The Podcast of the Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton, where we talk about everything under the sun with a Chestertonian perspective, as well as the writings and legacy of G.K. Chesterton himself. The podcast is hosted by Grettelyn Darkey and Joe Grabowski. Want to give us feedback? Email podcast@chesterton.org.
Uncommon Sense - The Official Podcast of the Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton
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The Podcast of the Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton, where we talk about everything under the sun with a Chestertonian perspective, as well as the writings and legacy of G.K. Chesterton himself. The podcast is hosted by Grettelyn Darkey and Joe Grabowski. Want to give us feedback? Email podcast@chesterton.org.
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July 28, 2026
G.K. Chesterton on the Death of Literacy
<div class="contents"> <div class= "group relative relative pb-[var(--msg-assistant-pb,0.75rem)]" style="opacity: 1; transform: none;" data-is-streaming="false"> <div class= "font-claude-response relative leading-[1.65rem] [&_pre>div]:bg-bg-000/50 [&_pre>div]:border-0.5 [&_pre>div]:border-border-400 [&_.ignore-pre-bg>div]:bg-transparent [&_.standard-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pl-2 [&_.standard-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,ul,ol,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pr-8 [&_.progressive-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pl-2 [&_.progressive-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,ul,ol,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pr-8"> <div> <div class= "standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [&_>_*]:min-w-0 gap-3 [&_>_*:last-child]:mb-0 print:block print:[&_>_*_+_*]:mt-3 standard-markdown"> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal" dir="ltr">A new Atlantic cover story argues that America is sliding into a postliterate age—but G.K. Chesterton diagnosed the same collapse in 1928, years before Marshall McLuhan or Neil Postman raised the alarm. Joe Grabowski goes solo to walk through Rose Horowitch's statistics on the death of reading, then turns to two Illustrated London News essays in which Chesterton describes a public that has stopped reading connected prose and now only kisses books it has never opened. What emerges is a practical challenge for anyone who wants to recover the habit Chesterton simply assumed his own readers still had.</p> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal" dir="ltr"> </p> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal" dir="ltr"><strong>In This Episode:</strong></p> <ul class= "[li_&]:mb-0 [li_&]:mt-1 [li_&]:gap-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3 print:block print:space-y-1" dir="ltr"> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Why G.K. Chesterton said so little about illiteracy—and what that silence reveals about how genuinely new this problem is</li> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2"> Chesterton's 1928 warning that making reading "easier" signals a slump in reading rather than a boom</li> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">What Chesterton meant by a public relapsing into the horn book and the cat on the mat—and why Joe Grabowski thinks he would have said much the same of reels, Shorts, and TikTok</li> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">The 1921 essay in which Chesterton argued that the books shaping the world are the ones nobody has actually opened: Darwin, Marx, and the rumor that replaces the text</li> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Why Chesterton's critique lands on podcast listeners too—the risk of becoming the very type of person Chesterton described, taking opinions secondhand from influencers and favorite podcasters</li> </ul> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal" dir="ltr"> </p> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal" dir="ltr"><strong>Resources Mentioned:</strong></p> <ul class= "[li_&]:mb-0 [li_&]:mt-1 [li_&]:gap-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3 print:block print:space-y-1" dir="ltr"> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2"> <a class= "underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current" href= "https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/08/reading-crisis-postliterate-age/687618/"> "The End of Reading Is Here" by Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic</a></li> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2"> <a class= "underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current" href= "https://library.chesterton.org/on-reading-and-not-being-able-to-22908/"> "On Reading, and Not Being Able To," The Illustrated London News, December 8, 1928</a></li> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2"> <a href= "https://library.chesterton.org/what-mr-bellocs-servile-state-means-4888/"> What Mr. Belloc's Servile State Means by G. K. Chesterton</a></li> </ul> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal" dir="ltr"><strong>FOLLOW US</strong></p> <ul class= "[li_&]:mb-0 [li_&]:mt-1 [li_&]:gap-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3 print:block print:space-y-1" dir="ltr"> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2"> <a class= "underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current" href= "https://www.instagram.com/chestertonsociety">Instagram</a></li> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2"> <a class= "underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current" href= "https://www.facebook.com/AmericanChestertonSociety">Facebook</a></li> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2"> <a class= "underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current" href="https://twitter.com/chestertonsoc">X</a></li> </ul> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal" dir="ltr"><strong>SUPPORT</strong></p> <ul class= "[li_&]:mb-0 [li_&]:mt-1 [li_&]:gap-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3 print:block print:space-y-1" dir="ltr"> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2"> <a class= "underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current" href="https://www.chesterton.org/give/">Consider making a donation</a></li> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2"> <a class= "underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current" href="https://www.chesterton.org/shop/">Visit our Shop</a></li> </ul> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal" dir="ltr"><a class= "underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current" href="https://saintkolbestudios.com/">Produced by Saint Kolbe Studios</a></p> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal" dir="ltr"><strong>Chapters:</strong></p> <ul class= "[li_&]:mb-0 [li_&]:mt-1 [li_&]:gap-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3 print:block print:space-y-1" dir="ltr"> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2"> 00:00: Introduction—A Crisis Worth Paying Attention To</li> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2"> 04:20: The Atlantic Article: Rose Horowitch on the End of Reading</li> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2"> 06:42: The Numbers—Who Still Reads, and How Little</li> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2"> 09:06: Schools, Screens, and the Warnings of McLuhan and Postman</li> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2"> 11:29: Why It Matters: Media Literacy in an Age of AI</li> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2"> 13:56: If No One Reads, Who Wants to Write?</li> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2"> 16:19: Writers Come from Readers</li> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2"> 18:31: Turning to G.K. Chesterton and His 1928 Essay on Reading</li> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2"> 23:20: Newsprint Headlines, Reels, and the Attention Economy</li> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2"> 25:38: The 1921 Essay—The Books the World Has Not Read</li> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2"> 30:07: An Examination of Conscience</li> <li class= "font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2"> 32:33: The Challenge: Take the Book Down off the Shelf</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>
July 21, 2026
The Chestertonian Writer on the Road to Canonization
Grettelyn Darkey and Joe Grabowski explore Sigrid Undset's canonization path through G.K. Chesterton's admired writings, revealing shared spiritual insights and literary parallels in this interview.
July 14, 2026
The Idea That Makes America More Like a Church Than a Nation
Grettelyn Darkey and Joe Grabowski explore G.K. Chesterton's profound insights into America as a nation founded on a creed, revealing its unique identity.
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