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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 15, 202653 min

The Christian Humanist Lens on Our Moment

What happens when people no longer feel capable of shaping the world around them...
  • Luke Bretherton
    Luke Bretherton
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June 15, 202627 min

Unfinished Business: Picking Up the Mantle

What work has been left unfinished—and who will carry it forward? Scholar, edu...
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    Anika Prather
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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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June 16, 202648 min

Poetry, Paradox, and the Absence of God

A poet who has lived two decades with incurable cancer on what faith sounds like...
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    Christian Wiman
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June 9, 20261hr 11min

Rehumanizing Our Common Life

What does it take to rehumanize our common life in a moment of cultural fragilit...
  • Elizabeth Oldfield
    Elizabeth Oldfield
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  • Ray Pennings
  • Anne Snyder
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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 Secret of Walsingham

The first in a two-part Advent series on how my Marian-pilgrimage trophy was jealously retained.

Chloë Reddaway

A Wedding in London

Art and theology tie the knot: An interview with Chloë Reddaway.

Bruce Herman

Broken Beauty Revisited

An interview with Bruce Herman.

Matthew J. Milliner

The Perfect Mirror

How I broke AI (and how it almost broke me).

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POPULAR ESSAYS

Katherine Dee

Internet Overexposure Syndrome

A taxonomy of adaptations to online life.

Anastasia Berg

Why Have Children?

Thinking with patience, rigour, and generosity about a contentious topic.

Kurt Armstrong

Repair and Remain

How to do the slow, hard, good work of staying put.

Kevin Gary

To the Bored All Things Are Boring

Are we busy and overstimulated because we’re bored, or are we bored because we’re busy and overstimulated?

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