Arts & Culture
Episode 83: Take Shelter
Matt and Adam discuss theology, ministry, and Jeff Nichols's film Take Shelter
Danusha Laméris’s new book is filled with small kindnesses
A luminous poetry collection marked by joy and sorrow, humor and truth.
Yaa Gyasi’s beautiful novel embraces faith that changes and grows
Transcendent Kingdom explores an immigrant neuroscientist’s complicated relationship with evangelical Christianity.
Books for pandemic reading
Nine writers tell us about a book they’ve read recently that’s helped them reframe what it means to be a person of faith and a reader right now.
Marilynne Robinson’s new Gilead novel makes Jack Boughton make sense
Everything in Jack is a marvel.
Episode 82: Enola Holmes
Matt and Adam talk about the new Netflix movie Enola Holmes
Episode 81: Summer pandemic movie roundup
Matt and Adam talk about what they watched over their summer break
I May Destroy You takes us on a quest for wholeness
As Arabella struggles to remember the night she was assaulted, other memories emerge as well.
The artist at the end of the world
Scott Russell Sanders’s essays balance ecological despair with the promise of human creativity.
Are we trapped by the way others see us?
Brit Bennett’s novel explores racial passing, gender transition, and family trauma.