How an old fable sheds light on our current political climate.

Brian Jeansonne is a pastor and spiritual director who was recently diagnosed with ALS. 

Religion has been blamed for many wars, conflicts and human suffering over the centuries, but would the world be better without religion or is the impulse towards religion so fundamental to human existence that suppressing it will only cause th...

When the devil came he was not red, he was chrome and he said, "Come with me, you must go"...

Crispin talks with Bobby McDonald about the record they have been collaborating on for the past 3 years and features some of the songs from the album.

Brian Jeansonne is the director of Seeds and Souls, an organization dedicated to spiritual direction and soul care. He is also the pastor of Mid City church in the Mid City neighborhood of New Orleans.

Darrell Galatas is a musician, songwriter and psychotherapist. This episode features a conversation on mental/emotional health, music, truth and beauty as well as in studio performances of Darrell's original songs.

In this episode Crispin looks at how intention and attention can lead one into an experience of beauty, truth, wisdom and transcendence in music, art, nature and even loved ones. 

Silicone Boone is a songwriter and recording artist from Campbellsville Kentucky. Boone spent the early years of his childhood in the Amish church where he was never allowed to listen to much in the way of music. In his 20s he discovered the wo...

Dan Caro is a drummer and speaker who has an incredibly inspirational story of overcoming adversity. After being burned over 80 percent of his body at age 2 and losing his hands, Dan went on to become a professional drummer who has played all o...

Brian Stoltz is a musician, songwriter, producer famous for his guitar work with The Neville Brothers, The Funky Meters and Bob Dylan. 

In this episode Crispin looks into the world of quantum physics, brain science, philosophy and creativity to explore how to live in a world that is more open.

We are addicted to knowing good and evil, to dividing the world into us versus them, and yet our own judgments are so compromised by our lack of true understanding. How then shall we live?

How blindly we trust in our own sight...  In this episode Crispin discusses how easy it is to succumb to the idolatry of ideology. When we hold too tightly to our beliefs we can easily become blind to seeing people and experiencing truth a...

Brad Jersak is a patristics scholar, author, and spiritual practitioner. 

John Barnett is a prolific songwriter, singer, and musician known for writing songs of worship with lyrical depth firmly rooted in the tradition of American roots music.

Hope is oftentimes connected to experiences of awe and wonder. In this episode we explore this connection through the poetry of Bob Dylan, Carl Sagan's Pale Blue Dot, the lyrics of an ancient Psalm as well as some original music and insights fr...

We can only truly see what we have experienced and what we are prepared to see. Great suffering and great love can lead to transformation and to a new way of seeing.

Seeking happiness is a sure way to miss it while facing that which one most fears can oftentimes result in contentment and joy within. This is the paradox of happiness.

Music, film, and literature are all windows into truth and beauty and they cause a resonance with the truth within us. 

Crispin shares a bit of his struggles with anxiety and depression and some helpful ways to journey towards peace and trust.