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The G. K. Chesterton Library

The G. K. Chesterton Library

By: Gilbert Keith Chesterton
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Welcome to The G. K. Chesterton Library, where the old books are opened again, and found to be astonishingly alive. Here are tales of priests and paradoxes, of taverns and trumpets, of common things made strange and splendid. In these readings, Chesterton’s wit, wonder, faith, and thunderous good humour return to the road, inviting every listener to discover that the world is not merely sensible, but miraculous.Public domain
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  • What's Wrong with the World Chapter 3 - The New Hypocrite

    What's Wrong with the World Chapter 3 - The New Hypocrite
    Jun 20 2026
    In which the new kind of political timidity is examined, revealing a curious hypocrisy where ostensibly worldly pragmatism conceals deep theological passions, and vagueness in creed and policy serves only to deepen divisions rather than heal them. This episode reflects on the necessity of clear dogma over mere prejudice, asserting that genuine ideals and doctrines are essential to unite and guide humanity amid the fog of modern indecision.
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    13 mins
  • What's Wrong with the World Chapter 2 - Wanted, an Unpractical Man

    What's Wrong with the World Chapter 2 - Wanted, an Unpractical Man
    Jun 20 2026
    In which the interplay between beginnings and ends—exemplified by the chicken and the egg—serves as a gentle meditation on the primacy of ideals over mere processes, championing the unpractical thinker as essential in times of crisis. Here is a call to remember that clarity of purpose, rather than muddled pragmatism, is the foundation upon which true progress and compromise must be built.
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    11 mins
  • What's Wrong with the World Chapter 1 - The Medical Mistake

    What's Wrong with the World Chapter 1 - The Medical Mistake
    Jun 19 2026
    In which the customary method of approaching social ills by diagnosing maladies before contemplating remedies is shown to be a profound error rooted in a fanciful biological metaphor that misrepresents nations as organisms. Instead, it is argued that social discourse often falters by disputing not the existence of evils, but the very definition of the good, urging a reversal of inquiry that places the ideal state before any appraisal of what ails society.
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    8 mins
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