Orthodoxy
Religion & Spirituality
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A podcast where Andy Schmitt talks with theologians, authors, and reporters about Orthodox Christian belief and its connection to godly living in every aspect of ones life.
Episodes
- #172 // Frannie Block | The Chinese War Against Christianity
In this episode I talked with Frannie Block. Frannie is a reporter at The Free Press and has recently reported on Chinese persecution of Christian pastors in her piece, China vs. God: Ezra Jin and Beijing’s War on Christianity . We talked…
- #171 // Dr. Louis Markos | The Deeper Meaning In C.S. Lewis's Ransom Trilogy (Space Trilogy)
In this episode I talked with Dr. Louis Markos from Houston Christian University. Dr. Markos is the author of many books including On the Shoulder of Hobbits: The Road to Virtue with Tolkien and Lewis, From Aristotle to Christ: How Aristot…
- #170 // Dr. Mary Talley Bowden | What Is Hantavirus?
In this episode I talked with Dr. Mary Talley Bowden about the Hantavirus. You may have heard of this if you’ve been reading the news lately. A group of people were on a cruise ship and began to spread the virus. For most Americans, this k…
- #169 // Dr. Vern Poythress | Making Sense Of Creation & The Fall
In this episode, I talk with Dr. Vern Poythress about his upcoming book, Making Sense of Creation and Fall . In his book, Dr. Poythress sets out to explain the dynamic and multi-faceted reality of Genesis 1-3. In our discussion we talk abo…
- I Am An Evangelical And I No Longer Support Israel.
I recorded this episode on March 23rd. Obviously a lot of things have happened since then. But here are my thoughts on the Israel/Iran (and not American) war in the Middle East. Sign up for my newsletter and never miss an episode: https://…
- #168 // Mary Rooke | Why Trump Went To War With Iran & How To Stop The Fall Of America
In this episode I talked with Mary Rooke, a reporter from the Daily Caller. We discussed Trump's speech on Wednesday night, why America is in a war with an Iran, why Tucker Carlson was right, and how to rebuild America. I hope you enjoy! M…
- #167 // Rachel Rodriguez | Why Florida Is The Most Important State In America
In this episode I talked with Rachel Rodriguez. She is running to be the next Governor of Florida in a packed race filled with candidates from all parties. We discussed why this race will decide the future of the Republican Party. Check he…
- #166 // Geoff Shepard | What Actually Happened During The Watergate Scandal
Geoff Shepard came to Washington, DC in 1969 as a White House Fellow, after graduating from Harvard Law School. He served on President Richard Nixon’s White House staff for five years, including a year as deputy counsel on the president’s…
- #165 // Dr. Stephen Hicks | How Friedrich Nietzsche Influenced The Modern Age
In this episode I talked with Dr. Stephen Hicks. Dr. Hicks is a philosophy professor and author. He has taught many classes at Peterson Academy including ones on Logic, Postmodern Philosophy, and Modern Philosophy. In this conversation we…
- #164 // Dr. Scott Jensen | Is It Possible To Fix The Fraud In Minnesota?
In this episode I talked with Dr. Scott Jensen. Dr. Jensen is running for State Auditor in Minnesota, a campaign that he announced right after dropping out of the Minnesota gubernatorial race. Jensen is a doctor, former Minnesota State Sen…
- #163 // Dr. Mary Talley Bowden | Did Jeffrey Epstein Plan COVID-19?
In this episode I talked with Dr. Mary Talley Bowden. We discussed the Epstein files and the communications between Epstein and other billionaires related to pandemic preparedness that were happening as early as 2013. We talked about Trump…
- #162 // Dr. David Deavel | Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s Warning To The West
In this episode I talked with Dr. David Deavel from the University of St. Thomas in Houston. He is the Associate Professor of Theology and is the author and editor of several books including a book called Solzhenitsyn and American Culture…
- #161 // Dr. Keith Campbell | Narcissism, Hypnosis, And The Future
In this episode I talked with Dr. Keith Campbell. Dr. Campbell is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Georgia, is the author of more than 200 papers and several books including the latest, The New Science of Narcissism. Dr. Camp…
- #160 // Dr. Michael Ward | Artificial Intelligence & The Abolition Of Man
If you’re like me and grew up in the public school system, you may have been taught that language, reality, and truth are merely subjective. That there is no true meaning and therefore, no true values, and purpose in life. This is the phil…
- #159 // Rebeccah Heinrichs | Why Christians Must Defend Israel
Over the past year Jew hatred has become a massive trend not just among liberals, but also among self-proclaimed “conservatives” like Candace Owens, Tucker Carlson, and Nick Fuentes. If you listen to them, you probably think the “Jews” are…
- #158 // Jonathan Freedland | How To Defy Tyrants & Nazis
In 1943 a group of high society anti-Nazi’s from Germany met together to discuss ways in which they could defy the Nazi regime and rebuild Germany after the war. What they didn’t know is that at that meeting there was a spy. Someone who wo…
- #157 // Zineb Riboua | How Zohran Mamdani Became The Mayor Of New York City
Zohran Mamdani was just elected to be the next Mayor of New York City. How did an anti-American, anti-Capitalism, anti-Jew, anti-Western millennial become the most powerful person in the largest city in the United States? I wanted to know.…
- The End Of America.
