Archive - Arc Magazine

Episode 08: Gabriela Nguyen

Mark sits down with Gabriela Nguyen to discuss the cure to Gen Z's digital addictions, whether belonging to a religious community makes it easier to get…

Aug 13 •

39:08

July 2025

Episode 7: Thomas Chatterton Williams

Mark sits down with Thomas Chatterton Williams to discuss wokeness and its afterlives, the Hamas/Israel war, and whether kids these days have it too…

Jul 29 •

1:20:26

Episode 6: David Litt

Mark sits down with David Litt to talk surfing, surprising saviors, and America's political divide

Jul 3 •

1:02:34

June 2025

Episode 5: Rich Cohen on a Connecticut murder, the good old days of American media, and how not to become a crazy sports parent

Arc's editor-in-chief sits down with Rich Cohen, contributing editor at Vanity Fair and Rolling Stone and the author of 16 books including, most…

Jun 17 •

1:21:54

Episode 4: Ana Levy-Lyons on leaving the Unitarian ministry, connecting to Judaism, and disconnecting from technology

Arc's editor-in-chief sits down with Ana Levy-Lyons, author of the forthcoming book The Secret Despair of the Secular Left, to discuss her work as a…

Jun 3 •

1:14:42

May 2025

Episode 3: Molly Worthen on charisma, "The Karate Kid," and Mark’s soul

Arc's editor-in-chief sits down with Molly Worthen, author of the new book Spellbound: How Charisma Shaped American History from the Puritans to Donald…

May 19 •

1:43:40

Episode 2: Nicholas Carr on desert flowers and techno-pessimism

Arc's editor-in-chief sits down with Nicholas Carr, author of the new book Superbloom, to talk religion, politics, et cetera.

May 7 •

1:08:12

April 2025

Episode 1: Jay Michaelson

Mark sits down with Jay Michaelson to talk religion, politics, et cetera.

Apr 23 •

1:08:59

March 2025

The Ugly and Beautiful Gods

Our greatest modern poets insisted they were in dialogue with—or even channeling directly—the divine. Would we like what these gods had to say?

Mar 20 •

Adichie’s American Blues

The Nigerian writer’s latest novel loses its heart amidst a mass of petty arguments

Mar 4 •

February 2025

Wellness Unto Death

A new Netflix series exposes the religion of alternative cures

Feb 27 •

Is Religious Freedom for Liberals, Too?

Liberal denominations’ challenge to Trump’s new ICE rules pits the conservative Supreme Court’s principles against its politics

Feb 27 •

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