Best Jonathan Woodward Podcasts (2024)

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How Should I Manage My Money? Tell Katelyn What to Do with Her Life, Part III 40:00

44m ago40:00

40:00

Meeting a man. Moving apartments. Literally just moving. Maybe it’s a product of living in NYC, but it seems like you can’t walk outside your door these days without dropping mad cash. It has recently occurred to Katelyn that, whatever big life decisions she makes, they will assuredly require some financial investment. Experts say by age 40, you sh…

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Ep. 302: Immanence, mantras, and... cheetos? W/ Dr. Anthony Metivier 54:36

5h ago54:36

54:36

Anthony walks us through his amazing journey from working in academia to becoming a thought leader on memory training. It is more than a tale of having learned mnemonic techniques, but rather it recounts personal growth and change. Walk away with tangible learnings that students, working professionals, and anyone passionate about learning can use t…

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Where to Find a Man? Tell Katelyn What to Do with Her Life, Part II 46:35

1h ago46:35

46:35

Behold…the power of man-ifesting. She’s been on the apps. She’s been to church events. She even went to a speed dating mixer with Roxy back in the day. So maybe it’s time Katelyn mix up her straight in her search for romance. Manifesting—the belief that our thoughts determine our futures—grows out of the positive thinking movement and has a distinc…

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Where Should I Live?: Tell Katelyn What To Do with Her Life, Part I 33:16

5d ago33:16

33:16

Remember when people used to throw “over the hill” parties when folks turned 40? Katelyn doesn’t feel over the hill, but she’s also aging out of the young adult church group, if you know what we mean. A milestone birthday is a great time to reflect on the life you’ve built and the person you’re becoming and want to become. That’s what this SBTC spe…

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Ep. 301: The SuperLearner Lifestyle W/ Jonathan Levi 55:07

14d ago55:07

55:07

Jonathan Levi joins Collin Jewett to discuss the origins and evolution of SuperHuman Academy, sharing insights on learning, entrepreneurship, and personal growth. Jonathan reflects on his motivations, the importance of community and mentorship, and how his life has changed since becoming a father. They also explore Jonathan's new passion projects, …

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ApocryFUN: Redeeming Love + Liz Riggs 49:20

19d ago49:20

49:20

In the late '80s, a historical romance pro named Francine Rivers became a Christian, and decided to combine her creative interests with her newfound faith. The result is Redeeming Love, a runaway hit that repackaged a few verses from the Book of Hosea into a historical romance complete with trauma, betrayal, sex and more trauma. Tyler is joined by …

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It's Time to Move On From the Nuclear Family + Rhaina Cohen 51:56

3M ago51:56

51:56

After you have spent most of your adult life single, as we have, you recognize the importance of building a network of friends who are more than just brunch buddies. You need those friends who send you soup when you're sick and offer their couch for days on end after a breakup and are more than happy to sit in the hospital waiting room while you re…

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We're Losing Pastors Left & Right + Rich Villodas 46:49

4M ago46:49

46:49

Why is it a tough time to be a pastor? Let's count the ways: a pandemic, a racial justice uprising, an insurrection, hyper partisanship in the pews, cataclysmic global wars. This is not to mention all the normal pulpit pressures, like blurry boundaries, pastoral care, complaining stakeholders, etc, etc. etc. Being a pastor is hard y'all! That's why…

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ApocryFUN: Captivated + Katelyn Beaty 44:47

4M ago44:47

44:47

Of course there's one for women, too. In this episode, Katelyn joins Tyler to discuss Captivating, John and Stasi Eldredge's attempt to do Wild at Heart for girls. We dig into the flipside of the evangelical gender binary of the early '00s to explore what the Christian Macho Man playbook meant for all the damsels they were supposed to be rescuing. …

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Spicy Takes from the World of Religion News 48:17

