Give and Take
Episode Archive
Episode Archive
277 episodes of Give and Take since the first episode, which aired on March 30th, 2017.
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Episode 85: The Character of Virtue: Letters to a Godson, with Stanley Hauerwas
March 7th, 2018 | 54 mins 27 secs
My guest is Stanley Hauerwas. He is Gilbert T. Rowe Professor Emeritus of Divinity and Law at Duke University. His most recent book is "The Character of Virtue: Letters to a Godson."
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Episode 84: Paul: An Apostle's Journey, with Douglas Campbell
February 27th, 2018 | 57 mins 45 secs
My guest is Douglas Campbell. He's a professor of New Testament at Duke Divinity School. His most recent book, "Paul: An Apostle's Journey", invites the reader to relive the story of Paul's action-packed ministry, and follow the the development of Paul's thought throughout both his physical and spiritual travels.
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Episode 83: Age of Discovery: Navigating the Risks and Rewards of Our New Renaissance, with Chris Kutarna
February 23rd, 2018 | 1 hr 7 mins
My guest is Chris Kutarna. Chris is the co-author of Age of Discovery: Navigating the Storms of Our Second Renaissance, a best-selling, internationally acclaimed book published by Bloomsbury and St Martin’s Press. Among other predictions, Chris publicly foresaw the outcome of the United Kingdom’s 2016 referendum on EU membership (Brexit) and the 2016 election of Donald Trump as President of the United States. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEZJUKA36hA&t=9s)
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Episode 82: Billy Graham: A Grandson's Reflection, with Tullian Tchividjian
February 22nd, 2018 | 40 mins 20 secs
Tullian Tchividjian is the grandson of Billy Graham. He's written several award winning books. He's been a celebrated preacher and pastor. In recent years he's not just preached the message of grace, he's also confessed his deep need for it amidst his own struggles. In this episode he reflects on the memory of his recently deceased grandfather, Billy Graham.
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Episode 81: How To Break Up With Your Phone, with Catherine Price
February 15th, 2018 | 51 mins 59 secs
My guest is Catherine Price. She's an award winning writer and science journalist. Her most recent is entitled "How To Break Up With Your Phone."
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Episode 80: Breaking The Ruhls, with Larry Ruhl
February 10th, 2018 | 48 mins 37 secs
My guest is Larry Ruhl. His first book, Breaking the Ruhls, is a profoundly personal account of the impact of complex trauma on a man’s life.
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Episode 79: Catholic Modern: The Challenge of Totalitarianism and the Remaking of the Catholic Church, with James Chappel
February 8th, 2018 | 1 hr 1 min
My guest is James Chappel. He's a professor of History at Duke University and his first book, "Catholic Modern", examines the Catholic Church's changing relationship with modernity in the 20th century.
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Episode 78: Love And Trouble, with Claire Dederer
January 24th, 2018 | 1 hr 8 mins
My guest is Claire Dederer. Claire is the author of two critically acclaimed memoirs: "Love and Trouble: A Midlife Reckoning" and "Poser: My Life in Twenty-Three Yoga Poses", which was a New York Times bestseller. Poser has been translated into 11 languages, optioned for television by Warner Bros., and adapted for the stage.
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Episode 77: Closing A Start Up Church, with Ryan Egli
January 19th, 2018 | 43 mins 56 secs
My guest is Ryan Egli. Ryan Egli is the Director of Enrollment Management and Marketing at Biblical Theological Seminary. He planted a church two years ago that had to close its doors. On this episode he shares that story.
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Episode 76: Why the Last Jedi is more "Spiritual" than "Religious", with Chaim Saiman
January 16th, 2018 | 1 hr 14 mins
My guest is Chaim Saiman. He's a Professor of Law at Villanova University Law School, and is an expert in Law and Religion and Jewish Legal theory. He also wrote a fascinating piece in the Atlantic about the most recent Star Wars film. It's called "Why The Last Jedi Is More 'Spiritual' Than 'Religious'."
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Episode 75: The Dream and The Preacher King, with Kenyatta Gilbert
January 15th, 2018 | 41 mins 59 secs
My guest is the Reverend Dr. Kenyatta R. Gilbert. Kenyatta is Associate Professor of Homiletics at the Howard University School of Divinity. He earned his B.A. in Political Science from Baylor University and both his M.Div. and Ph.D. in Practical Theology from Princeton Theological Seminary. We talked about the legacy of Martin Luther King and what it means today.
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Episode 74: UnTrumped, with Doug Pagitt
January 10th, 2018 | 57 mins 52 secs
Doug Pagitt is an Author, Speaker, Podcaster, Organizer, Pastor, Ultra-Marathoner, Goodness Conspirator & Possibility Evangelist. He recently did a limited run podcast with another Pastor who voted for Donald Trump and still remains a Trump supporter. The dialogue is honest, passionate and generally fascinating.
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Episode 73: The Ukrainian Night: An Intimate History of Revolution, with Marci Shore
January 6th, 2018 | 1 hr 12 mins
My guest is Marci Shore. Marci teaches European cultural and intellectual history at Yale University. He most recent book, "The Ukrainian Night: An Intimate History of Revolution." In this lyrical and intimate book, she evokes the human face of the Ukrainian Revolution.
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Episode 72: Meet The Nativity, with Glen Scrivener
December 21st, 2017 | 49 mins 47 secs
My guest is Glen Scrivener. Glen is an Anglican minister and director of the charity Speak Life. He’s the author of several books including “321 - The Story of God, the World, and You” and “Love Story: The Myth That Really Happened.” He wrote and produced the Christmas short films Meet the Nativity (MeetTheNativity.com).
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Episode 71: Areas of Fog, with Will Dowd
December 9th, 2017 | 51 mins 18 secs
My guest is Will Dowd. As unpredictable as its subject, "Areas of Fog" combines wit and poetry with humor and erudition. Will is a writer and artist based outside Boston.
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Episode 70: Only a Joke Can Save Us: A Theory of Comedy, with Todd McGowan
December 5th, 2017 | 1 hr 20 mins
My guest is Todd McGowan. He teaches courses in film theory, history, and genre at the University of Vermont. His areas of interest include Hegel, psychoanalysis, and existentialism, and the intersection of these lines of thought with the cinema. He's the author of numerous books, including most recently "Only a Joke Can Save Us: A Theory of Comedy."