Give and Take
263 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 94 ratingsSomeone 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 political pundits about the lens through which they experience life. With empathy, humor, and a deep knowledge of religion, current events, and pop culture, Scott engages his guests in a free-flowing conversation that's entertaining, unexpected, occasionally bizarre, and oftentimes enlightening. He likes people, and it shows.
Past interviewees include Mark Oppenheimer, Melissa Febos, David French, Miroslav Volf, Dan Savage, Nadia Bolz-Weber, Rob Bell, and (yes) Krista Tippett.
Scott is the former host and producer of the popular Mockingcast podcast (https://themockingcast.fireside.fm) and an in-demand consultant on all things “pod.” He’s also the co-host, with Bill Borror, of New Persuasive Words (https://npw.fireside.fm). Scott is also a prolific writer, a frequent conference speaker, a PhD candidate in Theology, and an ordained minister.
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Episodes
Episode 113: Friends Bearing Gifts, with Joseph Cicio
August 03, 2018 17:00 - 1 hour - 48.5 MBMy guest is Joseph Cicio. Lauren Bacall, Bill Blass, Rose Marie Bravo, Carol Channing, Prince Charles, Brooke Hayward Duchin, Erté, Princess Grace, Audrey Hepburn, Lady Nancy “Slim” Keith, The Kissingers, Kenneth J. Lane, Eleanor Lambert, Dawn Mello, Robert Mondavi, Josie Natori, and Joan Rivers, are just a few of the great friends of Joseph Cicio. His first book, Friends* *Bearing Gifts (https://www.amazon.com/Friends-Bearing-Gifts-Joseph-Cicio/dp/1938461967) is about these relationships and...
Episode 112: The Blessing of Sorrow, with Rabbi Ben Kamin
July 29, 2018 04:00 - 39 minutes - 27.9 MBMy guest is Rabbi Ben Kamin. He is a nationally-known clergyman, teacher, counselor, and the prize-winning author of twelve books on human values, civil rights, and spirituality. His most recent book is The Blessing Of Sorrow: Turning Grief into Healing (https://www.amazon.com/Blessing-Sorrow-Turning-Grief-Healing/dp/1942094655). Special Guest: Ben Kamin.
Episode 111: Kosher Movies
July 27, 2018 21:00 - 39 minutes - 27.9 MBMy guest is Rabbi Herbert J. Cohen. His column, “Kosher Movies,” has appeared in newspapers in Atlanta, Toronto, and Denver. He is the author of several books including Kosher Movies: A Film Critic Discovers Life Lessons at the Cinema, The One of Us: A Life in Jewish Education, Texas Torah, Kosher Parenting and Walking in Two Worlds: Visioning Torah Concepts in Secular Worlds. Rabbi Cohen also blogs regularly in The Times of Israel and the Religion Section of The Huffington Post on the inters...
Episode 110: Who Will Speak For America?, with Stephanie Feldman
July 06, 2018 18:00 - 49 minutes - 34.6 MBMy guest is Stephanie Feldman. She co-edited Who Will Speak For America? (https://www.amazon.com/Will-Speak-America-Stephanie-Feldman/dp/1439916241/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1514208101&sr=8-1&keywords=who+will+speak+for+america), with Nathaniel Popkin. The editors and contributors to Who Will Speak for America? (https://www.amazon.com/Will-Speak-America-Stephanie-Feldman/dp/1439916241/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1514208101&sr=8-1&keywords=who+will+speak+for+america)are passionate and justifiably ang...
Episode 109: God, Improv and the Art of Living, with MaryAnn McKibben Dana
June 27, 2018 19:00 - 42 minutes - 29.7 MBMy guest is MaryAnn McKibben Dana. Her newest book is God, Improv and the Art of Living (https://www.amazon.com/Improv-Living-MaryAnn-McKibben-Dana/dp/0802874649/). In it she blends Scripture, psychology, theology, and pop culture in a wise, funny, down-to-earth guide to improv as a practice for life. Offering concrete spiritual wisdom in the form of seven improvisational principles, this book will help readers become more awake, creative, resilient, and ready to play--even (and perhaps espe...
