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The Jim Wallis Podcast — 240 episodes
David Beckmann on Poverty Abolition, Faith, and the Trump Backlash
The Urgency of Now: A Pentacostal Reflection
Mark Labberton on Christ Alone, Neighbor Love, and Rededicate 250
Aaron Graham on Ascension Day, the Great Commission, and Unshakable Faith
Maria Stephan on Nonviolence, Political Violence, and the Fight for Democracy
Maya Wiley on the Supreme Court’s Assault on Voting Rights
Iran, the Obama Nuclear Deal, and the Lie of a “Just War”: David Cortright on Why Diplomacy Still Matters
Pope Leo, Trump, Blasphemy, and the Hunger for Faith: Kim Daniels and Christopher White on Catholic Witness
Catholic Social Teaching, Democracy, and the Trump Era: Cathleen Kaveny on Human Dignity and the Common Good
Quiet Christianity Is Waking Up: Diana Butler Bass on Democracy, Courage, and the Common Good
Billionaires, Mergers, and the Free Press: Ray Suarez on Truth and Democracy
TPS for Haiti Is Not a Game: Guerline Jozef on Faith, Families, and the Supreme Court
Matthew Taylor Exposes the Fallacies of Christian Dominionism in the War on Iran
Gaza, Iran, and the Collapse of International Law: Jonathan Kuttab on Nonviolence
Purpose, Values, and Courage: Bill George on “True North” Leadership in Minneapolis
When Christians Answer the Call
Every Child of God Has Dignity: John Carr on 50 Years of Faith and Public Life
Springfield’s Witness: Haitian Neighbors and Faith‑Rooted Resistance
Neighbors, Truth, and Higher Law: Chris LaTondresse and Jim Wallis on Minnesota’s Moral Uprising
“Civil but Not Silent”: Billy Shore on ICE in Maine, Kids, and Shared Purpose
Minnesota Is Mourning’: Peggy Flanagan on ICE, Faith, and Fighting Mass Deportations
Tyranny and Epiphany: Matthew D. Taylor on White Christian Nationalism and the Continuing Coup
Advent, Moral Empathy, and Trump’s America: Jim Wallis with David Gushee
Advent Welcome: Faith, Truth, and Immigration Solidarity with Rev. Gabe Salguero
Advent, Patient Impatience, and Courageous Hope: Jim Wallis with Bishop Michael Curry
Catholic Voices on Immigration: Archbishop Wenski’s Urgent Call to Action
Faith, Justice & the Culture War: Jim Wallis Interviews Justin Giboney
Restoring SNAP: Claire Borzner on Food Urgency, Impact, and Advocacy
Faith, SNAP, and Shutdowns: Amelia Kegan on Standing Up for Hungry Families
When Faith Meets Power: Brian Kaylor on the Gospel vs. Christian Nationalism
The Cross and the Olive Tree: Palestinian Theology, Lament, and Living Hope
Facing America’s Divided Soul: Jim Wallis with Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr.
Faithful Peacemaking in Turbulent Times: Jim Wallis with Jennifer Walker Thomas
The Soul Work of Justice: Wes Granberg-Michaelson on Faith, Activism, and Resilience
Faith in the Crosshairs: Rob Schenck on Evangelicals, Trump, and the Perils of Christian Nationalism
Echoes of Resistance: Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the Black Social Gospel, and Confronting Christian Nationalism Today
Walking with the Stranger: Bishop Daniel Gutierrez on Faith, Justice, and Immigration in America
Faith, Service, and Democracy: Jim Wallis & Paul Rieckhoff on Leading with Values
Ending Systemic Racism in the United States
Faith, Fear, and Resistance: Rev. Carlos Malave on ICE, Immigrant Dignity, and Christian Solidarity
Chasing Hope and Truth: Jim Wallis with Nicholas Kristof
Rediscovering Justice: Jim Wallis at Chautauqua – Faith, Action, and the Moral Compass for Our Times
Faith in the Line of Fire: Jim Wallis on Political Violence, Minnesota, and the Christian Response
Standing for a Moral Budget: Faith Leaders Demand Justice on Capitol Hill
Sen. Chris Coons on Pentecost Witness, Faith, Justice & the Moral Budget
Trump Budget Cuts: A $1.1 Trillion Transfer From the Least of These to the Wealthiest of Them
How Will We Know When We’ve Lost Our Democracy? Jim Wallis & Steven Levitsky on Courage in Troubled Times
A New Era: Pope Leo XIV, Francis’s Legacy, and the Future of Catholic Social Teaching – with John Carr
Faith, Justice, and the Power of Witness: Jim Wallis Interviews Dr. Barbara Williams-Skinner
Trump’s Historic Unpopularity: Majority See Him as a Dangerous Dictator
Faith, Politics, and Democracy in America: A Conversation with E.J. Dionne
Silencing Truth: Banned Books, Racism, and the Future of American Democracy
Bonhoeffer's Legacy: Confronting Injustice Today with Adam Taylor.
