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Ep. 140 - Fewer Screens, More Meaning
Season 1 Episode 140
It’s no secret that there’s a mental health crisis affecting young people in the United States. Rates of anxiety, symptoms of depression, and even su…
1 year, 11 months ago
Ep. 139 - Detroit’s Black Christian Utopia
Season 1 Episode 139
The Trump campaign has made us all too familiar with the ideology of Christian Nationalism, with its violent rhetoric and racist undertones.
Far less…
2 years ago
Ep. 138 - The Work AI Can’t Do
Season 1 Episode 138
Corporate boosters of artificial intelligence promise that the technology will vastly improve efficiency in the world of work. But is that actually d…
2 years ago
Ep. 137 - Epic in the Everyday
Season 1 Episode 137
Garth Greenwell’s latest novel, Small Rain, is set in a midwestern ICU during the early days of the pandemic, as its unnamed narrator, a writer, expe…
2 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 136 - Are Catholic Colleges Unique?
Season 1 Episode 136
As the fall semester begins, colleges and universities are bracing for fresh controversies over free speech, affordability, and the disruptive potent…
2 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 135 - When A Church Dies
Season 1 Episode 135
Religious disaffiliation, the drifting away of Americans from their churches, isn’t a new story. But it’s certainly a true one.
And yet it’s also not…
2 years, 2 months ago
Ep. 134 - Whose Paris?
Season 1 Episode 134
The 2024 Paris Olympics have brought massive investment to the City of Light, including the construction of new housing, sports facilities, and publi…
2 years, 2 months ago
Ep. 133 - ‘Live from Death Row’
Season 1 Episode 133
Alim Braxton, a convicted murderer who admits his guilt, has been incarcerated in North Carolina prison for more than thirty years, spending seven ye…
2 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 132 - The Glory of ‘Too Much’
Season 1 Episode 132
Egalitarianism remains one of the core tenets of most liberals and progressives. But does the idea that everyone ought to be equal in the sphere of p…
2 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 131 - How to Talk About Having Kids
Season 1 Episode 131
In the past, having kids was simply taken for granted. It was just a thing a person did, like going to college or getting a job.
But now, in the face …
2 years, 4 months ago