The King's Hall

The King's Hall episodes:

• 05.10.2024

  The Alfred Option: Fortress Building in the Negative World with Timon Cline and Cliff Humphrey

  In this episode we talk with Timon Cline and Clifford Humphrey about their article that ran in the American Reformer, titled Fortress Building in the Negative World. We also discuss Aaron Renn's work about life in the negative world, how...

  
• 04.26.2024

  The First Crusade & the Retaking of Jerusalem

  We trace the heroic journey of Christian lords and knights like Duke Godfrey as they reconquer and retake Jerusalem. We'll also cover the battle of Nicaea and Antioch, including the miraculous appearance of Saint George. One of the key figures...

  
• 04.12.2024

  Pope Urban II and the Call for the First Crusade

  In November of 1095, at the height of the Muslim invasion, Pope Urban II spoke from a platform outside the French city of Claremont, surrounded by an enormous crowd. There he roused noble knights and lords to defend Constantinople from...

  
• 03.22.2024

  The Dark Spell Over the West: An Interview with Dr. Joe Rigney

  As C.S. Lewis told it, there's not just disenchantment happening about the history of the West and of Christendom, but an intentionally cast dark spell that blinds us to the glory and brightness that is our Christian heritage.  In this...

  
• 03.08.2024

  The Patriarchy of Christendom

  In this episode, we seek to recover the patriarchy of the first Christendom, including the reformers. To men like Knox, Calvin, Vermigli, and others, headship and father rule were central, not secondary, issues upon which Christendom was built. C.S. Lewis...

  
• 02.23.2024

  Last Stands: Jan Sobieski, The Winged Hussars, and The Siege of Vienna

  Journey back to the brink of history with us, where the fate of the West dangled precariously during the Siege of Vienna in 1683. Feel the intensity of the Ottomans' siege and Vienna's dire straits as we recount the arrival...

  
• 02.09.2024

  King Alfred the Great and the Rise of England

  Alfred is one of the greatest heroes of the Christian West. Once exiled, he regained a foothold on the island and drove out the Danes, who had ruthlessly overwhelmed the countryside. He led reforms in education, government, and monetary policy....

  
• 01.26.2024

  Yarmuk: The Most Pivotal Battle in Western History

  After the rise of Muhammad across the Arabian peninsula in the 7th Century, Christian armies faced a serious threat to Western Civilization. Things came to a head in 636 at the Battle of Yarmuk, when Heraclius' Byzantine army met with...

  
• 01.12.2024

  The Politically Incorrect Guide to Christendom

  We embark on the epic journey of Season 3 in this episode of the podcast. We'll be talking about the myths and lies you've been told about Christendom 1.0. Speaking of which, what is Christendom? Who are the heroes that...

  
• 11.24.2023

  Redigging the Wells of Abraham: The Influence of Ancient Truths in Rebuilding Christendom

  Ever feel like modern society has lost touch with its roots? Sit down with us, as we pull back the veil of time to explore the pivotal role of ancient truths in shaping and rebuilding Christendom. We push past overused...

  
• 11.10.2023

  Fathers, Adoption & the Natural Family

  In this episode, we address the debate around adoption ethics and the social media storm following Eric Conn's recent tweets related to adoption. Our journey takes us from the language of natural affection in Biblical texts to the role of...

  
• 10.27.2023

  The Power of Fatherly Storytelling: Lessons from Narnia, Dostoyevsky, and the Role of Tales in Shaping Our Lives

  Stories have the power to transform the way we live our lives, but why is that? Have you ever considered how the narratives we weave impact our perception of the world and guide our actions? Or why so many people's...

  
• 10.13.2023

  Waging the Battle of Hope: Guidance from Tolkien, Raising Resilient Children, & Overcoming Narratives of Decline

  Are you prepared to wage the battle for hope? As fathers and leaders, we're not just fighting for our own souls. We're contending for the souls of our children, the future generation. We're on a quest to discover how to...

  
• 09.29.2023

  Fertile Fathers & The Death of the West: Freezing Eggs, IVF, Birth Control, Vasectomies, QuiverFull, & More

  Do you ever ponder how societal shifts and technological advancements are influencing fertility and family structures? In this thought-provoking conversation, we compare the worldwide birth rates of the 1950s to those of today, and question the balance between fertility and...

  
• 09.14.2023

  Fathers Help Their Children Marry Well

  Are you grappling with how to guide your children towards godly marriages? The story of Joshua Harris, once an icon of the modern purity movement, whose unfortunate fall from grace prompts us to ponder: How can we protect our daughters...

  
• 09.01.2023

  Winning Your Children's Hearts, Confederate Monuments, Cultural Transmission, and Christian Education

  In this episode, we talk about how to win your children's hearts. As we learn from the story of Stonewall Jackson, our sons will either build and defend our cultural monuments—or tear them down. How do we think about cultural...

