Extra Crispy!
Extra Crispy! Curious conversations on creativity, culture, and spirituality with Crispin Schroeder
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 52 minutes
- Episodes
- 65
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2020
Ep 45 Wonderlust
Hope is oftentimes connected to experiences of awe and wonder. In this episode we explore this connection through the poetry of Bob Dylan, Carl Sagan's Pale Blue Dot, the lyrics of an ancient Psalm a…
Ep 44 The Meaning of Sight
We can only truly see what we have experienced and what we are prepared to see. Great suffering and great love can lead to transformation and to a new way of seeing.
Ep 43 The Pursuit of Happiness
Seeking happiness is a sure way to miss it while facing that which one most fears can oftentimes result in contentment and joy within. This is the paradox of happiness.
Ep 42 The Resonance of Truth
Music, film, and literature are all windows into truth and beauty and they cause a resonance with the truth within us.
Ep. 41 From Anxiety to Peace
Crispin shares a bit of his struggles with anxiety and depression and some helpful ways to journey towards peace and trust.
Ep. 40 Play Actors
Too often when it comes to religion, morality or one's stance on social issues it is very tempting to engage the issues primarily from the ego and for the applause of others. In the Sermon on the Mou…
Ep. 39 Plank-eyed People
Henri Nouwen wrote a very insightful commentary on the wilderness temptation of Jesus. The three temptations of Christ in the wilderness can be understood as the temptations to be relevant, powerful,…
Ep. 38 Paul Meany Pt.2
Paul Meany discusses the creative and spiritual journey of Mutemath.
Ep. 37 Paul Meany Pt.1
Paul Meany is the frontman of Mutemath as well as a music producer who recently coproduced Trench, the lates album by Twenty One Pilots.
Ep. 36 Into the Mystic Pt. 3
This episode explores how research from modern psychology and brain science can illuminate questions regarding mysticism and religion.
Ep. 35 Into the Mystic Pt. 2
In this episode we look into how human development, both large scale and individual, factors into how we see God as well as why mysticism and religion are both necessary in one's spiritual journey.
Ep. 34 Into the Mystic Pt. 1
Pt. 1 of a series of episodes exploring faith, mysticism, and the frameworks through which we understand the scriptures.
Ep. 33 Way of the Groundhog
The Extra Crispy Groundhog Day Episode! In this episode we look into Groundhog Day, a movie many mistake for a simple romantic comedy, which underneath its humorous surface, gets to some of the most …
Ep. 32 Pete Enns: How The Bible Actually Works
Pete Enns is a Professor, Author, Bible Scholar and host of the podcast The Bible For Normal People. His newest book, How the Bible Actually Works will be released on February 19.
Ep. 31 The Medium Is The Message: How Sci-Fi Illuminates our Relationship With Technology
In this episode we are talking Sci-Fi, Consciousness, and the newest interactive episode of Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
Ep. 30 Jonathan Merritt: Learning to Speak God From Scratch
Jonathan Merritt is an award-winning writer on religion, culture, and politics. He currently serves as a contributing writer for The Atlantic and contributing editor for The Week. Jonathan has publis…
Ep. 29 Extra Crispy Christmas!
Christmas is a mixed bag of traditions, symbols, and customs from various cultures and times lumped in with the story of the birth of Christ and filtered through consumerism and marketing. Yet, in sp…
Ep. 28 Joe Badon, Filmmaker: The God Inside My Ear
Joe Badon is an artist, musician and filmmaker. His first feature length film The God Inside My Ear has been making the rounds at festivals this year and has just landed a distribution deal. This epi…
Ep. 27 The Substance of Love
The feeling of being in love is the greatest feeling ever but becoming a loving person is an arduous path, yet it is the most necessary pursuit of our lives and the very hope for a world that is so v…
Ep. 26 Naked Pastor, David Hayward
David Hayward is an artist and cartoonist most famously known for his cartoons which offer a thoughtful, humorous, and at times painful critique of religion and social issues.