Just wanted to share some thoughts about belonging to a religious community, both in a physical sense (i.e., a congregation) as well as a sort of ideological one (e.g., particular writers you resonate with). Pardon all the pauses.

5. Shroom Theology (with Chano Arreguin)

Mar 24th, 2020 1h 19m

Theology is the study of the nature of God, religious beliefs, and religious experiences. There is revealed theology, the knowledge of the supernatural obtained directly from God (through revelation), and there's natural theology, knowledge of

4. Fast-track Heretic (with Slade Lade)

Nov 14th, 2018 1h 7m

For this episode, I sat down with my good friend Slade Lane. I recorded this conversation back in May when I visited Lincoln. Slade and I spent quite a bit of time in the same coffee shop talking about all kinds of things, but often coming back

3. A Pastor's Take (with Michael Paradise)

Jun 6th, 2018 52m 10s

Pastor Michael Paradise is the Young Adult Pastor at College View Church (CVC), a Seventh-day Adventist church in Lincoln, Neb. During my studies at Union College (also an Adventist institution), I took a first-year course from Pastor Paradise

2. How We Think About Stuff

Apr 15th, 2018 59m 26s

In this episode we discuss two ways in which we think can think about how we think (yes, very meta): schemas and models. Do not be afraid, they are very intuitive concepts that provide nice frameworks to think about any kind of questions.

1. An Introduction

Mar 11th, 2018 59m 51s

This episode serves as an introduction to the type of conversations we will be having around the issues of faith, spirituality, and belief in God. We are laypeople trying to figure out what we believe and why we believe it.

Trudy Holmes-Caines

Jun 12th, 2017 1h 5m

I sat down with Dr. Trudy Holmes-Caines before leaving Lincoln, Neb., and had a wonderful conversation for this podcast. She is a professor of psychology at Union College who came to the United States to pursue graduate studies. We discussed he

Michael Paradise

May 24th, 2017 59m 56s

Before leaving Lincoln, Neb., for good, I sat down with Michael Paradise in his office at the College View Seventh-day Adventist Church where he serves as the young adult pastor. I was curious to know what it is like to work with young adults a

Honest and Sel-revealing

May 6th, 2017 1h 2m

Slade and I have been spending quite a bit of time attempting to read at our local coffee shop, but we just end up talking whenever we run into each other. We decided to talk for the podcast about some of the Christian books we've read—or more

A Farewell

Feb 20th, 2017 34m 35s

After a few months without coming back to the studio, Slade and I return to say goodbye … kind of. Since the last episode, we have both been working on new projects: he's launched a new blog called "The Obsessionist," and I'm about to release a

Natalie Bruzon

Oct 31st, 2016 1h 12m

This week on the show: Natalie Bruzon. I had the pleasure of working with her (meaning for her) at The Clocktower, our college's newspaper. Now, she lives in Orchard, a tiny town somewhere in Nebraska (and where's Nebraska?), where she works as

Hannah Ashburn

Oct 10th, 2016 1h 5m

This week on the podcast we have Hannah Ashburn. She is an artist finishing up her college degree and finding what the next step is. Besides talking about what it is like to grow up white and how creepy I think Gothic paintings are, we tried to

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Claudia Pech

Sep 30th, 2016 1h 17m

It's been a while. We are bringing you some new conversations soon. But this time, we are re-releasing our episode with Claudia Pech. Back in December, we talked about Trump's comments on Mexicans, the difficulties of being an undocumented immi

Micah Robinson

Sep 2nd, 2016 1h 17m

This week on the podcast, Slade sat down with Micah Robinson to discuss our guest's journey with music. They had an amazing conversation, of which I can't say much because Slade doesn't want me to. He says you should just go listen to it! (I ag

Tyler Morrison

Aug 16th, 2016 1h 5m

Today on the show we have Tyler Morrison, a talented Christian singer-(now)songwriter. On September 4, he'll be releasing his debut album "Surrender." Tyler is here to share all about how his music ministry has evolved and where it may go. To r

Pablo Colindres

Aug 2nd, 2016 1h 9m

In this week's podcast, Pablo Colindres joins us to discuss the election. Our guest brought an interesting gift to alleviate the confusion of talking about Trump and Twitter and why you shouldn't vote for a third-party candidate. Also, Pablo ha

Discussions, discussions

Jul 19th, 2016 59m 32s

A couple weeks ago, I (Enrique) wrote about those infamous Facebook debates. For this episode, Slade and I expand on the subject and share our experiences trying to avoid such discussions and sometimes taking part in them. Why can't we be more

Why not "Of heroes and villains"?

Jul 4th, 2016 52m 35s

Why is this blog titled "Of lovers and fools"? This week on the podcast, I welcome Slade Lane as my co host to discuss how the blog and podcast got their name. We talked 4th of July, graphic novels/comic books, copying García Márquez, and, our

After Graduation with Slade Lane

Jun 5th, 2016 1h 8m

After a while, a new episode of the podcast is here. This time, Slade is back to talk about life after graduation. We both recently joined the ranks of the unemployed and this change has resulted in many a fearful look at the future. We hereby

Debbie Pinto

Mar 4th, 2016 1h

Today on the podcast, Debbie Pinto talks about leadership. An energetic and optimist student, she's held several leadership positions during her college career at Union College. Although she didn't have the qualities she thought made a good lea

Bonus

Sesión Acústica con Guillermo Ximenez

Feb 12th, 2016 36m 34s

Esta semana Guillermo Ximenez vuelve al podcast, pero esta vez no para una entrevista. Sin mucha planeación pero con muchas ganas, realizamos una sesión acústica al principio del año. De los cinco temas, dos aparecen en su disco "Por la eternid

Doug Barahona

Jan 6th, 2016 1h 10m

Doug Barahona, my first guest for 2016, recites a spoken word poem he wrote about his experiences in the street and his subsequent conversion to the Christian faith. He now studies religion with a pastoral care emphasis at Union College in Linc

Bonus

Ed Quezada (Spanish episode)

Dec 31st, 2015 1h 4m

Mi hermano Ed está en el podcast esta vez. Aprovechamos estar en casa para grabar un episodio de fin de año. Hablamos un poco de nuestras resoluciones para el 2016 y de lo que se viene. Como mi hermano está relacionado con el cine, hablamos de

Claudia Pech

Dec 22nd, 2015 1h 13m

After a busy month, I am back with another episode. This time, Claudia Pech is on the show to discuss immigration. We talked about Trump's comments, the difficulties of being an undocumented immigrant, and the current state of the conversation

Bonus

Podcast update

Nov 25th, 2015 37m 48s

The past few weeks have been difficult, so I didn't release an episode last week as I was supposed to. Here's an update, though, on what has happened since last episode. My jaw gave me quite a bit of trouble as I prepared for a recital. Also, T