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We call Hutchmoot a “conference for everyone,” so it follows that this is a “podcast for everyone.” This series features sessions recorded at the Rabbit Room’s annual conference which celebrates art, music, story, and faith in all their many intersections.
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The Rabbit Room Podcast is your one-stop shop for all things Rabbit Room. Each month, co-hosts Drew Miller and Leslie Eiler Thompson discuss what you can expect from us in the next four weeks, from Rabbit Room Press to North Wind Manor events to our Podcast Network and more. And sometimes, they'll even talk with a special guest. Be on the lookout for new episodes at the beginning of each month. In addition, you'll find here an archive of the 64 episodes of the original Rabbit Room Podcast th ...
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John Barber and Pete Peterson are fascinated, infuriated, and gobsmacked by the art of cinema. In other words, they’re in love with the movies. Join them as they host this podcast about the joy, the disappointment, and the magic of film.
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A great song is most often the result not of instantaneous inspiration, but of a long obedience to the call of the song. This podcast explores artists' and producers' confrontations with the "Second Muse," the muse of effort rather than of inspiration, and takes a good hard look at how they’ve chosen to contend with her.
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A Christian artist hopes that God is working in and through her. But does this mean that her own voice and identity must be silenced? In this podcast series, Steve Guthrie (Belmont University) draws on the tenets of the Nicene Creed to develop a rich vision of the relationship between the voice of God and the voice of the artist.
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For years, people have asked me when the audiobooks of The Fiddler's Gun and Fiddler's Green would be published, and for years I’ve deflected those questions because it wasn’t something I had time to figure out. But the ten-year anniversary of their publication seems like a great opportunity to change that. For the next 70 or so episodes, I’m going to read through The Fiddler’s Gun, Fiddler’s Green, and maybe even some other fun things that flesh out the story. Welcome to Fin’s Revolution, a ...
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Every headline hides a deeper story. American Nightmares pulls you into the most unsettling true crime cases—one season, one case at a time. These are the crimes that kept detectives awake, shattered families, and left entire communities on edge.Told through raw interviews, gripping investigative detail, and cinematic storytelling, each season reveals how these nightmares unfolded—and the long road to uncovering the truth. You may think you know the story. You don’t. Season 4 - 22 Hours: A S ...
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There are many elements in our lives that affect our well-being and there are many ways that we can explore them. One avenue to optimal self-care is having open, honest conversations about what it means to be well. Navigate love and relationships, purpose and meaning, mental health and wellness, success and failure, and all of those things that make us human with Whitney Lauritsen on This Might Get Uncomfortable. Whitney has over 13 years of professional experience in the health, wellness, a ...
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Tales of the New Creation: Remix (Jennifer Trafton , Pete Peterson)
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1:36:47In this session from Hutchmoot 2024, Author A. S. Peterson and author Jennifer Trafton discuss the importance of art and story within a fallen world and how our daily acts of creation are signposts pointing toward the world to come. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By The Rabbit Room Podcast Network
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S4 E9 - Brother Vs. Brother: A Second Look
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1:35:31This is 22 Hours: A Second Look, where we revisit our original season with host Megan Cloherty. In this episode, Megan is joined once again by co-creators Jack Moore and Julia Ziegler to discuss how the music for this podcast came together - and how it surprised listeners. They'll talk about how they wrote the podcast, how they got some of the audi…
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Katherine Ladny Mitchell is a mystery-writer. Not To Be is the first in her Pen and Paintbrush mystery series, in which a writer and a painter, two sisters, work together as amateur sleuths. In this episode, Katherine and Jonathan Rogers talk about the rules of mystery stories, and how they apply to other kinds of storytelling. And they discuss the…
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Introducing Gardens of Evil - New True Crime Series
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3:56NEW True Crime Series from Gamut Podcast Network. Gardens of Evil: Inside the Zion Society Cult begins November 13th. It was just another quiet neighborhood in small town America. At least, that's how it looked. But the immaculately groomed yards, trimmed hedges, and brightly colored flower gardens hid an insidious secret. More than a hundred resid…
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When rest doesn’t fix it: on neurodivergent burnout, shame, and self-acceptance
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1:01:08Whitney returns after her longest podcast break yet with an unfiltered reflection on what it means to try again when everything feels heavy. Recorded from her childhood bedroom in Massachusetts during her annual fall road trip, this episode explores fatigue, executive dysfunction, burnout, and the complex relationship between rest, shame, and self-…
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S4 E8 - The Breakdown Q&A #1: A Second Look
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49:05This is 22 Hours: A Second Look, where we revisit our original season with host Megan Cloherty. This is the episode where we invite listeners questions about the case. Megan explains why this episode was so necessary to the process and why, she feels, it's one of our best. New episodes drop every Tuesday. Original Episode - Did any of the victims e…
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Dr. Grace Hamman is a writer and independent scholar of late medieval poetry and contemplative writing. Her work has been published by academic and popular outlets, including Plough Quarterly and The Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies. Her new book is Ask of Old Paths: Medieval Virtues and Vices for a Whole and Holy Life. In this episode,…
