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Crossing Faiths

Crossing Faiths

62 episodes

Crossing Faiths is a podcast in which people from diverse religious backgrounds engage in open dialogue about all the things you're NOT supposed to discuss at the dinner table. Join hosts John Pinna, a military intelligence veteran and D.C. insider, and Elliot Toman, a former media director in the Evangelical church, as they engage in lively conversations about the impact of faith on current events. Crossing Faiths also welcomes guests from a wide variety of religious and experiential backgrounds to share their own insights. The podcast was initially developed in collaboration with, Matt Hawkins, is a former policy director for the Southern Baptist Convention. Their conversations built on a decade of their collaboration, advocating in Washington, D.C. for religious freedom domestically and around the globe. The two developed the podcast with a desire to share conversations that model friendship and collaboration despite deep differences in religion and background. The podcast has a reach of almost 3 million multi-faith listeners, 83% of which are millennials.

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Sam Nagasaka: The Unification Church in Japan

Published: Feb. 14, 2024, 5 a.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 10 seconds

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106: David Curry - Violence against religious minorities

Published: Feb. 12, 2024, 5 a.m.
Duration: 50 minutes

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IRF 2024 #3: Ex-Muslims of North America

Published: Feb. 7, 2024, 5:15 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 34 seconds

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Dr. Katrina Lantos Swett

Published: Feb. 5, 2024, 5:15 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 34 seconds

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Adjudicating Islamic Law for Muslim Americans

Published: Jan. 29, 2024, 8 p.m.
Duration: 55 minutes 21 seconds

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IRF 2024 #2: The IRF Industrial Complex?

Published: Jan. 26, 2024, 1 p.m.
Duration: 48 minutes 31 seconds

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IRF 2024 #1: The Story So Far

Published: Jan. 26, 2024, noon
Duration: 25 minutes 33 seconds

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103: Ambassador Akiva Tor

Published: Jan. 22, 2024, 6 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 28 seconds

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The Political Perils of Biblical Archeology

Published: Jan. 20, 2024, 2 p.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 50 seconds

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Public Martyrdom

Published: Jan. 15, 2024, 5 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 20 seconds

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100: Burma and the Rohingya Genocide

Published: Jan. 10, 2024, 3 p.m.
Duration: 48 minutes 49 seconds

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98: The Technology of Religion

Published: Jan. 1, 2024, 9 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 42 seconds

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What Do Unitarians and Satanists Have In Common?

Published: Dec. 24, 2023, 7 p.m.
Duration: 49 minutes 17 seconds

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The Candy Cane Conspiracy

Published: Dec. 18, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 41 seconds

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95: Millennialism and Antisemitism

Published: Dec. 11, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 50 minutes 56 seconds

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94: There's Always Another Jerk

Published: Dec. 4, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 44 seconds

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Unpacking the Resurfaced Bin Laden Letter

Published: Nov. 27, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 23 seconds

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92: The West's Claim to Western Values

Published: Nov. 20, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 36 seconds

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A War of Minorities

Published: Nov. 6, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 19 minutes 9 seconds

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90: Straw Men and Henchmen

Published: Oct. 31, 2023, 9 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 43 seconds

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89: Israel and Hamas

Published: Oct. 17, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 5 seconds

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88: Dignity of Human Life

Published: Oct. 16, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 54 seconds

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87: Eastern Orthodoxy

Published: Oct. 5, 2023, 5 p.m.
Duration: 57 minutes 6 seconds

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Montezuma's Revenge

Published: Oct. 5, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 24 minutes 20 seconds

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86: Montezuma's Revenge

Published: Oct. 5, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 24 minutes 20 seconds

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Accidents of Substance

Published: Oct. 1, 2023, 7:30 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 47 seconds

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Double Standards for Muslims?

Published: Sept. 15, 2023, 9 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 33 seconds

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Textual Integrity and Cognitive Dissonance

Published: Sept. 9, 2023, 8 p.m.
Duration: 57 minutes 15 seconds

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The religious veneer of Conservatism

Published: Aug. 29, 2023, 4 p.m.
Duration: 57 minutes 42 seconds

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Putting the Man Back in "Son of Man"

Published: Aug. 25, 2023, noon
Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 6 seconds

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080: This is The Way

Published: Aug. 16, 2023, 9 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes 39 seconds

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80: This is The Way

Published: Aug. 16, 2023, 9 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes 39 seconds

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79: Evangelical Lutheranism and Salvation by Grace

Published: Oct. 13, 2022, 9 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 51 seconds

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079: Evangelical Lutheranism and Salvation by Grace

Published: Oct. 13, 2022, 9 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 51 seconds

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78: Hurricane Ian; Protests in Iran

Published: Oct. 4, 2022, 3 p.m.
Duration: 49 minutes 12 seconds

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078: Hurricane Ian; Protests in Iran

