The Rabbit Room

The Rabbit Room is a website where a collective of songwriters, artists, and writers who are Christians gather to discuss pretty much whatever happens to be on their minds. The podcast features music, reviews, interviews and readings of Rabbit Room articles by the writers themselves.

Episode 58: A Tale of Two War Movies

In which John Barber and Pete Peterson discuss the War for the Planet of the Men of Dunkirk of Christopher Nolan of the Apes. 

08-24
37:41

Episode 57: The Virtues of Monkey-Punching

In which John Barber and Pete Peterson discuss the dubious merits of Kong: Skull Island and Logan.

05-04
28:07

Episode 56: Our Top Films of 2016

Pete Peterson and John Barber count off their top 10 films of 2016 and discuss their Oscar picks.

02-25
54:33

Episode 55: Christ-Haunted Japan - Mako Fujimura on Silence and Beauty

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.

12-22
23:45

Episode 54: Martyrs, Not Saints: Thomas McKenzie on Endo's Silence

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 and the film Calvary.

12-13
24:37

Episode 53: What's So Great About George MacDonald

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.

09-27
16:20

Episode 52: All About Cassowaries...and Other Stuff

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.

09-01
40:29

Episode 51: Joy Comes in the Morning

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.

08-09
39:14

Episode 50: Civil Discourse and the Via Media

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.

07-19
44:53

Episode 49: Calling, Collaboration, and the Idols of the Artist

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.

07-19
32:57

Episode 48: Midnight Special

Pete Peterson and John Barber discuss Jeff Nichols’ latest film, Midnight Special. 

07-19
20:08

Episode 47: Batman vs. Superman vs. Take Shelter

John Barber and Pete Peterson discuss Batman vs. Superman and try their very best to say only good things about it--like praising the performances of Michael Shannon's rubber dummy, which leads to a much healthier conversation about Jeff Nichols' film Take Shelter.

03-30
22:51

Special Edition: The Burning Edge w/ Ron Block

This special edition of The Rabbit Room Podcast is a preview of Andrew Peterson's new podcast The Burning Edge. In this episode, Andrew talks with 14-time Grammy-winner Ron Block of Alison Krauss & Union Station about his new album, Hogan's House of Music.

09-15
01:02:02

Episode 46: Interview with Jenny Youngman

Nashville-based singer-songwriter Jenny Youngman recently released her new album titled The Girl with Good Intentions, and in this episode of the Rabbit Room podcast, producer Andrew Osenga interviews Youngman about the creative process and difficulty of making the record.

08-27
30:40

Episode 45: The Cymbal Crashing Clouds

In the days before its release, Jill Phillips and Andy Gullahorn fell in love with Ben Shive's The Cymbal Crashing Clouds. They decided to corner Ben in the kitchen and make him reveal all his super-secret powers of writing and recording. This podcast is the result.

07-10
30:50

Episode 44: Tales of New Creation (Part 1)

This episode is taken from the Hutchmoot 2012 session titled “Tales of New Creation” by Thomas McKenzie, Jennifer Trafton, and Pete Peterson. In this third part (of three), author A. S. "Pete" Peterson discusses the ways in which our world, our lives, and our art are the context out of which the great epic of a new age is being written.

06-25
24:12

Episode 43: Tales of New Creation (Part 2)

This episode is taken from the Hutchmoot 2012 session titled "Tales of New Creation" by Thomas McKenzie, Jennifer Trafton, and Pete Peterson. In this second part (of three), children's book author Jennifer Trafton talks about what she writes, why she writes, and as George MacDonald said, the "great good that is coming, is coming, is coming."

06-21
21:42

Episode 42: Tales of New Creation (Part 1)

This episode is taken from the Hutchmoot 2012 session titled "Tales of New Creation" by Thomas McKenzie, Jennifer Trafton, and Pete Peterson. In this first part (of three) Father Thomas lays down the theological underpinnings of the session in which we discuss the ultimate hope of the Christian faith and the ways in which we engage that hope in our creative efforts.

06-11
16:00

Episode 41: Tales of the Fall (Part 2)

At Hutchmoot 2012 Andrew Peterson and Travis Prinzi led a session titled "Tales of the Fall." Here in part two, Andrew discusses the ways in which sadness plays an important part in our literature and our lives.

05-21
44:22

Interview with Under the Radar's Dave Trout

On July the 4th, 2013, Under the Radar (RadarRadio.net) is holding its first-ever music festival. It's called Escape to the Lake and we sat down with founder Dave Trout to talk a little bit about the genesis of the event.

05-15
28:26

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