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The Rabbit Room Podcast (Classic)

The Rabbit Room

This podcast is an archive of the 68 original episodes of the Rabbit Room Podcast that aired between 2008 and 2018. The Rabbit Room Podcast, as it it existed for 10 years, has been retired i...

Episodes

20 of 69 episodes

The Hiding Place Production Journal: Part 3

As Rabbit Room Theatre’s The Hiding Place stage production runs in Nashville, hear how this stage play came to be in a three part series str...

11:02Jul 15, 2022

The Hiding Place Production Journal: Part 2

As Rabbit Room Theatre’s The Hiding Place stage production runs in Nashville, hear how this stage play came to be in a three part series str...

8:34Jul 10, 2022

The Hiding Place Production Journal: Part 1

As Rabbit Room Theatre’s The Hiding Place stage production runs in Nashville, hear how this stage play came to be in a three part series str...

6:55Jul 7, 2022

BONUS: A.S. "Pete" Peterson and The Hiding Place

Co-hosts Drew Miller and Leslie Eiler Thompson are joined by playwright and Rabbit Room executive director A.S. "Pete" Peterson for a bonus...

32:06Jun 28, 2022

(Re-)introducing the Rabbit Room Podcast

Co-hosts Drew Miller and Leslie Eiler Thompson discuss what June 2022 holds for the Rabbit Room, from new podcasts to new books to a new doc...

28:34Jun 1, 2022

Can We Call The Crucifixion Beautiful: Part II

Drew Miller discusses the question, “Can we call the Crucifixion beautiful?” with Danny Bryant, pastor of St. Mary of Bethany Anglican Paris...

27:43Sep 20, 2018

Can We Call The Crucifixion Beautiful: Part I

Drew Miller discusses the question, “Can we call the Crucifixion beautiful?” with Danny Bryant, pastor of St. Mary of Bethany An...

24:31Mar 29, 2018

Our Top Films of 2017

John Barber and Pete Peterson reveal and discuss their favorite 10 films of 2017 (and a few of their least favorites). Pete Peterson cheats.

61:08Mar 4, 2018

A Tale of Two War Movies

In which John Barber and Pete Peterson discuss the War for the Planet of the Men of Dunkirk of Christopher Nolan of the Apes.

37:41Aug 24, 2017

The Virtues of Monkey-Punching

In which John Barber and Pete Peterson discuss the dubious merits of Kong: Skull Island and Logan .

28:07May 4, 2017

Our Top 10 Films of 2016

Pete Peterson and John Barber discuss their top 10 films of 2016 and bat around a few Oscar picks.

54:33May 3, 2017

Christ-Haunted Japan: Mako Fujimura on Silence and Beauty

In the previous podcast, we talked with Thomas McKenzie about the novel Silence . In this podcast, we sit down with Mako Fujimura to discuss...

23:45May 2, 2017

Martyrs, not Saints: Thomas McKenzie on Endo’s Silence

Shusako Endo’s Silence is a powerful work of fiction, and is now a feature film by Martin Scorsese. Jonathan Rogers sits down with Tho...

24:36Dec 13, 2016

What’s So Great About George MacDonald?

C. S. Lewis saw George MacDonald as a kind of spiritual and literary father. These days, however, he's not so widely read. In this episode,...

16:19Sep 27, 2016

Doug McKelvey Tells All About Cassowaries — And That’s Not All

Doug McKelvey is a fountainhead of surprising and interesting facts about cassowaries, a kind of prehistoric ninja bird native to Papua New...

40:29Sep 1, 2016

Joy Comes in the Mourning

Russ Ramsey and Andrew Osenga have found that jest is an important part of the grieving process. In this episode, they cover sickness, death...

39:13Aug 9, 2016

Civil Discourse and the Via Media

Happy Election Year! If ever we needed a booster shot of civility in public discourse, surely we need it in 2016. In this episode, Thomas Mc...

44:53Jul 19, 2016

Calling, Collaboration, and the Idols of the Artist

Ben Shive is one of Nashville’s great musical collaborators. In this episode, he discusses the calling of the collaborator with Jonath...

32:56Jun 29, 2016

Midnight Special

Pete Peterson and John Barber discuss Jeff Nichols’ latest film, Midnight Special.

20:08May 30, 2016

Batman vs. Superman vs. Michael Shannon

John Barber and Pete Peterson discuss the merits of Batman vs. Superman before moving on to Jeff Nichols’ acclaimed film, Take Shelter .

22:50Apr 28, 2016