Money, Lies, & God: The Plot to Destroy American Democracy
Courts Under Siege: Dahlia Lithwick on Trump's Judicial Threats & Democracy's Future
Wolves at the Door of our Democracy
Disarming Leviathan: Fighting Trump's Chaos Evil While Loving Your Christian Nationalist Neighbors
Millions will Starve and Millions will Die
Stand Up for Jesus and The Stranger
Grieve but Do Not Despair
Elizabeth Neumann on Trump: The Guardrails are Completely Off
Daniel Gutierrez on Immigration: “Look at Them with the Eyes of Christ”
David Gushee: Democracy is the Number One Issue on the Ballot
Test of Faith: Defending Democracy
Jocelyn Benson: Be Heard and Be Counted
Ian Bassin: Donald Trump’s Authoritarian Playbook
Rep. Jim Clyburn: Project 2025 is Jim Crow 2.0
Meet The Exvangelicals: A Journey Through Faith and Politics
Unveiling 'The False White Gospel' with Jim Wallis
Inside the Christian Movement Threatening Our Democracy.
Inside the Great Evangelical Crackup with Tim Alberta
Senator Chris Coons on the 'Higher Calling' of Public Service
The Rev. James Martin on Advent, His New Book on Lazarus, and a Big Vatican Meeting
Bishop Mariann Budde on How to Be Brave
Steven Levitsky Explains How U.S. Democracy Reached a Breaking Point
Faith in Action: Following Jesus in a Warming World
Unearthing The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy with Robert P. Jones, Vann Newkirk II, and Jennifer Rubin
Faith, Climate, and Action: A Conversation with Rev. Jim Wallis and Bill McKibben
The Enduring Moral Power of MLK's Letter From Birmingham Jail
Towards a More Just Future with Rev Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas
"The Fierce Urgency of Now" Rev. Jim Wallis | Villanova University Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Lecture
Matthew Desmond on America's "Sinful" Treatment of Poor People
Higher Calling: A Conversation with Representative Nancy Pelosi
A White Christian Nationalist Hotbed
The Looming Threat of White Nationalist' Political Violence
Evangelicals' Dangerous Amnesia
How to Talk About Racism with Your Kids
What a New Survey Reveals About White Christian Nationalism
Four Orientations Toward White Christian Nationalism
The Historical Roots of White Christian Nationalism
How White Christian Nationalism Threatens Democracy
Crossing the Color Line
Why Racism Still Makes Sense to White Folks
White Too Long: How Racism Lives in the DNA of White Christianity in America
How Universal Voting Could Save American Democracy
What Latino Voters Want
The Secretive Group Behind the Religious Right
Why White evangelicals fell hard for Donald Trump
Kirsten Powers on Loving Your (Political) Enemies
Eddie Glaude uncovers 'the heart of the rot’ in America’s white supremacy
Rep. Jamie Raskin: The Jan. 6 Investigation will “Blow the Roof Off the House”
The House is On Fire: Democracy Under Attack
Rep. Sewell and Sen. Warnock Fight to Save our Democracy
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Sister Helen Prejean on the Christian Imperative to Abolish the Death Penalty
Most Rev. Michael Curry: Charting the Path to Redemption and Reconciliation
The Deep Connection of Faith & Science with Dr. Francis Collins
Heather McGhee on the True Cost of Racism
Ben & Jerry's Ben Cohen on Ending Qualified Immunity
Eyes Wide Open: Discussing Israel and Palestine with Wesley Granberg-Michaelson
Michelle Reyes: Becoming All Things
The Spiritual Consequences of Hoarding Wealth
Combating AAPI Hate with Hyepin Im
Freeing Jesus with Diana Butler Bass
W. Franklyn Richardson: Witness to Grace
Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation with Rep. Barbara Lee”
Salt and Light
The True Cost of Racism with Heather McGhee
The Discipleship Question
The Peacemaker Question
Faith for Vaccinations with Dr. Leana Wen
The Caesar Question
The Deep Connection of Faith & Science with Dr. Francis Collins
The Fear Question
The Power Question
The Truth Question
The Image Question
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry on the Path to Redemption and Reconciliation
The Neighbor Question
What About Jesus?
