1. The Thinking Fellows discuss J.R.R. Tolkiens The Hobbit.
  2. The Thinking Fellows prepare to read the fictional works of J.R.R. Tolkien.
  3. Today on the show, we remember author Madeleine L’Engle.
  4. Today on the Almanac, we remember the saint behind the title of a popular book and miniseries about World War 2.
  5. Today on the show, we remember the religious aspects of the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893.
  6. The Thinking Fellows discuss the life and work of J.R.R. Tolkien.
  7. Put down all the other documents you take for granted, light a cuban, drip some water on your sugar sitting in spoon over your Pernod’s, and consider the possibility that God’s thoughts are recorded down on papyrus.
  8. Wade and Mike discuss the ebb and flow of culture throughout history through the lens of two men: Pitirim Sorokin and Frederic Baue. Sorokin was the Russian born sociologist who founded the Sociology department at Harvard University.
  9. ike and Wade discuss Sinclair Lewis’ It Can’t Happen Here, a 1935 dystopian novel of how fascism took hold in the United States. The guys compare and contrast Lewis’ fiction with the current political climate.
  10. On episode ONE HUNDRED AND NINETEEN Wade and Mike sit down with Rev. Raleigh Sadler and Rev. Dr. Josh Branum while at the 2019 Here We Still Stand Conference. Dr. Branum is pastor at Faithbridge Church in Jacksonville, Florida and serves with Rev. Sadler at the Let My People Go ministry. Rev. Sadler is the founder and executive director of Let My People Go and author the book Vulnerable.
  11. Mike sits down with Wade to discuss Wade's new book, Let the Bird Fly: Life in a World Given Back to Us. Before letting Wade talk about his book, though, the guys discuss their favorite thing in their office, as well as something they'd like to have in their office.