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Preach

KUER

On Preach, host Lee Hale sits down with people from all walks of life and all religions. You’ll hear people talk honestly about their doubts and beliefs. How they wrestle with life’s big questions. And the way spirituality intersects with their daily struggles and joys. These days, especially on social media, the word “Preach” is used as a way to encourage someone to share their story. To validate. To tell them that they deserve to be heard. That’s what this show is about. Empowering the people — some of them famous, all of them fascinating — who live in the messy middle of faith. Because we’re all hungry for more frank, fun conversations about how we make sense of life. From PRX and KUER.

On Preach, host Lee Hale sits down with people from all walks of life and all religions. You’ll hear people talk honestly about their doubts and beliefs. How they wrestle with life’s big questions. And the way spirituality intersects with their daily struggles and joys. These days, especially on social media, the word “Preach” is used as a way to encourage someone to share their story. To validate. To tell them that they deserve to be heard. That’s what this show is about. Empowering the people — some of them famous, all of them fascinating — who live in the messy middle of faith. Because we’re all hungry for more frank, fun conversations about how we make sense of life. From PRX and KUER.

11hr 14min
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Hear the story of VeggieTales, the Christian cartoon where singing vegetables teach kids lessons from the Bible. Before it comes back with new episodes this fall, its creators recount the rise and fall of this 90s cultural phenomenon and what it taught them about their faith.
October 11, 201930min 28sec29.26 MB
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In this final episode of Preach, host Lee Hale talks with his producer Tricia Bobeda about what they learned making the show.
April 17, 202024min 50sec59.85 MB
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Host Lee Hale finds himself talking to strangers about religion a lot. So when he was test driving cars, it was bound to come up. It turned out the car salesman, Pete Philbrook, grew up a strict Jehovah’s Witness. And he was willing to answer all of Lee’s questions about the other door-knocking faith. From KUER and PRX.
April 10, 202029min 53sec72.35 MB
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The Oracle of Los Angeles and author Amanda Yates Garcia on being raised a witch and how she practices magic now.
April 3, 202027min 34sec66.83 MB
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NPR host Sam Sanders opens up about his pentecostal roots, the power of church music and what he's praying about these days.
March 27, 202023min 4sec55.79 MB
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She describes herself as a fat, black and queer yoga teacher. And Jessamyn Stanley has garnered a massive following online for her authentic, unapologetic love of yoga. She
March 20, 202028min 54sec70.2 MB
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Host Lee Hale woke up to an earthquake in Salt Lake City Wednesday morning. Between that, and all the coronavirus news, it seemed like a good time to call his friend Jakob Lewis.
March 19, 202018min 8sec26.12 MB
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The former Saturday Night Live writer and creator of the TBS comedy talks about how his Hebrew school days inspired him to create a God character perfect for Steve Buscemi, writing through his existential anxiety and why he’s agnostic about pretty much everything.
March 13, 202026min 20sec63.78 MB
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This episode is packed with goodness from Preach's first ever live show.
March 6, 20201hr145.53 MB
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Hideo Higashibaba was born into the Unification Church. Its members are commonly known as “Moonies” because of their devotion to the self-proclaimed messiah Rev. Sun Myung Moon. He talks with host Lee Hale about why he decided to delve into his painful past to make a documentary podcast called Growing Up Moonie.
February 28, 202025min 38sec62.23 MB
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Makinde Adedapo grew up practicing an ancient West African tradition in Chicago. He talks with Lee Hale about discovering your destiny, the explosion of interest in Yoruban culture and how things can get complicated when your dad is also your priest.
February 21, 202030min 35sec74.16 MB
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The unofficial pastor of public radio talks with Lee Hale about her time as a chaplain for patients with Alzheimer's, why she’s a ‘little bit allergic’ to the language of belief and why mystery matters so much.
February 14, 202028min 57sec70.55 MB
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The second season of Preach launches Feb. 14. Here's a taste of what's coming up.
February 10, 20201min 21sec1.95 MB
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Enneagram 101 With Nerdette
December 20, 201926min 53sec38.71 MB
Thumbnail for "Jeannie Gaffigan On Faith And Funny People".
She’s half of the comedy writing duo so well known for being Catholic that her husband, Jim Gaffigan, once opened for the Pope. But her faith was seriously tested when she found out she had a brain tumor.
November 15, 201921min 53sec52.95 MB
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Peter Sagal On How Running Marathons Taught Him The Practice Of Persistence
November 8, 201933min 33sec48.31 MB
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Satin Tashnizi converted to Islam while flying over the Grand Canyon. Her journey to that moment was a long and complicated one.
November 1, 201924min 46sec60.02 MB
Thumbnail for "Death Row, Faith And Heartbreak: Sister Helen Prejean On A Nun’s Life".
Sister Helen Prejean has spent more than 60 years as a nun. Her spiritual counseling of death row inmates inspired the Oscar-winning film “Dead Man Walking.” She opens up to host Lee Hale about life in the convent, the priest who wanted to marry her, and what she prays for.
October 25, 201927min 36sec26.51 MB
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The former Google lawyer ventured into the spiritual fringe with witches, faith healers and mediums to find answers to her existential questions.
October 18, 201922min 38sec55.13 MB
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The second half of our VeggieTales story. The Christian cartoon features singing vegetables that teach kids bible stories. It was huge in the 90s. Then it went bankrupt. Now, it’s making a comeback.
October 11, 201928min 55sec27.76 MB
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In Texas, Simran Jeet Singh and his brothers were the only boys around wearing turbans. Hear what it was like to stick out because of his faith, the existential question he struggled with as a teen, and what he now calls a Sikh ‘superpower’.
October 4, 201927min 34sec26.47 MB
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After more than a decade together, a Mormon husband and wife both came out of the closet. Now they have a complicated relationship to each other, to God, and to religion.
September 27, 201927min 59sec26.88 MB
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A feminist Orthodox Jewish sex therapist talks about the complicated aftermath of being taught God has strict rules for your sex life.
September 20, 201925min 32sec24.51 MB
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The host of Snap Judgment rethinks the role of belief after growing up in an apocalyptic cult.
September 13, 201925min 42sec24.67 MB
Thumbnail for "Rainn Wilson On Baha’i, 'Office' Binge Watching".
The actor best known for his role of Dwight Schrute on The Office opens up about his messy journey to find a religion that felt right.
September 6, 201922min 30sec32.41 MB
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A new podcast about the messiness of faith. Because everybody believes in something.
August 23, 20192min 16sec3.4 MB

VeggieTales Part One

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October 11, 201930min 28sec

VeggieTales is a Christian cartoon featuring singing vegetables that teach kids bible stories. It was huge in the 90s. Then it went bankrupt. Now, it’s making a comeback. The show’s two creators, AKA Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber, first met on their Bible College Puppet Team. On the eve of VeggieTales’ return, hear the story of how they created a Christian media empire, why it all fell apart, and what they learned about faith along the way. 

This is part one of a two part story. Hosted by Lee Hale. From KUER and PRX. More at PreachPod.org

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VeggieTales Part One
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