Shows
Arc: The PodcastEpisode 12: Leah Libresco SargeantMark sits down with Leah Libresco Sargeant to talk about her journey from atheism to Catholicism, her love for arguing about everything from God to public policy, and the moral necessity of taking our opinions seriously
2025-10-101h 12Arc: The PodcastEpisode 11: Yiddish in LithuaniaMark sends his deputy editor, David Sugarman, to Lithuania, to find out how the legacy of a bunch of Yiddish writers from the early 20th century is reshaping the region's present and future.
2025-09-3026 minArc: The PodcastEpisode 10: Yehuda KurtzerMark sits down with Yehuda Kurtzer to discuss the aesthetics of yarmulkas, the crisis facing clergy-members, and how the war in Israel is changing American Jewry.
2025-09-161h 10Arc: The PodcastEpisode 09: Matthew Schmitz & Maggie PhillipsMark sits down with Matthew Schmitz to talk confession, converting to Catholicism, and Trump's morality. He then phones Maggie Phillips, self-described fan of the confession booth, to discuss this sacrament further.
2025-09-051h 22Arc: The PodcastEpisode 08: Gabriela NguyenMark sits down with Gabriela Nguyen to discuss the cure to Gen Z's digital addictions, whether belonging to a religious community makes it easier to get off social media, and what to look out for in the age of AI
2025-08-1339 minArc: The PodcastEpisode 7: Thomas Chatterton WilliamsMark sits down with Thomas Chatterton Williams to discuss wokeness and its afterlives, the Hamas/Israel war, and whether kids these days have it too easy
2025-07-291h 20Arc: The PodcastEpisode 6: David LittMark sits down with David Litt to talk surfing, surprising saviors, and America's political divide
2025-07-031h 02Arc: The PodcastEpisode 5: Rich Cohen on a Connecticut murder, the good old days of American media, and how not to become a crazy sports parentArc's editor-in-chief sits down with Rich Cohen, contributing editor at Vanity Fair and Rolling Stone and the author of 16 books including, most recently, Murder in the Dollhouse: The Jennifer Dulos Story.
2025-06-171h 21Arc: The PodcastEpisode 4: Ana Levy-Lyons on leaving the Unitarian ministry, connecting to Judaism, and disconnecting from technologyArc's editor-in-chief sits down with Ana Levy-Lyons, author of the forthcoming book The Secret Despair of the Secular Left, to discuss her work as a Unitarian minister, her decision to leave the ministry and go to rabbinical school, and the problems at the core of secular life.
2025-06-031h 14
Arc: The PodcastEpisode 3: Molly Worthen on charisma, "The Karate Kid," and Mark’s soulArc's editor-in-chief sits down with Molly Worthen, author of the new book Spellbound: How Charisma Shaped American History from the Puritans to Donald Trump, to talk about becoming an evangelical Christian, the etiquette of evangelizing, and the not-so-quiet beauty of big box churches.
2025-05-201h 43Arc: The PodcastEpisode 2: Nicholas Carr on desert flowers and techno-pessimismArc's editor-in-chief sits down with Nicholas Carr, author of the new book Superbloom, to talk religion, politics, et cetera.
2025-05-071h 08
Arc: The PodcastEpisode 1: Jay MichaelsonMark sits down with Jay Michaelson to talk religion, politics, et cetera.
2025-04-231h 08