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Garrett Taylor and the Art of Wingfeather from 2023-12-11T11:00
Garrett Taylor is the art director for the Wingfeather Saga television series. The new Art of Wingfeather book features beautiful work from Garrett and his teams. In this episode, Garrett and Jo...
ListenKevan Chandler is redefining accessibility. from 2023-12-04T11:00
In 2016, Kevan Chandler and a few of his friends took a trip across Europe. Kevan’s friends carried him—literally. Kevan has spinal muscular atrophy, type 2, a disease that renders him unable to...
ListenTish Harrison Warren is making Christmas weird again. from 2023-11-27T11:00
Tish Harrison Warren is an Anglican priest and the writer of several books. Until recently she had a column in the New York Times. She has also had a column in Christianity Today Listen
Mitali Perkins likes being on the margins. from 2023-11-20T11:00
Mitali Perkins has always thought of herself as an outsider writing for outsiders. And yet she has a remarkable gift for inviting people in. She has two new books out: Listen
Joe Sutphin Draws Watership Down from 2023-11-13T11:00
Illustrator Joe Sutphin has been a fixture around the Rabbit Room for many years. Highlights of his long career include illustrating The Wingfeather Saga and Little Pilgrim’s Progre...
ListenAmber and Seth Haines on The Deep Down Things from 2023-11-05T11:00
Amber and Seth Haines have each written and published books of their own, but now this married couple have written a book together—Listen
Andrew Wilson on the Spirit of 1776 from 2023-10-30T10:00
Andrew Wilson is Teaching Pastor at King’s Church London, and has degrees in history and theology from Cambridge (MA) and King’s College London (PhD). He is a columnist for Christianity Toda...
ListenAmy Baik Lee Has a Homeward Ache from 2023-10-23T10:00
Amy Baik Lee has written that in every place her life has taken her, "there have been hints of beauty and great knocks of mercy that have called to me from beyond my surroundings, always speakin...
ListenGregg Hecimovich solved a literary mystery. from 2023-10-16T10:00
In 2001, Henry Louis Gates announced the discovery of an unpublished novel called The Bondswoman’s Narrative, written in the 1850s by an enslaved woman named Hannah Crafts. If Gates had...
ListenTiffany Eberle Kriner, Farmer/Writer from 2023-10-09T10:00
Dr. Tiffany Eberle Kriner is Associate Professor of English at Wheaton College in Illinois. She is also a farmer. Her new collection of essays is Listen
Emma Fox Loves Siberian Folklore. from 2023-10-02T10:00
Emma Fox is the author of The Carver and the Qu...
ListenPhilip Yancey Loves John Donne from 2023-09-25T12:28:46
Philip Yancey has written and published more than 25 books. He is known for his honesty, his willingness to wade into difficult questions–and, more to the...
ListenDiana Glyer on Warnie Lewis's Letters from 2023-09-18T10:00
Diana Glyer teaches in the honors college at Azusa Pacific University. Her writing and research focus on C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and the other Inklings. Her most recent book is Listen
Carolyn Leiloglou Stands Beneath the Swirling Sky from 2023-09-11T10:00
Carolyn Leiloglou’s new middle-grade novel is Beneath the Swirling Sky: Book 1 of...
ListenJennifer Holberg on Nourishing Narratives from 2023-09-04T03:47:55
Dr. Jennifer L. Holberg is professor and chair of the English department at Calvin University and codirector of the Calvin Center for Faith and Writing, th...
ListenCurt Thompson Goes to the Deepest Place from 2023-08-28T12:57:25
Curt Thompson is a psychiatrist, a speaker, and the author of several books–most recently, Listen
Harrison Scott Key's Insane Love Story from 2023-08-21T10:00
Harrison Scott Key's new memoir is How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told. I...
ListenHometown Stories: New Hometowns from 2023-08-14T10:00
In this, the final episode of the Hometown Stories summer series, writers from The Habit Membership tell stories about NEW hometowns. Hometowns change, and for a little while, at least, you can ...
ListenKaren Swallow Prior on the Evangelical Imagination from 2023-08-07T06:31:34
Karen Swallow Prior is one of the leading evangelical writers and commentators our time. Her new book is Listen
Hometown Stories: North, South, East, and West (Virginia) from 2023-07-31T15:18:23
In this, the sixth episode of the Hometown Stories summer series, writers from The Habit Membership take us to all four points of the compass. Sara Dredge takes us north to Ontario, Canada. Sara...
ListenRussell Moore gives an altar call. from 2023-07-24T10:00
Russell Moore is Editor-in-Chief of Christianity Today. His new book is Listen
Summer Short Wonders. from 2023-07-17T10:00
Summer Short’s new book is The Legend of Greyhallow. Kirkus Reviews called it “A delightfu...
ListenHometown Stories: Texas Forever! from 2023-07-10T10:00
This week’s episode, the fifth in the Hometown Stories series, takes us to Texas. We’ll blow up a gas station in the Panhandle. We’ll check out some tumbleweeds in West Texas. We’ll pop over to ...
ListenHometown Stories: America! from 2023-07-03T10:00
In honor of the Fourth of July, this episode of The Habit Podcast continues the Hometown Stories summer series with five reminiscences of small-town America by writers from The Habit Membership....
ListenAndrew Peterson has a lot going on. from 2023-06-26T11:05:05
Andrew Peterson is a singer-songwriter, he’s the author of The Wingfeather Saga as well as two nonfiction books, Adorning the Dark and
Hometown Stories: Fathers and Mothers from 2023-06-19T10:00
Hometowns are full of fathers and mothers. In this episode, Andrew Peterson and four writers from The Habit Membership share stories involving their fathers and mothers.
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Hometown Stories: California! from 2023-06-12T11:55:45
In this episode the Hometown Stories series continues with a trip to California. To paraphrase Walt Whitman, California is large. It contains multitudes. Whatever you envision when you think of ...
ListenHometown Stories: Georgia, British Columbia, New York, Kentucky from 2023-06-05T10:26:11
This episode kicks off the "Hometown Stories" summer series. As the name suggests, this series features stories from writers' hometowns. In this episode:
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Ben Shive is doing something new (and old). from 2023-05-22T10:00
For nearly twenty years, Ben Shive has been producing and collaborating with musicians including (but not limited to) JJ Heller, Colony House, Ellie Holcom...
