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Ep. 60 - The Parson’s Office
Season 1 Episode 60
Both priest and poet have one vocation: to love.
Few know that as well as Spencer Reece—an accomplished poet, former chaplain to the Episcopal Bishop …
5 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 59 - Friend of God
Season 1 Episode 59
The life and thought of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907–1972) exerted a profound impact on the history of American religion and social activism.
Th…
5 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 58 - A Diminished Thing?
Season 1 Episode 58
Three months into the Biden presidency, with pandemic restrictions at last beginning to ease, author and New Yorker contributor Paul Elie joins us to…
5 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 57 - Ending Islamophobia
Season 1 Episode 57
Though often invisible, Islamophobia is still alive in the United States today, from bullying in schools to political scapegoating to violence at hou…
5 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 56 - Iran & America
Season 1 Episode 56
Nearly one hundred days into Joe Biden’s presidency, the new administration is rethinking American foreign policy on a number of fronts—including rel…
5 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 55 - ‘The Open Destiny of Life’
Season 1 Episode 55
Kirstin Valdez Quade’s debut novel The Five Wounds tells the story of a year in the life of a Mexican-American family, chronicling their struggles as…
5 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 54 - ‘Tell Me Your Story’
Season 1
Ep. 54 – ‘Tell Me Your Story’
Maria Hinojosa’s nearly thirty-year career as a journalist includes reporting for PBS, CNN, and NPR, as well as anchorin…
5 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 53 - Why We Pray
Season 1 Episode 53
Can we “converse” with God? Why can prayer be so difficult, sometimes even impossible? And is there a right way to do it?
On this episode Fr. James Ma…
5 years, 7 months ago
Ep. 52 - Baseball & Borders
Season 1 Episode 52
At the start of spring training, with opening day a little more than a month away, it’s time to talk about baseball.
On this episode, theologian Carme…
5 years, 7 months ago
Ep. 51 - Story as Ceremony
Season 1 Episode 51
How does great fiction work? Which techniques enable readers to lose themselves in plots and connect with characters?
On this episode, celebrated nove…
5 years, 8 months ago