Best Malcolm Foster Podcasts (2024)

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Ep 74: Mastering the Highs and Lows: Navigating the Transvulcania Race Experience 1:26:54

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We are officially in trail racing season! This episode contains a lot of valuable information. Keely discusses a couple of recent studies. The first study focuses on master’s level trail runners and body image, while the second covers the performance detriments associated with Low Energy Availability in female athletes. Then Corrine and Hillary del…

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Towards a Better Christian Politics 1:04:00

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The relentless pull and pressure of partisan antagonisms and tribalism have fractured friendships, families, communities — and churches. In a time of conflict over what is good and confusion over what is true, what can church leaders do to cultivate a more faithful form of civic engagement? How can we learn to discern the call to love and justice a…

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Episode 73: Canyons 100k, believing in yourself, and going all in with Katie Schide 1:25:06

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Corrine and Keely recently had a conversation with Katie Schide, a professional runner for The North Face. They discussed Katie's journey into running, which started in New Hampshire's Black Mountains. They also talked about her transition to life as a full-time athlete and how she balances the newfound pressure to perform in a sport she loves. Kat…

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The Forum with Sarah Ogilvie  59:48

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The Oxford English Dictionary is one of mankind’s greatest achievements, and yet, curiously, its creators are almost never considered. Who were the people behind this unprecedented book? As Dr. Sarah Ogilvie reveals, they include three murderers, a collector of pornography, the daughter of Karl Marx, a president of Yale, a radical suffragette, a vi…

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A Life Worth Living with Miroslav Volf 33:10

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A Life Worth Living What makes a good life? What habits of attention, reflection, and action orient us towards knowing, desiring, and doing what is good, true, and beautiful? Such “big questions” may seem unanswerable and intimidating — but their exploration is at the heart of the human quest for meaning. Drawing on his popular Yale course, theolog…

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The Forum at Grace Cathedral with Tonya M. Foster  57:25

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Prayer is a convergence of absence and will. A poem is a kind of prayer. — Dr. Tonya M. Foster Dr. Tonya M. Foster is a poet, essayist, editor, and Black feminist scholar. Her writing and research focus on poetry, poetics, ideas of place and emplacement, and on intersections between the visual and the written. She uses all types of words in her poe…

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Episode 72: Breaking Barriers in Female Athlete Health: A Conversation with Dr. Emily Kraus 1:38:56

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In Episode 72, we are joined by Dr. Emily Kraus, a Clinical Assistant Professor at Stanford Children's Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center. She is trained in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) sports medicine and is also the director of the FASTR program. FASTR stands for Female Athlete Science and Translational Research, which is dedica…

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The Kingdom, The Power, and The Glory with Tim Alberta 42:19

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The Kingdom, The Power, and The Glory with Tim Alberta American Christians are certainly not immune to the anger, division, and fear that characterize our political moment. For many, the prospect of another election year is a source of dread or of numb exhaustion; others have responded with aggression or defensiveness. On our podcast, author and jo…

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Episode 71: Adventures, Mishaps, and Lessons Learned on the Trail 1:20:13

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Join Keely, Corrine, and Hillary as they dive into the March Madness that surrounds the women’s NCAA basketball tournament this year. Then they discuss retirement from professional sport and how that may impact mental health, their experience with sport and identity, and how to cope with this loss. Then they dive into mistakes and mishaps they have…

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Connecting Spiritual Formation and Public Life with Michael Wear 33:10

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Connecting Spiritual Formation and Public Life with Michael Wear In the midst of what is proving to be a frustrating, fractious, and even frightening election year, how can Christians best respond to the situation in front of us, and how can we offer a positive contribution to our common life? Drawing on the life and work of the late philosopher Da…

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Episode 70: Chuckanut 50k Race Insights: The Importance of Mental Flexibility in Tackling Early-Season Races, and Competing at a High Level. 1:15:17

