The Rabbit Room Podcast

As Rabbit Room Theatre’s The Hiding Place stage production runs in Nashville, hear how this stage play came to be in a three part series straight from the journal of playwright A.S. "Pete" Peterson. This is is part 3. You can find more information about the show and get tickets at rabbitroomtheatre.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Rabbit Room Theatre’s The Hiding Place stage production runs in Nashville, hear how this stage play came to be in a three part series straight from the journal of playwright A.S. "Pete" Peterson. This is is part 2. You can find more information about the show and get tickets at rabbitroomtheatre.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Rabbit Room Theatre’s The Hiding Place stage production runs in Nashville, hear how this stage play came to be in a three part series straight from the journal of playwright A.S. "Pete" Peterson. This is is part 1. You can find more information about the show and get tickets at rabbitroomtheatre.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Co-hosts Drew Miller and Leslie Eiler Thompson are joined by playwright and Rabbit Room executive director A.S. "Pete" Peterson for a bonus conversation of the Rabbit Room Podcast to talk about the brand new Rabbit Room Theatre division and the flagship production adapted from Corrie Ten Boom's beloved The Hiding Place. The Hiding Place, directed by Matt Logan, opens June 30th, 2022 in Nashville at the Soli Deo Center. Learn more about Rabbit Room Theatre and get tickets at rabbitroomtheatre.com. Show music: “All Night” by Jordy SearcySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Co-hosts Drew Miller and Leslie Eiler Thompson discuss what June 2022 holds for the Rabbit Room, from new podcasts to new books to a new documentary series—and even a special Rabbit Room Trivia segment. This is the first of many monthly check-ins, gathering all Rabbit Room news into one convenient place. Show Notes: Find Call It Good and the Artists & Podcast at RabbitRoom.com/podcast or your podcast app of choice. Visit RabbitRoom.com/events to see upcoming North Wind Manor events—lecture nights, film nights, concerts, open hours, and more. Visit Galahood.com—if you dare—and learn all about The Lost Tales of Sir Galahad. Find The Last Sweet Mile and Every Moment Holy, Vol 2: Pocket Edition at Store.RabbitRoom.com. Learn about Taste and See and get your tickets to a virtual screening at TasteandSee.RabbitRoom.com. Show music: “All Night” by Jordy Searcy Check back in July for more Rabbit Room news!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Drew Miller discusses the question, “Can we call the Crucifixion beautiful?” with Danny Bryant, pastor of St. Mary of Bethany Anglican Parish, and Steve Guthrie, professor of Religion and the Arts at Belmont University.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Drew Miller discusses the question, “Can we call the Crucifixion beautiful?” with Danny Bryant, pastor of St. Mary of Bethany Anglican Parish, and Steve Guthrie, professor of Religion and the Arts at Belmont University.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Barber and Pete Peterson reveal and discuss their favorite 10 films of 2017 (and a few of their least favorites). Pete Peterson cheats.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In which John Barber and Pete Peterson discuss the War for the Planet of the Men of Dunkirk of Christopher Nolan of the Apes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In which John Barber and Pete Peterson discuss the dubious merits of Kong: Skull Island and Logan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pete Peterson and John Barber discuss their top 10 films of 2016 and bat around a few Oscar picks.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the previous podcast, we talked with Thomas McKenzie about the novel Silence. In this podcast, we sit down with Mako Fujimura to discuss the the film and his book Silence and Beauty.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shusako Endo’s Silence is a powerful work of fiction, and is now a feature film by Martin Scorsese. Jonathan Rogers sits down with Thomas McKenzie and Pete Peterson to discuss the enduring power of the book and other similar works like The Power and the Glory.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

C. S. Lewis saw George MacDonald as a kind of spiritual and literary father. These days, however, he’s not so widely read. In this episode, Ron Block explains why we should all be reading MacDonald, and how to get started.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Doug McKelvey is a fountainhead of surprising and interesting facts about cassowaries, a kind of prehistoric ninja bird native to Papua New Guinea. His staggering expertise leads to a discussion of the nature of expertise, the relationship between truth and doubt, and the heartache of writer’s block.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Russ Ramsey and Andrew Osenga have found that jest is an important part of the grieving process. In this episode, they cover sickness, death, floods, and the television show Nashville with unexpected good humor.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy Election Year! If ever we needed a booster shot of civility in public discourse, surely we need it in 2016. In this episode, Thomas McKenzie narrates a series of events in which he is subjected to most uncivil discourse, and A. E. Graham discusses the importance of civility and the via media in her own career as a political speechwriter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben Shive is one of Nashville’s great musical collaborators. In this episode, he discusses the calling of the collaborator with Jonathan Rogers and Pete Peterson.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pete Peterson and John Barber discuss Jeff Nichols’ latest film, Midnight Special.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Barber and Pete Peterson discuss the merits of Batman vs. Superman before moving on to Jeff Nichols’ acclaimed film, Take Shelter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.