. >> new york times columnist and ross douthat.igion and conservatism and etc., let's talk about your newest book, "the deep places". what happened to you in 2015. >> my wife and i set out to fulfill a fantasy and we are appropriately punished for it. we were living in washington d.c. and we had to little girls, who were planning to have more kids from lifting small house are from the capitol. we were both from new england, connecticut. our families from the northeastern we have this idea of escaping from corruption and getting out ofy d.c. getting bak to where we found out. in my case especially, perhaps idea going to live in the country and have a farm and raise chickens spend a lot of time outside with our kids, not spend all of our times on phones and computers. we put our house on the market and it sold for a lot more than we expected, the real estate market was crazy back then. we took the money that i like to say instead of doing somethingin sensible like investing in bitcoin, crowded fish 1790 farmhouse with 3 acres, pastur

you're on with author ross douthat. >> caller: hello, mr. ross douthat. i want to speak about the united states conference of catholic bishops who will meet november 15 and begin their meeting. regarding eucharistic revival, because of the, as you have said, the diminishment of faith for many reasons, but for serious reasons because of the pandemic which closed many churches, etc. i'm going to read two sentences, hopefully. pope francis has explicitly identified the united states as the source of opposition to his pontificate, preached this month that it's not the reward of saints, but the bread of sinners. this -- i'm a catholic, very devout, and i believe the sacrament of reconciliation, repentance is necessary before receiving the bread of jesus, the holy communion -- >> host: all right. ellen, we're going to have to leave it there. let's get a reaction to the upcoming bishops' meeting from ross douthat. >> guest: well, so, i mean, ellen is right, basically right, that there is, you know, we've been talking about the weakness of institutional religion.

ross douthat.e establish -- published his first week in 2005 three years after graduating from yale, and-called "privilege." next came "grand new party: how republicans can win the working class and save the american dream." he had a co-author on that book which came out in 2008. bad religion: how we became a nation of heretics, came out in 2012. and then a book about the future of the catholic church, "change the church: pope francis and the future of catholicism." in 2018, "the decadent society: how we became the victims of our own success," came out last year. and his latest book, which is a hem missouri, "the deep places: a memoir of illness and discovery. with the we've spent the last hour talking with mr. doubtat, and now it's your turn. if you'd like to participate in our conversation this afternoon, 202 is the area code can. 748-8200 for those of you in the east and central time zones. 202-748-8201 if you live in the mountain and pacific time zones. now, we've set aside a line for text mess

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ross douthat. i want to speakf about the united states conference of catholic bishops.ting november 15. with that diminishment of faith. with a pandemic that closed many churches, et cetera. i will readpe two sentences. top scientist to have explicitly identified the united states as the source of opposition to pontificate preached this month communion is notat the reward i'm sorry not the reward but the bread of sinners. i am a catholic. but with that sacrament of reconciliation is necessary to receive the bread the jesus the holy communion. host: we believe that there let's get a reaction to the upcoming bishops meeting. >> basically you are right that we have been talking back and forth about the weakness of institutional religion. and catholicism is one —- has obviously been through a tough couple of decades with the sex abuse crisis and the aftermath and the pandemic has put a stress on a lot of churches. people that were lukewarm occasional church goers fallingel away. is not the core of any church. but they thrive on a core and also a periphery. and it has a lot

and before the program, go to c-spanshop.org to get copies of ross douthat's books. >> and now to a hearing on international climate challenges. this hearing took place prior to president biden's current trip to the united nations climate change summit in scotland. this hearing, held by the house select climate crisis committee. ms. castor: the house select climate -- in addition, statements, documents, or motions must be submitted to the electronic repository. finally, members and witnesses experiencing technical problems should inform committee staff immediately. well, good morning, everyone. thank you for joining this hybrid hearing on the international climate challenges and opportunities. today we will hear about the challenges and opportunities for international climate action as we prepare for the cop 26 about to commence in glasgow, scotland. i now recognize myself for a five-minute opening statement. first of all, thank you, everyone, for joining us today. we are at a very exciting inflection point for our country and for the planet. we now know that we are on the cusp of the most

if. >> host: new york times columnist and author ross douthat, before we get into politics and rebigsnd conservativism -- religion and conservativism, etc., let's talk about your newest book, "the deep places." what happened to you in 2015? >> guest: my wife and i set out to full till a fantasy -- full till a fantasy and were appropriately punished for it. we were living in washington d.c. we had at that point two little girls. we were planning to have more kids. we lived in a very small rowhouse not that far from the capitol dome, and we were both from new england, from connecticut. our families were from the if northeast, and we had this idea of escaping from, you know, the corruptions of the beltway and the swamp and getting out of d.c. and getting back to where we'd grown up. .. with our kids, not spend all that's our time on our phones and computers. we put our house on the market. m we sold her a lot more than we expected.. the d.c. real estate market was pretty crazy back then. we took the money and i like to say instead of doing something sensible like in investing in bitcoin,

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