Religion & Faith

Biblical Studies

Biblical Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of the Bible about their new books.

Leland Brown, "The First Pastors: Early Christianity’s Vision for Ministry" (Gorgias Press, 2026)

April 5, 2026

The First Pastors

Leland Brown
Buddhist Studies

Buddhist Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Buddhism about their new books.

Just Stare at the Damn Wall!

April 7, 2026

Just Stare At the Wall

Mark Blacknell
Kristina Jonutytė, "Between the Buddha and the New Tsar: Urban Religion and Minority Politics at the Asian Borderlands of Russia" (Cornell UP, 2026)

April 1, 2026

Between the Buddha and the New Tsar

Kristina Jonutytė
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Catholic Studies

Catholic Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Catholicism about their new books.

Christian Studies

Christian Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Christianity about their new books.

Scott M. Kenworthy, "The People's Patriarch: Tikhon Bellavin and the Orthodox Church in North America and Revolutionary Russia" (Oxford UP, 2026)

April 6, 2026

The People's Patriarch

Scott M. Kenworthy
Hosted by Roland Clark
Indian Religions

Indian Religions

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Indian religions about their new books.

Islamic Studies

Islamic Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Islam about their new books.

Jewish Studies

Jewish Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Judaism about their new books.

Philip Boris Uninsky, "Invented Lives from Troubled Times: A Jewish Family’s Forms of Resilience after Surviving Pogroms, Revolution, and the Holocaust" (Cherry Orchard Books, 2025)

April 5, 2026

Invented Lives from Troubled Times

Philip Boris Uninsky
Hosted by Marc Katz
Religion

Religion

episodes

Interviews with scholars of religion about their new books.

Leland Brown, "The First Pastors: Early Christianity’s Vision for Ministry" (Gorgias Press, 2026)

April 5, 2026

The First Pastors

Leland Brown
Secularism

Secularism

episodes

Interviews with scholars of secularism about their new books.

Elliot B. Hanowski, "Towards a Godless Dominion: Unbelief in Interwar Canada" (McGill-Queen’s UP, 2023)

March 9, 2026

Towards a Godless Dominion

Elliot Hanowski
Zalman Newfield, "Brooklyn Odyssey: My Journey Out of Hasidism" (Temple UP, 2026)

February 23, 2026

Brooklyn Odyssey

Zalman Newfield
Hosted by Caleb Zakarin
Spiritual Practice and Mindfulness

Spiritual Practice and Mindfulness

episodes

Interviews with scholars of spiritual practice and mindfulness about their new books.

Just Stare at the Damn Wall!

April 7, 2026

Just Stare At the Wall

Mark Blacknell
Stephen Grosz, "Love's Labour: How We Break and Make the Bonds of Love" (Vintage, 2026)

April 6, 2026

Love's Labour

Stephen Grosz
Hosted by Helena Vissing
World Christianity

World Christianity

episodes

Interviews with scholars of World Christianity about their new books.

Scott M. Kenworthy, "The People's Patriarch: Tikhon Bellavin and the Orthodox Church in North America and Revolutionary Russia" (Oxford UP, 2026)

April 6, 2026

The People's Patriarch

Scott M. Kenworthy
Hosted by Roland Clark
Philip Wingeier-Rayo, "John Wesley and the Origins of Methodist Missions" (Abingdon Press, 2025) 

April 1, 2026

John Wesley and the Origins of Methodist Missions

Philip Wingeier-Rayo
Hosted by Byung Ho Choi