Episode 108: Vanishing Frontiers: The Forces Driving Mexico and the United States Together, with Andrew Selee
June 22, 2018 18:45 - 47 minutes - 33.4 MBMy guest is Andrew Selee. In his new book, Vanishing Frontiers: The Forces Driving Mexico and the United States Together (https://www.amazon.com/Vanishing-Frontiers-Forces-Driving-Together/dp/1610398599), he argues that there may be no story today with a wider gap between fact and fiction than the relationship between the United States and Mexico. Wall or no wall, deeply intertwined social, economic, business, cultural, and personal relationships mean the US-Mexico border is more like a seam ...
Episode 107: Vodka Is Vegan: A Vegan Bros Manifesto for Better Living and Not Being an A**hole, with Matt & Phil Letten
June 05, 2018 14:00 - 52 minutes - 36.4 MBThink you could never go vegan? Think again. As this smart, funny and persuasive manifesto (https://www.amazon.com/Vodka-Vegan-Manifesto-Better-Living/dp/0143129732/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=)makes clear, you're already 90% vegan anyway. That's right--you already love animals and are slowly but surely eating less meat than you used to. With the insider tips and inspiring stories in this book, you'll be ready to go whole hog (see what we did there?) and eat vegan for good. W...
Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done, with Laura Vanderkam
May 31, 2018 03:00 - 40 minutes - 28.7 MBMy guest is Laura Vanderkam. She is the the acclaimed author of What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast (https://www.amazon.com/Successful-People-Before-Breakfast-Mornings-ebook/dp/B007K3E2YK). She isn’t like other time-management gurus. She’s not trying to shave off 30 seconds here or there; she’s interested in the emotional and psychological side of the 168 hours everyone has each week. Her newest book is Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done (https://www.amazon....
Episode 105: Gravity Leadership, with Matt Tebbe
May 24, 2018 21:00 - 47 minutes - 33.4 MBMy guest is Matt Tebbe. He co-founded Gravity Leadership (https://gravityleadership.com), and is planting a church, The Table Indy (https://www.thetableindy.org), in the northeast suburbs of Indianapolis. He also co-hosts the Gravity Leadership podcast (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/gravity-leadership-podcast/id1356585852). Special Guest: Matt Tebbe.
Episode 104: My Jesus Year: A Rabbi's Son Wanders the Bible Belt in Search of His Own Faith, with Benyamin Cohen
May 23, 2018 22:00 - 1 hour - 51.8 MBMy guest is Benyamin Cohen. His book My Jesus Year: A Rabbi's Son Wanders the Bible Belt in Search of His Own Faith (https://www.amazon.com/My-Jesus-Year-Rabbis-Wanders/dp/0061245186) is part memoir, part spiritual quest, part anthropologist’s mission. It's a humorous, personal, ultimately inspirational exploration of Christianity by the son of an Orthodox Rabbi on his journey through America's Bible belt. Benyamin Cohen is Editorial Director of From the Grapevine (https://www.fromthegrapevin...
Episode 103: Everything Is Borrowed, with Nathaniel Popkin
May 18, 2018 18:00 - 58 minutes - 40.7 MBNathaniel Popkin is a writer, editor, historian, journalist, and the author of five books, including his most recent novel Everything is Borrowed (https://www.amazon.com/Everything-Borrowed-Nathaniel-Popkin/dp/099955011X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1526668316&sr=8-1&keywords=everything+is+borrowed&dpID=51FTGgoH8OL&preST=_SY344_BO1,204,203,200_QL70_&dpSrc=srch). A meditation on cruelty and regret, a mesmerizing tour of a city through time, and an evocative portrait of radical Jewish life of another...
Episode 102: To Lose the Madness: Field Notes on Trauma, Loss and Radical Authenticity, with L.M. Browning
May 05, 2018 21:00 - 41 minutes - 29.1 MBMy guest is L.M. Browning. In her career-defining work, To Lose the Madness: Field Notes on Trauma, Loss and Radical Authenticity (https://www.amazon.com/Lose-Madness-Trauma-Radical-Authenticity/dp/1947003909), Browning explores the breaking point every mind has after finding her own limit during a gauntlet of traumatic events.Pulled out of this blast-crater moment in her life by a friend, she is brought away from the insanity and deep into the snowy Sangre de Cristo Mountains where, standing...
