The Habit

Besides being an author, Daniel Nayeri is a publisher, a pastry chef, and a raconteur. His book Everything Sad Is Untrue (a True Story), won many awards, and with good reason. His new book is The Many Assassinations of Samir, The Seller of Dreams. The Habit Podcast is sponsored by The Habit Membership. Find out more at TheHabit.co.Support the show: https://therabbitroom.givingfuel.com/memberSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Recorded before a live audience at The Habit Writer's Retreat, this episode features songwriter and poet Katy Bowser Hutson. Katy and Jonathan Rogers discuss play and creativity, and play as a posture toward reality,  The Habit Podcast is sponsored by The Habit Membership for writers. Find out more at TheHabit.co.Support the show: https://therabbitroom.givingfuel.com/memberSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Faitth Brooks is a writer, speaker, social worker, activist, and co-host of the Melanated Faith podcast. She has served as the director of programs and innovation for Be the Bridge and as director of women's empowerment for Legacy Collective. In all her work, Faitth Brooks is crafting a communal space where Black sisters can explore rest, tenderness, and softness. Her new book is Remember Me Now: A Journey Back To Myself And A Love Letter To Black Women. In this episode, she joins Jonathan Rogers to talk about code-switching, making the reader feel seen, and the relationship between peace-making, peace-keeping, and disruption.Support the show: https://therabbitroom.givingfuel.com/memberSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jason Baxter teaches Great Books at Notre Dame University. His most recent book is The Medieval Mind of C.S. Lewis: How Great Books Shaped a Great Mind. Just as Lewis reclaimed the medievals' enchanted view of reality, Dr. Baxter reclaims Lewis's vision for our generation. Support the show: https://therabbitroom.givingfuel.com/memberSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Leslie Bustard and her husband Ned are the driving force behind Square Halo Books and the Square Halo Conference. Leslie’s new poetry collection, her first, is called The Goodness of the Lord in the Land of the Living. Support the show: https://therabbitroom.givingfuel.com/memberSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michael Lamb is an associate professor of interdisciplinary humanities at Wake Forest University, where he is also the FM Kirby Foundation Chair of Leadership and Character, and the executive director of of the Program for Leadership and Character. He is the author of A Commonwealth of Hope: Augustine’s Political Thought. On this week's episode he speaks with Jonathan Rogers about the ways that hope relates to persuasion, among other things.Support the show: https://therabbitroom.givingfuel.com/memberSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrea Yenne is the "Momerator" and driving force behind the Student Edition of The Habit Membership—an incredibly happy and productive fellowship of teenage writers who give each other a little more courage. In this episode, Andrea speaks with Jonathan Rogers about the things she has learned from her experience as the leader of this glad band of writers. The upcoming online class, Writing Through the Wardrobe, is the entry point for The Habit Membership, Student Edition. Register for the class (student cohort or adult cohort) at TheHabit.co/Wardrobe.Support the show: https://therabbitroom.givingfuel.com/memberSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Carlos Whittaker is committed to creating spaces–online and in person–where people are safe to engage in conversation about the topics that matter most but are often avoided. He’s a speaker, he’s the host of the podcast “Human Hope with Carlos Whittaker,” and he is the  cultivator and nurturer of a huge and engaged instagram community he calls his instafamilia. He has just released a book called How to Human: Three Ways to Share Life Beyond What Distracts, Divides, and Disconnects Us. In this episode, Carlos and Jonathan Rogers talk about courage and creativity, seeing what's in front of you, and Carlos's commitment to "walk with people, not stand on issues."Support the show: https://therabbitroom.givingfuel.com/memberSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Edmund Spenser's 1590 epic poem, The Faerie Queene, is one of the monumental works of English literature. But it doesn't get read much any more. Rebecca Reynolds is doing something about it. She has rendered Spenser's 36,000 lines of very difficult poetry into much more accessible prose. Artist Justin Gerard has painted beautiful illustrations. The books start coming out later this year, but you can get involved now by contributing to the  Kickstarter campaign.Support the show: https://therabbitroom.givingfuel.com/memberSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris Nye is a pastor and an academic. His writing has appeared in The Washington Post, Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition, and other publications. He is the author of three books, most recently A Captive Mind: Christianity, Ideologies, and Staying Sane in a World Gone Mad. In this episode, Chris and Jonathan Rogers talk about ideological captivity, the writer’s temptation to confirm the reader’s biases, and the ways we can be consumed by the content we consume.Support the show: https://therabbitroom.givingfuel.com/memberSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.