The Back of the Book

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In The Back of the Book, host Christopher J. Scalia interviews writers, scholars, and other expert guests about culture and the arts.

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Episode Date
Education for Freedom with Zena Hitz
May 15, 2026
A Family Affair
Apr 30, 2026
Post-Bellum and Pre-Harlem: A Conversation About Charles W. Chesnutt
Apr 16, 2026
[FROM THE ARCHIVE] My Brother the Priest
Apr 02, 2026
Good Migrations?
Mar 19, 2026
Stories in Stanzas
Mar 05, 2026
Brooke’s Books
Feb 21, 2026
Inklings in Battle
Feb 05, 2026
The Rhythm of the Saints
Jan 22, 2026
A Holly Jody Christmas
Dec 23, 2025
Mind, Muscle, and Mimesis
Dec 11, 2025
Solly’s Special: Thanksgiving and Its Jewish Roots
Nov 26, 2025
A Spark of Literary Genius
Nov 13, 2025
Who Was Oskar Stoessel?
Oct 30, 2025
Welcome to the Machine: The Story of the 1975 Cincinnati Reds & the Greatest World Series Ever Played
Oct 16, 2025
Panic on the Podcast!
Oct 02, 2025
Pre-mendous!
Sep 19, 2025
Creative Catholics: Literature & Theology in the 20th Century
Sep 04, 2025
Summertime Blues: 2020 in Hindsight
Aug 21, 2025
Joining the Frey: The Battle for the Liberal Arts
Aug 07, 2025
The Macho Mensches of Manhattan
Jul 21, 2025
Not Just a Juggalo
Jun 26, 2025
Conservatives and Culture with Dana Gioia
Jun 09, 2025
BOOK LAUNCH! 13 Novels Conservatives Will Love (but Probably Haven’t Read)
May 21, 2025
These Are the Days of Miracle and Wonder
May 01, 2025
My Brother the Priest
Apr 18, 2025
The Politics of Public Art and a Plan for Cultural Renewal
Apr 03, 2025
Presidents and the Power of Popular Culture
Mar 13, 2025
Who Killed Beauty? The Demise of Art Deco and the Rise of Ugly Buildings
Feb 23, 2025
A Legion of Horribles; or Cormac McCarthy, The Cannibal Owl, and the Art of Fiction
Feb 06, 2025
The Arts in America, with Daniel Asia 
Jan 24, 2025
Classical English, the Socratic Method, and Stoicism: A Conversation with Ward Farnsworth
Dec 20, 2024
The Poetry and Fiction of Sally Thomas
Dec 02, 2024
Ross Douthat on Fantasy Literature and The Falcon’s Children
Nov 15, 2024
Virtue Ethics and Athletic Excellence with Sabrina B. Little
Oct 31, 2024
Keith O'Brien on The Life and Legacy of Pete Rose
Oct 09, 2024
Saturday Night Live at 50, with Scot Bertram and Christian Schneider
Oct 01, 2024
Fr. Damian Ference on 'Understanding the Hillbilly Thomist'
Sep 26, 2024
AEI’s Christine Rosen on 'The Extinction of Experience'
Sep 19, 2024
Introducing 'The Back of the Book'
Sep 09, 2024