Episode 101: Christian Hospitality and Muslim Immigration in an Age of Fear, with Matthew Kaemingk
May 04, 2018 21:00 - 47 minutes - 33.2 MBMy guest is Matthew Kaemingk. His most recent book is Christian Hospitality and Muslim Immigration in an Age of Fear (https://www.amazon.com/Christian-Hospitality-Muslim-Immigration-Fear/dp/0802874584). In it he offers a thought-provoking Christian perspective on the growing debates over Muslim presence in the West. Rejecting both fearful nationalism and romantic multiculturalism, Kaemingk makes the case for a third way—a Christian pluralism that is committed to both the historic Christian f...
Episode 100: Troll Nation, with Amanda Marcotte
April 20, 2018 19:00 - 1 hour - 42.5 MBThe election of Donald Trump in 2016, like most of his campaign, came as a shock to many Americans. In Troll Nation (https://www.amazon.com/Troll-Nation-American-Devolved-Clubhouse/dp/1510737456)Amanda Marcotte argues that Trump's election was the inevitable result of American conservatism’s degradation into an ideology of blind resentment. For years now, she contends, the purpose of right wing media, particularly Fox News, has not been to argue for traditional conservative ideals, such as s...
Episode 99: The Path Between Us: An Enneagram Journey To Healthy Relationships, with Suzanne Stabile
April 19, 2018 16:00 - 51 minutes - 36 MBMy guest is Suzanne Stabile. Her newest book is The Path Between Us: An Enneagram Journey To Healthy Relationships (https://www.amazon.com/Path-Between-Us-Enneagram-Relationships/dp/0830846425). This book on the nine Enneagram types and how they behave and experience relationships will guide readers into deeper insights about themselves, their types, and others' personalities so that they can have healthier, more life-giving relationships. Most of us have no idea how others see or process the...
Episode 98: Portrait of an Unreasonable Man, with Michèle Gerber Klein
April 17, 2018 23:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBMy guest is Michèle Gerber Klein. Michèle is a philanthropist, collector and author whose topics are fame, fashion and art. Her first book is Charles James: Portrait of An Unreasonable Man (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0847861457/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0847861457&linkCode=as2&tag=kittymunson&linkId=3a86c426ea928a2bda206a9f10e60527), a biography of the iconic and controversial designer Charles James, published by Rizzoli ex Libris (http://www.rizzoliusa....
Episode 97: Sexy: The Quest for Erotic Virtue in Perplexing Times, with Jeff Mallinson
April 08, 2018 18:00 - 1 hour - 42.4 MBMy guest is Jeff Mallinson. Jeff is Associate Professor of Theology and Philosophy at Concordia University, Irvine, a 1517 Thinking Fellow, and Co-Host of the Virtue in the Wasteland podcast. His newest book is Sexy: The Quest for Erotic Virtue in Perplexing Times. (https://www.amazon.com/Sexy-Quest-Erotic-Virtue-Perplexing/dp/1945500794) In it he asks what would happen if we reframed contemporary conversations about sexuality altogether? Instead of focusing on taboos, boundaries, and rules o...
Episode 96: Martin Luther's Theology of Beauty, with Mark C. Mattes
April 07, 2018 18:00 - 46 minutes - 32.3 MBMark C. Mattes (PhD, University of Chicago) is professor of philosophy and religion at Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa. His newest book is Martin Luther's Theology of Beauty: A Reappraisal (https://www.amazon.com/mn/search/?&field-keywords=9780801098376&linkCode=ur2&tag=bakerbookhouse). Many contemporary theologians seek to retrieve the concept of beauty as a way for people to encounter God. In this volume, one of today's leading Lutheran theologians argues that while Martin Luther'...
Episode 95: The Very Worst Missionary, with Jamie Wright
April 06, 2018 10:00 - 52 minutes - 36.6 MBMy guest is Jamie Wright. After finding her faith at a suburban megachurch, Jamie trades in the easy life on the cul-de-sac for the green fields of Costa Rica. There, along with her family, she earnestly hopes to serve God and change lives. But faced with a yawning culture gap and persistent shortcomings in herself and her fellow workers, she soon loses confidence in the missionary enterprise and falls into a funk of cynicism and despair. Nearly paralyzed by depression, yet still wanting to m...
Episode 94: My Old Faithful, with Yang Huang
March 30, 2018 19:00 - 48 minutes - 34.1 MBMy guest is Yang Huang. Her debut novel Living Treasures (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0989596052/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0989596052&linkCode=as2&tag=yanghuang-20&linkId=6GI272MM2NPTA2H6) won the Nautilus Book Award silver medal in fiction. Her newest book is My Old Faithful. (https://www.amazon.com/My-Old-Faithful-Stories-Juniper/dp/1625343361/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8) Evoking both the drama of familial intimacy and the ups and downs of the everyday, My Ol...
