, with Religious Freedom Lawyer John Steenhof
Oct 06, 2022
Are Women Fully Human? Gender Norms and the Politics of Feminism, with Dr Holly Lawford-Smith
Oct 02, 2022
A History of Conservatism in Australia, with Prof Greg Melleuish
Sep 25, 2022
God and Religion in the Australian Constitution, with Dr Ben Saunders
Sep 18, 2022
Religion and Spirituality in Australia: A Demographic Analysis with Dr Ruth Powell
Sep 11, 2022
Woke Theology, with Dr Jacqueline Service and Dr Amy Erickson
Aug 28, 2022
Sex, Singleness, Identity and the Modern Self, with Dr Dani Treweek
Aug 21, 2022
Adam Smith, the Invisible Hand and the Intersection between Economics and Theology, with Prof Paul Oslington
Aug 14, 2022
A Voice to Parliament, Acknowledgment of Country, Cultural Safety and Cancel Culture, with Dr Anthony Dillon
Aug 07, 2022
Religious Liberty: A History, with Dr Sarah Irving-Stonebraker
Jul 24, 2022
Robert Menzies: An Exploration of the Faith and Politics of Australia's Longest Serving Prime Minister, with Dr David Furse-Roberts
Jul 17, 2022
Karl Marx: Myths, Misconceptions and Other Marxist Heresies, with Prof Wayne Hudson
Jul 10, 2022
Transhumanism and the Quest for Technological Immortality: A Conversation with Prof Ben Mitchell
Jul 03, 2022
Anglicanism: A House Divided, with The Rt Rev Prof Stephen Pickard
Jun 19, 2022
The Dark Arts of Political Campaigning and the Recent Federal Election in Australia, with James Flynn
Jun 12, 2022
Christianity and Science: A Conversation with Astrophysicist Dr Frank Stootman
Jun 05, 2022
Complementarianism, Egalitarianism, Male Headship and the Role of Women in the Church: A Conversation with Prof Graham Cole
May 29, 2022
Islam and Christianity: Theological Continuity or Discontinuity? A Conversation with Dr Mark Durie
May 08, 2022
Euthanasia: A Conversation with Dr Megan Best
May 01, 2022
Ukraine and the Future of Warfare, with Mick Ryan
Apr 24, 2022
Campbell Newman on Why He Left the Liberal Party, the Virtues of Small Government and His Senate Bid with the Liberal Democrats
Apr 10, 2022
Atheism and the Failures of Modern Philosophy
Apr 03, 2022
The War on Christian Schools, with Mark Spencer
Mar 27, 2022
Catholicism in Contemporary Australia and the Emergence of New Sectarian Alignments
Mar 20, 2022
Lyle Shelton on the Demise of the Christian Democratic Party and the Future of Christian Politics in Australia
Mar 06, 2022
The Christian Foundations of Australia: A Conversation with Dr Michael Gladwin
Feb 27, 2022
Right Wing Extremism: A Conversation with Dr Kristy Campion
Feb 20, 2022
Are China and America destined for War? Great Power Rivalry in the Asia-Pacific, with Sam Roggeveen
Feb 13, 2022
A Critical Review of Australia's Covid Response, with Kurt Mahlburg
Jan 30, 2022
Political Violence and the Power of Ideology: A Conversation with Dr Carlos Raimundo
Jan 23, 2022
Cultural Marxism: A Conversation with Dr Knox Peden
Jan 16, 2022
Roger Scruton on Freedom, Authority and the Meaning of Conservatism
Jan 09, 2022
Gender Critical Feminism and the Transgender TERF War: A Conversation with Holly Lawford-Smith
Dec 12, 2021
Being the Bad Guys: Doing Church in a Hostile Culture, with Stephen McAlpine
Dec 05, 2021
Multiculturalism, Liberalism and Australian Culture: A Conversation with Dr Alex Naraniecki
Nov 28, 2021
Evangelicals, Trump and America: A View from the Inside, with Dr James Stamoolis
Nov 21, 2021
There is no salvation in politics: Christianity in an age of deep political anxiety, with Martyn Iles
Nov 07, 2021
Education: What Went Wrong? A Conversation with Dr Kevin Donnelly
Oct 31, 2021
Vaccines, Mandates, Conscience, Hesitancy and Churches: A Conversation with Rev Dr Andrew Errington
Oct 24, 2021
Is Australia a Racist Country? A Conversation with Indigenous Commentator Dr Anthony Dillon