4M ago48:17

48:17

A dozen religion journalists walk into a karaoke bar... On this episode, Katelyn and Roxy bring you all the hot takes from the world of Religion News Association. And believe you me, there are some real spicy stories to tell. We've got Julie Roys, from the Roys Report, talking investigative reporting on scandalous religion. Kate Shellnutt, of Chris…

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Women Are Shaking Up the Vatican + Claire Giangravé 53:29

4M ago53:29

53:29

A synod on synodality? Sign us up! For the past three years, the global Catholic Church has been undergoing a period of discernment. One of the main issues of contention? Women's ordination. Given our interest in women's leadership in Protestant churches, we've been very curious how that conversation happens on the Catholic side. And now that we se…

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Smokin' Hot Christians and Patriotic Bibles + Micha Boyett on the Dream of God 50:26

4M ago50:26

50:26

Limits. Schlimits. On this episode, Katelyn and Roxy have a lot to discuss. Like how a certain subset of evangelical Christians decided purity culture was for the birds and swapped it for "real American beauty" (aka: big boobs, apparently?). Or how the KJV is the best complement to the American Constitution (ironic, no?). But, really, we're here to…

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Ditch the Apps! Find a Matchmaker. 48:21

5M ago48:21

48:21

Do you think you’d like the person your parents picked for you? Parents being a part of the dating or courting or marriage process is a pretty old idea that has a history in most cultures. But we’ve dropped it almost completely in the U.S. in favor of finding true love ourselves. In fact, our families — and our churches and our communities and our …

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Asking Better Questions + Krista Tippett 55:35

5M ago55:35

55:35

This episode, Katelyn and Roxy are joined by the GOAT, the legend who arguably started the spiritual podcasting genre, the longtime host of On Being, Krista Tippett. This wide-ranging conversation lingers on some of the more salient questions of our time: What is the role of faith in a technological era? Does religion only divide? How can spiritual…

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Has Politics Poisoned Our Souls? + Michael Wear 46:01

5M ago46:01

46:01

Another year. Another election heckscape. Would you talk politics on a first date? Nope. No, definitely not. What about on a 10th? Heck no. In this economy? Americans are not happy with the political landscape at the moment and the general mood going into the 2024 election is, to put it mildly, dread. We're exhausted and this presidential race is a…

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Seeking Besties in a Romance-Obsessed World + Laura Tremaine 51:17

5M ago51:17

51:17

Maybe the real soulmates are the friends we met along the way. As marriage has become the end-all, be-all relationship, friendships have been relegated to the "nice to have" category. But at a time when loneliness is being labeled an epidemic, we wonder if this paradigm hasn't stranded us all on islands of our own making. Katelyn and Roxy look at t…

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Paul Williams - 10 Blocks to Receiving and Ministering Healing 55:11

6M ago55:11

55:11

Paul Williams from Life of Faith in Christ Ministry joins us to talk about his recent books, "Extreme Faith for Extreme Evangelism: 10-Week Bible Study for Radically Sharing the Gospel Through Signs, Wonders, and Miracles" as well as, "Expect to Believe: 90 Bible Devotionals to Grow Your Faith for the Impossible." Paul and I discuss the radical bel…

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Blowing Up the Evangelical Bro Code 45:51

6M ago45:51

45:51

We're all living inside the code. On this episode, Katelyn and Roxy recount their brushes with the evangelical bro code — that malignant workplace milieu of religion mixed with patriarchy mixed with entitlement. We discuss the nearly two hundred responses women sent to Katelyn on the topic and unpack the Three B's of the Evangelical Bro Code: Bread…

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The World According to GOOP + Rina Raphael 47:40

6M ago47:40

47:40

That's poog spelled backward. The wellness industry has scope creep. Is it about health? Self-care? Spirituality? Mud masks? Yes, yes, yes, yes — and so much more. One thing it all seems to have in common though is that it costs money. Marketed primarily to women and promising solutions to every woe, wellness is more in the category of faith than s…

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When God Met Country + Rob Reiner & Dan Partland 48:49