Sister Helen Prejean on the Christian Imperative to Abolish the Death Penalty
Reclaiming Jesus Now with Jim Wallis
The Inward & Outward Journey of Faith with Rev. Wes Granberg-Michaelson
Don't Just Comfort, Show Up & Come With Us
Rev. Gabriel Salguero on theComplexities of the Latinx Evangelical Vote
A Faustian Bargain and a Corruption of the Soul
John Carr on the Catholic Vote in the 2020 Election
Rev. Jim Wallis on the Unconventional Threat of Voter Suppression & Intimidation
Protecting Our Democracy with Rev. Barbara Williams-Skinner
Paul Rieckhoff on the Importance of Sacrifice in Leadership
Bishop Michael Curry: Love Is the Way
America Is Facing a National Crisis: Racism
Rep. Clyburn Calls for Vigilance to Protect Voting Rights
Bree Newsome on Ending Entrenched Racism
Schooling During COVID-19: How to Close Gaps in Education
White Too Long: How Racism Lives in the DNA of White Christianity in America
Eddie Glaude on the Third Founding of America
Why Racism Still Makes Sense to White Folks
The Courage to Listen: Faith Communities' Mission to Protect Black Life and Reduce Harm
God and Neighbor: Ending Racism Through Faith
A History of the American Dreamer
John Whittington Franklin on Juneteenth and Tulsa
Many Faiths, One Commitment. Radical Love: A Conversation with Valarie Kaur
Sen. Chris Coons: Our Moment of Crisis Is a Moment for Transformation
Faith and Freedom During the Pandemic Crisis
Bishop Mariann Budde: Our Attention Should Be on the Murderous Sin of Racism
One Murder of Many: Subverting White Privilege to Save Black Lives
Lament: A Day to Mourn By Jim Wallis
Is COVID-19 Changing Evangelical Support for Trump?
Did South Korea Get It Right?: Rev. Hana Kim on Keeping Faith During COVID-19
The Theology of Migration
Does Faithfulness Require Political Advocacy? A Conversation w/ Eugene Cho
How to Embrace COVID's Uncertainty in a Culture of Invincibility
Lessons from the Pandemic: A New Definition of National Security
The Importance of Observing the Sabbath in Times of Crisis
Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan: 'You Measure What You Care About'
The Urgency of Now: Black Lives Matter During the Coronavirus Crisis
Finding Solutions for Food Insecurity in a Pandemic
Ruth Padilla DeBorst on the Global Common Good vs. Governmental Self-Interest
United Way's Brian Gallagher: 'The Nation and the World Will Be Changed for a Generation'
A Theological Case for Voting Access: Protecting the Ballot Box in a Pandemic
Sunday Sermon in a Pandemic: Fr. Richard Rohr on Celebrating Easter
Emergency Medicine Expert Mel Herbert on Physical and Spiritual Healing
Renowned Epidemiologist Larry Brilliant on a Moral Response to COVID-19
Sunday Sermon in a Pandemic: Adam Taylor and Jim Wallis in Conversation
Coronavirus Stimulus Bill: Who Will Be Left Behind?
