Speaking with Joy
Summary: Make yourself comfortable with a cup of tea to discuss art, culture, character, and Scotland with Joy Clarkson. Johann Wolfgan von Geothe once said, “One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.” This podcast aims to help listeners do just that. Each week Joy explores three pieces of art (visual, literary, and musical) centred around a theme. An arts lover and doctoral candidate residing near the North Sea of Scotland, Joy believes in the power of story and beauty to help shape us into well-rounded people and to help us think with complexity and compassion about the world. This podcast is for those who love art, who want to educate themselves by engaging with good books and beauty, and who want to hear the occasional escapades of an overly idealistic doctoral student who loves tea and trains. So sit down with your favourite hot beverage and enjoy an hour of culture and conversation.
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This week we meet a ghost who's self-centredness blinds her, making her incapable of self knowledge and of love.
This week we meet Lewis' Virgil: George MacDonald. And we discover the core idea of the book, well summarized in this quote: "Never fear. There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God, 'Thy will be done,' and those to whom God says, in the end, 'Thy will be done.' All that are in Hell, choose it. Without that self-choice there could be no Hell. No soul that seriously and constantly desires joy will ever miss it. Those who seek find. To those who knock it is opened."
“To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God. It is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw at us.” - Timothy Keller This week we encounter a ghost who doesn't want to be seen, who reminds us that healing, learning, and growth must begin with vulnerability.
In chapter 6 and 7, we meet the man in a bowler hat and the hard bitten ghost and travel even further into heaven. Tune in for readings and discussions with Joy and Joel!
The Episcopalian ghost likes thinking about heaven so much that he'd rather not explore the actual place itself! Tune in for our third week of the summer book club on The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis. (Chapters 6 & 7 next week).
Why is the heavenly world as hard as diamonds? Will the sun ever rise? Why are the ghosts so lonely... and what does Augustine have to do with it all? Listen in to find out!
William Blake, desire, the DMV... how do they all relate? Listen in to find out!
Hello, friends! After a short hiatus, I have an exciting announcement: I'll be hosting a summer book club on The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis! Listen in on this introductory episode to find out all about it! Find the show notes at joyclarkson.com If you want to join in on the discussion, make sure to join either the Twitter Page ("Reading with Joy" @_readingwithjoy) or the Facebook page (Joy Clarkson).
How do you live in a world gone mad? How do you build a life of good things when it feels like an impossible task? Like the world might end? This is the question that many of the songwriters of the Sixties were dealing with, and it is the topic of this episode. Tune in for a magical old folk tune, Joni Mitchell, Simon and Garfunkel, and the same image painted 62 times. Get the shownotes at joyclarkson.com.
Wendell Berry thinks the world is more like a mystery than a machine. In his poem "The Mad Farmer's Liberation Front" he gives us a radical manifesto for lives that don't compute.
Women have friends... In the third episode of a series on art by, about, and concerning women, this episode focuses on the theme of women's friendships as they are portrayed in film and television. I have the great delight of discussing this topic with my dearest friend Elena Trueba. Elena is a masters student in Religion and Politics at Harvard, and works in screenwriting. Listen to this episode for erudite diagnoses of women's friendship in film, stories about Elena's and my college days, and tips on friendship.
“There is something in the nature of tea that leads us into a world of quiet contemplation of life.” - Lin Yutang, The Importance of Living This week's episode explores how the ritual of tea creates moments of contemplation, calm, and community in our lives. Check out the show notes at joyclarkson.com
Bach is one of the greatest composers of all time, and the St. Matthew Passion is his greatest accomplishment. But it is not simply a masterpiece of music; it is a work of deep personal faith. So, whether you are a believer, someone who knows this story as your own, someone who does not believe, but perhaps sees some value in this story, or someone who wishes they could believe but struggles, I, with Bach, invite you into this story.
What do you do if vikings burn down your monastery 17 times in 15 years? Find out in today's poscast.
An impromptu podcast for this special day. I tell Saint Patrick's story and give you some scrumptious ideas for celebration! Sláinte!
