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Ep. 19 - Borderlands & Barrios
Season 1 Episode 19
Political power doesn’t just “happen.” It has to be built.
In this episode we speak with Benjamin Francis-Fallon about his new book, The Rise of the …
6 years, 11 months ago
Ep. 18 - A Call to Public Life
Episode 18
Is Catholicism compatible with representative democracy?
A twentieth-century Italian priest, Don Luigi Sturzo, certainly thought so. As populism threa…
7 years ago
Ep. 17 - Back to School
Episode 17
In this episode, we speak with Fr. Anthony Andreassi, principal of Regis High School, the historic Jesuit institution in Manhattan. Fr. Andreassi tal…
7 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 16 - Servants of Memory
Episode 16
Each day we find ourselves awash in a sea of information. Our social media feeds, newspapers, and cable news bring stories of fresh catastrophe, clou…
7 years, 1 month ago
Leisure & Labor
Episode 15
Summer's closing days are upon us. As temperatures cool and the days grow shorter, it's also the best time to hit the beach (or a nice shady grove) w…
7 years, 2 months ago
Forget-Me-Not
Season 1 Episode 14
There are some things we'd rather not remember: old wounds, moral lapses, humiliating failures. But there are also things we have a duty to never for…
7 years, 2 months ago
Action & Contemplation
Season 1 Episode 13
We all want change: in our inner lives, in our friendships, in our politics. But what's the best way to get there?
Less, as they say, is often more. I…
7 years, 3 months ago
Crime & Sanctuary
Season 1 Episode 12
This month, we delve into courtroom dramas and sanctuary spaces.
Writer Casey Cep explores our growing fascination with true crime, and reveals Har…
7 years, 3 months ago
Literature & Longing
Season 1 Episode 11
Novelist Alice McDermott, a self-described “contrarian Catholic,” speaks about her forays into op-ed writing. Pulitzer-prize winning author Paul Hard…
7 years, 5 months ago
Alice Quinn, director of the Poetry Society of America with associate editor Matthew Sitman
Alice Quinn is the executive director of the Poetry Society of America, and is on the faculty of the graduate school of Columbia University. She was …
7 years, 5 months ago