<![CDATA[Reasonably Rational]]>Ideas. People. Culture. Dynamic conversations at the intersection of all three.

]]>https://riverside.comRiverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Mon, 12 Oct 2026 19:57:22 GMTMon, 03 Aug 2026 21:47:03 GMT60Reasonably Rational<p>Ideas. People. Culture. Dynamic conversations at the intersection of all three. </p>episodicReasonably Rationalreasonablyrational@proton.meno<![CDATA[Making Giant Men in a Mini-Man World - Steve Lawrence]]>Steve Lawrence, former professional Aussie Rules football player, close collaborator with Cardinal George Pell, and leadership consultant joins Steve to discuss forging real men in a fake man culture, and his excellent book The Tiny Book for Giant Men.

]]>b4f0a219-8119-4b66-8984-b8f301a886f8Sat, 15 Aug 2026 20:45:12 GMT<p>Steve Lawrence, former professional Aussie Rules football player, close collaborator with Cardinal George Pell, and leadership consultant joins Steve to discuss forging real men in a fake man culture, and his excellent book <i>The Tiny Book for Giant Men.</i></p>no02:08:30Making Giant Men in a Mini-Man World - Steve Lawrencefull<![CDATA[Chesterton In His Own Words - Dale Ahlquist]]>A Reasonably Rational conversation with Dale Ahlquist, GK Chesterton expert, about all things Chesterton and I Also Had My Hour, his brilliant (auto) biography of Chesterton, compiled of Chesterton's own words!

]]>abc7b191-b7f6-4d14-b7ee-50c0d6f736a3Fri, 14 Aug 2026 01:15:12 GMT<p>A Reasonably Rational conversation with Dale Ahlquist, GK Chesterton expert, about all things Chesterton and <i>I Also Had My Hour</i>, his brilliant (auto) biography of Chesterton, compiled of Chesterton's own words! </p>no01:52:41Chesterton In His Own Words - Dale Ahlquistfull<![CDATA[Dr. Ray Guarendi, Does Catholicism Even Make Sense? ]]>Dr. Ray Guarendi, psychologist, speaker, author, television and radio host lays out the logical case for being, or becoming, Catholic.

]]>a8e91b52-f7a1-4b0e-98de-44f107bfb6e2Thu, 13 Aug 2026 20:49:35 GMT<p>Dr. Ray Guarendi, psychologist, speaker, author, television and radio host lays out the logical case for being, or becoming, Catholic. </p>no00:56:36Dr. Ray Guarendi, Does Catholicism Even Make Sense? full<![CDATA[Why Has Everything Gone Crazy? - Dr. J. Budziszewski]]>Dr. J. Budziszewski takes up the question of why everything seems to have gone crazy, and introduces us to a host of little lunacies driving society, and driving society mad. Based on his new book Pandemic of Lunacy, from Creed and Culture Press.

Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Pandemic-Lunacy-Clearly-Everyone-Around/dp/196761301X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2J7K7CLZRGLP1&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.tE0B-3zu2C6y6U_d-yVhTsdifkFADl2dN0zbuj_ROGbb3mcAlwwYCgTB1NB1XZMKPn4_bmEs0qXHxjnI536zWVi6XVCYPiYtYOVAVcnkaWlBlRTHKuiXY7MexhvXKX_M9PpjT2MnN353DidtjXSgufaVGVs4gjSB1SUibEUT-ewji--2xzst8FTAIQ1676H92Zyg7luqOeFUHu_Dnnt87IbkHXZ3Pvkv8WvXe11pUM4.qZpsCysB4yWVOOyibjpDLE60HO55WicYAbYXldGMizI&dib_tag=se&keywords=j+budziszewski&qid=1785797000&sprefix=j+budzi%2Caps%2C270&sr=8-1

]]>e04a2a91-e19d-46f7-bff0-ce9abceb2a66Mon, 03 Aug 2026 22:43:51 GMT<p>Dr. J. Budziszewski takes up the question of why everything seems to have gone crazy, and introduces us to a host of little lunacies driving society, and driving society mad. Based on his new book <i>Pandemic of Lunacy</i>, from Creed and Culture Press. </p><p></p><p>Amazon link: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.amazon.com/Pandemic-Lunacy-Clearly-Everyone-Around/dp/196761301X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2J7K7CLZRGLP1&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.tE0B-3zu2C6y6U_d-yVhTsdifkFADl2dN0zbuj_ROGbb3mcAlwwYCgTB1NB1XZMKPn4_bmEs0qXHxjnI536zWVi6XVCYPiYtYOVAVcnkaWlBlRTHKuiXY7MexhvXKX_M9PpjT2MnN353DidtjXSgufaVGVs4gjSB1SUibEUT-ewji--2xzst8FTAIQ1676H92Zyg7luqOeFUHu_Dnnt87IbkHXZ3Pvkv8WvXe11pUM4.qZpsCysB4yWVOOyibjpDLE60HO55WicYAbYXldGMizI&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=j+budziszewski&amp;qid=1785797000&amp;sprefix=j+budzi%2Caps%2C270&amp;sr=8-1" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Pandemic-Lunacy-Clearly-Everyone-Around/dp/196761301X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2J7K7CLZRGLP1&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.tE0B-3zu2C6y6U_d-yVhTsdifkFADl2dN0zbuj_ROGbb3mcAlwwYCgTB1NB1XZMKPn4_bmEs0qXHxjnI536zWVi6XVCYPiYtYOVAVcnkaWlBlRTHKuiXY7MexhvXKX_M9PpjT2MnN353DidtjXSgufaVGVs4gjSB1SUibEUT-ewji--2xzst8FTAIQ1676H92Zyg7luqOeFUHu_Dnnt87IbkHXZ3Pvkv8WvXe11pUM4.qZpsCysB4yWVOOyibjpDLE60HO55WicYAbYXldGMizI&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=j+budziszewski&amp;qid=1785797000&amp;sprefix=j+budzi%2Caps%2C270&amp;sr=8-1</a></p>no02:08:38Why Has Everything Gone Crazy? - Dr. J. Budziszewskifull<![CDATA[APATHYism - The Ultimate Lunacy]]>Why is "I just don't care" the ultimate lunacy in our current cultural consciousness?

Full episode #17 - The Pandemic of Lunacy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpkfkT2aPIQ&t=1512s

]]>54032033-a66f-4cb0-92d9-2b2522e09a5eMon, 03 Aug 2026 22:06:43 GMT<p>Why is "I just don't care" the ultimate lunacy in our current cultural consciousness? </p><p></p><p>Full episode #17 - The Pandemic of Lunacy: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpkfkT2aPIQ&amp;t=1512s" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpkfkT2aPIQ&amp;t=1512s</a></p>no00:01:00APATHYism - The Ultimate Lunacyfull