Socrates in the City

Massimo Pigliucci: What is Stoicism?

24 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What is the history of Stoicism and how does one practice it today? Socrates in the City host Eric Metaxas sits down with professor and philosopher ...

Paul Kingsnorth: Against the Machine

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Is there an unnamed force ― which we all feel ― reshaping what it means to be human? Socrates in the City host Eric Metaxas is joined by the furio...

Joe Loconte: The War for Middle – Earth

03 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

“Evil labors with vast power and perpetual success – in vain: preparing always only the soil for unexpected good to sprout in.” —J.R.R. Tolkie...

Arthur Brooks: What is Happiness?

19 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What is happiness? Socrates in the City host Eric Metaxas sits down with Dr. Arthur Brooks to discuss one of the most prevalent questions in our soci...

William Lane Craig: Is the Existence of God Provable?

05 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Can we prove the existence of God? In this Socrates in the City conversation, host Eric Metaxas speaks with William Lane Craig—Emeritus Research Pro...

Robert P. George: We Need Free Speech the Way the Body Needs Oxygen to Survive

22 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Is there an innate human knowledge of Truth? Socrates in the City host Eric Metaxas sits down with Robert P. George, Princeton University Professor of...

Olivia Reingold: What Political Polarization Means for America

08 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How did Socialism become mainstream in New York City? In this timely and insightful conversation, Socrates in the City host Eric Metaxas speaks with N...

Melanie Phillips: How Jews and Christians Built the West—and Why Only They Can Save It

25 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What are the Jewish and Christian foundations of Western society—and why do they matter today? In this insightful conversation, Socrates in the City...

Larry Arnn: The Progressive Assault on the American Idea

11 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What is the relationship between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution? Are these simply historical documents, or could they reflect so...

William Hurlbut: The Boundaries of Humanity

27 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Is there an ethical way to approach the boundaries and limitations of humanity? William Hurlbut is a Senior Research Scholar in the Dept. of Neurology...

Ross Douthat: Why Everyone Should Be Religious

23 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Do all roads lead to Rome? And do all paths lead to faith? Ross Douthat, a New York Times Opinion columnist joins Socrates in the City host Eric Metax...

John West: Stockholm Syndrome Christianity

30 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Has toxic empathy led modern Christians to live in a Stockholm Syndrome-like way towards an opposing world? John West, Vice President of the Seattle-b...

Andrew Klavan: Finding God in the Literature of Darkness

23 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What do Woody Allen, Dostoevsky, and Cain and Able have in common? What are the underlying psychological themes and influences in modern horror? Andre...

James Lindsey: Exposing the Insanity of Modern Academia

18 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Is the West in decline? Dr. James Lindsay is the author of books like Cynical Theories, The Marxification of Education, and most recently, The Queerin...

Iain McGilchrist

27 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Iain McGilchrist is a former Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, an associate Fellow of Green Templeton College, Oxford, and a Fellow of the Royal Co...

Katherine Birbalsingh: Is Classical Education the Key to Reviving the West?

20 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Headmaster of Michaela school, Katherine Birbalsingh sits down with host Eric Metaxas to discuss the challenges of speaking about the deficiencies in ...

James Orr: Maintaining Orthodoxy in an Evolving West

13 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What has Athens to do with Jerusalem? What does the world of philosophy have to do with the world of religion? Professor of Philosophy of Religion at ...

Konstantin Kisin: Can Western Civilization Survive without Free Speech?

06 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Is the West inherently bad? Konstantin Kisin, Writer, social commentator, co-host of TRIGGERnometry and comedian, sits down with Socrates in the Cit...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – America: Past, Present, and Future

30 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Host Eric Metaxas welcomes lawyer, activist, and Independent Presidential candidate Mr. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to the Socrates in the City stage with a...

Roger Kimball: The Intellectual Life

02 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The esteemed editor of The New Criterion — a monthly review of the arts and intellectual life – and president of Encounter Books, Roger Kimball...

Michael Wilkerson: Why America Matters

02 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Wallstreet businessman turned author Michael Wilkerson sits down with host Eric Metaxas to answer the question of if and why America matters. After hi...