Nick Fuentes, Ben Shapiro, Tucker Carlson, and Elon Musk. What do all of those names have in common? An utter lack of virtue and theological direction. Why? Because they play Marxist power games and refuse to deal with the core, fundamenta…
- #156 // Dr. Mary Talley Bowden | Is The Medical Industry Beyond Saving?
The beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic started almost five years ago. You would think that in five years we would know more about what actually happened leading up to the pandemic and why, during the pandemic so many of our medical “expert…
- #155 // Dr. Peter McCullough | Does Tylenol Cause Autism?
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Trump Administration have talked quite a bit about the fact that there is a 400% increase in autism rates in children up to 8 years old between 2000 and 2022. They claim that in America we’ve gone from 1 in 15…
- #154 // Josh Code | Why 50,000 Christians In Nigeria Have Been Murdered
In this episode I talked with a Free Press reporter, Josh Code. He recently wrote an article on the persecution of Christians in Nigeria. In this article he interviewed a Christian man in Nigeria who was taken captive by Muslims and beaten…
- #153 // Tanya Lukyanova | Is Israel Murdering Children?
In this episode, I talked with Tanya Lukyanova from The Free Press. Tanya is a video journalist who grew up in Russia and is now living in the United States. She has reported on Russia’s authoritarian decline from her home country and has…
- What To Do If Your Pastor Doesn’t Talk About Charlie Kirk
In this episode I talk about what you should do if your pastors fails to talk about Charlie Kirk. I discuss what is happening in the political realm and why the extremists on the political Right and Left are both pushing narratives about t…
- #152 // Robert P. George | The Murder Of Charlie Kirk And The Reality Of This Cultural Moment
In this episode, I talked with Professor Robert P. George from Princeton University. We discussed the assassination of Charlie Kirk, Robert George’s friendship with Kirk, and the implications of the current cultural moment that we exist in…
- #151 // Larry Sanger | How The Co-Founder Of Wikipedia Became Anglican
In this episode I talked with Larry Sanger. As you may know, Larry is the Co-Founder of Wikipedia and a recent convert to Christianity . Sanger has his PhD in Philosophy from Ohio State University and created Wikipedia’s first introduction…
- In The Midst of the Years (Pt. I) | What Did Jonathan Edwards Think A Revival Was?
In this episode, I begin a short series based on the book by Thomas Nettles, In the Midst of the Years: A History of Reformation and Revival in America . There is much confusion in the modern age related to what revival is and how we can d…
- #150 // Leo Briceno | Why Are Conspiracies So Enticing?
In this episode, I talked with Leo Briceno. Leo is a reporter for WORLD News. We discussed the Jeffery Epstein story and Leo broke down the timeline of events from the Epstein case. We then discussed why conspiracy theories are so enticing…
- #149 // Iain Duguid | How Did Christ Build The Church?
In this episode I talked with Dr. Ian Duguid. Dr. Duguid is the Professor of Old Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary. He has planted churches in California, England, and Pennsylvania and received his PhD from the University of Ca…
- #148 // Ben Zeisloft | Is The Pro-Life Movement Really Pro-Life?
In this episode I talked with Ben Zeisloft about his new book, ‘ Forsakes of the Fatherless: The Secret Treachery of the “Pro-Life” Establishment ’. In this book Ben exposes the actual agenda of those in political power who claim to be “Pr…
- #147 // Lucy Biggers | From Helping Elect AOC To Fighting The Progressive Narrative
In this episode, I talked with Lucy Biggers. Lucy is a Social Media Editor at The Free Press and has written several articles for The Free Press. She was formerly a “climate change” activist and avid supporter of progressive politicians an…
- #146 // Lauren Canterberry | How The Abortion Industry Is Killing Women
In this episode I talked with WORLD News Reporter, Lauren Canterberry. We discussed her reporting related to the Mifepristone abortion tablets and her reporting on the SCOTUS ruling that Planned Parenthood cannot receive Medicaid funding i…
- #145 // Dale Ahlquist | How G.K. Chesterton Converted C.S. Lewis
In this episode I talked with Dr. Dale Ahlquist. Dr. Ahlquist is the co-founder of Chesterton Academy, the President of the Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton, and the creator and host of the EWTN series “G.K. Chesterton: The Apostle of C…
- #144 // John M. Owen | Why Isolationism Doesn’t Work And The 12 Day War
In this episode I talked with Dr. John M. Owen, the Ambassador Henry J. and Mrs. Marion R. Taylor Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia. He is also the author of a book called, The Ecology of Nations , and he is the recent re…
- #143 // Tammy Peterson | Christianity VS Authoritarianism And Beauty VS Brutalism
In this episode I had the opportunity to sit down with Tammy Peterson. Tammy, as you may know, is the wife of Dr. Jordan Peterson and the host of The Tammy Peterson Podcast . Back in September of last year Tammy and I did a podcast in whic…
- #142 // Dr. Graham A. Cole | Angels, Demons, Satan, And The Spiritual War
In this episode I talked with Dr. Graham Cole. Dr. Cole is dean emeritus and professor of Systematic Theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He is also the author of many books including Theological Method: An Introduction , He Wh…
- Donald Trump VS Elon Musk And Why Big Tent Republicanism Doesn’t Work
In this episode, I discuss the fight between Elon Musk and President Donald Trump, why Americans need to stop spending money we don’t have, and why allowing anyone into the Republican party cases major problems. I hope you enjoy! Sign up f…
- Is It All The Jews’ Fault?
