Arc: The Podcast

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Arc Magazine’s editor-in-chief, Mark Oppenheimer, is joined by guests to talk religion, politics, et cetera.

  1. 30 Jul

    Episode 31: Nicholas Lemann

    Mark sits down with New Yorker staff writer Nicholas Lemann to talk about nearly-lost religious histories, the hive-minds of higher education, and the state of American media

  2. 9 Jul

    Episode 30: Miroslav Volf and Christian Wiman

    A poet, a theologian, and Mark walk into a podcast studio: a conversation about faith, doubt, mortality, and friendship.

  3. 2 Jul

    Episode 29: Danielle Allen

    In honor of America's 250th, a special episode featuring Harvard's Danielle Allen on "The Declaration of Independence: Why an Old Text Serves Us Now"

  4. 25 Jun

    Episode 28: Paul Elie

    Mark sits down with Paul Elie to discuss art and religion in the 1980s, from Madonna to Prince to Leonard Cohen to Martin Scorsese, and the age old question of whether God cares about pop music

  5. 29 May

    Episode 27: Zachary Davis

    Mark sits down with Zachary Davis to talk about the Latter Day Saints' rebrand, the role of religion in a secular age, and the commonalities between Mormons and Jews (aside from the fact that they’re both disliked)

  6. 13 May

    Episode 26: Damon Linker

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  7. 1 May

    Episode 25: Jay Michaelson

    Mark sits down with Jay Michaelson to talk about the 17th century (Jewish) origins of Candace Owens's antisemitism

  8. 16 Apr

    Episode 24: Jeremy Carl

    Mark sits down with Jeremy Carl to talk "white culture," leaving Judaism for the Presbyterian church, and whether politics trump truth in Washington

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Arc Magazine’s editor-in-chief, Mark Oppenheimer, is joined by guests to talk religion, politics, et cetera.

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  • Creator
    arcthepodcast
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    31
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2025 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Arc: The Podcast
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