John West: Human Zoos: America’s Forgotten History of Scientific Racism

28 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The day after his Socrates in the City event on C.S. Lewis and Scientism, The Discovery Institute’s Dr. John West sits down with Host Eric Metaxas t...

Casey Luskin: The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith

28 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Scientist and attorney Casey Luskin sits down with Socrates in the City host Eric Metaxas to explore these big questions: Is science objective? How di...

Louis Markos: Myth Made Fact: Reading Greek and Roman Mythology through Christian Eyes

22 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

English Professor at Houston Baptist University, Louis Markos, returns for a second conversation with Socrates in the City’s Eric Metaxas. For this ...

Louis Markos: From Plato to Christ: How Platonic Thought Shaped the Christian Faith

22 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Louis Markos, English Professor at Houston Baptist University, joins host Eric Metaxas for a fascinating conversation on how the work of Plato —  ...

John Zmirak: No Second Amendment, No First

22 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Stream’s John Zmirak and host Eric Metaxas sit down to discuss Zmirak’s new book: No Second Amendment, No First. No Second Amendment, No Firs...

Andrew Klavan: The Truth and Beauty Part Two

17 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Writer and cultural commentator Andrew Klavan returns for an in-depth conversation with host Eric Metaxas on his nonfiction book, The Truth and Beauty...

Hadley Arkes: Mere Natural Law

17 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Is there a “law” hidden beneath the written law? Hadley Arkes, professor of law for nearly fifty years, and host Eric Metaxas sit down to discuss ...

Margarita Mooney Clayton: The Wounds of Beauty

16 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What does truth have to do with beauty, and what does beauty have to do with goodness? Princeton Theological Seminary’s Margarita Mooney Clayton and...

Scott Atlas: The Fight to Stop COVID-19 from Destroying America

15 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Medical doctor, public health policy expert, and senior fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institute Dr. Scott Atlas joins host Eric Metaxas to ...

Anthony Bradley: Heroic Fraternities

09 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Anthony Bradley and host Eric Metaxas discuss the unique position of fraternities to provide men with support, friendship, and mentors, and create...

Heather Mac Donald: When Race Trumps Merit

09 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Public intellectual and author Heather Mac Donald and host Eric Metaxas discuss ideologies that are infecting Western institutions. The two argue that...

James O’Keefe: American Muckraker: Rethinking Journalism for the 21st Century

07 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Socrates in the City host Eric Metaxas sits down with investigative journalist James O’Keefe and founder of O’Keefe Media Group, for a conversatio...

Dr. John West: C. S. Lewis and Scientism

07 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Beloved for the Chronicles of Narnia and his books of Christian apologetics, C.S. Lewis was also was a prophetic critic of the growing power of scient...

Dennis Prager: Israel’s Place in the World

01 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It was on October 7, 2023 when Hamas terrorists brutalized Israelis in the deadliest attack since the Holocaust. The whole world watched in horror as ...

Steven Collins: Discovering the City of Sodom

29 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The stunning details of the discovery of biblical Sodom, including the moment archeologist Dr. Steven Collins first kneeled at the site to finding Tri...

Charlie Duke: The Apollo 16 Moon Landing

03 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On the eve of his 59th wedding anniversary, the tenth man to walk on the Moon, astronaut Charlie Duke is interviewed by Eric Metaxas for a special Soc...

David Berlinski: Human Nature

03 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A conversation between David Berlinski and Socrates in the City host Eric Metaxas regarding Dr. Berlinski’s recent book “Human Nature.” This eve...

James Tour: How Did Life Come into Being?

03 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A conversation between Dr. James Tour and Socrates in the City host Eric Metaxas on the topic “How Did Life Come into Being?” This event took plac...

Eugenia Constantinou: The Crucifixion of the King of Glory

03 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A conversation between Eugenia Constantinou and Socrates in the City host Eric Metaxas regarding Ms. Constantinou’s recent book: “The Crucifixion ...

Os Guinness: The Magna Carta of Humanity

03 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Os Guinness and Socrates in the City host Eric Metaxas discuss Mr. Guinness’ recent books: “The Magna Carta of Humanity” and “Zero Dark Americ...

