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The Priest & the Prof is a conversation about faith, culture, and what it means to be a progressive Christian in the 21st century – without all the fire and brimstone.

New episodes posted every two weeks at 9:00pm on Thursday nights.

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Episode 25 – The Public and the Private

August 21, 2025

Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe discusses the nature of public vs private communication and faith.

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Episode 24 – Truth, Reality, & Rhetoric

August 7, 2025

Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe discusses her approach to the faith, exploring the value of rhetoric in understanding theological issues.

Episode 24 – Virtual Church (delayed)

August 1, 2025

Due to technical issues, this week’s episode has been delayed until next Thursday.

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Episode 23 – Agriculture

July 17, 2025

In this episode, Rev. Deborah Duguid-May and Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe discuss the relationships among food, power, and labor.

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Episode 22 – Judas

July 3, 2025

Rev. Deborah Duguid-May and Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe discuss Judas.

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Episode 21 – Juneteenth

June 19, 2025

Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe and Producer Carl Thorpe discuss Juneteenth.

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Episode 20 – South Africa and the Episcopal Church

June 5, 2025

Rev. Deborah Duguid-May and Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe discuss the adminstration’s demand that the Episcopal Church resettle Afrikaners.

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Episode 19 – Prison

May 22, 2025

Rev. Deborah Duguid-May and Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe discuss the prison system.

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Episode 18 – Economics

May 8, 2025

Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe and Rev. Deborah Duguid-May discuss different perspectives on economics.

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Episode 17 – AI

April 24, 2025

Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe and Rev. Deborah Duguid-May discuss artificial intelligence.

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Episode 16 – Immigration

April 3, 2025

Rev. Deborah Duguid-May and Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe discuss immigration from a Biblical and legal perspective.

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Episode 15 – Mary Magdalene

March 20, 2025

Rev. Deborah Duguid-May and Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe discuss Mary Magdalene and how narratives about women are often obscured by those in power.

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Episode 14 – Checking In

March 6, 2025

Rev. Deborah Duguid-May and Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe discuss events from their local community and their reactions.

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Episode 13 – Budde and the Sin of Empathy

February 20, 2025

Rev. Deborah Duguid-May and Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe discuss the controversy surrounding Bishiop Mariann Budde’s sermon delivered to President Donald Trump the day after his second inauguration.

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Episode 12 – Christian Nationalism

February 6, 2025

In this episode Rev. Deborah Duguid-May and Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe define Christian Nationalism.

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Episode 11 – Brief Intermission

January 30, 2025

We are taking one week off of production.

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Episode 10 – The Body

January 16, 2025

Rev. Deborah Duguid-May and Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe discuss their attitudes towards the physical body.

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Episode 9 – Language

January 2, 2025

Rev. Deborah and Elizabeth discuss how they approach language and the challenges of translation and interpretation.

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Episode 8 – Post Election

December 19, 2024

Rev. Deborah and Dr. Thorpe work through their feelings about the election and discuss differing perspectives.

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Episode 7 – LGBTQIA+ and the Church

December 5, 2024

Rev. Deborah Duguid-May and Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe talk about the relationship (and tension) between the Queer community and the Christian community.

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Episode 6: Election Note

November 22, 2024

Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe shared a brief note about the election.

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Episode 5: Death and Dying

November 21, 2024

Rev. Deborah and Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe discuss their very different understandings of death.

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Episode 4: Women in the Church

November 7, 2024

Rev. Deborah and Elizabeth talk about the history of the women’s movement and the impact of feminism on women’s role in the church.

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Episode 3: Creation

October 24, 2024

Rev. Deborah and Elizabeth talk about the miracle of creation and the divinity that connects us all.

Episode 2: Poverty

October 10, 2024

Rev. Deborah and Elizabeth explore how poverty is systemic and generational.

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