Episodes
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In this episode, Madeline chats again with her friend Adria Kamm, who has a background in biological anthropology. During their conversation, they discuss her unique education, sports, how she got interested in science and fascinated with death, what anthropology is, her own journey with mental health, her time in community college, biological anthropology, her reversion, respect for the dead, the importance of community and faith learning resources, and so much more!
During the course of their conversation, they make many references which you can explore. Some of these references include the episodes Anne Marie 39 and 51 of this podcast, the Headless Romans documentary, the Reason and Theology YouTube channel, the Pints with Aquinas podcast, Icon Ministries, and the Blessed by Cancer Instagram account.
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In this episode, Madeline chats again with her friend Melissa Ring, a recent graduate of Valparaiso University with a degree combining geography and meteorology. During their conversation, they discuss the event that made her love weather, how she ended up at VU, what you learn as a meterology major, what happens when science doesn’t love you back, the interdisciplinary nature of geography, storm chasing, growing up in a mixed faith household, how she came to embrace her faith, and so much more!
During the course of their conversation, they make many references which you can explore. Some of these references include the episodes 38, 42, 45, and 46 (Melissa's previous episode on the pod) of this podcast. You can also check out Melissa's writing and storm-chasing shenanigans here.
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In this episode, Madeline chats with Fr. Joseph Shenosky, a priest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia with a degree in mechanical engineer. During their conversation, they discuss his time at Penn State University, spending a few years in the industry and learning important life skills, his discernment process, his love of Mary, the importance of having supportive bosses, the influence of his college Newman Center, why he became a diocesan priest, his time in seminary, the importance of getting involved in your parish, and so much more!
During the course of their conversation, they make many references which you can explore. Some of these references include the episodes 44 and 59 of this podcast and Fide et Ratio.
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In this episode, Madeline chats with Dan Kuebler, a professor of biology at the Franciscan University and the vice president of the Society of Catholic Scientists. During their conversation, they discuss his undergrad at Catholic University of America, the importance of great mentors, how he discovered he loved teaching, PhD at Berkley, how he came into his faith at University of California at Berkley, getting to know the church through her documents, how science and faith keep each other from going off the rails, the importance of exploring your interests, and so much more!
During the course of their conversation, they make many references which you can explore. Some of these references include the Society of Catholic Scientists, Fide et Ratio; the Church Life Journal of the McGrath Institute; and episodes 5, 6, 16, and 65 of this podcast. You can also check out some of Dan's work by listening to the Purposeful Lab podcast.
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In this episode, Madeline chats with Steve Barr; an author, a professor emeritus of theoretical physics at the University of Delaware, and the founding president of the Society of Catholic Scientists. During their conversation, they discuss the isolation religious scientists sometimes feel in academic historically, the great Catholic scientists, his own faith journey, the role model of his father, letting your ideas germinate for a good amount of time, and so much more!
During the course of their conversation, they make many references which you can explore. Some of these references include the Society of Catholic Scientists, SCS's Scientists of the Past resource, and episode 27 of this podcast. You can also check out his book, Modern Physics and Ancient Faith, here.
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In this episode, Madeline chats with her friend Hannah Bernstein, a landscape architecture student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. During their conversation, they discuss the Pacific Northwest and Spain, UIUC’s Newman Center, what landscape architecture is, how our expertise gets embedded in us, living at a residential Newman Center, American accents, her study abroad and research trip, Dominican cloister gardens, going beyond the surface level, the King of Itineraries, and so much more!
During the course of their conversation, they make many references which you can explore. Some of these references include The Not So Big House by Susan Susanna and A Pattern Language by Christopher W. Alexander.
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In this episode, Madeline chats with her friend Caroline George, a quality process engineer in manufacturing. During their conversation, they discuss what a quality process engineer does, her undergrad at Auburn, how she ended up in Pennsylvania, her internship at Honeywell, her reversion, discovering the TLM, being challenged, praying for others, fasting, the TLM, the validity of all Catholic liturgical rites, knowing why things are the way they are, evangelization in the work environment, and so much more!
During the course of their conversation, they make many references which you can explore. Some of these references include the Liturgy Guys podcast; Treasure and Tradition by Lisa Bergman, and The Latin-English Missalette; episodes 23, 44, and 50 of this podcast.
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In this episode, Madeline chats with her friend Maddie Smith, a wife, mom, and former pharmacy technician. During their conversation, they discuss what a pharmacy technician does, the importance of patience and customer service, the golden rule, becoming who God sees us as, how she met her husband Slater, her conversion, the importance of confession, her advice for fellow survivors of sexual assault, the difference vengeance and justice, and so much more!
