Give and Take

By Scott JonesSociety & Culture Religion & Spirituality Arts

Give and Take episodes

January 25, 2016 A Conversation With Mark Oppenheimer
This special edition of the Mockingcast comes to you by the good graces of Greg Strawbridge. Greg is a pastor in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He’s also a musician and an online sound producer extraordinaire. You can find his interviews, sermons and talks at wordmp3.com.
Greg and I had the pleasure of speaking with Mark Oppenheimer, editor of Tablet magazine, regular New York Times contributor, host of the Unorthodox podcast, and one of only two authors published in both Playboy and The Christian Century. The conversation is a virtual Judeo-Christian jubilee where we talk about faith, culture and life and everything in between.
52 min
January 22, 2016 Talking Science, Shame, and Satire in the wake of the Snowpocalypse
This week we talk about the contents of Another Week Ends with David Zahl as he hunkers down in preparation for the first impending blizzard of 2016.

0 min
January 15, 2016 David Bowie, David Brooks and the God Who Hates When We Hate Our Mess
In this week’s episode we cover the highlights of Another Week Ends with David Zahl. As usual all the content we mention can be found on our website: www.mbird.com. Have a great weekend.
32 min
January 12, 2016 Mockingcast Special Edition: The State of Theology and Church in 2015
In this special edition of The Mockingcast we talk with Will McDavid about the state of the Church as of 2015. We also get a rundown on Todd Brewer’s best theological reads from 2015.
31 min
January 08, 2016 The Power of Confession, The Fear of Failure, and Paul Zahl on Donald Trump

In this episode C.J. Green breaks down the highlightd of Another Week Ends. We consider the power of Derek Webb’s recent published confession, talk about failure and mediocrity, and consider how the story of our lives isn’t always one we can chart with any kind of rational metric. All this and a special guest appearance by Paul Zahl who reflects on the rise of Trump and what it tells us about the country and ourselves.
36 min
December 24, 2015 Have Yourself A Mockingbird Christmas Time

This is our Christmas Show. It’s short, sweet and full of Christmas cheer. Enjoy. And Merry Christmas!
Show Notes:

* Here is the essay by Dan Harmon

which was quoted at the beginning of the show.

25 min
December 19, 2015 Stuff Your Face In Front Of The Elf On The Shelf, Right After You Go See Star Wars
In this episode we not only run down some of the most interesting stories in Another Week Ends, we talk about food shaming and judgment at holiday parties, as well as offering our own review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
50 min
December 11, 2015 Find Your Safe Space
Another week ends…In a world that seems unpredicable, chaotic and sometimes downright scary both the religious and the irreligious seem drawn to creating hermetically sealed safe spaces. But no matter what you can’t escape door to door proseletizers. Maybe that’s a good thing. All this and more in this week’s episode of the Mockingcast.
31 min
December 04, 2015 There’s No Shame In Being Bill Murray

This week we talk about the increasing burden of shame in our culture and the new trend of “prayer shaming.” We also talk a little about Bill Murray as secular saint and consider why we’re all drawn to D.I.Y. spirituality. To read about all this and more check out this week’s edition of Another Week Ends:
http://www.mbird.com/2015/12/another-week-ends-prayer-shaming-gracious-sermons-magical-libraries-st-bill-of-murray/
32 min
November 25, 2015 Thanksgiving Edition…Grace and Gratitude
Every year at the end of November we gather with friends and family eat, drink and watch football and listen to people tell us how grateful we should be. What’s the source of gratitude and what robs us of the ability to be grateful? In this special edition we chat with Sarah Condon about grace, parenting and bringing toddlers to church. The podcast concludes with a homily from David Zahl entitled “The Mother of all Virtues.” For resources mentioned in the podcast or to find out more about Mockingbird visit our website: www.mbird.com.

36 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…