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.
Episode 23 – Agriculture
In this episode, Rev. Deborah Duguid-May and Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe discuss the relationships among food, power, and labor. Rev. Deborah talks about the rise of agribusiness, and Dr. Thorpe discusses Cesar Chavez. Transcript DDM [00:03] Hello and welcome to The Priest and the Prof. I am your host, the Rev. Deborah Duguid-May. MET [00:09] And I’m Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe. DDM [00:11] This podcast is a product of Trinity Episcopal Church in Greece, New York. I’m an Episcopal priest of 26 years, and Elizabeth has been a rhetoric professor since 2010\. And so join us as we explore the intersections of faith, community, politics, philosophy, and action. DDM [00:40] Welcome. So today Elizabeth and myself want to speak a little bit about agriculture, our food systems, farm workers, and some of the issues that are important for us to be aware of as we consider issues of justice, human…
Episode 22 – Judas
Rev. Deborah Duguid-May and Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe discuss Judas.
Episode 21 – Juneteenth
Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe and Producer Carl Thorpe discuss Juneteenth. Transcript DDM [00:03] Hello and welcome to The Priest and the Prof. I am your host, the Rev. Deborah Duguid-May. MET [00:09] And I’m Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe. DDM [00:11] This podcast is a product of Trinity Episcopal Church in Greece, New York. I’m an Episcopal priest of 26 years, and Elizabeth has been a rhetoric professor since 2010. And so join us as we explore the intersections of faith, community, politics, philosophy, and action. MET [00:40] Hello listeners and welcome. Today is a very exciting day. We wanted to do a special episode for Juneteenth, but Reverend Deborah is away. So what we did is we brought in a special guest host. MET [00:55] And I have to tell you, I am very excited. This is Carl Thorpe. And Carl Thorpe is, if you don’t know, kind of the…
Episode 20 – South Africa and the Episcopal Church
Rev. Deborah Duguid-May and Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe discuss the adminstration’s demand that the Episcopal Church resettle Afrikaners.
Episode 19 – Prison
Rev. Deborah Duguid-May and Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe discuss the prison system.
Episode 18 – Economics
Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe and Rev. Deborah Duguid-May discuss different perspectives on economics.
Episode 17 – AI
Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe and Rev. Deborah Duguid-May discuss artificial intelligence.
Episode 16 – Immigration
Rev. Deborah Duguid-May and Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe discuss immigration from a Biblical and legal perspective.
Episode 15 – Mary Magdalene
Rev. Deborah Duguid-May and Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe discuss Mary Magdalene and how narratives about women are often obscured by those in power.
Episode 14 – Checking In
Rev. Deborah Duguid-May and Dr. M. Elizabeth Thorpe discuss events from their local community and their reactions.