Podcasts
June 26, 2025
Natural Property Rights with Prof. Eric Claeys
May 13, 2025
Nationwide Injunctions and the Constitution: Discussing what's at stake with Giancarlo Canaparo
April 3, 2025
Restoring Congress to the Center of Politics & Law: Michigan Law Fed Soc Student Symposium
March 20, 2025
Israel and Civilization: The Fate of the Jewish Nation and the Destiny of the West with Josh Hammer
August 7, 2024
Current Legal Issues Shaping Conservatism: Anchoring Truths Co-Founder Garrett Snedeker on Conservative Conversations with ISI
July 5, 2024
The Making of an American Originalist with Professor Randy Barnett
Prof. Barnett shares vignettes spanning his entire life from his deeply personal memoir on scholarship and practice, mentorship, his reconciling libertarianism and Natural Law, and his fights against anti-semitism
June 28, 2024
Chevron's End with John Vecchione
We're pleased to bring you this exclusive, immediate mini-sode with one of the lawyers part of in team that prevailed, John Vecchione, in the historic case where the court reversed its 40-year precedent in Chevron.
June 19, 2024
Minisode 4: Arkes Abroad! Scenes from Budapest
Minisode 4 features JWI Founder and Co-Director Hadley Arkes, who discusses with host Garrett Snedeker his recent trip to Budapest, Hungary where he keynoted a conference on the rule of law.
May 17, 2024
NextGen Marxism with Mike Gonzalez
2020 was an inflection point for the Marxist long march through the institutions. Author Mike Gonzalez details how that was not spontaneous though.
April 19, 2024
Garrett Snedeker on the Hale Institute Podcast: "Where Do We Go From Here?"
Garrett Snedeker, co-founder of Anchoring Truths, joined Timon Cline of the Hale Institute to talk about legal education, natural law, and the future of the conservative legal movement on the Hale Institute Podcast. We're delighted to feature the episode on Anchoring Truths.
April 5, 2024
Sociologist Brad Wilcox on new book: "Get Married"
Prominent sociologist Brad Wilcox joins host Garrett Snedeker for an in-depth discussion of Wilcox's new book Get Married.
March 22, 2024
Converging Common Good Originalism and Common Good Constitutionalism with Josh Hammer
Popular columnist, radio host, lawyer, and legal commentator Josh Hammer returns to the Anchoring Truths Podcast to discuss his latest piece of legal scholarship in the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy, Common Good Originalism and Common Good Constitutionalism: a Convergence?
March 18, 2024
Minisode 3: Why Separate Powers? Visiting Fed Soc National Student Symposium at Harvard
For Minisode 3, Anchoring Truths co-founder Garrett Snedeker & JWI Program Director Daniel Osborne discuss their recent visit to Harvard Law School for the 2024 Federalist Society National Student Symposium.
March 8, 2024
Meritocracy Must Not Be Our Goal with Nate Fischer
Nate Fischer of New Founding joins host Garrett Snedeker for a Mini-Sode to discuss Fischer's provocative essay in The American Mind "Meritocracy Must Not Be Our Goal." Fischer provides some fascinating angles on why common understandings of merit in 21st-century America undermine a flourishing society.
March 5, 2024
Hadley Arkes on Why Republicans Getting Tripped Up by IVF Should Focus the Abortion Debate on Infants Born Alive
February 23, 2024
2023: A Year in Ideas
In this special "minisode," JWI Deputy Director Garrett Snedeker and Programs Director Daniel Osborne sit down to talk a bit about the ideas and debates that came to characterize 2023. They discuss Mere Natural Law, Originalism, Historicism, and Courage.
February 16, 2024
The State of the Pro-Life Movement in America: Catherine Glenn Foster '16
Catherine Glenn Foster (James Wilson Fellowship Alumna '16) joins Anchoring Truths Podcast host Garrett Snedeker to discuss the state of the pro-life movement in America.
November 9, 2023
Justice Barrett & Rejecting Judicial Supremacy with Prof. Kevin Walsh
Join the Anchoring Truths Podcast team and Professor Kevin C. Walsh from Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law for a discussion over Prof. Walsh's fascinating talk with Justice Amy Coney Barrett. We trace the intellectual origins of judicial supremacy from Lincoln's time to the years of the Warren Court to our current political moment and discuss the proper role of the Supreme Court to distill what the law means today.
