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The UpWords PodcastSummer 2025 Reading Resources | Byron BorgerIn this conversation, we welcome fan favorite, Byron Borger, back to the podcast. Along with host Daniel Johnson, they discuss the importance of reading as an embodied experience, the significance of seasonal reading aligned with the liturgical calendar, and the recent resurgence of work and faith materials. He emphasizes the challenges college graduates face transitioning into the workforce and the importance of integrating faith into their work lives. The podcast also highlights various books that can aid in this transition and the necessity of community support for maintaining faith post-college. In this conversation, Byron discusses the importance...2025-05-0554 min
Give and TakeEpisode 288: Godstruck: Seven Women's Unexpected Journeys to Religious Conversion, with Kelsey OsgoodMy guest is Kelsey Osgood. She is the author of Godstruck: Seven Women's Unexpected Journeys to Religious Conversion. Driven by a profound curiosity and anchored by intimate reporting, Godstruck is a provocative, insightful, and refreshingly nuanced exploration of both the joys and the challenges of faith that reveals what these seekers can teach all of us about modern life and our own searches for meaning.Special Guest: Kelsey Osgood.2025-04-291h 06
Faith and Imagination: A BYU Humanities Center PodcastEp. 104: Godstruck: Seven Women’s Unexpected Journeys to Religious Conversion, with Kelsey Osgood, writerKelsey Osgood is a graduate of Columbia University and Goucher College’s creative nonfiction MFA program. Her work has appeared in New York, The New Yorker, Time, Harper’s Magazine, and elsewhere. Her first book, How to Disappear Completely: On Modern Anorexia, was chosen for the Barnes and Noble Discover program. I met Kelsey a few years ago, and spoke with her … 2025-04-291h 01
AmanpourFighting Back Against TrumpHarvard University has refused to bow to President Trump's demands to drop DEI measures and punish student protesters. While some universities like Columbia buckled under the financial pressure and Trump's demands, Harvard is not alone in resisting. Among those fighting back is Wesleyan University, whose own federal funding has been threatened. School President Michael Roth joins Christiane from Connecticut. Also on today's show: David Gibson, Director, Center on Religion and Culture, Fordham University; author Kelsey Osgood ("Godstruck") Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2025-04-1657 min
Brides of Chaotica: a Chaotic Star Trek PodcastBONUS: Chat w/Carolyn McCormickEnjoy this bonus episode where Taylor was lucky enough to sit down with actress Carolyn McCormick who played the character of "Minuet" in Star Trek : The Next Generation! Together they chat about Shakespeare, STLV, and the iconic red dress. 2024-12-2530 minBrides of Chaotica: a Chaotic Star Trek Podcast209 Pike Needs to Accept the Soup: SNW Those Old ScientistsTaylor and guest host Morgan review season 2 episode 7 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and discuss the soup, meeting your heroes, and Boimler in a muscle suit.2024-12-211h 00Brides of Chaotica: a Chaotic Star Trek Podcast208 Welcome to the USS Santa Barbara: LOW Where Pleasant Fountains Lie/ReflectionsTaylor and guest host Morgan review season 2 episode 7 and season 3 episode 5 of Star Trek: Lower Decks, and discuss the odd rituals of the Hysperians, learning to love the past you, and losing it over imperfect but beloved institutions.2024-12-0756 minBrides of Chaotica: a Chaotic Star Trek Podcast207 Beverly Beverly Beverly: TNG SuspicionsTaylor and guest host Morgan, review season 6 episode 22 of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and discuss the bad assery of Beverly Crusher, Guinan's weird wise vibes, and potential Ferengi anti-semitism.2024-11-2437 minBrides of Chaotica: a Chaotic Star Trek Podcast206 We Love a Ride or Die Klingon: DS9 Blood OathTaylor and special guest host Maasai review season 2 episode 19 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and discuss the ease of using someone's preferred pronouns, Klingon Culture, and their own struggle to pronounce Armin Shimmerman or George Takei properly.2024-11-021h 08Brides of Chaotica: a Chaotic Star Trek Podcast205 Beverly is the Hero: TNG Cause and EffectTaylor and Elizabeth review season 5 episode 18 of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and discuss women trusting their gut, sound waves in space, and explosion as