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The Firestone Files
Letters to My Grandchildren
A philosophy professor writes to the grandchildren he hopes to have: one subject per episode, from Kant and Descartes to dreams, friendship, and the founding documents, in plain speech.
New episodes every Monday · 56 full episodes and 161 shorts since September 2025.
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Chris explains the idea behind the show from his study: letters to his grandchildren, written out loud, for anyone who still asks the big questions.
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Charlie Kirk's Message for High School Students
Charlie KirkSeptember 14, 2026 · 46:45 · Episode 55
Charlie Kirk's Message for High School Students
One year to the day after Kirk's death, Dr. Firestone takes off the wristband he wore through Prep Year and gives a room of Gospel Light high schoolers the three points of orientation Kirk lived by: the Bible for the soul, the great books of the Western tradition for the mind, and the founding documents for the body politic. Kant stays at the door; the inheritance and what it costs to accept it are the whole subject.
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Eight episodes that show what the podcast is. Pick the door you like, or follow one of the curated paths.
Charlie Kirk1:06:21
Dream Interpretation1:06:24
What is Philosophy?24:45
Immanuel Kant1:21:42
Immanuel Kant39:55
Interviews & Guests1:14:53
Charlie Kirk36:30
Meet the Firestones52:41Series
Most episodes belong to a run of two to nine on one subject. Series pages give you the order and a place to start. 11 series so far.
9 episodesMeet the Firestones
Letters to my grandchildren, starting with the family they come from.
4 episodesMind, Heart, and Body
Three short lectures on what it means to live a whole human life.
7 episodesCharlie Kirk
A Kant scholar on why he joined Turning Point, and what Charlie Kirk got right.
5 episodesPractical Philosophy for Life
Kierkegaard on risk, Aristotle on courage, and what to do when life becomes unlivable.
5 episodesDescartes December
A five-part walk through the Meditations, 25 minutes at a time.
5 episodesWhat is Philosophy?
A working definition, and why philosophy needs faith, logic, ethics, and myth.
3 episodesImmanuel Kant
The thinker he chose to sit under for thirty years.
6 episodesDream Interpretation
Six episodes on what dreams are, from Freud and Jung to Genesis and Revelation.
2 episodesAmerica at 250
The form and substance that made the republic last.
4 episodesOn the Road with Turning Point
Field reports from protests, AmericaFest, a revival tour, and a commencement.
6 episodesInterviews & Guests
Long conversations with Eric Capaci, Rick Green, and Nathan Jacobs.
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161 clips of a minute or two, cut from the full episodes and posted most days. A quick way to hear the voice before you commit an hour.
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