October 27, 2023
Pushing Roe v. Wade Over the Brink with Clarke Forsythe
Clark Forsythe, Senior Counsel at Americans United for Life, joins Garrett Snedeker for a discussion of his new book on the history of the fall of Roe v. Wade and the rise of the pro-life movement.
August 4, 2023
LISTEN- Natural Law in the Courts: First Things Podcast ftr. Hadley Arkes & Mark Bauerlein
May 21, 2023
Hadley Arkes on "Mere Natural Law" on The Eric Metaxas Show & Issues Etc. Lutheran Radio
May 19, 2023
Restoring the Lincolnian Vision: Rep. Keith Rothfus
Congressman Keith Rothfus joins the AT Podcast for a discussion of the Lincolnian approach to statesmanship and governance, particularly as applies to the issue of abortion, and why it needs to be restored in our political and legal discourse. We also chat about his terms in Congress and what reforms he advocates for a better functioning U.S. House.
May 18, 2023
Hadley Arkes on "Mere Natural Law", Abortion, and the Logic of Law and Morals- ISI's Conservative Conversations Podcast
Professor Hadley Arkes sits down with the hosts of ISI's Conservative Conversations Podcast to discuss his new book "Mere Natural Law", the mission of JWI, and the place of Natural Law in the conservative legal movement.
May 5, 2023
A Crisis of Messaging: The Pro-Life Movement at the Federal Level with Jon Schweppe and Garrett Snedeker
Jon Schweppe of the American Principles Project and Garrett Snedeker sit down to discuss the confusion in the pro-life movement among conservative politicians, particularly at the Federal level.
April 21, 2023
Who Will Tame the Bots? Regulating Artificial Intelligence with Adam Thierer
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning have reentered our public discourse due to some fascinating new applications, yet AI’s role in these areas has also made many question the moral place of AI and its implications on our culture beyond these applications. We’ll be discussing these topics and more with one of the foremost experts on AI and tech regulation, Adam Thierer.
March 31, 2023
The New College: "A Hillsdale of the South"with Mark Bauerlein
Garrett Snedeker sits down with Mark Bauerlein to discuss The New College of Florida, the importance of new alternative educational institutions, and what these kinds of long-term strategies mean for the conservative movement.
March 10, 2023
Chevron Deference, Conservatism's Pivot, and Scalia's Mantle
Garrett Snedeker and Prof. Jesse Merriam sit down with Daniel Osborne to discuss their reviews of Prof. Thomas Merrill's recent book, The Chevron Doctrine: Its Rise and Fall and the Future of the Administrative State. They demonstrate the pivot in the Conservative Legal Movement that once promoted Chevron Deference among judges and now openly opposes the decision as a mistake, diving into some of the reasons behind this shift over the past decade.
February 28, 2023
Gov. Ron DeSantis "The Free State of Florida" with Contributing Editor Josh Hammer on The Josh Hammer Show
November 16, 2022
"After Dobbs and the Crisis of the House Divided" - Public Lecture from Hadley Arkes and Gerard Bradley
October 7, 2022
Dispatches from NatCon: Timon Cline on Protestantism and Anglo-American Conservatism
August 15, 2022
"Tearing Us Apart: How Abortion Harms Everything and Solves Nothing" with Ryan Anderson
Garrett Snedeker and JWI Intern Sarah Merly sit down with Ryan Anderson, President of EPPC and JWI Fellowship Faculty member, to discuss how Abortion has impacted our culture and political discourse. They analyze how the Dobbs decision may play out in the years ahead.
July 29, 2022
The Future of Abortion Law — Hadley Arkes on The Daily Signal Podcast
In "The Future of Abortion Law," James Wilson Institute Founder and Director Hadley Arkes joins Richard Reinsch on The Daily Signal Podcast to discuss abortion jurisprudence.
July 29, 2022
"Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America" with Professor David Bernstein
Professor David Bernstein discusses his newest book, Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America and explains the problems with classifying race and ethnicity using imprecise, government-mandated categories.
July 15, 2022
"Why I Stand" with NBA Star Jonathan Isaac
Jonathan Isaac discusses Why I Stand and explains how his Christian faith gave him courage during the Black Lives Matter movement.
