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No Small Endeavor with Lee C. Camp
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 bestsel...
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The Subtext: Multi-Level Marketing
Let’s talk about the billion-dollar industry that turns friendship into a sales funnel, and women into its favorite target.
They show up...
253: Sonja Lyubomirsky: How To Actually Feel Loved
What if the secret to happiness isn’t success, status, or even positive thinking, but the simple act of letting yourself be known?
Psych...
252: Unabridged Interview: Ronald Rolheiser
This is our unabridged interview with Ronald Rolheiser.
What if the final chapter of your life could become your greatest...
The Subtext: WAR! What Is It Good For?
What happens when dispensational theology or Christian nationalism directly informs foreign policy without critical reflection or moral accountability...
252: Ronald Rolheiser: How to Grow Old Without Growing Bitter
What if the final chapter of your life could become your greatest gift?
In this deeply wise conversation, Father Ronald Rolheiser joins...
251: Unabridged Interview: Kim Stanley Robinson
This is our unabridged interview with Kim Stanley Robinson.
Do you feel the weight of climate dread—and wonder whether hop...
The Subtext: When did U2 Get So Political?
With their new EP Days of Ash, U2 turns up the volume on grief, protest, and hope. What exactly are they trying to say?
This week on The...
251: Kim Stanley Robinson: A Novelist Imagines a Livable Future
Do you feel the weight of climate dread—and wonder whether hope is still intellectually honest?
Acclaimed science fiction writer Kim Sta...
250: Unabridged Interview: Paul Rosolie
This is our unabridged interview with Paul Rosolie.
He’s been dragged through the Amazon on the back of a giant anaconda,...
The Subtext: America’s Next Top Model
What does it actually look like to take responsibility when you’ve shaped a culture that harmed people? Is saying “I’m sorry” enough?
Thi...
250: Paul Rosolie: Riding Anacondas and Saving the Amazon
He’s been dragged through the Amazon on the back of a giant anaconda, stood in seventy-foot flames trying to save burning animals, and slept on jungle...
249: Unabridged Interview: Alexandra Solomon
This is our unabridged interview with Alexandra Solomon.
Is your love life in need of a tune-up? Just in time for Valenti...
The Subtext: The Moral Line: Can We Separate Art from the Artist?
When the artists, authors, and celebrities we admire disappoint us, where’s the line between appreciating their work and endorsing their behavior?
For Your Consideration: Lee C. Camp on Theology in the Raw
This week, we’re sharing a conversation originally recorded for Preston Sprinkle’s podcast, Theology in the Raw. It’s a wide-ranging, thoughtful dialo...
The Subtext: A Valentine's Day Special
Do we have to change something fundamental in ourselves to make a marriage work? In this Valentine's Day special episode of The Subtext, Savannah and...
248: Unabridged Interview: Curt Thompson
This is our unabridged interview with Curt Thompson.
What if the deepest work of love isn’t finding the right person, but...
The Subtext: Super Bowl Official Playlist
This week on The Subtext, Lee and Savannah break down the rival Super Bowl halftime shows. From Bad Bunny’s vibrant homage to Puerto Rican culture and...
248: Curt Thompson: The Work Beneath Lasting Love
What if the deepest work of love isn’t finding the right person, but becoming someone who can truly be known?
Psychiatrist and author Dr...
The Subtext: Rent Free: All is Fair in Love And (Culture) War
This episode has been living rent-free in our heads leading up to the Super Bowl, so we're dropping it back in your feed.
...
247: Unabridged Interview: Judith Moskowitz
This is our unabridged interview with Judith Moskowitz.
Judith Moskowitz didn’t begin her research career to prove people...
The Subtext: Bet on It
What happens when betting, profit, and addiction blur into everyday life?
Sports betting has moved from the margins into everyday life....
Dr. Lee Warren: You’re Not Stuck With the Mind You Have
You’re not stuck with the mind you have.
In this episode of No Small Endeavor, Lee C. Camp speaks with Dr. Lee Warren, neurosurgeon, Iraq...
247: Judith Moskowitz: How to Flourish Amidst Stress (Best of NSE)
Judith Moskowitz didn’t begin her research career to prove people could thrive in the middle of devastating grief. But that’s where her work led.
245: Unabridged Interview: Rumman Chowdhury
This is our unabridged interview with Rumman Chowdhury.
What if the greatest danger of artificial intelligence isn’t what...
The Subtext: Celebrities Should Stay in Their Lane
Should celebrities “stay in their lane” when it comes to political or moral matters? Who gets to speak in public, and why do we only object when it ma...
245: Rumman Chowdhury: Why the Real AI Crisis Is Moral, Not Technical
What if the greatest danger of artificial intelligence isn’t what it might do someday, but the power it already wields today?
Social sci...
246: Unabridged Interview: Amishi Jha
This is our unabridged interview with Amishi Jha.
Is it possible that for half of our waking life, we are not paying atten...
The Subtext: If You’re Not Terrified, You’re Not Paying Attention
When fear becomes the price of being “informed,” how do we tell the difference between paying attention and being emotionally hijacked?
...
246: Amishi Jha: Push-ups for Your Brain (Best of NSE)
Is it possible that for half of our waking life, we are not paying attention to what we’re doing?
In today’s fast-paced, technology-driv...
244: Unabridged Interview: Malcolm Gladwell
This is our unabridged interview with Malcolm Gladwell.
What causes suffering in our society? Intentional evil? Or somethi...
The Subtext: Secret Episode of Stranger Things
What do Stranger Things conspiracy theories, failed prophecies, and religious history have in common? A deep human struggle to face disappointment wit...
244: Malcolm Gladwell: What a True Crime Reveals About the Sin of Indifference
What causes suffering in our society? Intentional evil? Or something less apparent and possibly more unsettling—indifference?
In this co...
243: Unabridged Interview: Carlos Whittaker
This is our unabridged interview with Carlos Whittaker.
Carlos Whittaker was spending the equivalent of 100 full days a ye...
The Subtext: Knives Out: Wake Up Dead Man
In the first episode of 2026, we are diving into Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery to explore what it reveals about faith, leadership, hypocr...
243: Carlos Whittaker: How to Get Off Your Screen and Into Your Life
Carlos Whittaker was spending the equivalent of 100 full days a year on his phone.
You might not be far behind.
Carlos—an...
242: Unabridged Interview: Charles Duhigg
This is our unabridged interview with Charles Duhigg.
What if the biggest lever to your happiness isn’t found in your big d...
242: Charles Duhigg: Why Habits Matter More Than You Think for Meaningful Living (Best of NSE)
What if the biggest lever to your happiness isn’t found in your big decisions, but in the small, automatic things you do every day?
Puli...
241: Unabridged Interview: Sharon McMahon
This is our unabridged interview with Sharon McMahon.
Have you ever wished someone would explain the inner workings of Ame...
241: What Stayed With Us: Conversations That Shaped 2025
Some moments stay with us long after the episode ends. In this special episode, Lee C. Camp and Jakob Lewis revisit the conversations from 2025 that c...
240: Unabridged Interview: Munther Isaac
This is our unabridged interview with Munther Isaac.
Imagine you're in charge of pastoring a congregation amidst a war. Wha...