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Ep. 104 - After We’re Gone
Season 1 Episode 104
Would the world actually be better without us? For most of human history, the question was inconceivable.
But now, anxious over climate change and el…
2 years, 10 months ago
Ep. 103 - Out Loud
Season 1 Episode 103
As National Poetry Month draws to a close, Commonweal’s Claudia Avila Cosnahan is joined by poet, scholar, and professor Joshua Bennett to talk about…
2 years, 11 months ago
Ep. 102 - Writing Climate Change
Season 1 Episode 102
In honor of Earth Week, we’re releasing a special bonus episode featuring our friend Dorothy Fortenberry in conversation with Commonweal editor Domin…
2 years, 11 months ago
Ep. 101 - A ‘Mindset’ of Misanthropy
Season 1 Episode 101
The billionaire founders of Big Tech firms are constantly touting “revolutionary” new products like cryptocurrency, AI, and the metaverse. They claim…
2 years, 11 months ago
Ep. 100 - Renaissance Man
Season 1 Episode 100
In addition to being an accomplished writer, frequent Commonweal contributor Clifford Thompson is also a self-taught painter.
On this episode, Thompso…
3 years ago
Ep. 99 - Hot & Bothered
Season 1 Episode 99
In communities across the United States, the effects of climate change are already displacing tens of thousands of Americans from their homes. How sh…
3 years ago
Ep. 98 - Gustavo Arellano’s California
Season 1 Episode 98
Los Angeles Times columnist and podcast host Gustavo Arellano is well known for his acerbic sense of humor and his commitment to holding powerful fig…
3 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 97 - Ukraine, Revisited
Season 1 Episode 97
It’s been nearly a year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and we’ve since become accustomed to tragic reports and gruesome images of the war.
But t…
3 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 96 - Unity, not Uniformity
Season 1 Episode 96
It’s no secret that the demographics of the American Catholic Church are changing rapidly and radically. The future of Catholic parishes depends on t…
3 years, 2 months ago
Ep. 95 - Must We Forgive?
Season 1 Episode 95
When a crime is committed or moral injury occurs, we often respond in one of two ways: we condemn the offense and seek redress, or we declare our wil…
3 years, 2 months ago