July 14, 2022
Did The Dobbs Decision Go Far Enough? — The Federalist Radio Hour
James Wilson Institute Founder and Director Hadley Arkes joins Emily Jashinsky on The Federalist Radio Hour to explain why the Dobbs opinion did not go far enough.
June 28, 2022
Hadley P. Arkes & Why The Supreme Court Got It Right - The Ben Domenech Podcast
Ben and Professor Arkes break down the intricacies of where there is disagreement amongst Republicans and within the pro-life movement, as well as what individual states may do now that abortion is no longer a constitutionally guaranteed right.
June 21, 2022
"Building on the Right" with Andrew Kloster, Lawyer and Non-Profit Strategist
Andrew Kloster, lawyer and non-profit strategist, joins the Anchoring Truths podcast to discuss building on the Right.
June 9, 2022
"What Comes After the Religious Right?" with Nate Hochman, New York Times Essay Feature
In this episode, Garrett Snedeker joins talented young journalist Nate Hochman to discuss his recent article, "What Comes After the Religious Right?" This article was featured as the lead essay for the New York Times' Sunday Section in early June of 2022 and is applauded for its detailed descriptions on the debate on the future of conservatism and the Republican party.
May 27, 2022
“Moral Truth & Constitutional Conservatism” with Prof. Gerry Bradley, JWI Trustee & Senior Scholar: Part II
In this special edition of the Anchoring Truths Podcast, Prof. Gerry Bradley, JWI Senior Scholar and Trustee, delivers a powerful account of the incoherence of a jurisprudence that avoids moral reasoning.
May 13, 2022
"Moral Truth & Constitutional Conservatism" with Prof. Gerry Bradley, JWI Trustee & Senior Scholar: Part I
May 6, 2022
"M. Stanton Evans: Conservative Wit, Apostle of Freedom" with Author Steve Hayward
Author Steve Hayward joins Deputy Director Garrett Snedeker and JWI Intern Emeline McClellan to discuss his recent book, "Stan Evans: Conservative Wit, Apostle of Freedom."
April 22, 2022
"Building on the Right" with Matthew Peterson, President of New Founding
In this episode, Garrett Snedeker joins Matt Peterson, President of New Founding and founder of The American Mind, to discuss the reception of "A Better Originalism," statesmanship in American politics, and the need for new institutions.
March 18, 2022
"12 Angry Men & Natural Law" with Film Expert Onalee McGraw
Garrett Snedeker and film expert Onalee McGraw discuss the classic legal drama "12 Angry Men."
March 3, 2022
Podcast at First Things: Hadley Arkes and R. R. Reno discuss "On Overruling Roe"
Prof. Arkes discusses "On Overruling Roe" with First Things editor R.R. Reno.
December 17, 2021
Podcast: Conflicts in State Constitutional Law—Who Decides? with Judge Jeff Sutton
October 29, 2021
Podcast: Profs. David Forte and Adam White on Fetal Heartbeat Bills
Profs. David Forte and Adam White analyze Fetal Heartbeat Bills, their history, and their efficacy.
October 22, 2021
Podcast: Judge Robert Conrad on Fisher and More
Judge Robert Conrad discusses his new book about the faith and integrity that carried two men through a time of social chaos.
September 17, 2021
Podcast at In the Trenches: Hadley Arkes and Garrett Snedeker on "How to Apply a Jurisprudence of Natural Law"
August 27, 2021
PODCAST: An Inside Look at JWI
JWI Interns share on their experience working with the Institute
July 7, 2021
Podcast at the Federalist Society - Talks with Authors: Crisis of the Two Constitutions
June 30, 2021
PODCAST: Prof. Michael D. Breidenbach on "Our Dear Bought Liberty: Catholics and Religious Toleration in Early America"
March 3, 2021
PODCAST: Prof. Greg Collins on "Commerce and Manners in Edmund Burke’s Political Economy"
December 8, 2020
PODCAST: 1619 Project and its Challenge to the American Founding--with Prof. Lucas Morel
September 14, 2020
PODCAST: Ilya Shapiro on "Supreme Disorder: Judicial Nominations and the Politics of America's Highest Court"
July 6, 2020
PODCAST: Abigail Shrier on "Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters"
June 10, 2020
PODCAST: Shoshana Weissmann and Jon Schweppe on Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act
December 13, 2019
PODCAST: "Judicial Fortitude: The Last Chance to Rein in the Administrative State", with Peter Wallison
September 25, 2019