Episode 93: Unafraid, with Adam Hamilton
March 30, 2018 04:00 - 45 minutes - 31.7 MBMy guest is Adam Hamilton. Adam is the senior pastor of The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas, one of the fastest growing, most highly visible churches in the country. His newest book is Unafraid: Living with Courage and Hope in Uncertain Times (https://www.amazon.com/Unafraid-Living-Courage-Troubled-Times/dp/0525532315). It's a book for persons and communities desiring find hope and serenity in an anxious age. To find out more about Adam and what his ongoing and...
Episode 92: The Delight of Being Ordinary, with Roland Merullo
March 29, 2018 15:00 - 33 minutes - 23.7 MBMy guest is Roland Merullo. He is the acclaimed author of twenty previous books, including the international favorite "Breaking with the Buddha", now in its twentieth printing. Against a landscape of good humor, intrigue, and spiritual fulfillment, The Delight of Being Ordinary (https://www.amazon.com/Delight-Being-Ordinary-Road-Dalai-ebook/dp/B018CHA2BE)showcases the uniquely charming sensibilities of author Roland Merullo. Part whimsical expedition, part love story, part spiritual search, ...
Episode 91: The Talmudic Account of the Trial of Jesus, with Chaim Saiman
March 27, 2018 19:00 - 52 minutes - 36.8 MBMy guest is Chaim Saiman. He's a Professor of Law at Villanova University Law School, and is an expert in Law and Religion and Jewish Legal theory. He wrote a fascinating piece for First Things a few years ago called The Halakhah of Jesus' Trial. (https://www.firstthings.com/article/2013/08/the-halakhah-of-jesus-trial) In it he reflects on the only piece of Talmud that talks about the trial and death of Jesus. Special Guest: Chaim Saiman .
Episode 90: The Ashokan Way, with Gail Straub
March 23, 2018 17:00 - 42 minutes - 30 MBMy guest is Gail Straub. Gail is the Executive Director of the Empowerment Institute, which she co-founded in 1981. Her most recent book is The Ashokan Way: Landscape's Path into Consciousness. (https://www.amazon.com/Ashokan-Way-Landscapes-Path-Consciousness/dp/1947003690) The natural world has the power to awaken, restore, and transform us, and nowhere are these capacities more evident than in the thirty-six luminous essays that make up The Ashokan Way. Written in the form of journal entrie...
Episode 89: Reconstructing The Gospel: Finding Freedom From Slaveholder Religion, with Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
March 21, 2018 16:00 - 43 minutes - 30.3 MBMy guest is Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove. He is a celebrated spiritual writer and sought-after speaker. A native of North Carolina, he is a graduate of Eastern University and Duke Divinity School. His newest book is Reconstructing The Gospel: Finding Freedom From Slaveholder Religion (https://www.amazon.com/Reconstructing-Gospel-Finding-Slaveholder-Religion/dp/0830845348). In it he argues that just as Reconstruction after the Civil War worked to repair a desperately broken society, our compromis...
Episode 88: Democracy In Exile, with Daniel Bessner
March 21, 2018 02:00 - 1 hour - 42.1 MBMy guest is Daniel Bessner. Daniel is the Anne H.H. and Kenneth B. Pyle Assistant Professor in American Foreign Policy in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington. His new book is Democracy In Exile: Hans Speier and the Rise of the Defense Intellectual. (https://www.amazon.com/Democracy-Exile-Speier-Defense-Intellectual/dp/0801453038/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1509725358&sr=8-1&keywords=democracy+in+exile) Daniel works on intellectual and cultural histo...
Episode 87: The True Sin of American Evangelicals in the Age of Trump, with David French
March 17, 2018 16:00 - 52 minutes - 36.7 MBMy guest is David French. David is a senior writer for National Review, a senior fellow at the National Review Institute, an attorney (concentrating his practice in constitutional law and the law of armed conflict), and a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom. We discuss a recent piece he wrote entitled The True Sin of American Evangelicals in the Age of Trump (https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/03/evangelicals-support-donald-trump-political-realities-2016-election/). It appeared in_ The Nation...
