The Reading Wheel Review

The Reading Wheel Review

Center for Religion, Culture & Democracy

Episodes 28
Avg. Duration 44m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (6)
Since Jan 2024
Latest Episode May 2026

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Monthly
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Episodic
Consistency
88%
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About This Podcast

Physical books are at once a conduit for conveying complex and well-developed ideas and an artifact of the time and place from which they come. While digital media has its place in social discourse, the book is an enduring piece of technology that has been one of the primary vehicles for shaping civilization. The Reading Wheel Review is an initiative designed to anchor sustained attention to books that truly matter, and to shape a substantive dialogue around them.

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Recent Episodes

Ep. 26 | Interview with Matthew Spalding | The Making of the American Mind

May 28, 2026 44m

In this edition of the Reading Wheel Review, Dr. Jordan Ballor, executive director of First Liberty’s Center for Religion, Culture, and Democracy, interviews Dr. Matthew Spalding, the Kirby Professor…

Ep. 25 | Interview with Jeff Polet | The Federalist Papers

Apr 23, 2026 49m

In this edition of the Reading Wheel Review, Dr. Jordan Ballor, executive director of First Liberty’s Center for Religion, Culture, and Democracy, interviews Dr. Jeff Polet, Director of the Ford…

Ep. 24 | Interview with Erik Matson | The Wealth of Nations

Mar 26, 2026 47m

In this edition of the Reading Wheel Review, Dr. Jordan Ballor, executive director of First Liberty’s Center for Religion, Culture, and Democracy, interviews Dr. Erik Matson, Gibbons Fellow in…

Ep. 23 | Interview with Jana Novak | Washington's God

Feb 26, 2026 43m

In this edition of the Reading Wheel Review, Dr. Jordan Ballor, executive director of First Liberty’s Center for Religion, Culture, and Democracy, interviews Jana Novak, co-author of Washington’s…

Ep. 22 | Interview with Daniel L. Dreisbach | Reading the Bible with the Founding Fathers

Jan 29, 2026 44m

In this edition of the Reading Wheel Review, Dr. Jordan Ballor, executive director of First Liberty’s Center for Religion, Culture, and Democracy, interviews Dr. Daniel L. Dreisbach of American…

Ep. 21 | Interview with Paul Marshall | Called to Be Friends, Called to Serve

Nov 27, 2025 42m

In this edition of the Reading Wheel Review, Dr. Jordan Ballor, executive director of First Liberty’s Center for Religion, Culture, and Democracy, interviews Dr. Paul Marshall, Wilson Professor of…

Addendum | Decadence and Renewal in the Higher Learning

Oct 30, 2025 46m

In this special “addendum” edition of the Reading Wheel Review, Dr. Jordan Ballor, executive director of First Liberty’s Center for Religion, Culture, and Democracy, interviews Dr. Jenna A. Robinson,…

Ep. 20 | Interview with Luke Sheahan | The Social Philosophers

Sep 25, 2025 43m

In this episode, CRCD Executive Director Dr. Jordan Ballor interviews Dr. Luke C. Sheahan, associate professor of political science at Duquesne University. They discuss Robert Nisbet's classic work…

Ep. 19 | Interview with Melissa Moschella | Ethics, Politics, and Natural Law

Aug 28, 2025 50m

In this edition of the Reading Wheel Review, Dr. Jordan Ballor, executive director of First Liberty’s Center for Religion, Culture, and Democracy, interviews Dr. Melissa Moschella, professor of the…

Addendum | Interview with Hunter Baker | Postliberal Protestants

Jul 31, 2025 40m

In this addendum edition of the Reading Wheel Review, Dr. Jordan Ballor, executive director of First Liberty’s Center for Religion, Culture, and Democracy, interviews Dr. Hunter Baker, who serves as…

Ep. 18 | Interview with Miles Smith | Religion and Republic

Jul 24, 2025 44m

In this edition of the Reading Wheel Review podcast, Dr. Jordan Ballor, executive director of First Liberty’s Center for Religion, Culture & Democracy, interviews Miles Smith, an assistant…

Ep. 17 | Interview with Jeff Mateer | To Kill a Mockingbird

Jun 26, 2025 45m

This month marks the 65th anniversary of the original publication of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. On this episode, First Liberty’s Chief Legal Officer Jeff Mateer joins Dr. Jordan Ballor,…

Ep. 16 | Interview with Stephen Presley | Biblical Theology in the Life of the Early Church

May 29, 2025 44m

In this episode, we engage with Dr. Stephen Presley’s Biblical Theology in the Life of the Early Church: Recovering an Ancient Vision. Dr. Presley is director of education and engagement as well as…

Ep. 15 | Interview with John D. Wilsey | Religious Freedom: A Conservative Primer

Apr 24, 2025 45m

In this month’s episode of the Reading Wheel Review, Dr. John D. Wilsey, a senior fellow at the CRCD and professor at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, sits down with the CRCD’s director of…

Ep. 14 | Interview with Gerald McDermott | Deep Anglicanism: A Brief Guide

Feb 20, 2025 1h 4m

In this episode, Trey Dimsdale talks with Gerald McDermott about his book, Deep Anglicanism: A Brief Guide.

Ep. 13 | Interview with Bryan T. McGraw, Jesse Covington, and Micah J. Watson | Hopeful Realism

Jan 23, 2025 48m

In this episode, Trey Dimsdale talks with Bryan T. McGraw, Jesse Covington, and Micah J. Watson about their book, Hopeful Realism: Evangelical Natural Law and Democratic Politics.

Ep. 12 | Interview with Catherine Ruth Pakaluk | Hannah's Children

Dec 26, 2024 1h 6m

In this final issue of the inaugural year of the Reading Wheel Review, CRCD executive director Trey Dimsdale interviews Dr. Catherine Ruth Pakaluk, a Harvard-trained economist and professor at the…

Ep. 11 | Interview with Carl Trueman | To Change All Worlds

Nov 28, 2024 42m

In this episode, Trey Dimsdale talks with Dr. Carl Trueman about his newly released book, To Change All Worlds: Critical Theory from Marx to Marcuse.

Ep. 10 | Interview with Ruth Wisse | If I Am Not For Myself

Oct 24, 2024 53m

In this episode, Trey Dimsdale talks with Dr. Ruth Wisse about her book, If I am Not for Myself: The Liberal Betrayal of the Jews.

Ep. 9 | Interview with Katharine Birbalsingh | The Michaela Way

Sep 26, 2024 54m

In this episode, Trey Dimsdale talks with Katharine Birbalsingh about her book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Teachers: The Michaela Way.

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The Reading Wheel Review has published 28 episodes since January 2024, covering topics in Government, Philosophy.

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The Reading Wheel Review is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 44m.

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