2M ago1:15:17

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Join Keely, Corrine, and Hillary for an intriguing discussion on how minor changes can create a significant impact on female athletes. They will also discuss the importance of investing in women's sports and how an increase in viewership often follows. Moreover, they will delve into a new infographic from the British Journal of Sports Medicine that…

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Making as a Spiritual Practice with Makoto Fujimura 40:42

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Making as a Spiritual Practice with Makoto Fujimura If at the center of reality is a God whose love is a generative, creative force, how do humans made in God’s image begin to reflect this beauty and love in a world rent by brokenness and ugliness? As Mako argues on our latest podcast, it’s in the act of making that we are able to experience the de…

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Walking as a Spiritual practice with Mark Buchanan 36:11

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What does it mean to walk with God? The spiritual life is so often described as a walk, journey, or pilgrimage that it can be easy to dismiss the practice of walking as a mere metaphor. But in God Walk, author, pastor, and professor Mark Buchanan explores the way that the act of walking has profound implications for followers of the Way. Buchanan r…

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Episode 69: Trailblazing with Carolina Rubio-MacWright: A Journey of Coaching, Mentorship, and Advocacy 1:23:20

2M ago1:23:20

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Join Keely, Corrine, and Hillary on an inspiring journey of coaching, mentorship, and advocacy with Carolina Rubio-MacWright! She is an artist, immigration lawyer and activist who fights for immigrant and humanitarian rights. Growing up in Bogota Colombia and then becoming an attorney has opened her eyes to inequities in our laws and racial power s…

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The Forum with David Ackerly 1:01:56

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History and ecology teach us the inevitability of change. And in this century, the climate is changing faster than ever. Warmer temperatures and record low precipitation in the recent California drought left 100 million trees dead in the mountains, and California cities and agriculture vulnerable. David Ackerly, climate change biologist and profess…

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The Forum with Bryan Gibel and Di’ara Reid 35:19

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Join us for an exclusive sneak peek of “Sign My Name to Freedom,” a feature documentary about iconic National Park Ranger Betty Reid Soskin, her hidden life as a singer-songwriter, and her family’s experiences confronting Jim Crow-style segregation on the West Coast. Betty gained fame as the oldest Park Ranger in the country after starting that job…

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The Forum with Ian Haney López 1:00:47

3M ago1:00:47

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From the acclaimed author of Dog Whistle Politics, Merge Left: Fusing Race and Class, Winning Elections, and Saving America is an essential road map to neutralizing the role of racism as a divide-and-conquer political weapon and to building a broad multiracial progressive future. “Ian Haney López has broken the code on the racial politics of the la…

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Reading as a Spiritual Practice Jessica Hooten Wilson 28:57

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What if we viewed reading as not just a personal hobby or a pleasurable indulgence but as a spiritual practice that deepens our faith? In her book, Reading for the Love of God, award-winning author and Trinity Forum Senior Fellow Jessica Hooten Wilson explores how Christian thinkers—including Augustine, Julian of Norwich, Frederick Douglass, and Do…

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Episode 68: Black Canyon 100km, the importance of fueling, and joyful racing with Becca Windell 1:41:39

3M ago1:41:39

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In this episode, Corrine, Keely, and Hillary deep dive into the Black Canyon races. Keely dives into her first race of 2024 and how to ride with the punches and benefit from early season races. She also talks through her fueling and how increasing the amount of carbohydrates she consumed early on helped her to rally later in the race. Then they int…

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Pursuing Humility, with Richard Foster and Brenda Quinn 36:39

3M ago36:39

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Pursuing Humility, with Richard Foster and Brenda Quinn In an age when self-promotion is often celebrated as a sign of leadership and strength, humility may seem a lost virtue. Or alternatively, a form of moral condolence for the less successful. In his recent work, Learning Humility, theologian Richard Foster argues that humility is actually stren…

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Episode 67: Fact or Fiction: Eccentric loading for downhill running, mental toughness, and amenorrhea in athletes 1:15:21