ListenK.B. Hoyle Contains Multitudes. from 2023-05-15T10:34:59
K. B. Hoyle is a writer of many genres and talents. She’s the author of the teen fantasy series, The Gateway Chronicles, and the adult dystopian se...
ListenArthur Boers on Shattered. from 2023-05-08T10:00
Arthur Boers’s new memoir is Shattered: A Son Picks up...
ListenClaude Atcho on Reading Black Books from 2023-05-01T13:17:36
Claude Atcho is a pastor in Charlottesville, Virginia, and the author of Reading Black Book...
ListenElissa Yukiko Weichbrodt on Redeeming Vision from 2023-04-24T10:00
Dr. Elissa Yukiko Weichbrodt is associate professor of art and art history at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Georgia. Her new book is Listen
Alan Noble On Getting Out of Bed from 2023-04-17T10:10
Alan Noble is associate professor of English at Oklahoma Baptist University. He’s co-founder and editor in chief of Christ and Pop Culture...
ListenAshlee Gadd Creates Anyway from 2023-04-10T10:59:42
Ashlee Gadd is the founder of Coffee + Crumbs, a website, podcast, and newsletter devoted to encouraging mothers through storytelling. Her new book...
ListenDavid Taylor on A Body of Praise from 2023-04-03T10:00
W. David O. Taylor is Associate Professor of Theology and Culture at Fuller Theological Seminary and the author of several books. His most recent book is Listen
Jessica Hooten Wilson wants you to read as a spiritual practice. from 2023-03-27T10:00
Jessica Hooten Wilson is the Seaver College Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University. She is the author of many books, the most recent of which is Listen
Drew Jackson on Poetry, the Gospels, and Community from 2023-03-20T10:00
Drew.Jackson is a poet and pastor. His latest collection is Touch the Earth: Poems on The Way. His work has appeared in Oneing,...
ListenDaniel Nayeri Loves The Silk Road (and Oklahoma). from 2023-03-13T10:00
Besides being an author, Daniel Nayeri is a publisher, a pastry chef, and a raconteur. His book Everything Sad Is Untrue (a True Story...
ListenKaty Bowser Hutson Plays from 2023-03-06T11:00
Recorded before a live audience at The Habit Writer's Retreat, this episode features songwriter and poet Katy Bowser Hutson. Katy and Jonathan Rogers discuss play and creativity, and play as a p...
ListenFaitth Brooks Wants to be Remembered Now from 2023-02-27T11:00
Faitth Brooks is a writer, speaker, social worker, activist, and co-host of the Melanated Faith...
ListenJason Baxter on CS Lewis's Medieval Mind from 2023-02-20T11:00
Jason Baxter teaches Great Books at Notre Dame University. His most recent book is The Med...
ListenLeslie Bustard in the Land of the Living from 2023-02-13T11:51:20
Leslie Bustard and her husband Ned are the driving force behind Square Halo Books and the Square Halo Conference. Leslie’s new poetry collection, her first, is called Listen
Michael Lamb on Hope and Persuasion from 2023-02-06T11:00
Michael Lamb is an associate professor of interdisciplinary humanities at Wake Forest University, where he is also the FM Kirby Foundation Chair of Leader...
ListenAndrea Yenne Writes with Teens. from 2023-01-30T11:00
Andrea Yenne is the "Momerator" and driving force behind the Student Edition of The Habit Membership—an incredibly happy and productive fellowship of teenage writers who give each other a little...
ListenCarlos Whittaker Wants You to Human from 2023-01-23T11:00
Carlos Whittaker is committed to creating spaces–online and in person–where people are safe to engage in conversation about the topics that matter most but are often avoided. He’s a speaker, he’...
ListenRebecca Reynolds, Faerie Queene from 2023-01-16T11:00
Edmund Spenser's 1590 epic poem, The Faerie Queene, is one of the monumental works of English literature. But it doesn't get read much any more. Rebecca Reynolds is doing something abou...
ListenChris Nye Doesn't Want You to be Consumed by the Content You Consume. from 2023-01-08T11:00
Chris Nye is a pastor and an academic. His writing has appeared in The Washington Post, Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition, and other publication...
ListenJen Pollock Michel Reimagines Productivity from 2023-01-02T12:10:14
Jen Pollock Michel's latest book is In Good Time: 8 Habits for Reimagining Productivit...
ListenLoren Warnemuende Persevered. from 2022-12-12T11:00
Loren Warnemuende is the author of Exile, Book 1 of the Daughter of Arden trilogy. She started writing Exile in 1995. But lif...
ListenDawn E. Morrow Has the Habit of Hope. from 2022-12-05T11:00
Dawn E. Morrow writes poems for people who think they don't write poetry. Her debut collection is The Habit of Hope...
ListenDrew Bratcher on Storytelling and Country Music from 2022-11-28T11:00
Drew Bratcher is a journalist and essayist whose work has appeared in Oxford American, Los Angeles Review of Books, Paris Review, Nowhere Magazine, Garden & Gun, and Image Journ...
ListenRachel Marie Kang Creates Where She Is from 2022-11-21T11:00
Rachel Marie Kang is the author of Let There Be Art: The Pleasure and Purpose of Unleas...
ListenSean (of the South) Dietrich Talks to Strangers from 2022-11-14T11:00
Sean Dietrich is a blogger, a storyteller, a musician, a novelist, a memoirist, and a columnist. On his blog, Sean of the South, he posts a new story ever...
ListenAndrew Roycroft's 33 Poems from 2022-11-07T12:21:37
Andrew Roycroft is a poet and pastor in Northern Ireland. His new collection, Listen
Audrey Elledge and Elizabeth Moore on Liturgy and Poetry from 2022-10-31T10:00
Audrey Elledge and Elizabeth Moore started writing liturgies and prayers for their local church in New York City as a way of helping their friends and co-congregants deal with the fear and isola...
ListenMaryann McKibben Dana Has Hope from 2022-10-24T10:00
MaryAnn McKibben Dana is a writer, a free-range pastor, a speaker, and a leadership coach. Her most recent book is Hope: A User's Manu...
