Now in its second season, CHQ&A is the flagship podcast of Chautauqua Institution, featuring interviews with prominent guests who participate in Chautauqua's summer season of programs in the arts, education, interfaith dialogue and recreation. Hosted by Jordan Steves, Chautauqua's director of communications, with interviewers from around the Chautauqua community.
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Welcome to the Here's Why Podcast, hosted by Austin Seekins and Zan Gaddam at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church. Every Sunday, our hosts will answer challenging questions asked by students about their everyday walk with Christ. We hope this podcast is an avenue for our students and students beyond to listen, to learn something new, and to be reminded that that their faith in Jesus is walked alongside a community that loves them, sees them, and values them. Our God is a big God, and while many of ...
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Episode 20: What it Means to be Different
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In this preview episode for D-Now Weekend, Zan and Austin discuss what it means to be “Different.” To be called into new life means to take part in a transformative process which will ultimately make us different than the world around us. This episode hopes to stir hearts and cause students of the Word to ask questions! References: Luke 18:18-22…
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Episode 19: The Importance of Talent (with Daniel McKay)
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Zan and Austin host Daniel McKay in this third and final part of a three-part series over time, treasure, and talent. In this episode, Daniel shares his wisdom over talents and how to use your individual talents to further God's kingdom. References: The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer Ecclesiastes 3:1-11 Psalm 90:12 Matthew 11: 28,…
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Episode 18: Stewarding Time and Treasure (with Daniel McKay)
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Zan and Austin host Daniel McKay in this second part of a three-part series over time, treasure, and talent. In this episode, Daniel shares his wisdom over time and treasure and how to use both of them effectively in order to further God's Kingdom. References: The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer Ecclesiastes 3:1-11 Psalm 90:12 Matt…
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Episode 17: Hurry - The Great Enemy of Spiritual Life (with Daniel McKay)
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In this special episode of Here's Why: Beyond the Walls, Zan and Austin host Associate Paster Daniel McKay. Being part one of a three-part series, this episode looks at Daniel and his personal life as well as Pioneer Drives new sermon series entitled "Hurry - The Great Enemy of Spiritual Life." Through shared laughter, experience, and wisdom, this …
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Episode 16: From High School to College (with Julia Melson and Trevor Cox)
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In this very special episode of Here's Why, Zan and Austin host Pioneer Drive Student alumni Julia Melson and Trevor Cox! These two have returned to share their college experience and to offer their wisdom to the next generation of college students. In this episode, they speak on time management, making friends, and finding peace in times of transi…
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In this special episode, Austin reflects on his Winter break. From the busyness of life to much-needed rest, Austin speaks on the importance of maintaining a life of devotion to Christ. Resources: Hebrews 4:12 The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry The Celebration of DisciplineBy Pioneer Drive Baptist Church Student Ministry
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Episode 14: Why You Matter Part 2 (with Jess Westman)
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In this episode, Zan and Austin speak with Jess Westman to talk about the challenges of life as well as the blessings. Jess shares his story in this episode and takes a look back at his childhood. He asks questions such as "Why is this happening to me?" and "What am I to do now?" Zan and Austin look to these questions and more in part two of this t…
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Episode 13: Why You Matter Part 1 (with Jess Westman)
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In this episode, Zan and Austin speak with Jess Westman to talk about the challenges of life as well as the blessings. Jess shares his story in this episode and takes a look back at his childhood. He asks questions such as "Why is this happening to me?" and "What am I to do now?" Zan and Austin look to these questions and more in part one of this t…
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Episode 12: Why Friends and Family Matter (with Walker Piland and Conner Ruffin)
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In this episode, Austin speaks with Walker Piland and Conner Ruffin to talk about the importance of family. Why is it important to be with our families and what does it mean to surround ourselves with Godly people? They tackle these questions and more throughout this episode. References: Proverbs 18:24 Proverbs 17:17 Galatians 6:10 Romans 12:10 Mat…
