Give and Take

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Give and Take episodes

July 23, 2016 Peter Leithart, Don Knotts & The Orthodoxy Of Romance

This week we welcome Peter Leithart to the show as our guest. He is the author most recently of Delivered From The Elements Of The World: Atonement, Justification, Mission. He also directs the Theopolis Institute. Then our roundtable talks Mayberry, Taylor Swift v. Kanye, and life and love.

58 min
July 15, 2016 PZ Returns
Paul Zahl is back. He and Mary Zahl just returned from England, where they saw their grandson baptized. He also returns to the Mockingcast today to talk Brexit, why he does his podcast, and what preaching is all about. Then the usual suspects discuss all manner of content featured in Another Week Ends, including Pokemon Go (which Scott and his lovely wife Lindy have both downloaded).
54 min
July 08, 2016 Life Is An Authentic Mess

Our guest this week is Kimm Crandall, author most recently of Beloved Mess: God’s Perfect Love For Your Imperfect Life. Then Scott, David and Sarah discuss the contents of Another Week Ends.
57 min
July 01, 2016 Religion’s Place In A Chronically Anxious World

This week we feature an interview with Miroslav Volf, Professor of Theology at Yale University and author most recently of Flourishing: Why We Need Religion In A Globalized World. Then David Zahl, Sarah Cond0n and Scott Jones discuss Seinfeldia, Good and Bad Religion, and the increasing anxiety in modern life.
1 hr 6 min
June 28, 2016 Bonus Cast: Game Of Thrones Recap And Review

In this special, spontaneous episode David Zahl, Will McDavid, Lindy Jones and Scott try to make sense of where we’ve Game of Thrones has been, where it is, and where it’s going. Enjoy!
33 min
June 24, 2016 The Ecumenical Apocalypse

Our special guest this week is Liel Leibowitz, senior writer at Tablet Magazine and co-host of Unorthodox, one of the greatest podcasts on the web. Liel and Scott thought their conversation was nearly apocalyptic in magnitude, hence the title of the show. After the conversation with Liel, Scott and David Zahl are joined by Leslie Hall to discuss the contents of Another Week Ends.
1 hr 18 min
June 17, 2016 Did Jesus Have A Wife? Do You Have Septimania?!?

Our guest this week is author and literary critic Jonathan Levi, whose most recent book is Septimania, a ” strange and magical picaresque romance.” Then Scott is joined by David Zahl and Sarah Condon to consider questions like: “Do we live in the Matrix?” and “Did Jesus have a wife?”.
50 min
June 10, 2016 Should You Ever Be Authentic Or Do What You Love?

This week Scott Jones talks with Erik Guzman about his new book, The Seed: A True Myth. Then Scott is joined by the usual suspects to talk about, among other things, the dangers of being authentic and doing what you love.
46 min
June 07, 2016 Bonus Mini-Cast: Lindy and Scott Review “Love And Friendship”
This is the second of an ongoing, albeit semi-regular series, where the host of the Mockingcast goes to the cinema with his lovely wife, Lindy. This episode we review Love and Friendship, a film inspired by Jane Austen’s unpublished novella. Happy listening!
12 min
June 03, 2016 How’s A Gorilla Mom Like Me Gonna Make It Through The Zombie Apocalypse?

We have one of the top experts on Zombie Apocalypses on the show this week. Alissa Wilkinson teaches at King’s College in New York City. She is the author most recently of How to Survive the Apocalypse: Zombies, Cylons, Faith, and Politics at the End of the World (co-written with Rob Joustra). Then the crew gets into the content of Another Week Ends, and yes, Sarah talks Gorilla Mom.

57 min

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Someone once observed that if Howard Stern and Krista Tippett had a love child, it would be Scott Jones. Scott liked that. At "Give and Take,” Scott Jones talks with artists, authors, theologians, and…