No Small Endeavor

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Exploring what it means to live a good life.

What does it mean to live a good life? What is true happiness? How do we not just cope, but flourish? No Small Endeavor, formerly known as Tokens Show, examines these questions with host Lee C. Camp, and investigates the inseparable link between a good life and the pressing questions of society, culture, and the common good. You'll hear from best-selling authors, philosophers, scientists, artists, psychologists, theologians and even the occasional politician—courageous, impassioned people taking seriously the question of how to live a good life.


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92 Pieces

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Actor and Activist: Martin Sheen
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In this episode, Lee sits down with the former President of the United States… at least, that’s how many listeners may know Martin Sheen, an award-...

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  • Added: Jun 01, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
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Kristin Du Mez Sits with David French (Best Of NSE)
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What happens when one of the country’s most outspoken critics of white male Christian political conservatism sits down with… well, a white male Chr...

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  • Added: May 25, 2023
  • Length: 53:59
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Burying 250 Friends: Greg Boyle on Community Amidst Gang Violence (Best of NSE)
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How do you reteach love to a community that society has deemed unloveable? Father Greg Boyle, founder of the largest gang-member rehabilitation and...

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  • Added: May 17, 2023
  • Length: 53:58
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Ben and Jerry's and a Better Capitalism: Ben Cohen and Jay Jakub
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Is business just for making money? Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben and Jerry’s, discusses how his company found groundbreaking ways to go against the ...

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  • Added: May 10, 2023
  • Length: 53:55
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The Price of the Pursuit of Pleasure: Anna Lembke and John Mark Comer (Best of NSE)
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Our culture is brimming with endless access to massive hits of dopamine-fueled pleasure, so why are we still so unhappy? Anna Lembke and John Mark ...

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  • Added: May 03, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
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America’s Gun Epidemic: David Hemenway, Chris Hays, Carly Crouch, and Diane Latiker
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After consistently eclipsing all other countries in the number of mass shootings per year, why is America still so obsessed with guns? And in the f...

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  • Added: Apr 26, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
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Healing The Earth: Debra Rienstra
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What does climate change have to do with living a good life? Debra Rienstra discusses why we are only able to flourish when we care for the earth, ...

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  • Added: Apr 19, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
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Taking the Beatitudes Seriously: John Dear
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How do you live a good life in a world of war, poverty, racism, violence, hunger, and climate destruction? “To do good means to stop the killing,” ...

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  • Added: Apr 12, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
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NSE EP 045 - The Power Of Being Known: Curt Thompson
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What do our bodies remember that our minds don’t? And what do our brains want more than chocolate, sex, or a sports car? Psychiatrist and author Dr...

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  • Added: Apr 05, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
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The Good life - Lessons From The World's Longest Scientific Study Of Happiness: Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz
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What does it really take to be happy? Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz discuss the surprising results of what is known as the “World’s Longest Stud...

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  • Added: Mar 27, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
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EP 051 - How Celebrity Culture is Hurting the Church: Katelyn Beaty
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Christian culture in our day is full of superstars, but what if fame actually does more harm than good? Katleyn Beaty discusses how Christianity be...

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  • Added: Mar 25, 2023
  • Length: 54:01
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Ep 050 - Time Management for Mortals: Oliver Burkeman
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What if the good life isn’t all about so-called productivity? Oliver Burkeman discusses his New York Times Bestseller 4000 Weeks, dispelling many c...

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  • Added: Mar 15, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
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EP 049 - The Architect of The American Civil Rights Movement: James Lawson
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Have you ever wondered how the American Civil Rights movement came to be? In this episode, we are honored to have the man who Martin Luther King Jr...

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  • Added: Mar 01, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
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EP 048 - What It Takes to Live a Good Life: Meghan Sullivan
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What does it mean to live a good life, and how do we start? Notre Dame Philosopher and author Meghan Sullivan discusses her book “The Good Life Met...

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  • Added: Mar 01, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
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EP 047 - "Author Of The Shack: William Paul Young"
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At age 50, William Paul Young wrote the New York Times Best-selling novel “The Shack”. It has sold 25 million copies and was turned into a major mo...

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  • Added: Feb 20, 2023
  • Length: 54:01
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Ep 046 "Forgiving My Mother’s Murderer: Sharon Risher"
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How do you forgive someone who committed unspeakable horror against someone you love? For that answer, we turn to Rev. Sharon Risher, whose mother ...

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  • Added: Feb 15, 2023
  • Length: 53:59
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EP 043 - “When Justice Never Comes How Can We Begin Again? A Look at America Through The Life of James Baldwin with Dr. Eddie Glaude”
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Why are there different narratives around race in America? Some Americans believe that we are a “shining city on a hill” a beacon of truth and just...

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  • Added: Jan 27, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
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EP 001 - Murder, Race, and Faith
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Featuring MacArthur Genius Grant Recipient Jerry Mitchell, an investigative journalist whose work contributed to 24 convictions in cold-murder case...

  • Added: Jan 27, 2023
  • Length: 54:01
EP 002 - Hospitality Wanted, Hospitality Given, and Hospitality Given When Not Wanted
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An exploration of hospitality, featuring author Brian McLaren on how his life was better in coming to have a Muslim friend; spoken word artist Lesl...

  • Added: Jan 26, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
EP 038 - "Bourbon, Bluegrass and the Bible, with the Hillbilly Thomists"
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What do bourbon, bluegrass, and the Bible have in common? Just ask the Billboard charting Hillbilly Thomists, a group of Catholic Dominican Friars,...

  • Added: Jan 16, 2023
  • Length: 53:59

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New episodes are published weekly, 1 episode a week.

Each episode is made up of 6 segments totalling between 00:52:50 and 00:55:10 in length.

Thursday: 10:00 AM

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