Uncommon Sense - The Official Podcast of the Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton

By Society of G.K. Chesterton

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Ace Raphael
 Jul 27, 2023

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The Podcast of the Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton, where we talk about everything under the sun with a Chestertonian perspective, as well as the writings and legacy of G.K. Chesterton himself. The podcast is hosted by Grettelyn Darkey and Joe Grabowski. Want to give us feedback? Email podcast@chesterton.org.

Episode Date
RE-AIRING: Is Christmas Pagan? (No, it isn't)
Dec 09, 2025
Special #GivingTuesday Message from Stacey Bowman
Dec 02, 2025
RE-AIRING: G.K. Chesterton, Charles Dickens, and Christmas
Dec 02, 2025
Gifts of Gratitude - Advent with G.K. Chesterton
Nov 25, 2025
Building Catholic Culture, with Emily Stimpson Chapman
Nov 18, 2025
RE-AIRING: Belloc's "The Four Men" with Deacon Nathan Allen
Nov 11, 2025
Chesterton and Cardinal Newman
Nov 04, 2025
Funerals are for the Living? Our Halloween episode!
Oct 28, 2025
Hurry, the Early Bird, and the Earlier Worm - Chesterton on Modern Journalism
Oct 21, 2025
Chesterton on Studying History: Hastings & "The Heart of History"
Oct 14, 2025
SPECIAL RE-AIRING: G.K. Chesterton's Marian Poetry
Oct 07, 2025
The Big Guy and the Little Flower: Chesterton and Saint Therese of Lisieux
Sep 30, 2025
Chesterton and the (Pumpkin) Spice of Life
Sep 23, 2025
A *New* Autobiography of Chesterton? Dale Ahlquist explains.
Sep 16, 2025
Re-Airing: Chesterton's "The Arena"
Sep 02, 2025
Back to School Special
Aug 26, 2025
Debunking FAKE Chesterton Quotes!
Aug 19, 2025
Summer Review: Conference Recap, Summer Reading, and More!
Aug 12, 2025
SPECIAL EPISODE: Dale Ahlquist's 44th Annual Chesterton Conference Keynote!
Aug 05, 2025
Why we probably DO need a new Rerum novarum
Jul 29, 2025
Greeting from New Orleans!
Jul 22, 2025
Catholic Social Teaching and AI: Do we need another Rerum novarum?
Jul 15, 2025
Catholic Social Teaching: The Primary Principles
Jul 08, 2025
Wrapping up Rerum Novarum: Deep Dive Discussion Concludes
Jul 01, 2025
Rerum Novarum Deep Dive Continues - Part Two!
Jun 24, 2025
Uncommon Sense Will Return Next Week!
Jun 17, 2025
Rerum Novarum Deep Dive - Part One
Jun 11, 2025
Pope Leo XIII and Rerum Novarum: Catholic Social Teaching Crash Course for Beginners
Jun 03, 2025
Special Episode! The Troubadours May 2025 Summit: Habemus Papam!
May 27, 2025
Art, A.I. and Ethics
May 20, 2025
G. K. Chesterton and Walker Percy, with Cy Kellett
May 13, 2025
Chestertonian-style Parenting, with Theresa Martin
May 06, 2025
Chesterton and Sir Walter Scott
Apr 29, 2025
Acadians, Cajuns, and Catholic History, with Chris Check
Apr 22, 2025
Chesterton and the Saints
Apr 15, 2025
Chesterton and Croatia
Apr 08, 2025
God is NOT Dead: Chesterton and Nietzsche
Apr 01, 2025
Joseph Pearce on Longfellow's "Evangeline" - Conference Preview!
Mar 25, 2025
Going on Pilgrimage: Lent and Beyond
Mar 18, 2025
Chesterton, Fitzgerald and The Great Gatsby at 100
Mar 11, 2025
SPECIAL EPISODE: Summer Conference Sneak Peek with Dale Ahlquist
Mar 04, 2025
Grow in Virtue this Lent with G.K. Chesterton!
Feb 25, 2025
Chesterton and Football? Reading "The Arena"
Feb 11, 2025
J.R.R. Tolkien, Liturgy, Theology, and Myth - with Dr. Ben Reinhard
Feb 04, 2025
The Dumb Ox and the Prince of Paradox - Chesterton and Aquinas
