Podcasts by Cultivated: A podcast about faith and work
Cultivated, hosted by Mike Cosper, is a conversational podcast that explores the connection between vocation and faith in the lives of individuals who are working to shape and influence the world around them. Guests range include artists, athletes, writers, academics, entrepreneurs, and business leaders.
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Jen Pollock Michel on Vocation, Writing, and Habit from 2021-02-16T13:33
Jen Pollock Michel is a writer based in Toronto, CA. She’s the author of several books, including Surprised by Paradox and A Habit Called Faith, which is releasing this week. On the podcast, she d...
ListenDoug Logan: Reformed Theology in the Urban Context from 2021-02-09T10:00
Doug Logan was running a barbershop in Patterson, New Jersey when he met Jesus. Doug, who is black, quickly married his girlfriend Angel, who is white. Within days, he was preaching on the streets ...
ListenTish Harrison Warren: How Grief is Our Companion in the Christian Life from 2021-02-02T09:00
We’re often unprepared or unwilling to face experiences of loss and suffering. But in fact, they are opportunities for deep encounters with the presence and mercy of God. Tish Harrison Warren is a ...
ListenMakoto Fujimura on How What's Broken Becomes Beautiful from 2021-01-19T10:00
Makoto Fujimura is a painter and the author of several books on the intersection of faith, culture, and the arts. Most recently he’s published Art and Faith: A Theology of Making. In this episode, ...
ListenTimothy Dalrymple on The Church's Need for Storytellers and Sages from 2021-01-12T10:00
Timothy Dalrymple is the President and CEO of Christianity Today. His road to CT is marked by a number of surprise turns, the first being a significant, career-ending injury as an elite gymnast. In...
ListenLatifah Alattas on Suffering, Healing, and Singing from 2020-12-14T19:40
Cultivated veteran Latifah Alattas returns to the podcast this week to talk about life, faith, and creative work after divorce. When her marriage ended in 2017, it derailed a host of dreams and lef...
ListenRoss Mason on Innovation, Risk, and Recovery from 2020-12-07T10:00
Ross Mason’s work has crossed the country and crossed the globe, from Moscow to Silicon Valley, and back to Georgia, where he’s from originally. A lifelong adventurer, he loved climbing, diving, co...
ListenDom D'Agostino on Reconciling Science and Faith from 2020-12-02T20:52
Dominic “Dom” D’Agostino is an Associate Professor at the University of South Florida, where he teaches at the Morsani College of Medicine and the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiolog...
ListenRich Lowry on Where Conservatism Goes From Here from 2020-11-17T10:42
Cultivated features the stories and ideas of Christians from a wide variety of perspectives. Their opinions do not necessarily reflect those of Christianity Today. From the time he was a teenager,...
ListenMiroslav Volf on Christian Witness in Turbulent Places from 2020-11-02T14:21:36
Miroslav Volf’s writing is considered some of the most significant theological work of the last century. He was born into a family of Pentecostal Christians in Croatia, under oppressive Communist r...
ListenJohn Kingston on Awakening America from 2020-10-26T12:20
This sponsored episode of Cultivated is brought to you by CT Creative Studio in partnership with American Awakening, an ambitious multi-platform effort that embodies a campaign for the soul of Amer...
ListenBeth Moore on Standing Up to Your Own Tribe from 2020-10-20T11:26
Beth Moore has a passion for the scriptures that has guided her ministry for decades. On this episode, she recounts her story and some of the figures – like John Bisagno – who helped her along the ...
ListenPolitics and Public Witness with David French from 2020-10-08T09:25
David French's story takes him from rural Alabama and Kentucky to Harvard law school. Afterwards, he found himself fighting for religious liberty and free speech throughout America's court system, ...
ListenPolitics and Public Witness with David French from 2020-10-08T09:25
David French's story takes him from rural Alabama and Kentucky to Harvard law school. Afterwards, he found himself fighting for religious liberty and free speech throughout America's court system, ...
