Podcast
Building Jewish and Muslim Interfaith Solidarity
By Ray Kirstein — January 27, 2024
State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with Rabbi Abby Jacobson and Imam Imad Enchassi about the interfaith work they are leading in Oklahoma
Is the university good for the Jews? With Mark Oppenheimer
By Jeffrey Salkin — January 25, 2024
How did the university become a battle ground for Jewish identity? A conversation with Mark Oppenheimer reveals some interesting nuances to that question.
ApocryFUN: A Midwinter Series with Tyler Huckabee + Ep. 3: Purpose Driven Life
By Roxanne Stone — January 25, 2024
Tyler and Roxy travel back in time to an era of 5 step growth strategies, acronyms for all things and Hawaiian shirts. AKA Southern California in 2002.
Rabbi Sharon Brous and “The Amen Effect”
By Ray Kirstein — January 20, 2024
State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with Rabbi Sharon Brous about her new book, "The Amen Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Mend our Broken Hearts and World"
Converts are Jewish. Period.
By Jeffrey Salkin — January 18, 2024
We are experiencing the greatest surge in antisemitism in recent memory. And, still, people want to become Jewish.
ApocryFUN: A Midwinter Series with Tyler Huckabee + Ep. 2: Wild at Heart
By Roxanne Stone — January 18, 2024
Tyler and Roxy become the men God created them to be with Wild at Heart, the 2001 book with a direct through line to modern evangelical ideas around masculinity.
Thank God We’re Not A Christian Nation
By Ray Kirstein — January 13, 2024
Host Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with interfaith leader Imam Abdullah Antepli and David Barton Christian nation debunker Warren Throckmorton
Are American Jews in crisis? A conversation with Professor Jonathan Sarna
By Jeffrey Salkin — January 11, 2024
American Jewish weather report: increased chill in the air. A conversation with historian Professor Jonathan Sarna.
ApocryFUN: A Midwinter Series with Tyler Huckabee + Ep. 1: Blue Like Jazz
By Roxanne Stone — January 11, 2024
(RNS) — Tyler and Roxy travel back to the liminal faith space of Blue Like Jazz, the 2003 book that introduced us to craft beers, Mark Driscoll and being OK with doubt.
Rep. Don Beyer on Faith and Democracy
By Ray Kirstein — January 6, 2024
State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with US Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), a member of the Congressional Freethought Caucus
Ringing in the New With Rainn Wilson
By Ray Kirstein — December 30, 2023
State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with Emmy award-nominated actor, producer and best-selling author Rainn Wilson
Why Israel matters: A conversation about the National Library of Israel with Rachel Ukeles
By Jeffrey Salkin — December 28, 2023
When people tell me that they are ‘culturally Jewish,’ I can now say: ‘Welcome to your culture.’
The Spiritual Power of Humor With Rev. Susan Sparks
By Ray Kirstein — December 23, 2023
Host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with preacher, lawyer, and stand-up comedian Rev. Susan Sparks, author of "Laugh Your Way to Grace: Reclaiming the Spiritual Power of Humor"
Self-Help Wisdom You Won’t See on Instagram + Liz Forkin Bohannon
By Roxanne Stone — December 21, 2023
Katelyn and Roxy share advice that's actually helped and talk with entrepreneur Liz Forkin Bohannon, who swears by 'dreaming small' and 'owning your average.'
2023 Freedom of Thought Report; The Year in Religion News
By Ray Kirstein — December 16, 2023
Host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush reviews the 2023 Freedom of Thought Report with Nicole Carr and Gary McLelland, and gets the top five religion news stories of 2023 from journalists Adelle Banks and Jack Jenkins