ListenJames K.A. Smith Inhabits Time from 2022-10-17T10:00
James K.A. Smith is a philosopher and a professor at Calvin University. He is also the editor in chief of Image, a quarterly journal at the inter...
ListenBonnie Kristian on Our Knowledge Crisis from 2022-10-10T10:00
Journalist Bonnie Kristian writes opinion pieces on foreign policy, religion, electoral politics, and more. Her column, "The Lesser Kingdom," appear...
ListenRon Block Abides from 2022-10-02T10:00
Ron Block is the banjo player for Alison Krauss & Union Station and the author of Abiding Depe...
ListenKatelyn Beaty Doesn't Want to Be a Celebrity from 2022-09-26T11:34:57
Katelyn Beaty is the author of Celebrities for Jesus: How Personas, Platforms, and Profits are Hurting the Church. In a starr...
ListenDavid Zahl Doesn't Think Too Highly of Himself (or You) from 2022-09-19T10:00
David Zahl is the founder and director of Mockingbird Ministries, editor-in-chief of the Mockingbird website, and co-host of Listen
Melanie Penn Feels More Alive from 2022-09-12T10:00
Melanie Penn is a singer-songwriter with a background in musical theater. Through the pandemic, she produced and released twenty pop singles. Those sin...
ListenJoshua Stamper on Dissonance and Discord from 2022-09-05T10:00
Joshua Stamper is a composer and collaborator on projects that cross genres and disciplines, from jazz, classical, and avant-garde music to film, dan...
ListenDoug Powell Has Done a Lot from 2022-08-29T10:00
Doug Powell is a musician, songwriter, designer, coder, Christian apologist, amateur magician, and now a fiction writer. He recently published Listen
Sarah Mackenzie Makes Things A Little More Beautiful from 2022-08-22T10:00
Sarah Mackenzie is the host of Read-Aloud Revival, a podcast, website, and membership that helps parents nurture warm family relationships and book-lo...
ListenLore Ferguson Wilbert Is Curious from 2022-08-15T10:58:08
Over the last few years, Lore Ferguson Wilbert has been moving toward a more contemplative and expansive faith. She has learned to be more curious, living into questions as a way of being presen...
ListenJulian R. Vaca on The Memory Index from 2022-08-08T15:31:09
Julian R. Vaca is the author of The Memory Index, a novel set in a world where a disease has ravaged human memories, and peop...
ListenRichard Gibson and Jim Beitler Write Charitably from 2022-08-01T10:00
Richard Gibson and Jim Beitler are English professors at Wheaton College. In 2020 they published a book together called Charitable Wri...
ListenGlen Scrivener on the Origins of Contemporary Values from 2022-07-25T10:00
Glen Scrivener is the Director of Speak Life, a UK-based organization that shares the love of Jesus through creative communication. He is a speaker, a pro...
ListenDave Connis on Kids, Creativity, and the Image of God from 2022-07-18T05:00
Dave Connis has written young adult novels in the past—Suggested Reading and The Temptation of Adam. But his most recent books are icture books that explore...
ListenMary McCampbell on Art and Empathy from 2022-07-11T10:00
Mary McCampbell is Associate Professor of Humanities at Lee University in Tennessee. She is also the author of Imagining our Neighbors...
ListenNancy Guthrie is a Sub-Apocalypter from 2022-07-04T10:00
Nancy Guthrie is a Bible teacher and speaker and the author of twenty-something books. Her most recent book is Blessed: Experiencing t...
ListenAllen Levi Bears Witness to a Good Life from 2022-06-27T10:00
Singer-songwriter Allen Levi lost his brother and best friend Gary ten years ago this summer. He memorializes his brother's life—and especially the year ...
ListenHelena Sorensen has something to say to women (and those who love them) from 2022-06-20T10:00
Helena Sorensen is an author, speaker, and writing coach. This episode was recorded live at the first Habit Writers' Retreat at Nashville's North Wi...
ListenScott Sauls Wants You To Be Beautiful from 2022-06-13T10:00
Pastor Scott Sauls is the author of six books, most recently Beautiful People Don't Just Happen: How God Redeems Regret, Hurt, and Fea...
ListenJeremy Begbie on The Art of New Creation from 2022-06-06T10:00
Jeremy Begbie is the Thomas A. Langford Distinguished Research Professor of Theology at Duke Divinity School. He teaches systematic theology and specializes in the interface between theology and...
ListenRobyn Wall, Recovering Perfectionist from 2022-05-30T10:00
Robyn Wall is the author of the picture books My First Book of Beards and Listen
Katy Bowser Hutson&Flo Paris Oakes from 2022-05-23T10:00
Flo Paris Oakes and Katy Bowser Hutson have been longtime songwriting collaborators through the Rain for Roots collective, which makes singable scripture ...
ListenMatthew Clark on Only The Lover Sings from 2022-05-16T10:00
Matthew Clark is a singer-songwriter, podcaster, and essayist. He’s exceedingly thoughtful and well-read, and all that thinking and well-reading...
ListenEsau McCaulley Feels Defiant Joy from 2022-05-09T10:00
Esau McCaulley is a Bible scholar and Assistant Professor of New Testament at Wheaton College. He’s a contributing writer at Christianity Today, the Washington Post, and the New York Times...
ListenSandra McCracken Sends Out Light from 2022-05-02T10:00
Singer-songwriter Sandra McCracken released her first book in 2021. Send Out Your Light: The Illuminating Power of Scripture and Song<...
ListenGalahad Lives! Editors Pete Peterson and Jennifer Trafton from 2022-04-25T10:00
The Lost Tales of Sir Galahad is a collection of "newly discov...
ListenLeslie Bustard Loves Children's Books from 2022-04-18T10:00
Leslie Bustard is a writer, a teacher, a conference organizer, a publisher, and a museum-goer, among other things. She recruited forty writers to ...
ListenMitali Perkins Speaks for Outsiders from 2022-04-11T10:00
Mitali Perkins has been a nominee for the National Book Award. She was born in India, but has lived all over the world. So it comes as no surprise that her books for young readers all explore th...
ListenTom Douglas Harnesses Hurt from 2022-04-04T10:00
Tom Douglas is a country songwriting legend and a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. He recently released a movie—a one-man show called Love, Tom: A Letter of Hope to a ...
ListenJessica Hooten Wilson wants you to be a saint from 2022-03-28T10:00
Jessica Hooten Wilson is the Louise Cowan Scholar in Residence at the University of Dallas. She has written books about Flannery O’Connor, Fy...
ListenRuss Ramsey Wants You to Love Art from 2022-03-21T10:00
This week on The Habit Podcast, Jonathan Rogers talks with author and pastor Russ Ramsey.
Russ is a pastor in the Nashville area, a masterful storyteller, and Jonathan’s go-to resou...
ListenCaroline Cobb Stopped Striving from 2022-03-14T10:00
Caroline Cobb is a singer-songwriter from Texas. In 2011, she decided to write a song for every book of the Bible in one year. That ambitious goal set...
ListenDana Gioia on Poetry&Beauty in Solitude from 2022-03-07T11:00
This week on The Habit Podcast, we invite you to listen in on a conversation between poet Dana Gioia, former Poet Laureate of California and former head of the National Endowment for the Arts, a...
ListenCurt Thompson Puts Himself in the Path of Oncoming Beauty from 2022-02-28T11:00
Curt Thompson is a psychiatrist and founder of Being Known, an organization that develops resources for hope and healing at the intersection of neurosci...
ListenChristie Purifoy Plants Flowers from 2022-02-21T11:00
Christie Purifoy is a writer and gardener committed to growing flowers and growing community and cultivating beauty. Her newest book is Listen
Dorena Williamson Builds Bridges from 2022-02-14T11:00
Dorena Williamson is an author, a bridge-builder, a speaker, and a co-planter of a multi-racial church that has been doing beautiful work in Nashville...
ListenLisa Sharon Harper Closes the Narrative Gap from 2022-02-07T11:00
Activist and author Lisa Sharon Harper spent three decades researching ten generations of her family’s story through DNA research, oral historie...
ListenPhilip Yancey Is Still Amazed by Grace from 2022-01-31T11:00
Philip Yancey has written more than 25 books, including What’s so Amazing about Grace, Disappointment with God, Where is God When It Hurts, Listen
David French Tries to Move the Elephant from 2022-01-24T11:00
David French is a political and cultural commentator and senior editor at The Dispatch. He’s a contributing writer at The Atlantic Monthly a...
ListenKelly Kapic Is Lacking from 2022-01-17T11:00
Kelly Kapic is a professor of theology at Covenant College. His most recent book is You're Only Human: How Your Limits Reflect God's D...
ListenAmy Baik Lee Notices Small Splendors from 2022-01-10T11:00
Amy Baik Lee writes essays and short memoirs for The Cultivating Project and on her own blog, ...
ListenJustin Whitmel Earley and Better Habits from 2022-01-03T11:00
It's a new year, and a new season of The Habit Podcast. if you are looking to form better habits, heed Justin Whitmel Earley, author of
John Cal, Writer-Chef from 2021-12-20T11:00
John Cal is a celebrity chef—at least among those who have participated in the Rabbit Room's Hutchmoot gathering in the past few years. His food-related essay/orations are a Hutchmoot high...
ListenShawn Smucker Has Been Working Hard. from 2021-12-13T11:00
Shawn Smucker has published five novels in the last five years—most recently, The Weight of Memory. He has also co-writ...
ListenDaniel Grothe Thinks Small. from 2021-12-06T11:00
Daniel Grothe is a pastor, a rancher, and the author of The Power of Place: Choosing Stability in a Rootless Age. In this epi...
ListenJill Phillips Goes Deeper Into Love. from 2021-11-29T11:00
Jill Phillips is a singer-songwriter and the star of the Gullahorn Happy Hour along with her ...
ListenCarolyn Leiloglou Follows the Rules (Sometimes) from 2021-11-22T11:00
Carolyn Leiloglou writes books for children. Her picture book Library's Most Wanted Listen
Carolyn Leiloglou Follows the Rules (Sometimes) from 2021-11-22T11:00
Carolyn Leiloglou writes books for children. Her picture book Library's Most Wanted was a 2021 WILLA Award Finalist. She was also a 2018 finalist for the Katherine Paterson Prize. Her poems and sto...
ListenCarolyn Weber was surprised by Oxford. from 2021-11-15T11:00
Memoirist Carolyn Weber is the author of Surprised by Oxford and ...
ListenElizabeth Harwell on The Good King's Feast from 2021-11-08T11:00
Elizabeth Harwell's new book is The Good King's Feast—An Invitation to the Lord's Table. It's a pic...
ListenLuci Shaw and Ned Bustard Put the O in Hope from 2021-11-01T14:57:28
Luci Shaw is one of the great living Christian poets. She has been a pioneer and role model for generations of writers. Her poem "The O in Hope" is now a picture book, illustrated by Ned Bustard...
ListenHannah Hubin on Collaboration from 2021-10-25T10:00
Hannah Hubin is a writer, poet, lyricist, and the originator of All the Wrecked Light, a stage show that explores Psalm 90 through song and spoken poetry. In this episode, Hannah and Jo...
ListenSad Stories Told for Laughs: Dave Barnes from 2021-10-18T10:00
Dave Barnes is a singer-songwriter, a standup comedian, and a cohost of the Listen
Sad Stories Told for Laughs: Don Chaffer from 2021-10-11T10:00
Don Chaffer is a singer-songwriter (Waterdeep), a composer-lyricist-librettist (Son of a Gun, The Unusual Tale of Mary and Joseph's Baby), and a professor (Lipscomb University's School ...
ListenAlan Noble Says You Are Not Your Own. from 2021-10-04T10:00
Alan Noble is Associate Professor of English at Oklahoma Baptist University and editor-in-chief of Christ and Pop Culture. His new book is...
ListenRachel Donahue on Place and Poetry from 2021-09-27T10:00
After years overseas, poet Rachel Donahue settled into life on a property that had been in her husband's family for generations. Paying attention to that piece of land transformed her poetry.
Ben Palpant Writes Letters from the Mountain from 2021-09-20T10:00
Ben Palpant is a poet, memoirist, novelist, and writer of nonfiction. His new book, Listen
Ashley Hales on a Spacious Life. from 2021-09-13T10:00
Ashley Hales is a writer, a speaker, and the host of the Finding Holy Podcast. Her new book is Listen
The Gray Havens feel Sehnsucht from 2021-09-06T10:00
Dave and Licia Radford constitute the husband-wife duo, The Gray Havens. Their upcoming album, Blue Flower, is inspired by C. S. Lewis'...
