America Podcasts

Amy-Jill Levine talks about her book Short Stories by Jesus in this excerpt from 'America This Week."

Rudy Lopez of Interfaith Worker Justice talks about the "fast from fast food" campaign for Lent.  

Eric LeCompte, of Jubilee USA Network, talks about the debt crisis in Greece and how his organization helps the world's poorest countries.

Maureen Tilley, professor of theology and medieval studies at Fordham University, discusses Ash Wednesday, public penance and secret sins.

Bill McGarvey talks with Tim Reidy about this year's Oscar nominees for Best Picture, and a few favorite films that did not make the list, including "Calvary and "A Most Violent Year." 

Christiana Peppard of Fordham University talks about her book Just Water and the ethics of water consumption. Hear her analysis of the water bottle industry at 9:35.

James Martin, S.J., delves into his book Jesus: A Pilgrimage with Kevin Spinale, S.J., as part of the Catholic Book Club discussion for this month. The CBC will be leading conversations on books about Jesus throughout the spring. February 6, 2015

Paul Baumann, editor of Commonweal, talks about the work of the lay-edited journal of opinion.  

John Carr, America's Washington Front columnist and director of The Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University, examines partisan gridlock in Washington, the State of the Union address and the annual March for Life.