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The Habit

Conversations with writers about writing, hosted by Jonathan Rogers.

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S2 E1: Andrew Peterson

S2 E1: Andrew Peterson

Jonathan and Andrew discuss the relationships between creativity and loneliness, the problem of ambition, and the parado... Read more

6 Jan 2020

34mins

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Episode 11: Karen Swallow Prior

Episode 11: Karen Swallow Prior

Karen Swallow Prior is the author of On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life Through Great Books. In this episode she tal... Read more

5 Aug 2019

33mins

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Episode 19: James K. A. Smith

Episode 19: James K. A. Smith

James K.A. (Jamie) Smith is a philosophy professor at Calvin College and the author of many important books, including D... Read more

30 Sep 2019

35mins

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Episode 26: Tish Harrison Warren with Doug McKelvey

Episode 26: Tish Harrison Warren with Doug McKelvey

Tish Harrison Warren is an Anglican priest and the author of Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life,... Read more

18 Nov 2019

39mins

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Episode 3: Jennifer Trafton

Episode 3: Jennifer Trafton

Jonathan Rogers and Jennifer Trafton discuss the vital role of play in creativity, the tricky business of self-forgetful... Read more

10 Jun 2019

37mins

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Episode 18: Sarah MacKenzie

Episode 18: Sarah MacKenzie

Sarah MacKenzie is the host of Read-Aloud Revival and the author of The Read-Aloud Family. In this episode, Jonathan and... Read more

23 Sep 2019

40mins

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Episode 7: Doug McKelvey

Episode 7: Doug McKelvey

Jonathan and Doug discuss the search for "a word that rhymes with everything" and how this search characterizes Doug's w... Read more

8 Jul 2019

33mins

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Episode 5: Claire Gibson

Episode 5: Claire Gibson

Jonathan Rogers interviews Claire Gibson about her new book Beyond the Point, befriending our inner critics, writing as ... Read more

24 Jun 2019

39mins

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Episode 25: Ron Block

Episode 25: Ron Block

Ron Block is a banjo player and a long-time member of Alison Kraus's band, Union Station. He is also an amateur theologi... Read more

11 Nov 2019

38mins

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Episode 27: Christie Purifoy

Episode 27: Christie Purifoy

Christie Purifoy is the author of Placemaker: Cultivating Places of Comfort, Beauty, and Peace. She says, "I believe tha... Read more

25 Nov 2019

26mins

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Episode 29: S. D. Smith

Episode 29: S. D. Smith

S. D. (Sam) Smith is the author of the much-loved Green Ember series. In this episode, Jonathan and Sam explore storytel... Read more

9 Dec 2019

39mins

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Episode 6: Russ Ramsey

Episode 6: Russ Ramsey

Jonathan and Russ go back and forth about the fine line between fact and fiction, the fallibility of human memory, and w... Read more

1 Jul 2019

31mins

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Episode 24: JJ Heller

Episode 24: JJ Heller

JJ Heller's songs remind people that they are loved. She and her husband Dave have been writing together since before th... Read more

4 Nov 2019

31mins

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Episode 4: Christopher Williams

Episode 4: Christopher Williams

Jonathan Rogers interviews Christopher Williams about his new concept album, We Will Remember, based on the book of Joel... Read more

19 Jun 2019

33mins

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Episode 13: Mary Laura Philpott

Episode 13: Mary Laura Philpott

Mary Laura Philpott is the author of I Miss You When I Blink, a nationally bestselling memoir-in-essays. Her writing als... Read more

19 Aug 2019

31mins

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S2 E6: Elyse Fitzpatrick & Eric Schumacher

S2 E6: Elyse Fitzpatrick & Eric Schumacher

Elyse Fitzpatrick and Eric Schumacher are co-authors of Worthy: Celebrating the Value of Women. In this espisode, Jonath... Read more

10 Feb 2020

31mins

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Episode 14: Jessica Hooten Wilson

Episode 14: Jessica Hooten Wilson

Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson, Associate Professor of English at John Brown University, is currently preparing the unfinishe... Read more

26 Aug 2019

36mins

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Episode 9: Kristy Dempsey

Episode 9: Kristy Dempsey

Jonathan and Kristy talk about her new book Papa Put a Man on the Moon (written in celebration of the fiftieth anniversa... Read more

22 Jul 2019

34mins

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S2 E7: Seth Haines Wakes Up

S2 E7: Seth Haines Wakes Up

Writer and photographer Seth Haines is the author of Coming Clean and The Book of Waking Up. In this episode, Jonathan a... Read more

17 Feb 2020

26mins

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Episode 23: John Hendrix

Episode 23: John Hendrix

John Hendrix is a much-decorated author and illustrator and an art professor at Washington University in St. Louis. His ... Read more

28 Oct 2019

34mins

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