Concepts with Shawn Whatley
By Shawn Whatley
Listen to a podcast, please open Podcast Republic app. Available on Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
Image by Shawn Whatley
Category: Philosophy
Open in Apple Podcasts
Open RSS feed
Open Website
Rate for this podcast
Subscribers: 2
Reviews: 0
Episodes: 100
Description
Uncovering the concepts behind current events. Challenging accepted thinking. Offering solutions. shawnwhatley.substack.com
| Episode | Date |
|---|---|
|
Ethical Populism, Woke Extremism, and the Limits of Multiculturalism w Eric Kaufmann #104
|
Jul 14, 2026 |
|
Nihilism, Relativism, Western Civilization & Leo Strauss w Dimpee Brar #103
|
Jul 07, 2026 |
|
Why Conservatives Need Culture, Harold Innis, and National Cohesion (w/ Prof. John Bonnett) #102
|
Jun 30, 2026 |
|
Free Expression, Beauty, State Control. Christine Van Geyn on Maple’s Garden & Pandemic Panic #101
|
Jun 23, 2026 |
|
Conservatism as a Coalition: NatCons, Trump, Media, & Bright Lines w Liberalism | Josh Lewis #100
|
Jun 16, 2026 |
|
Identity Politics as an Incomplete Religion | Joshua Mitchell: American Awakening #99
|
Jun 09, 2026 |
|
Conservatism’s Drift Toward Battle | Elizabeth Corey on Culture and the Contemplative Life #98
|
Jun 02, 2026 |
|
Free Speech in Canadian Law Schools? Tim Haggstrom on Runnymede, Rule of Law, and Tim vs U. Sask #97
|
May 19, 2026 |
|
Conservatism vs. Liberalism (and Neoconservatism) | Shawn Whatley #96
|
May 12, 2026 |
|
Supreme Court vs. Provinces | Jodi Bruhn: Notwithstanding Clause & Canadian First Principles #95
|
May 05, 2026 |
|
#94 Tom Flanagan: Friedrich Hayek, Spontaneous Order, Markets, Justice, and the Limits of the State
|
Apr 28, 2026 |
|
#93 Evan Menzies: Alberta Separation. Alberta Should Be Upset, but It Should Stay in Canada
|
Apr 21, 2026 |
|
#92 Ashley Moyse: Techno-Ontology, Bioethics, and the “Provider” Problem in Modern Medicine
|
Apr 14, 2026 |
|
#91 Matthew Rowley: Bill 21, the Notwithstanding Clause, Alberta’s Future & Canada’s Constitutional Crisis
|
Apr 07, 2026 |
|
#90 Grant Havers: AI in Education, The Digital Cave, Great Books, and Why Dialogue Matters
|
Apr 02, 2026 |
|
#89 Paul Gottfried: Why “Liberal Democracy” Isn’t Liberal—or Democratic
|
Mar 31, 2026 |
|
#88 Sam Duncan: Building a Conservative Counter-Elite: Narrative, Institutions, and Canada’s Identity Crisis
|
Mar 24, 2026 |
|
#87 Barry Cooper: Technology, Canadian Myths, and Why Alberta Independence May Be Inevitable
|
Mar 17, 2026 |
|
#86 Ron Dart: Why Philosophy Matters Now. George Grant, the Massey Report, and the Contemplative Life
|
Mar 10, 2026 |
|
#85 Mia Hughes: Gender Medicine, WPATH Files, Ethics, Evidence-Based Medicine
|
Mar 05, 2026 |
|
#84 John von Heyking: America is great! Civics, Constitutions & Liberalism
|
Mar 03, 2026 |
|
#83 Dan Pitt: Do Ideas Still Matter in Politics? Intellectual Conservatism, Stanley Baldwin & Winning Elections
|
Feb 24, 2026 |
|
#82 Ferenc Hörcher: Are conservatives afraid of intellectuals? Intellectual Conservatism
|
Feb 17, 2026 |
|
#81 Franco Terrazzano: Canadian taxes. Money well spent? Unaccountable waste?
|
Feb 10, 2026 |
|
#80 Barry Bussey: Freedom and Its Limits, Is the Charter Conservative? & Freedom Convoy
|
Feb 03, 2026 |
|
#79 Barbara Kay: Understanding Neoconservatism from Norman Podhoretz to Modern Conservatism
|
Jan 27, 2026 |
|
#78 Debunking Mark Carney: A Critical Review of His Davos Speech
|
Jan 22, 2026 |
|
#77 Cole Hogan: Canada's New Right, Pierre Elliot Trudeau, & the Conservative Party
|
Jan 20, 2026 |
|
#76 JJ McCullough: Is the monarchy relevant in Canada? Plus Trump, Iran, and culture.
