Best Migrant Diaries Podcasts (2025)

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Making Waves: The Woman Who Warned The World 12:30

2d ago12:30

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In 1939, Time Magazine called Dorothy Thompson a woman who “thinks, talks and sleeps world problems — and scares men half to death.” They weren’t wrong. Thompson was a foreign correspondent in Germany in the years leading up to World War 2, and she broadcast to millions of listeners around the world. She became known for her bold commentaries on th…

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187. Refugees, Migrants, & the Church — Matthew Soerens 46:56

3d ago46:56

46:56

Today, a sharply divided Supreme Court reinstated a lower-court order for the Trump administration to release frozen foreign aid. In this episode, I talk with Matthew Soerens of World Relief about some of the recent executive orders and how marginalized voices can help save the American church. Matt began his World Relief journey in 2005 as an inte…

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Making Waves: The Original Angry Talker 12:32

8d ago12:32

12:32

These days, we’re used to media that thrives on conflict and amplifies the most outrageous voices in the room. It's something we often trace back to shock jocks, like Howard Stern, and in-your-face talk show hosts like Tucker Carlson and Rush Limbaugh. But before all those guys, there was Joe Pyne. At the height of his career in the 1960s, the New …

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Making Waves: The Happy-Am-I Preacher 18:08

16d ago18:08

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In 1934, the Washington Post called Elder Lightfoot Solomon Michaux, the “best known colored man in America.” He was known as the Happy-Am-I Preacher. His Sunday services were broadcast to over 25 million listeners on CBS radio. Black America saw Michaux as a leader for racial harmony and progress. But during the civil rights movement, his reputati…

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186. Title VII & Religious Accommodation — Blaine L. Hutchison & Bruce Cameron 1:07:04

17d ago1:07:04

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Today we delve into the world of Title VII by looking at the pending case in Carter v. Transp. Workers Union of Am. Local 556. The focus of our discussion will be on the paper from Blaine Hutchison in the Texas Review of Law & Politics, entitled Title VII’s Religious Liberty Rules in Carter (here). Blaine is joined by one of the premier experts in …

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185. Christianity & the "Liberal" Income Tax — Andrew Hayashi 1:15:45

1M ago1:15:45

1:15:45

Many people hate the tax system. It is perhaps the one universal solvent that can bring people together. In this episode, I discuss the income tax system and whether it can actually produce a more equitable society. My guest is Andrew Hayashi, whose paper we discuss is entitled Christianity and the Liberal(ish) Income Tax and was printed in the Not…

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SPECIAL EPISODE: Living Well — Starr Tomczak (Wellness Program) 53:06

1M ago53:06

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It is no secret that law students and attorneys exist in a stressful environment. As Amy Levin recently wrote, "[l]aw student mental health is at an all-time low." The American Bar Association (ABA) has conducted a study that shows how this environment tends to contribute to high rates of mental health disorders and substance abuse. In an effort to…

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Sealab: A Home on the Ocean Floor 20:41

2M ago20:41

20:41

From ancient myths of sea monsters lurking below to Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, the ocean has long been both a source of fear and fascination. For Captain George Bond, a Navy medical officer in the 1960s, the deep sea was humanity’s next frontier. Undersea agriculture, deep sea mining, and human colonies on the ocean floor …

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184. Calling Is More Than Your Job — Steven Zhou 47:27

2M ago47:27

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Many people use the language of "calling" without considering the scope and duration of that word and what it really means to align one’s gifts with community need. In this episode, I get to explore some of these issues with Steven Zhou, a postdoc researcher on the meaning of calling and the author of a Christianity Today piece entitled Calling Is …

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Guest Spotlight: The Memory Palace with Nate DiMeo 13:45

2M ago13:45

13:45

Happy 2025! We have a slate of new stories coming soon, but we want to start the year by shouting out fellow podcaster (and friend of the show) Nate DiMeo of The Memory Palace. He just put out his first book, The Memory Palace: True Short Stories of the Past. So to celebrate, we're featuring one of our favorite episodes from The Memory Palace, "The…

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183. Faith Through Lawyering — Randy Lee 1:07:20

2M ago1:07:20

1:07:20

Happy New Years! To start off the year right, I wanted to go back to basics: faith through lawyering. My guest is Randy Lee, a veteran in the field, writing on the topic of the Christian lawyer for over three decades. His insights can be found within a body of work (see links here), but the paper we mostly focused on (here) was a book review he did…

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182. Artificial Intelligence & Access to Justice — Kevin T. Frazier 37:52

2M ago37:52

37:52

In the last few weeks, there has been two excellent podcasts that showcase the depths of what legal learning could provide. In the first, a conversation (here) about the history and framework for the federal constitution, taught largely from an incredible five volume work entitled The Founders’ Constitution. The second comes from our friends at the…

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Teen Contender 21:08

3M ago21:08

21:08

If you follow boxing, you've heard of Claressa Shields. At the 2012 Olympics, she became the first American woman to win gold in boxing. She repeated the feat 4 years later, becoming the first American boxer — woman or otherwise — to win consecutive medals. Now, she's the subject of a new movie called The Fire Inside, tracing her journey to Olympic…

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181. The Diary of a Black Christian Female Law Student — Jeanelle Angus & Lakuita Bittle 1:15:36

