Best Sanches Podcasts (2025)

Jennifer Acker, founder and editor in chief of The Common, speaks to Emily Everett about her essay “On 15 Years of The Common,” which appears in The Common’s recent fall issue. The piece is a reflection on the hard work and stick-to-itiveness it takes to train a horse—and keep a literary magazine running. Jennifer talks about how The Common has gro…

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O Come Let Us Adore Him | Martyn Layzell 17:29

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Waiting For God | Jamie Phear 30:39

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The Kingdom & Hope | Andi Britt 34:48

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The Kingdom & Justice | Bekah Legg 38:26

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The Kingdom & Sacrifice | Martyn Layzell 26:59

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The Kingdom & Anxiety | Jamie Phear 28:13

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The Kingdom & Power | Sam Akinluyi 19:17

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Sarah Smarsh, "Bone of the Bone: Essays on America from a Daughter of the Working Class" (Scribner, 2024) 1:04:56

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National Book Award finalist Sarah Smarsh speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about her career writing memoir, essays, and journalism centered on the experience of the rural working class in the US. Her essay in The Common’s fall 2014 issue, “Death of the Farm Family,” became part of her 2018 book Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being B…

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The Kingdom at Hand | Jonny Walker 22:41

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Make Room Through Giving | Martyn Lazyell 32:30

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Make Room For More | Martyn Layzell 25:37

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Make Room For The New | Xenia James 23:46

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Make Room To Invite | Emily Layzell 18:50

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Make Room To Praise | Emily Layzell 35:26

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Make Room For Relationships | Martyn Layzell 23:24

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Lily Lloyd Burkhalter, "Raffia Memory," The Common Magazine (Spring, 2025) 31:22

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Lily Lloyd Burkhalter speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about her essay “Raffia Memory,” which appears in The Common’s spring issue. Lily talks about traveling to the Cameroon Grassfields to research the rituals and production of ndop, a traditional dyed cloth with an important role in both spiritual life and, increasingly, economic life as w…

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Commitment: How Do I Keep Going? (Firm Foundations Series) | Conrad Rasmussen 21:32

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Construction: What Am I Building? (Firm Foundations Series) | Colin Veitch 18:30

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Calling: What Was I Made For? (Firm Foundations Series) | Jonny Walker 18:09

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Mariah Rigg, "Target Island," The Common (Spring, 2025) 39:33

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Mariah Rigg speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about her story “Target Island,” which appears in The Common’s spring issue. “Target Island” is a story from her short story collection Extinction Capital of the World, out August 5 from Ecco; both focus on the islands of Hawai’i. Mariah talks about the process of writing and revising this story a…

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How To Keep In Step With The Holy Spirit | Martyn Layzell 24:29

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Preach Mania | Marie Veitch, Nikkita Fewtrell & Sam Woodhams 22:18

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Just Be Faithful | Beth Redman 27:22

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Pria Anand "The Elephant's Child" The Common Magazine (Spring, 2025) 50:42

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Pria Anand speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about her story “The Elephant’s Child,” which appears in The Common’s spring issue. The piece is a vivid retelling of a Hindu myth, the origin story of the elephant-headed god Ganesh. Pria talks about the process of writing and revising many versions of this ancient myth, why she felt inspired by i…

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Reimagine The Future | Martyn Layzell 30:55

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Reimagine Moving Forward | Sam Mercer 22:54

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Reimagine What's Possible | Emily Layzell 25:10

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Reimagine Your Challenges | Bethany Morris 17:21

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Reimagine Your Identity | Jamie Phear 28:26

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Lucas Schaefer, "Tuesday" The Common Magazine (Spring, 2025) 31:49

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Lucas Schaefer speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about his story “Tuesday,” which appears in The Common’s brand new spring issue. “Tuesday” is an excerpt from his novel The Slip, out June 3 from Simon & Schuster; both center on a motley cast of characters at a boxing gym in Austin, Texas. Lucas talks about the process of writing and revising …

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Reimagine Your Faith | Jonny Walker 23:28

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Reimagine Your Purpose | Martyn Layzell 22:14

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Reimagine Your Relationships | Stephen Ruttle 31:50

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Reimagine Your Perspective | Emily Layzell 31:47

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Hope is Here | Martyn Layzell 25:23

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The Coming Of The King | Martyn Layzell 23:08

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Awaken to See More Clearly | Conrad Rasmussen 27:41

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Awaken to the Call: The Power of Saying Yes | Emily Layzell 23:44

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Michael David Lukas, "More to the Story," The Common Magazine (Fall, 2025) 32:37

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Michael David Lukas speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about his essay “More to the Story,” which appears in The Common’s fall issue. Michael talks about his writing process for the essay, which began when a dark family mystery moved him to research a side of his family he’d never learned much about. He also discusses the revision stages of th…

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Awaken to the Wilderness | Jamie Phear 34:09

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Awaken to Encounter with Jesus | Chris Russell 27:20

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Awaken to Live for Eternity | Emily Lazyell 38:41

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Awaken to Serve the City | Martyn Lazyell 25:24

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Gray Davidson Carroll, "Silent Spring," The Common magazine 41:02

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Poet Gray Davidson Carroll speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about their poem “Silent Spring,” which appears in The Common’s fall issue. Gray talks about poetry as a way to witness and observe the world and how we experience it, and how it’s changing. Gray also discusses how they started writing poetry, how they approach drafting and revision…