|
Jan 13, 2026 |
|
#75 Liberty without liberalism. Balancing Universalism and Particularism in Politics with Jeremy Geddert
|
Jan 08, 2026 |
|
#74 David Leis: Canada at a Crossroads an Urgent Call for Renewal
|
Jan 06, 2026 |
|
#73 Alex MacDonald : Balancing Economic Liberty and Social Tradition, plus Thoughts on Monarchy
|
Dec 30, 2025 |
|
#72 Merry Christmas! Embracing Intentional Ignorance and the Meaning of Gift Receiving
|
Dec 23, 2025 |
|
#71 Michael Bonner: The Crisis of Liberalism: The Origin and Destiny of Freedom.
|
Dec 18, 2025 |
|
#70 Kate Marland: The Conservative Case for High Culture. Engaging Youth Beyond Economic Policies
|
Dec 16, 2025 |
|
#69 Sean Speer: Government MUST remain neutral on culture. Will vs Inheritance a core debate
|
Dec 11, 2025 |
|
#68 Anthony Koch: Government CANNOT Remain Neutral on Culture
|
Dec 09, 2025 |
|
#67 Matt Spoke: Project Ontario, Real-Life Conservatism, and Building a Strong Conservative Future in Canada
|
Dec 04, 2025 |
|
#66 Ben Woodfinden: The New Right and Red Toryism
|
Dec 02, 2025 |
|
#65 Caroline Elliott: Is Canada's Identity at Risk? How can we save Canada?
|
Nov 25, 2025 |
|
#64 Ray Pennings: Religion in the Public Square. Study of Canada-US religiosity
|
Nov 18, 2025 |
|
#63 Ron Dart: Is Toryism Dead in Canada? The Red Tory Element in Canadian Conservatism
|
Nov 11, 2025 |
|
#62 Sam Routley: Unpacking Canadian Conservative voters. Fusionism, culture and economics
|
Nov 04, 2025 |
|
#61 Alexander Brown: Young Voters, Culture, and Politics in Canada
|
Oct 30, 2025 |
|
#60 Alexander Rosenthal-Pubul: Conservative Humanism - Reconciling Tradition and Modernity
|
Oct 28, 2025 |
|
#59 Tim Sargent: Can Economics Save Canada? Does Economics Serve Politics or Should Economics Rule?
|
Oct 21, 2025 |
|
#58 Ross Upshur: AI in Medicine, Limits of Evidence Based Medicine, & What Does It Mean to be Human?
|
Oct 14, 2025 |
|
#57 Grant Havers: Understanding Marshall McLuhan's Relevance: AI, Social Media, and Conservative Thought
|
Oct 07, 2025 |
|
#56 Calum Nicholson: Boomers are Frozen in Fortune & Society is Blinded by Science
|
Sep 30, 2025 |
|
#55 Paige MacPherson: Smartphones, Canadian Education Performance, and School Choice
|
Sep 25, 2025 |
|
#54 Étienne-Alexander Beauregard - Gen-Z Conservatism & Anti Civilization: Why Our Societies Collapse From Within
|
Sep 23, 2025 |
|
#53 Tristin Hopper: Extremism in Canadian Universities and review of his book, "Don't be Canada"
|
Sep 18, 2025 |
|
#52 Josh Lewis: Conservatism, Saving Elephants, Populism, Donald Trump, and Economic Morality
|
Sep 16, 2025 |
|
#51 Reflecting on Charlie Kirk. Are we tired of being bullied?
|
Sep 11, 2025 |
|
#50 George Nash: The Conservative Intellectual Movement
|
Sep 09, 2025 |
|
#49 Yuval Levin: Unity, Citizenship, and American Constitutionalism
|
Sep 02, 2025 |
|
#48 Nico Lagan: Political Orphans, Masculinity, and Faith
|
Aug 26, 2025 |
|
#47 Andy Crooks: Moral Courage and the Heart of Conservatism
|
Aug 19, 2025 |
|
#46 Marco Navarro-Genie: Red Toryism, Canadian Identity, and the Role of Conservatism
|
Aug 12, 2025 |
|
#45 Sean Walsh: The Hard Problem of Consciousness, AI, and Conservatism
|
Aug 05, 2025 |
|
#44 Tristan Rogers: Conservatism Past and Present--A Philosophical Introduction
|
Jul 29, 2025 |
|
#43 Brian Day: The Fight for Canadian Healthcare | A 30-Year Battle for Patient Rights
|
Jul 22, 2025 |
|
#42 Nathan Pinkoski: Actually Existing Postliberalism
|
Jul 15, 2025 |
|
#41 Rebecca Vachon: Canada's Rapid Expansion of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD)/Euthanasia
|
Jul 08, 2025 |
|
#40 Happy Canada Day! What is Canada? What are we celebrating?
