Alan Cornett

Alan Cornett
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Alan Cornett comes from the mountains of eastern Kentucky where his ancestors settled over two centuries ago. He is a former assistant to Russell Kirk, and enjoys books, bluegrass, basketball, bourbon, and Wendell Berry. Alan lives in Lexington, Kentucky.

Recent Essays

Kevin Gutzman on The Jeffersonians

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Kevin Gutzman is Professor of History at Western Connecticut State University. He has published half a dozen books on Jefferson, Madison, and the Constitution....

Raj Bhakta & (Very) Old Armagnac

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My guest is Raj Bhakta. Raj is a true practitioner of the art of cultural debris. From founding one of the first premium whiskey...

Os Guinness & The Great Quest

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My guest is Os Guinness, long a resident of the Washington, D.C. area, Guinness was born in China and educated at Oxford. He is...

Annette Kirk: From Long Island to Mecosta

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Annette Kirk was kind enough to sit down with me to talk on a recent visit to Piety Hill in Mecosta, Michigan in the...

Luke Sheahan on The University Bookman and Academic Freedom

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Luke Sheahan of Duquesne University and the newly appointed editor of The University Bookman, a book review journal founded by Russell Kirk and edited...

Jason M. Baxter & The Medieval Mind of C.S. Lewis

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Jason M. Baxter is a professor at the University of Notre Dame and has a new book from InterVarsity Press titled The Medieval Mind...

Michael Possanner & the Art of Bespoke Tailoring

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Michael Possanner is a bespoke tailor in Vienna, Austria. Michael and I discuss the value of bespoke tailoring, his non-traditional journey to learning the ancient...

Greg Hillis on Thomas Merton’s Catholic Vision

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Dr. Greg Hillis of Bellarmine University in Louisville. He is author of the recent book Man of Dialogue: Thomas Merton’s Catholic Vision from Liturgical...

Fr. Gregory Pine On Prudence

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Dominican Friar Fr. Gregory Pine is a host of the podcast Godsplaining and frequently appears on Pints With Aquinas. He is author of the...

Art Heists With Anthony Amore

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Anthony Amore is a Boston based New York Times bestselling author and art security expert. He is author most recently of  The Woman Who...

Literary Saints With Jessica Hooten Wilson

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Jessica Hooten Wilson is author of the new book The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints from Brazos...

Unicorns & Tapestries with Danielle Oteri

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My guest is art historian Danielle Oteri who wrote a wonderful article published in The Paris Review about the Unicorn Tapestries in the Met...
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