Apr 08, 2026 • S05 E279 • 00:09:34
Send us Fan Mail“Are you entertained?” isn’t just a movie quote to us, it’s a mirror. We start with that Gladiator moment and follow the thread into a bigger question: what is entertainment, really, and why does it have such power over our attention, our...
Apr 01, 2026 • S05 E278 • 00:25:40
Send us Fan MailMath gets a bad reputation, but most of us use it all day without noticing. We start with a real moment at home, my daughter tells me she doesn’t like math, and it pushes me to ask a deeper question: what if “math” is not mainly equations,...
Mar 25, 2026 • S05 E277 • 00:48:53
Send us Fan MailWorship gets reduced to music so easily that we forget the uncomfortable question at the center of faith: what are we willing to place on the altar? We’re joined by Jeffson Odiety, Nigerian worship leader and convener of The Closet, to tal...
Mar 18, 2026 • S05 E276 • 00:21:23
Send us Fan MailFive years ago, I was just trying to relive a moment: the first spark of The Word Cafe Podcast, when the “studio” was my bedroom and the dream still felt too big to say out loud. But the real beginning goes further back to my 40th birthday...
Mar 11, 2026 • S04 E275 • 00:15:21
Send us Fan MailEver notice how a single idea repeats all day until it becomes the only thing you can think about? That’s not an accident—it’s a pattern doing its quiet work. We take you from kitchen-table math to the beating heart of social media, showin...
Mar 04, 2026 • S04 E274 • 00:36:04
Send us Fan MailEnergy headlines rarely tell the whole story, so we pulled the camera back to show how Nigeria’s oil and gas sector is being rebuilt in real time. From renewed FIDs and streamlined approvals to a decisive pivot toward gas, we explore why i...
Feb 25, 2026 • S04 E273 • 00:10:45
Send us Fan MailA simple question from a child—why lie on the floor when the bed is right there—opens a larger conversation about surrender, pride, and the quiet strength of being conquered by truth. We share the tender origin of this practice in a mother...
Feb 18, 2026 • S04 E272 • 00:12:46
Send us Fan MailWhat if the most powerful tool for healing a strained marriage is already in your hands? We return to the marriage vow and hear it afresh—stripped of sentiment, heard as a living covenant that binds two people to each other and to God. Thr...
Feb 11, 2026 • S04 E271 • 00:08:57
Send us Fan MailYour mirror isn’t only reflecting a face; it’s echoing your words back at you. We open a candid exploration of confession as a daily practice that shapes identity, moving beyond guilt lists to truth-telling that lifts, steadies, and change...
Feb 04, 2026 • S04 E270 • 00:23:17
Send us Fan MailA sleepless night in the 90s, a BBC documentary, and a mural that wouldn’t let go—this is the spark that powers today’s conversation. We follow that current from a teenager’s curiosity to a sweeping look at how electricity rewired human hi...
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