3M ago1:15:36

1:15:36

In this special end of the semester episode, I get to talk to two amazing black Christian women about their experiences in law school. And not just in law school, but also the entire process surrounding getting in and getting out. The book at the heart of this discussion is from Jeanelle Angus entitled Unveiling Strength and Faith: The Diary of a B…

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Last Witness: The Kerner Commission 12:45

3M ago12:45

12:45

Former Oklahoma senator Fred Harris died recently, at 94 years old. In 1967, Fred Harris and 10 senators came together and released the Kerner Report, a 1400-page explanation of the causes of the protests that filled American cities that summer. It was an instant — and unlikely — bestseller, selling over half a million copies in just three weeks, g…

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180. The Kids Aren't Alright — Amy Levin 45:50

3M ago45:50

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This week, we continue our conversation on mental health and the various reasons why law students don’t get the help they need. My guest is Amy Levin—someone who not only understands the legal profession but has also spent much time studying mental health. Amy has written a new paper entitled The Kids Aren’t Alright, in which she discusses the decl…

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SPECIAL EPISODE: Spiritual Practices for Soul Care — Dr. Barbara L. Peacock (Wellness Program) 54:27

3M ago54:27

54:27

It is no secret that law students and attorneys exist in a stressful environment. As Amy Levin recently wrote, "[l]aw student mental health is at an all-time low." The American Bar Association (ABA) has conducted a study that shows how this environment tends to contribute to high rates of mental health disorders and substance abuse. In an effort to…

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179. The Origins of Church Autonomy — Lael Weinberger 1:07:28

4M ago1:07:28

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This week, I talk to Lael Weinberger about the doctrine of church autonomy—what it is and, more importantly, where it came from. Lael has written an excellent paper on the origins of church autonomy (here), as well as put to practice his musings in a recent amicus brief he filed in the D.C. Circuit in the case of O’Connell v. United States Conferen…

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A Guitar, A Cello and the Day that Changed Music 17:15

4M ago17:15

17:15

November 23, 1936 was a good day for recorded music. Two men, an ocean apart, sat before a microphone and began to play. One, Pablo Casals, was a cello prodigy who had performed for the Queen of Spain. The other, Robert Johnson, played guitar and was a regular in the juke joints of the Mississippi Delta. These recordings would change music history.…

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178. Religious Freedom Without the Rule of Law — Andrea Pin 51:56

4M ago51:56

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This week, we are joined once more by our friend and comparative constitutional law expert from the mean streets of Padua—Andrea Pin. We discuss his brand new book from Brill entitled, Religious Freedom without the Rule of Law: The Constitutional Odysseys of Afghanistan, Egypt, and Iraq and the Fate of the Middle East (here). Whereby last time we s…

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177. Law & the Spirit of Jubilee — Christopher D. Hampson 44:46

5M ago44:46

44:46

This week, we have a special guest from the University of Florida Levin College of Law—Christopher D. Hampson. Our topic is a good one: the cancellation of debt. To that end, Chris and I discussed his forthcoming article tentatively entitled Law and the Jubilee Tradition. Some of the things we spoke about was the jubilee tradition in the Old Testam…

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The John Birch Society 15:18

5M ago15:18

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In today’s political climate, conspiracy theories are commonplace. But they’re nothing new. In fact, back in the 1960s, there was one organization that built a movement around them. The John Birch Society was started by a small group of wealthy businessmen including Robert Welch and Fred Koch. It expanded, with chapters of like-minded Americans mee…

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American Migrant 15:59

5M ago15:59

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During the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, millions of desperate Americans abandoned their homes, farms and businesses. It was one of the largest migrations in US history. In the 1940s, Pat Rush’s family were farm laborers, exhausted by trying to make ends meet. So they left Arkansas and followed the hundreds of thousands who had traveled Route 66 to Calif…

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Making Waves: The Woman Who Warned The World 12:30

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187. Refugees, Migrants, & the Church — Matthew Soerens 46:56

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Making Waves: The Original Angry Talker 12:32

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Making Waves: The Happy-Am-I Preacher 18:08

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186. Title VII & Religious Accommodation — Blaine L. Hutchison & Bruce Cameron 1:07:04

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185. Christianity & the "Liberal" Income Tax — Andrew Hayashi 1:15:45

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SPECIAL EPISODE: Living Well — Starr Tomczak (Wellness Program) 53:06

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Sealab: A Home on the Ocean Floor 20:41

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184. Calling Is More Than Your Job — Steven Zhou 47:27

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Guest Spotlight: The Memory Palace with Nate DiMeo 13:45

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183. Faith Through Lawyering — Randy Lee 1:07:20

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182. Artificial Intelligence & Access to Justice — Kevin T. Frazier 37:52

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Teen Contender 21:08

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181. The Diary of a Black Christian Female Law Student — Jeanelle Angus & Lakuita Bittle 1:15:36

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Last Witness: The Kerner Commission 12:45

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180. The Kids Aren't Alright — Amy Levin 45:50

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SPECIAL EPISODE: Spiritual Practices for Soul Care — Dr. Barbara L. Peacock (Wellness Program) 54:27

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179. The Origins of Church Autonomy — Lael Weinberger 1:07:28

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A Guitar, A Cello and the Day that Changed Music 17:15

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178. Religious Freedom Without the Rule of Law — Andrea Pin 51:56

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177. Law & the Spirit of Jubilee — Christopher D. Hampson 44:46

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The John Birch Society 15:18

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American Migrant 15:59

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