In this first episode, we talk about the project and where it's going, highlight some of the transcendent questions of Sturgill Simpson's music (and the music of others like him), and move toward a better understanding for the pain and suffering in our lives.

The episode mentions a few writers and books that have shaped this conversation. Here's a short list.

Andrew Root's Ministry In A Secular Age series

Glen Scrivener's The Air We Breathe

Justin Brierley's Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God

Christopher Watkin's Biblical Critical Theory

Joshua Chateau's Telling A Better Story

Paul Gould's Cultural Apologetics

Tom Holland's Dominion

Songs referenced:

Sturgill Simpson: Turtles All The Way Down

Tyler Childers: Angel Band

Jason Isbell: 24 Frames, Last Of My Kind

Zach Bryan: East Side Of Sorrow

Enjoy!