6M ago48:49

48:49

The Jesus thing always gets in the way. Did you ever think Rob Reiner — director of such favorites as "When Harry Met Sally," "Princess Bride" and "Spinal Tap" — would make a movie about Christian nationalism? Inconceivable, right? Well, that word doesn't mean what you think it means and yes, he did. The documentary, "God & Country," directed by Da…

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ApocryFUN: A Midwinter Series with Tyler Huckabee + Ep. 5: Left Behind 47:12

7M ago47:12

47:12

The son has come and you've been ... On each episode of this show, we talk about a popular, influential — or at least lucrative — Christian book from the 90s or 2000s (you know, our era). We discuss how the book shaped American Christianity, our own personal faith journeys, and how it has aged in our current dystopian Christian Nationalist hellscap…

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ApocryFUN: A Midwinter Series with Tyler Huckabee + Ep. 4: Desiring God 37:02

7M ago37:02

37:02

Are you happy enough? On each episode of this show, we talk about a popular, influential — or at least lucrative — Christian book from the 90s or 2000s (you know, our era). We discuss how the book shaped American Christianity, our own personal faith journeys, and how it has aged in our current dystopian Christian Nationalist hellscape. In this epis…

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ApocryFUN: A Midwinter Series with Tyler Huckabee + Ep. 3: Purpose Driven Life 50:52

7M ago50:52

50:52

This podcast will change your life. On each episode of this show, we talk about a popular, influential — or at least lucrative — Christian book from the 90s or 2000s (you know, our era). We discuss how the book shaped American Christianity, our own personal faith journeys, and how it has aged in our current dystopian Christian Nationalist hellscape…

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ApocryFUN: A Midwinter Series with Tyler Huckabee + Ep. 2: Wild at Heart 50:25

7M ago50:25

50:25

Paintball never looked so holy. On each episode of this show, we talk about a popular, influential — or at least lucrative — Christian book from the 90s or 2000s (you know, our era). We discuss how the book shaped American Christianity, our own personal faith journeys, and how it has aged in our current dystopian Christian Nationalist hellscape. In…

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ApocryFUN: A Midwinter Series with Tyler Huckabee + Ep. 1: Blue Like Jazz 41:55

7M ago41:55

41:55

Cozy up for this time traveling book club. On each episode of this show, we talk about a popular, influential — or at least lucrative — Christian book from the 90s or 2000s (you know, our era). We discuss how the book shaped American Christianity, our own personal faith journeys, and how it has aged in our current dystopian Christian Nationalist he…

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The Intersection of Consumer Product Safety Laws and Electronic Gaming 48:38

8M ago48:38

48:38

Host Mary O'Brien is joined by Wilson Sonsini regulatory partner Georgia Ravitz and senior counsel Scott Cohn as they discuss the U.S. consumer product safety laws and considerations for e-gaming companies. Conversation Highlights: an introduction to Georgia Ravitz and Scott Cohn, and their summary of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CP…

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Self-Help Wisdom You Won't See on Instagram + Liz Forkin Bohannon 53:36

8M ago53:36

53:36

Decadent December is coming to a close and bills are due. Every year, we all get a little excited for what a new start could bring — who could I be this year? Surely this year, I'll do the thing. Or stop doing the thing. Or change everything. Right? When it comes to making goals, setting intentions, naming desires, we're as all-in as anybody ... bu…

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Grief Is Hell. Friends Make It Less Awful. + J.S. Park 45:01

8M ago45:01

45:01

Be good to your people. The holidays are hard for the grieving. This year, as Roxy and her family walk through their first Christmas without her dad, we wanted to do an episode on what has helped get them through. Well, who has helped really. This is an episode on the power of community and friendship when life hands you loss. Katelyn and Roxy are …

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Nashville: The One That Got Away 43:32

9M ago43:32

43:32

It's the new evangelical Vatican y'all. Before there was New York City, both Katelyn and Roxy flirted with Nashville. The draw was real: deep friendship, like-minded value systems, shared faith, the prospect of financial stability. But something never quite clicked. Nashville felt maybe a little ... too comfortable, too safe, even a bit stifling. I…

