Another Life with Joy Marie Clarkson

How can we live well together? What gives life purpose? How do technology, education, faith, capitalism, work, family change the way we live? Is another life possible? Plough editor Joy Marie Clarkson digs deeper into perspectives from a wide variety of writers and thinkers appearing in the pages of Plough.

Episodes

How Does Scripture Talk About Beauty?

January 6, 2026 • 41 mins

In a new season of the Another Life podcast, Joy Marie Clarkson and Ben Quash look at beauty in the Old and New Testaments. Read transcript here.

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Bonus episode: Paul Kingsnorth gives a talk called “Six Ways to Resist the Machine”

December 30, 2025 • 119 mins

In his new book *Against the Machine: On the Unmaking of Humanity*, English writer Paul Kingsnorth argues that forces of economic globalization have treated people as means not ends, leading to homogenized culture and widespread nihilism. With the force of this “machine” sucking us in, how can we remain human? How can we fend off despair and cynicism when it threatens to crush our very soul? Is another life really possible after th...

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Humans Aren’t the Only Pebble on the Cosmic Beach

December 9, 2025 • 56 mins

Joy Marie Clarkson and Alison Milbank discuss the importance of angels and why parishes are good. Read transcript here.

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When You Believe in a Living God

November 25, 2025 • 67 mins

Sarah Killam Crosby, Benjamin Crosby, and Joy Marie Clarkson discuss what happens to your life, church, and marriage when you actually believe in the Holy Spirit. Read transcript here

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The Collective Burden of War

November 11, 2025 • 48 mins

US Marines veteran Phil Klay talks to Joy Clarkson about going to war, honor, penance, and the burden we should all share. Read transcript here.

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Why Are People Returning to Church?

October 28, 2025 • 60 mins

We are seeing an unexpected resurgence of openness to God and spiritual matters, and an uptick in religious participation. What’s behind it? Read the transcript.

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Introducing Another Life Podcast

October 14, 2025 • 57 mins

To live in better we have to begin with the conviction that another life is possible. That is what this podcast aims to explore. In today's inaugural episode, Joy interviews Plough Editor-in-chief Peter Mommsen, and senior editor Maureen Swinger and her husband, Jason. View the transcript Learn more: plough.com/podcast

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In Defense of Pint and Pipe by Malcolm Guite

September 7, 2025 • 15 mins

Smoking and drinking carry known risks. Here’s why I haven’t given them up.

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Against Self-Optimization by David Zahl

September 6, 2025 • 21 mins

The wellness industry sells you a version of yourself it can’t deliver. Hope lies elsewhere.

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The Exploitation of Immigrant Care Workers by Hazel Thompson

September 5, 2025 • 19 mins

Hidden in plain sight, foreign health aides in UK care homes face exploitation.

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What My First Psychiatric Patient Taught Me by Abraham M. Nussbaum

September 4, 2025 • 21 mins

Sharon could hardly leave the house. She showed me the wonder and limits of therapy.

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Abraham’s Warring Children by Kelsey Osgood

September 3, 2025 • 28 mins

After October 7, can a Muslim-Christian-Jewish center in Abu Dhabi make any difference?

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What Families with Autistic Children Know by Sam Tomlin

September 2, 2025 • 22 mins

For parents of neurodiverse children, church and school can be another hurdle.

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Chronically Healthy, Chronically Ill by Aberdeen Livingstone

September 1, 2025 • 24 mins

Living with a chronic illness, I’ve traveled between the kingdom of health and the kingdom of sickness.

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The Faces of the Bhopal Disaster by Cristiano Denanni

August 31, 2025 • 17 mins

Forty years after history’s worst industrial accident, survivors still live in its shadow.

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The Return of the Family Doctor by Brewer Eberly

August 30, 2025 • 25 mins

The direct primary care model aims to put relationships over profit.

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Desire, Use, Repeat by James Mumford

August 29, 2025 • 21 mins

An addict looks for a way out.

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A Disabled Savior by Devan Stahl

August 28, 2025 • 17 mins

The wounds of a resurrected God help us live with ours.

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In Deep Water off Antarctica by Jessica T. Miskelly

August 27, 2025 • 25 mins

On an icebreaker off the coast of Antarctica, I felt a warming planet’s pulse.

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What Is Health? by Peter Mommsen

August 26, 2025 • 11 mins

My grandfather’s best summer was the one he spent dying.

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Another Life with Joy Marie Clarkson

Episodes

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Humans Aren’t the Only Pebble on the Cosmic Beach

When You Believe in a Living God

The Collective Burden of War

Why Are People Returning to Church?

Introducing Another Life Podcast

In Defense of Pint and Pipe by Malcolm Guite

Against Self-Optimization by David Zahl

The Exploitation of Immigrant Care Workers by Hazel Thompson

What My First Psychiatric Patient Taught Me by Abraham M. Nussbaum

Abraham’s Warring Children by Kelsey Osgood

What Families with Autistic Children Know by Sam Tomlin

Chronically Healthy, Chronically Ill by Aberdeen Livingstone

The Faces of the Bhopal Disaster by Cristiano Denanni

The Return of the Family Doctor by Brewer Eberly

Desire, Use, Repeat by James Mumford

A Disabled Savior by Devan Stahl

In Deep Water off Antarctica by Jessica T. Miskelly

What Is Health? by Peter Mommsen

Popular Podcasts

How Does Scripture Talk About Beauty?

Bonus episode: Paul Kingsnorth gives a talk called “Six Ways to Resist the Machine”