Best George Amp Jess Podcasts (2024)

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Ina Cariño + Alex Wong 40:42

21m ago40:42

40:42

Filipinx American poet Ina Cariño shares a brand new “sonnet crown” poem that they wrote for SongWriter on the subject of family and empathy. Scientist Sarah Nila describes her experiments exploring empathy with children and mothers in the Philippines, and how Ina’s poem contains echoes of her findings. And producer and songwriter Alex Wong perform…

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Episode 39: The Feast of Saint Hildegard of Bingen 2:52:54

2d ago2:52:54

2:52:54

Merry Feast of Saint Hildegard of Bingen, Golgothites! We are delighted to invite you into the Green for an especially verdant celebration of Hildegardmas and our patron saint of the day’s many attendant magics of natural physick, faith, feminist history, and more. We begin, as is our custom, with the hagiographic reason for the season, celebrating…

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Kate Cohen + Jesse Cohen-Greenberg 35:09

3d ago35:09

35:09

Author Kate Cohen reads a piece she wrote for SongWriter about how – despite her firm atheism – the Jewish religious ritual that she grudgingly allowed in her wedding is what she remembers and treasures most from that day. Scientist and author Dr. Arielle Levites explains how religious ritual can act as a pathway for connection or alienation, and d…

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Freddy Mutanguha & Hope Azeda + Peace Jolis 37:37

23d ago37:37

37:37

Freddy Mutanguha, who is the CEO of the Aegis Trust – the organization that built the Kigali Genocide Memorial – describes surviving the genocide, and visiting the childhood friend who murdered his mother in prison. Woven into Freddy’s story are poems that Rwandan art activist and author Hope Azeda wrote about speaking to children about the genocid…

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Episode 38: The Feast of Saint Rose of Lima

27d ago

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By the petals and thorns alike, we wish you a merry Feast of Saint Rose of Lima! We hope you have had an august August and invite you to join us for a stroll through the RFG ramble-garden with us. We begin our promenade of featured topics with the hagiography of Santa Rosa herself, the first person canonized in the Americas; in which we consider pe…

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W. Kamau Bell + Las Cafeteras 48:50

1M ago48:50

48:50

During a performance at KQED Live, comedian and filmmaker W. Kamau Bell tells a story about his father’s 80th birthday party, and an extraordinary moment of collective effervescence. Scientist Dr. Shira Gabriel explains the mechanics behind collective effervescence, and one of Kamau’s favorite bands, Las Cafeteras, shares a brand-new song called “H…

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Episode 37: The Feast of Saint Ignatius of Loyola

1M ago

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Merry Feast of Saint Ignatius Loyola, dear Golgothans! We hope this month of July (what, already done?) has included enjoying lovely things and people and such for you; and we invite you to bring it to a close by joining for us with a light to St Ignatius and an especially fiery episode of this ‘cast pod. For today we mark Ignatiusmas – the holyday…

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Imbolo Mbue + Crys Matthews 33:21

2M ago33:21

33:21

Bestselling Cameroonian-American author Imbolo Mbue shares an excerpt she chose from How Beautiful We Were, about a village’s collective fight against a fictional oil company. Scientist Dorsa Amir describes her research with the Shuar natives of Ecuador, and how cooperation against a common threat and polarization both contain risks and benefits. A…

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Joyce Carol Oates + Ali Sethi 30:16

2M ago30:16

30:16

At a live performance at Queens College, legendary author Joyce Carol Oates reads a piece about her beloved late husband Charlie Gross, called “Hospice / Honeymoon.” Psychologist and author Dr. Allison Applebaum talks about caregiving, and shares insights from her recent book, Stand By Me. And global superstar Ali Sethi shares a brand-new song writ…

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Susan Orlean + Diana Gameros 41:45

3M ago41:45

41:45

At a live performance at KQED in San Francisco, bestselling author and New Yorker staff writer Susan Orlean tells a story about homing pigeons, and the heartbreaking implications of their extraordinary intelligence. Researcher Dr. Laura Simone Lewis shares her work with bonobos and chimpanzees, and the ways that their intelligence guides their unde…

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Episode 36: The Feast of Saint Irenaeus

3M ago

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Merry Feast of Saint Irenaeus, dear Golgothites! In another holyday to close out the month, it is a delight to get together once more and welcome you to a lovely little chat about heresy, the divine spark, and the containers and connections we cultivate and celebrate to be able to cast that sacred illumination before us upon the path ever ahead. So…

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Season 6 Trailer 1:46

3M ago1:46

1:46

Season 6 is here, with the return of friends like Joyce Carol Oates and Susan Orlean, and new ones like W. Kamau Bell, Imbolo Mbue, Crys Matthews, and Ali Sethi! Episode 1 is out July 2ndBy Ben Arthur

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Episode 35: The Feast of Saint Camilla Battista da Varano

4M ago

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Happy Feast of St Camilla everyone! On this feastday which brings the May to a close, we invite you to join us in discussing the life and spiritual reflections of St Camilla Battista da Varano; visionary, nun, and eventual abbess of the Order of Poor Clares. We consider her biography and writings and of course her visions – of Christ, of cherubim, …