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Episode 11: God's Will for Your Life Part 2 (with Taylor Cruse)
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Zan and Austin co-host Taylor Cruse, the College Minister at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church, to talk about God’s Will and Plan for us. He himself had to learn through experiences in life about God’s plan and will. He helps us answer questions such as, Why do we need to follow God’s plan for us in everything that we do? If it’s God’s plan, why is it s…
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Episode 10: God's Will for Your Life Part 1 (with Taylor Cruse)
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In this episode, Zan and Austin co-host Taylor Cruse, the College Minister at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church, to talk about God’s Will and Plan for us. He himself had to learn through experiences in life about God’s plan and will. He helps us answer questions such as, Why do we need to follow God’s plan for us in everything that we do? If it’s God’s …
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Episode 9: Why We Worship Part 2 (with Griffin Jones and Kenna Hall)
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This episode is the second part of a discussion that started last week in “Why We Worship.” In this episode, Zan and Austin host Griffin Jones and Kenna Hall as they dive head-first into the topic of Worship. What is worship? Why do we do it? Isn’t worship just singing songs? How do I discern true worship? Also in this episode, we focus on what it …
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Episode 8: Why We Worship Part 1 (with Griffin Jones and Kenna Hall)
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Zan Gaddam and Austin Seekins host Griffin Jones and Kenna Hall as we dive head first into the topic of Worship. What is worship? Why do we do it? Isn’t worship just singing songs? How do I discern true worship? We wrestle with these questions and more in this first part of a two part series over what it means to worship. Resources: Psalms Romans M…
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Episode 7: Why We Go Through Challenge (with Nathan Adams)
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In this episode, Zan and Austin host Nathan Adams, Men's and Mission's minister at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church to talk about challenge. Why do we go through challenges and how do we respond to them? If our God is a good and awesome God, why would he allow us to face challenges? Is challenge a part of and vital to the Christian faith? We would like…
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Episode 6: Why We Go to Church (with Jonathan Gressett)
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In this episode, Zan and I host Jonathan Gressett, the minister of students at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church to talk about community. Why does the church sometimes seem disjointed and distant if it is called to be a unified body of believers? What do I do if I have experienced hurt by my church? And how do I find a community that best suits me? Thes…
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Episode 5: Why We Pray (with Allison Westman)
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In this episode of Here's Why: Beyond The Walls, Austin, Zan, and their guest host , Allison Westman, address the topic of prayer. “Why do we pray, and how do we do so effectively?” Prayer is something extremely easy to do, yet we have a hard time intentionally doing it. How do we make prayer something more than just praying every now and again? Su…
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Episode 4: Jesus and Contagious Joy (with Blayre O'Donald)
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In this episode of Here's Why: Beyond The Walls, Austin, Zan, and their guest host , Blayre O’Donald, answer the question of Jesus, “Why is Jesus the Only Way to Salvation?”. In a world of individualism and personal spirituality, everyone believes that they know the “way” to salvation. When Jesus says that he is the way the truth and the life, and …
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Episode 3: Why We Read the Bible (Part Two)
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Welcome to the Here's Why Podcast, hosted by Austin Seekins and Zan Gaddam at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church. This week, we will continue to tackle the question , "Why do we read the Bible?" There is so much that can be said on the matter of truth and the Bible. We hope this podcast is an avenue for our students and students beyond to listen, to lear…
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Welcome to the Here's Why Podcast, hosted by Austin Seekins and Zan Gaddam at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church. This week, we will tackle the question , "Why do we read the Bible?" There is so much that can be said on the matter of truth and the Bible. We hope this podcast is an avenue for our students and students beyond to listen, to learn something …
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Episode 1: Welcome to the Here's Why Podcast!
