Episodes

  • Episode 9: Bryan Stevenson

    Episode 9: Bryan Stevenson
    Nov 17 2017
    Bryan Stevenson, founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, joins Jim to discuss how our failure to talk about the trauma of America’s racist history gives rise to ugly events like the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville. Together, they consider the importance of repentance and why racism isn’t a political issue, but a spiritual one. Find out more about Jim Wallis and Sojourners.
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  • Episode 8: Rep. Joe Kennedy

    Episode 8: Rep. Joe Kennedy
    Nov 17 2017
    Jim welcomes Rep. Joe Kennedy of Massachusetts to share his views on the moral obligations of our government, the spirit of generosity, and his life-affirming experience in the Peace Corps. Together, they consider the intersection of faith and social justice and the need for dignity and decency in leadership. Find out more about Jim Wallis and Sojourners.
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  • Episode 7: Michelle Alexander

    Episode 7: Michelle Alexander
    Nov 17 2017
    Best-selling author of “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness,” Michelle Alexander joins Jim to talk about a personal mission that led her from teaching law to a new focus - studying theology. Their conversation ranges from the racial bias of U.S. drug laws to the systemic discrimination of ex-convicts, and why a moral awakening is so needed in today’s environment. Find out more about Jim Wallis and Sojourners.
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  • Episode 6: Mark Shriver

    Episode 6: Mark Shriver
    Nov 17 2017
    Jim sits down with author and activist Mark Shriver to talk about his book “Pilgrimage: My Search for the Real Pope Francis” and the life of its subject: Pope Francis. They delve into the influence the humble pope is having on the Roman Catholic Church, the purpose of pilgrimage, and the power of being open. Find out more about Jim Wallis and Sojourners.
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  • Episode 5: Brittany Packnett

    Episode 5: Brittany Packnett
    Nov 17 2017
    Brittany Packnett talks with Jim about why she took to the streets in her neighboring town of Ferguson in 2014 and how her experiences in peaceful protest prompted her to band together with others in a movement for black lives. Find out more about Jim Wallis and Sojourners.
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  • Episode 4: Valerie Kaur

    Episode 4: Valerie Kaur
    Nov 17 2017
    Jim sits down with Valarie Kaur to talk about her experience as a Sikh activist in the current political climate, and the speech she gave in a Christian church on New Year’s Eve that went viral. Find out more about Jim Wallis and Sojourners.
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  • Episode 3: Margaret Atwood

    Episode 3: Margaret Atwood
    Nov 17 2017
    Jim welcomes best-selling author Margaret Atwood for a conversation on the effect that debt - monetary, spiritual, and ecological - are having on people and the planet. Together, they explore why Margaret’s groundbreaking novel, “The Handmaid’s Tale,” is even more prescient today, and why loving your neighbor means loving your neighbor’s oxygen, too. Find out more about Jim Wallis and Sojourners.
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  • Episode 2: Eboo Patel

    Episode 2: Eboo Patel
    Nov 17 2017
    Social justice advocate Eboo Patel joins Jim to talk about how he was inspired to found the Interfaith Youth Core - an organization focused on connecting college students from different faiths to service projects and, most powerfully, to each other. Find out more about Jim Wallis and Sojourners.
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