Goodmakers Podcast with Paul Anleitner
The Goodmakers Podcast, hosted by Paul Anleitner, features long-form conversations with leading thinkers and builders dedicated to cultural renewal. The show explores a 'post-cynical' approach to uniting people around a shared story, centered on a cruciform vision of human flourishing. Anleitner, a cultural theologian and CEO of Goodmakers, brings an interdisciplinary perspective that integrates theology, philosophy, and science to help navigate cultural shifts. Episodes delve into culture, theology, philosophy, science, and the pursuit of meaning in life.
Episodes
Moving Beyond Our Cynical Prisons | Paul Anleitner & John Mark McMillan
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Today's episode features a conversation between Paul and John Mark McMillan on the new FLIRTING WITH ENCHANTMENT podcast.
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Malcom Guite | How to Renew Culture by Telling a Better Story
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Malcolm Guite is an English poet and scholar, and he is the author of Galahad and the Grail and a new series of books on the Arthurian legends.
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James Taylor Foreman on Leaving Atheism & the Vibe Shift
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James Taylor Foreman, writer and former Silicon Valley "narrative strategist", shares his spiritual journey from atheism to Christianity, exploring the influence of culture, mythology, and philosophy on his beliefs. This episode delves into the nature
Hollywood Producer Explains How to Fix Hollywood | Philip Levens
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Philip Levens is a long-time writer, producer, and showrunner best known for his work on Smallville, Ascension, Knight Rider, and more.
https://philiplevens.com/about-philip-levens
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www.goodmakers.co
The Death of Superman | Dan Jurgens - Comic Book Writer/Artist
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Dan Jurgens is one of the most influential creators in modern comics, best known for writing and drawing the best-selling Death of Superman, which earned him a National Cartoonists Society Award. He created characters such as Booster Gold, Doomsday, and more, and has written for both DC and Marvel--including runs on Thor,
Self Authoring Can't Save the World | Paul Anleitner with Dr. Simon Ussher
BASED ON A TRUE STORY is out TODAY!
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Today's episode contains a conversation on Dr. Simon Ussher's FLOREOLOGY podcast with Paul Anleitner about the ideas and themes in Paul's new book Based on a True Story: Vibe Shifts, the End of Deconstruction, and the Reboot of Meaning
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Glen Scrivener | Religious "Vibe Shift" in the West?
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Glen Scrivener of Speak Life UK joins me to discuss what's happening in the UK and if it matches the "vibe shift" on religion and Christianity in America.
https://321.speaklife.org.uk/
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Jonathan Pageau and Annie Crawford | Recovering the Old Stories After Deconstruction
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Jonathan Pageau is a renowned liturgical artist, writer, and public speaker.
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Annie Crawford is a cultural apologist, classical educator, and C.S. Lewis sc
Jordan Hall | The AI Apocalypse is Here: AI, Religion, & The Great Transition
Jordan Hall joins me for an "emergency" podcast on the sudden developments in AI , what to expect, and the religious/theological implications.
This conversation explores the rapid advancements in agentic AI, its potential to disrupt jobs and society, and the theological and ethical implications of this technological revolution. Jordan and Paul analyze the historical, civilizational, and spiritua
Parker Settecase & Rafe Kelley- Why Athletes Make Good Philosophers
Parker Settecase is the author of How to Journal like a Philosopher (Baker, 2026). His educational content focusing on philosophy and theology has over 250k subscribers on YouTube and on is on the of the Philosophy charts on Substack.
Rafe Kelley is a pioneer in the natural movement community and the visionary behind Evolve Move Play. With over two decades of experience in movement training, Rafe
The Anti-Story & the Antidote (Plus a Big Book Announcement!)
Why did the greatest religious decline and meaning crisis happen during my lifetime? Order my brand new book "Based on a True Story: Vibe Shifts, the End of Deconstruction, and the Reboot of Meaning":
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Brock Human & Nathan Fray - A Story of United Pursuit
Brock Human and Nathan Fray were co-founders of the music collective and worship movement called United Pursuit. Brock and Nathan are Co-Founders of Dialect.
Learn more at: https://dialecthouse.org/
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Gonzalo Schwarz - Building Something from Nothing
Gonzalo Schwarz is President and CEO at the Archbridge Institute. Gonzalo focuses on researching and writing about the American Dream, social mobility, the economics of human flourishing, economic development, and entrepreneurship. He is the author of the institute’s “American Dream Snapshot” and editor of two publications focused on social mobility in Europe and Latin America. He has written for
Goodmakers Episode 1 | It's time for a change.
Deep Talks is now Goodmakers. I explain why it's time for me to make a change and what's to come.
www.goodmakers.co
John Mark McMillan & Stephen Roach | Discussing the Symbolism of Frankenstein
Paul Anleitner, John Mark McMillan, and Stephen Roach discuss the deeper meaning embedded in Netflix's new Frankenstein.
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Jordan Hall & Rafe Kelley | Neo-Gnostic Escape or Living in The Way?
