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Another Life with Joy Marie Clarkson

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How can we live well together? What gives life purpose? How do technology, education, faith, capitalism, work, family change the way we live? Is another life possible? Plough editor Joy Marie Clarkson digs deeper into perspectives from a wide variety of writers and thinkers appearing in the pages of  Plough .

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Plough

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Society

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Latest episode

Jun 30, 2026

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Episodes

What Makes America Great? with Ken Burns 30.06.2026

For all its flaws, there’s something exceptional about the United States of America. Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns joins Joy Marie Clarkson on the Another Life podcast. Read transcript here. This podcast is from ⁠Plough Quarterly⁠, a magazine of stories, ideas, and culture to inspire faith and action. ⁠Subscribe at our introductory rate⁠ to learn how another life is possible.

Existential Gratitude with King-Ho Leung 19.05.2026

There’s something about the experience of being in the world that evokes wonder. Listen to Joy Marie Clarkson’s conversation with King-Ho Leung. Read transcript here. This podcast is from ⁠⁠⁠⁠Plough Quarterly⁠⁠⁠⁠, a magazine of stories, ideas, and culture to inspire faith and action. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe at our introductory rate⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn how another life is possible.

Life on the Edge of Catastrophe with Katja Hoyer 05.05.2026

Katja Hoyer, a German historian discusses her new book on Weimar and how the Communists stifled religion. Read transcript here. This podcast is from ⁠⁠⁠Plough Quarterly⁠⁠⁠, a magazine of stories, ideas, and culture to inspire faith and action. ⁠⁠⁠Subscribe at our introductory rate⁠⁠⁠ to learn how another life is possible.

Faith in China with Easten Law 21.04.2026

In the latest episode of Another Life, Dr. Easten Law sheds light on the complexities of faith in contemporary China. Read transcript here. This podcast is from ⁠⁠Plough Quarterly⁠⁠, a magazine of stories, ideas, and culture to inspire faith and action. ⁠⁠Subscribe at our introductory rate⁠⁠ to learn how another life is possible.

All Shall Be Well with Karen Kilby 07.04.2026

In the latest episode of Another Life, Karen Kilby and Joy Clarkson discuss how should Christians should respond to a declining church. Read transcript here. This podcast is from ⁠Plough Quarterly⁠, a magazine of stories, ideas, and culture to inspire faith and action. ⁠Subscribe at our introductory rate⁠ to learn how another life is possible.

An Artist Reinterprets Classic Nature Poems with Julian Peters 24.03.2026

Julian Peters, the comic artist behind Plough’s new anthology of nature poems, talks to Joy Clarkson. Read transcript here. Get Nature Poems to See By. This podcast is from ⁠Plough Quarterly⁠, a magazine of stories, ideas, and culture to inspire faith and action. ⁠Subscribe at our introductory rate⁠ to learn how another life is possible.

A Season of Unveiling with Norann Voll 03.03.2026

Norann Voll and Joy Marie Clarkson discuss how they are observing Lent and a book of Lenten and Easter devotions that you shouldn’t miss. Read transcript here. This podcast is from Plough Quarterly, a magazine of stories, ideas, and culture to inspire faith and action. Subscribe at our introductory rate to learn how another life is possible.

On Beauty and Justice with ⁠Makoto Fujimura⁠ and Haejin Fujimura 17.02.2026

⁠Makoto Fujimura⁠, ⁠Haejin Fujimura⁠ and ⁠Joy Marie Clarkson⁠ discuss how art can serve as a means of envisioning a just future. Read transcript here. This podcast is from ⁠Plough Quarterly⁠, a magazine of stories, ideas, and culture to inspire faith and action. ⁠Subscribe at our introductory rate⁠ to learn how another life is possible.

In Defense of Iconoclasm with Natalie Carnes 03.02.2026

In this episode of Another Life, Joy Clarkson speaks with Natalie Carnes, a professor of theology at Duke University, about the role of images in worship. Read the transcript. This podcast is from ⁠Plough Quarterly⁠, a magazine of stories, ideas, and culture to inspire faith and action. ⁠Subscribe at our introductory rate⁠ to learn how another life is possible.

Unexpected Beauty with Brandon Vaidyanathan 20.01.2026

Brandon Vaidyanathan: I discovered beauty through betrayal by my girlfriend, studying business, and my mother's mental illness. Read the transcript. This podcast is from ⁠Plough Quarterly⁠, a magazine of stories, ideas, and culture to inspire faith and action. ⁠Subscribe at our introductory rate⁠ to learn how another life is possible.

How Does Scripture Talk About Beauty? with Ben Quash 06.01.2026

In a new season of the Another Life podcast, Joy Marie Clarkson and Ben Quash look at beauty in the Old and New Testaments. Read transcript here. This podcast is from ⁠Plough Quarterly⁠, a magazine of stories, ideas, and culture to inspire faith and action. ⁠Subscribe at our introductory rate⁠ to learn how another life is possible.

Bonus episode: Paul Kingsnorth gives a talk called “Six Ways to Resist the Machine” 30.12.2025

In his new book *Against the Machine: On the Unmaking of Humanity*, English writer Paul Kingsnorth argues that forces of economic globalization have treated people as means not ends, leading to homogenized culture and widespread nihilism. With the force of this “machine” sucking us in, how can we remain human? How can we fend off despair and cynicism when it threatens to crush our very soul? Is an...

Humans Aren’t the Only Pebble on the Cosmic Beach with Alison Milbank 09.12.2025

Joy Marie Clarkson and Alison Milbank discuss the importance of angels and why parishes are good. Read transcript here. This podcast is from ⁠Plough Quarterly⁠, a magazine of stories, ideas, and culture to inspire faith and action. ⁠Subscribe at our introductory rate⁠ to learn how another life is possible.

When You Believe in a Living God with Sarah Killam Crosby and Benjamin Crosby 25.11.2025

Sarah Killam Crosby, Benjamin Crosby, and Joy Marie Clarkson discuss what happens to your life, church, and marriage when you actually believe in the Holy Spirit. Read transcript here. This podcast is from ⁠Plough Quarterly⁠, a magazine of stories, ideas, and culture to inspire faith and action. ⁠Subscribe at our introductory rate⁠ to learn how another life is possible.

The Collective Burden of War with Phil Klay 11.11.2025

US Marines veteran Phil Klay talks to Joy Clarkson about going to war, honor, penance, and the burden we should all share. Read transcript here. This podcast is from ⁠Plough Quarterly⁠, a magazine of stories, ideas, and culture to inspire faith and action. ⁠Subscribe at our introductory rate⁠ to learn how another life is possible.

Why Are People Returning to Church? with Andrew Davison 28.10.2025

We are seeing an unexpected resurgence of openness to God and spiritual matters, and an uptick in religious participation. What’s behind it? Read the transcript. This podcast is from ⁠Plough Quarterly⁠, a magazine of stories, ideas, and culture to inspire faith and action. ⁠Subscribe at our introductory rate⁠ to learn how another life is possible.

Introducing Another Life Podcast 14.10.2025

To live in better we have to begin with the conviction that another life is possible. That is what this podcast aims to explore. In today's inaugural episode, Joy interviews Plough Editor-in-chief Peter Mommsen, and senior editor Maureen Swinger and her husband, Jason. Read the transcript. This podcast is from ⁠Plough Quarterly⁠, a magazine of stories, ideas, and culture to inspire faith and actio...

In Defense of Pint and Pipe by Malcolm Guite 07.09.2025

Smoking and drinking carry known risks. Here’s why I haven’t given them up.

Against Self-Optimization by David Zahl 06.09.2025

The wellness industry sells you a version of yourself it can’t deliver. Hope lies elsewhere.

The Exploitation of Immigrant Care Workers by Hazel Thompson 05.09.2025

Hidden in plain sight, foreign health aides in UK care homes face exploitation.

What My First Psychiatric Patient Taught Me by Abraham M. Nussbaum 04.09.2025

Sharon could hardly leave the house. She showed me the wonder and limits of therapy.

Abraham’s Warring Children by Kelsey Osgood 03.09.2025

After October 7, can a Muslim-Christian-Jewish center in Abu Dhabi make any difference?

What Families with Autistic Children Know by Sam Tomlin 02.09.2025

For parents of neurodiverse children, church and school can be another hurdle.

Chronically Healthy, Chronically Ill by Aberdeen Livingstone 01.09.2025

Living with a chronic illness, I’ve traveled between the kingdom of health and the kingdom of sickness.

The Faces of the Bhopal Disaster by Cristiano Denanni 31.08.2025

Forty years after history’s worst industrial accident, survivors still live in its shadow.

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