Losing Religion with Diana Butler Bass
Something strange has happened to American religion. More people are checking “none” when asked about religious affiliation—but that doesn’t...
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Everything Happens with Kate Bowler
Life isn't always bright and shiny, as Kate Bowler knows. Kate is a young mother, writer and professor who, at age 35, was suddenly diagnosed with Stage IV cancer. In, warm, insightful, ofte...
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You’re Going to Need Some Friends with Andrew O’Hagan
Who are the people who have made you who you are? Kate sits down with novelist Andrew O’Hagan for a funny and tender conversation about frie...
Joy, Come Find Me with Jennifer Garner
Jennifer Garner joins Kate Bowler for a conversation about happiness, joy, and the particular ache that shows up somewhere around midlife wh...
Aging is a Privilege with Dr. Mary Claire Haver
Aging is a privilege — but perimenopause and menopause can still blindside you. Kate Bowler sits down with Dr. Mary Claire Haver, board-cert...
How to Break Generational Cycles in Motherhood with Libby Ward
What if becoming the parent you want to be requires unlearning some of what you were taught? Author and creator Libby Ward joins Kate to tal...
Listen Again: We Are Good Medicine with Vivek Murthy
Loneliness is more than just a feeling—it shapes how we see ourselves and the world around us. It can make us withdraw, hesitate to reach ou...
Listen Again: Where We Turn for Meaning with Michael Ignatieff
Historian and Canadian politician Michael Ignatieff explores the cracks in our seamless worldviews… or at least the worldviews we thought we...
Listen Again: The Luckiest Unlucky Person with Tig Notaro
How do you live knowing life can just come undone at a moment’s notice? In the span of a few months, Tig Notaro received three life-threaten...
Listen Again: Serious About Fun with Catherine Price
Don’t Waste Your Life. Savor Every Moment. Live in the Present. Culture has a lot of prescriptions for how to live a good life. But what if...
Listen Again: Hope is a Muscle with Nicholas Kristof
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nicholas Kristof understands how to hope—especially in the face of despair or disappointment. He has spent...
Listen Again: Am I Ruining My Kid? with Dr. Becky Kennedy
There are no training manuals for this. Just a child staring up at you with cartoon eyes and an inner monologue that asks: Am I doing this r...
Listen Again: What Makes Life Worth Living? with Atul Gawande
In this episode, Kate speaks with surgeon, writer, and public health leader Dr. Atul Gawande about the deeply human questions that surface w...
Listen Again: Stay Curious with Alan Alda
We don’t usually have repeat guests on this podcast… except we’re making an exception for the wonderful and wise Alan Alda. Alan Alda, of co...
Listen Again: The Mystery of God with N.T. Wright
Scripture can become a weapon in the hands of the ultra-certain. As if every pain or suffering is part of “God’s divine plan.” So how should...
Listen Again: Everyone’s From Somewhere with Erin & Ben Napier
Erin and Ben Napier didn’t plan on becoming household names. They were just trying to build a beautiful life in their beloved hometown of La...
Doubt, Depth, and the Future of Belief with Tomáš Halík
What happens to faith when certainty collapses? Kate Bowler sits down with theologian and former underground priest Tomáš Halík to explore b...
How to Love the World Anyway with Nadia Bolz-Weber and Sarah Bessey
Kate Bowler is joined by Nadia Bolz-Weber and Sarah Bessey for an honest, funny, and deeply tender conversation about what it means to be pe...
Joy, Absurdity, and the Weird Ways We Survive with Rhett McLaughlin and Jenny Lawson
What if humor isn’t just a personality trait—but a survival strategy? Kate Bowler sits down with writer Jenny Lawson and entertaining YouTub...
Joyful Anyway (Yes, Even Now)
On the day her new book Joyful Anyway releases, Kate pauses before the interviews and travel to reflect on a harder question: what does it m...
The Strange Gift of Joy with Rowan Williams
As Holy Week arrives, Kate talks with theologian, poet, and former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams about joy that doesn’t erase sorr...