  
• 08.18.2023

  Be the Blessing Man: A Roadmap to Joyful Fatherhood

  Doug Wilson has said one of the things you want to be as a father is “The Blessing Man.” You have a unique role to be a disciplinarian, and provide authority, order, and structure, and this is good. But you...

  
• 07.31.2023

  The Influence and Power of a Mirthful Father

  Ever thought about how the portrayal of masculinity and fatherhood in popular culture has been skewed? Unpack the idea of fatherhood, joy and masculinity with us, as we redefine the role of a father as a "blessing man" in this...

  
• 07.14.2023

  Fathers Teach Friendship

  In this episode, Dan, Eric, and Brian talk about how crucial it is for fathers to teach their children what it looks like to be a friend to others, especially showing sons how to be friends with other men. This episode...

  
• 06.30.2023

  Keeping Our Kids Out of the Digital Matrix

  In this episode, Dan, Eric, and Brian tackle the issue of screens and the digital matrix. How do you create children who are adept at the ways of the world without sacrificing their souls, childhood, and mental skill (among other...

  
• 05.26.2023

  "How Dare You?": Why Berating Men Doesn't Work

  Register for the 2023 New Christendom Press Conference here. In this episode, Dan and Eric (congrats on the new baby, Brian) discuss the folly of merely berating men in the hopes they will somehow grow more virtuous. How do you really chastise...

  
• 05.12.2023

  Anti-OnlyFans Fatherhood, Part II

  Register for the 2023 New Christendom Press Conference here. In this episode, Eric, Dan, and Brian continue their conversation on what it looks like to be a good father unto our daughters. How can we raise them to love true beauty,...

  
• 04.28.2023

  Anti-OnlyFans Fatherhood, Part I

  Register for the 2023 New Christendom Press Conference here. In this episode, Eric, Dan, and Brian specifically address what it looks like to be a good father unto our daughters. How can we raise them to love true beauty, wisdom, and...

  
• 04.14.2023

  Fathers are in Your Corner

  Register for the 2023 New Christendom Press Conference here. In this episode, Eric, Dan, and Brian discuss a trait common to all true fathers: they are "in your corner." What does that mean? How is it practiced? What are the consequences of...

  
• 03.31.2023

  Fathers Protect

  Register for the 2023 New Christendom Press Conference here. In this episode, the trio discusses the primary responsibility of fathers to be protectors. Listen as they peel back the onion of this principle to find just how far reaching it is...

  
• 03.24.2023

  ANNOUNCEMENT!

  Register for the 2023 New Christendom Press Conference here. In this short announcement episode, the guys give an update on their plan to double down on making The King's Hall the best podcast out there. -The King's Hall Website -The King's Hall...

  
• 03.17.2023

  Interview with Rory Groves

  Register for the 2023 New Christendom Press Conference here. In this episode of The King's Hall season 2, the gang sits down for an interview with everyone's favorite tradesman, Rory Groves! They discuss fatherhood in the context of a working and...

  
• 03.10.2023

  Generational Startups

  Register for the 2023 New Christendom Press Conference here. In this episode of The King's Hall season 2, the gang discusses the struggle and the potential massive glories of starting some thing new. Why is it so difficult to be the...

  
• 03.03.2023

  Interview with Pastor Toby Sumpter

  Register for the 2023 New Christendom Press Conference here. In this episode of The King's Hall season 2, Eric and Brian sit down to interview Pastor Toby Sumpter out of Moscow, ID about the problem of Father Hunger in the world. This...

  
• 02.24.2023

  Why Are There So Many Passive Men In The Church?

  Register for the 2023 New Christendom Press Conference here. In this episode of The King's Hall season 2, Eric, Dan, and Brian continue discussing what fathers are for and really hone in on the plague of passivity in the modern churchman. This...

  
• 02.17.2023

  Interview with C.R. Wiley

  In this episode of The King's Hall season 2, Eric & Dan interview our good friend Chris Wiley. The trio discusses some of the greatest principles that guide fatherhood, how the generations of fathers and sons ought to interact, and...

  
• 02.10.2023

  What Are Fathers For?

  Register for the 2023 New Christendom Press Conference here. In this episode of The King's Hall season 2, Eric, Dan, and Brian talk about the big question: what is a father, and what is he for? This episode of The King's...

  
• 02.03.2023

  How to Make a Bastard World

  Register for the 2023 New Christendom Press Conference here. In this episode of The King's Hall season 2, the trio talk about the causes of our rampant father hunger. Don't be a bastard in a bastard world! This episode of The King's...

  
• 01.27.2023

  A Famine of Fatherhood: Symptoms of Fatherlessness

  Register for the 2023 New Christendom Press Conference here. In this episode of The King's Hall season 2, the trio talk about the fundamental issues that have led to widespread father hunger, and the consequential symptoms that have flowed from that. -The...