the preferred method of being unalived if forced to choose.2024-10-2657 minBrides of Chaotica: a Chaotic Star Trek Podcast204 We're Coming in Hot: SNW Ad Astra Per AsperaTaylor and Elizabeth review season 2 episode 2 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and discuss the current political climate, embracing being more vocal on the pod, and human rights and societal expectations. The episode gets real y'all.2024-10-191h 14Brides of Chaotica: a Chaotic Star Trek Podcast203 Threshold is About Self Love: VOY ThresholdTaylor and Elizabeth review season 2 episode 15 of Star Trek: Voyager, and discuss the use of gross body horror, B'Elanna and Tom being super cute, and how this whole episode is literally about self love.2024-10-121h 12Brides of Chaotica: a Chaotic Star Trek Podcast202 Julian is THE Ally: DS9 RejoinedThis one is GAY! Taylor and Elizabeth review season 4 episode 6 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and discuss the effects of societal pressures on queer people, only coming out when it's safe, and whether or not there are magic tricks on Ferenginar.2024-10-051h 12Brides of Chaotica: a Chaotic Star Trek Podcast201 Data is the Most Human: TNG The Measure of a ManIn the first episode of their second season of Brides of Chaotica, Taylor and Elizabeth review season 2 episode 9 of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and discuss AI and art, law and its enforcement, and how Taylor and Picard have the same type in women.2024-09-281h 09Brides of Chaotica: a Chaotic Star Trek Podcast115 We're Gonna Lose Picard: TNG Best of Both Worlds Part 1 and Part 2In their first season FINALE Taylor and Elizabeth review season 3 episode 26 Season 4 episode 1 of Star Trek: The Next Generation in this double feature. They discuss the potential loss of Picard, the inner workings of the Borg collective, and Riker's place as a leader. Enjoy this last episode before they take a summer hiatus and return in the fall!2024-05-221h 22Brides of Chaotica: a Chaotic Star Trek Podcast114 IT IS TIME: VOY Bride of Chaotica!Taylor and Elizabeth review season 5 episode 12 of Star Trek: Voyager and discuss science deniers, the charm of Satan's Robot, and yet again- Kate Mulgrew's acting ability.2024-04-301h 08Brides of Chaotica: a Chaotic Star Trek Podcast113 Great Costumes and Great Actors: SNW The Elysian KingdomTaylor and Elizabeth review season 1 episode 8 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and discuss the kooky character transformations, beautiful costumes, and getting closure with Rukiya and M'Benga.2024-04-2353 minBrides of Chaotica: a Chaotic Star Trek PodcastBONUS: STLV 2023 Through the Eyes of a Non-TrekkieTaylor talks to her cousin Chloee, a non-Trekkie, about their experience at STLV in 2023 to see what it was like for an outsider to enter one of the largest Star Trek fan conventions on the circuit!2024-04-161h 17Brides of Chaotica: a Chaotic Star Trek Podcast112 Janeway is a Woman: VOY ResolutionsTaylor and guest host Morgan review season 2 episode 25 of Star Trek: Voyager, and discuss the leadership of Tuvok, cute lil monkeys, and Janeway getting the chance to be a woman.2024-04-091h 07Brides of Chaotica: a Chaotic Star Trek Podcast111 It's Just Wholesome That's It: TNG Data's DayTaylor and Elizabeth review season 4 episode 11 of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and discuss the joy of the Dancing Doctor, Data's humanity, and the introduction of Keiko.2024-03-261h 14Brides of Chaotica: a Chaotic Star Trek Podcast110 La'an and Una Are Nerds: SNW Spock AmokTaylor and Elizabeth review season 1 episode 5 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and discuss radical empathy, Pike being a himbo, and intersectionality through a sci-fi lense.2024-03-191h 06Brides of Chaotica: a Chaotic Star Trek Podcast109 Actors Do Star Trek: VOY CounterpointTaylor and surprise host Morgan review season 5 episode 10 of Star Trek: Voyager, and discuss the many talents of Kate Mulgrew, sexual tension, and the many talents of Kate Mulgrew (its on twice on purpose y'all).2024-03-121h 19Brides of Chaotica: a Chaotic Star Trek Podcast108 Elizabeth Learns About Oomox: DS9 Little Green MenTaylor and Elizabeth are joined by Tayler's cousin Chloee to review season 4 episode 8 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and discuss Oomox, historical accuracy, and Quark being shady as hell.2024-03-051h 04Brides of Chaotica: a Chaotic Star Trek Podcast107 Riker is a Party Boy: TNG The Naked NowTaylor and Elizabeth review season 