# The Pugcast The Pugcast is produced by The Logos Center and features Dr. Thomas Price, Dr. Glenn Sunshine, and Pr. C. R. Wiley. The Pugcast is recorded at The Corner Pug--a well-known watering hole in tony West Hartford, Connecticut. (Hence the name, "pugcast"--also the reason there is so much background noise.) The show could be described as "3 over-educated Reformed guys riffing on philosophy, theology, and stuff that bugs them." Each episode they invite you to take a seat in their booth and listen in on… Page: Feed: --- ## Bloodshed and Blessing: A Conversation with Fr. Dwight Longenecker _2026-08-17 · The Pugcast_ The Pugsters welcome Fr. Dwight Longenecker to the show to discuss his new book, Bloodshed and Blessing. The book discusses blood sacrifice as a component of all traditional religions until those sacrifices find their fulfillment and ending in Christ. The conversation ranges over the "why" of sacrifice, its significance in the Eucharist today, and even the Sword of St. Michael, a set of seven… [Listen](https://app.dropwave.io/episode/0af7c7e1-1633-4468-a779-54b508d41ab5/bloodshed-and-blessing-a-conversation-with-fr-dwight-longenecker.mp3) ## The Pugs Talk Shop on Writing _2026-08-10 · The Pugcast_ Today the Pugs come down to earth to talk about the writing life. What time of day do they write? What tools do they use? Eating first or writing on an empty stomach; does it even matter? All this and more is on the table for discussion. Tune in learn about what Tom, Glenn, and Chris have in common and what distinguishes their approaches to writing! Support the Theology Pugcast on Patreon:… [Listen](https://app.dropwave.io/episode/bc4457bd-c52c-46e9-9d69-accad30b532c/the-pugs-talk-shop-on-writing.mp3) ## Coleridge, Truth, and the Imagination _2026-08-03 · The Pugcast_ In this episode, the Pugsters look at the role of imagination in finding truth. Starting with Samuel Taylor Coleridge's definition of imagination, the conversation explores the role of the Logos in creating and sustaining the world. For Coleridge, it is our primary imagination that sees and understands the words of the Logos in creation; the secondary imagination works from the primary imagination… [Listen](https://app.dropwave.io/episode/afd2e404-e7f2-4a89-bf11-005f987d8366/coleridge-truth-and-the-imagination.mp3) ## The Beautiful Gift of Life: Dostoyevsky, Suffering, and Divine Grace _2026-07-27 · The Pugcast_ This week the pugs discuss the theologically profound and philosophically astute nineteenth century fiction writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Interacting with key aspects of this Russian Christians challenging life and intense suffering, they place his writings and their profound engagement with the human condition, looking at the idolatrous and soul destroying paths on many modernist ideologies, and… [Listen](https://app.dropwave.io/episode/38534f73-f3e4-4dfa-9bf5-92f356e5728f/the-beautiful-gift-of-life-dostoyevsky-suffering-and-divine-grace.mp3) ## By What Authority? An Interview with Rev. Jake Dell _2026-07-20 · The Pugcast_ Once again, Chris is manning the fort while Tom and Glenn travel the world. The good news is Chris is joined by his friend Jake Dell, Pastor of The First Congressional Church of Woodbury, Connecticut (founded in 1659). Jake reflects on institutional capture and how to win back institutions that have been lost to theological liberalism, and worse. By What Authority:… [Listen](https://app.dropwave.io/episode/32ecdc35-a612-43fe-a270-fab76d05dd3a/by-what-authority-an-interview-with-rev-jake-dell.mp3) ## The Presbyterian Rebellion: Dr. George Grant on the Influence of Founding Father Rev. John Witherspoon _2026-07-13 · The Pugcast_ Today's show is a short one. Tom and Glenn are out of the country, but Chris is joined by repeat guest, Dr. George Grant to discuss a recent article he published with Ligonier Ministries about Rev. John Witherspoon, the only minister to sign the Declaration of Independence! The Presbyterian Rebellion:… [Listen](https://app.dropwave.io/episode/f59d1a7b-239c-419a-9970-abf23e01334e/the-presbyterian-rebellion-dr-george-grant-on-the-influence-of-founding-father-rev-john-witherspoon.mp3) ## Brad Birzer Among the Inklings! _2026-06-29 · The Pugcast_ Today the Pugs welcome Hillsdale Professor and historian, Brad Birzer to the Pugcast to discuss his forthcoming book on the Inklings 'Tolkien and the Inklings: Men of the West'. As long time listeners know, we're fanboys of the Inklings and we think Brad is pretty great too. Brad is a prolific author and an old friend of Chris (he wrote the introduction to Chris's book on Tom Bombadil). We think… [Listen](https://app.dropwave.io/episode/09e3f8a9-d7c8-4e39-970a-0ffcfd83584c/brad-birzer-among-the-inklings.mp3) ## A Conversation with Megan Basham _2026-06-22 · The Pugcast_ In this episode, the Pugsters welcome Megan Basham to the show. Megan is a former culture correspondent for World magazine and host of their popular podcast "The World and Everything in It." She has since moved to the Daily Wire. Her book, Shepherds for Sale, became a bestseller and raised important questions about what Big Eva is doing and why. In our conversation, we talk about how Megan came on… [Listen](https://app.dropwave.io/episode/46850ac4-25da-4d2f-bb01-6bbed6d23e7d/a-conversation-with-megan-basham.mp3) ## Thickening Our Discernment: Magnifica Humanitas _2026-06-15 · The Pugcast_ Today's show engages the recent encyclical of Pope Leo XIV, Magnifica Humanitas. The encyclical offers wise guidance from a Christian set of resources to help human beings protect their humanity and the common good in light of the radical changes coming from advanced technologies, especially AI. The pugs especially focus on the call for discernment, and offer some insight into the riches that… [Listen](https://app.dropwave.io/episode/7c63f09e-7f0b-471d-8ce2-e2d4d3c21caa/thickening-our-discernment-magnifica-humanitas.mp3) ## [Privacy-first AI-native browser (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/wwHISJZeNEWF) _2026-06-15 · **Sponsored**_ No telemetry or ads — built on Ungoogled Chromium with a built-in AI sidebar and CLI. ## The Not So Secret Life of Francis Bacon with David Innes _2026-06-08 · The Pugcast_ "Knowledge is Power, Francis Bacon"-we've all heard it over and over. But what did he mean? And was he right, or did he intentionally leave important things to know out of his thinking? He's credited with developing the scientific method, and we should be grateful for this part of his legacy, but people have speculated from the start that he was a closet atheist. He was Thomas Hobbes's mentor,… [Listen](https://app.dropwave.io/episode/8f7b6762-9bb7-4264-b773-8d4f3981576a/the-not-so-secret-life-of-francis-bacon-with-david-innes.mp3)