  
• 01.20.2023

  Season 2: Father Hunger

  Register for the 2023 New Christendom Press Conference here. In this introductory episode of The King's Hall season 2, the trio identifies the area of focus for this season: Father Hunger. Listen to hear the lay of the land for upcoming...

  
• 10.21.2022

  Final Principles for The New Christendom

  Register for the 2023 New Christendom Press Conference here. In this final episode of The King's Hall season 1, the trio lays out the principles for building The New Christendom and gives a call to action for listeners, answering the question:...

  
• 10.14.2022

  Cowards & Seminarians: Making Better Pastors

  Register for the 2023 New Christendom Press Conference here. In this episode of The King's Hall, the boys talk about the problematic modern methods of pastoral training while also pointing to a better way. Our sponsor for this episode, Reformation Heritage Books,...

  
• 10.07.2022

  Trades, Universities, & Work Worth Doing

  Register for the 2023 New Christendom Press Conference here. In this episode of The King's Hall, the guys talk about how we should view the opportunity of higher education, trade schools, and careers for our children. Our sponsor for this episode, Reformation...

  
• 09.30.2022

  Fighting to Win with Andrew Torba

  Register for the 2023 New Christendom Press Conference here. In this episode of The King's Hall, we sit down with Andrew Torba, founder of Gab, to discuss fighting to win and how to build durable structures. Our sponsor for this episode, Reformation...

  
• 09.23.2022

  Covenant Succession: Education & The New Christendom (Part III)

  Register for the 2023 New Christendom Press Conference here. In this episode of The King's Hall, the guys continue their discussion about covenant succession as it relates to the education of our children. Our sponsor for this episode, Reformation Heritage Books, offers...

  
• 09.16.2022

  Dark Week Special: Behind the Scenes in the King's Hall Publick House

  Register for the 2023 New Christendom Press Conference here. In this episode of The King's Hall, the guys give all listeners a preview of the Patreon exclusive After Hours show. Tune in and buckle up and throw down and chill out! Our...

  
• 09.09.2022

  Covenant Succession: Children & Worship (Part II)

  Register for the 2023 New Christendom Press Conference here. In this episode of The King's Hall, the guys continue their discussion about covenant succession as it relates to children and worship. Our sponsor for this episode, Reformation Heritage Books, offers a large...

  
• 09.02.2022

  Covenant Succession: Children & Worship (Part I)

  Register for the 2023 New Christendom Press Conference here. In this episode of The King's Hall, the guys talk about covenant succession as it relates to children and worship. Our sponsor for this episode, Reformation Heritage Books, offers a large selection of...

  
• 08.26.2022

  Listener Inquiries: Reforming Ogden, Baptism, & More

  Register for the 2023 New Christendom Press Conference here. In this episode of The King's Hall, the guys open the mailbag and answer some listener questions—on everything from our local story to baptism and beyond. Our sponsor for this episode, Reformation Heritage...

  
• 08.19.2022

  Art, Media, & the New Christendom

  Register for the 2023 New Christendom Press Conference here. In this episode of The King's Hall, the guys talk media, arts, and culture and the new Christendom. Our sponsor for this episode, Reformation Heritage Books, offers a large selection of helpful and...

  
• 08.12.2022

  On Christian Nationalism: Interview with Dr. Stephen Wolfe

  Register for the 2023 New Christendom Press Conference here. In this episode of The King's Hall, we sit down with Dr. Stephen Wolfe to talk about Christian Nationalism. Our sponsor for this episode, Reformation Heritage Books, offers a large selection of helpful...

  
• 08.05.2022

  Wealth, Money, Space

  Register for the 2023 New Christendom Press Conference here. In this episode of The King's Hall, the guys talk through a question that can make you feel like you're treading a narrow path between two deep chasms: How should Christians think...

  
• 07.29.2022

  Of Whiteness & Proxy Wars

  Register for the 2023 New Christendom Press Conference here. In this episode of The King's Hall, the guys talk about one of the ways the opposing team cloaks its attack on Christianity—waging a proxy war on so-called "whiteness" as an attack...

  
• 07.22.2022

  A Religion of World Conquest: Interview with Pastor Andrew Isker

  Register for the 2023 New Christendom Press Conference here. In this episode of The King's Hall, we welcome a special guest to the show: Pastor Andrew Isker, Twitter's famous Eighth-Century Woodchipper himself. In the interview, we talk about some of the...

  
• 07.15.2022

  For City Fathers: Defending the Cultus

  Register for the 2023 New Christendom Press Conference here. In this episode of The King's Hall, we take up the second part in a conversation concerning Christian political theology: What would a godly city father look like? What might a Christian...