Michael Medved: God’s Hand on America

27 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

From the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776, to the California Gold Rush, to the Guano Islands Act of 1856, Socrates in the City guest Michael Medved and host...

Yeonmi Park: While Time Remains

01 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

North Korean defector Yeonmi Park joins Socrates in the City host Eric Metaxas to discuss her latest book WHILE TIME REMAINS. In this uniquely soberin...

Andrew Klavan: The Truth and Beauty

16 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A conversation between esteemed author Andrew Klavan and Socrates in the City host Eric Metaxas regarding Mr. Klavan’s recent book, The Truth and Be...

Stephen Meyer: The Return of the God Hypothesis

08 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Eric Metaxas interviews Stephen C. Meyer on the scientific evidence for the existence of God as outlined in Dr. Meyer’s book THE RETURN OF THE GOD H...

Baroness Caroline Cox: The Threat to the West's Cultural and Political Heritage

11 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

From the Socrates in the City archives: Baroness Caroline Cox sits in the British House of Lords as a crossbencher and is a frequent contributor to Lo...

William Hurlbut: The Science and Politics of Stem Cells: Is There a Way Forward?

29 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Distinguished Fellow of The Center for Bioethics, physician, and Consulting Professor in the Department of Neurobiology at Stanford University Medica...

Sir John Polkinghorne: Belief in God in an Age of Science

01 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Host Eric Metaxas welcomes British theoretical physicist Sir John Polkinghorne to this 2003 Socrates in the City event in New York City. Sir Polkingho...

Peter Kreeft: Making Sense Out of Suffering

09 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Boston College Professor of Philosophy Peter Kreeft explores the ages-old question of “Why?” from a philosophical perspective, touching on themes ...

Sir John Polkinghorne: Can a Scientist Pray?

03 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

British theoretical physicist Sir John Polkinghorne examines how scientific discoveries of the 20th century, particularly quantum theory and chaos the...

Cal Thomas and Bob Beckel: Common Sense Solutions for a Stronger America

27 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Eric Metaxas hosts an interview with two guests: columnist Cal Thomas and political pundit Bob Beckel are political adversaries—AND good friends. Be...

Sir Roger Scruton: The New Atheism

18 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The legendary Roger Scruton explores the ideas, perspectives, and implications of the “New Atheism” at this New York City Socrates in the City eve...

Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks: The Home We Build Together

06 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

British Orthodox rabbi, theologian, and author Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks presents the case that multicultural British society requires a new approach t...

Peter Thiel: Zero to One

28 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Eric Metaxas interviews entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel on his bestselling book ZERO TO ONE. Using Apollo 11 and Woodstock as reference points, ...

Eric Metaxas: Miracles

21 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Socrates in the City’s own Eric Metaxas turns over his hosting duties to legendary TV talkshow host Dick Cavett, for an extra special Socrates event...

Colin Nicholl: The Great Christ Comet

20 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

At Socrates in the City Oxford, Eric Metaxas interviews Colin Nicholl, a Cambridge Ph.D. and New Testament scholar who spent four years studying with ...

N.T. Wright: Surprised by Scripture

13 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

N.T. Wright, one of the world’s leading New Testament scholars, discusses his book SURPRISED BY SCRIPTURE: ENGAGING CONTEMPORARY ISSUES. This lectur...

Dick Cavett: Brief Encounters

05 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Host Eric Metaxas introduces special guest Dick Cavett — adding a musical tribute on a set that nods to the decades-long Dick Cavett Show — and co...

John Lennox: Seven Days that Divide the World

15 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Eric Metaxas and Socrates in the City present an evening with John Lennox, Professor of Mathematics at Oxford University, at the Union Club in New Yor...

Thomas Howard: Chance or the Dance – Part 2

08 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Eric Metaxas continues his conversation in Boston with scholar Thomas Howard about C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Howard’s journey to Catholicism, and ...

Thomas Howard: Chance or the Dance – Part 1

31 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Eric Metaxas goes to Boston to talk with scholar Thomas Howard about the questions explored in his book, CHANCE OR THE DANCE? Eric considers this one ...

