S7 E11 | Flannery O’Connor and the Prophetic Imagination with Jessica Hooten Wilson

Apple YouTube Spotify More! Why would a Christian author immerse her stories in darkness? Why would she use violent imagery that directly relates to Christianity, race, class, disability, and illness?…

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S7 E1 | The Hope and Hurt of Being Black in America with Esau McCaulley

Apple Google Spotify More! "Whose stories matter?" Esau McCaulley, author of How Far to the Promised Land, joins Amy Julia Becker for an honest, hopeful conversation about:being Black in Americahonoring…

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What’s Wrong With America Right Now?

What’s wrong with America right now? Everywhere I go, I encounter this question. Pop culture’s biggest current hit, Barbie, has one answer: patriarchy. Tim Urban’s recent book, What’s Our Problem?,…

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