Bordering on Compassion On this episode, interpreter and activist Alejandra Oliva shares insights from her work with asylum seekers along the U.S.-Mexico border. Immigration Spirituality
God’s Editor On this episode, Stephen Prothero explains book editor Eugene Exman’s behind-the-scenes approach to transforming twentieth-century American religion. Spirituality U.S. Catholicism
Rescuing Philosophy On this episode, Philip Kitcher explains how philosophy could bring clarity and rigor to the ordinary concerns of human life. Philosophy Literature
Belief in Something Big On this episode, memoirist John West speaks about the paradoxes of autobiographical narrative, grief and loss, and the power of art. Spirituality Nonfiction
How Hospitals Could Be Is single-payer health care really feasible in America? For Texas physician Ricardo Nuila, the answer is an unqualified ‘yes.’ Health Care Spirituality
After We’re Gone On this episode, poet and critic Adam Kirsch explains why a growing chorus of thinkers is heralding the end of humanity’s reign on Earth. Technology Environment