Plodcast

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In the Plodcast, pastor Douglas Wilson covers anything related to theology and culture with his usual entertaining style. Whether it involves talking about Chestertonian Calvinism (not an oxymoron), the benefits of a Classical Christian education (not in that order), or the latest pomosexuality farce, the plodcast aims to apply all of Christ to all of life, for all the world. Douglas Wilson is an evangelical, postmill, Calvinist, Reformed, and Presbyterian (pretty much in that order) and is politically to the right of Jeb Stuart.

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#446
Wednesday · 13 min
Union, but Not Unity
In this episode, Douglas Wilson considers immigration, assimilation, and the relationship between culture and religion. He examines oinophlugia, the New Testament word for drunkenness or excess of wine, and reviews Eric Hoffer’s The True Believer, reflecting on the kind of person drawn to all-consuming political and ideological movements. For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/ IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.
#445
October 14 · 16 min
Don't Fall For It Again
In this episode, Douglas Wilson considers AI, data centers, and the danger of using technological fears to expand government control. He examines oinopotes, the New Testament word for a drunkard or winebibber, and reviews C. S. Lewis’s Spirits in Bondage, a collection of poetry written before Lewis became a Christian. For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/ IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.
#444
October 7 · 14 min
Who Flinches First?
In this episode, Douglas Wilson considers the standoff with Iran and the coming midterms, examines nothros, the New Testament word for being dull or slothful, and reviews Holy Helps while commending accessible Puritan and Reformation classics for practical Christian reading. For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/ IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.
#443
October 2 · 13 min
God Doesn’t Grade on a Curve
In this episode, Douglas Wilson considers Sidney Sweeney, sports gambling, and the temptation for Christians to grade morality on a political curve. He continues his study of sin with nosphizomai, the New Testament word for keeping back or purloining, and reviews R. J. Snell’s Acedia, a study of sloth as a joyless loss of delight. For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/ IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.
#442
September 23 · 18 min
Digested by Social Media
In this episode, Douglas Wilson considers how social media can blur the line between personal and electronic identity for teenagers, then examines noseo, “to dote,” and the danger of fixating on obscure doctrines, before reviewing Churchill and the Jews and Churchill’s long support for the establishment of Israel. For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/ IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.
#441
September 16 · 17 min
The Fauci Memory Hole
In this episode, Douglas Wilson reflects on public memory of the COVID era and Fauci’s recent testimony, then examines nothos in Hebrews 12:8 and the relationship between chastisement and sonship, before offering some “judicious conjecture” about LBJ and the JFK assassination in a review of Blood, Money, and Power. For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/ IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.
#440
September 9 · 16 min
Where Did Climate Change Alarmism Go?
In this episode, Douglas Wilson considers how the demand for AI data centers has affected climate change alarmism, then examines neophutes, or “novice,” and Paul’s warning against promoting young ministers too quickly, before reviewing John Downame’s The Cure for Unjust Anger. For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/ IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.
#439
September 2 · 15 min
A Heavy Human Cost
In this episode, Douglas Wilson considers the tragedy surrounding Jason Arday and argues that DEI systems bear responsibility for promoting unqualified people, then looks at naugeo, “to make shipwreck,” in 1 Timothy 1:19 and reviews Jeremiah Burroughs’s Contentment, Prosperity, and the Glory of God from the Puritan Treasures for Today series. For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/ IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.
#438
August 26 · 18 min
The Blessings of Colonialism
In this episode, Douglas Wilson argues for the blessings of colonialism, continues his study of New Testament foolishness with the word moros, and reviews Michael Kruger’s The Question of Canon and its case for the organic formation of the New Testament. For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/ IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.
#437
August 19 · 15 min
Righteous Deception
In this episode, Douglas Wilson considers when deception may be righteous, continues his tour through the sins of the New Testament with morologia and foolish talking, and reviews Peter Kreeft’s The Myth, the Mask, and the Masterpiece on C.S. Lewis’s Till We Have Faces. For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/ IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.
#436
August 13 · 14 min
True Foolishness
In this episode, Douglas Wilson offers a cautiously optimistic take on the approaching midterms, continues his tour through the sins of the New Testament with moria and the foolishness of worldly wisdom, and recommends Thomas Goodwin’s The Vanity of Thoughts and the Puritan Treasures for Today series. For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/ IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.
#435
August 6 · 16 min
Losing Our Savor
In this episode, Douglas Wilson considers Marco Rubio’s warning about left-wing political violence, examines the New Testament word moraino and the connection between folly and salt losing its savor, and reviews Steve Turley’s CivCosm and its vision of a world reorganizing around competing civilizations. For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/ IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.
#434
July 30 · 13 min
Spots and Blemishes
In this episode, Douglas Wilson reflects on European soccer fans discovering the hospitality of heartland America, examines the shameless and brazen nature of sin through the word mamos, and reviews P. G. Wodehouse’s intricately plotted comedy Piccadilly Jim. For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/ IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.
#433
July 23 · 17 min
Revolt Against Reality
In this episode, Douglas Wilson considers the conflict surrounding Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham in the WNBA, explains how mocking God means revolting against the way reality actually works, and reviews The Queen You Thought You Knew, highlighting Rabbi Fohrman’s insights into Esther’s subtle strategy against Haman. For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/ IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.
#432
July 15 · 13 min
Turning from the Truth
In this episode, Douglas Wilson discusses the Supreme Court’s decision upholding state protections for women’s sports, examines the New Testament warnings against myths and fables, and reviews Malcolm Guite’s Galahad and the Grail. For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/ IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.
#431
July 6 · 15 min
No Occasion for Despair
In this episode, Douglas Wilson considers the Supreme Court’s birthright-citizenship decision and possible paths forward, examines the sin of making and worshiping the golden calf, and reviews Kurt Vonnegut’s practical writing advice in Pity the Reader. For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/ IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.
#430
June 18 · 14 min
The Feminization of Everything
In this episode, Douglas Wilson discusses the feminization of institutions and argues that the presence of women inevitably transforms male spaces. He then continues his survey of New Testament sins with quarreling—a public sin Christians often mistake for righteousness—and closes with a review of Yoram Hazoni’s God and Politics in Esther. For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/ IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.
#429
June 11 · 14 min
Cannabis Woes
In this episode, Douglas Wilson talks about the strong evidence that links cannabis use to psychotic events, the filthiness of the flesh and spirit in 2 Corinthians, and C.S. Lewis’s Narrative Poems, especially "Dymer" and the value of writers whose phrases are sticky. For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/ IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.
#428
June 4 · 14 min
Two-Front War
In this episode, Douglas Wilson cautions that modern wars are fought both on the battlefield and in the media narrative. He also continues his theological word study on sin with moluno and the defiling of the conscience, and reviews Charles Spurgeon’s Lectures to My Students as a practical, warm-hearted book of homiletical wisdom. For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/ IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.
#427
May 27 · 14 min
Preference Cascades
In this episode, Douglas Wilson considers signs of populist unrest in the UK, California, and Alberta, reflects on Molech and idolatry from Stephen’s speech in Acts, and reviews Glenn Reynolds’s Seductive AI with warnings about deception, dependence, and worship. For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/ IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.

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