3M ago1:15:21

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Corrine, Keely, and Hillary dive into the Olympic Marathon Trials and Corrine gives an uptdate on UTMB and the Pro Trail Runner Association. Then they dive into a Fact or Fiction discussion around different running topics. They dive into the benefits of downhill running on conditioning the quads for races with a lot of downhills, the importance of …

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Grace Forum Online with Shaun Casey 1:01:27

3M ago1:01:27

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Many American policy makers are squeamish about religion’s role in diplomacy. Nevertheless, religion plays a crucial and complex part in global affairs, such as in sustainable development, various human rights issues, and fomenting and mitigating conflict. Shaun A. Casey, the founding director of the US Department of State’s Office of Religion and …

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Word Beneath the Words with Malcolm Guite 42:21

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Word Beneath the Words with Malcolm Guite We’re joined on our podcast by poet, priest and songwriter, Malcolm Guite. With grace and insight, Malcolm has written of the mystery, beauty and imaginative force of language and the ways in which our imaginations apprehend truth that our reason cannot fully comprehend: “Jesus says, love the Lord your God …

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Episode 66: Navigating the postpartum journey and fueling our bodies with Rachel Drake 1:22:10

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Keely, Corrine, and Hillary start the episode by talking about some recent races and news in womens sports and health, most notably they discuss the recent Colorado bill passed to increase health coverage to those suffering from an eating disorder. Then they interview Rachel Drake. She is a professional trail runner for Nike Trail, a mom to her son…

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Music, Creativity & Justice with Ruth Naomi Floyd 30:15

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Music, Creativity & Justice with Ruth Naomi Floyd How should we think about work within, and live faithfully within a world that was called and created to be good and beautiful, and yet everywhere is marred by ugliness and injustice? Jazz vocalist and composer Ruth Naomi Floyd joins our podcast to discuss the intersection of music, creativity, and …

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The Forum with Rev. John Dear 1:03:26

4M ago1:03:26

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Grace Cathedral, San Francisco January 21, 2024 Join Malcolm Young, Dean of Grace Cathedral, in conversation with leading peace activist, author, and Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Rev. John Dear, talking about his new book, The Gospel of Peace: A Commentary on Matthew, Mark and Luke from the Perspective of Nonviolence.   “John Dear is one of the few to…

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Episode 65: End of Year Reflections and Planning 1:20:23

4M ago1:20:23

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In this episode, Corrine, Keely, and Hillary discuss some end of the year stats around women’s sports, and then dive into the TROY. The three then reflect on 2023. They talk about their learnings, challenges, and proudest accomplishments. Then they talk about how to plan out a season and what to prioritize both as an athlete and as a coach when pic…

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Tolkien, Lewis, and the Realities of War with Joe Loconte 29:16

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Learning in Wartime with Lewis and Tolkien and Joe Laconte Trinity Forum Senior Fellow Joe Loconte joins our podcast to discuss the friendship and legacy of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. He highlights how their wartime experiences, and their subsequent refusal to become disillusioned and disenchanted in the aftermath of World War I allowed for som…

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Episode 64: Staying humble with World Champion, Grayson Murphy 1:32:46

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In this episode, Hillary, Corrine, and Keely chat with Grayson Murphy. Grayson is a two time World Champion in mountain running, most recently snagging two medals at the 2023 World Trail and Mountain Running Championships in June, and has competed in the Steeple chase at the Olympic trials. A multi-talented athlete and person, Grayson also runs her…

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Hope in an Age of Anxiety 37:45

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We are in an anxious age. By some estimates, a third of all Americans will struggle with anxiety in their lives, and nearly 20% currently suffer from an anxiety disorder. For those suffering the mental distortions of anxiety, life can be difficult, and hope elusive. And for many Christians who have tried and failed to stop their slide into fear and…

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Episode 63: Tales from Thailand and Cape Town 1:22:09

