Speaking with Joy

This summer Speaking with Joy's online summer book club will be exploring the suspenseful, captivating, scientific young adult novel a Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle.  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit joyclarkson.substack.com/subscribe

A conversation with Dr Matthew Rothaus Moser about the transformation of love in Dante's Divine Comedy. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit joyclarkson.substack.com/subscribe

Join Joy on the stoop of her Scottish flat to listen to birdsong and read three poems celebrating the glory of Spring. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit joyclarkson.substack.com/subscribe

From Poirot to Aragorn, Joy and Nathan Clarkson discuss the best heroes of film and literature, and discuss the qualities of good men. Check out Nathan's new book Good Man, released today! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit joyclarkson.substack.com/subscribe

Did you know modern chemistry began as an attempt to turn lead into gold? Enjoy this delightful conversation with historical fiction author Samantha Cohoe about alchemy, story telling, and lipstick! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit joyclarkson.substack.com/subscribe

Escape into the stories about people who go places (while we cannot!) and explore role of narrative in developing virtue. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit joyclarkson.substack.com/subscribe

A conversation with Gracy Olmstead about exodus, homecoming, landscapes, walking, and Wendell Berry. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit joyclarkson.substack.com/subscribe

Join me in my kitchen while I make french toast blintzes and contemplate the excellencies of tea. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit joyclarkson.substack.com/subscribe

An interview with artist and illustrator Mariah Ziemer about her philosophy of doodling, being a happy artist, and her new children's book about the Australian outback.  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit joyclarkson.substack.com/subscribe

Enter into the story of the Passion through one of the greatest works of western music: Bach's Saint Matthew Passion. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit joyclarkson.substack.com/subscribe