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Welcome to the Here's Why Podcast, hosted by Austin Seekins and Zan Gaddam at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church. Every Sunday, our hosts will answer challenging questions asked by students about their everyday walk with Christ. We hope this podcast is an avenue for our students and students beyond to listen, to learn something new, and to be reminded th…
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Stuart Chafetz: Celebrating the CSO's New Principal Pops Conductor
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Our guest this episode is Stuart Chafetz, the longtime principal timpanist of the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra who has just been named as the ensemble’s first-ever principal pops conductor. A well-known and cherished presence on the Chautauqua Institution grounds each summer, Chafetz has made annual appearances on the podium for the ensemble’s Ind…
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The State of the Climate and Environmental Movement with Bill McKibben
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Our guest this episode is author, environmentalist and activist Bill McKibben, whose 1989 book The End of Nature is regarded as the first book for a general audience about climate change. He is also a founder of 350.org, the first planet-wide, grassroots climate change movement, which has organized 20,000 rallies around the world. A former staff wr…
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Hawaiian Language and Culture with J. Ekela Kaniaupio-Crozier
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Our guest this episode is J. Ekela Kaniaupio-Crozier, the E Ola! Learning Designer and Facilitator at Kamehameha Schools Maui, where she provides campus support for a world-class Hawaiian culture-based education to students. A fluent speaker of the Hawaiian language, Kumu Ekela serves on the Hawaiʻi Development team for the Duolingo language learni…
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Language Development in High-risk Populations with Julie Washington
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Our guest this episode is Julie A. Washington, chair of and professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Georgia State University’s College of Education and Human Development. Professor Washington specializes in language development and disorders in high-risk populations; early literacy and language interactions; African-A…
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Our guest this episode is Trevor Cox, a professor of acoustic engineering at the University of Salford. Professor Cox’s research and teaching focuses on architectural acoustics, signal processing and audio perception. He has written several books for academics and the general public, most recently The Sound Book: The Science of the Sonic Wonders of…
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Our guest on this episode is John Kasich, who served as Ohio’s 69th governor from 2011 until just this past January. Now a CNN political commentator, Gov. Kasich often speaks about the power of individuals to effect change at the local level, to reach beyond politics and the issues that divide us to achieve solutions through unity and resilience. D…
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On this episode, we feature a conversation between interviewer John Merino and Maureen Rovegno, Chautauqua’s director of religion, on the little-known history of what has come to be called the “Burned-over District,” or the “on fire” religious environment and culture of the early 19th century in Western New York. As you’ll hear, Chautauqua itself i…
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Our guest on this episode is Ambassador William J. Burns, president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the oldest international affairs think tank in the United States. Ambassador Burns retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2014 after a 33-year diplomatic career. Hailed as an “American diplomatic legend” by Secretary of State Joh…
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For the second consecutive summer, Chautauqua Theater Company is producing a free, touring outdoor production of a Shakespeare classic. This summer, having started June 25 on our own Bestor Plaza, CTC is performing A Midsummer Night’s Dream at a variety of locations around Chautauqua County, including Jamestown, Mayville and Southern Tier Brewing C…
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Hugh Hewitt is a lawyer, law professor and political commentator who as of July 1 began his service as president of the Richard Nixon Foundation. His nationally syndicated radio show is heard in more than 120 cities across the United States every weekday afternoon, with an audience estimated at more than 2 million listeners every week. Hewitt also …
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Dan Egan is author of the acclaimed book The Death and Life of the Great Lakes, in which he traces an ecological catastrophe happening right before our eyes, blending the epic story of the Great Lakes with an examination of the perils they face and the ways we can restore and preserve them for generations to come. The book has garnered comparisons …
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Chautauqua Theater Company's "The Christians"
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In The Christians by Obie Award-winning playwright Lucas Hnath, Pastor Paul has grown his church from a storefront to a mega-complex, but nothing prepared him or his congregation for the biggest change of all: a change of heart. The Christians is a highly theatrical yet extremely intimate exploration of faith, family and the courage to stand up for…
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An internationally acclaimed musician, composer, bandleader, educator and a leading advocate of American culture, Wynton Marsalis is a living legend. At 17, Marsalis became the youngest musician ever to be admitted to Tanglewood’s Berkshire Music Center. Since then, he attended Juilliard, performed 120 concerts a year for 15 consecutive years, prod…
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Judy Collins has inspired audiences with sublime vocals and boldly vulnerable songwriting for over five decades, and her luminescent presence shines brightly as new generations bask in the glow of her iconic 50-album body of work. Prolific as ever, Collins released a collaborative and Grammy-nominated album in June 2016, Silver Skies Blue, and will…