Published: Oct. 4, 2022, 3 p.m.
Duration: 49 minutes 12 seconds

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77: The Evangelicals Problem

Published: Sept. 27, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 1 second

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077: The Evangelicals Problem

Published: Sept. 27, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 1 second

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76: Headlines: The Queen, Ukraine, and Christian America declines

Published: Sept. 21, 2022, 3 p.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 36 seconds

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076: Headlines: The Queen, Ukraine, and Christian America declines

Published: Sept. 21, 2022, 3 p.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 36 seconds

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75: The Queen; John and the King; John speaks to Christians on 9-11; VP Harris speaks to National Baptists

Published: Sept. 13, 2022, 4 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 40 seconds

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075: The Queen; John and the King; John speaks to Christians on 9-11; VP Harris speaks to National Baptists

Published: Sept. 13, 2022, 4 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 40 seconds

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074: John holds a legendary spear; An Intelligence review of the Crucifixion?

Published: Aug. 23, 2022, 4 p.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 14 seconds

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74: John holds a legendary spear; An Intelligence review of the Crucifixion?

Published: Aug. 23, 2022, 4 p.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 14 seconds

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Abortion/Kansas

Published: Aug. 10, 2022, 7 p.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 17 seconds

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Live from Vienna

Published: Aug. 9, 2022, 2 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 14 seconds

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IRF Summit 2022: Fr. John Anderson

Published: July 31, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 12 seconds

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IRF Summit 2022: Greg Mitchell

Published: July 30, 2022, 10:45 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 14 seconds

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IRF Summit 2022: Sam Brownback

Published: July 23, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 53 seconds

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IRF Summit 2022: Mariam Wahba

Published: July 21, 2022, noon
Duration: 20 minutes 34 seconds

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The War in Ukraine, Chicken & Waffles and Evil Shrimp

Published: June 18, 2022, 3 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 29 seconds

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The Ukraine Conflict

Published: June 7, 2022, 6 p.m.
Duration: 58 minutes 45 seconds

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Faith-based Policy in a Liberal Democracy

Published: June 4, 2022, 11 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 42 seconds

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Abortion and Theocracy

Published: May 21, 2022, 4 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 29 seconds

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65: Multi-faith Christmas seasons and the end of 2021

Published: Dec. 23, 2021, 3 p.m.
Duration: 55 minutes 24 seconds

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Multi-faith Christmas seasons and the end of 2021

Published: Dec. 23, 2021, 3 p.m.
Duration: 55 minutes 24 seconds

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Surveillance of American Muslims goes to the Supreme Court

Published: Nov. 15, 2021, 6 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 16 seconds

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64: Surveillance of American Muslims goes to the Supreme Court

Published: Nov. 15, 2021, 6 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 16 seconds

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63: Sharia with Sumbul Ali-Karamali

Published: Nov. 8, 2021, 6 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 22 seconds

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Sharia with Sumbul Ali-Karamali

Published: Nov. 8, 2021, 6 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 22 seconds

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62: Atheism among Muslims and more on vaccine exemptions

Published: Nov. 1, 2021, 5 a.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 44 seconds

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Atheism among Muslims and more on vaccine exemptions

Published: Nov. 1, 2021, 5 a.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 44 seconds

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Conversion, proselytization, and... abortion?

Published: Oct. 19, 2021, 4 p.m.
Duration: 52 minutes 21 seconds

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61: Conversion, proselytization, and... abortion?

Published: Oct. 19, 2021, 4 p.m.
Duration: 52 minutes 21 seconds

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Religious exemptions and COVID-19 vaccines

Published: Sept. 16, 2021, 11 a.m.
Duration: 52 minutes 37 seconds

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60: Religious exemptions and COVID-19 vaccines

Published: Sept. 16, 2021, 11 a.m.
Duration: 52 minutes 37 seconds

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59: Masks, donuts, and the Texas Abortion Law; John shares a personal story

Published: Sept. 14, 2021, 11 a.m.
Duration: 46 minutes 50 seconds

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Masks, donuts, and the Texas Abortion Law; John shares a personal story

Published: Sept. 14, 2021, 11 a.m.
Duration: 46 minutes 50 seconds

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58: What follows the "brain drain" in Afghanistan?

Published: Aug. 30, 2021, 3 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 19 seconds

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What follows the "brain drain" in Afghanistan?