Stephen Meyer: The Return of the God Hypothesis

24 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Eric Metaxas interviews Stephen C. Meyer about the ultimate mystery of the universe as drawn from recent scientific discoveries in physics, cosmology,...

Peter Hitchens: The Rage Against God and How Atheism Led Me to Faith

04 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Eric Metaxas interviews the perspicacious Peter Hitchens, brother of the late Christopher Hitchens, about his book THE RAGE AGAINST GOD. The post Pete...

Canon J. John: Conversations About Faith

26 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Eric Metaxas interviews Canon J. John, a British apologist, author, and speaker. The post Canon J. John: Conversations About Faith first appeared on S...

Christian Wiman: Meditation of a Modern Believer

13 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Christian Wiman discusses his book, MY BRIGHT ABYSS: MEDITATION OF A MODERN BELIEVER, with Eric Metaxas at the Socrates in the City Gala in June 2013,...

Mark Helprin: His Life and Work

06 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

“Inimitable” is a word to be used sparingly, but it is THE word for Mark Helprin. Don’t be fooled by the staid topic — instead, prepare to be ...

John Lennox: Has Science Buried God?

30 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Host Eric Metaxas and Oxford professor John Lennox explore the question, “Has science buried God?” — discussing the fine-tuned universe, evoluti...

Joseph Loconte: A Quest for Faith in a Valley of Doubt

21 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Socrates in the City host Eric Metaxas interviews Joseph Loconte, historian and professor, on his book THE SEARCHERS: A QUEST FOR FAITH IN THE VALLEY ...

N.T. Wright: Simply Christian

15 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

N.T. Wright, one of the world’s leading New Testament scholars, discusses his book SIMPLY CHRISTIAN: WHY CHRISTIANITY MAKES SENSE in New York City ...

Os Guinness: A Free People's Suicide

08 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The prescience of author and social critic Os Guinness is again on display in this lecture about “Sustainable Freedom and the American Future” fro...

Ard Louis: Science and Faith

01 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Eric Metaxas talks with Ard Louis, professor of theoretical physics at Oxford University about “science and faith and life,” pushing past the oft-...

Walter Hooper: The Life and Writing of C.S. Lewis - Part 3

25 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Eric Metaxas interviews Walter Hooper, friend and secretary of C.S. Lewis, about Lewis’s life and writings–uncovering fascinating stories about th...

Walter Hooper: The Life and Writing of C.S. Lewis - Part 2

18 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Eric Metaxas interviews Walter Hooper, friend and secretary of C.S. Lewis, about Lewis’s life and writings–uncovering fascinating stories about th...

Walter Hooper: The Life and Writing of C.S. Lewis - Part 1

11 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Eric Metaxas interviews Walter Hooper, friend and secretary of C.S. Lewis, about Lewis’s life and writings–uncovering fascinating stories about th...

John Lennox: The Question of Science and God - Part 2

20 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Has Science buried God? Eric Metaxas tracks down Oxford’s John Lennox in France for answers, and the brilliant professor delivers! The post John Len...

John Lennox: The Question of Science and God - Part 1

20 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Has Science buried God? Eric Metaxas tracks down Oxford’s John Lennox in France for answers, and the brilliant professor delivers! The post John Len...

Armand Nicholi: Sigmund Freud & C.S. Lewis on Love, Sex, and the Meaning of Life

13 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

For more than twenty-five years Harvard psychiatrist Armand Nicholi taught a course comparing the philosophical arguments of Sigmund Freud and C.S. Le...

Alister McGrath: The Twilight of Atheism

06 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Oxford theologian, intellectual historian, and scientist Alister McGrath challenges the widely held assumption that the world is becoming more secular...

Frederica Mathewes-Green: Can We Access God Directly?

06 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Thinker and writer Frederica Mathewes-Green poses the question: can we have direct access to God? Based on her study and personal experience with East...

Richard John Neuhaus: Can an Atheist Be a Good Citizen?

31 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Named one of the “25 Most Influential Evangelicals in America” by TIME MAGAZINE in 2005, the late Richard John Neuhaus was a prominent cleric, wri...

