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Latest episodes
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Episode 324: John Rao on his book Americanism & the Collapse of the Church in the United States (October 14, 2…
In this episode of The Open Door, panelists Thomas Storck, Christopher Zehnder, and Andrew Sorokowski interview John Rao on his book Americanism & the Collapse of the Church in the…
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Episode 323: Fr. Kyle Washut on What Makes for a Truly Catholic Transformative Education (September 30, 2026)
In this episode of The Open Door, panelists Thomas Storck and Christopher Zehnder interview Kyle Washut on What Makes for a Truly Catholic Transformative Education. (September 30,…
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Episode 322: Gerry Turcotte on the Concept of Liminality, or the Spaces In-Between (September 2, 2026)
In this episode of The Open Door, panelists Thomas Storck, Christopher Zehnder, and Andrew Sorokowski talk with Gerry Turcotte, President & Principal, St Mark's College & Corpus Ch…
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Episode 321: Jeb Smith, author of Missing Monarchy (August 14, 2026)
In this episode of The Open Door, panelists Thomas Storck, Christopher Zehnder, and Andrew Sorokowski talk with Jeb Smith, author of Missing Monarchy: Correcting Misconceptions Abo…
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Episode 320: Matthew Vander Vennet on the Sacra Doctrina Project (July 22, 2026)
In this episode of The Open Door, panelists Thomas Storck and Andrew Sorokowski talk with Matthew Vander Vennet about the Sacra Doctrina project.What is the Sacra Doctrina project?…
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Episode 319: The Open Door with Dr. Virginia Arbery on Nationalism (July 1, 2026)
In this episode of The Open Door, panelists Thomas Storck and Christopher Zehnder talk with Virginia Arbery about Nationalism.
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Episode 318: Jared Staudt, editor of The American Catholic Land Movement (June 10, 2026)
In this episode of The Open Door, panelists Thomas Storck, Andrew Sorokowski, and Christopher Zehnder interview Jared Staudt, editor of The American Catholic Land Movement (June 10…
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Episode 317: Dr. Richard Spinello on the Essential Role of Philosophy in Catholic Theology (May 20, 2026)
In this episode of The Open Door, panelists Thomas Storck, Andrew Sorokowski, and Christopher Zehnder talk with Richard Spinello, a professor at Boston College, on the relationship…
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Episode 316: Fr. Richard O Connor on Dialectics (April 29, 2026)
In this episode of The Open Door, panelists Thomas Storck, Christopher Zehnder, and Andrew Sorokowski talk with Fr. Richard O Connor on Dialectics.
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Episode 315: Fr. Richard O Connor on his book Pastoral Lessons (April 8, 2026)
In this episode of The Open Door, Thomas Storck, Christopher Zehnder, and Andrew Sorokowski interview Fr. Richard O Connor on his book Pastoral Lessons: A Study in Pastoral Theolog…
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Episode 314: David Lyons, Columbus, OH, Office of Catholic Advocacy and Social Doctrine (March 12, 2026)
In this episode of The Open Door, panelists Thomas Storck, Andrew Sorokowski, and Christopher Zehnder interview David Lyons, Director of the Office of Catholic Advocacy and Social…
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Episode 313: The Panelists on Just War Theory (February 16, 2026)
What exactly does the Church's just war teaching entail? For governments and for citizens, whether in the military or not? What might be relevant here from the conventions or treat…
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Episode 312: Fr. Jacek Norkowski and Stephen Blendell on Homeopathy (January 28, 2026)
In this episode of The Open Door, panelists Thomas Storck, Andrew Sorokowski, and Christopher Zehnder talk with Fr. Jacek Norkowski and Stephen Blendell on Homeopathy.Some question…
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Episode 311: Paul List on his book Mount Doom: The Prophecy of Tolkien Revealed (January 7, 2026)
In this episode of The Open Door, Thomas Storck, Andrew Sorokowski, and Christopher Zehnder interview Paul List on his book co-authored with Ali Ghaffari entitled Mount Doom: The P…
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Episode 310: Panel Discussion on Why People Leave the Church (December 10, 2025)
In this episode of The Open Door, Thomas Storck, Andrew Sorokowski, and Christopher Zehnder hold a panel discussion on why people leave the Church.
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Episode 309: Dr. Virginia Arbery and George Hawley on the book Catholics and the American Polity (November 19,…
In this episode of The Open Door, panelists Thomas Storck, Andrew Sorokowski, and Christopher Zehnder interview Dr. Virginia Arbery & George Hawley on a book co-edited by Pieter Vr…
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Episode 308: Felix Corley on his book Catholicos and Commissar (October 29, 2025)
In this episode of The Open Door, panelists Thomas Storck, Andrew Sorokowski, and Christopher Zehnder interview Felix Corley on his book Catholicos and Commissar: The Armenian Chur…
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Episode 307: Matteo Mazzariol on Distributism (October 8, 2025)
In this episode of The Open Door, panelists Thomas Storck, Andrew Sorokowski, and Christopher Zehnder talk with Matteo Mazzariol on Distributism (October 8, 2025)For a copy of the…
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Episode 306: Fr. Maxim Morariu talks about the situation in Romania (September 18, 2025)
WCAT TV is an en air wing of En Route Books and Media working with WCAT Radio to share the joys of the Catholic faith. To support the station, please visit our Patreon account at h…
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Episode 305: Karl Schmude, President of the Australian Chesterton Society (August 27, 2025)
In this episode of The Open Door, panelists Thomas Storck and Christopher Zehnder interview Karl Schmude, President of the Australian Chesterton Society.Among the questions they as…