ListenTaylor Leonhardt Holds Still from 2021-08-30T10:00
Singer-songwriter Taylor Leonhardt's second solo album, Hold Still, releases in September, 2021. (You can hear several of the songs alread...
ListenCarolyn C. Givens on Rosefire&Bandersnatch Books from 2021-08-23T10:00
Carrie Givens is a publisher and co-founder of Bandersnatch Books. She is also the author of the recently released novel Listen
Governor Bill Haslam on Faithful Presence from 2021-08-16T10:00
Bill Haslam was a two-term governor of Tennessee and a two-term mayor of Knoxville. In a political climate marked by metastasizing outrage and division, he found success by finding common ground...
ListenDiana P. Glyer on C.S. Lewis's Ransom Trilogy from 2021-08-09T10:00
Professor Diana Pavlac Glyer is an expert on Tolkien and Lewis, especially with regard to their collaboration in the Inklings group. She is also the edi...
ListenJJ&Dave Heller from 2021-08-02T10:00
JJ Heller writes lullabies with her husband Dave and sings them for children, their parents, and the children inside the parents. Since 2017, the Hellers have released...
ListenSad Stories Told for Laughs: Buddy Greene&Jeff Taylor from 2021-07-26T10:00
For a decade and a half, Buddy Greene and Jeff Taylor have been making music together in a wide variety of venues and a wide variety of costumes. They are remarkable as performers, but even more...
ListenSad Stories Told for Laughs: Doug McKelvey from 2021-07-19T13:37:08
Doug McKelvey is best known as the author of Every Moment Holy, “new liturgies for daily life.” He has also been a songwriter and a screenwriter. In this episode, the Sad St...
ListenSad Stories Told for Laughs: Jessica Hooten Wilson from 2021-07-12T10:00
Jessica Hooten Wilson is Louise Cowan Scholar in Residence at the University of Dallas. She’s a much sought-after speaker and the author of b...
ListenSad Stories Told for Laughs: Thomas McKenzie from 2021-07-05T19:36:04
Thomas McKenzie is an Anglican priest, the founding pastor of Church of the Redeemer in Nashville, and the author of The Anglican Way. Also, he once blew up a gas station.
Sad Stories Told for Laughs: Ellie Holcomb from 2021-06-28T10:00
Singer-songwriter Ellie Holcomb has just released a new solo album called Canyon—which, she says, is about a deeper sorrow, a higher hope, and the brokenness that is integral to o...
ListenSad Stories Told for Laughs: Andrew Osenga from 2021-06-21T10:00
Andrew Osenga is a singer-songwriter, an artist & repertoire director, and the host of the podcast
Sad Stories Told for Laughs: Maryrose Wood from 2021-06-14T10:00
The “Sad Stories Told for Laughs” series continues with Maryrose Wood, author of The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place...
ListenSad Stories Told for Laughs: Harrison Scott Key from 2021-06-07T10:00
"Sad Stories Told for Laughs" is a special summer series of episodes in which writers speak of their public humiliations for your edification and entertainment. In this episode, memoirist Harris...
ListenS3 E22: Matthew Dickerson from 2021-05-31T10:00
Songs from the Silent Passage explores the literary career o...
ListenS3 E21: Sho Baraka from 2021-05-24T10:00
Sho Baraka is a hip-hop artist, an activist, a co-founder of the AND Campaign, and an author. His new book is Listen
The Habit Turns 100: A Retrospective (Part 2) from 2021-05-17T10:00
In this 100th conversation of The Habit Podcast, Jonathan Rogers and producer Drew Miller play back and discuss favorite moments from the first 99 episodes, as identified by listeners.
The Habit Turns 100: A Retrospective (Part 1) from 2021-05-10T10:00
In this 100th episode of The Habit Podcast, Jonathan Rogers and producer Drew Miller play back and discuss favorite moments from the first 99 episodes, as identified by listeners. To help The Ha...
ListenS3 E18: Lancia E. Smith from 2021-05-03T10:00
Lancia Smith is the founder of Cultivating, a quarterly online magazine, and the Cultivating Project, a nurtured community of writers and artists committed to pursuing spiritual maturity and cre...
ListenS3 E17: Janna Barber from 2021-04-26T10:00
Janna Barber is a blogger, poet, and memoirist. Her most recent book is Listen
S3 E16: Stephen Roach from 2021-04-19T10:00
Stephen Roach is a poet, musician, speaker, and creative coach. He hosts the Makers and Mystics pod...
ListenS3 E15: Rachel Pieh Jones from 2021-04-12T10:00
Rachel Pieh Jones has been living and writing in the Horn of Africa for the last eighteen years. Her new memoir is Listen
S3 E14: Doug McKelvey from 2021-04-05T10:00
Every Moment Holy, Volume II is a book of liturgies and prayers for seasons of dying and...
ListenS3 E13: The Hobbit Podcast (feat. Malcolm Guite) from 2021-04-01T10:00
The poet Malcolm Guite wears waistcoats. He smokes a long-stemmed pipe and blows smoke rings. He often ambles about in the countryside. He's not...
ListenS3 E12: Andrew Peterson and Friends on the Wingfeather Tales from 2021-03-28T10:00
Wingfeather Tales started out as a Kickstarter stretch goal for The Warden and the Wolf King...
ListenS3 E11: Winn Collier on Eugene Peterson from 2021-03-22T10:00
Winn Collier is the Director of the Eugene Peterson Center for Christian Imagination at Western Seminary in Holland Michigan. He was friends with Euge...
ListenS3 E10: Hannah Anderson from 2021-03-15T10:00
Author, gardener, and woods-walker Hannah Anderson wrote, “More than a metaphor, the natural world is a living, pulsating experienc...
ListenS3 E9: Kristin Kobes Du Mez from 2021-03-08T11:00
Kristin Kobes Du Mez is a history professor at Calvin University and the author of Jesus and J...