In this episode, I talk about a girl who is attending UCONN and cannot read, why the Jews aren’t responsible for your sin, and why localism is the best form of Conservative. I also break down an email from a progressive psychological “mini…
- #141 // Robert P. George, Stephen Meyer, Tim Mahoney | Were The American Founding Fathers Christians?
If you’re like me and grew up in the Government School system, you may have heard that the American Revolution was made possible by Enlightenment philosophy and deists who didn’t believe in a Providential God. But, like many other things i…
- #140 // Annie Crawford | How To Survive The End Of The World
In this podcast I had the opportunity to talk with Annie Crawford. Annie Crawford is a cultural apologist, classical educator, and homeschooling mom whose passion is to help others look at the world around them and see that all truth is Go…
- #139 // Daniel Taylor | The True Purpose Of A Good Story
In this episode, I got to talk with Daniel Taylor. Daniel Taylor (Ph.D., Emory University) is the author of eighteen books, including The Myth of Certainty , Letters to My Children, Tell Me A Story: The Life-Shaping Power of Our Stories ,…
- #138 // Dr. Douglas Hedley | The End Of Western Civilization And Narnia
You may know Dr. Douglas Hedley from two series he did with Jordan Peterson on the Exodus and the Gospels. But Dr. Hedley has done so much more. He is the Professor of the Philosophy of Religion at the University of Cambridge and he has wr…
- Wisconsin Supreme Court Election Reaction
In this episode I discuss the Wisconsin Supreme Court Election that happened last night. As a resident of Wisconsin for over 20 years, I feel I know a little bit about the state. I talk about why the Republicans cannot trust the unions, wh…
- #137 // Lauren Canterberry | Is Protestantism Dying?
In this episode I talked with WORLD News reporter, Lauren Canterberry, about the new Pew Research Center Religious Landscape Study . We talked about what all was in the study and why Protestantism, across the board, is in decline. We also…
- NEWSLETTER: ORTHODOXY & ORDER
Sign up here: https://www.orthodoxyandorder.com It’s been well documented over the past decade that mainstream media is on its way out while new and independent outlets are on the way in. It’s also been well documented that Protestant Chri…
- Is Gavin Ortlund A Liberal? Yes.
In this episode I respond to a video that was released by Gavin Ortlund yesterday in which he explains why he thinks that he is not a liberal. Gavin says that there are three reasons why people call him a liberal, but I argue that it’s not…
- #136 // Eric Kaufmann | Is It Possible To Reform Western Institutions?
In this episode I got to talk with Eric Kaufmann. Eric is a professor at the University of Buckingham in Buckingham, England. He was previously a professor for over 20 years at Birbeck, University of London where his job and livelihood was…
- NSA Sex Chats And Theological Gaslighting
In this episode, I discuss a new report from City Journal in which they obtained chat logs from within the NSA that are filled with sexual immorality and transgender ideology. I connect this to the church in America and organizations like…
- #135 // Larry Sanger | How The Co-Founder Of Wikipedia Became A Christian
In this episode, I talked with Larry Sanger. Larry is the co-founder of Wikipedia and received his PhD in Philosophy from Ohio State University. We discussed his conversion to Christianity, and more specifically, how the Bible brought him…
- #134 // Leah Savas | Is IVF Immoral?
In this episode, I talked with Leah Savas about new abortion legislation around the country, IVF and if it’s immoral, and Lila Rose debating 25 pro-abortion activists . We discussed the way in which Democrats and liberals twist language in…
- Is Catholicism Conservative?
In this episode, I respond to a question from an earlier video related to Catholic doctrine, Conservatism, and Protestantism. I talk about the difference between Tradition and Conservatism and how true Conservatism leads to confessional Pr…