ListenPolitics and Public Witness with David French from 2020-10-08T09:25
David French's story takes him from rural Alabama and Kentucky to Harvard law school. Afterwards, he found himself fighting for religious liberty and free speech throughout America's court system, ...
ListenPracticing Medicine and Caring for Patients with Dr.Heather Lewis from 2020-01-13T18:28
On this episode of Cultivated, Mike sits down with obstetrician and friend Dr. Heather Lewis. Wildly funny, smart, and confident, Heather talks about the challenges of practicing medicine, caring f...
ListenMusic, Loss, and the Kindness of God with Jeremy Casella from 2019-12-05T10:00
Jeremy Casella has been a singer songwriter and performing artist for nearly twenty years. He’s performed and collaborated with people like Andrew Peterson, Phil Keaggy, and the Blind Boys of Alaba...
ListenAugustine, Authenticity, and Emotional Health with James K.A. Smith from 2019-11-14T17:54
James K.A. Smith talks with Mike Cosper about his story, his new book on Augustine, fatherlessness, and a wide range of other topics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adch...
ListenGrace, Laughter, and Secular Religions with David Zahl from 2019-10-31T09:00
On this episode, Mike Cosper and David Zahl talk about his story, why he came to start Mockingbird, and what their mission is all about. They also talk faith and pop culture, secular religions, and...
ListenFinding Holy with Ashley Hales from 2019-10-10T12:22
Ashley Hales holds a PhD in English from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. She’s a writer, speaker, and hosts The Finding Holy Podcast. Ashley’s married to a church planter in the southern Cal...
ListenWholeheartedness, Contemplative Spirituality, and Narcissism with Chuck DeGroat from 2019-09-26T08:30
On this episode, we'll hear Chuck DeGroat's story – one that's full of surprising turns and surprising transitions. We'll talk about contemplative spirituality, the church's struggle with narcissis...
ListenGod Tricked Me Into This - Kyle Idleman from 2018-11-13T09:30
Mike Cosper sits down with Kyle Idleman to discuss his career as a church planter, his evolution as an author, and his role as teaching pastor at Southeast Christian Church, one of the largest chur...
ListenYou Have 6 Weeks To Change My Life from 2018-10-31T11:15
Daniel Baltzer is a New York visual artist, and in this episode, he and Mike get into the grind of being an artist, and what it means to be a Christian artist at this cultural moment. Cultivated i...
Listen"Why Didn't You Come Sooner?" - Christine Caine from 2018-10-16T08:30
On this episode, Mike Cosper talks to Christine Caine, founder of A21, whose mission is to end slavery around the world. Cultivated is a production of Harbor Media and Narrativo Group. This episod...
ListenI own that I'm an anomaly - Lecrae from 2018-10-02T08:30
Mike Cosper sat down with hip hop recording artist Lecrae to discuss his life and work, and how he has come to terms with the idea that his career is an anomaly. Cultivated is a production of Harbo...
ListenPush Hard on the Plow with an Open Hand - Sebastian Traeger from 2018-09-18T08:30
Sebastian Traeger is an author, entrepreneur&executive VP of the IMB. On this week’s episode, we hear his story and how he's worked through the tension of faith&work, a wrestling that resulted in h...
ListenThis Isn't New Testament Christianity - Russ Moore from 2018-09-04T08:30
Russ Moore’s career straddles the line between faith&politics&culture, and in his role as President of the ERLC, he is often called upon to speak to Christians and the world at large about the impl...
ListenMy Faith Has Shaped My Life - Phil Keaggy Pt. 2 from 2018-08-21T08:30
This week, Phil Keaggy returns to discuss his faith and how it has shaped his life and music. Along the way, Keaggy shares the story of how he came to jam with Paul McCartney at a wedding. Cultiv...
ListenGod Saved Me For A Purpose - Phil Keaggy Pt. 1 from 2018-08-14T08:30
This week is the first of a two-part interview, and in this installment, Keaggy walks Mike through his fascinating career gently and unpretentiously dropping some pretty big names along the way. C...