Content Warning: There are occasional mentions of a sensitive topic not appropriate for children's ears starting at about minute 18. An audio warning occurs at the beginning of the episode to warn people and to allow anyone the opportunity to skip ahead if necessary.During the course of their conversation, they make many references which you can explore. Some of these references include episode 23 of this podcast.
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In this episode, Madeline chats with her friend Matt Nelson, a high school math and science teacher at Cardinal Ritter High School in Indianapolis. During their conversation, they discuss the prep that goes into teaching, his original degree in marketing, his unconventional path to education, music and math, what Indiana’s transition to teaching program is like, his advice for future teachers, how he got involved in teaching Earth and space sciences, incorporating science and faith in the classroom, presenting evidence, questions are welcomed, even saints weren’t always perfect, growing up Catholic in the 90s, his reversion story, St. Meinrad Archabbey, finding a parish to call home, all about the Ordinariate, how he met his wife, the Transcendentals, and so much more!
During the course of their conversation, they make many references which you can explore. Some of these references include the A Printer's Choice by W.L. Patenaude, and episodes 16, 39, 41 of this podcast.
If you want to find out more about the Anglican Ordinariate and St. Cuthbert of Lindisfarne Catholic Church, you can check out here.
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In this episode, Madeline chats with Paul Rimmer, a professor at the University of Cambridge studying the origins of life. During their conversation, they discuss eclipses and the April 2024 eclipse, Colorado, his time at University of Colorado at Denver, changing your trajectory, learning lessons, his atheist phase, Madeline’s trip to Switzerland, an impactful REU and symbolic logic professor and Byzantine Catholic priest, imperfection, good role models for marriage, his work in atmospheric chemistry in exoplanets, Cambridge’s laidback atmosphere and the importance of rest, his tips on work life balance, the secular culture of Europe, the English martyrs, the importance of turning back, and so much more!
During the course of their conversation, they make many references which you can explore. Some of these references include the Particles of Faith by Stacy Trasancos, the Jen Fulwiler Show podcast, and episodes 47, 54, and 59 of this podcast.
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In this special tangent episode, Madeline chats again with her friend Ben Stapleton, an electrical engineer for a utility company. During their conversation, they expand on the literature tangent of their previous episode by discussing their respective favorite sci-fi novels: Markmaker by Mary Jessica Woods and A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr. They discuss the plots of the two novels, their respective reactions, and much more!
Content Warning: This episode includes spoilers for both books and also discusses graphic violence from both of the novels.During the course of their conversation, they make many references which you can explore. Some of these references include the Inkwells and Anvils community, The Children of Time series by Adrian Tchaikovsky, The Expanse series by James S.A. Corey, The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan, the Black Panther movie, A Slow Death: 83 Days of Radiation Sickness. You can also follow Mary Jessica Woods' writing shenanigans on her website or her instagram @maryjessicawoods.
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In this episode, Madeline chats with Pat Schloss, a microbiologist/biology professor at University of Michigan who studies the microbiome. During their conversation, they discuss data science, his postdoc at University of Wisconsin-Madison, undergrad and grad school at Cornell in agricultural and biological engineering, farm life, his large family and how having families should be normalized, the opportunity to be a role model and being good steward of the power you’re given, his three year apostasy phase, an influential religious studies class and Trappist monastery visit, conversion, Opus Dei, work as prayer and sacrifice, loving those we disagree with, a typical day in his life, his spiritual game plan, sabbathing appropriately, our call to evangelize, and so much more!
During the course of their conversation, they make many references which you can explore. Some of these references include the movie Contact, the Monsignor Shea talk at SEEK24, this 1933 NYT interview of Fr. Georges Lemaitre, and episodes 2 and 5 of this podcast.
If you want to reach out to Pat, you can reach him here: [email protected]
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In this episode, Madeline chats with her friend Rob Singler, a mechanical engineer. During their conversation, they discuss the funny story about how Rob got on Madeline’s radar, putting people in boxes, a link between engineering and creative writing, his undergrad at Kentucky, the importance of great friends, famous Catholics, what his general work life is like, Spencer Clavin, quantum physics, college culture vs. church culture, confession, the shackles of shame, the importance of having friends that call you higher, and so much more!
During the course of their conversation, they make many references which you can explore. Some of these references include the Inkwells and Anvils writing community, The Martian by Andy Weir, The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis, and episodes 2 and 44 of this podcast.
