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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 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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