Arc: The Podcast

Episode 20: Rusty Reno

Mark sits down with Rusty Reno to talk strong Gods, Trump's presidency, the right's antisemitism problem, and where the country might go from here

Episode 19: Stefan Fatsis

Mark sits down with Stefan Fatsis to talk the politics of language, the joys of slang, and Ted Cruz's slappable face

Episode 18: Kelsey Osgood

Mark sits down with Kelsey Osgood to talk religious conversion, eating disorders, and the songs she can't get out of her head

Episode 17: Jessica Grose and Brad Wilcox

Mark sits down with Jessica Grose and Brad Wilcox to talk natality numbers, whether the New York Times should convince people to have more babies, and which American president best models good parenting

Episode 16: What would the Lord say about our digital addictions?

An Arc holiday special about how three different religious communities are managing our technological malaise

Episode 15: Yair Rosenberg

Mark sits down with The Atlantic's Yair Rosenberg to talk antisemitism on the right, antisemitism on the left, and the American Jews caught in between

Episode 14: Ross Douthat & Phil Zuckerman

Mark sits down with Ross Douthat and Phil Zuckerman for a live debate about whether we should all believe in God or all be atheists.

Episode 13: Oliver Burkeman

Mark sits down with Oliver Burkeman to discuss high-brow self-help books, nostalgia for the past versus dread for the future, and the lasting value of blowing through deadlines.

Episode 12: Leah Libresco Sargeant

Mark sits down with Leah Libresco Sargeant to talk about her journey from atheism to Catholicism, her love for arguing about everything from God to public policy, and the moral necessity of taking our opinions seriously

Episode 11: Yiddish in Lithuania

Mark sends his deputy editor, David Sugarman, to Lithuania, to find out how the legacy of a bunch of Yiddish writers from the early 20th century is reshaping the region's present and future.