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August 17Grace Sideways: A Conversation With Jack R Reese
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In this episode we chat with Jack R. Reese

Jack R. Reese has spent more than fifty years in ministry, serving as a senior pastor, university professor, seminary dean, campus minister, and community activist. He has taught courses in preaching, worship, ministry, social change, and New Testament texts. Beyond the church and academy, he has led nonprofit work addressing poverty and racism, creating pathways for personal and economic advancement through education in the humanities. Reese is the author of At the Blue Hole: Elegy for a Church on the Edge, The Body Broken: Embracing the Peace of Christ in a Fragmented Church, and Grace, Sideways:Field Notes of a Doubting Believer.

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57 min
August 10Saints, Sinners, And Clickers: A Conversation With Matthew Distefano
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In this episode we chat with Matthew Distefano

Matthew J. Distefano is the author of multiple books, including The Wisdom of Hobbits, winner of the 17th annual National Indie Excellence Award for best philosophy book. He is an audio engineer, the producer of the Heretic Happy Hour podcast, cohost of Apostates Anonymous, and is a regular columnist for Patheos. He holds an undergraduate degree in Education from California State University, Chico, and has been in social work for over a decade, currently working as a Professional Service Coordinator in Butte County, California. In addition to his professional life, Matthew enjoys gardening, bicycling, and European football. He is a huge Tolkien nerd who one day hopes to live in Bag End with his wife and daughter. You can find his work at allsetfree.com.

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1 hr 2 min
August 03Serving Up Scripture: A Conversation With Aaron Higashi
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In this episode we chat with Aaron Higashi

Aaron Higashi is a public Bible scholar with a PhD in biblical interpretation from Chicago Theological Seminary. He writes Bible commentaries, including 1 & 2 Samuel for Normal People: A Guide to Prophets, Kings, and Some Pretty Terrible Men, and answers Bible questions on Instagram at @abhigashi.

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57 min
July 27Mother: A Conversation With Andrea M Butler
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In this episode we chat with Andrea M Butler

Andrea M. Butler is a graduate of Belmont University, where she earned degrees in theater and music. Her passion for storytelling has since moved to the page, where she writes character-driven fiction that wrestles with faith, politics, and spirituality against a backdrop of Southern culture. When she's not writing she works as a hypnotherapist at Eden Farm, an animal-assisted therapy practice. She and her husband, Jason, and their six children live in Durham, N.C.

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57 min
July 20The Edge of the Inside: A Conversation With Jeremy Jernigan
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In this episode we chat with Jeremy Jernigan

Jeremy Jernigan is a writer, speaker, and recovering megachurch pastor. After two decades in full-time ministry, including serving as a Lead Pastor, he now focuses on helping people rebuild their faith after it breaks. He hosts the weekly Rebuilding Faith series and the biweekly Cabernet and Pray podcast. Jeremy lives in Arizona with his wife and five kids.

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1 hr 1 min
July 13Dangerous Songs: A Conversation With Richard Bruxvoort Colligan
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In this episode we chat with Richard Bruxvoort Colligan

Dr. Richard Bruxvoort Colligan is a longtime musician, composer, liturgical theologian, and author of Dangerous Songs: The Psalms and a Gloriously Disrupted Life. Trough his career, his congregational songs have been published by the ELCA, PC(USA), UCC, and UMC. With a passion for community singing and the Psalms of the Hebrew Bible, he has written songs for all 150 Psalms and has published over fifteen collections of original songs. A graduate of Luther College, he earned his MA in Theology and the Arts from United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, and his DMin from Eden Seminary in St. Louis. Richard lives in Rochester, MN with his wife Trish. There he serves Mount Olive Lutheran Church as Director of Spiritual Formation.

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55 min
July 06July Rebroadcast: A Conversation With Arundhathi Subramaniam
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In This episode we chat with Arundhathi Subramaniam

Arundhathi Subramaniam is a leading Indian poet, described as “one of the finest poets writing in India today” (The Hindu, 2010) and “a unique poet of our times... in a league all by herself” (Indian Literature, 2021). Winner of the Sahitya Akademi Prize for Poetry 2020 (awarded by India’s national academy of letters), her fourteen books include Love Without a Story (Bloodaxe Books, 2020)and most recently, the Penguin anthology of Indian female sacred poetry, Wild Women (2024). Shortlisted for the prestigious TS Eliot Prize for Poetry in 2015, her various poetry awards include the Il Ceppo Prize in Italy, the Mahakavi Kanhaiyalal Sethia Award, the inaugural Khushwant Singh Prize, the Zee Women’s Award for Literature, the Raza Award for Poetry, the Mystic Kalinga Award, the Trinity Arts Festival Lifetime Achievement Award, the Homi Bhabha and Charles Wallace fellowships, among others. She has worked over the years as curator, critic and poetry editor, and divides her time between New York, Mumbai, and Chennai.

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59 min
June 29Pride Month Rebroadcast: A Conversation With Matthew Vines
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In this episode we chat with Matthew Vines

Matthew Vines is the founder of The Reformation Project, a Bible-based, Christian nonprofit that works to advance an orthodox and affirming vision for the church. Vines’s work has been featured in media worldwide, including Time, the Associated Press, and The New York Times. Vines lives in Dallas, Texas.

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1 hr 14 min
June 22Conversion Therapy Dropout: A Conversation With Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez
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In this episode we chat with Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez

Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez spent nearly a decade in gay conversion therapy—all while working behind the scenes at some of the most influential evangelical megachurches. After embracing his identity as a gay Christian and leaving church work, he co-founded Church Clarity, an organization that helps queer people find affirming faith communities. His writing and work have been featured in TIME, The Advocate, NBC, VICE, The Washington Post, HuffPost, Religion News Service, and Newsweek. Born in the Midwest, he now calls New York City home, where he continues his work as a writer, digital strategist, and advocate for queer people of faith.

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1 hr 7 min
June 15Pride Rebroadcast: A Conversation With Jeremy Steele
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In this episode we chat with Jeremy Steele.

Jeremy Steele is a pastor and writer. He also sucks as a Christian. Jeremy helps people find spiritual beliefs that help them be the best version of themselves and help them find a purpose greater than themselves. His progressive and engaging approach to spirituality has attracted a loyal following of over 100K on social media and a thriving community of members in the Discord group affectionately dubbed 'Not Church.'

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1 hr 2 min

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