Welcome to the homepage for the ERB podcast, an ongoing, thoughtful conversation about the reading life brought to you by the editors and contributors to the Englewood Review of Books. Hosted by Jen Pollock Michel, and joined by a rotating cast of ERB contributors, panelists discuss how they engage in reading, what it means to read well, and of course the books and writers they enjoy. Expect lively discussions about books from all genres, from a rotating group of writers and readers who care about reading well.
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EPISODES:
Episode 1 – Introduction – With John Wilson
Episode 2 – With Amy Peterson and Tim Hoiland
Episode 3 – With John Wilson and Stina Kielsmeier-Cook
Episode 4 – With Meghan Florian
Episode 5 – With Ashley Hales Brandon O’Brien (COVID-19 Pandemic – Part 1)
Episode 6 – With Karen Swallow Prior and John Wilson (COVID-19 Pandemic – Part 2)
Episode 7 – With Alex Joyner and Karen Stiller
Episode 8 – With Mitali Perkins and Erin Wasinger (Children’s Literature)
Episode 9 – With Josina Guess and Cara Meredith
Episode 10 – With Esau McCaulley and David W. Swanson
Episode 11 – With Marlena Graves and Tim Soerens
Episode 12 – Roundup – John Wilson, Chris Smith, and Joel Wentz
Episode 13 – Katelyn Beaty and Al Hsu
Episode 14 – Lauren Winner and Marilyn McEntyre
Episode 15 – Tish Harrison Warren and Stina Kielsmeier-Cook
Episode 16 – Laura Fabrycky and Chris Smith
Episode 17 – Amy Peterson and Lee Camp
Episode 18 – Christina Bieber Lake and Matt Mikalatos (Joel Wentz, Host)
Episode 19 – Favorite Books of 2020 (with Sarah Arthur)
Episode 20 – Tania Runyan and Chris Smith
Episode 21 – Diana Gruver and Laura Fabrycky
Episode 22 – Reviewer Round-up: Ope Bukola and Jamie Hughes (Joel Wentz, Host)
Episode 23 – John Pattison and Christie Purifoy
Episode 24 – Editors’ Round-Up (Chris Smith, Erin Wasinger, John Wilson)
Episode 25 – A.J. Swoboda and Nijay Gupta (on Faith and Doubt)
Episode 26 – Lisa Deam and Christiana Peterson (on Christian Mystics)
Episode 27 – ERB Reviewers’ Round-Up: Sarah Blascovich Brown & Erin Feldman on the Inklings and more (Joel Wentz, Host)
Episode 28 – Liuan Huska and Amy Julia Becker
Episode 29 – Diana Butler Bass, David Dark, and Cathleen Falsani (Part 1 of 2)
Episode 30 – Diana Butler Bass, David Dark, and Cathleen Falsani (Part 2 of 2)
Episode 31 – Ashley Hales and Nathan Oates
Episode 32 – Hannah Anderson and Chuck DeGroat
Episode 33 – John Wilson and Tamara Hill Murphy (On Writing Book Reviews)
Episode 34 – Editor Round-Up (with John Wilson and Chris Smith)
Episode 35 – John Swinton and Andrew Root (Advent conversation on Time)
Episode 36 – Nate Pyle and Katy Drage Lines – On Willie Jennings’s Acts Commentary
Episode 37 – Our Favorite Reads of 2021!
Episode 38 – Jamin Goggin and Kyle Strobel
Episode 39 – Beth Allison Barr and Jonathan Brooks – On Hierarchy
Episode 40 – Reviewer Round-up- Justin Cober-Lake and Sara Easterly
Episode 41 – Jessica Hooten Wilson and Karen Swallow Prior
Episode 42 – Reviewer Round-Up: Joshua Livingston and Myles Werntz
Episode 43 – Clarissa Moll and Amanda Held Opelt
Episode 44 – James K.A. Smith and Jen Pollock Michel
Episode 45 – Michael Gorman and Nijay Gupta
Episode 46 – Jon M. Sweeney, Andrew Arndt, and Laura Fabrycky
Episode 47 – Live from CCDA -Alexia Salvatierra and Greg Jarrell
Episode 48 – Katelyn Beaty and Andy Crouch (On Celebrity)
Episode 49 – Live from CCDA – Donna Barber & Michelle Ferrigno Warren
Episode 50 – Our Favorite Books of 2022!!!
Episode 51 – Live from CCDA – Sandra Van Opstal, Robert Chao Romero & Roberto Solis
Episode 52 – Live from CCDA – Mark Strong and Joe Bowling
Episode 53 – Live from Urbana – Jeff Liou, Robert Chao Romero and Al Tizon
Episode 54 – Live from Urbana – Sheila Wise Rowe and Irwyn Ince
Episode 55 – Live from Urbana – James Choung and Don Everts
Episode 56 – Live from Urbana – Marlena Graves and Jason Gaboury
Episode 57 – Live from Urbana – John Inazu and Monty Montgomery
Episode 58 – Live from Urbana – Sam D. Kim and Greg Coles
Episode 59 – Live from Urbana – Terry and Darlene Wildman
Episode 60 – Live from Urbana – Andy Crouch and Wendy Quay
Episode 61 – Live from Urbana – Josh Harper and Lowell Bliss
Episode 62 – Live from Urbana – Sabrina Chan and La Thao
Episode 63 – Live from Urbana – Jeff Clark and Lynda MacGibbon
Episode 64 – Reviewer Round-up with Amy Merrick and Aarik Danielsen
Episode 65 – On Oliver Burkeman’s 4000 Weeks – Jen Pollock Michel, Marilyn McEntyre & Ragan Sutterfield
Episode 66 – Poets Heather Lanier and Katie Manning
Episode 67 – Russell Moore and Karen Swallow Prior
Episode 68 – Matthew Ichihashi Potts and Sophfronia Scott – On Forgiveness
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