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ClariTalks
by Claritas: A Journal of Christian Thought at Cornell
A podcast of Christian thought dedicated to exploring the truth of Christ with any person at any campus in any study.
Episodes
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S4 E4 - A Day in Zeus
To finish our exploration of place in Season 4, we spend an entire day in Temple of Zeus, a cafe in between Klarman and Goldwin Smith Halls. We talk to people studying, coffee chatting, and doing otherwise to try to learn something about our campus. Follow us on Instagram @cornellclaritas or…
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S4 E3 - How Great Is Thou's Art?
Christians throughout time have thought about where they worship in very diverse ways. Some place great emphasis in the physical beauty of a space, while others emphasize that God meets us wherever we are. Further, physical surroundings can be great distractions to transcendent things. August...
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S4 E2 - Where We Live
Cornell has been building dorms. Lots of them. They did this as they updated their policy to require undergraduates to live on campus for their first two years instead of just their first. How are these dorms different, and how do they shape life for the students in them? Follow us on Instagram...
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S4 E1 - A Small Town Crisis: Zoning
Season 4 begins as we look into the long zoning crisis in Caroline, NY, a town just outside of Ithaca. After digging into the details of the law and the dispute, we talk to Eric O. Jacobsen to explore a Christian approach to land use and the built environment. What's happened to make residents...
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S3 E3 - Can Cornell's Fraternities be Redeemed?
Dr. Anthony Bradley joins the show to discuss the state of fraternities at Cornell. Are they institutions of moral formation that can be used for good or inevitably instruments of harm? Follow us on Instagram @cornellclaritas
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S3 E2 - Are Cornell Students Good?
Episode 2 of season 3 continues in exploring the theme of, "The Greatest Good," through examining how students at Cornell see goodness. Dr. Christian Miller of Wake Forest University speaks into this conversation with research and expertise from psychology and philosophy to explore what a…
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S3 E1 - Cornell's "Greatest Good"
Season 3 of ClariTalks is focusing on the greatest good. Cornell recently spearheaded a fundraising campaign by quoting from Ezra Cornell's journal and claiming that all Cornellians are devoted to achieving the "greatest good." But how true is that in practice? And what does the university even...
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ClariTalks Conversations - Dr. John Walton
On this installment of ClariTalks Conversations, Seth interviews Wheaton professor and biblical scholar Dr. John Walton about biblical interpretation and the foundations of Genesis One. This podcast is the extended conversation from the one found in Seth’s article, “The Lost Home of Genesis One”...
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S2 E3 - The "Good" Life?
For many millions of teenagers and adults struggling with depression or anxiety, the "good life" can seem unattainable because life may not seem very "good" in the first place. In this episode, Sarah Castor helps us approach this topic of "goodness"...what does a good life really mean when...
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S2 E2 - Stocks and Stress
In 1987, a movie called “Wall Street” was released that painted a narrative of corporate greed and self-indulgence over the infamous financial district. This negative stigma has created a stereotype of finance careers, highlighting greed and money as the main motivators of success. In this…
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S2 E1 - Family Matters
The second season of ClariTalks begins with a love story. When 17-year-old Seth arrived in a Guatemalan airport to meet his 27-year-old future fiance, he rushed over and hugged her tightly. It was “everything romance novels talk about,” Seth says. From that high point, everything fell apart for...
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SEASON 2 TRAILER - THE GOOD LIFE
What is “The Good Life?” For thousands of years philosophers, theologians, sociologists, psychologists, and many others have tried to answer this question. On this season of ClariTalks, we explore what “the good life” means to fellow students, friends, and faculty through captivating stories and...
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S1 E6 - "He Who Has Ears"
For our last episode in our Climate series, we step away from the COVID-19 pandemic and focus on the racial turbulence of 2020 that brought topics such as racial justice, police brutality, and critical race theory into the public eye. Through interviews with friends who have experiences with…
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S1 E5 - The College Experience
Let’s face it: large amounts of college students don’t go to college for the education that is provided. Parties, clubs, being with friends have been the defining part of the college experience for decades...at least until a global pandemic came along. In this episode, we dive into how the social...
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S1 E4 - ZOOMing Out
Before the pandemic, did you ever use the now-popular video conferencing app called Zoom? In this episode, we take a look at the current weather of academics in higher education, which has been saturated with online classes and an overwhelming amount of Zoom calls. We hear from Dr. Cindy Van Es…
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Special Episode - Black Liturgies, Lament, and Hope
This week we take a break from our ongoing Climate series to bring you an insightful conversation with Cole Arthur Riley, writer and creator of the popular Instagram account Black Liturgies. The interview, led by Claritas Blog Editor Kimberly St. Fleur, walks through the story behind Black...
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S1 E3 - The Campus Chaplains with No Campus
The COVID-19 restrictions at Cornell University dealt a rough hand to one group whose job description is all about being on campus: campus chaplains. Jack takes us on a journey from Collegetown Bagels to the back of a minivan while interviewing campus chaplains about how they have had to adapt to...
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S1 E2 - Election Daze
Months of campaigning and debating could never have prepared America for a week quite like the 2020 presidential election, and college students were no exception. Told through peer interviews and election updates, we look at how students at Cornell reacted to the tumultuous election week and...
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S1 E1 - Forecasting an Uncertain Future
In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, every facet of college life has transformed dramatically in the short term and may potentially have lasting long term effects. Through the lens of atmospheric sciences, we frame how the “weather” and “climate” of Cornell University may be changing and how we…
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SEASON 1 TEASER - CLIMATE
In the midst of COVID-19 and the events of 2020, every facet of college life has changed dramatically - some of us can’t even be at college. In Season 1 of ClariTalks, we want to explore how the ‘climate’ of higher education has been forced to change, along with the lessons and truths we have...
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Special Episode - The Human Issue Podcast
As part of this multimedia HUMAN issue, we created a podcast to complement our articles, poetry, and art. In this episode, we put all the audio extras all in one place– which includes author’s statements, conversations among writers, poetry readings, and more. Weaving the issue together is...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A podcast of Christian thought dedicated to exploring the truth of Christ with any person at any campus in any study.
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Claritas: A Journal of Christian Thought at Cornell
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