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Karen Walrond is the author of The Lightmaker’ Manifesto and Radiant Rebellion. She and her work have been featured on Brené Brown’s Unlocking Us podcast, Huffington Post, CNN.com, and the Oprah Winfrey Show. Her blog Chookooloonks is a lifestyle, inspiration, and photography destination. Karen’s new book is In Defense of Dabbling: The Brilliance o…
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Royal Vagabonds: How John Bunyan’s Life and Work Offers Hope for Storytellers and Artists (Joe Sutphin, Erik Peterson, Nathan Engelhardt)
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1:30:44Royal Vagabonds: How John Bunyan’s Life and Work Offers Hope for Storytellers and Artists (Joe Sutphin, Erik Peterson, Nathan Engelhardt) Many Christian artists struggle to feel at home in today’s culture, and can tend to feel unworthy of their calling at times. But we are treasured by God and called by Him to create wonderful things, despite ourse…
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S4 E6 - On the Stand: A Second Look
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Kate Gaston’s essays are usually hilarious and always wise. She is the proprietor of the Substack That Middle Distance and a regular at the Rabbit Room. She will also be a featured guest at The Habit's Focus Retreat at the end of October. In this episode, Kate and Jonathan Rogers discuss her essay, "The Heavy Lift of Creativity." Support the show: …
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S4 E5 - A Murder Trial is a Play: A Second Look
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1:21:26This is 22 Hours: A Second Look, where we revisit our original season with host Megan Cloherty. In this episode, Megan is joined by Jack Moore and Julia Ziegler to pull back the curtain on the creation of the original season. They talk about how the show came about, how they turned their daily coverage of the Daron Wint trial into a podcast and dis…
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Dr. Louis Markos is Professor of English at Houston Christian University. He’s an authority on C. S. Lewis, apologetics, and ancient Greece and Rome. He’s the author of close to thirty books, most recently From Aristotle to Christ: How Aristotelian Thought Clarified the Christian Faith. In this episode, Dr. Markos and Jonathan Rogers talk about the…
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Please enjoy this session from Hutchmoot Homebound; "Awaking Wonder" by Sally Clarkson See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By The Rabbit Room Podcast Network
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S4 E4 - The Pizza Crust: A Second Look
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1:18:48This is 22 Hours: A Second Look, where we revisit our original season with host Megan Cloherty. In this episode, we share more of Megan's interview with Abbigail Savopoulos, including memories of her mom and dad, and whose decision it was to send her to boarding school—a decision that may have saved her life. She also talks about the moments after …
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Carey Wallace on The Discipline of Inspiration
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35:32Carey Wallace is an author and speaker who has devoted much of her professional life to equipping and encouraging other writers and artists. Her most recent book is The Discipline of Inspiration: The Mysterious Encounter with God at the Heart of Creativity. In this episode, Carey and Jonathan Rogers talk about inspiration, openness, surprise, and t…
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S4 E3 - The Money Drop: A Second Look
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1:02:13This is 22 Hours: A Second Look, where we revisit our original season with original host Megan Cloherty. In this episode, Megan talks with Jordan Wallace, the man who initially fell under suspicion and was later cleared of the crime. Jordan was Savvas Savopoulos' assistant. Jordan shares his thoughts and memories of the crime and give an update to …
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Vicki Courtney Knows That Motherhood Isn't Your Highest Calling
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40:34Speaker and author Vicki Courtney has been writing books for women since the late 90s. Her new book is Motherhood Is Not Your Highest Calling: The Grace of Being a Good-Enough Mother. Vicki says iIt’s the book she would have liked to read when she was a young mother unable to shake the idea that motherhood defined her identity. In this episode, Vic…
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A Universe Away and Burning—The Life and Art of Thomas Kinkade (Russ Ramsey)
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1:27:43A Universe Away and Burning—The Life and Art of Thomas Kinkade Russ Ramsey Thomas Kinkade (1958-2012) wanted to present a more perfect world, and who doesn’t want that? But what if the brilliant light in his windows shone as it did because the house was, in fact, on fire. Wouldn’t we want the maker of that world to tell us that before we opened the…
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This is 22 Hours: A Second Look, where we revisit our original season with original host Megan Cloherty. In this episode, Megan explores what happened to the Savopoulos' mansion. She talks to the private buyer that bought the land and steps foot in the new multi-million dollar home that sits where the Savopoulos home once stood. New episodes will d…
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Welcome to 22 Hours: A Second Look, where we revisit our original season with original host Megan Cloherty. In this episode, Megan shares why we're revisiting the case of the Savopoulos family and their housekeeper and she shares part 1 of her conversation with one of the Savopoulos' surviving daughters. New episodes will drop every Tuesday. Origin…
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David Taylor and Steve Guthrie on Naming the Spirit
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55:02W. David O. Taylor is Associate Professor of Theology & Culture at Fuller Theological Seminary, as well as the director of various initiatives in worship, theology and the arts. He teaches courses in systematic theology, art and worship, art and theology, art and beauty, spiritual formation through the psalms, and theology and science fiction. Alon…
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Jason M. Baxter Knows Why Literature Still Matters.