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Pre-Season Six Bonus Episode 10:29

4M ago10:29

10:29

Bonus episode! News of the mildly delayed season six, as well as some upcoming live shows, including: 5/11 Joyce Carol Oates + Ali Sethi with special guests Tony Trischka and Dr. Allison Applebaum at LeFrak Concert Hall in Queens, NY 6/13 Susan Orlean + Diana Gameros with special guest Laura Simone Lewis at KQED in San Francisco 7/10 W. Kamau Bell …

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Episode 34: The Feast of Saint George

5M ago

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Merry Georgemas, each and every one and all of us! Whether you are tuning in from Moscow, Malta, Ethiopia, Catalonia, or the chalky shores of Albion, we wish you a very merry Feast of St George! As the bluebells ring out from greening meadows and the seasons Spring further toward Summer, we celebrate and reflect on the mysteries of subduing the mon…

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Episode 33: The Solemn Feast of Good Friday

6M ago

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Dearest listeners, it is from the Place of the Skull itself we wish you an excellent and powerful Good Friday! It is with seven years podcast luck this latest episode finally comes to Calvary and celebrates The Friday We Call Good. As our very name suggests, Golgothan themes are important to us here at Radio Free, um, Golgotha, and so we are partic…

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Episode 32: The Leap-Feast of Saint Oswald of Worcester

7M ago

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We bid you a transcendently merry Leap-Feast of Saint Oswald of Worcester! Here in the time-out-of-time we at RFG weave our usual merry way through our Sesame Streetlamp-lit special topics of the episode, beginning with the Saint(s) Oswald; that is, Saint Oswald of Worcester who died on February 29th washing the feet of the poor, “revived” English …

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Episode 31: The Feast of Saint Anthony the Great

8M ago

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New Year! New episode! Happy Feast of St Anthony the Great! (aka Anthony of Egypt, Anthony of the Desert, Anthony the Hermit, and more!) Welcome one and all to our thirty-first very special episode of Radio Free Golgotha, and our seven year anniversary! We are delighted to mark and celebrate the Feast of Saint Anthony the Great, and offer you some …

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David Sedaris + Jacob Ewald (Slaughter Beach, Dog) 29:36

11M ago29:36

29:36

Bestselling author David Sedaris reads an excerpt from Theft By Finding, a collection of his diaries from when he was a young artist. Jacob Ewald of the pop indie band Slaughter Beach, Dog (and formerly Modern Baseball) recounts how reading the book backstage at a college show had the effect of giving him permission to call himself a songwriter, an…

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Raven Leilani + Elysian Fields 29:55

11M ago29:55

29:55

Bestselling author Raven Leilani reads an excerpt of her short story “Breathing Exercise,” and talks about art, racism, and carnality in her work. Raven shares how her brother – who died of ALS – introduced her to art, as well as her favorite bands. Jennifer Charles of Elysian Fields explains that she has been a Raven Leilani fan since her debut no…

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George Saunders + Ben Arthur 45:51

12M ago45:51

45:51

This is part one of a two-part episode featuring "Sea Oak" by George Saunders. Part one contains a song written by Ben Arthur, Vienna Teng, and George Saunders; Part two contains a new song written by Craig Finn. Bestselling author and MacArthur genius George Saunders reads a comic-but-serious zombie story called “Sea Oak” – which was made into an …

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George Saunders + Craig Finn 46:12

12M ago46:12

46:12

This is part one of a two-part episode featuring "Sea Oak" by George Saunders. Part one contains a song written by Ben Arthur, Vienna Teng, and George Saunders; Part two contains the song written by Craig Finn. Bestselling author and MacArthur genius George Saunders reads a comic-but-serious zombie story called “Sea Oak” – which was made into an Am…

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Dave Eggers + Vienna Teng 36:09

12M ago36:09

36:09

Bestselling author, screenwriter, and founder of McSweeney’s, Dave Eggers reads an excerpt from his short story, “The Museum of Rain,” and talks about the way music informs his creative process. Dave says the song Vienna wrote for the episode, “hit him like a truck,” and expresses his delight that Vienna decided to make the song a fundraiser for th…

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Andrew Sean Greer + Torquil Campbell & Daniel Handler 37:36

1y ago37:36

37:36

Andrew Sean Greer won the Pulitzer Prize for his comic novel, Less. For this episode he reads an excerpt from the follow up book, Less is Lost, and describes how he thinks of the book as more serious than many readers. For the songwriter in this episode, Andrew requested Torquil Campbell of the band Stars, and Torq secretly invited Andrew’s close f…

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Sally Rooney + Sam Himself 26:13

1y ago26:13

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Sally Rooney’s bestselling novel, Beautiful World, Where Are You? is a follow-up to her wildly successful novel Normal People, which was made into a popular series on Hulu. The newest novel is about falling in love in the digital age – her exquisitely-drawn characters struggle to connect with each other, and slowly expose their vulnerabilities to e…

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Kevin Allison + Carolyn Kendrick 34:21

