No Small Endeavor with Lee C. Camp
Tokens Media
What does it really mean to live a good life—in our politics, our faith, our work, and our relationships?
On No Small Endeavor with Lee C. Camp, we explore the ideas, practices, and public debates that shape human flourishing today. Each week you’ll hear thought-provoking conversations with bestselling authors, philosophers, neuroscientists, psychologists, theologians, artists, and political leaders—people wrestling with the biggest questions of meaning and purpose in our time.
Together we ask:
How can religion be a force for healing instead of division?
What does neuroscience reveal about happiness, habits, and productivity?
Where do politics and justice meet the pursuit of the common good?
How do truth, beauty, and goodness help us live well—personally and collectively?
If you care about faith, politics, social justice, science, or the search for meaning, you’ll find courageous, practical conversations here. Because pursuing a meaningful life is no small endeavor—and we’re with you on the road.
Learn more at nosmallendeavor.com.
On No Small Endeavor with Lee C. Camp, we explore the ideas, practices, and public debates that shape human flourishing today. Each week you’ll hear thought-provoking conversations with bestselling authors, philosophers, neuroscientists, psychologists, theologians, artists, and political leaders—people wrestling with the biggest questions of meaning and purpose in our time.
Together we ask:
How can religion be a force for healing instead of division?
What does neuroscience reveal about happiness, habits, and productivity?
Where do politics and justice meet the pursuit of the common good?
How do truth, beauty, and goodness help us live well—personally and collectively?
If you care about faith, politics, social justice, science, or the search for meaning, you’ll find courageous, practical conversations here. Because pursuing a meaningful life is no small endeavor—and we’re with you on the road.
Learn more at nosmallendeavor.com.
Episodes
Mentioned books
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Mar 11, 2026 • 48min
The Subtext: WAR! What Is It Good For?
A probe into how certain theological beliefs shape foreign policy and justify war. A historical tour of Christian nonviolence and the shift toward imperial and crusading mindsets. Discussion of recent reports claiming commanders framed modern conflicts as divine destiny. Examination of dispensationalism, Christian nationalism, and the symbols and rhetoric that connect faith with military action.
35 snips
Mar 9, 2026 • 52min
252: Ronald Rolheiser: How to Grow Old Without Growing Bitter
Ronald Rolheiser, a Roman Catholic priest and bestselling spiritual writer, reflects on aging as a spiritual invitation. He discusses grieving to avoid bitterness, choosing how to respond to diminishment, giving your death away as a gift, and practicing gratitude and forgiveness. Short, wise reflections on loneliness, humility, and learning to receive rather than cling.
Mar 6, 2026 • 1h 11min
251: Unabridged Interview: Kim Stanley Robinson
Kim Stanley Robinson, acclaimed sci-fi author of the Mars trilogy and The Ministry for the Future, reflects on climate dread and pragmatic hope. He discusses realistic utopias as ongoing processes. He highlights everyday people, scientific devotion, communal action, and reverence for the biosphere. The conversation balances fear with grounded, collective paths toward less suffering.
22 snips
Mar 4, 2026 • 51min
The Subtext: When did U2 Get So Political?
A close look at U2’s surprise Days of Ash EP and its mix of grief, protest, and hope. They probe songs about Holocaust memory, Iranian resistance, and America’s moral failures. The conversation traces theology, lament, and the duty to imagine better futures.
20 snips
Mar 2, 2026 • 52min
251: Kim Stanley Robinson: A Novelist Imagines a Livable Future
Kim Stanley Robinson, acclaimed climate-focused novelist (The Ministry for the Future, Mars trilogy), offers a sober, hopeful vision of change. He explores hope amid fear, the power of ordinary people and bureaucrats, realistic utopianism as ongoing work, and reverence for the biosphere. Conversations touch on science as devotion, communal solutions, and moral imagination.
9 snips
Feb 27, 2026 • 1h 8min
250: Unabridged Interview: Paul Rosolie
Paul Rosolie, conservationist and author who spent decades protecting the Amazon, shares wild field stories and how he built Jungle Keepers. He describes near-death encounters, standing in fires, and converting loggers into rangers. The conversation covers dyslexia-formed vocation, storytelling to mobilize support, spiritual ties to the jungle, and the costly courage required to protect vast, threatened habitat.
Feb 25, 2026 • 43min
The Subtext: America’s Next Top Model
They revisit the cultural reckoning around America’s Next Top Model and the documentary exposing toxic practices. They highlight harmful photo shoots, stereotyping, and body shaming that shaped beauty standards. They debate when creators owe meaningful accountability and whether reality TV’s format encourages harm. They explore repentance as confession plus concrete repair using a biblical example.
Feb 23, 2026 • 52min
250: Paul Rosolie: Riding Anacondas and Saving the Amazon
Paul Rosolie, conservationist and author who protects the Amazon through immersive fieldwork and storytelling. He shares wild near-death encounters, viral moments from Amazon fires, and how indigenous knowledge shaped his approach. He discusses building on-the-ground protection, the personal costs of a calling, and why intimacy with the jungle fuels lasting conservation.
14 snips
Feb 20, 2026 • 1h 4min
249: Unabridged Interview: Alexandra Solomon
Alexandra Solomon, licensed clinical psychologist and relationship expert known for Loving Bravely, offers practical tools for relational self-awareness. She explores how attachment shapes intimacy. Short talks cover family-of-origin patterns, apology skills, embodiment in conflict, setting boundaries, and balancing autonomy with connection.
6 snips
Feb 18, 2026 • 35min
The Subtext: The Moral Line: Can We Separate Art from the Artist?
A deep dive into whether we can enjoy creative work while rejecting an artist’s behavior. They weigh moral failure against artistic insight and debate when withdrawing support is appropriate. The conversation examines social media tribalism, case-by-case discernment, and how real-life encounters complicate online impressions.