Published: Aug. 30, 2021, 3 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 19 seconds

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Former intelligence officer John Kiriakou on the fall of Afghanistan

Published: Aug. 17, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 50 seconds

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57: Former intelligence officer John Kiriakou on the fall of Afghanistan

Published: Aug. 17, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 50 seconds

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Sci-fi edition: DUNE (1984)

Published: May 26, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 6 seconds

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56: Sci-fi edition: DUNE (1984)

Published: May 26, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 6 seconds

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55: Thinking (arguing?) about Israel and Hamas

Published: May 18, 2021, 3 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 11 seconds

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Thinking (arguing?) about Israel and Hamas

Published: May 18, 2021, 3 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 11 seconds

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What does Biden's increase in the refugee cap mean?

Published: May 4, 2021, 5 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 38 seconds

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54: What does Biden's increase in the refugee cap mean?

Published: May 4, 2021, 5 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 38 seconds

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We agree: God exists & vaccine sandwiches

Published: April 27, 2021, 3 p.m.
Duration: 56 minutes 24 seconds

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2023: Our vaccine experiences & are houses of worship loosening up?

Published: April 19, 2021, 5 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 54 seconds

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52: Our vaccine experiences & are houses of worship loosening up?

Published: April 19, 2021, 5 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 54 seconds

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An antidote to politicized religion?

Published: April 6, 2021, 4 p.m.
Duration: 49 minutes 13 seconds

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51: An antidote to politicized religion?

Published: April 6, 2021, 4 p.m.
Duration: 49 minutes 13 seconds

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50: Post-election commentary: John Pinna and Manal Omar

Published: Nov. 10, 2020, 8 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 39 seconds

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2021: Post-election commentary: John Pinna and Manal Omar

Published: Nov. 10, 2020, 8 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 39 seconds

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49: Special guest: Manal Omar on events in France

Published: Nov. 3, 2020, 7 p.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 17 seconds

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Special guest: Manal Omar on events in France

Published: Nov. 3, 2020, 7 p.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 17 seconds

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Special guest: George Sorial, former EVP to The Trump Organization

Published: Oct. 13, 2020, 11 a.m.
Duration: 50 minutes 52 seconds

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Introducing Hashaw Elkins

Published: Oct. 6, 2020, 11:15 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 11 seconds

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Abortion in 2020 politics

Published: Oct. 5, 2020, 4 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes

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Special Guest: Suzanne Selvester

Published: Oct. 3, 2020, 11 a.m.
Duration: 49 minutes 50 seconds

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Special Guest: Manal Omar on women in Islam, leadership, and human rights

Published: Oct. 2, 2020, 11 a.m.
Duration: 53 minutes 16 seconds

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SHORT: Debate Debrief

Published: Oct. 1, 2020, 4 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 15 seconds

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Special Guest: Nathan Wineinger on policy advocacy inspired by love of neighbor & human dignity

Published: Oct. 1, 2020, 2 p.m.
Duration: 56 minutes 35 seconds

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Special Guest: Senge Sering

Published: Aug. 19, 2020, 3 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 40 seconds

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Special Guest: Fr. Dn. Andrew Bennett, Canada's first ever Ambassador for Religious Freedom

Published: Aug. 12, 2020, 4 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 33 seconds

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Are evangelical pastors preaching "political" sermons?

Published: Aug. 4, 2020, 3 p.m.
Duration: 53 minutes

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Special Guest: Dr. JoAnne Myers, author of The Good Citizen: The Markers of Privilege in America

Published: July 22, 2020, 2 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 27 minutes 10 seconds

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Part 2: Two white guys talk about American racism

Published: July 15, 2020, 5:15 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 29 seconds

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Part 1: Two white guys talk about American racism

Published: July 3, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 10 seconds

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Headlines Part 2: Ezekiel's wheel, Science and religion, 90 Day Fiance

Published: May 29, 2020, 5 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 30 seconds

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Headlines Part 1: Evangelicals debate Trump, Religious responses to Coronavirus

Published: May 20, 2020, 5 p.m.
Duration: 45 minutes 59 seconds

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Is irresponsible polling dividing us?

Published: May 13, 2020, 11 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 6 seconds

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Religious Relational Capital: De Blasio and the Hasidic Jewish Community

Published: May 6, 2020, 11 a.m.
Duration: 50 minutes 5 seconds

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Explainer: The what, why & how of Ramadan

Published: April 29, 2020, 11 a.m.
Duration: 56 minutes 43 seconds

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Part 2 of 2: Are we living in a "post-Protestant" America?

Published: April 22, 2020, 11 a.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 42 seconds

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Part 1 of 2: Religious exceptionalism, exclusivism, or "exempt-ualism"?

Published: April 15, 2020, 11 a.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 46 seconds

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Antiquities scandals: The Museum of the Bible

Published: April 8, 2020, 10 a.m.
Duration: 48 minutes 33 seconds

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Season 3 Debut: Quarantine Edition

Published: April 1, 2020, 11 a.m.
Duration: 49 minutes 20 seconds

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Remember when Bernie breached Article 6?