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45:04Jason M. Baxter is a speaker, college professor, and author of eight books, including the best-selling Medieval Mind of C.S. Lewis, A Beginner's Guide to Dante's Comedy, Why Literature Still Matters, and now a new translation of Dante's Comedy. On his Substack, Beauty Matters, he writes about the role of the humanities in our technologically driven…
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Creating out of the Dark: Artists and Mental Health (Joe Sutphin, Bailey McGee, Gina Sutphin, Jamin Still, Kyra Hinton))
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1:27:52Creating out of the Dark: Artists and Mental Health (Joe Sutphin, Bailey McGee, Gina Sutphin, Jamin Still, Kyra Hinton) Some artists thrive in the midst of trouble, creating powerful, emotionally-driven works. But to others, the darkness stifles creativity, leaving them in a state of artistic limbo. In this session, five artists will talk together …
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Returning Sept. 2nd - 22 Hours: A Second Look
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4:26Host Megan Cloherty returns for a new season of American Nightmares. In the upcoming season, we revisit the story that launched the series: a D.C. power couple, their 10-year-old son, and their housekeeper—held hostage for nearly 24 hours before being murdered inside their own home. Now, 10 years after the crime and 6 years since we first told the …
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Father Damian Ference on The Hillbilly Thomist.
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43:21Father Damian Ference is a priest of the diocese of Cleveland. He serves at Borromeo Seminary in Wickliffe, Ohio as Director of Human Formation and Assistant Professor of Philosophy. He is also the author of Understanding The Hillbilly Thomist: The Philosophical Foundations of Flannery O’Connor’s Narrative Art. In a letter to a friend, O’Connor wro…
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Heidi White Has a Divided Soul. (So Do You.)
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47:21Heidi White is a teacher, a podcaster, a speaker, and an author. In her speaking and writing she explores literature, education, and the Christian imagination. Her new book is The Divided Soul: Duty and Desire in Literature and Life. In this episode, Heidi and Jonathan Rogers talk about the division and ultimate reunification of “want” and “ought,”…
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The Rabbit Room presents this session from Hutchmoot Homebound: The Imagination's Wake-up Call (Malcolm Guite, Mark Meynell) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By The Rabbit Room Podcast Network
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Karen Swallow Prior Has Her Doubts About Your Passion.
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41:28Karen Swallow Prior is a public intellectual— a writer, speaker, and literature teacher. Her work centers on the intersection of faith, narrative, and cultural life. Her Substack, The Priory, is devoted to the holy cultivation of a rich inner life. Her new book is You Have a Calling: Finding Your Vocation in the True, Good and Beautiful. In this ep…
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What filled me with joy at Natural Products Expo 2025
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54:23Whitney shares her full recap of Natural Products Expo West 2025 in Anaheim. You’ll hear what it was like to attend one of the biggest industry trade shows in the natural products world—from staying at the Hilton for the first time to sampling everything from oat milk truffles to sugar-free condensed coconut milk. This episode is a mix of product d…
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Mitali Perkins (mitaliperkins.com) has written many books for young readers, including You Bring the Distant Near (nominated for a National Book Award) and Rickshaw Girl (adapted into a film), all of which explore crossing different kinds of borders. Her goal is to make readers laugh or cry, preferably both, as long as their hearts are widening. He…
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The Rabbit Room presents this session from Hutchmoot 2023: Do Christians Need an AI Theology? (by John Hendrix, Joe Sutphin, Don Clark, Trillia Newbell, Jared Boggess) Is Artificial Intelligence a new tool that makes artistic creation more accessible or is it cancer that threatens the very soul of humanity? Perhaps it is somewhere in between, no ma…
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Carolyn Weber was our special guest at The Habit Summer Writers’ Weekend this past June. Carolyn is the author of Surprised by Oxford and Sex and the City of God. She is also a professor at New College Franklin in Franklin, Tennessee. The following conversation was recorded in front of a live audience of writers. Carolyn and Jonathan Rogers talk ab…
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Wendell Kimbrough Thinks You Belong. [From the Archives]
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41:00Songwriter Wendell Kimbrough has been writing, recording, and performing songs based on the Psalms for the last few years. His most recent record is called You Belong. In this episode, Wendell and Jonathan Rogers talk about loneliness, perfectionism, feeling like an outsider, learning to belong–and how one writes songs that sound like the Psalms wh…
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The Practice of Devotion: How Devotional Songs and Poetry Enrich Our Spiritual Lives
