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Are you living your best life now? Not always? This is a podcast for you. Duke Professor Kate Bowler is an expert in the stories we tell about success and failure, suffering and happiness. She had Stage IV cancer. Then she didn’t. And since then, all she wants to do is talk to funny and wise people about how to live with the knowledge that, well, everything happens.
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- Yesterday55 min
What Stoicism Gets Wrong with Warren Smith
Stoicism promises a way to navigate an uncertain world through reason, virtue, and self-control. But what happens when life breaks our hearts? Kate Bowler sits down with her friend Dr. Warren Smith, professor of historical theology at Duke Divinity School, to explore the ancient roots of Stoicism, what early Christians borrowed from it, and where they fundamentally disagreed. Together, they consider why our emotions aren't always problems to solve, why compassion sometimes requires us to suffer alongside one another, and how grief might be evidence not of weakness, but of love. Learn more about Dr. J. Warren Smith at Duke Divinity School Explore Warren Smith's books and research on early Christian theology Learn about the history and philosophy of Stoicism Explore Marcus Aurelius and his Meditations Read about Augustine of Hippo and his theology Explore 1 Corinthians 15 on resurrection and Christian hope Join Kate on Substack
- 1 weeks ago28 min
Motherhood Was Never Meant to Be a One-Person Job with Reshma Saujani
Motherhood can feel like an impossible job because, in so many ways, we’ve made it one. In this conversation, I sit down with the brilliant Reshma Saujani—founder of Girls Who Code and Moms First and creator of the new documentary No Country for Mothers—to talk about the systems that leave moms carrying too much, the guilt we feel for needing help, and the myth that we should somehow be able to do it all. Together, we ask what it might look like to trade hyper-independence for interdependence—and where we might find real hope for families who are tired of holding everything together. Learn more about Reshma Saujani Watch No Country for Mothers and host a community screening Learn more about Moms First Explore Girls Who Code Listen to Reshma’s podcast, My So-Called Midlife Read the U.S. Surgeon General’s advisory on parents’ mental health and well-being Join Kate on Substack
- 2 weeks ago52 min
How to Disagree Without Hating Each Other with Tim Shriver
We all believe people deserve dignity. Until someone says something outrageous at Thanksgiving dinner. Or posts something truly unhinged on Facebook. Or votes differently than we do. So how do we hold on to our convictions without letting contempt take over? Kate talks with her friend Tim Shriver, longtime chairman of Special Olympics, about what his extraordinary family taught him about belonging, why outrage can feel so satisfying, and what it might look like to treat people with dignity—even when we really, really disagree. Because maybe the goal isn’t to agree on everything. Maybe it’s to remember that we belong to one another. The Dignity Index Become a Dignity Voter Special Olympics Tim Shriver Kate on Instagram Kate on YouTube
- 3 weeks ago43 min
You Might Be Wrong with Bill Haslam
We live in a world that rewards certainty, outrage, and being absolutely convinced that the other side is wrong. But what if faithfulness looks a little less like winning an argument and a little more like admitting we might not have all the answers? Kate talks with former Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam about the complicated work of public service, the difference between using faith and being shaped by it, and why humility might be one of the most underrated qualities in a leader. Together, they ask what it means to love our neighbors when we disagree with them—and how to resist the contempt that makes it so hard to listen. SHOW NOTES: Faithful Presence: The Promise and the Peril of Faith in the Public Square by Bill Haslam You Might Be Right — A podcast hosted by former Tennessee Governors Bill Haslam (Republican) and Phil Bredesen (Democrat), exploring difficult policy questions across political differences. Howard H. Baker Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at The University of Tennessee Kate Bowler's Newsletter (Substack) Kate Bowler on Instagram Kate Bowler on YouTube
- 4 weeks ago44 min
Is There Really a Religious Revival? with Sociologist Mark Chaves
Is religion in America disappearing—or are we secretly in the middle of a revival? Sociologist Mark Chaves has spent decades studying what Americans actually believe and how our religious lives are changing. He joins Kate to separate the headlines from the data: why religious decline is real but slow, what we misunderstand about young people and faith, why megachurches keep getting bigger, and what we might lose when our institutions disappear. Show Notes American Religion: Contemporary Trends, Second Edition — Mark Chaves’s book on changing patterns in American religious belief and practice. National Congregations Study — The long-running study of American congregations directed by Mark Chaves. Why Conservative Churches Are Growing — Dean M. Kelley’s 1972 book, discussed in the episode in relation to the idea that stricter churches are stronger. Kate Bowler on Substack — More blessings and reflections from Kate. Kate Bowler on YouTube — Watch full episodes of Everything Happens.
- Oct 6, 202648 min
Losing Religion with Diana Butler Bass
Something strange has happened to American religion. More people are checking “none” when asked about religious affiliation—but that doesn’t necessarily mean they’ve stopped believing in God, looking for meaning, or longing for community. Historian Diana Butler Bass helps us understand how we got here. Kate and Diana trace the transformation of American evangelicalism from Jimmy Carter to the Religious Right, why Christianity became increasingly entangled with political identity, and what happens when people leave religious institutions but still find themselves reaching for something sacred. Perhaps losing a religious label isn’t always the same thing as losing faith. And perhaps the question isn’t only why people left—but what they’re still hungry for. Show Notes: Learn more about Diana Butler Bass Subscribe to Diana’s newsletter, The Cottage Explore Pew Research Center’s Religious Landscape Study Learn more about America’s religiously unaffiliated (“nones”) Explore the data on spirituality and religious identity Join Kate on Substack
- Sep 29, 202648 min
You’re Going to Need Some Friends with Andrew O’Hagan
Who are the people who have made you who you are? Kate sits down with novelist Andrew O’Hagan for a funny and tender conversation about friendship: the childhood friends we swear we’ll love forever, the unexpected people who become essential, and the friends who know how to stay when life gets frightening. Together, they wonder what makes someone a good friend, why some friendships deepen while others fade, and how love sometimes looks less like having the right words and more like simply keeping pace. Show Notes On Friendship — Andrew O’Hagan Mayflies — Andrew O’Hagan Caledonian Road — Andrew O’Hagan The Illuminations — Andrew O’Hagan Andrew O’Hagan — London Review of Books Edna O’Brien — RTÉ Archives Sam’s Cafe — Primrose Hill Dignitas
- Sep 22, 202655 min
Joy, Come Find Me with Jennifer Garner
Jennifer Garner joins Kate Bowler for a conversation about happiness, joy, and the particular ache that shows up somewhere around midlife when the disappointments start to outnumber the wins, and you’re still not who you thought you’d be by now. They talk about what actually separates happiness from joy (hint: one requires everything to go right, the other doesn’t), the strange gift of a copperhead snake bite, why Jennifer went paragliding after her cancer diagnosis despite being terrified of heights, and what it means to be a “witness” instead of just a friend. Plus: religious upbringing and how it shapes how we experience joy, letting-go rituals, raising teenagers, and why older women deserve more credit for staying vivid, capable, and alive. If you’ve ever felt like your life was supposed to add up by now and it just hasn’t, this one’s for you.
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Are you living your best life now? Not always? This is a podcast for you. Duke Professor Kate Bowler is an expert in the stories we tell about success and failure, suffering and happiness. She had Stage IV cancer. Then she didn’t. And since then, all she wants to do is talk to funny and wise people about how to live with the knowledge that, well, everything happens.
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