The 2 Best Give and Take Podcast Episodes
1) Episode 207: The Power Worshipers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism, with Katherine Stewart
My guest is Katherine Stewart. Her newest book is The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism. For too long, she argues, the Religious Right has masqueraded as a social m...Show More
2) Episode 150: Hustle and Gig: Struggling and Surviving in the Sharing Economy, with Alexandrea J. Ravenelle
My guest is Alexandrea Ravenelle. Her new book is Hustle and Gig. Choose your hours, choose your work, be your own boss, control your own income. Welcome to the sharing economy, a nebulous collection ...Show More
3) Episode 306: Nations Apart: How Clashing Regional Cultures Shattered America, with Colin Woodard
In this episode of Give and Take, Scott Jones talks with Colin Woodard about his latest forthcoming book, Nations Apart. Woodard maps the deep regional cultures of America, tracing their historical ro...Show More
4) Episode 305: Charlie Kirk, Donald Trump, and Christian Nationalism, with Bryce Eddy
On this episode of Give and Take, Bryce Eddy—former President of Turning Point USA and a close personal friend of Charlie Kirk—pulls back the curtain on his time with Kirk, charting Kirk’s rise and in...Show More
5) Episode 304: Playback, with Carla Malden
In this episode of Give and Take, Scott Jones talks with novelist Carla Malden about her new book, Playback. The novel is a haunting and beautifully layered exploration of memory, loss, and reinventio...Show More
6) Episode 303: The Politics We Can't Escape, with J. Kameron Carter
In this conversation, Scott Jones and J Kameron Carter explore the complex themes of whiteness, authoritarianism, and the historical context of race in America. They discuss how whiteness is not just ...Show More
7) Episode 302: Is the Earth Growing a Brain?...with Topher McDougal
On this episode of Give and Take, I talk with Topher McDougal, author of Gaia Wakes: Earth's Emergent Consciousness in an Age of Environmental Devastation. In the book, McDougal explores the provocati...Show More
8) Episode 301: Morbidly Curious: A Scientist Explains Why We Can't Look Away, with Coltan Scrivner
My guest today is Coltan Scrivner, a behavioral scientist who has spent years studying the psychology of why we’re drawn to the dark, the eerie, and the unsettling. His brand-new book, Morbidly Curiou...Show More
9) Episode 300: My Guest Is Scott Jones...
For our 300th episode of Give and Take, we’re doing something different. Instead of hosting, Scott Jones steps into the guest chair. His friend—and former guest of the show—Jane Rosenzweig takes the r...Show More
10) Episode 299: Confessions of an Amateur Saint, with Mandy Smith
On this episode of Give and Take, Scott Jones sits down with author and pastor Mandy Smith to talk about her new book Confessions of an Amateur Saint. In it, Mandy offers an honest, grace-filled explo...Show More