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1:23:04The Rabbit Room presents this session from Hutchmoot 2024: The Practice of Devotion: How Devotional Songs and Poetry Enrich Our Spiritual Lives (Jon Guerra) The quality of corporate worship transcends music, instruments, and lyrics. It is a spiritual dimension measured only by God, linked to our personal intimacy with Him. Devotional songs and poet…
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Daniel McInerny is associate professor and chair of the philosophy department at Christendom College in Virginia. He is also a novelist and dramatist. His scholarship is directed toward reactivating an Aristotle’s understanding of art as imitation, long out of favor among philosophers. HIs biggest step in that direction is his new book, Beauty & Im…
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Kevan Chandler and Tommy Shelton on The Hospitality of Need
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47:28A degenerative muscle disease has made Kevan Chandler altogether reliant on others for his daily care. So he has invited friends into his life—deep into his life—making his need a nexus for community and joy. Kevan’s new book, co-authored with his friend Tommy Shelton, is The Hospitality of Need: How Depending on One Another Helps Us Heal and Grow …
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A quick word about speaking up in tumultuous times
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14:55Whitney (she/her) shares a brief update in response to the current state of the world. This episode steps outside the usual format to acknowledge the uncertainty, fear, and collective concern surrounding global events, political shifts, and the growing tension in the U.S. If you’re looking for safe, thoughtful spaces to process what’s happening—or …
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Feasting on Friendship: The Table as Art and Sacrament
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1:30:25The Rabbit Room presents this session from Hutchmoot 2024: Feasting on Friendship: The Table as Art and Sacrament (by Jennifer Trafton & Lanier Ivester) A discussion of sacramental living, particularly as it pertains to the table: its significance as a place where relationships are nourished as well as bodies, and as a lesser, daily sacrament that …
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Meredith Davis Is a Friend to Other Writers
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38:38Besides being a stalwart of The Habit Membership for Writers, Meredith Davis is the founder of the Austin Texas chapter of The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. And she’s the author of the middle-grade novel series, The Amazing Adventures of Noah Minor. The Minor Miracle was published in 2024; The Minor Rescue was published earli…
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Miroslav Volf is a theologian and professor at Yale Divinity School, where he is the founding director of the Yale Center for Faith and Culture. He is widely known for his work on reconciliation, forgiveness, and the intersection of faith and public life. He’s the author of at least twelve books, including the highly influential Exclusion and Embra…
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It Is Not Finished: Miyazaki and the Crushing Weight of Beauty
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1:23:30Hayao Miyazaki is a living legend of the animation world. Named the “Walt Disney of Japan,” he’s made over a dozen films, many of which are considered masterpieces. But what did he sacrifice in pursuit of cinematic perfection? His most recent Oscar-winning film, The Boy and the Heron, in addition to showcasing the hallmarks of a Miyazaki movie, mig…
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In this session from Hutchmoot 2022, Andy Patton asks, "What Is a Christian Game?" From smartphone apps to Amazon’s algorithms, games and game dynamics are playing an increasingly significant role in modern life. But what is a “Christian” game? To begin to answer that question, we have to ask a more primary question: What does it mean to be human a…
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Judith McQuoid on CS Lewis's Irish Childhood
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40:39Judith McQuoid lives in Belfast, Northern Ireland, the hometown of CS Lewis—or Jacks, as he was known when he lived there. Inspired by Belfast, her love of Lewis, and her own family history, Judith wrote a middle-grade novel about young Jacks Lewis and an imagined friendship with a boy from a very different background. It’s a book about creativity,…
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Warren Kinghorn Doesn't Think You're a Machine.
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45:59Dr. Warren Kinghorn is a psychiatrist and theologian at Duke University, where he holds joint appointments at Duke Divinity School and the Duke University Medical Center. Warren’s work focuses on the intersection of theology, mental health, and human flourishing—and he brings an integrated, humane perspective to questions that too often get reduced…
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The unexpected delight of doing less and how that leaves room for more
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46:31In this cozy, meandering update, Whitney sits down to catch you up on life since the last recording. You’ll hear about her first Disneyland trip in nearly 20 years, prepping for the Beyoncé concert, thoughts on aging and creativity, her recent movie obsession, and what it’s been like revamping her private community, Beyond Measure. This episode is …
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