ListenS3 E8: Benjamin Myers from 2021-03-01T11:00
This week, Jonathan Rogers talks with Benjamin Myers, author of A Poetics of Orthodoxy: Christian Truth as Aesthetic Foundation Listen
S3 E7: W. David O. Taylor from 2021-02-22T11:00
David O. Taylor is a theologian of the arts, Associate Professor of Theology at Fuller Seminary, and a director of initiatives in art and faith. His most recent book is Listen
S3 E6: Jen Pollock Michel from 2021-02-15T11:00
This week, Jonathan Rogers talks with Jen Pollock Michel, author of A Habit Called Faith: ...
ListenS3 E5: Tish Harrison Warren from 2021-02-08T11:00
This week on The Habit Podcast, Jonathan Rogers and Tish Harrison Warren discuss the difference between true human vulnerability and the "curated" vulnerability of Instagram, writing as an inesc...
ListenS3 E4: Lisa Deam from 2021-02-01T11:00
Lisa Deam is an art historian and the author of 3,000 Miles to Jesus: Pilgrimage as a Way of Life for S...
ListenS3 E3: Matthew Clark from 2021-01-25T11:00
This week on The Habit Podcast, Jonathan Rogers talks with songwriter and storyteller Matthew Clark.
They discuss the many facets of Matthew's mission to "make things that make room for p...
ListenS3 E2: Ruth Naomi Floyd from 2021-01-18T11:00
This week on The Habit Podcast, Jonathan Rogers talks with speaker, singer, educator, and activist Ruth Naomi Floyd.
They discuss the intimate relationship between truth and beauty, the l...
ListenS3 E1: Joel Clarkson from 2021-01-11T11:00
This week on The Habit Podcast, Jonathan Rogers talks with Joel Clarkson, author of Sensing God: Experiencing the Divine in Nature, Food, Music, and Beauty.
They discuss writing&...
ListenS2 E51: Renee Mathis from 2020-12-21T11:00
This week, Jonathan Rogers talks with Renee Mathis, fellow writing teacher and mentor at the CiRCE Institute's apprenticeship program.
They discuss Renee's experience as a Jeopardy champi...
ListenS2 E50: Reagan Dregge from 2020-12-14T11:00
It's the season for writing Christmas letters. This week on The Habit Podcast, Jonathan Rogers talks with letter-writer Reagan Dregge.
They discuss the art of physical letter-writing, the...
ListenS2 E49: Randall Goodgame from 2020-12-07T11:00
This week on The Habit Podcast, Jonathan Rogers talks with Randall Goodgame, songwriter, TV show host, and leader of the Slugs & Bugs universe.
They discuss the essential role of coll...
ListenS2 E48: Christiana Peterson from 2020-11-30T11:00
This week on The Habit Podcast, Jonathan Rogers talks with Christiana Peterson, author of Awakened by Death: Live-Giving Lessons from the Mystics.
They discuss the link between m...
ListenS2 E47: Tsh Oxenreider from 2020-11-23T11:00
This week, Jonathan Rogers talks with Tsh Oxenreider, teacher, podcaster, literary tour guide, and author...
ListenS2 E46: Crystal Downing from 2020-11-16T11:00
This week on The Habit Podcast, Jonathan talks with Crystal Downing, author of Subversive: Christ, Culture, and the Shocking Dorothy L. Sayers.
They discuss the danger of Christian celebr...
ListenS2 E45: Charlotte Donlon from 2020-11-09T11:00
This week on The Habit Podcast, Jonathan Rogers talks with Charlotte Donlon, author of The Great Belonging: How Loneliness Leads Us to Each Other and host of the Hope for the Lonely podcast.
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Jonathan Rogers talks with Dane Ortlund, former Senior Vice President of Bible Publishing at Crossway and current Senior Pastor of Naperville Presbyterian Church near Chicago.
They discus...
ListenS2 E43: Andrew T. Le Peau from 2020-10-26T10:00
This week on The Habit Podcast, Jonathan Rogers talks with Andrew T. Le Peau, former Associate Publisher at InterVarsity Press and author of Write Better: A Lifelong Editor on Craft, Art, and Sp...
ListenS2 E42: Anne Snyder from 2020-10-19T10:00
This week on The Habit Podcast, Jonathan Rogers talks with Anne Snyder, editor-in-chief of Comment Magazine and host of the podcast, Listen
S2 E41: Brown Bannister from 2020-10-12T10:00
Jonathan Rogers talks with music industry legend Brown Bannister about the difference between “Here I am” and “There you are” personalities, the similarities between prod...
ListenS2 E40: Russell Moore from 2020-10-05T10:00
This week on The Habit Podcast, Jonathan Rogers talks with Russell Moore, President of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission and author of The Courage to Stand: Facing Your Fear without ...
ListenS2 E39: Barnabas Piper from 2020-09-28T10:00
This week on The Habit Podcast, Jonathan Rogers interviews Barnabas Piper, author of Hoping for Happiness.
They talk about the unrealistic expectations that artists can sometimes...
ListenS2 E38: Marilyn McEntyre from 2020-09-21T10:00
This week on The Habit Podcast, Jonathan Rogers talks with Marilyn McEntyre, author of Speaking Peace in a Climate of Conflict.
They discuss the rich etymological depth of the wo...
ListenS2 E37: Irwyn Ince from 2020-09-14T10:00
This week, Jonathan Rogers talks with Dr. Irwyn Ince, pastor and author of The Beautiful Community: Unity, ...
ListenS2 E36: Ross King from 2020-09-07T10:00
This week, Jonathan Rogers talks with Nashville singer/songwriter Ross King about the instructive power of rejection, the complexities of writing for a living in today's world, and advice for de...
ListenS2 E35: Vesper Stamper from 2020-08-31T10:00
This week, Jonathan Rogers talks with Vesper Stamper, illustrator and author of A Cloud of Outrageous Blue. They discuss how illustration became for Vesper a doorway into storytelling, ...
ListenS2 E34: Gina Dalfonzo from 2020-08-24T10:00
This week, Jonathan Rogers talks with Gina Dalfonzo, author of Dorothy and Jack: The Transforming Friendship of Dorothy L. Sayers and C. S. Lewis. They discuss the often overlooked frie...
ListenS2 E33: Daniel Darling Has A Way with Words from 2020-08-17T10:00
This week, Jonathan Rogers talks with bestselling author, pastor, and podcast host Daniel Darling about the complex mix of motivations that go into online interaction, the double-edged sword of ...