Sunday Sermon in a Pandemic: A Conversation between Bishop Michael Curry and Jim Wallis
'We are not powerless against this virus': Fighting COVID-19 with Collective Care
MLK: "The Church must not be the slave of the State."
A Christmas Message from the Reverend Jim Wallis
Mayor Pete Buttigieg on the Role of Religious Values in Politics
Julian Castro on His Catholic Faith and His Moral Compass
Senator Cory Booker on Authentic Faith
Jesus has Survived All of Us Christians
Anti-Christ Politics in the Trump Era
Our Nation's Worst Demons are Ascending
WHO WILL CALL OUT THE PRESIDENT'S RACISM?
Gun Violence: When Normal Becomes Unacceptable
How and Why Donald Trump Must Leave the Presidency
Seeking Common Ground and Abundant Life
A Look at the Mueller Report Through a Moral Lens
Moving from Pain to Hope
A Presidential Candidate, a Gay Man, an Afghanistan War Veteran, a Rhodes Scholar, a Millennial, and an Anglican Walk into a Bar. His Name is Pete Buttigieg.
Donald Trump: Evangelist of White Nationalism and White Supremacy
Donald Trump is the National Emergency
The Real State of the Union
Where to Begin
Spiritual Wickedness in High Places
Trump's Monument to Racism
Be Not Afraid: Trump's UnGodly Wall Contradicts Jesus' Teaching
Stark Relief
2018 MidTerm Elections: The Good, The Bad, and The Dangerous
I've Got Some Good News and Some Bad News
Rigged: How a White Male Minority Conspires to Hold onto Power
You're Invited!
I Believe
Three Funerals
Endnagered Species Spotted on Capitol Hill: Senators Reaching Across the Aisle to Unite Families
The Truth Will Set You Free...Unless Donald Trump Defiles the Meaning of Truth
First They Came for the Migrants...
"Religion is this...to look after orphans and widows in their distress." The Anti-Biblical Actions of the Government Against the Most Vulnerable
Good News or Bad News? The Meaning of Evangelical in 21st Century America
Let Your Light Shine
Answer the Call: Bring your Faith to the Streets
Refuse to be Complicit in the Hijacking of Jesus
American Evangelism is Destroying the Good News of Jesus.
Jesus has Been Stolen
Finding Hope in Despair
Faith Without Works is Dead.
Reclaiming Jesus: Speaking Up for the Integrity of Our Faith
Don't Let Faith Be the Next Casualty of Gun Violence
"We call B.S." on the NRA's Wayne Lapierre and his Heretical and Blasphemous Statements
When Prayers Are Not Enough: A Call to Action From Our Children
A Constitutional Crisis or a Crisis of Faith?
Faith Leaders Cross Political Divides to Unite Against Racism and Poverty
MLK’s Prophetic Question: “Where Do We Go From Here?”
Sh!tHole: How Donald Trump's Racist Comments Have Solidified the Christian Clergy
Left in the Cold: Politically Homeless Christians Are Rejected by Democrats and Republicans
Christmas is the Antidote to the Poisonous Policies of the Current Administration
Black Christians Bring Good News to Alabama Defeating Trump, Bannon, Moore and Moral Hypocrisy
Warning! Senate is NSFBR (Not Safe for Bible Readers)
Toxic Masculinity and Our Culture of Sexual Assault
The Real Story of the Russia Investigation: The Soul of our Nation is in Peril
"Depart from me, you accursed."
How Working for Social Justice Brought the Rev. Jim Wallis Back to Jesus
"Values Voters" Abandon Christian Values When They Embrace Trump...and Jim Wallis Issues a Challenge
Donald Trump Wants to Know Why He Can't Use Nuclear Weapons. Here is the Faith-Based Answer.
Christians and Athletes Know the Real Meaning of Taking A Knee
The Untold Story of How Religious Leaders United to Save Health Care
Detroit 50 Years Later