Podcast Episodes

Sherwin Nuland — The Biology of the Spirit

Episode 338

Dr. Sherwin Nuland died this week at the age of 83. He became well-known for his first book, “How We Die,” which won the National Book Award. For him…

12 years, 2 months ago

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Bobby McFerrin — Catching Song

Episode 336

He is a genius of improvisation; a genre-bending vocal magician and conductor. And he sings the territory between music, mystery, and spirit. Who bet…

12 years, 2 months ago

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[Unedited] Bobby McFerrin with Krista Tippett

Episode 335

Bobby McFerrin is a ten-time Grammy Award winner. He is one of the world’s best-known vocal innovators and improvisers, a world-renowned classical co…

12 years, 2 months ago

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[Unedited] Paul Elie with Krista Tippett

Episode 333

Paul Elie is a senior fellow with the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs and the director of the American Pilgrimage Project. His …

12 years, 2 months ago

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Paul Elie — Faith Fired by Literature

Episode 334

The writers Flannery O’Connor and Walker Percy, social activist Dorothy Day, and the Trappist monk Thomas Merton — all four shared a complex Catholic…

12 years, 2 months ago

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David Hartman — Hope in a Hopeless God

Episode 332

David Hartman died a year ago this week. The Orthodox rabbi was a charismatic and challenging figure in Israeli society, called a “public philosopher…

12 years, 3 months ago

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[Unedited] David Hartman with Krista Tippett

Episode 331

David Hartman was an Orthodox rabbi and founder of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. He authored many books, including “A Heart of Many Room…

12 years, 3 months ago

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[Unedited] Ursula King with Krista Tippett

Episode 329

Ursula King is Professor Emerita of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Bristol. This interview is edited and produced with music and…

12 years, 3 months ago

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Ursula King, Andrew Revkin, and David Sloan Wilson — Teilhard de Chardin's Planetary Mind and Our Spiritual Evolution

Episode 330

The coming stage of evolution, Teilhard de Chardin said, won’t be driven by physical adaptation but by human consciousness, creativity, and spirit. W…

12 years, 3 months ago

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[Unedited] Patrick Bellegarde-Smith with Krista Tippett

Episode 327

Patrick Bellegarde-Smith is a professor at the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and author of many books about Vodou. This interview is edited an…

12 years, 4 months ago

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