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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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August 26, 20267m

It Is Now, It Is Not

Is reality itself a settled fact or an ongoing act of creation? Is some new chap...
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    Christian Wiman
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August 19, 20261h 21m

Can You Build AI That Serves Human Flourishing?

What is a human being? One of the convictions in the seedbed of the Understory i...
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    Adam Kronk
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    Meghan Sullivan
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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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August 25, 202643m

Women, Misogyny, and the Bible

Growing up, Beth Moore was taught that 1 Timothy 2 and 1 Corinthians 14 were the...
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August 18, 202657m

The Human Heart

Mark Labberton discusses matters of the heart with his close friend Dr. David An...
  • David Anderson
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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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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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August 5, 20261h 12m

How to Belong When You’ve Always Been An Outsider

What do you do when you feel like an outsider? We spoke to Rabbi Angela Buchdahl...
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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 10, 20261h 2m

The Lost Art of Political Moderation

Join us as we talk with David Brooks, author and staff writer at The Atlantic. B...
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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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MATERIAL MYSTICISM

Matthew J. Milliner

At the Field Museum with Father Teilhard

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

Ashley Lande

Decoy Enlightenment

An interview with Ashley Lande on psychedelics and Christianity.

Jonathan A. Anderson

The Invisibility of Religion in Contemporary Art

An interview with Jonathan A. Anderson.

Matthew J. Milliner

Our Lady of Emptiness

The Dark Virgin of Guadalupe as a model of contemplative prayer (the second in a two-part Advent series).

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POPULAR ESSAYS

Luke Bretherton

The Conversion of Public Intellectuals

Two pathways.

Laura Fabrycky

Motherhood and the Intellectual Life

What kind of knowing is maternal knowing?

David Brooks

The Feminine Way to Wisdom

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

Chris Owen

The Truth Will Lead You Home

Why do we cling to our denials, delusions, and deceits?

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