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In this episode, Madeline chats with her friend Briana Sobecks, a 2nd year chemical engineering PhD student at Stanford. During their conversation, they discuss her research, how her high school and family ignited her fascination with biology and engineering, undergrad in chemical engineering at UIUC, taking ownership of your faith, choir, grad school Catholic groups, philosophy, and so much more!
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🎉 🎉 🎉 It's been TWO years since the start of this podcast! 🎉 🎉 🎉
In this special anniversary episode, Madeline chats with her friend Gregory Woods, a Byzantine Catholic composer and writer and the mind behind the podcast's new intro music! During their conversation, they discuss how he got into composing, what goes into composing, how the intro music was created, paradoxes, counter point and music theory, the importance of being able to share your work with others, how beauty will save the world, the importance of prudence, and so much more!During the course of their conversation, they make many references which you can explore. Some of these references include the Inkwells and Anvils and Legend Fiction writing communities, multiple episodes of this podcast (episodes 10, 16, 29, and 50), Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Markmaker by Mary Jessica Woods, Consecration to St. Joseph by Fr. Donald Calloway, and two Hans Zimmer songs (this and this).
If you are interested in learning more about Gregory's work, check out his website here.
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In this episode, Madeline chats with Stacy Trasancos, research chemist turned adjunct and author. During their conversation, they discuss how to treat those we disagree with, growing up Baptist in Texas, what led to her atheist phase and back to faith, organic chemistry, solidarity in suffering, conforming to God’s will, how meaningful it is to be a mother, gratitude, her additional faith-related masters degrees, being financially responsible, how she came to Catholicism, holiness is for everyone, being a modern woman of faith, how we aren’t promised an easy life, persistence through suffering, never giving up on marriage, and so much more!
During the course of their conversation, they make many references which you can explore. Some of these references include her Substack Engaging Atheism, her book Particles of Faith, episode 27 of this podcast, and Surprised by Joy by C.S. Lewis.
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In this episode, Madeline chats with Mike Gamba, a civil engineer with his own firm. During their conversation, they discuss the perks of living in mountains, his faith life growing up, what lead to his borderline atheist phase, the class the changed his mind, the influence of the Sandy Hook shooting in coming home, exploring honestly, his degree in geological engineering from Colorado School of Mines, who has the final authority on what is true, the Great Commission, childish vs. child-like, diaconate training, docility to God’s will, and so much more!
During the course of their conversation, they make many references which you can explore. Some of these references include episodes 42 and 45, The Power of Silence by Robert Cardinal Sarah, and Modern Physics and Ancient Faith by Stephen Barr.
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In this episode, Madeline chats with Zephyr Thomas, a software developer by day and self-published author by night. During their conversation, they discuss what software development is, slower-paced stories, attention span, knowing your audience, creativity, his unique college journey and what motivated his degree choice, why he left Idaho, his conversion journey, the impact of philosophy and St. Thomas Aquinas, his son’s NICU stay, the Eucharist drawing him in, how working from home affects his prayer life, and so much more!
During the course of their conversation, they make many references which you can explore. Some of these references include his books--which you can check out here, his substack, the Legend Fiction writing community, and day 362 of the Catechism in a Year podcast.
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In this episode, Madeline chats with Anne Marie Snoddy, a biological anthropologist research fellow working (at time of recording) at the University of Otago in New Zealand. During their conversation, they discuss biology and anthropology undergrad at Franciscan University of Steubenville, Masters in paleopathology at Durham University in the UK, the NOVA specials, what paleoanthropology is, evolution as the creative genius of God, authentically Catholic universities that aren’t insular, people are more important than papers, the culture of academia, a typical day in her work, different college systems around the world, the pros of having a liberal arts education, dignity of the human person, othering, and so much more!
During the course of their conversation, they make many references which you can explore. Some of these references include episode 39 of this podcast.
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In this episode, Madeline chats with her friends, LC Douglas and Ellie McGhee, sisters who are undergrads studying computer science and plasma physics respectively. During their conversation, they discuss geography, sleep, what got them into their fields, education, sports, their edgy atheist/agnostic phases and how they transcended that, Catholic marriage prep, faith, what we worship, pursuing knowledge, particle physics, dangerous physics experiments best left to the professionals, what they write, and so much more!
During the course of their conversation, they make many references which you can explore. Some of these references include the Inkwells and Anvils writing community and episode 27 of this podcast.
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