The Enduring Appeal of YA

The Enduring Appeal of YA

Sarah Hendricks is the author of a new YA fantasy novel called Ella. What’s encompassed by the term “YA Fantasy”? What are its different niches and sub-genres? And why does it have such enduring popularity with so many readers? Sarah Hendricks has the answers.

Sirens Everywhere! Not the Singing Kind

Sirens Everywhere! Not the Singing Kind

We know there's "nothing new under the sun," but must there be so many TV shows with a first responder, life-or-death, emergency services premise? Why are writers and viewers drawn to these stories--and what differentiates those worth saving from those that ought to be DOA?

The Green Ember Video Game

The Green Ember Video Game

SD Smith has recently announced a Green Ember video game. He joins the digital pub table to discuss this exciting new project.

Planting Trees

Planting Trees

What does it mean to “practice resurrection,” as Wendell Berry put it?

Where Folk Meets Jazz

Where Folk Meets Jazz

Jacob Herold joins the table to discuss his new album, The Train & The River.

The Singing Tree

The Singing Tree

The wood a violin is made of
determines its voice, says
Christina Brown, pointing to
this truth: matter matters.

Road Trip! Interview with Isaac Hans

Road Trip! Interview with Isaac Hans

Isaac Hans joins Mandy and Christina at the pub table to talk about his journey with photography--literally. What is "road trip photography," and what drew Isaac to it in the first place?

Back to Carrick Hall--Sarah Arthur

Back to Carrick Hall--Sarah Arthur

Author Sarah Arthur returns to the pub table to discuss her second book: Once a Castle. Matt and Mandy ask Sarah about her process for creating a second book in a series, and where she plans to take Carrick Hall from here.

Art and Gritty Hope

Art and Gritty Hope

Where do books, movies, songs, etc. fit into how we face the hard realities of life? We invite you into a recent Anselm Society lecture by Dr. Wesley Vander Lugt from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.

Who's the Anselm-iest Artist? Finale

Who's the Anselm-iest Artist? Finale

In the final installment of our three-part series, Matt, Mandy, and Christina determine once and for all which artist is most representative of the Anselm Society artists' guild.

When All Is Not Well

When All Is Not Well

Meet Julian of Norwich! The Imagination Redeemed podcast tackles this tricky mystic and goes on a search for hope.

Who's the Anselm-iest Artist? Part Two

Who's the Anselm-iest Artist? Part Two

Matt continues forcing Mandy and Christina, championship bracket-style, to decide which famous artists most represent the values of the artists' guild. Part 2 of a three-part series.

Who's the Anselm-iest Artist?

Who's the Anselm-iest Artist?

Matt forces Mandy and Christina, championship bracket-style, to decide which famous artists most represent the values of the artists' guild.

How to Destroy a Child's Imagination

How to Destroy a Child's Imagination

Fostering a healthy imagination in kids is a worthy goal--but what are the obstacles in today's society actively making that difficult, and what do we do about them?

The Battle with Despair

The Battle with Despair

Elizabeth Bam joins the Imagination Redeemed podcast to discuss stories from the Faerie Queen and the Shawshank Redemption in an exploration of how to battle despair.