Arc: The Podcast

Every other week, Arc Magazine’s editor-in-chief, Mark Oppenheimer, is joined by guests to talk religion, politics, et cetera.

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    Episode 10: Yehuda Kurtzer

    Mark sits down with Yehuda Kurtzer to discuss the aesthetics of yarmulkas, the crisis facing clergy-members, and how the war in Israel is changing American Jewry.

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    Episode 9: Matthew Schmitz & Maggie Phillips

    Mark sits down with Matthew Schmitz to talk confession, converting to Catholicism, and Trump’s morality. He then phones Maggie Phillips, self-described fan of the confession booth, to discuss this sacrament further.

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    Episode 8: Gabriela Nguyen

    Mark sits down with Gabriela Nguyen to discuss Gen Z’s digital addictions, whether belonging to a religious community makes it easier to get off social media, and what to look out for in the age of AI

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