Each and Every Door
Each and Every Door is an educational podcast about Bob Dylan, Religion and Spirituality. Arguably the most influential singer/songwriter of our era, Dylan has been making music, in the words of some English folk, for "donkey's years." That means a very long time. During his long, unpredictable career, he has exhibited a fascinating relationship with religion and spirituality, one that extends far beyond his "gospel years." On this podcast, Malcolm Gold, a sociologist of religion at Messiah College and Jay Case, a professor of American religious history at Malone University, explore everything from what Dylan may or may not have believed, to the ways spirituality emerges in his songs and music, to the shifting religious context framing his life, and much more. (Artwork by David Everett. everettdavide@gmail.com)
Each and Every Door
Episode 12: So, a sociologist walks into a concert....
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Jay Case and Malcolm Gold
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Season 1
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Episode 12
A sociologist walks into a Dylan concert with a priest and a rabbi. No, scratch that. It's with a historian and I'm afraid there is no punchline. But in this episode Mal brings his sociological expertise to bear on an event in early 2018 when Bob Dylan, very uncharacteristically stopped in the middle of a song to scold the audience. Why? What was going on that bothered Dylan and what might that have to do with transcendence and God? Tune in to find out.