ListenMy Faith Was All I Had - Justin Forsett from 2018-08-07T08:30
This week, Mike sits down with Justin Forsett, retired NFL running back and entrepreneur. Forsett’s story, where he was always deemed too small or too slow, is a study in faith and perseverance.Cul...
ListenBonus Episode: The Best of Cultivated from 2018-07-31T08:30
Mike is joined by his two best friends, Sarah Cosper (who also happens to be Mike's wife) and Lachlan Coffey, to talk about their favorite moments from the last three seasons of Cultivated. This ep...
ListenMy Job is to Think Small: Alison Whitehurst on Leaving the Big Things to God from 2018-07-24T08:30
This week, we visited with Alison Whitehurst in New York, where she’s been busy in productions like The Fortress of Solitude, at The Public Theatre. She opened up about her journey from Texas to N...
ListenEsteban Shedd on Missional Hip-Hop from 2018-07-17T08:30
This week, Esteban Shedd stopped by to talk to Mike about the music he makes with Alert312 and how hip-hop culture shaped faith and led him to launch Streetlights Bible, an audio version infused wi...
ListenTaking Grace to the Sex Industry, with Rachelle Starr from 2018-07-10T08:30
Rachelle Starr, Founder and Executive Director of Scarlet Hope, describes her journey of sharing the love of Christ with women in the adult entertainment industry. Cultivated is a production of H...
ListenThe Origins of Christian Rock from 2018-07-03T10:30
Dr. Gregory Alan Thornbury talks about his new book "Why Should The Devil Have All the Good Music?" about Larry Norman and the origins of Christian rock music. It’s a fascinating story that raises ...
ListenBrian Koppelman from 2017-12-12T05:23
Brian Koppelman, along with his creative partner David Levien, is the creator of the Showtime series Billions and writer of the film Ocean's Thirteen. Brian also hosts Mike's favorite podcast, The ...
ListenSkip and Timshel Matheny from 2017-12-05T07:02:13
This week, Mike talks with Skip and Timshel Matheny from Roman Candle. Conversation includes what it's like being husband and wife in a band, why so much of Christian music sucks, and how their fai...
ListenVito Aiuto from 2017-11-28T06:35:37
Vito Aiuto is one half of the indie band Welcome Wagon, along with his wife Monique. He’s also the pastor of a church in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. On this episode, we talk about the parallel journeys...
ListenJonathan Seale from 2017-11-14T04:59:23
Jonathan Seale is a record producer and the co-founder of Mason Jar Music. He’s worked with Feist, Fleet Foxes, Josh Garrells, and many more. On this episode we talk about making records, about Mas...
ListenDavid Taylor, Karen Swallow Prior, Brett McCracken (Live) from 2017-11-07T05:11:46
A live panel discussion between Mike Cosper, David Taylor, Karen Swallow Prior, and Brett McCracken on being a redemptive and faithful presence in communities. They also talk about the time David m...
ListenDustin Kensrue from 2017-10-31T06:32:25
Dustin Kensrue founded and fronts the post-hardcore band Thrice. He's also an accomplished solo act. We talk about being a Christian on tour with bands like NOFX, about his time at Mars Hill, about...
ListenJohn Raymond from 2017-10-17T04:12:34
John Raymond is a jazz trumpet player. He’s worked with some of the world’s most respected names including Billy Hart, Orrin Evans, Kurt Rosenwinkle, Linda Oh, and more. His albums have received gl...
ListenSho Baraka from 2017-10-10T04:03:49
Sho Baraka is a rapper and an activist. Over the last decade, he’s released several records and mixtapes, launched the “And” campaign – an effort to bring together people who care about social just...
ListenMelanie Penn from 2017-09-19T04:39:40
Melanie Penn’s career has led her from Classical music to Broadway to her current work as a singer songwriter. We talk about what it’s like to make a pivot in your career, about making art as an ad...
ListenAlberto Gonzales from 2017-09-12T04:14:27
Alberto Gonzales has served as a justice on Texas’ Supreme Court, as Chief White House Counsel, and as the Attorney General of the United States. On today’s show we talk about working in the White ...
