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The Understory

In late May 2026, more than a thousand people gathered for three days beneath the vaults of Washington National Cathedral to ask what it means to be human in the light of Christ. This podcast carries the festival's talks, sessions, and experiences to everyone who wasn't in the room—and to everyone who was, who wishes to return.
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June 19, 202628 min

Is There a Word from the Lord?

Is there a word from the Lord for us today? Pastor Charlie Dates closes the Unde...
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June 19, 20261hr 13min

Is This a Time to Build, or a Time to Re-found?

Do our institutions need repair—or replacement? In one of the festival’s mos...
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    Christine Emba
  • David Brooks
    David Brooks
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    Mark Labberton
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Conversing

Conversing with Mark Labberton invites listeners into transformative encounters with leaders and creators shaping our world at the intersection of Christian faith, culture, and public life.
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July 7, 20261hr 7min

What It Is Like to Be Dying

Biologist Jeffrey Schloss—longtime Westmont College professor and senior schol...
  • Jeffrey Schloss
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June 23, 202653 min

Dignity, Difference, and Self-Giving Love

Timothy Shriver has spent a lifetime learning to see the people the rest of us a...
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The Sacred

The Sacred is a podcast interested in the real people behind their public personas. Elizabeth Oldfield hosts unhurried conversations that go deeper, in search of what might heal our fractured world.
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June 23, 20261hr 9min

What it Means to be British and Muslim

What does it mean to be visibly Muslim in British public life right now? Mehreen...
  • Mehreen Khan
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June 10, 20261hr 9min

Boarding School Britain and The Things We Normalise

Hugo Rifkind has spent his career observing power. He also grew up inside it—a...
  • Hugo Rifkind
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Zealots at the Gate

Muslim political thinker Shadi Hamid and Christian theologian Matthew Kaemingk explore the future of democracy and religion, charting a new paradigm for navigating difference.
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June 3, 20261hr 30min

What Does It Mean to Support Israel?

Evangelicals, historically, have largely supported the state of Israel. But is s...
  • Robert Nicholson
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May 27, 20261hr 12min

The Politics of Falling Birthrates

Birthrates are falling drastically in many parts of the world. Why is this? And ...
  • Lyman Stone
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MATERIAL MYSTICISM

Matthew J. Milliner

The Roots of Gender

Goddess fantasies and Christian reality on Crete.

Jonathan A. Anderson

The Invisibility of Religion in Contemporary Art

An interview with Jonathan A. Anderson.

Matthew J. Milliner

At the Field Museum with Father Teilhard

Minding my own business in Chicago, I once more encounter the dead.

Addison Hodges Hart

The Skeptical Mystic

An interview with Addison Hodges Hart.

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POPULAR ESSAYS

Katherine Dee

Internet Overexposure Syndrome

A taxonomy of adaptations to online life.

Matthew J. Milliner

Merton’s Nurse

How Mary helped rescue America’s most famous monk.

Philip D. Bunn

Devices and Desires

Addressing the link between smartphones and mental illness among our children.

David Brooks

The Feminine Way to Wisdom

Learning from Etty Hillesum, Edith Stein, and Simone Weil.

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