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Mushrooms and Misbehaving Men + Gloria Purvis on Black Lives Matter 48:33

9M ago48:33

48:33

The range of a religion reporter. This week, we ask ourselves: would we do mushrooms for research? Plus, a journey from Kansas to Tennessee to California and their multiple misbehaving men in ministry. Katelyn and Roxy discuss the similarities and patterns present in congregations where clergy can get away with almost anything. And we're joined by …

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Best of: The Revolutionary Power of a Shared Meal + Alissa Wilkinson 45:37

9M ago45:37

45:37

For this Thanksgiving, we return to a favorite episode about food, hosting and the power of conversations around a dinner table.By Religion News Service

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The Menfolk Aren't Doing So Hot. Why Should We Care? 43:39

9M ago43:39

43:39

It's a mancession. Or, as one woman put it to our guest today, "men are in their flop era." Men are lagging behind women in almost every measure of success today — from mental health, to education levels, to employment, to sexual satisfaction. What's going on? Katelyn and Roxy are joined (once again!) by columnist and author Christine Emba to discu…

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Game On, AI: How Artificial Intelligence Is Revolutionizing Gaming 52:03

9M ago52:03

52:03

Host Mary O'Brien is joined by Wilson Sonsini technology transactions partner Gary Greenstein as she interviews SonyAI attorney and Wilson Sonsini alumna Tiffany Georgievski to discuss artificial intelligence (AI) and the gaming industry. Conversation Highlights: Tiffany Georgievski’s career path and focusing on AI, a primer on Generative AI, AI an…

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Why I Chose to Have a Baby on My Own + Annie Parsons 54:07

10M ago54:07

54:07

When the clock keeps ticking, you gotta get picking ... a sperm donor, that is. Ok, but really, as more and more women are single into their late thirties and early forties, the option to have a child through in vitro fertilization becomes a very live question. As much as forty may be the new twenty, the biological timeline for many women still loo…

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You Don't Have to Perform for God (Thank God) + Karen Wright Marsh 50:23

10M ago50:23

50:23

But it is better if you get spiritual in the mornings. For a very long time, spending time with God felt a bit like a chore to be checked off. Remember quiet times? One year Bible reading plans? On this episode, Katelyn and Roxy discussing finding rhythms and rituals that actually work for connecting with God — no guilt attached. And, bonus, actual…

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Swords and Shields: Forging Strong Attorney-Client Relationships 40:07

10M ago40:07

40:07

Host Mary O'Brien is joined by Wilson Sonsini corporate partner Craig Sherman as she interviews Bungie General Counsel Don McGowan to discuss forging strong attorney-client relationships. Conversation Highlights: Don McGowan's career path, what it means to be a General Counsel, forming attorney-client relationships and ethical obligations, factors …

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On Israel, Gaza and the Hope for Peace + Greg Khalil 51:51

10M ago51:51

51:51

"Seek peace and pursue it — especially when it seems impossible." Inspired by these words of his father, our guest today has been working to bring peace in the Holy Land since the early 2000s. The last few weeks have been an onslaught of horrifying news from Israel and Gaza — thousands upon thousands dead, hundreds held hostage, hundreds of thousan…

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Childhood Faith: The Cringe, The Cute, The Complicated + Esau McCaulley 52:02

10M ago52:02

52:02

What's on your Jesus Island? Church, God, Christianity — they made up a core part of our identity as kids. In other words, we definitely had a Jesus Island. And, yes, that's a reference to Pixar's highly relatable "Inside Out." This episode of the podcast is full of them. Katelyn and Roxy plumb the depths of their childhood faith and discuss how th…

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What’s With All the Fresh Scorn for Single Women? 35:29

11M ago35:29

35:29

Why can't you just let us be happy? Recent internet pile ons have made it clear there are a whole lot of people out there — including some academics and sociologists, as well as all the incels — who believe single women are ruining society. Not an exaggeration. Marriage rates are down, birth rates are down, men are reporting all time lows in mental…