For prior context to this conversation with Jordan Hall and Rafe Kelley, see these previous episodes with them both:
Rafe Kelley: https://youtu.be/6xCfIvVqRMY
Jordan Hall: https://youtu.be/5eXC0g6yfsk
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Leland Vittert | Bestselling Author "Born Lucky" & His Journey with Autism
Leland Vittert is a journalist known for his work as a foreign correspondent for Fox News and as the current Chief Washington Anchor for NewsNation. He is the author of the New York Times Bestselling book Born Lucky: A Dedicated Father, a Grateful Son, and My Journey with Autism
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Allan Peters | Lessons from Cracker Barrel: Why a Logo Change Feels Spiritual
Allan Peters is a creative director, designer, and branding specialist. Largely considered to be one of the best in the U.S., he has worked with Nike, Target, Disney, and many more.
Peters is the author of Logos That Last: How to Create Iconic Visual Branding.
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Clay Routledge | Religion, Story, & Saving Civilization
Dr. Clay Routledge and I joined Kitty Bogle-Sherman and Coco Harmon on their podcast to discuss religion, culture, symbolism, and how to save civilization.
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Joshua Bodkin | Cowboys, Conservation, and Playing the Long Game in Creation
Joshua Bodkin is the Owner/Director of Solar Wave Media, a content production company focused on telling inspiring stories. He is also the editor-in-chief of Chasing Passion magazine.
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Paul Vander Klay | New Sincerity and the Rise of the "Metagelical"
Paul Vander Klay is a minister in the Christian Reformed Church of North America in Sacramento, California. His YouTube Channel has more than 30,000 subscribers: with videos on Christianity, the meaning crisis, and popular intellectual discourse.
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Rafe Kelley's Conversion Changed Everything
Rafe Kelley is the founder of Evolve, Move, Play, which incorporates practices from parkour, martial arts, gymnastics, and dance, as well as the study of human evolution and anthropology, to strengthen people in mind and body.
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Kaz Hayashi | The Spread of Anime in American Culture
Kaz Hayashi is a biblical scholar, archeologist, and theologian from Japan. He is currently an associate professor of Old Testament at Bethel Seminary and has written on the theology and anime. Check out his work in:
Anime Philosophy and Religion
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John Mark McMillan & Stephen Roach | Social Media Destroying Meaningful Art?
John Mark McMillan is a Platinum-selling American singer-songwriter, born in Charlotte, NC.
Stephen Roach is an author, musician, and founder of The Breath & the Clay, a creative community at the intersection of art, faith, and culture. As host of the Makers & Mystics podcast, he curates conversations that help artists recover wonder and live with deeper spiritual attention.
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Sam Tideman | Can Artificial Intelligence Make Moral Decisions
Sam Tideman is a Harvard-trained biostatistical data scientist.
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Jeremy Wayne Tate | Why Modern Education is Broken
Jeremy Wayne Tate is the founder and CEO of the Classic Learning Test and a national leader in the revival of classical education.
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Parker Settecase | A Metamodern Superman?
Parker Settecase and Paul Anleitner discuss the philosophical themes in James Gunn's new Superman movie starring David Corenswet.
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Why Culture is Going Post-Cynical (Also a BIG Announcement)
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Jordan Hall Set Out to Save Civilization & Found a Small Country Church Instead
Jordan Hall, is a futurist, philosopher, and public speaker renowned for his insights into the interplay between technology and culture. Hall played a significant role in the digital media landscape at MP3.com and later as the founder and CEO of DivX, a company instrumental in the online digital video revolution. After this, Hall turned his attention to halting the collapse of civilization.
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The Inevitable Emptiness of Deconstruction | Ian Harber
Ian Harber is the author of Walking Through Deconstruction: How to be a Companion in a Crisis of Faith.
https://www.amazon.com/Walking-Through-Deconstruction-Companion-Crisis/dp/1514008564
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The Meaning Crisis & Our Post-Cynical Vibe Shift
I recently joined Christian Baxter and the Yours Truly Podcast to discuss how the meaning crisis is leading to our post-cynical vibe shift.
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John Vervaeke & Clay Routledge | Nostalgia & the Loss of Our Guiding Stories
John Vervaeke, PhD is a philosopher and cognitive scientist. He is an associate professor and award-winning lecturer at the University of Toronto, teaching in the Department of Psychology. His work and research is far-ranging, including topics such as human intelligence, rationality, wisdom, and AI.
Clay Routledge, PhD is an existential psychologist, a writer, and a consultant. Clay is Vice Presid
Did C.S. Lewis' Space Trilogy predict Elon Musk, AI, & Aliens? | Annie Crawford
Is C.S. Lewis' "Space Trilogy" the most important Lewis book for our current cultural moment?
Annie Crawford is the co-founder of Vine Classical Community & the Senior Fellow for The Society of Women of Letters. She writes for publications such as Salvo, The Symbolic World, and others on the works of C.S. Lewis.
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How Postmodernism Killed Superman | Parker Settecase
Parker Settecase is the host of @ParkersPensees and @ParkerNotes
In this episode, we discuss the rise of cynicism and deconstruction in pop culture, the philosophical roots of these postmodern shifts, and what may be coming next in the hero's stories of our culture.
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Fallen Angels Backstory? "Gabriel and the Guardians" creator Jason Moody
Jason Moody is the creator of Angel Studios brand-new fantasy anime series Gabriel and the Guardians, which tells an incredible fantasy story inspired by the book of Genesis, the book of Enoch, and the mythological context of the Ancient Near East.
It's part Chronicles of Narnia, part Similrillion, part Dragon Ball Z, and it's deeply informed by the biblical scholarship you'd find in from Michael
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