Renew the Arts Podcast
Cultivating conversations about the intersection of the arts and faith in order to liberate Christian creativity.
- Update frequency
- every 20 days
- Average duration
- 52 minutes
- Episodes
- 69
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Exploited Art: Propaganda, Pornography, Pomp, and Product
Michael explores the way the true purpose of art is undermined when we make exploited art—art made subject to an agenda.
00:48:26 |
Thu 21 Aug 2025
Porchlight at Audiofeed 2025: Mini-Conference on Hospitality
A generous sampling of the “Porchlight Mini-Conference on Hospitality” we held at Audiofeed Music Festival 2025 in Urbana, Illinois.
02:13:22 |
Thu 17 Jul 2025
Connecting Science and Art (with Ciara Reyes-Ton)
Michael is joined by biologist and worship songwriter Ciara Reyes-Ton to discuss the intersection of art, science, and faith.
00:49:45 |
Thu 19 Jun 2025
On “A Kingdom of Tea and Strangers” (with Houston Coley)
Michael is joined by film-maker and YouTuber Houston Coley to discuss Coley’s feature documentary, A Kingdom of Tea and Strangers.
00:47:42 |
Thu 08 May 2025
One Anothering in An Othering Age (with Chase Tremaine)
Chase Tremaine joins Michael to discuss how the advancements in technology over the last 100 years have impacted the arts, for good and ill.
01:20:49 |
Thu 17 Apr 2025
Three Word-Pictures for Patrons and Artists
Michael offers three word-pictures to help clarify an understanding of the arts in terms of flourishing and the blessed life.
00:32:26 |
Thu 20 Mar 2025
Mailbag: 1,000 True Fans, Earned Gifts, Magic, and Christmas!
In this mailbag episode for 2024, Michael answers questions ranging from magic in Harry Potter to Nativity scenes in your yard.
00:46:28 |
Thu 19 Dec 2024
Narcissism and the Gifted Artist
Michael discusses narcissism, why it seems so prevalent among artists, and how to address it in both individuals and communities.
00:41:16 |
Thu 21 Nov 2024
Missions and the Power of Storytelling (with Roy Sneed)
An interview with Roy Sneed, a specialist who trains cross-cultural workers in the four uses of storytelling for missions and evangelism.
01:19:22 |
Thu 17 Oct 2024
Patrons and the Problem of Fame
Michael discusses how the problem of fame affects patrons. He then explores some ways artists and patrons can address this problem of fame.
00:53:30 |
Thu 19 Sep 2024
The Artist and the Problem of Fame
Michael explores the problem of fame, how the inequality of exposure among artists damages both popular and unknown artists.
00:35:33 |
Thu 15 Aug 2024
Art and the Evangelical Imagination (with Karen Swallow Prior)
Karen Swallow Prior joins Michael for a wide-ranging discussion on her book The Evangelical Imagination, and how it applies to the arts.
00:59:29 |
Thu 18 Jul 2024
What is Poetry Good For? (with Paul J. Pastor)
Michael is joined by Paul J. Pastor—poet, writer, editor—to discuss the value of poetry both in general and specific terms.
00:54:50 |
Thu 20 Jun 2024
Looking for the Life of the World to Come (with Brian Brown)
Michael is joined by Brian Brown, founder and executive director of the Anselm Society, to talk about the arts and communal meaning-making.
00:53:12 |
Thu 16 May 2024
Why You Need Better Taste and How to Get It
Michael explores why you need better taste and how to get it. This episode explores both the rationale and practice of developing good taste.
00:41:21 |
Thu 18 Apr 2024
Looking Forward Looking Back
Justus Stout and Katy Martin join Michael for a ten-year Renew the Arts retrospective and a look at the opportunities ahead.
00:56:39 |
Thu 21 Mar 2024
Fruitful Worship with Ryanne Molinari
Ryanne Molinari joins Michael to discuss her forthcoming book on the relationship between the worship arts and the fruit of the Spirit.
00:51:27 |
Tue 31 Jan 2023
Is Art a Ministry, a Hobby, or a Profession?
Michael invites singer-songwriter Carly Taich and producer Jimmy Smith on to the podcast to discuss what it looks like for Christians to pursue art (in this case, music) within the church as a minist…
00:56:06 |
Thu 17 Nov 2022
Deconstruction and the Arts
Abbey and Michael get together to discuss how deconstruction within the church is both fed and addressed by the arts. What exactly do we mean by deconstruction? Why is it so prevalent right now? What…
01:10:24 |
Thu 27 Oct 2022
Deep Dive: Wrestling by Warbler
This is the first of a new series for the Renew the Arts podcast, Deep Dive, where we pay very close attention to an entire album or song in all of its parts, from composition to production. In this …
02:03:30 |
Thu 22 Sep 2022
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