ListenRod Dreher from 2017-09-05T09:46:14
Rod Dreher is a columnist for The American Conservative and the author of several books, most recently The Benedict Option. On this episode of Cultivated, we talk about the precarious place Christi...
ListenAudrey Assad from 2017-08-29T04:09:50
On today’s episode, singer, songwriter, and speaker Audrey Assad talks about her life as a singer-songwriter, her long journey of overcoming fundamentalism, the winding path of her musical career, ...
ListenSteve Taylor Part 2 from 2017-08-22T04:16:42
On today’s episode, we continue our conversation with musician and filmmaker Steve Taylor, talking about making movies with Michael W. Smith, developing the Blue Like Jazz movie, returning to music...
ListenSteve Taylor from 2017-08-15T04:14:35
Steve Taylor is a musician, a record producer, and a filmmaker. Over the years he's courted controversy with songs like "I Blew Up the Clinic Real Good" and "I Manipulate" – songs that criticize Ch...
ListenAndy Crouch Part 2 from 2017-02-07T10:01:19
On this episode, we continue our conversation with Andy Crouch. We talk leadership, vulnerability, honesty, and the way these categories challenge Christians individually and as a Church. Andy is t...
ListenAndy Crouch from 2017-01-31T09:51:07
Andy Crouch is the author of several books including "Culture Making", "Playing God", and most recently, "Strong and Weak". He is a thought leader amongst Christians trying to understand the inters...
ListenEkemini Uwan from 2017-01-24T10:01:08
On today’s show, our guest is Ekemini Uwan. A writer, speaker, and public theologian, Ekemini has written extensively on racism and the church. We’ll hear about how she went from the business world...
ListenJackie Hill Perry from 2017-01-17T10:06:04
Jackie Hill Perry is a rapper, a poet, a speaker and a writer. On today’s show, she shares her story of coming to faith, she talks about how she became an artist, and she talks about her creative p...
ListenLatifah Phillips from 2017-01-10T10:58:10
Latifah Phillips is a songwriter, a musician, and a record producer. Her projects include The Autumn Film, Moda Spira, and Page CXVI, a band that writes new and innovative arrangements of hymns for...
ListenGregory Thornbury from 2016-12-20T11:09:13
On today’s show, we’ll hear from Dr. Gregory Thornbury. He’s the president of the King’s College, and we’ll talk about where he comes from, his vision for Christians in the marketplace, his thought...
ListenAlissa Wilkinson from 2016-12-13T13:24:53
Alissa Wilkinson is a staff writer at Vox.com, where she covers film and pop culture, and an associate professor of English and humanities at The King's College in New York City, where she teaches ...
ListenMike Cosper and Richard Clark from 2016-12-08T01:44:05
We're moving our release date to Tuesdays. So keep an eye out for our interview with Alyssa Wilkinson next Tuesday. In the meantime, we're re-posting CT's interview with Cultivated's Host, Mike Cos...
ListenPropaganda from 2016-12-01T10:39:57
Propaganda is a rapper and spoken word artist. Today on our show, hear him talk about his story, his writing process, and what he hopes to accomplish with his work. For more from Propaganda, check ...
ListenDavid Dark from 2016-11-17T10:19:59
David Dark is the author of several books including “Everyday Apocalypse”, “The Gospel According to America”, and more recently, “Life’s Too Short To Pretend You’re Not Religious”. His life-long pr...
ListenSandra McCracken from 2016-11-10T10:28:15
Sandra McCracken has been writing and performing music for almost 20 years. On this episode of Cultivated, she talks about how she developed as a songwriter, how she understands her creative proces...
ListenGabe Lyons from 2016-10-27T09:54:55
It's here! The premiere episode of Cultivated: Conversations about Faith and Work features Gabe Lyons. Gabe is an author, speaker, and a movement leader whose work focuses on helping Christians und...
ListenCultivated Preview from 2016-10-14T15:58:44
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