ListenS2 E32: Christine Flanagan on The Letters of Flannery O'Connor and Caroline Gordon from 2020-08-10T10:00
Jonathan Rogers talks with Christine Flanagan, English professor at the University of the Sciences in Pennsylvania and editor of Listen
S2 E31: Sandra McCracken from 2020-08-03T10:00
This week, Jonathan Rogers talks with singer/songwriter and hymn writer Sandra McCracken. They talk about the formative power of hymns, the ancient ...
ListenS2 E30: Cindy Bunch from 2020-07-27T10:00
This week, Jonathan Rogers talks with Cindy Bunch, author of Listen
S2 E29: Andrew Osenga from 2020-07-13T10:00
This week, Jonathan Rogers talks with music industry veteran and host of The Pivot podcast Andrew Osenga. They talk about what Andrew’s podcast h...
ListenS2 E28: Claire Holley from 2020-07-06T10:00
This week, Jonathan Rogers talks with singer-songwriter Claire Holley. They discuss the role of fear in writing, object writing prompts, how to disce...
ListenS2 E27: Emily P. Freeman from 2020-06-29T10:00
This week, Jonathan Rogers talks with Emily P. Freeman, author of Listen
S2 E26: Jericho Brown (feat. Matt Conner) from 2020-06-22T10:00
Jonathan Rogers loved Matt Conner's interview with Jericho Brown so much that he wants you to hear it, too. Jericho Brown won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his collection Listen
S2 E25: Amy Alznauer from 2020-06-15T10:00
Jonathan Rogers talks with Amy Alznauer, author of Listen
S2 E24: Michael Ward from 2020-06-08T10:00
This week, Jonathan Rogers talks with Michael Ward, C. S. Lewis scholar and author of Listen
S2 E23: Scott Sauls from 2020-06-01T10:00
In this episode, Jonathan and Scott discuss the difference between being for and being against, why we've recently seen such a renewed interest in Fred Rogers, writing as an instrument of peace,...
ListenS2 E22: Karen Swallow Prior from 2020-05-25T10:00
Jonathan Rogers talks with Karen Swallow Prior, author of On Re...
ListenS2 E21: Leif Enger Is Delighted from 2020-05-18T10:00
Jonathan Rogers talks with Leif Enger, author of Virgil Wander Listen
S2 E20: Diana Glyer from 2020-05-11T10:00
Jonathan and Diana discuss how the Inklings got started and the factors that contributed to their health, the sharpening power of writing groups, and the “curse of knowledge”—k...
ListenS2 E19: Malcolm Guite from 2020-05-04T10:00
Poet-priest Malcolm Guite has become one of the most important Christian poets of our time. In this episode, Jonathan and Malcolm discuss the “salvaging of the mistakenly abased gift of im...
ListenS2 E18: Scott James from 2020-04-27T10:00
Scott James is a pediatric physician and author of Listen
S2 E17: Laura Fabrycky from 2020-04-20T10:00
This week, Jonathan Rogers talks with Laura Fabrycky, author of Listen
S2 E16: Nancy Guthrie from 2020-04-13T10:00
In this episode, Jonathan and Nancy discuss the invaluable resource of deep focus, research as practicing the posture of learning, and the clarifying power of talking before writing.
S2 E15: Ned Bustard from 2020-04-06T10:00
Ned Bustard is a graphic designer, illustrator, author, and printmaker from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. In this episode, Jonathan and Ned discuss the fraught topic of success in art, th...
ListenS2 E14: Jeremy Casella Knows What to Do with Hurt from 2020-03-30T10:00
Jeremy Casella is a singer-songwriter in Nashville. In this episode, Jonathan and Jeremy discuss songwriting as a means of processing life, the abidi...
ListenS2 E13: Trillia Newbell Endures from 2020-03-23T10:00
Trillia Newbell is the author of several books including United: Captured by God’s Vision fo...
ListenS2 E12: Lee Camp's Controversial Orthodoxies from 2020-03-16T10:00
A man of many interests, Lee Camp is a theology professor, the host of the Tokens variety show, and the author of Scandalous ...
ListenS2 E11: A 2008 Wingfeather Release Day Review (Bonus) from 2020-03-10T14:01:34
Going all the way back to 2008, here's an episode of the old Rabbit Room Podcast in which Jonathan reads aloud his release day review of On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness—wi...
ListenS2 E10: Francis Su Re-Enchants Mathematics from 2020-03-09T10:00
Francis Su is the author of Mathematics for Human Flourishing. In this episode, Jonathan and Francis talk about revealing the unseen, the abil...
ListenS2 E9: Remembering Charles Portis, with David Kern from 2020-03-02T11:00
In this episode, Jonathan and the Circe Institute's David Kern reminisce about the work of the recently deceased Charles Portis. They discuss the connections between fiction and flim-flammery, t...
ListenS2 E8: Jen Pollock Michel Waxes Paradoxical from 2020-02-24T11:00
Jen Pollock Michel is the author of three books, most recently Surprised By Paradox: The Promise of And in an Either-Or World. In this episode, Jonathan and Jen discuss the role of para...
ListenS2 E7: Seth Haines Wakes Up from 2020-02-17T11:00
Writer and photographer Seth Haines is the author of Coming Clean and The Book of Waking Up. In this episode, Jonathan and Seth discuss...
ListenS2 E6: Elyse Fitzpatrick&Eric Schumacher from 2020-02-10T11:00
Elyse Fitzpatrick and Eric Schumacher are co-authors of Listen
S2 E5: Lore Ferguson Wilbert from 2020-02-03T11:00
Lore Ferguson Wilbert is the author of Listen
S2 E4: Heidi Johnston from 2020-01-27T11:00
Heidi Johnston is the author of Choosing Love, a book th...
ListenS2 E3: Meredith McDaniel from 2020-01-20T11:00
Meredith McDaniel is the author of In Want + Plenty: Waking Up to God's Provision in a Land of Longing. She's also a licensed professiona...
ListenS2 E2: Harrison Scott Key from 2020-01-13T11:00
Memoirist and humorist Harrison Scott Key is the author of Congratulations, Who Are You Again? and Listen
S2 E1: Andrew Peterson from 2020-01-06T11:00
Jonathan and Andrew discuss the relationships between creativity and loneliness, the problem of ambition, and the paradox of the age-old search for originality.
