Andrea Yenne Writes with Teens.

Andrea Yenne is the "Momerator" and driving force behind the Student Edition of The Habit Membership—an incredibly happy and productive fellowship of teenage writers who give each other a little more courage. In this episode, Andrea speaks with Jonathan Rogers about the things she has learned from …

Carlos Whittaker Wants You to Human

Carlos Whittaker is committed to creating spaces–online and in person–where people are safe to engage in conversation about the topics that matter most but are often avoided. He’s a speaker, he’s the host of the podcast “Human Hope with Carlos Whittaker,” and he is the  cultivator and nurturer of a…

Rebecca Reynolds, Faerie Queene

Edmund Spenser's 1590 epic poem, The Faerie Queene, is one of the monumental works of English literature. But it doesn't get read much any more. Rebecca Reynolds is doing something about it. She has rendered Spenser's 36,000 lines of very difficult poetry into much more accessible prose. Artist Jus…

Chris Nye Doesn't Want You to be Consumed by the Content You Consume.

Chris Nye is a pastor and an academic. His writing has appeared in The Washington Post, Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition, and other publications. He is the author of three books, most recently A Captive Mind: Christianity, Ideologies, and Staying Sane in a World Gone Mad. In this episode, C…

Jen Pollock Michel Reimagines Productivity

Jen Pollock Michel's latest book is In Good Time: 8 Habits for Reimagining Productivity, Resisting Hurry, and Practicing Peace. As we look ahead to a new year, with all its goals and resolutions, Jen’s thoughts on productivity, fruitfulness, and time are especially helpful.

Loren Warnemuende Persevered.

Loren Warnemuende is the author of Exile, Book 1 of the Daughter of Arden trilogy. She started writing Exile in 1995. But life intervened, and the story languished for two decades and more. That delay, as it turned out, made it possible for Loren to write a better book. Anyone who has faced writing…

Dawn E. Morrow Has the Habit of Hope.

Dawn E. Morrow writes poems for people who think they don't write poetry. Her debut collection is The Habit of Hope.

Drew Bratcher on Storytelling and Country Music

Drew Bratcher is a journalist and essayist whose work has appeared in Oxford American, Los Angeles Review of Books, Paris Review, Nowhere Magazine, Garden & Gun, and Image Journal. His debut book is Bub: Essays from North of Nashville. It combines memoir and arts criticism—particularly country musi…

Rachel Marie Kang Creates Where She Is

Rachel Marie Kang is the author of Let There Be Art: The Pleasure and Purpose of Unleashing the Creativity Within You. In this episode, Rachel and Jonathan Rogers discuss creative collisions, finding balance between art-making and other life-responsibilities, and creating right where you are.

Sean (of the South) Dietrich Talks to Strangers

Sean Dietrich is a blogger, a storyteller, a musician, a novelist, a memoirist, and a columnist. On his blog, Sean of the South, he posts a new story every day about the people and places of the American South. His new book is You Are My Sunshine: A Story of Love, Promises, and a Really Long Bike R…