Paul Vitz: Has Psychology Discovered Virtue?

31 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this 2005 lecture, longtime New York University Professor of Psychology Paul Vitz explores phenomenal changes in the field of psychology as it vent...

Eric Metaxas: If You Can Keep It

22 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

At a special Socrates in the City event that just happened to be on Flag Day, host Eric Metaxas explores America uniqueness as a nation not bounded by...

Lauren Winner: What is Sex? The Naked Truth About the Facts of Life

16 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Lauren Winner confronts cultural lies about sex with nuance and wit in this 2005 lecture given in New York City. The post Lauren Winner: What is Sex? ...

Thomas Howard: Beyond Narnia

09 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Eric Metaxas moderates a lively panel discussion with author Thomas Howard, director Norman Stone, actor Antone Rodgers, and author Bel Kaufman follow...

Hugh Hewitt: The Happiest Life

09 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Radio talk show host Hugh Hewitt has conducted more than 10,000 interviews, and as a rule he opts not to interview comedians because “three hours la...

David Berlinski: The Devil’s Delusion

03 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

As a self-described secular Jew, author, and academic, David Berlinski, in an attempt to unveil scientific rhetoric and pretensions, declares to the t...

Michael Behe: Darwin Devolves

02 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Eric Metaxas interviews biochemist Michael Behe on “The New Science about DNA that Challenges Evolution” as told in Behe’s book, DARWIN DEVOLVES...

Rod Dreher: The Little Way of Ruthie Leming

25 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this poignant and at times heart-rending conversation, Eric Metaxas talks with writer and editor Rod Dreher about his book, THE LITTLE WAY OF RUTH ...

George Weigel: The Cube and The Cathedral

25 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Contrasting the modernist “cube” of the Great Arch of La Defense in Paris with the “cathedral” — Notre-Dame — George Weigel looks at both ...

Merold Westphal: Atheism for Lent

18 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Fordham Professor Emeritus of Philosophy Merold Westphal makes the case for taking a closer look at Marx, Nietzsche, and Freud and their responses to ...

Paul Vitz: The Importance of Fatherhood

18 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Longtime New York University Professor of Psychology Paul Vitz offers a psychological basis for what has for centuries been considered wisdom by takin...

Stephen Meyer: Darwin’s Doubt

11 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Darwin, the scientific method, Danny DeVito, and Cher all manage to find a place in this mind-boggling and entertaining conversation between Stephen M...

Malcolm Gladwell: David and Goliath

11 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Best-selling phenomenon Malcolm Gladwell talks with host Eric Metaxas about his book, DAVID AND GOLIATH, along the way touching on why his mom’s a g...

N.T. Wright: Surprised by Hope

02 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

N.T. Wright, one of the world’s leading New Testament scholars, discusses his book SURPRISED BY HOPE: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the M...

Michael Ward: Planet Narnia

01 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Eric Metaxas interviews Oxford Fellow Michael Ward about his discovery of a secret code in C.S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia, which Ward explores in...

Alice von Hildebrand: Man and Woman

01 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

“You’re not going to have an easy time. Because I’m going to put you on the hot seat.” So declares our first nonagenarian guest, Alice von Hil...

Peter Kreeft: Where Do We Go From Here? A Philosopher's Thoughts on Eternity

01 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Professor Peter Kreeft discusses a philosopher’s thoughts on eternity in a lecture given in September 2003. The post Peter Kreeft: Where Do We Go Fr...

Alan Jacobs: What's So Bad About Original Sin?

01 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In a lecture given in September 2009, English literature scholar Alan Jacobs introduces us to the world of original sin, which he describes as not onl...

Mike Huckabee: The Role of Faith in Politics

01 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Republican politician and former Governor of Arkansas Mike Huckabee discusses the role of faith in politics in a lecture give in June 2009. The post M...

Eric Metaxas: How Good Confronts Evil

01 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Taken from his book BONHOEFFER: PASTOR, MARTYR, PROPHET, SPY, Eric Metaxas examines lessons from the life and death of Dietrich Bonhoeffer.   The pos...