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In this episode, Corrine, Keely, and Hillary digest their respective races in Cape Town and Thailand. They talk through foot trouble in the humid jungles of Thailand and the gnarly trails of DOI Inthanon and how to roll with the race and accept what the day gives you. Corrine talks through her race at Cape Town, changing her mindset midway through,…

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Caroling Christmas and Christian Formation with Keith Getty 29:16

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During Advent and Christmastide–and at all times–how can we understand and fully experience the formative power of music? And amid distraction and anxiety, how can we keep Christ at the center of our hearts as we sing? As Keith Getty explains, Christmas carols are not only about festivity, but also formation. For all of the delight they bring, they…

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Advent: The Season of Hope with Tish Harrison Warren 34:43

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The season of Advent calls us to remember the incarnation of Christ into our world while anticipating his future return. Yet what does Advent have to tell us about our present “now and not yet” moment? In her new book Advent: The Season of Hope, priest, author, and Trinity Forum Senior Fellow Tish Harrison Warren draws our attention towards the way…

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Episode 62: Finding Strong with Sally McRae 1:37:27

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This week on Trail Society, Corrine and Keely chat through an article on the lactating athlete and the overlapping symptoms of RED-S and breastfeeding for athletes. Then they interview Sally McRae, an ultrarunner, mother, podcast host, and public figure who is well-known for her ability to tackle insane challenges with open arms. They talk about he…

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Jay Hulme: Saints and Landscapes 1:03:13

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Grace Cathedral, San Francisco November 15, 2023 Poet, speaker, and one of the UK’s foremost transgender theologians, Jay Hulme, joined us on a rare visit to the United States. Author of the viral poem ‘Jesus at the Gay Bar,’ Jay read from his new collection of poetry, The Vanishing Song; shared his vision of cathedrals as queer/trans; and talked a…

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How to Know a Person with David Brooks 37:41

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In a society where so many feel unseen and unknown, how do we become the kind of people who deeply see and know those around us? The conflict and division in our society demonstrate the need for people committed to pursuing human connection, even across lines of difference. What can we do – as individuals and in community – that will help us really…

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Episode 61: AMA: Crewing your best friend, the post race blues, and the worst race fuel choices 1:17:42

6M ago1:17:42

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Ask us anything (AMA) is back! In this episode, Corrine, Keely, and Hillary discuss the latest trail circuit to launch called the World Trail Majors. Then they chat through some speedy records that went down and the trail half marathon champs. AMA gets started with some questions diving into the mental side of injury and the post race blues. They t…

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After Babel with Jonathan Haidt and Andy Crouch 43:20

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We were made for relationship — to be seen, loved, known, and committed to others. And yet we increasingly find ourselves, in the words of sociologist Jonathan Haidt, “disoriented, unable to speak the same language or recognize the same truth. We are cut off from one another and from the past.” On our podcast Haidt and bestselling author Andy Crouc…

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The Forum with Raven Chacon 1:01:11

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San Francisco Contemporary Music Players is performing the Bay Area premiere of Raven Chacon’s Pulitzer Prize-winning composition, Voiceless Mass, at Grace Cathedral on November 11, with a preshow talk with Chacon on how music is made.  Chacon is a composer, performer, and installation artist from Fort Defiance, Navajo Nation. His mesmerizing, orig…

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Episode 60: The latest on how recovery can be affected by your menstrual cycle 1:18:54

7M ago1:18:54

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In this episode, Keely, Corrine, and Hillary discuss the latest UTMB scandal and races like Javelina 100 and Big’s Backyard. Then they dive into some research that has been published lately around menstruating and performance, the relationship between menstrual cycle phase to metabolism and sleep. They discuss gaps in the research and where they th…

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The Forum with Jerry Brown 1:10:49

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Edmund G. Brown Jr. is the son of Governor Pat Brown and great-grandson of August Schuckman, a German immigrant who settled in California during the California Gold Rush. He is the longest serving governor in California history, first elected at 36 years old and again at 72. He has served as Secretary of State, chairman of the state Democratic Part…

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