While We're Here

The mysteries of life. Rabbi Benjamin Resnick and Pastor Matt Willis-Goode talk about all the big questions related to human spirituality, faith, life, and whatever else comes up in conversation.

Who Wrote the Bible 03/14/2018

Who Wrote the Bible Ben and Matt discuss the question of Biblical authorship and offer a quick crash course on contemporary Biblical scholarship. They also dig into some theological questions related to the nature of Scripture. /episode/index/show/whilewerehere/id/6366363

Know Your Neighbor - Live 03/07/2018

Know Your Neighbor - Live While We're Here spent the night out on the town and recorded a live podcast at Commune Cafe in Newburyport, MA. "Know Your Neighbor" is both the name of this episode and also the name of a documentary film project that the Newburyport Human Rights Commission is working on throughout the year. /episode/index/show/whilewerehere/id/6340985

Spirituality and Fatherhood 01/22/2018

Spirituality and Fatherhood Ben and special guest Dr. Arnold Eisen, Chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary, talk about spirituality and fatherhood. They also talk about movies, theology, baby-monitors and Freud. /episode/index/show/whilewerehere/id/6173632

Hanukkah & Christmas pt. 2: Christmas 12/24/2017

Hanukkah & Christmas pt. 2: Christmas We brought you the first part of this conversation on the night before Hanukkah began. Here is part two on the night before Christmas. Matt and Ben shift focus to Christmas as we continue to explore our winter festivals. /episode/index/show/whilewerehere/id/6087252

Christmas & Hanukkah pt. 1: Hanukkah 12/12/2017

Christmas & Hanukkah pt. 1: Hanukkah Ben and Matt talk about the winter festivals of their faith traditions. In part one of this conversation, we get to hear Ben explain the real meaning of Hanukkah. /episode/index/show/whilewerehere/id/6035943

Ghosts 11/21/2017

Ghosts Ben and Matt talk about ghosts, spirituality, and religion. They also have a less than academically rigorous discussion of Halloween and the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation with some questionable dates and facts (by Matt especially.. ie.. St. Patrick definitely did not go to Ireland before Constantine's legalization of Christianity). /episode/index/show/whilewerehere/id/5964984

Artificial Intelligence: part 2. 11/14/2017

Artificial Intelligence: part 2. Ben and Matt pick up the conversation where they left off in part 1. The focus now shifts from the machines to what life will look like for us humans. /episode/index/show/whilewerehere/id/5942619

Artificial Inteligence: part 1. 11/09/2017

Artificial Inteligence: part 1. Ben and Matt prepare for the rise of the machines as they discuss strong AI, weak AI, and what it means for both us and the machines. /episode/index/show/whilewerehere/id/5928948

Drugs and Spiritual Experience 10/03/2017

Drugs and Spiritual Experience Ben and Matt talk about drugs and spiritual experience both through the lens of their own experiences and as the topic appears throughout the history of various religious traditions. /episode/index/show/whilewerehere/id/5802143

Religion and Game of Thrones 09/25/2017

Religion and Game of Thrones Special guest, Rabbi Ethan Witkovsky from Park Avenue Synagogue, joins us for a journey through Religion and Game of Thrones. Ben and Ethan take a deep dive and geek out over this fantastic topic, while Matt runs tech and closes his ears to spoilers. By the way, there aren't any major spoilers in case you're worried about that. /episode/index/show/whilewerehere/id/5774765

Radicalism, Fundamentalism, and Religion 09/13/2017

Radicalism, Fundamentalism, and Religion In this episode we talk about radicalism, fundamentalism, radical fundamentalism, sports, and why the Sunny character from Post Raisin Bran should be our new logo. /episode/index/show/whilewerehere/id/5738062

Dying, Death, Life After Death pt. 2 08/24/2017

Dying, Death, Life After Death pt. 2 Part 2 of the first episode of While We're Here. Ben & Matt continue talk about life after death picking up the conversation with reincarnation. /episode/index/show/whilewerehere/id/5672957

Dying, Death, Life After Death pt. 1 08/24/2017

Dying, Death, Life After Death pt. 1 Welcome to part 1 of the first episode of While We're Here. Ben and Matt jump right in to some big questions as they explore different ideas around death, dying, and what happens after (or before) life as we know it. /episode/index/show/whilewerehere/id/5672923

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