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Bishop Gene Robinson joins us to reflect on his first season as Chautauqua's vice president of religion and senior pastor, and particularly the Interfaith Fridays initiative launched in 2018, which will continue in 2019. A full DVD set of the nine 2018 Interfaith Fridays is available for purchase at the Chautauqua Bookstore.…
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On today's episode guest interviewer David Griffith, vice president and Emily and Richard Smucker Chair for Education, speaks with Alexandria Marzano-Lesnovich, author of The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir, winner of the 2018 Chautauqua Prize. Part reportage and part memoir, The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir follows a young law stude…
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On today's episode guest interviewer John Merino speaks with Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, chief executive officer of 20-first, where she works with the CEOs, executive committees and top management teams of some of the world’s best-known companies to identify the business opportunities of gender balance and how best to achieve it. Avivah has written exte…
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Today's episode features a conversation with Derek Ham, assistant professor of graphic design in the North Carolina State University College of Design. He is also the creator of the “I Am A Man” VR Experience, an interactive virtual reality experience set to the historic events of the Civil Rights Movement. “I Am A Man” is the basis of Derek’s two …
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On today's episode we feature a conversation with author and professor Ralph Young, an expert on dissent and protest movements. As a history professor at Temple University, Ralph has taught the courses “Dissent in America,” “Recent U.S. History” and “Trials in America,” as well as a weekly discussion forum called the “Dissent in America Teach-ins.”…
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On today's episode we hear from Alina Polyakova, the David M. Rubenstein Fellow at the Foreign Policy Center on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Institution, where she specializes in Russian foreign policy, radical-right movements in Europe, and far-right populism and nationalism. Alina presented an Amphitheater lecture during Chautauq…
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On today's episode, guest interviewer John Merino speaks with Nina Khrushcheva, a professor in the Graduate Program of International Affairs at The New School in New York City, where her research interests include global media and culture, world politics, Russian politics and culture, and propaganda and Hollywood. Nina presented an Amphitheater lec…
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On today's episode Chautauqua's Director of Literary Arts, Atom Atkinson, speaks with author Victor LaValle. LaValle's most recent book, The Changeling, is a captivating retelling of a classic fairy tale that imaginatively explores parental obsession, spousal love, and the secrets that make strangers out of the people we love the most. LaValle pres…
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Jill Vialet, Chelsea Marcantel/Matt "Airistotle" Burns
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On today's episode we feature two conversations: First is a discussion with Jill Vialet, founder and CEO of Playworks, who opened Chautauqua's week of lectures on "The Art of Play" on July 9. Then, Chautauqua Theater Company Artistic Director Andrew Borba sits with playwright Chelsea Marcantel and champion air guitarist Matt "Airistotle" Burns. Che…
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James and Deborah Fallows, Taína Caragol
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On today's episode we feature two conversations with presenters from Week Two of the Chautauqua season, themed "American Identity." First is a discussion with James and Deborah Fallows, who took the Amphitheater stage on the Fourth of July to present on their new book, Our Towns: A 100,000-Mile Journey Into the Heart of America. Then, Taína Caragol…
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Lexicographer Kory Stamper and playwright Lucas Hnath join interviewers Emily Morris and Andrew Borba in this packed episode featuring conversations with two presenters who helped shape the opening week of the 2018 Chautauqua Institution season, themed "The Life of the Written Word." For nearly two decades at Merriam-Webster, Kory Stamper was respo…
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Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Tyehimba Jess, author of 2018 Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle selection Olio, joins Atom Atkinson this episode to discuss his life, career and writing process. As part of a week at Chautauqua celebrating "The Life of the Written Word," Jess presented Olio to the Chautauqua Amphitheater audience, taught a master…
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Elizabeth Sullivan, president of the Chautauqua Women's Club, joins the podcast this episode to share her family and personal history at Chautauqua, the CWC's important community work, her thoughts on entering her second season as president, following in the footsteps of Chautauqua giants as Anna Pennybacker and Barbara Vackar — plus a preview of t…
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Dave Griffith, vice president and Emily and Richard Smucker Chair for Education at Chautauqua Institution, joins the podcast this episode to speak on his extensive background as a writer and teacher, what he's looking forward to in his first season at Chautauqua, plus a preview of 2018 programming in his areas of responsibility, including the liter…
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Matt Ewalt, Chautauqua Institution chief of staff, joins the podcast this episode to speak on his work in overseeing Chautauqua's signature and historic 10:45 a.m. weekday Amphitheater lecture platform — the process of selecting themes and presenters, considerations of balance and representation, and a fulsome preview of each of the 2018 season's w…
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Celebrated musician, composer, arranger, singer and pianist Michael Feinstein joins guest interviewer Brian Sheridan this episode to discuss his life and work as an ambassador for the Great American Songbook, along with Feinstein's upcoming appearance with Pink Martini's Storm Large on Friday, July 13, 2018, in the Chautauqua Amphitheater. Click he…
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