Jan 28, 2025
A Chesterton Academy Experience - Martin Saints Classical High School
Jan 21, 2025
How Do You Say "Heehaw" in Latin?
Jan 14, 2025
Dr. Karin Öberg on the Star of Bethlehem and more!
Jan 07, 2025
A Chestertonian New Year's Eve!
Dec 31, 2024
A Chestertonian Christmas Eve
Dec 24, 2024
Keeping Christmas Well, with Kendra Tierney Nortion
Dec 17, 2024
Christmas is Pagan! (And Other Myths)
Dec 10, 2024
Saint Nicholas, Santa, and Father Christmas
Dec 03, 2024
A Liturgical Look at Advent and Christmastide
Nov 26, 2024
Chesterton, Children, and the Theology of the Body
Nov 19, 2024
Pictures, Poetry and Paradox with Jen Finke
Nov 12, 2024
ANNOUNCEMENT: No New Episode This Week
Nov 05, 2024
Prayers for the Dead, Indulgences, and Halloween
Oct 29, 2024
A Catholic Chat about Purgatory
Oct 22, 2024
Hilaire Belloc and 'The Four Men' - with Deacon Nathan Allen
Oct 15, 2024
Special Episode: G. K. Chesterton's Marian Poetry
Oct 08, 2024
Families, Education and Choice, with Kerry McDonald
Oct 01, 2024
Drawing Inspiration from Chesterton, with Ben Hatke
Sep 24, 2024
Teaching the Enjoyment of Chesterton
Sep 17, 2024
Bringing Chesterton to Film, with Ryan Whitaker
Sep 10, 2024
Chesterton and Wonder at God's Creation, with Mike Creavey
Sep 03, 2024
Liturgy, Localism and Beauty - with Father Michael Rennier
Aug 27, 2024
The Lasting Legacy of the ChesterBelloc, with Alex Plato
Aug 20, 2024
"Like Indiana Jones with a Rosary"
Aug 13, 2024
The Chesterton Society and Conversion
Aug 06, 2024
July 30, 2024: Uncommon Sense will return next week!
Jul 30, 2024
Imagination, Wonder, and Faith with Fabiola Garza
Jul 23, 2024
Embracing Chesterton's Childlike Wonder, with Dan Kerr
Jul 16, 2024
Men, Boys, and Christian Fraternity - with Jason Craig
Jul 09, 2024
SPECIAL EPISODE: G.K. & Frances Chesterton's Wedding Anniversary, with Nancy Brown
Jul 02, 2024
Chesterton, Paradox, and Life as a Story
Jun 25, 2024
Feminism, Our Lady, and Chesterton - with Carrie Gress
Jun 18, 2024
What Made Pope Saint Gregory "the Great"?
Jun 11, 2024
Reinforcing Faith with Reading - With Brian Holdsworth
Jun 04, 2024
Belloc & Chesterton: Dynamic Duo - with Joseph Pearce
May 28, 2024
Special Invitation from Uncommon Sense - Give a Gift for GKC's Birthday!
May 21, 2024
SPECIAL EPISODE: Remembering Aidan Mackey with Dale Ahlquist
May 14, 2024
SPECIAL EPISODE: Everlasting Man Book Club Kickoff!
May 07, 2024
Chesterton and Whittaker Chambers
Apr 30, 2024
The Vocation of the Artist, with Amber Knorr
Apr 23, 2024
Upcoming Book Club and Other Society News
Apr 16, 2024
Chesterton, Eliot and the Modern Catholic Poet
Apr 09, 2024
Noelle Mering: Woke Ideology and Domestic Theology
Apr 02, 2024
Chris Stefanick: Helping Us Learn to Share the Love of Christ
Mar 26, 2024
Conference Preview: The State of Friendship
Mar 19, 2024
Painting, Writing, Reading and Praying with GKC
Mar 12, 2024
Hatching a Great Idea: The Good Egg Fund
Mar 05, 2024
G.K. Chesterton and Charles Dickens
Feb 27, 2024
Approaching Lent with the Mind of Chesterton
Feb 20, 2024
Editing Chesterton, with Jeanette Flood
Feb 13, 2024
Is Latin Really a Dead Language?
Feb 06, 2024
Susan Sucher on the Gift of Local Chesterton Societies
Jan 30, 2024
Special: Dale Ahlquist on Chesterton and Classical Education
Jan 23, 2024
Robert Jackson: Classic Education and Chesterton
Jan 16, 2024
SPECIAL EPISODE: Virtual Open House with Dale Ahlquist
Jan 09, 2024