1 episode 3 of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and discuss Picard and Crusher, Data and Yar, and Troi and Riker.2024-02-271h 15Brides of Chaotica: a Chaotic Star Trek Podcast106 Hot Joe Gets Murked: TOS The Naked TimeTaylor and Elizabeth review season 1 episode 4 of Star Trek: The Original Series, and discuss the importance of PPE, drunk personas, and wall graffiti.2024-02-201h 00Brides of Chaotica: a Chaotic Star Trek Podcast105 We Love Unhinged Janeway: VOY Scientific MethodTaylor and Elizabeth are joined by Andrew, Elizabeth's husband, to review season 4 episode 7 of Star Trek: Voyager, and discuss leadership decisions, medical transparency, and odd massage techniques.2024-02-131h 11Brides of Chaotica: a Chaotic Star Trek Podcast104 Everyone is Horny AF: DS9 Crossover Taylor and Elizabeth review season 2 episode 23 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and discuss moral gray areas, STEM accessibility, and the talent of Nana Visitor.2024-02-061h 16Brides of Chaotica: a Chaotic Star Trek Podcast103 Captain Pike's Hair is Perfect: SNW Ghosts of IllyriaTaylor and Elizabeth review season 1 episode 3 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and discuss representation, bad body doubles, and Pike's hair.2024-01-301h 05Brides of Chaotica: a Chaotic Star Trek Podcast102 Crusher and the Crushette: TNG Remember MeTaylor and Elizabeth review season 4 episode 5 of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and discuss smart women, trusting yourself, and the universe being the problem.2024-01-231h 12Brides of Chaotica: a Chaotic Star Trek Podcast101 Everybody is Shifty: VOY Sacred GroundTaylor and Elizabeth review season 3 episode 7 of Star Trek: Voyager, and discuss faith, being hard on yourself, and shifty characters.2024-01-161h 17Brides of Chaotica: a Chaotic Star Trek PodcastBrides of Chaotica: A Chaotic Star Trek Podcast TrailerWelcome to Brides of Chaotica: A Chaotic Star Trek Podcast! First episode releasing on January 16th, 2024!2024-01-1001 min
Tachlis Media SuperfeedKelsey OsgoodKelsey Osgood considered herself to be an atheist. But a dangerous health situation changed her view on religion and she converted to Orthodox Judaism. Kelsey is also a well known writer on religion and cultural criticism, with a book in the works about millennial women and religious conversion. This is her story. Saturday to Shabbos […]2023-07-2600 min
How God Works: The Science Behind SpiritualityWhat’s Old is New AgainIt's not news that the US is becoming more secular. People have been drifting away from religion for decades, and that trend is accelerating right now in people under 40. But there is a small but growing trend in those same generations of people who are seeking just the opposite. These people are looking to older and more orthodox forms of faith to find meaning, purpose, and community even in the face of what many might consider to be more sexist and less tolerant ideas.
Join Dave as he talks to two Millennials who have converted to more...2023-06-2533 min
Breaking Badness142. Pheast of the Seven PhishesThis week Kelsey LaBelle, Tim Helming, and Taylor Wilkes-Pierce discuss domains seized by the FBI linked to DDoS-for-hire services along with Rick Osgood’s blog on ChatGPT’s phishing potential.2022-12-2154 min
The PloughCastThe PloughRead: The Dance of Devotion by Kelsey OsgoodKelsey Osgood, an Orthodox Jew, writes that we live in an age that glorifies self-care, but any attempt to deny oneself something pleasurable is suspect.2022-11-0523 min
The PloughCast39: On Secular and Religious Disciplines, and the Theology of the VowSusannah and Peter speak with Kelsey Osgood about her piece “The Dance of Devotion.” What’s the difference between a figure skater whose sport requires a strict regimen of training and eating, and an observant Jew whose life is also constrained by specific rules? Why is our society more friendly to the one than to the other? Why are we uncomfortable with the concept of a discipline that’s a matter of obedience to God rather than to a trainer or to one’s own choice of lifestyle fad? Then, they talk with King-Ho Leung about his piece “The...2022-10-111h 13
The Biblical MindTrue Sabbath Isn’t Narcissism Disguised as Self-Care (Kelsey Osgood)In a world of distractions, hyperactivity, and burnout, many of us yearn for rest from our work and our devices. To find this rest, many have turned to the Jewish practice of shabbat or sabbath, ceasing at least some of their regular activity during one day of the week.
