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Fiona Bell reads an excerpt from “The Talnikov Family”

Sunil Amrith reads an excerpt from “The Burning Earth: A History” by YaleUniversity

A conversation with Dietrich Neumann about his new Mies biography.

In this episode, Dr. de Carvalho discusses his article, Efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided versus landmark-guided neuraxial puncture: a systematic review, network meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis of randomized clinical trials. Dr. de Carvalho's work reiterates that using ultrasound-guided neuraxial anesthesia results in a more efficient neuraxial placement. Ultrasound-guided neura...

Welcome to the YJBM Science News! Join us as we discuss the recent news in healthcare and science across the Yale community. Today, our hosts Mara and Emily will share some of the most intriguing topics of the past two weeks. Papers featured in the episode: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002808 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41588-024-01908-2 https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djae196 More abou...

Yale Divinity School Lecturer Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove offers insights on the upcoming presidential election - drawing from his latest book with Bishop William Barber, 'White Poverty’; discusses how a peacemaking trip to Iraq during the US invasion transformed his life; and talks about his work helping lead the new Center for Public Theology and Public Policy at YDS. https://divinity.yale.edu/new...

James Forman reads an excerpt from "Dismantling Mass Incarceration."

The Very Rev’d Randy Hollerith ’90 MDiv, Dean of the National Cathedral in Washington, DC, joins us as we continue thinking about leading churches through especially political times. He talks about the church’s role as being a voice for the “better way”: the promotion of values like unity and love in contrast to what we often see in the world around us. He talks about the cathedral’s role in polit...

A rare mostly unserious episode amid serious times: Brandon and Hannah take a moment one year into the show to reflect on past episodes and celebrate the new podcast art and music. We play the inaugural Golden Retriever Games: “Taylor or Dante?” and “The Question Game.” Hosts: Brandon Nappi and Hannah Black berkeleydivinity.yale.edu/podcast Instagram: @theleadersway.podcast

In a recent study, Yale researchers found that unexpected tones — like the third set of tones here — can cause people to make riskier choices if heard right before making a decision. The findings could have implications for day-to-day decision-making and may help researchers better understand illnesses like schizophrenia and depression.

Welcome to the YJBM Science News! Join us as we discuss the recent news in healthcare and science across the Yale community. Today, our hosts Mara and Samantha will share some of the most intriguing topics of the past two weeks. Papers featured in the episode: https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/alz.14126 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/oby.24111 https://onlinelibr...

Kaitlyn Schiess is an author (The Liturgy of Politics and The Ballot and the Bible) and podcaster (The Holy Post and Curiously, Kaitlyn). She joins us to talk about leadership during an election season and how spiritual formation is at the heart of our political engagement. We talk about everything from how to talk about politics at Thanksgiving dinner to how to preach when politics are involved.

Kristi, Miriam, and LSAT expert Laura Damone answer a grab bag of your questions on all things LSAT.

What are the major parts of the LSAT and how should you go about preparing for this test? Your hosts do a dive deep with Laura Damone, who is perhaps the biggest LSAT enthusiast on the planet.

LSAT expert Laura Damone joins Miriam and Kristi to go over all the nuts and bolts of the LSAT, the most common standardized test utilized in law school admissions.

YDS alumna Vanessa Avery shares lessons learned from decades of interfaith peacebuilding, how architecture can be used as a tool to bring people together, and the importance of radical hospitality. https://divinity.yale.edu/news/quadcast-sharing-sacred-spaces-and-radical-hospitality-vanessa-avery

Father and son Richard and Christopher Hays discuss their new book The Widening of God’s Mercy: Sexuality Within the Biblical Story. This book seeks to take the Bible seriously by taking more of the Bible seriously. These authors do not focus solely on the prooftexts that have been used to deny LGBTQIA+ inclusion in the church, nor do they try to write them off. In this book, New Testament profess...

Dr. Sharon Chekijian speaks with Dr. Tracy Rabin, the Director of the Office of Global Health at Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Rabin's journey from providing hands-on clinical care in Uganda to establishing sustainable global health education and partnerships has been shaped by her deep commitment to healthcare equity. Explore how her experiences in low-resource settings have inspired her to develo...

Welcome to the first episode of YJBM Science News of the Fall 2024 semester! Join us as we discuss the recent news in healthcare and science across the Yale community. Today, our hosts Mara and Samantha will share some of the most intriguing topics of the past two weeks. Papers featured in the episode: https://www.jci.org/articles/view/181839 https://www.jacc.org/doi/abs/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.05.069...

In this episode, Yale College Dean Pericles Lewis explores the intricate relationship between democracy and higher education in America . Political Science Professor Bryan Garsten and students Enza Jonas Giugni ’25 and Devon Rall-Taguchi ’25 comment on critical American figures and speeches such as Lincoln's Gettysburg Address to Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. The group discusse...

A Conversation with Andrew Wasserman about his new book, The World Atlas of Public Art

The Rev’d Rob Fisher tells the story of St. John’s Lafayette Square in Washington, DC. He tells us stories about Presidents Madison and Lincoln and reminds us that the church’s history, including having lived through the American Civil War, gives us perspective. He talks about the life of the church in 2020 and tells stories of Trump’s photo op, a Molotov cocktail, the pandemic, and more. He tells...

In this thought-provoking episode, host Pericles Lewis challenges us all to reconsider what it means to educate citizens for democracy in the 21st century. Joined by Professor Bryan Garsten and students Enza Jonas Giugni ’25 and Devon Rall-Taguchi ‘25, the discussion explores how ideas from ancient Athens continue to shape our understanding of citizenship and liberal education today. With lively i...

The Rev’d Rob Fisher is Rector of St. John’s Lafayette Square, known as the “Church of the Presidents.” He joins us to talk about his vocation story and what it’s like to be the priest at a church where people’s lives and careers revolve around politics. Join us next week for part 2, where Fisher discusses what it was like to be the rector of St. John’s during the events of 2020.

A new cycle approaches, and that means new episodes and some exciting live events. This season will focus on the LSAT!