Wed, 04 Mar 2026 06:56:50 -0600WeeblyWed, 04 Mar 2026 04:27:36 GMThttps://www.soonerpolitics.org/lewis/saving-elephants-defending-wonks-with-nic-dunn-transcript

The following transcript comes from Saving Elephants podcast episode 197 – Defending Wonks with Nic Dunn .  This transcript was auto-generated by Zencastr and while some effort has been taken to reduce glaring omissions and errors, mistakes will undoubtedly still exist.  The original podcast audio should be relied upon for an accurate representation of the actual conversation.   Podcast Introduction While Saving Elephants is dedicated to offering the conservative intellectual tradition in... March 3, 2026 at 09:28PM - Josh Lewis

Defending Wonks with Nic Dunn – Transcript Click the headline to see the full report at savingelephantsblog

]]>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 13:27:45 GMThttps://www.soonerpolitics.org/lewis/saving-elephants-197-defending-wonks-with-nic-dunn

While Saving Elephants is dedicated to offering the conservative intellectual tradition in mercifully modern vernacular, fellow podcaster Nic Dunn has been on a similar mission: making the work of policy institutions more digestible.  Nic joins Josh for a conversation around the important role policy can play in defusing political tension, alleviating poverty, and expanding the freedom and opportunities all Americans seek.   About Nic Dunn Bio from Sutherland Institute   Nic Dunn serves as... March 3, 2026 at 07:01AM - Josh Lewis

197 – Defending Wonks with Nic Dunn Click the headline to see the full report at savingelephantsblog

]]>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 14:27:29 GMThttps://www.soonerpolitics.org/lewis/saving-elephants-196-crossing-the-danube-with-calum-nicholson

For good or ill, the post World War II era built by the Baby Boomers seems to be rapidly coming to an end.  But what will replace it?  What might be done to prevent global conflicts and bloodshed as the old order begins to break down?  And what should younger conservatives seek to conserve in this era of chaotic change?  Joining Saving Elephants host Josh Lewis is Director of Research at the Danube Institute , Calum Nicholson to share how the Anglosphere often misunderstands the way the rest... February 17, 2026 at 07:28AM - Josh Lewis

196 – Crossing the Danube with Calum Nicholson Click the headline to see the full report at savingelephantsblog

]]>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 03:27:12 GMThttps://www.soonerpolitics.org/lewis/saving-elephants-crossing-the-danube-with-calum-nicholson-transcript

The following transcript comes from Saving Elephants podcast episode 196 – Crossing the Danube with Calum Nicholson .  This transcript was auto-generated by Zencastr and while some effort has been taken to reduce glaring omissions and errors, mistakes will undoubtedly still exist.  The original podcast audio should be relied upon for an accurate representation of the actual conversation.   Podcast Introduction For good or ill, the post World War II era built by the Baby Boomers seems to be... February 16, 2026 at 09:01PM - Josh Lewis

Crossing the Danube with Calum Nicholson – Transcript Click the headline to see the full report at savingelephantsblog

]]>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 14:27:28 GMThttps://www.soonerpolitics.org/lewis/saving-elephants-195-geeking-out-with-lauren-hall

In a world of exhaustive binary thinking sometimes complexity offers relief.  Lauren Hall joins the show to offer her alternative living in 4D she calls “radical moderation”.  In the latter half of the conversation Saving Elephants host Josh Lewis happily takes Lauren up on her offer to geek out on Edmund Burke.   About Lauren Hall Excerpts from laurenkhall.com   Lauren Hall is an author and professor helping people combat overwhelm in an age of extremes. Her writing rejects binary and... February 03, 2026 at 07:21AM - Josh Lewis

195 – Geeking Out with Lauren Hall Click the headline to see the full report at savingelephantsblog

]]>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:27:25 GMThttps://www.soonerpolitics.org/lewis/saving-elephants-194-conversing-across-the-pond-with-daniel-pitt

Dr. Daniel Pitt and his imposing mustache joins Saving Elephants host Josh Lewis to explore the similarities and differences between American and British conservatism, proto-Burkean “conservative” thinkers, Pitt’s personal relationship with Sir Roger Scruton, and the importance of unchosen obligations in a free society, all offered up in a wonderfully meandering conversation that nonetheless stays within the broader parameters of some conceivable structure analogous to the conservative vision... January 20, 2026 at 07:16AM - Josh Lewis

194 – Conversing Across the Pond with Daniel Pitt Click the headline to see the full report at savingelephantsblog

]]>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 14:27:28 GMThttps://www.soonerpolitics.org/lewis/saving-elephants-193-dissenting-the-dissident-right-with-stephanie-slade

While Saving Elephants defends the classical conservative position, the loudest voices on the Right today coalesce around different policies, priorities, and goals.  Those that form the dissident Right are comprised of multiple sub-groups with overlapping and, at times, incompatible views.  So who is this disparate group of dissidents?  What holds them together, and how do they differ from conservatives?  Joining Saving Elephants host Josh Lewis is Stephanie Slade to explore the contours of... January 06, 2026 at 07:46AM - Josh Lewis

193 – Dissenting the Dissident Right with Stephanie Slade Click the headline to see the full report at savingelephantsblog

]]>Sun, 28 Dec 2025 00:27:45 GMThttps://www.soonerpolitics.org/lewis/saving-elephants-ben-sasse-and-the-path-not-taken

The week of Christmas merriment was tinged with sadness as we learned of Senator Ben Sasse’s advanced cancer diagnosis.  In a lengthy social media post  he foretold he was “gonna die”.   And while—God willing—Sasse will be with us for a long time to come, his return to public life seems dubious at best.  His tenure in the United States Senate reflected the voice of reason and integrity in a wavering time.  Imperfect, to be sure, but perhaps perfectly emblematic of the sentiments and... December 27, 2025 at 05:57PM - Josh Lewis

Ben Sasse and the Path Not Taken Click the headline to see the full report at savingelephantsblog

]]>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 13:27:42 GMThttps://www.soonerpolitics.org/lewis/saving-elephants-192-remnant-redux-with-jonah-goldberg

Jonah Goldberg makes his triumphal return to Saving Elephants where host Josh Lewis peppers him with unyielding questions on what his fourth and forthcoming book will be about, the practicality of setting lottery winnings as a life-goal, what a post-Trump GOP might look like, whether it makes sense to even “save” the elephants, and whether we should welcome human enslavement to our future AI overlords.   Remnant fans, have your bingo cards at the ready!   About Jonah Goldberg From The... December 16, 2025 at 07:00AM - Josh Lewis

192 – Remnant Redux with Jonah Goldberg Click the headline to see the full report at savingelephantsblog

]]>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:27:48 GMThttps://www.soonerpolitics.org/lewis/saving-elephants-191-canceling-caylan-with-caylan-ford

In 2019 Caylan Ford resigned her political candidacy in Canada after controversy over allegations of her echoing white nationalist rhetoric.  In spite of her resignation—and continual insistence she held no such views—the mobs of cancel culture demanded “justice”.  She was blacklisted from employers, unable to continue work with organizations that seek to liberate people living under the yoke of totalitarianism, ostracized by friends and colleagues, attacked and trolled online, and shunned by... December 02, 2025 at 07:26AM - Josh Lewis

191 – Canceling Caylan with Caylan Ford Click the headline to see the full report at savingelephantsblog

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