Kelsey Osgood, a graduate of Colombia University and Goucher College, is a writer and practicing Orthodox Jew. In this episode, Dru and Kelsey discuss her recent article, "Why Your 'Digital Shabbat' Will Fail." Kelsey argues that resting in religious community, rather than as an individual—and not merely fo...2022-06-1029 min
The PloughCastThe PloughRead: Stranger in a Strange Land by Kelsey OsgoodKelsey Osgood on looking for Jewish community, still finding that her family is set apart, and wondering how much to let the world in.Read it here.2022-03-1526 minThe PloughCast23: Resident Aliens and the Illiberalism of the BodyPeter and Susannah discuss Kelsey Osgood’s piece “Stranger in a Strange Land” with her, about her adult conversion to Orthodox Judaism and her family’s attempt to find a place where, practicing that faith, they can feel at home.Then, they speak with Leah Libresco Sargeant about her three most recent pieces for Plough: on dependence and illiberalism, on the question of whose bodies matter in our public discussions, and on how design for those with and without disabilities can make a welcoming world.How do we raise our children in a faith without driving...2022-02-011h 16
The PloughCastThe PloughRead: Ernest Becker and Our Fear of Death by Kelsey OsgoodIn The Denial of Death, Ernest Becker says it’s in our nature to fear death – and to transcend that fear of death through faith.2021-07-1324 min
The MockingcastEpisode 214: God Is On The Bathroom FloorIn their last episode before the summer hiatus, RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk brand loyalty, thought-terminating cliches, father's day championships, the religion/psychoanalysis intersection, and God's downstairs neighbor. Also, RJ changes his mind about Michael Jordan (sort of).
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2021-06-211h 05The PloughCast9: Sohrab Ahmari, Ernest Becker, and the Meaning of TraditionPete and Susannah discuss Kelsey Osgood’s piece on Ernest Becker’s Denial of Death. How did Becker, as a Jew struggling through secularism, face the fact of our slavery to the fear of death - and how did his refusal of the cold comforts of distraction open the way for real meaning to emerge?Then, the hosts speak with friend of the pod Sohrab Ahmari, about his recent book The Unbroken Thread: Discovering the Wisdom of Tradition in an Age of Chaos.The traditions we are raised to respect shape us. How did the birth...2021-06-1650 min
18Forty PodcastOTD HighlightsIn this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we sit down for a special session with our host, David Bashevkin, to discuss one of the podcast’s first topics: going off the derech. There are many preconceptions that come with leaving one’s religious life. People often claim to know the precise psychological reasons that caused someone to leave and what kind of life they’re currently living. There are always reasons, but these reasons can be varied and unexpected, and can lead people to very different places. Some don’t even think of themselves as having left, as they hav...2021-01-2656 min
Jews You Should KnowThe Righteous Author: A Conversation with Kelsey OsgoodABOUT THIS EPISODE Kelsey Osgood is a "Ger Tzedek" (Righteous Convert), widely published author, survivor of childhood anorexia - with a full-length book on the topic - and thinker. Her wide ranging conversation on this episode covers all of these topics, and more! -------------------- ABOUT THIS PODCAST Jews You Should Know introduces the broader community to interesting and inspiring Jewish men and women making a difference in our world. Some are already famous, some not yet so. But each is a Jew You Should Know. The host, Rabbi Ari...2020-10-271h 05
18Forty PodcastKelsey Osgood: A Conversion Narrative of Sorts2020-05-2840 min
StoryWeb: Storytime for Grownups112: E.E. Cummings: "The Enormous Room"This week on StoryWeb: E.E. Cummings’s book The Enormous Room. While in graduate school at the University of Wisconsin, I was fortunate enough to take a class on literature of the 1920s. Taught by Professor Walter Rideout, the seminar featured both classics from the decade – such as Ernest Hemingway’s In Our Time and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby – as well as lesser-known works such as Gertrude Stein’s Tender Buttons and Elizabeth Madox Roberts’s The Time of Man. I was captivated by the many literary works we studied throughout the course of...2016-11-0722 min