Episode 86: The Gender Effect, with Kathryn Moeller
March 13, 2018 18:00 - 1 hour - 42.4 MBMy guest is Kathryn Moeller. She is Assistant Professor of Educational Policy Studies and an affiliate of the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Her newest book is The Gender Effect: Capitalism, Feminism and the Corporate Politics of Development. (https://www.amazon.com/Gender-Effect-Capitalism-Corporate-Development/dp/0520286391) In it she examines how and why U.S. transnational corporations are investing in the lives, educations, and futures of ...
Episode 85: The Character of Virtue: Letters to a Godson, with Stanley Hauerwas
March 07, 2018 18:00 - 54 minutes - 37.9 MBMy guest is Stanley Hauerwas. He is Gilbert T. Rowe Professor Emeritus of Divinity and Law at Duke University. Professor Hauerwas has sought to recover the significance of the virtues for understanding the nature of the Christian life. This search has led him to emphasize the importance of the church, as well as narrative for understanding Christian existence. His work cuts across disciplinary lines as he is in conversation with systematic theology, philosophical theology and ethics, politica...
Episode 84: Paul: An Apostle's Journey, with Douglas Campbell
February 27, 2018 20:00 - 57 minutes - 40.2 MBMy guest is Douglas Campbell. He's a professor of New Testament at Duke Divinity School. His most recent book, Paul: An Apostle's Journey (https://www.amazon.com/Paul-Apostles-Journey-Douglas-Campbell/dp/0802873472), invites the reader to relive the story of Paul's action-packed ministry, and follow the the development of Paul's thought throughout both his physical and spiritual travels. Special Guest: Douglas A. Campbell .
Episode 83: Age of Discovery: Navigating the Risks and Rewards of Our New Renaissance, with Chris Kutarna
February 23, 2018 19:30 - 1 hour - 46.6 MBDr. Chris Kutarna is the co-author of Age of Discovery: Navigating the Storms of Our Second Renaissance (https://www.amazon.com/dp/147294352X), a best-selling, internationally acclaimed book published by Bloomsbury and St Martin’s Press. Among other predictions, Chris publicly foresaw the outcome of the United Kingdom’s 2016 referendum on EU membership (Brexit) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qHDtMJTL5k&t=64s) and the 2016 election of Donald Trump as President of the United States. (https:/...
Episode 82: Billy Graham: A Grandson's Reflection, with Tullian Tchividjian
February 22, 2018 18:00 - 40 minutes - 28.2 MBTullian Tchividjian is the grandson of Billy Graham. He's written several award winning books. He's been a celebrated preacher and pastor. In recent years he's not just preached the message of grace, he's also confessed his deep need for it amidst his own struggles. In this episode he reflects on the memory of his recently deceased grandfather, Billy Graham. You can connect with Tullian at https://www.tullian.net (https://www.tullian.net). Special Guest: Tullian Tchividjian.
Episode 81: How To Break Up With Your Phone, with Catherine Price
February 16, 2018 00:00 - 51 minutes - 36.2 MBMy guest is Catherine Price. She's an award winning writer and science journalist. Her most recent is entitled How To Break Up With Your Phone (https://www.amazon.com/How-Break-Up-Your-Phone/dp/039958112X). It's all about changing your relationship to your phone so that you can be more present to yourself and the world around you. Special Guest: Catherine Price.
Episode 80: Breaking The Ruhls, with Larry Ruhl
February 10, 2018 17:00 - 48 minutes - 33.9 MBMy guest is Larry Ruhl. His first book, Breaking The Ruhls (https://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Ruhls-Memoir-Larry-Ruhl/dp/1942094582),is a profoundly personal account of the impact of complex trauma on a man’s life. Larry Ruhl’s father sought comfort from his only son, smothering him not only with his affection, but his sexuality―blurring critical boundaries that would prove deeply debilitating. Larry’s mother, with her spiraling, ever-changing mental illness kept the family in a constant state ...
Episode 79: Catholic Modern: The Challenge of Totalitarianism and the Remaking of the Catholic Church, with James Chappel
February 08, 2018 13:00 - 1 hour - 42.7 MBMy guest is James Chappel. He's a professor of History at Duke University. His first book is forthcoming in the Spring of 2018. It's called Catholic Modern: The Challenge of Totalitarianism and the Remaking of the Catholic Church. (https://www.amazon.com/Catholic-Modern-Challeng…) It examines the Catholic Church's changing relationship with modernity in the 20th century. Special Guest: James Chappel.