Published: Feb. 27, 2020, 10 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 57 seconds

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Special guest: Mustafa Akhwand, Shia Rights Watch

Published: Feb. 20, 2020, noon
Duration: 1 hour 11 minutes

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Faith and politics: Prayer Breakfast, Trump, Romney, Falwell, Muslims, Democrat Primaries

Published: Feb. 13, 2020, 6 p.m.
Duration: 59 minutes 59 seconds

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Does the Quran allow a Muslim to be a friend with a Christian?

Published: Feb. 6, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 46 minutes 50 seconds

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Prayer in schools: Japan vs. U.S.A. | Special Guest: Shino Yokotsuka

Published: Jan. 31, 2020, 4 a.m.
Duration: 43 minutes

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"Unequally yoked" marriage?; Pocket Burgers

Published: Jan. 23, 2020, 1 p.m.
Duration: 58 minutes 41 seconds

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The Crossing Faiths backstory: An interview with Vantage Points

Published: Jan. 15, 2020, 4 p.m.
Duration: 50 minutes 30 seconds

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Season 2 Preview: Does halal BBQ exist in Nashville?

Published: Jan. 8, 2020, noon
Duration: 45 minutes 40 seconds

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Special guest: John Prabhudoss | India in Crisis

Published: Dec. 18, 2019, 4 p.m.
Duration: 59 minutes 20 seconds

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Special Guest: Robert Nicholson | Islam is different, and that's ok

Published: Dec. 11, 2019, 11 p.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 23 seconds

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16: Reliable Jesus?

Published: Dec. 4, 2019, noon
Duration: 31 minutes 56 seconds

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Reliable Jesus?

Published: Dec. 4, 2019, noon
Duration: 31 minutes 56 seconds

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15: Special guest: Kristina Arriaga explains her resignation from USCIRF

Published: Nov. 27, 2019, 3 p.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 33 seconds

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Special guest: Kristina Arriaga explains her resignation from USCIRF

Published: Nov. 27, 2019, 3 p.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 33 seconds

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14: On Location: London. John is shocked by Kurdistan's Multifaith Capacity

Published: Nov. 21, 2019, 8 p.m.
Duration: 53 minutes 20 seconds

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0108: On Location: London. John is shocked by Kurdistan's Multifaith Capacity

Published: Nov. 21, 2019, 8 p.m.
Duration: 53 minutes 20 seconds

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12: On location: Erbil, Kurdistan; A multi-faith community responds in crisis

Published: Nov. 4, 2019, 7 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 52 seconds

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On location: Erbil, Kurdistan; A multi-faith community responds in crisis

Published: Nov. 4, 2019, 7 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 52 seconds

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10: Bonus: What to expect from Afghanistan election

Published: Oct. 25, 2019, 2 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 1 second

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Bonus: What to expect from Afghanistan election

Published: Oct. 25, 2019, 2 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 1 second

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9: Headline edition: Impeachment, Security in houses of worship

Published: Oct. 3, 2019, 6 p.m.
Duration: 55 minutes

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Headline edition: Impeachment, Security in houses of worship

Published: Oct. 3, 2019, 6 p.m.
Duration: 55 minutes

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8: Fake Muslim?

Published: Sept. 26, 2019, 9 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes 57 seconds

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Fake Muslim?

Published: Sept. 26, 2019, 9 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes 57 seconds

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7: Headline edition: Self-flagellation, Hindu-Muslim joint prayer, and more

Published: Sept. 17, 2019, 8 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 10 seconds

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Headline edition: Self-flagellation, Hindu-Muslim joint prayer, and more

Published: Sept. 17, 2019, 8 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 10 seconds

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6: John tells of his American Muslim life after 9-11

Published: Sept. 11, 2019, 9:30 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 35 seconds

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John tells of his American Muslim life after 9-11

Published: Sept. 11, 2019, 9:30 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 35 seconds

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5: Netflix's The Family

Published: Sept. 3, 2019, 3 p.m.
Duration: 58 minutes 10 seconds

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Netflix's The Family

Published: Sept. 3, 2019, 3 p.m.
Duration: 58 minutes 10 seconds

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4: Messiah Complex?

Published: Aug. 27, 2019, 3 p.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 20 seconds

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Messiah Complex?

Published: Aug. 27, 2019, 3 p.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 20 seconds

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3: Halal pork and military parades (Pilot)

Published: July 3, 2019, 8 p.m.
Duration: 57 minutes 40 seconds

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4: Halal pork and military parades (Pilot)

Published: July 3, 2019, 8 p.m.
Duration: 57 minutes 40 seconds

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2: Jesus' nails? (Pilot)

Published: June 13, 2019, 9 p.m.
Duration: 59 minutes

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1: An evangelical walks into a wudu space (Pilot)

Published: June 5, 2019, 8 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 15 seconds

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