The 2 Best How God Works Podcast Episodes
1) Childhood: Growing the Moral Muscle
Do children need religion to grow into ethical, caring adults? Sixty-five percent of Americans think so, but the relationship between religion and morality is a nuanced one. Join Dave as he talks with...Show More
2) Contemplating Death: A Secret for Happiness
COVID-19 has led to what’s being called The Great Resignation. People are leaving their jobs in record numbers, many to find more meaning in life or to spend more time with family and friends. As it t...Show More
3) Season 9 Trailer
Join us for Season 9 of How God Works, starting next week!
4) Healing Rituals: There's Power in Belief (From the Archive)
We will be back with a whole new season of How God Works on October 5th. In the meantime, we wanted to share some of our favorite episodes from the archives. A majority of people in the US believe t...Show More
5) Midlife: Leaning Into the Change (From the Archive)
We'll be back with a whole new season of How God Works on October 5th. But in the meantime, we wanted to share some of our favorite episodes from the archives. Data shows that for many people, happin...Show More
6) HGW Presents: How Rituals Help Us Process Grief (The Science of Happiness)
How God Works will be back with all new episodes this fall. In the meantime, we're taking the opportunity to share episodes from some of our favorite shows with you, our listeners. Today, we're excite...Show More
7) HGW Presents: Kelly Corrigan Wonders (with Rainn Wilson)
How God Works will be back with all new episodes this fall. In the meantime, we're taking the opportunity to share episodes from some of our favorite shows with you, our listeners. Today, we're excite...Show More
8) Losing Our Religion or Finding What Matters?
As more Americans move away from organized religion, the moral and emotional needs once met by faith communities remain. What can secular society borrow from spiritual traditions — ritual, meaning, be...Show More
9) Speaking in Tongues
The spiritual practice of speaking in tongues –a form of communication with the divine through speaking words in an unknown or unrecognizable language– has invited a lot of speculation and skepticism ...Show More
10) The Soul and Science of Prayer
What is prayer? And why do it? People pray for all kinds of reasons, and in all kinds of ways: alone, together, aloud, in silence, from memory, or from instinct. But whatever form it takes, there’s a ...Show More