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No Jazz at Juilliard. Chris Gekker's Thoughts on Career Longevity, Institutional Bias, Playing Softly and Much More!
A career in music reveals more than technique.
Feb 18
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James D. Newcomb
28:24
January 2026
When the Truth Feels Like an Attack
Why do people cling to beliefs even after they’ve been proven wrong?
Jan 31
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James D. Newcomb
3
8:10
Why Being Right Feels So Good (And Costs Us So Much)
Why do intelligent, well-informed people so often talk past one another?
Jan 27
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James D. Newcomb
1
8:23
What Minneapolis Taught Me About Authority and Community
When my wife, Sana, and I moved to Minnesota 2+ years ago, we deliberately chose to live in the heart of “The City.” Minneapolis to be exact.
Jan 22
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James D. Newcomb
Protestants v. Catholics in America's Founding Era: When Certainty Becomes the Threat
The American Founders are often remembered as champions of reason, restraint, and religious liberty.
Jan 21
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James D. Newcomb
6:57
When Certainty Becomes a Cage: Anti-Catholicism and the Paradox of the American Founding
The American founding is often celebrated for its restraint, its suspicion of concentrated power, and its institutional humility.
Jan 21
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James D. Newcomb
1
The Non-Wall That Has Marginalized Christianity from the American Public Consciousness
Most Americans assume the founders intended a rigid wall between church and state.
Jan 19
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James D. Newcomb
1
9:51
Errand Into the Wilderness: Puritans, Power, and the Roots of American Exceptionalism
In this episode, we explore how the theology of the New England Puritans shaped a distinctive political imagination—one that continues to echo through…
Jan 17
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James D. Newcomb
1
5:58
Interview Archive: Bernard Adelstein
In this archived interview, recorded in 2016, James Newcomb speaks with Bernard Adelstein, former principal trumpet of the Cleveland Orchestra, for a…
Jan 16
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James D. Newcomb
2
56:00
The Scroll Precedes the Sword
This episode presents a dialogue exploring how religious rhetoric functioned as a form of political power in colonial New England.
Jan 14
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James D. Newcomb
1
6:33
It's Not What It Was
I had a conversation with the founder of a pretty well-known American brass group yesterday.
Jan 6
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James D. Newcomb
1
4:32
Differing Views on Venezuela
We all know what has happened in Venezuela in the last 48 hours.
Jan 5
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James D. Newcomb
3
10:03
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