Hey folks! Brian Mailhot is a writer, hiker, and friend who recently finished walking over 2000 miles on the Appalachian trail! Join us as we talk about his journey, reflections on life, and adjusting to the world beyond the trail. I had a lot of fun talking with Brian, and I hope you have just as much fun listening. Also, be sure to check out Brian's trail blog The Long Walk - rumor has it that someday it may become a book! And be sure to ask any questions for me and Brian in the comments. Chee...
Nov 22, 2024•1 hr
Hey there! Aaron Baker is a cognitive scientist currently working toward his PhD at Yale University. He works in the Computational Social Cognition Lab and the Social Cognitive Development Lab studying the representations people use to reason about the social world. He is also housemates and best friends with my girlfriend, Mia. I hope you enjoy listening to him share about his life, research, and passions. Cheers! https://www.aajbaker.com/....
Nov 15, 2024•58 min
It's Cameron, everybody. This is a fun one. Hope you enjoy!
Sep 20, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Come on down and check out my conversation with Gabe. A forester and friend with lots of stories to tell!
Sep 06, 2024•46 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Sam King is an educator, enthusiast for ecology, and excellent human being and friend. We met at Yale Divinity School, where he studied Religion and Ecology and currently works with the Forum on Religion and Ecology at Yale with Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim. I really enjoy it whenever I get the chance to talk with Sam about life and the journey of finding our true calling in the midst of a world that rewards conformity to the status quo, rather than to the stirrings of the soul. Please join ...
May 09, 2024•1 hr 5 min
Dr. Avi Chomsky is a professor at Salem State University in Massachusetts. In our episode this week, we talked about campus activism and the movement for a ceasefire in Palestine. We also talked about her most recent book addressing climate justice, Is Science Enough? Forty Critical Questions about Climate Justice ....
Apr 19, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Join me and my friend Lizzie as we talk about her life, her studying and teaching in Alabama, and her experiences living abroad in Honduras and serving at a school for girls called Our Little Roses. https://www.ourlittleroses.org/blog/easter-reflection/
Apr 05, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Join us for more conversation with Max. Today we talk about his time in Ramallah, Palestine and we learn more about the issues in the Middle East. For additional resources, see below: Democracy Now The General's Son by Miko Peled Palestinian Walks by Raja Shehadeh The Truth Shall Set You Free by Jonathan Kuttab...
Mar 22, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Season 3Ep. 3
In today's episode, recorded 2/23/2024, I talk with Max S, a friend from divinity school who is a member of the third order of Franciscans as well as an Episcopal priest. It was great to learn more about Franciscan spirituality from Max, and I'm grateful that we had the chance to record this episode! I hope you enjoy it too! (This episode is unedited from our original conversation. I'm still figuring out the new software format on my podcast editing platform).
Mar 08, 2024•52 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Dan Pflueger is a good friend of mine from Divinity School. An Ohio boy born and raised, Dan went to college at Boston College and graduated from Yale Div this year. He is an avid musician, kayaking enthusiast, and all around great guy. He's also one of my housemates. I hope you enjoy getting to know Dan and hearing his story of faith, music, and living the questions!
Dec 18, 2023•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 3
This week I'm interviewing my friend Keller Hawkins. An ordained deacon in the Methodist Church, Keller is pursuing a degree in Marriage and Family Therapy at the moment. She has had many adventures including travelling to the Iona and Corrymeela communities and volunteering at each for several months at a time. Keller has worked as a university chaplain and is passionate about meaningful conversations about faith and meaning with individuals and small groups. It was a delight to have her on...
Jun 23, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Jack is a friend from Div school, ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, chaplain candidate in the Navy, New Haven pizza enthusiast, and all around goober. I have been delighted to keep in touch with him over the past few years. Tune in to hear his story from being a stubborn atheist teenager to finding his way into ministry.
Jun 09, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Season Two begins June 9th 2023. Tune in every two weeks for new episodes. (Hopefully, we can keep that consistent. Fingers crossed!)
Jun 05, 2023•2 min
Enjoy this podcast with Brother Emile from the Taize community. Recorded in July 2022.
Dec 26, 2022•31 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Here is a reading from Thomas Merton's 1965 essay, "Rain and the Rhinoceros". I recorded myself reading it and played a backing track of rain for effect. Hope you enjoy it.
Dec 19, 2022•38 min
Dr. Jim Robinson is a scholar of eco-theology, eco-feminist theology, and contemplative practices. He recently completed his dissertation at Fordham University, analyzing the letters exchanged by Rosemary Radford Ruether and Thomas Merton, as well as their broader bodies of work. He is a lecturer in the religious studies department and associate director of the Deignan Institute for Earth and Spirit at Iona College. He is especially interested in the capacity for contemplative-prophetic communit...
Jun 29, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 4
My guest today is Rev. Dr. Jerry Streets. Dr. Streets has had a long and distinguished career in the fields of ministry, chaplaincy, social work, and academia. As a minister and chaplain, he served as the first Baptist and African American to be Yale University Chaplain and currently serves as the Senior Minister of the Dixwell Avenue United Church of Christ. As a social worker, he is the 2018 recipient of the Diana R. Garland Award for Social Work Practitioner Excellence and is a me...
Jun 22, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Today’s guest is Michael Boover. Michael is a Catholic worker who has worked as a teacher and chaplain and lives in Worcester, Massachusetts. In the early 1970s, he co-founded the Mustard Seed Catholic Worker House in Worcester. Michael did his graduate studies at Assumption College and Andover Newton seminary and taught at Worcester State and Anna Maria College. After working as a chaplain at Worcester Recover Center and Hospital for a number of years, he has recently retired and is working on ...
Apr 15, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Today’s guest is a dear friend of mine, Emily Oneschuk. Emily and I went to high school together and have stayed in touch ever since. She has had a lot of adventures in the last few years as an officer in the Navy – including coordinating a refugee camp on a Naval base in Spain. In our episode today, we will talk about how Emily’s views on the military have changed over time and why she has ultimately decided to file as a conscientious objector. Emily is hoping to pursue work in refugee services...
Apr 08, 2022•47 min•Season 1Ep. 1
A brief intro in which I ramble for a bit on what this project is about. The idea is for this to be an experimental platform for me to practice creating through the medium of podcast. I intend to chat with friends and other interesting people about their lives and things that are important to them. We all have a story to share. Here are some of them.
Feb 04, 2022•2 min
