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Ep. 110 - Living for God Alone
Season 1 Episode 110
Religious life stands in radical opposition to much of modern culture. But what is it, exactly?
On this episode, philosopher Zena Hitz speaks with se…
3 years, 2 months ago
Ep. 109 - Bordering on Compassion
Season 1 Episode 109
The border is a place, but it is also a metaphor: for our complicated personal identities and political allegiances, and for the moral claims made on…
3 years, 2 months ago
Ep. 108 - God’s Editor
Season 1 Episode 108
Though you’ve probably never heard of him, book editor Eugene Exman (1900–1975) exerted tremendous influence on the shape of American religion in the…
3 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 107 - Rescuing Philosophy
Season 1 Episode 107
What should philosophy do? Despite record numbers of practitioners, today the discipline is in crisis, awash in abstraction and increasingly isolated…
3 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 106 - Belief in Something Big
Season 1 Episode 106
At first glance, John West’s Lessons and Carols: A Meditation on Recovery is an unconventional memoir about addiction and the healing power of commun…
3 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 105 - How Hospitals Could Be
Season 1 Episode 105
Is single-payer health care really feasible in America? For one Texas physician, the answer is an unqualified ‘yes.’
On this episode, Commonweal assoc…
3 years, 4 months ago
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…
3 years, 5 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…
3 years, 5 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…
3 years, 5 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…
3 years, 6 months ago