The Substance

Rommel Ruiz is a strong storyteller and visual communicator, and his work is a significant part of what makes Love Gave such a powerful book. The words are simple and clear and his illustrations beaut...

10 Feb 202128min

This week we welcome back returning guest Quina Aragon! Quina is a writer, editor, and spoken word artist. If you haven's listened to Quina's first appearance on Episode 10 (link below), you should ab...

7 Feb 202157min

We're excited to share our first Substantive Cinema of the new year with you all! Soul is the latest release from Pixar Animation Studios. At first look, it may seem like an odd premise for a film pri...

31 Jan 202156min

Welcome to another edition of Topic Toss Up! This was pretty heavy as we recorded the evening of January 6th, but we're excited to share this with you and hear your thoughts. We start off with a great...

24 Jan 202157min

This week on The Substance we are taking an introductory look at Critical Race Theory. Lots of folks in the culture and The Church have strong opinions about it, but when a topic gets so much cultural...

17 Jan 202159min

We went long this week but we're also trying to cover a year's worth of content in one show (and there's a lot we didn't even mention!). Enjoy this larger episode that's essentially one long Substance...

10 Jan 20211h 35min

We've got another Topic Toss Up for you guys this week! There's a listener question following up on the topic of whether or not institutions should rename their buildings in light of a racist past, so...

3 Jan 202158min

It's hard to overstate the importance of being able to discern sources and consume the news in a healthy and appropriate manner. The last few years have especially highlighted this, but there has neve...

27 Dec 202055min