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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...
  • Christine Emba
    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 14, 20261hr

Morality and the Supreme Court

American history is riddled with collisions between legally defensible rulings a...
  • Yuval Levin
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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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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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July 8, 20261hr 9min

The Economics of the Life We Want

Whether we know it or not, economics shapes almost every part of our lives ̵...
  • Sam Bowman
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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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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

At the Field Museum with Father Teilhard

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

Matthew J. Milliner

Picturing Aphou, a Lost African Mystic

Do Christian icons and artificial intelligence mix?

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).

Matthew J. Milliner

Merton’s Nurse

How Mary helped rescue America’s most famous monk.

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POPULAR ESSAYS

Jared Michelson

Tim Keller or Machiavelli?

A modest defence of third wayism.

Fr. Francis Bethel

Let Them Be Born in Wonder

How the brief life of a storied liberal arts program changed lives the world over.

Kurt Armstrong

Repair and Remain

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

Skyler Adleta

The Providence of Poverty

Finding grace in the midst of addiction and homelessness.

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