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A Conversation with Jonathan Chan and Justin Woodward 48:01

11M ago48:01

48:01

In this special episode, Wilson Sonsini corporate partner Jonathan Chan interviews Justin Woodward, co-founder and creative director of Interabang Entertainment, co-founder of the Media Indie Exchange, the founder of Black Voices in Gaming, and the lead adviser on the Black Game Dev Fund. Conversation Highlights: the state of gaming and publishing …

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Our Bizarro New World Where Russell Moore Is a 'Liberal' + Russell Moore 47:49

11M ago47:49

47:49

And if Russell Moore is a liberal, then what the heck are we? Our first guest for season six has us thinking about institutions. An exciting lead for a season opener, you say? It is! In part because this guest now leads an institution, Christianity Today, that both Katelyn and Roxy have some history with. But, not too long ago, he was an SBC bigwig…

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Pixels and Profits: Discussing Legal Issues in E-Sports Gaming 50:31

11M ago50:31

50:31

Host Mary O'Brien is joined by Wilson Sonsini technology transactions partner Barath Chari as she interviews Parth Naidu, founder and CEO at SIDO, an e-sports research group, to discuss the legal issues in e-sports gaming. Conversation Highlights: an introduction to Barath Chari and Parth Naidu and their experience in the gaming industry, the evolu…

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What the New Hillsong Doc Gets Right ... and Wrong + Janice Lagata 50:30

1y ago50:30

50:30

... and very messy. It's not everyday Saved by the City hosts Katelyn and Roxy get invited to be on documentaries, but it is every Hillsong documentary. The latest documentary treatment of the global megachurch’s descent into scandal recently premiered on FX and Hulu. And it featured our very own Ms. Beaty with some real zingers. It also featured C…

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The Women Who Ran with Jesus + Nijay K. Gupta 48:57

1y ago48:57

48:57

Mary, the mentor of Jesus. A lifetime of Bible reading and the women who surrounded Jesus still feel so flat, so much a part of the flannel graph background. Why? In this episode, Katelyn and Roxy explore how their perceptions of the women in the New Testament were formed and why it's still so difficult to conceive of them as real, three-dimensiona…

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Third Heaven Authority with Mike Thompson 58:29

1y ago58:29

58:29

Today we visit with Mike Thompson, author to the book, "Third Heaven Authority." In 2010, the Holy Spirit caught him up to a throne room of heaven. He found himself standing before Jesus and His angels. Jesus revealed to him the great love, acceptance, and value He has for those who are new creations in Him. Mike was given an in-depth teaching of h…

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A Personality Test Extravaganza! 45:22

1y ago45:22

45:22

ENTP! 2 wing 3! Let's talk about you and me! We'll admit, a podcast episode all about our personalities might be a bit self-indulgent. But also fun! So bear with us as we dive headfirst into the various and sundry methods for categorizing oneself. This week, Katelyn and Roxy go old school (Myers-Briggs), new school (StrengthsFinder) and a little wo…

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Making Disciples and Leading Them to Make Disciples with Ian Kristofer Gennari 1:22:40

1+ y ago1:22:40

1:22:40

Ian Gennari aka Ian Kristofer is a singer, songwriter, missionary and author to the book, "Making Disciples And Leading Others To Make Them." Over the better part of the past decade, as a missionary to the nation of Mozambique, Ian and his family have focused on listening to the word of God, and following the model of Jesus for how to make disciple…

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What Churches Lose When Women Don't Lead + Rev. Dr. LaKeesha Walrond & Rev. Dr. Serene Jones 48:09

1+ y ago48:09

48:09

Let's go shatter a glass steeple or two, shall we? When it comes to women in ministry, the gains have been ever so gradual. And at the top levels of leadership — from seminary faculty and deans to senior clergy positions — women seem to have hit a wall. Fewer than 25 percent of seminary faculty and deans are women, as are 11 percent of presidents, …

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