While We're Here Podcast
1) Who Wrote the Bible
Ben and Matt discuss the question of Biblical authorship and offer a quick crash course on contemporary Biblical scholarship. They also dig into some theological questions related to the nature of Sc...Show More
2) Know Your Neighbor - Live
While We're Here spent the night out on the town and recorded a live podcast at Commune Cafe in Newburyport, MA. "Know Your Neighbor" is both the name of this episode and also the name of a documentar...Show More
3) Spirituality and Fatherhood
Ben and special guest Dr. Arnold Eisen, Chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary, talk about spirituality and fatherhood. They also talk about movies, theology, baby-monitors and Freud.
4) Hanukkah & Christmas pt. 2: Christmas
We brought you the first part of this conversation on the night before Hanukkah began. Here is part two on the night before Christmas. Matt and Ben shift focus to Christmas as we continue to explore o...Show More
5) Christmas & Hanukkah pt. 1: Hanukkah
Ben and Matt talk about the winter festivals of their faith traditions. In part one of this conversation, we get to hear Ben explain the real meaning of Hanukkah.
6) Ghosts
Ben and Matt talk about ghosts, spirituality, and religion. They also have a less than academically rigorous discussion of Halloween and the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation with some q...Show More
7) Artificial Intelligence: part 2.
Ben and Matt pick up the conversation where they left off in part 1. The focus now shifts from the machines to what life will look like for us humans.
8) Artificial Inteligence: part 1.
Ben and Matt prepare for the rise of the machines as they discuss strong AI, weak AI, and what it means for both us and the machines.
9) Drugs and Spiritual Experience
Ben and Matt talk about drugs and spiritual experience both through the lens of their own experiences and as the topic appears throughout the history of various religious traditions.
10) Religion and Game of Thrones
Special guest, Rabbi Ethan Witkovsky from Park Avenue Synagogue, joins us for a journey through Religion and Game of Thrones. Ben and Ethan take a deep dive and geek out over this fantastic topic, whi...Show More