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Work Hard, Play Hard, Now What? | Charles Lee & Adlai Wertman
Why Hard Conversations Can Overcome Hate | Daryl Davis & Michah Gottlieb
Is Christianity Divisive? | Tim Keller
If God is Good, Why is There Pain and Suffering? | Sean McDowell & Paul Rinzler
The "Grind": Meaningful or Meaningless? | Lydia Dugdale & James Valentini
When Will I Be Satisfied? | Arthur Brooks & Andrew Huberman
MIT Professors on Success and What Really Matters | Cullen Buie & Desirée Plata
What Science Can (And Can't) Tell Us | David Lahti & Michael Weisberg
Are We Living in the Best of All Possible Worlds? | Lennox & Lowenstein
Questioning Christianity: A Professor's Journey from Skepticism to Faith | Molly Worthen
Why the Resurrection Changes Everything (If It's True) | N. T. Wright & Shelly Kagan
The Messiness of Meaning | Satyan Devadoss & Stuart Firestein
Do Christians Have a Stronger Claim on Morality than Atheists? | John Hare & Peter Singer
Lewis, Tolkien, & Friendship | John Hendrix
Can Faith Make Sense of Suffering? | Meghan Sullivan & John Stuhr
Becoming Alive in a Dehumanizing World | Rowan Williams & Chigozie Obioma
Is Religion for Everyone? | Ross Douthat & Damon Linker
God Might Be Real—But Is He Personal? | Tim Keller & Anthony Kronman
That's a Wrap! Best Episodes from 2025 + Sneak Peek at 2026
Beyond Prescriptions: How Physicians Can Help Suffering Patients | Lydia Dugdale & Michael Menchine
Success, Silicon Valley, & Fulfillment | Pat Gelsinger & John Hennessy
Miracles: How Skeptical Should We Be? | Sean McDowell & Paul Rinzler
Why Education is About More Than Grades | Angel Adams Parham & Roosevelt Montás
What Makes Humans Unique? | Praveen Sethupathy & Scott Aikin
How a Philosopher Found Christianity, and Why She Still Believes | Meghan Sullivan
Christianity and the Basic Assumptions All Scientists Make | John Lennox
Politics, Faith, & Hope: Two Perspectives | Michael Wear & Hahrie Han
Is Hope Naïve in a World Like Ours? | Esau McCaulley & Gary Saul Morson
Suffering, Belief, & the Search for Meaning | Ross Douthat & Frank Bruni
An MIT Professor's Unconventional View of Success | Cullen Buie
Identity, Evil, and Hope: Two Perspectives on Big Questions | Wright & Maibom
Is Justice Possible in a World Like Ours? | David Skeel
Beethoven, Faith, & Suffering: A Musical Journey | Mia Chung-Yee
Two Scientists Share Stories of Awe & Wonder | Sethupathy & Hecht
Can We Pick and Choose Our Beliefs? | Muehlhoff & Barrett
What to Do With Limited Time | Lydia Dugdale & Timothy Bono
Looking for More: Two Professors on Religion & Transcendence | Smith & Fischer
Christian & Atheist Views on Human Uniqueness | Swamidass & Langland-Hassan
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A Case for Believing in Miracles | John Lennox
Literature, Meaning, & Faith | Lori Branch
Why You Should Embrace Being Wrong | Buie & Gleiser
Hey Siri, How Do I Find Myself? A Conversation on Spirituality & Technology | Haidt & Crouch
What's the Point of Pluralism? | Tim Keller
Physics, Beauty, and God | Ard Louis
Changing My Mind: A Skeptical Professor Meets a Surprising God | Molly Worthen
How Your Worldview Affects Your Life | Dallas Willard
Is Science the Only or Best Path to Knowledge? | Sethupathy & Rudge
What Technology Can (And Can't) Do | Rosalind Picard & Joshua Knobe
More Than Just Okay? Religion, Purpose & Human Flourishing | Thompson & Strecher
Can Truth and Tolerance Coexist? | Volf & Pendakur
Is the Grindset Mindset Working? | Dugdale & Fontaine
The Opposite of Depression Is More Than Just Mental Health w/ David Carreon | Beyond the Forum
Three Skills for Disagreeing Better in 2024 w/John Inazu | Beyond the Forum
What Mother Teresa Taught Me | Mary Poplin
Happier Doctor—Healthier Patient? | Arthur Brooks & Bernard Chang
Are We Living in the Best of All Possible Worlds? | Lennox & Lowenstein
The Messiness of Meaning | Devadoss & Firestein
Mental Health Takes a Village | Curt Thompson & Jill Stratton
Has Science Made Spirituality Irrelevant? An Interfaith Discussion | Sethupathy & Shamoo
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Can Truth Be Found Through Fantasy? | Madeleine L'Engle
Does Belief Need a Reality Check? | Sean McDowell & Matthew Vess
Is Faith More Than Fiction? | Meghan Sullivan & Sam Mitchell
Can we engineer a perfect world? | Tyler VanderWeele & Steven Pinker
What Gods Do We Believe in Now? | N.T. Wright
Should You Be a Know-It-All? | Jonathan Feng
I Could Be Happy, If Only... w/ Arthur Brooks | Beyond the Forum
Do You Ever Think About Dying? | Lydia Dugale & Susanna Siegel
Where Is God in Places of Pain? | John Lennox
Searching for Proof, Finding Faith w/ Tom Rudelius | Beyond the Forum
What Our Genes Can (and Can't) Tell Us | Praveen Sethupathy
What Can We Know about the Soul? | Miller & Byrne
It's Brain Science: Ethics, Purpose, and Our Complex Minds | Picard & Khosbin
It's Time to Think More Deeply about A.I. | Swamidass & Wolf
Everything Sad Is Untrue w/ Daniel Nayeri | Beyond the Forum
Where Is God in Suffering? | John Lennox
How Much Faith Is Enough? | Satyan Devadoss
Encore | Hope for Our Loneliness Epidemic | Curt Thompson
Beyond the Forum | Three Questions That Change Every Teenager w/ Kara Powell
How to become failure-resilient | Charles Lee at Vanderbilt
Is College Worth It? | Nancy Hill & Rakesh Khurana at Harvard
A decision-making tool that’s flexible, not fixed | Dave Evans & Bill Burnett
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What's the value of truth? | Meghan Sullivan & Katja Vogt
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Beyond the Forum | Do I have to have God to have meaning? | Ard Louis
Encore | Meaning, Evidence, and Truth | Ard Louis
Spring 2023 Trailer: Meaning & Purpose
Winterlude | Can doctors "do no harm"? w/ Dr. Lydia Dugdale
Winterlude | An Insider's Guide to the University w/ John Inazu
Beyond the Forum | You Are Not Your Own w/ Alan Noble
Can anyone know your authentic self? | University of Chicago
Artificial Intelligence & the Future of Humanity | John Lennox & Paul Davies
How to Disagree | Harvard Law School
Beyond the Forum | What makes a good friend? w/ Jennifer Frey
What Good is Happiness? | Jennifer Frey & Jonathan Masur
Healing the Whole Person | Praveen Sethupathy & Lori Alvord
Time, Eternity, & Finding Value in Our Lives | Meghan Sullivan & Alan Lightman
Beyond the Forum | How to Inhabit Time w/ James K. A. Smith