September 30, 2016

EP. 27 — Lawrence Wright on what it’s like to interview bin Laden’s henchman

Lawrence Wright knows a lot about terrorism – because he’s been covering it for decades. In this episode, he talks to David about interviewing Osama bin Laden’s business manager, and how covering covering religion changed his own thoughts on religion.

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December 23, 2016

Former NBC CEO Bob Wright lost his wife, Suzanne, to pancreatic cancer earlier this year, and on this episode, he wants to know why so little progress has been made in the last 50 years against a disease with such a high mortality rate.

December 16, 2016

Bishop Michael Curry is the leader of the Episcopalian church, and as we head into the new year, he’s here to tell us how the teachings of Jesus just might help create change.

This episode is brought to you by Children International (www.children.org/give).

December 9, 2016

In 2007, everything changed. At least, that’s according to journalist Tom Friedman, who tells David in this episode how 2007 was the single greatest technological inflection point since the printing press—and how we all missed it.

This episode is brought to you by Proper Cloth (www.propercloth.com/gregory).