1y ago34:21

34:21

Kevin Allison is a storyteller, the host of the wildly popular RISK! podcast, and a former member of MTV’s The State. He tells a story about meeting his future husband in the days after 9/11, and talks about how late he came to dating and self-acceptance, and wrestles with a recently broken heart. Carolyn Kendrick is herself a star in the podcast w…

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Dolan Morgan + Self Help 29:03

1y ago29:03

29:03

Author and illustrator Dolan Morgan reads an excerpt from his story, “The Quartering Act,” which combines fantasy and emotional realism to explore self-loathing and trauma. Melissa Faliveno and John Walsh from the band Self Help talk about their reactions to the story, and share their new song, “3A.” https://SongWriterPodcast.com Twitter.com/SnogWr…

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Charlie Gilmour + Matshidiso 28:56

1y ago28:56

28:56

Charlie Gilmour reads an excerpt from his bestselling memoir, Featherhood, which connects the story of raising an abandoned magpie with explorations around his father, noted actor and poet Heathcoate Williams, and his stepfather, David Gilmour of Pink Floyd. British musician and podcaster Matshidiso shares the story of coming to grips with her own …

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Episode 30: The Feast of Saint Olga of Kyiv

1y ago

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Happy Feast of Saint Olga of Kyiv! There are a great many Saints that lend themselves to magic, to folk expressions, to sorcerous doublings and syncretic masques; and there are some saints whose stories are so bold they become storehouses of witch power and strength in the mere recounting- Olga of Kyiv is notoriously one such Saint! Join us in this…

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Jean Hanff Korelitz + Warren Zanes 40:08

1y ago40:08

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Bestselling author Jean Hanff Korelitz reads an excerpt from her recent novel, The Latecomer, and talks about the connections and disconnections she feels between her job and the movies and tv shows that are made from her work (Hugh Grant, Nicole Kidman, Tina Fey). Jean reads from The Latecomers – a rambling multi-generational picture of a family d…

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Episode 29: The Feast of Saints Salome & Judith

1y ago

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On this Feast of the anchorite saints Judith and Salome, we are most pleased to bring you another episode of RFG! Ahhh….. the merry month, where did go?! Perhaps into hiding with our sweet anchorites, not to be confused with a myriad of other Saints Judith and Salome, or the hagiographic (hag because saint, not because crone) blur with two badass l…

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Masha Gessen + Maria Sonevytsky 34:59

1+ y ago34:59

34:59

New Yorker staff writer, Russian dissident journalist, and author Masha Gessen (@MashaGessen) tells the story of being called in for a death-defying meeting with Putin, and how it confirmed the dark conclusions in their bestselling biography of him, Man Without a Face. Ukrainian American musician and scholar Maria Sonevytsky (@MarusiaSays) talks ab…

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Daniel Bergner + Bob Bergner 34:30

1+ y ago34:30

34:30

New York Times writer Dan Bergner reads an excerpt from The Mind and the Moon, which explores the lives of three people coping with serious mental illness and the pharmaceutical and medical systems brought to bear on their treatment. Dan’s brother Bob is one of those featured in the book, and he describes his journey and the very inspiring way that…

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Episode 28: The Feast of Saint Joan of Arc

1+ y ago

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Welcome welcome welcome to another very special episode of Radio Free Golgotha! This, our twenty-eighth outpouring, comes to you in honour of the Feast of Joan of Arc, and we are delighted to step into the fray and discuss all sorts of business around the revealed mysteries of God and the unseen secrets of state, the celebration of women, and the c…

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Neil Gaiman + FourPlay 22:59

1+ y ago22:59

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Bestselling author and storyteller Neil Gaiman (@NeilHimself) talks about his long collaborations with the FourPlay String Quartet (@FourPlaySQ), and their new album, Signs of Life. Neil describes how he first wrote a letter to a friend who was suffering a series of miscarriages, and how that became the song "The Wreckers," and discloses his own pa…

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Cheryl Strayed + MILCK 37:31

1+ y ago37:31

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Cheryl Strayed (@CherylStrayed) returns to SongWriter to read another letter from "Tiny, Beautiful Things" (which is now a series on Hulu!), a lovely and very personal meditation on the subject of self-forgiveness. Dr. Suzanne Freedman of the International Forgiveness Institute talks about the scientific mechanics behind the often misunderstood pra…

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Season Five Trailer 2:27

1+ y ago2:27

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https://SongWriterPodcast.com Twitter.com/SnogWriter Facebook.com/SongWriterPodcast Instagram.com/SongWriterPodcastBy Neil Gaiman, Masha Gessen, Ben Arthur, Cheryl Strayed

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Episode 27: The Feast of the Holy Martyrs of Ostia

1+ y ago

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With a perspicacious opacity, we bring you this twenty seventh episode of Radio Free Golgotha in celebration of the Holy Martyrs of Ostia, those criminals turned martyrs, whose feast of April 10th coincides with the third of day of the writing of the Book of the Law, which informs the rest of our surveyed topics, and brings us to welcome our specia…

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