|
Jul 01, 2025 |
|
#39 Adam Swart: CEO Crowds on Demand. Paid Protesters a Moral and Political Dilemma?
|
Jul 01, 2025 |
|
#38 Ryan Alford: Seven Absolute Rights and necessary limits on government
|
Jun 24, 2025 |
|
#37 Daniel Pitt: The essence of conservatism from Burke to Scruton.
|
Jun 17, 2025 |
|
#36 Ferenc Hörcher (Hungary) on Intellectual Conservatism from Burke to Scruton
|
Jun 10, 2025 |
|
#35 Peter Copeland: The politics of Pope Leo XIV. What can we expect from the new pope?
|
Jun 03, 2025 |
|
#34 David Livingstone: Radical Conservatives, postmodernism, and D'Arcy McGee on Canada's Founding
|
May 27, 2025 |
|
#33 John von Heyking on political friendship, pro-Hamas protests, and the future of Canada.
|
May 20, 2025 |
|
#32 Mark Carney and Justin Trudeau are universalists. Donald Trump is not. What is universalism?
|
May 15, 2025 |
|
#31 Simplifying liberalism. Start with individuals.
|
May 13, 2025 |
|
#30 Geoff Russ -- Hope for Canada vs progressive internationalism
|
May 08, 2025 |
|
#29 Grant Havers on Leo Strauss, Conservatism, and Modern Political Issues
|
May 06, 2025 |
|
#28 Jodi Bruhn: Political Myths, the non-left voter, and COVID fallout
|
May 01, 2025 |
|
#27 Ted Morton: The Charter Revolution & Conservative Politics
|
Apr 29, 2025 |
|
#26 Another short introduction. Why would an MD bother with politics?
|
Apr 24, 2025 |
|
#25 Ginny Roth on Political Myths, Biggest Election Misses, Trump, and Canada's Future
|
Apr 24, 2025 |
|
#24 Jeremy Geddert: Canadian Nationalism & George Grant
|
Apr 22, 2025 |
|
#23 Sean Speer: High Stakes Politics & Challenges for Canada's Next Prime Minister
|
Apr 17, 2025 |
|
#22 Preston Manning: The Origins and Impact of Canadian Populism
|
Apr 15, 2025 |
|
#21 Dr. Arnie Lange: How to Sort Conservatism in Canada
|
Apr 10, 2025 |
|
#20 Roy Eappen: Transgenderism, Mark Carney, Liberals, and the Election
|
Apr 09, 2025 |
|
#19 Daniel Dufort, Pres. MEI: Tackling Tariffs, Housing, and Trade Barriers
|
Apr 08, 2025 |
|
#18 Bob Plamondon Unveils John Diefenbaker in a New Light
|
Apr 03, 2025 |
|
#17 Candice Malcolm: Trudeau’s Legacy, Election Dynamics, & Rise of New Media
|
Apr 01, 2025 |
|
#16 JJ McCullough: Navigating Conservative Values in a Changing Political Landscape
|
Mar 27, 2025 |
|
#15 Mark Milke: Navigating Victimhood and Utopianism
|
Mar 25, 2025 |
|
#14 Brianna Morris - The Charter, COVID, and Parliament vs Judiciary
|
Mar 20, 2025 |
|
#13 Bruce Pardy - Exploring Political Labels and Libertarian Philosophy
|
Mar 18, 2025 |
|
#12: Caylan Ford - Exploring the Soul of Conservatism
|
Mar 13, 2025 |
|
#11: Revolutionary times, liberalism vs conservatism, & the quest for a better life
|
Mar 12, 2025 |
|
#10: Chris Milburn - Navigating Healthcare, Bureaucracy, and Free Speech
|
Mar 11, 2025 |
|
#9: Andrea Mrozek - Why Marriage Still Matters
|
Mar 06, 2025 |
|
#8: John von Heyking - Exploring Conservatism and Community
|
Mar 04, 2025 |
|
#7: Brian Lee Crowley - Exploring Canada’s Political and Social Fault Lines
|
Mar 04, 2025 |
|
#6: Lori Regenstreif - Navigating Addictions and Vulnerabilities
|
Mar 04, 2025 |
|
#5: Sean Speer - The Intersection of Pluralism, Conservatism, and Modern Society
|
Mar 04, 2025 |