Things Not Seen Podcast

Kenneth Briggs went on a road trip to discover the condition of the Bible in America. What he found may surprise you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest, Rabbi Niles Goldstein, is the author of ten books. His new book, Eight Questions of Faith, is part memoir and part scriptural investigation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Midtown Educational Foundation has been helping low-income students in Chicago graduate from high school and enter college since 1965 through a series of summer and after-school programs. This week we speak with Glenn Wilke, Midtown's executive director, about the blessings he has seen in his many years with the program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Osler's journey has led him from fierce prosecution of drug offenders to arguing for clemency and leniency. He is the author of the new book, Prosecuting Jesus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We revisit our 2014 interview with the challenging and engaging Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf. For some, a lightning rod. For others, an international voice of reason and reconciliation. For us, a fascinating conversation about the face of Islam in contemporary international politics, and the vital need for hospitality and honest conversation between Islam and the west. We present the first half of David Dault's in-depth conversation with Imam Rauf, where we discuss misconceptions about Islam and the core of religious identity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jonathan Meiburg is a musician who writes and records with the band Shearwater. He also has traveled to the remote ends of the earth to explore wildlife and landscapes few humans have seen. In this wide ranging conversation, we talk about the human moment - a mere blink in geologic history - and why we work so hard to create meaning in the midst of the wilderness we live in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We speak to Troy Bronsink about his work as a minister and artist, and about his new center for art and contemplation, The Hive, in Cincinnati Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest John Noltner has driven thousands of miles to photograph people and ask them the question, "What does peace mean to you?" The result is a series of books, a website, and traveling exhibits that explore "A Peace of My Mind." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We speak to author Lisa Sharon Harper about her new book, The Very Good Gospel: How Everything Wrong Can Be Made Right Again. Harper looks at our disordered world through the biblical lens of Shalom - a word that means "peace," but with a depth and complexity that affects all earthly relations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talk to Rev. Katherine Willis Pershey about her new book, Very Married: Field Notes on Love and Fidelity Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices