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Arc: The Podcast

Religion EN ↓ 30 episodes

Arc Magazine’s editor-in-chief, Mark Oppenheimer, is joined by guests to talk religion, politics, et cetera.

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Episode 5: Rich Cohen on a Connecticut murder, the good old days of American media, and how not to become a crazy sports parent 17.06.2025 1:21:54

Arc's editor-in-chief sits down with Rich Cohen, contributing editor at Vanity Fair and Rolling Stone and the author of 16 books including, most recently, Murder in the Dollhouse: The Jennifer Dulos Story.

Episode 4: Ana Levy-Lyons on leaving the Unitarian ministry, connecting to Judaism, and disconnecting from technology 03.06.2025 1:14:42

Arc's editor-in-chief sits down with Ana Levy-Lyons, author of the forthcoming book The Secret Despair of the Secular Left, to discuss her work as a Unitarian minister, her decision to leave the ministry and go to rabbinical school, and the problems at the core of secular life.

Episode 3: Molly Worthen on charisma, "The Karate Kid," and Mark’s soul 19.05.2025 1:43:40

Arc's editor-in-chief sits down with Molly Worthen, author of the new book Spellbound: How Charisma Shaped American History from the Puritans to Donald Trump, to talk about becoming an evangelical Christian, the etiquette of evangelizing, and the not-so-quiet beauty of big box churches.

Episode 2: Nicholas Carr on desert flowers and techno-pessimism 07.05.2025 1:08:12

Arc's editor-in-chief sits down with Nicholas Carr, author of the new book Superbloom, to talk religion, politics, et cetera.

Episode 1: Jay Michaelson 23.04.2025 1:08:59

Mark sits down with Jay Michaelson to talk religion, politics, et cetera.