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Ep. 36: Outliner's Revenge

Ep. 36: Outliner's Revenge

Should artists outline their work ahead of time, or let their creativity carry them as they go?

Heroes and Anti-Heroes

Heroes and Anti-Heroes

The difference between them, and what anti-heroes in modern films say about us as a culture.

The Army of Emotions

The Army of Emotions

Is it possible to have a rich emotional life without being ruled by it? We ask Saint Macrina, Fred Rogers, and Saoirse the Selkie. 

Ep. 34: Frankenstein's Playwright

Ep. 34: Frankenstein's Playwright

The Rabbit Room's Pete Peterson on his upcoming stage adaption of the classic novel and the forgotten themes behind the monster.

Ep. 33: L'Engle's Light

Ep. 33: L'Engle's Light

Sarah Arthur shares her forthcoming book, “A Light So Lovely,” which explores Madeleine L’Engle’s complex spirituality.

Anthony Esolen: Teaching People to Open Their Eyes

Anthony Esolen: Teaching People to Open Their Eyes

This secular age is characterized by twin refusals: the refusal to appreciate human truths, and the refusal to be open to the divine. Combating those refusals requires an imagination steeped in the greatest creative works known to man.

Do Something that Won’t Compute

Do Something that Won’t Compute

Wendell Berry thinks the world is more like a mystery than a machine. In his poem "The Mad Farmer's Liberation Front" he gives us a radical manifesto for lives that don't compute.