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Counterflow with Buck Johnson

Counterflow with Buck Johnson

By: Buck Johnson
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The Counterflow Podcast is a weekly show featuring discussions and interviews with people who are outside of and critical toward mainstream liberal and conservative politics. Counterflow challenges the conventional narratives sold to us as truth. The show features thinkers from all backgrounds, who do not fit into the narrow framework of fashionable opinion. The show addresses cultural, spiritual and lifestyle issues as well as philosophy and geo-politics. Host Buck Johnson (formerly of the Death To Tyrants Podcast) is a musician, firefighter and Orthodox Christian and has always had an interest and drive to go one way while everyone else runs the other direction. Political Science Politics & Government Spirituality
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  • Ep. 416 - Writing the Collapse: Fiction, Faith, and Spiritual Warfare, with Andrew Edwards

    Ep. 416 - Writing the Collapse: Fiction, Faith, and Spiritual Warfare, with Andrew Edwards
    Jun 2 2026
    In this episode, I chat with author Andrew Edwards to discuss his novel King of Dogs and the deeper realities that inspired it. While the conversation begins with fiction, it quickly expands into a wide-ranging discussion on spiritual warfare, civilizational decline, modern nihilism, masculinity, technology, geopolitics, and what it means to remain fully human in an age of fragmentation. We explore the themes beneath the story: the forces competing for our attention, the spiritual consequences of a culture without transcendence, the nature of suffering, and the battle for the human soul in a world increasingly defined by distraction and disorder. Is modern society experiencing a political crisis, a cultural crisis, or a spiritual one? And how can Christians cultivate clarity, courage, and faithfulness amid uncertainty and collapse? This conversation uses fiction as a lens to examine the world we actually inhabit. About Andrew Edwards: Andrew Edwards is a novelist, essayist, and cultural commentator whose work explores the intersection of faith, meaning, masculinity, power, and civilizational decline. His novel King of Dogs blends post-collapse fiction, spiritual symbolism, and philosophical reflection to examine what remains of the human person when the structures of modern life begin to fail. Through both fiction and non-fiction writing, Edwards explores the moral, spiritual, and cultural questions shaping the modern world. Connect with Andrew Edwards: * X / Twitter: https://x.com/goldengoatguild * Substack: https://substack.com/@goldengoatguild

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    58 mins
  • Ep. 415 - Leaving Evangelicalism for the Ancient Church, with Fr. David Hovik

    Ep. 415 - Leaving Evangelicalism for the Ancient Church, with Fr. David Hovik
    May 26 2026
    What happens when an Evangelical pastor begins seriously studying the early Church — and realizes modern Christianity looks very different from ancient Christianity?

    In this episode, I chat with Father David Hovik to discuss his remarkable journey from Evangelical ministry into the Orthodox Church, and how that journey ultimately brought much of his congregation with him. This story is truly captivating.

    We talk about the spiritual hunger that exists beneath modern life, the limits of contemporary Christianity, and why more people are searching for something ancient, rooted, and sacramental.

    Fr. David reflects on the risks, resistance, and transformation that came with leaving behind familiar forms of Christianity in pursuit of what he became convinced was the historic Church founded by Christ and preserved through the centuries.

    This conversation explores:

    - Fr. David's path from Evangelical pastor to Orthodox priest
    - The role of Church history in his conversion
    - Why modern Christianity can feel spiritually fragmented
    - The difference between "personal faith" and historic Christianity
    - Liturgy, sacraments, and the ancient Christian worldview
    - Bringing an entire congregation into Orthodoxy
    - Spiritual formation in a distracted modern age
    - Why people are increasingly drawn to the ancient faith

    Fr. David brings a calm, pastoral, and deeply grounded perspective to questions many modern Christians are quietly wrestling with. FOLLOW FR. DAVID / ST. ANDREW ORTHODOX CHURCH:
    St. Andrew Orthodox Church

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Ep. 414 - Orthodox Nationalism and the Israel Question, with Benjamin Michael

    Ep. 414 - Orthodox Nationalism and the Israel Question, with Benjamin Michael
    May 19 2026

    Host of "American Orthodoxy" a live Orthodox news show, Benjamin Michael (formerly Orthodox Luigi) is a prior Marine Corps Officer and now Orthodox Christian apologist and Independent Journalist.

    He engages in public debates, and creates educational content on Orthodox theology and various topics related to politics and religion, while also conducting advocacy work in Washington, D.C.

    He is the Director of Public Affairs, Co-Founder, and Chair of Orthodox Worldwide, INC. He also serves as Secretary of the Society of St. John of San Francisco, a nationwide pan-Orthodox fraternity.

    IN THIS EPISODE:

    * Benjamin Michael's journey into Orthodoxy
    * Why he began speaking publicly about Israel and geopolitics
    * What people mean by "the Jewish Question"
    * Orthodox perspectives on nationalism and identity
    * The modern Right and its internal fractures
    * Boomers, Gen X, and the changing political landscape
    * Zionism, empire, and modern power structures
    * The Russian Revolution and ideological upheaval
    * Marxism, globalism, and spiritual dislocation
    * The Third Temple and modern prophetic movements
    * Why many people feel politically betrayed
    * The difference between Orthodox nationalism and secular nationalism

    For Ben's show: https://youtube.com/@realbenmichael
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    1 hr and 5 mins
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