Episode 78: Love And Trouble, with Claire Dederer
January 25, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 47.9 MBMy guest is Claire Dederer. Claire is the author of two critically acclaimed memoirs: Love and Trouble: A Midlife Reckoning (https://www.amazon.com/Love-Trouble-Reckoning-Claire-Dederer/dp/B01KE67DLI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1516841630&sr=8-1&keywords=love+and+trouble+a+midlife+reckoning+by+claire+dederer) and Poser: My Life in Twenty-Three Yoga Poses (https://www.amazon.com/Poser-Life-Twenty-three-Yoga-Poses/dp/B0044782C8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1516841630&sr=8-2&keywords=love+and+trouble+a+mid...
Episode 77: Closing A Start Up Church, with Ryan Egli
January 20, 2018 00:00 - 43 minutes - 30.7 MBMy guest is Ryan Egli. Ryan Egli is the Director of Enrollment Management and Marketing at Biblical Theological Seminary. He planted a church two years ago that had to close its doors. On this episode he shares that story. Special Guest: Ryan Egli.
Episode 76: Why the Last Jedi is more "Spiritual" than "Religious", with Chaim Saiman
January 17, 2018 02:00 - 1 hour - 51.8 MBMy guest is Chaim Saiman. He's a Professor of Law at Villanova University Law School, and is an expert in Law and Religion and Jewish Legal theory. He also wrote a fascinating piece in the Atlantic about the most recent Star Wars film. It's called "Why The Last Jedi Is More 'Spiritual' Than 'Religious'." You can find the Atlantic piece here: https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/12/why-the-last-jedi-is-more-spiritual-than-religious/549146/. Special Guest: Chaim Saiman .
Episode 75: The Dream and The Preacher King, with Kenyatta Gilbert
January 16, 2018 03:00 - 41 minutes - 29.4 MBMy guest is the Reverend Dr. Kenyatta R. Gilbert. Kenyatta is Associate Professor of Homiletics at the Howard University School of Divinity. He earned his B.A. in Political Science from Baylor University and both his M.Div. and Ph.D. in Practical Theology from Princeton Theological Seminary. We talked about the legacy of Martin Luther King and what it means today. Dr. Gilbert specializes in the history, theory, and practice of African American preaching. His research focuses on the theology ...
Episode 74: UnTrumped, with Doug Pagitt
January 10, 2018 21:00 - 57 minutes - 40.3 MBDoug Pagitt is an Author, Speaker, Podcaster, Organizer, Pastor, Ultra-Marathoner, Goodness Conspirator & Possibility Evangelist. He recently did a limited run podcast with another Pastor who voted for Donald Trump and still remains a Trump supporter. The dialogue is honest, passionate and generally fascinating. You can find UnTrumped here: https://www.spreaker.com/show/un-trumped. It's also available in iTunes or wherever else you get your podcasts. Special Guest: Doug Pagitt.
Episode 73: The Ukrainian Night: An Intimate History of Revolution, with Marci Shore
January 06, 2018 23:00 - 1 hour - 50.2 MBMy guest is Marci Shore. Marci teaches European cultural and intellectual history at Yale University. She's the author on numerous books, most recently The Ukrainian Night: An Intimate History of Revolution. (https://www.amazon.com/Ukrainian-Night-Intimate-History-Revolution/dp/0300218680) In this lyrical and intimate book, she evokes the human face of the Ukrainian Revolution. Grounded in the true stories of activists and soldiers, parents and children, Shore’s book blends a narrative of sus...
Episode 72: Meet The Nativity, with Glen Scrivener
December 21, 2017 21:00 - 49 minutes - 34.7 MBGlen Scrivener is an Anglican minister and director of the charity Speak Life. He’s the author of several books including “321 - The Story of God, the World, and You” and “Love Story: The Myth That Really Happened.” He wrote and produced the Christmas short films Meet the Nativity (https://meetthenativity.com). He also has a podcast called The Evangelist's Podcast (http://speaklife.org.uk/tep/). He lives in Eastbourne, UK, with his wife, Emma, and daughter, Ruby. Special Guest: Glen Scrivener.
