Podcasts

Maxine Margolis, author of Goodbye, Brazil: Émigrés from the Land of Soccer and Samba, talks about causes of the widespread protests in Brazil.

Paul Elie talks with Kevin Spinale, S.J, about the Catholic Book Club selection for June, Flannery O'Connor's The Violent Bear It Away. Elie is the author of The Life You Save May Be Your Own and Reinventing Bach. His essay on "Love and Violence" in the work of Caravaggio appears in the new book, Not […]

Events on the ground in Egypt are moving rapidly. As Senior Editor Kevin Clarke spoke with Dr. James Zogby this afternoon, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi was removed from power by the Egyptian military. Zogby talks about why Egypt's Arab Spring revolution appears heading into a different phase and what may come next.  Zogby is the author […]

Jon M. Sweeney, editor in chief at Paraclete Press, discusses his essay in America on the state of book publishing, and his recent visit to the London Book Fair. Sweeney is also the author of The Pope Who Quit. He spoke to Digital Editor Tim Reidy by Skype.

George A. Lopez discusses the future of Syria and the ethics of intervention in an interview with associate editor Kevin Clarke. Professor Lopez is a professor of peace studies at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame.

John Sexton talks about his book Baseball As a Road to God: Seeing Beyond the Game, which was co-written by Thomas Oliphant and Peter J. Schwartz. Sexton is the president of New York University and a graduate of Fordham University and Brooklyn Prep. Learn more here about Charlie Winans, one of Sexton's teachers at Brooklyn […]

Rob Weinert-Kendt talks with Associate Editor Kerry Weber about the year in New York theater. In addition to reviewing theater for America, Rob is an associate editor at American Theatre magazine and runs the blog The Wicked Stage. His article on the spirituality of theater for America appeared in May 2011. You can read his […]

James Martin, S.J., discusses his new e-book, Together on Retreat: Meeting Jesus in Prayer. Father Martin is a contributing editor at America and author of The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything and Between Heaven and Mirth. You can find him on Twitter @jamesmartinsj or www.facebook.com/frjamesmartin.

Naomi Schaefer Riley is a former editor for the Wall Street Journal and a writer whose work focuses on higher education, religion, philanthropy and culture. She is the author, most recently, of the book 'Til Faith Do Us Part: How Interfaith Marriage is Transforming America.

Michael Kennedy, S.J., talks about the Jesuit Restorative Justice Initiative and his work with youth in the California prison system. Father Kennedy is the author of Eyes on Jesus and Eyes on the Cross, among other books. He spoke to Associate Editor Luke Hansen, S.J., at the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress. After the interview, […]