Dave and Licia Radford constitute the husband-wife duo, The Gray Havens. Their upcoming album, Blue Flower, is inspired by C. S. Lewis's autobiography, Surprised by Joy and explores "inconsolable longing" and every human's homesickness for a place they've never been. Most of the album's songs are available on Spotify.

In this episode, Dave Radford and Jonathan Rogers talk about the ways that joy is both a spur and a guide for creative work. You might also check out the Blue Flower Podcast, in which Dave talks through the origins of each song on the album.

Dave and Licia Radford constitute the husband-wife duo, <a href="https://www.thegrayhavensmusic.com/">The Gray Havens</a>. Their upcoming album, Blue Flower, is inspired by C. S. Lewis's autobiography, Surprised by Joy and explores "inconsolable longing" and every human's homesickness for a place they've never been. Most of the album's songs are available on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/4P6370QMeannEM8wXtlJBS?si=71oktpxvTqmxmFnitqp-9g&amp;dl_branch=1">Spotify</a>.
In this episode, Dave Radford and Jonathan Rogers talk about the ways that joy is both a spur and a guide for creative work. You might also check out the <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0cPMszWwNARnr5fh7uYLuW?si=pGpmLWzrSLyy7AWlj7vgjw&amp;nd=1">Blue Flower Podcast</a>, in which Dave talks through the origins of each song on the album.

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Angela Alaimo O'Donnell is a poet, professor, and scholar whose work sits at the crossroads of faith, memory, and the literary imagination. She teaches literature and creative writing at Fordham University and serves as Associate Director of the Curran Center for American Catholic Studies.

Her latest poetry collection is The View from Childhood. She has said, “We all have a place that we come from that has helped shape us into who we are. We all have memories that stay with us, bring us joy, and haunt us, and we all face the daily decision of what to do with those memories—to preserve them or to let them fade. My vocation, as a poet, compels me to turn them into story and song. These poems tell my stories, and I also hope they, in some way, tell the reader’s.”

In this episode, Dr. O’Donnell and Jonathan Rogers talk about origin stories, Flannery O’Connor, and the idea that any writer who has survived childhood has enough material to last a lifetime.

Angela Alaimo O'Donnell is a poet, professor, and scholar whose work sits at the crossroads of faith, memory, and the literary imagination. She teaches literature and creative writing at Fordham University and serves as Associate Director of the Curran Center for American Catholic Studies.
Her latest poetry collection is <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-view-from-childhood-new-and-selected-poems-angela-alaimo-o-donnell/89a9e1852b45b36b?ean=9798893480641&amp;next=t">The View from Childhood</a>. She has said, &ldquo;We all have a place that we come from that has helped shape us into who we are. We all have memories that stay with us, bring us joy, and haunt us, and we all face the daily decision of what to do with those memories&mdash;to preserve them or to let them fade. My vocation, as a poet, compels me to turn them into story and song. These poems tell my stories, and I also hope they, in some way, tell the reader&rsquo;s.&rdquo;
In this episode, Dr. O&rsquo;Donnell and Jonathan Rogers talk about origin stories, Flannery O&rsquo;Connor, and the idea that any writer who has survived childhood has enough material to last a lifetime.

Angela Alaimo O'Donnell's View from Childhood

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Besides being an award-winning teacher and professor of theology & ethics at Lipscomb University, Lee Camp hosts No Small Endeavor, a podcast that asks What does it mean to live a good life? What is true happiness? What are the habits, practices, and dispositions that facilitate human flourishing? Lee Camp explores these and similar questions with some of the most influential authors, scientists, artists, psychologists, philosophers, and theologians. In this episode, Dr. Camp and Jonathan Rogers talk about ethics, virtue theory, and writerly habits.

Besides being an award-winning teacher and professor of theology &amp; ethics at Lipscomb University, Lee Camp hosts <a href="https://www.nosmallendeavor.com/">No Small Endeavor,</a> a podcast that asks What does it mean to live a good life? What is true happiness? What are the habits, practices, and dispositions that facilitate human flourishing? Lee Camp explores these and similar questions with some of the most influential authors, scientists, artists, psychologists, philosophers, and theologians. In this episode, Dr. Camp and Jonathan Rogers talk about ethics, virtue theory, and writerly habits.

Lee Camp On The Good Life (from the Archives)

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Professor Alan Noble is a voice of good sense in a world where good sense seems to be in short supply. His new book is To Live Well: Practical Wisdom for Moving Through Chaotic Times. It is a call to return to the old paths as laid out in the seven virtues of Prudence, Justice, Fortitude, Temperance, Faith, Hope, and Love. In this episode, Alan and Jonathan Rogers talk about the limits of technique, a respect for reality, and largeness of spirit, among other topics.

Professor Alan Noble is a voice of good sense in a world where good sense seems to be in short supply. His new book is <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/to-live-well-practical-wisdom-for-moving-through-chaotic-times-alan-noble/22837815?ean=9781514002247&amp;next=t">To Live Well: Practical Wisdom for Moving Through Chaotic Times</a>. It is a call to return to the old paths as laid out in the seven virtues of Prudence, Justice, Fortitude, Temperance, Faith, Hope, and Love. In this episode, Alan and Jonathan Rogers talk about the limits of technique, a respect for reality, and largeness of spirit, among other topics.

Alan Noble Tries to Live Well

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