Episode 1

Ep 1 Introductory

Published on: 16th February, 2023

This is the first episode of the Chronicles Magazine podcast. We discuss the founding of Chronicles Magazine, the role of the Rockford Institute, and the curious life of the founding editor Leopold Tyrmand. Then onto what began to differentiate Chronicles from the other outlets in the world of conservative publications as the American culture wars became hot.

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About the Podcast

Chronicles Magazine

A Magazine of American Culture

Welcome to the Chronicles podcast, a production of Chronicles Magazine, the original outlet for paleoconservative thought and a bastion of the authentic Right in America.

About your hosts

CJay Engel

CJay has written for Chronicles Magazine and most recently contributed an essay to The Paleoconservative Anthology, edited by Paul Gottfried.
Twitter: @contramordor
Substack: cjayengel.substack.com

Ed Welsch

Edward Welsch is the executive editor of Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture. He was previously a journalist covering the financial markets and energy industry for The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg News from bureaus in Washington, D.C., New York, and Calgary, and was also the editor of financial newsletters. He is an undergraduate of St. Olaf College and a student of its Great Books program, and holds a master’s degree in Journalism and Communications from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.