Episode 30: Don Pape from 2019-12-16T11:00
A veteran of the publishing business, Don Pape is publisher at NavPress. In this episode, Jonathan and Don discuss all the behind-the-scenes work that goes into publishing a book, how Don got in...
ListenEpisode 29: S. D. Smith from 2019-12-09T11:00
S. D. (Sam) Smith is the author of the much-loved Green Ember series. In this episode, Jonathan and Sam explore storytelling as an act of love and service, a magic trick, and an occasion for pra...
ListenEpisode 28: Chris Wall from 2019-12-02T11:00
Chris Wall is a film producer in Nashville. He was at Big Idea Productions for eleven years, working on VeggieTales and 3-2-1 Penguins! and other projects. More recently, he pr...
ListenEpisode 27: Christie Purifoy from 2019-11-25T11:00
Christie Purifoy is the author of Placemaker: Cultivating Places of Comfort, Beauty, and Peace. She says, "I believe that life, in all its pain and beauty and mystery, is a journey of l...
ListenEpisode 26: Tish Harrison Warren with Doug McKelvey from 2019-11-18T11:00
Tish Harrison Warren is an Anglican priest and the author of Listen
Episode 25: Ron Block from 2019-11-11T11:00
Ron Block is a banjo player and a long-time member of Alison Kraus's band, Union Station. He is also an amateur theologian, a George MacDonald aficionado, and the star of O Brother, Where Ar...
ListenEpisode 24: JJ Heller from 2019-11-04T11:00
JJ Heller's songs remind people that they are loved. She and her husband Dave have been writing together since before they were married. Lately they have ...
ListenEpisode 23: John Hendrix from 2019-10-28T10:00
John Hendrix is a much-decorated author and illustrator and an art professor at Washington University in St. Louis. His work has appeared in Newswe...
ListenEpisode 22: Maryrose Wood from 2019-10-21T10:00
Maryrose Wood is the author of The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, an exceedingly funny six-book series about a governess whose three yo...
ListenEpisode 21: Drew Miller from 2019-10-14T10:00
Drew Miller is a Nashville singer-songwriter, content developer for the Rabbit Room, and the producer of this podcast. This fall and winter he is releasing two EPs, Listen
Episode 20: Jonny Jimison from 2019-10-07T10:00
Jonny Jimison is a graphic novelist and the author of The Dragon Lord Saga. In October of 2019, Rabbit Room Press is re-releasing Listen
Episode 19: James K. A. Smith from 2019-09-30T10:00
James K.A. (Jamie) Smith is a philosophy professor at Calvin College and the author of many important books, including Desiring the Ki...
ListenEpisode 18: Sarah MacKenzie from 2019-09-23T10:00
Sarah MacKenzie is the host of Read-Aloud Revival and the author of Listen
Episode 17: Randall Goodgame from 2019-09-16T10:00
Randall Goodgame is the creator of Slugs & Bugs, a family music and entertainment brand that includes eight albums, two books, and now a television show. It starts streaming on September 27....
ListenEpisode 16: Rebecca Reynolds from 2019-09-09T10:00
Rebecca Reynolds is the author of
Episode 15: Mark Meynell from 2019-09-02T10:00
Mark Meynell has done a lot of thinking about civility and cynicism and the writer's responsibility not just to win arguments, but to tell the truth. I...
ListenEpisode 14: Jessica Hooten Wilson from 2019-08-26T10:00
Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson, Associate Professor of English at John Brown University, is currently preparing the unfinished manuscript of Flannery O'Connor's last novel for publication. In this ep...
ListenEpisode 13: Mary Laura Philpott from 2019-08-19T10:00
Mary Laura Philpott is the author of I Miss You When I Blink, a nationally bestselling m...
ListenEpisode 12: Joseph Patton from 2019-08-12T12:43:33
Joseph Patton is a staff songwriter at Sony/ATV Music Publishing on Nashville's Music Row. In this episode, Jonathan and Joseph talk about what happens in Music Row writing rooms, the difference...
ListenEpisode 11: Karen Swallow Prior from 2019-08-05T10:00
Karen Swallow Prior is the author of On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life Through Great Books. In this epi...
ListenEpisode 10: Shawn Smucker from 2019-07-29T10:00
Shawn Smucker is the author of Light from Distant Stars (among other books). In this episode, Jonat...
ListenEpisode 9: Kristy Dempsey from 2019-07-22T10:00
Jonathan and Kristy talk about her new book Papa Put a Man on the Moon (written in celebration of the fif...
ListenEpisode 8: Helena Sorensen from 2019-07-15T10:00
Jonathan and Helena (author of the Shiloh series) talk about b...
ListenEpisode 7: Doug McKelvey from 2019-07-08T10:00
Jonathan and Doug discuss the search for "a word that rhymes with everything" and how this search characterizes Doug's writing process aesthetically, morally, and theologically.
Doug McKe...
ListenEpisode 6: Russ Ramsey from 2019-07-01T10:00
Jonathan and Russ go back and forth about the fine line between fact and fiction, the fallibility of human memory, and where truth comes from, specifically as these issues pertain to Russ's memo...
ListenEpisode 5: Claire Gibson from 2019-06-24T10:00
Jonathan Rogers interviews Claire Gibson about her new book Beyond the Point, befriending our inner c...
ListenEpisode 4: Christopher Williams from 2019-06-19T10:00
Jonathan Rogers interviews Christopher Williams about his new concept album, We Will ...
ListenEpisode 3: Jennifer Trafton from 2019-06-10T10:00
Jonathan Rogers and Jennifer Trafton discuss the vital role of play in creativity, the tricky business of self-forgetfulness, and how to recover and retain our childhood loves even in the throes...
ListenEpisode 2: Pete Peterson from 2019-06-03T17:31
Jonathan Rogers and Pete Peterson discuss playwriting, the secrets to a compelling story, and Pete's upcoming stage adaptation of Corrie ten Boom's The Hiding Place.
Episode 1: Katy Bowser Hutson from 2019-05-24T22:04
Jonathan Rogers interviews Katy Bowser Hutson about her chapbook Now I Lay Me...
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