• Loor: Interview with Founder Marcus Pittman

    Joseph Holmes interviews the founder of new faith-based streaming service "Loor" on what makes his platform different and how he's hoping to shake up the faith-based media industry.

    26m - Jul 23, 2024
  • Gospel Graffiti Crew

     Religion Unplugged's Matthew Peterson investigates the history of Christian graffiti and speaks with members of Gospel Graffiti Crew, a community of artists seeking to spread the gospel through urban graffiti. 

    50m - Jul 16, 2024
  • Fleur de Lis: Interview with Showrunner Ethan Hill

    Joseph Holmes interviews programmer, writer, and animator of the new faith-based TV show "Fleur de Lis". The two talk about how to make authentic Christian art, and the ethics of using AI for making art.

    44m - Jul 9, 2024
  • Why the Bible Began: Interview with Jacob L. Wright

     Matthew Peterson speaks with Emory Professor Jacob L. Wright about peoplehood, the role of women in the Bible, and more subjects covered in his recent book Why The Bible Began. 

    31m - Jul 2, 2024
  • Jesus: A Deaf Missions Film - Director Joseph Josselyn Interview

    Joseph Holmes interviews Joseph Josselyn, director of the new Jesus film done entirely through American Sign Language. They discuss the making of the film, what they hope to convey about Jesus, and what the church can do better to partner with the deaf community.

    22m - Jun 25, 2024
  • Interview with Vanessa Rosa

    Joseph Holmes interviews online influencer Vanessa Rosa (known online as "Gothix") on the new documentary about her, and how she went from being canceled to becoming Christian. 

    43m - Jun 19, 2024
  • The Moral Challenges Posed By AI

    Machines all around us are becoming more intelligent. Like all technology, this can be used for good or evil. Matthew Peterson interviews Religion Unplugged Executive Editor Clemente Lisi this week about whether artificial intelligence can change humanity for the better, what people of faith think about it and how journalism can play a role.

    23m - Jun 11, 2024
  • Great American Pure Flix: Interview with Bill Abbot

    CEO of Great American Media explains why his company merged with Pure Flix to launch Great American Pure Flix and how they plan to raise the quality of family-friendly faith-based content.

    11m - Jun 5, 2024
  • Taking the Church’s Temperature on the Climate Crisis

    Religion Unplugged’s Matthew Peterson talks to several Christians affiliated with organizations that are dealing with climate change to evaluate their nuanced perspectives on the issue. 

    43m - May 21, 2024
  • The Exvangelicals: Interview with Sarah McCammon

    Sarah McCammon is a National Political Correspondent for NPR and cohost of The NPR Politics Podcast. Matthew Peterson interviews Sarah on the contents of her recent book, The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church.

    29m - May 14, 2024
  • Roma Downey Interview - The Baxters
    Actress and producer Roma Downey joins Joseph Holmes at Religion Unplugged to discuss her new Prime Video show The Baxters, and why making faith-based content in mainstream spaces is important to her.


    14m - May 8, 2024
  • A History of Istanbul’s Chora Church

    Istanbul’s Chora Church, which has stood for 17 centuries and famous for its mosaics and frescoes depicting the life of Jesus and Mary, will be reopened as a mosque in May as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan moves forward with plans to convert iconic Byzantine churches into Islamic houses of worship. Roberta Ahmanson interviews Alexei Lidov, noted art historian and Byzantinist, on the past and future of Chora Church. 

    1h 49m - Apr 29, 2024
  • Interview with Ashley Bratcher about Movie "Finding Faith"

    Culture critic Joseph Holmes interviews actress Alshey Bratcher (Unplanned) about her new faith-based movie with Great American Pure Flix streaming "Finding Faith", and how her own faith drives her career decisions. 

    10m - Apr 23, 2024
  • VR Ministry: Souls Inside the Headsets

    Matthew Peterson, Religion Unplugged's intern, talks to several Christians involved in ministries which utilize Virtual Reality in order to understand why they believe it is important and how it works.

    45m - Apr 16, 2024
  • Judaism is About Love Interview with Rabbi Shai Held

    Culture critic Joseph Holmes interviews celebrated author Rabbi Shai Held about his new book "Judaism is About Love" to explore what both Jews and Christians get wrong about Judaism, and how Jews and Christians can learn to disagree better.

    1h 17m - Apr 9, 2024
  • Christian Nationalism vs Hindu Nationalism

    Religion Unplugged contributors Joseph Holmes and Mariya Rajan discuss the differences and similarities between Christian Nationalism and Hindu Nationalism, and how people can be smart consumers of news on these topics.


    36m - Apr 3, 2024
  • "Painting God's World | Interview with Maureen Gaffney Wolfson"

    Maureen Gaffney Wolfson is an artist who recently opened a gallery featuring her work in Chatsworth, Calif. Matthew Peterson spoke with Maureen about how her complicated life story and her Catholic beliefs have led her where she is today.

    41m - Mar 19, 2024
  • "Cabrini"Interview with Eustace Wolfington

    Eustace Wolfington, Executive Producer of the new "Cabrini" film talks about what inspired him to make a movie about the Catholic Saint Mother Cabrini, why she's not as famous as Mother Teresa, and what his hopes are for the film.

    "Cabrini" is in theaters March 8th. 

    25m - Mar 11, 2024
  • Interview with Yasmin Al-Bustami (Ramah of The Chosen)

    Culture critic Joseph Holmes interviews Yasmin Al-Bustami, who plays Ramah in the hit Christian series "The Chosen", about her role in the series and the status-quo altering events for her character in The Chosen's latest season.


    "The Chosen" is in theaters now and on streaming soon.

    11m - Mar 6, 2024
  • Why Are Interfaith Relationships On The Rise? - Interview with Naomi Riley.

    Why are people today so much more willing to date outside their religion, but so much less willing to date someone with different politics? How does one navigate an interfaith relationship? Joseph Holmes asks Naomi Riley, author of the book "Til Faith Do Us Part: How Interfaith Relationships Are Transforming America" for her insights. 

    33m - Feb 15, 2024
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