Godcast exists to share our stories about the presence or absence of religion in our lives. Each episode focuses on a particular issue or experience in the hopes of acknowledging that we are in a continued conversation with the religion/ worldview with which we were raised—whether that conversation happens from a place of reception or rejection. Here at Godcast, we believe that religion and spirituality should be a part of the public conversation; we recognize, however, that religion can be ...
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WineCaster is a podcast about wine and the people behind what makes the wine experience so special. I talk to winemakers, retailers, restaurants and anyone that has an impact on how consumers experience wine.
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You are Loved Project- Part 2 - Alex Cook on Art, Spirituality, and the Vital Importance of Starting From Love
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Alex Cook is a painter, muralist, and musician. His art brings messages of hope, assurance, and beauty in unexpected places. You can find more of Alex's work at stonebalancer.com and youarelovedmurals.com You can see Danielle and Alex dissect some of Alex's murals by clicking the links below: The Things We Need Are So Close Tree of Life Father and …
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You are Loved Project- Part 1 - Alex Cook on Art, Spirituality, and the Vital Importance of Starting From Love
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Alex Cook is a painter, muralist, and musician. His art brings messages of hope, assurance, and beauty in unexpected places. You can find more of Alex's work at stonebalancer.com and youarelovedmurals.com You can see Danielle and Alex dissect some of Alex's murals by clicking the links below: The Things We Need Are So Close Tree of Life Father and …
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Same House, Different Beliefs: A Conversation with Two Sisters Learning to Navigate Their Different Approaches to Religion and Politics
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In this episode, Danielle sits down with two of her childhood friends: Kendall and Kristina. These sisters grew up in the same house, in the same private christian school, and both endured losing their dad before finishing elementary school. Despite all these common experiences, their beliefs and approaches to the world are vastly different. Find o…
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Becoming Evangelical: an Evangelical Perspective on Hell, Women in Leadership, and LGBTQ+ Inclusion
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Danielle and Larry Torres talk about what it means to Larry to be an evangelical christian. Danielle presses Larry about his belief in Hell, what the Bible says about "homosexual acts," and the recent death the of the missionary who tried to evangelize North Sentinel Island. It's deep, refreshing, and truly dialogical conversation—one in which Larr…
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Mormonism, Perfection, and What's at the Heart of It for Caitlyn Nalder
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Danielle asks Caitlyn to clear up some basic information about Mormonism. They cover the mission, polygamy, the temple, church structure, peace building, sacrament, + many other common queries (and are interrupted by a over-zealous dog). Caitlyn moves more deeply into her own experiences of breaking with both cultural norms and mandates in mormonis…
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Culture, Death, and Religion with Raleigh Dale
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Danielle and Raleigh chat about Raleigh’s experience growing up in small town Tennessee. Raleigh talks about growing up without a religious tradition in an environment where different expressions of Christianity dictated cultural norms and groups. Danielle asks Raleigh about her choice to study religion in college and how her dad’s death effected h…
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[soundscape] Israel and Palestine 1-11 March 2018
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From Danielle--A collection of sounds and poems (written by me) from my trip to Israel and Palestine March of 2018. The recording begins with one of our tour guides singing in a cistern at Masada, moves to the refugee camp in Bethlehem, and from there consists of a combination of sounds from Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, Hebron, Mahane Yehuda Market, and …
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Creation and Mourning: Trans Identity, Catholicism, and Keeping Faith with Nathan Bakken
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Nathan and Danielle take a deep dive into the intersection of catholic and queer identity in Nathan's life. Nathan illuminates the ways that the Catholic church acted as a beard throughout their childhood and adolescent life. This careful coexistence of queer and religious identity became more complicated when Archbishop Sartain (the Archbishop of …
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[unedited] Creation and Mourning: Nathan Bakken on Trans and Catholic Identity
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[unedited version of episode 4] In this episode, Nathan Bakken illuminates the ways that the Catholic church acted as a beard throughout their childhood and adolescent life. This cautious coexistence of queer and religious identity became more complicated when Archbishop Sartain (the Archbishop of Seattle) took a vested interest in shutting down Na…
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Jewish Faith, Supersessionism, and Falling Back in Love with your Religious Tradition
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Episode 3 is a continuation of Danielle's conversation with Tim Hopkins—but this time we are focusing on the unique qualities of Jewish Faith and the way that Judaism has been contextualized in the Western tradition. We also delve into what its like to be in a dynamic relationship with the religious tradition of your childhood.…
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Hell and Interfaith Relationships with Tim Hopkins
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In this episode, we dive into various perspectives on the increasing numbers of interfaith marriages and ask around about students' experience of religion at Boston University. Danielle invites Tim Hopkins onto the show to talk about his experience of being raised in an interfaith home, and the conversation moves right onto the topic of Hell. Talk …
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Sex, Binaries, and Belief with Sarah Ellis
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In the first ever episode of Godcast, Danielle asks Sarah about her first teachings on sex, and they get into a pretty passionate conversation about objectification, sexual pleasure, and the ways that the church forms men and women to think about (or not think about) bodies.By Sarah Ellis
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I had the chance to chat with Craig Isbel, the award-winnning winemaker from Torbreck during his visit to San Francisco. It was great talking to Craig. He has a colorful background and a no-nonsense approach to wine making. I was struck by how humble he was for man with multple 100-point wines. After the interview we went out for a glass and the gu…
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Had a great conversation with Mike Dunn of Dunn Vineyards today. I drove up to the winery on Howell Mountain. It was a great drive and a great conversation. We talk about many things, including the winery, alcohol level, wine critics and of course Howell Mountain. Mike was one of the most passionate and down to earth people you will meet in the win…
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Today I speak with Anani Lawson, sommelier with Lucy restaurant in the Bardessono Hotel in Yountville. Anani has traveled an interesting path. Originally from Togo, Africa, he came to the U.S. to work in a completely different field (I’ll let him tell the story), and has ultimately served as sommelier in several world-class restaurants including th…
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In this episode, I interview Danielle Cyrot, the winemaker for CADE Estate Winery. CADE, founded by the folks at PlumpJack back in 2005, is one of the few wineries up on Napa's Howell Mountain. It's worth the trip up windy Howell Mountain Road to experiece CADE-- for an amazing view from high up on Howell Mountain out across Napa Valley, and of cou…
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