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First Light

This Was Predictable

First Light with Ed West

Apr 7 • James Orr

Belonging Saves Nations

First Light with Danny Kruger

Mar 17 • James Orr

Did Darwin Kill God?

First Light with Stephen Meyer

Feb 24 • James Orr

They Are Rewriting History

First Light with Larry Arnn

Dec 16, 2025 • James Orr

Therapy Replaced Morality

First Light with Freya India

Nov 25, 2025 • James Orr

First Light with Rod Dreher

Nov 4, 2025 • Daniel Turner

Civilisation Needs a Soul

First Light with Jonathan Pageau

Oct 21, 2025 • Daniel Turner

Transhumanism's Gone WIld

First Light with Mary Harrington

Oct 7, 2025 • James Orr

Articles

Robert Jenrick is only following the logic of the New Right

Behind all the intrigue, his Tory-Reform switch reflects the belief that cosmopolitan politics is in terminal decline

Jan 19 • James Orr

A heartbreaking, senseless, devastating loss

Requiscat in pace, Charlie

Sep 11, 2025 • James Orr

“No civilisation has invited invaders in and put them up in four-star hotels"

A recent interview by Zoltán Kottász.

Aug 20, 2025 • James Orr

James Orr

James Orr

Home of the First Light podcast. Plus writing from James Orr and guests on politics, faith, culture, and the deeper architecture of the West.

Your Questions for the Guests

Guest Spotlight

Scientist, philosopher, and one of the most prominent advocates of intelligent design.

Mar 10 • James Orr

Writer, cultural critic, and interpreter of Gen Z’s emotional crisis

Dec 5, 2025 • James Orr

Writer, journalist, and chronicler of Christian resilience.

Nov 11, 2025 • James Orr

Podcasts

First Light

This Was Predictable

Recommendations

Maiden Mother Matriarch

Louise Perry

Mary Harrington

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Triggernometry

Matt Goodwin

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James Orr

Why Universities Won’t Reform Themselves

Why can’t higher education defend free speech?

Sep 18, 2025 • James Orr

Have we broken the back of woke?

The revolution is losing momentum.

Sep 15, 2025 • James Orr

Charlie Kirk & James Orr on Why Liberalism Has Failed

Rootedness, family, and nation.

Sep 15, 2025 • James Orr

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