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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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September 9, 20261h 3m

Acceleration, Resonance, and a Rule of Life

We live in a culture obsessed with productivity, efficiency, speed, and success....
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    Steven Lawson
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    Manuel Andreas Dürr
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September 2, 20269m

Screw-Ups

Amber Lapp has spent years living among the people and places she writes about, ...
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    Amber Lapp
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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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September 8, 202655m

Loud Justice

“It is not just that God has a heart for justice,” says Sharon Cohn Wu (Inte...
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    Sharon Cohn Wu
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September 1, 20261h 5m

Win or Lose, Run for Something

In February 2026, Jeanelle Austin filed for Minnesota Senate District 62. She st...
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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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September 9, 20261h 11m

Preparing to Die, Then Learning to Live Again

What does it mean to prepare to die—and then discover that you need to prepare...
  • Christian Wiman
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August 19, 20267m

Why We Need to Be in Our Bodies Together

What are we losing by spending so much of our lives behind screens? Covid-19 bro...
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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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August 31, 20261h 3m

A Christian Case Against Christian Nationalism

In the previous episode, Matthew and Shadi sat down with self-described Christia...
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August 31, 20261h 40m

What Do Christian Nationalists Actually Want?

In one of their most revealing—and at times unsettling—conversations to date...
  • William Wolfe
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MATERIAL MYSTICISM

Matthew J. Milliner

The Roots of Gender

Goddess fantasies and Christian reality on Crete.

Ashley Lande

Decoy Enlightenment

An interview with Ashley Lande on psychedelics and Christianity.

Matthew J. Milliner

Evagrius in Florence

A city for celebrities, tourists, artists, scholars, thieves—and mystics.

Matthew J. Milliner

Giving the Whitney Biennial a Chance

America does have cultural confidence (if one knows where to look).

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POPULAR ESSAYS

Skyler Adleta

The Providence of Poverty

Finding grace in the midst of addiction and homelessness.

Jake Meador

The Long Defeat of History

Tolkien’s hope for the entropy of ages.

Gregory Thompson

Hinges and a Lock

Hospitality in a world of predators.

David Brooks

The Feminine Way to Wisdom

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

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