Episodes

Sunday Nov 18, 2018
Feasting and Fasting
Sunday Nov 18, 2018
Sunday Nov 18, 2018
Happy Thanksgiving! An episode on Babette's Feast and the spiritual profundity of feasting, cohosted with David Bennet.

Sunday Nov 04, 2018
The Celtic Way - feat. Sarah Clarkson
Sunday Nov 04, 2018
Sunday Nov 04, 2018
Longing, cosmos, beauty, words... all the gifts given by Celtic culture. Listen in to hear Joy and Sarah's thoughts on what they love about Celtic music, art, and prayers.

Sunday Oct 21, 2018
Disappointment
Sunday Oct 21, 2018
Sunday Oct 21, 2018
How do we move past disappointment? How do we live with it? The 1975, Ladies in Lavendar, and Hannah Coulter help us figure out how to live well when disappointment strikes.

Sunday Oct 07, 2018
Decent Men in Indecent Times
Sunday Oct 07, 2018
Sunday Oct 07, 2018
Why are there so many books and movies about World War Two? It has something to do with evil, bravery, and the hope that people can still be good even in impossible times.

Sunday Sep 23, 2018
The Wisdom of Whimsy
Sunday Sep 23, 2018
Sunday Sep 23, 2018
In a world as dark and difficult as ours, is there a place for lightheartedness? Can whimsical, lovely, humorous art be good art? And, perhaps more importantly, can it be good for us?
Find the show notes at joyclarkson.com

Sunday Sep 09, 2018
Heroes and Anti-heroes (feat. Nathan Clarkson)
Sunday Sep 09, 2018
Sunday Sep 09, 2018
Can we believe in heroes anymore? This week I discuss that question with my brother Nathan, an author, actor, and artist. We talked about the prevalance of anti-heroes in modern films and what it says about us as a culture. You can find the show notes at joyclarkson.com.

Monday Aug 27, 2018
The Army of Emotions
Monday Aug 27, 2018
Monday Aug 27, 2018
Welcome to a new season of Speaking with Joy! Emotions are a powerful force in our lives. Is it possible to have a rich emotional life, and not be overwhelmed or ruled by our emotions? We'll ask this question of three unlikely teachers: Saint Macrina, Fred Rogers, and Saoirse the Selkie.

Sunday Jul 29, 2018
Reading with Joy - Checkmate ...Finale!
Sunday Jul 29, 2018
Sunday Jul 29, 2018
In this final episode, I share my biggest take aways from the book: desire is good, choices matter, and everyone can be redeemed.

Monday Jul 23, 2018
Reading with Joy - Out of Love I Will Not Go (Chapter 12)
Monday Jul 23, 2018
Monday Jul 23, 2018
Hell and Heaven and Universalism... Oh my!

Monday Jul 23, 2018
Reading with Joy - Giving and Needing Love
Monday Jul 23, 2018
Monday Jul 23, 2018
“Need-love says of a woman, “I cannot live without her”; Gift-love longs to give her happiness, comfort, protection...appreciative love gazes and holds its breath and is silent, rejoices that such a wonder should exist even if not for him.”