Oct 17, 2021
Intellectual Snack: Edmund Burke on Necessities, Human Nature and the Dangers of Abstract Political Thinking
Oct 10, 2021
Intellectual snack: Aristotle's Political Animal
Oct 07, 2021
John Stuart Mill on Free Speech
Oct 05, 2021
Public Christianity with Dr Natasha Moore
Oct 03, 2021
On the Life, Times, Political Theology and Poetry of John Milton with Dr Ben Myers
Sep 26, 2021
European Philosophy with Prof Wayne Hudson, Part B: Derrida, Foucault and Deleuze
Sep 19, 2021
European Philosophy with Prof Wayne Hudson, Part A: Kant, Hegel and Schelling
Sep 12, 2021
The Tyranny of Health: Government, Law and Freedom in the Covid Era with Prof Nicholas Aroney
Aug 29, 2021
Lessons from the Afghanistan Debacle with Former Intelligence Analyst Jonathan Cole
Aug 22, 2021
Rebecca Hilton on the Untold and Unsung Historical Contribution of Women to the Australian Church: A Baptist Case Study
Aug 15, 2021
Is Social Media Dehumanising? A Conversation with Nathan Campbell
Aug 08, 2021
Same-sex attraction and conservative Christianity: An important conversation for the Church
Aug 01, 2021
On the Political and Cultural Legacy of Jordan Peterson
Jul 18, 2021
Religious Freedom with Human Rights Lawyer John Steenhof
Jul 04, 2021
Child Sexual Abuse Inquiries and the Catholic Church: Reassessing the Evidence
Jun 20, 2021
Political Science with Professor Keith Dowding
Jun 06, 2021
Building Bridges Amidst the Culture Wars: A Conversation with Parnell Palme McGuinness
May 24, 2021
The Conservative Tradition from Menzies to Morrison: A Conversation with Damien Freeman
May 12, 2021
Modern Liberalism: A Conversation with Tim Wilson MP
May 02, 2021
Evangelical Christianity in a Progressive World: A Conversation with Dr Michael Bird
Apr 25, 2021
Cancel Culture and the Fight for Civilisation: A Conversation with the IPA's Bella d'Abrera
Apr 18, 2021
Political Parties: A Conversation with LNP Insider Josh Phillips
Apr 11, 2021
Media in an Era of Polarisation and Disruption: A Conversation with John Sandeman
Mar 28, 2021
The Scourge of Pornography: A Conversation with Melinda Tankard Reist
Mar 21, 2021
Dave Pellowe on the Church and State Summit, the Christian Right, and that photo with the Proud Boys
Mar 14, 2021
Christian Citizenship and the Christian Political Vocation: A Conversation with Dan Anderson
Mar 07, 2021
The Ravi Zacharias Scandal: A Conversation with RZIM insider Richard Shumack
Feb 28, 2021
Feminism: A Conversation with Dr Jacqueline Service
Feb 21, 2021
The Woke University: A Conversation with Dr Bernard Doherty
Feb 14, 2021
Karl Marx's Conservative Manifesto: "Conservatives, Unite!"
Feb 07, 2021
Blue Labor and the Politics of Jesus: A Conversation with Centre-Left Theologian Scott Cowdell
Jan 31, 2021
Confessions of a Trumpaholic: A Conversation with Dr Stephen Chavura on the Future of Conservatism
Jan 24, 2021
The Rise of China, the Decline of America and the Future of the Global Order: 2020 in Review with Prof. Wayne Hudson
Jan 10, 2021
Preliminary reflections on the US Capitol insurrection
Jan 07, 2021
Conspiracy Theories
Dec 13, 2020
A Conversation with Martyn Iles, Managing Director of the Australian Christian Lobby
Dec 06, 2020
Critical race theory: a critique
Nov 29, 2020
Special Announcement: Changes at The Political Animals
Nov 23, 2020
Russell Kirk on 'The Conservative Mind'
Nov 16, 2020
Is this the end of Trumpism?
Nov 09, 2020
Can a Christian vote for Trump in good conscience?
Oct 26, 2020
Michael Oakeshott on being conservative
Oct 19, 2020
Hayek's Liberal Critique of Conservatism
Oct 12, 2020
Libertarianism, Liberalism, and Conservatism: Is Fusionism Dead?
Oct 05, 2020
Trump, Postliberalism and the Future of Conservatism
Sep 22, 2020