Episode 71: Areas of Fog, with Will Dowd
December 10, 2017 01:00 - 51 minutes - 35.8 MBMy guest is Will Dowd. As unpredictable as its subject, Areas of Fog (https://www.amazon.com/Areas-Fog-Will-Dowd/dp/0997745533)combines wit and poetry with humor and erudition. A fun, breezy, and discursive read, it is an intellectual game that exposes the artificiality of genres. Will Dowd is a writer and artist based outside Boston. He earned an MFA in Creative Writing from New York University, as a Jacob K. Javits Fellowship; an MS from MIT, as a John Lyons Fellow; and a BA from Boston...
Episode 70: Only a Joke Can Save Us: A Theory of Comedy, with Todd McGowan
December 06, 2017 02:00 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBMy guest is Todd McGowan. He teaches courses in film theory, history, and genre at the University of Vermont. His areas of interest include Hegel, psychoanalysis, and existentialism, and the intersection of these lines of thought with the cinema. He's the author of numerous books, including most recently Only a Joke Can Save Us: A Theory of Comedy (https://www.amazon.com/Only-Joke-Can-Save-Diaeresis/dp/0810135817). Special Guest: Todd McGowan.
Episode 69: Obroni And The Chocolate Factory, with Steven Wallace
December 04, 2017 22:00 - 53 minutes - 37 MBWhat country makes the best chocolate? Most people would answer "Switzerland," or, if they're discerning, "Belgium" or "France." But, how many cocoa trees grow in Zurich? Lyon? Antwerp? Shouldn't the country known for growing the best cocoa beans be the one that makes the best chocolate? So, captivated by theories of international trade but with precious little knowledge of cocoa or chocolate, Steven Wallace set out to build the Omanhene Cocoa Bean Company in Ghana―a country renowned for its ...
Episode 68: Sexual Harassment & Sexual Desire, with Jocelyn Olcott
December 04, 2017 02:00 - 1 hour - 45.7 MBIn the wake of so many sexual harassment and sexual misconduct allegations, we here concerns of "sex panic" and McCarthyism from some cultural critics. Many of them are actual on the cultural left. Jocelyn Olcott (https://history.duke.edu/people/jocelyn-olcott) and I talk about this and a host of related issues in this episode of Give and Take. Jocelyn Olcott is Associate Professor of History and Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies at Duke University. Mexico. Her first book, Revolutionary...
Episode 67: Net Neutrality, with Jennifer Briney
December 02, 2017 20:00 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBMy guest is Jennifer Briney. She's the creator and host of the wildly popular "Congressional Dish" podcast. It's like C-Span meets Comedy Central, resisting the corporate takeover of the world. We discuss the upcoming FCC decision concerning Net Neutrality and the impact it could have on consumers. Jennifer's podcast is The Congressional Dish (https://congressionaldish.com). It's fantastic. To find out more about this week's sponsor Effective Coffee you can head over to their website: https...
Episode 66: Roy Moore and The Rise of Creepy Christianity, with David French
November 16, 2017 01:00 - 1 hour - 46.8 MBMy guest is David French. David is a senior writer for National Review, a senior fellow at the National Review Institute, an attorney (concentrating his practice in constitutional law and the law of armed conflict), and a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom. We discuss a recent piece he wrote entitled "The Enduring Appeal Of Creepy Christianity." (http://www.nationalreview.com/article/453729/roy-moore-christianity-built-on-fear) It deals with the recent Roy Moore senate controversy. David is ...
Episode 65: Is That Rhetorical?..., with Johanna Hartelius
November 13, 2017 22:00 - 33 minutes - 23.4 MBMy guest is Johanna Hartelius. She is a professor at the University of Pittsburgh. Her research focuses on rhetorical theory and criticism with an emphasis on expertise, public memory, and digital rhetoric. She studies the cultural and political implications of experts’ and laypersons’ rhetorical constructions of knowledge and experience, particularly as these constitute points of entry into public discourse, traditional and virtual. She is currently developing a book on experts and the digi...
Episode 64: Gangsters to Governors: The New Bosses of Gambling in America, with David Clary
November 10, 2017 22:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBDavid Clary is a news editor at The San Diego Union-Tribune and the author of “Gangsters to Governors: The New Bosses of Gambling in America,” published by Rutgers University Press on Oct. 30, 2017. The book explores how and why states have encouraged and promoted the expansion of legalized gambling in America. It is his first book. Before joining the Union-Tribune in 2002, he worked in a variety of editing and design roles at The Plain Dealer in Cleveland. Clary is a native of Central New Yo...