Violence as the New Normal - Catholic Unscripted interview
This is a repost of an interview I did a few months ago on the Catholic Unscripted Podcast after the Charlie Kirk assassination. We discuss the topic of violence, the end of the World War 2 consensus, Israel, enchantment, science and technology, sex and gender, architecture, the structure of a normal vs a crumbling society, and more. Enjoy.
Original interview on Catholic Unscripted YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/SSn_q-HQeFg?si=K7RkdByVEFDnoP4j
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Coming up
01:47 - Intro music
02:13 - Paradiso
04:00 - Assassination of Charlie Kirk
11:47 - Suppression of violence
14:32 - Israel
17:05 - Enchantment
23:40 - Science and magic
27:57 - Technology is power
28:58 - A myth that transformed Jonathan's life
33:31 - Femininity and masculinity
37:50 - Diminishing meaning
39:27 - The church building
42:54 - Town architecture
44:13 - Power
46:04 - What is a normal society?
48:54 - Subsidiarity
50:31 - Selling single shoes
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Nov 28, 2025
November 28, 2025
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