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Casting the First Stone
Dear friends,
There are some stories that become so familiar, you stop seeing them.
You know the lines. You know the lesson. You know exactly who the heroes and villains are.
For many years, that’s how I thought about today’s story.
“Le...
The Hatchetman
Dear friends,
If there was ever a person you might feel safe to judge, it’s the man at the center of today’s story.
Before he became the Apostle Paul, he was Saul of Tarsus — a man who hunted down the earliest followers of Jesus, dragged...
David and Goliath
Hello, dear listeners,
It’s funny how some stories are so familiar that they almost disappear into the background.
“David and Goliath” — which we cover in today’s episode — has become the meme of all memes. We use it constantly — journali...
The Woman at the Door
Dear friends,
Warning: Today’s story is … a dark one.
By my lights, it’s the darkest story in the entire text — the tragic tale of the Levite’s Concubine — so I’m always surprised by how few people seem to know it.
Even as a committed me...
The Javelin, the Dagger, & the Stake
Dear listeners,
One of the stranger parts of making this show has been revisiting the bloody Bible stories I loved most as a child.
These were not embarrassing passages that my family tried to explain away. They were some of our favorites...
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Longview is for the curious and open-minded. We believe the best journalism leaves you with better questions, rather than easy answers – and that understanding why and how people disagree is often more valuable than picking sides.
The only host of the only podcast
figuring stuff out
Ben Kawaller's videos and humor writing have appeared in The Times of London, The New York Post, The Free Press, LA Magazine, Racket News, The American Bystander, The Advocate, and Salon, among others. He lives in New York.
Reporter, Producer, Editor with Longview.
Audio producer, engineer, songwriter. Head of Studio at Longview.
Investigative Producer and Reporter at Longview. Driven by curiosity.
Author. Mother. Wife. Lover of humans.
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