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Taking Up The Tale with Malcolm Guite
Mar 3, 2026
47m 18s
Making Space for Meaning: The Renewal of Myth and Storytelling with Jonathan Pageau
Feb 24, 2026
48m 13s
The Ethics of Beauty with Dr. Timothy Patitsas
Feb 17, 2026
49m 51s
REPLAY: Beauty As Prophetic Vision with Brian Zahnd
Feb 9, 2026
21m 55s
On Beauty And Repair with Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg
Feb 3, 2026
35m 26s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/3/26 |  Taking Up The Tale with Malcolm Guite✨ | creativitycourage+3 | Malcolm Guite | King Arthur and the Holy Grail | — | creativitymyth+3 | — | 47m 18s | |
| 2/24/26 |  Making Space for Meaning: The Renewal of Myth and Storytelling with Jonathan Pageau✨ | storytellingmyth+4 | Jonathan Pageau | The Symbolic World | — | mythstorytelling+5 | — | 48m 13s | |
| 2/17/26 |  The Ethics of Beauty with Dr. Timothy Patitsas✨ | beautygoodness+4 | Dr. Timothy Patitsas | The Ethics of BeautyThe Mystical Architect | — | beautygoodness+5 | — | 49m 51s | |
| 2/9/26 |  REPLAY: Beauty As Prophetic Vision with Brian Zahnd✨ | Christian aestheticsbeauty in faith+3 | Brian Zahnd | Beauty Will Save the World | — | beautyChristianity+5 | — | 21m 55s | |
| 2/3/26 |  On Beauty And Repair with Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg✨ | beautyrepair+4 | Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg | — | — | beautyrepair+5 | — | 35m 26s | |
| 1/27/26 |  The Beauty of Authenticity with songwriter John Van Deusen✨ | authenticityart+4 | John Van Deusen | As Long As I Am In The Tent of This Body I Will Make A Joyful Noise | — | authenticityJohn Van Deusen+5 | — | 39m 58s | |
| 1/13/26 |  Beauty and Resistance with Jonathan P. Walton✨ | beautyresilience+4 | Jonathan P. Walton | Beauty and Resistance: Spiritual | — | beautyresistance+5 | — | 37m 05s | |
| 1/13/26 |  How Beauty Will Save The World with Winfield Bevins✨ | beautyspirituality+3 | Winfield Bevins | Creo Arts | — | beautyspirituality+3 | — | 26m 51s | |
| 1/12/26 |  The Pace of Beauty✨ | beautycontemplation+3 | — | — | — | beautycontemplation+5 | — | 3m 06s | |
| 1/6/26 |  The Person and The Persona: Mental Health, Fame, and the Artist’s Soul✨ | mental healthfame+3 | Jared Farley | Porter’s Call | — | mental healthfame+4 | — | 56m 24s | |
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| 12/16/25 |  Making Space for Creative Community: Behind the Scenes of Breath and Clay 2026 | In this episode, Stephen Roach sits down with creative collaborators Justin McRoberts, Whitney Hancock, and Corey Frey for a conversation about the art of building authentic creative community. From introducing their new online offering, "The Light Between," to a behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming Breath and the Clay 2026 event, themed "Making Space," this conversation explores how artists can create meaningful spaces for vulnerability, process, and mutual discovery in their creative work... | 47m 21s | ||||||
| 11/18/25 |  Creating Monsters: Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein and the Horror of Unchecked Ambition | In this inter-seasonal episode, Stephen Roach is joined by returning guests Paul Anleitner and John Mark McMillan for a discussion of Guillermo del Toro’s new Frankenstein adaptation. Together they explore del Toro’s visual storytelling, the spiritual and theological roots of Mary Shelley’s original vision, and why horror remains one of the most powerful vehicles for truth in our modern age. What We Discuss Mary Shelley’s Origin Story The Geneva “ghost story” challenge, volcanic winter, and ... | 56m 34s | ||||||
| 9/23/25 |  S15 E15: Resistance and Flow (Season Finale) | In this season finale, Stephen Roach closes out our exploration of creative flow with a rich conversation with several artists from the Makers & Mystics Patreon community. Joining the discussion are artist and educator Angela Houk, writer and branding expert Steve Brock, and poet and visual artist Corey Frey. Together, the crew explores the interplay between resistance and flow—how creative blocks, limitations, and even frustrations can actually become the conditions that allow new work t... | 53m 35s | ||||||
| 8/21/25 |  S15 E14: Sound Symbols: Foley Art in Film with Ronnie Van Der Veer | Behind the curtain of cinema lies a hidden language, spoken not in words, but in sound. In this episode of Makers and Mystics, Stephen Roach interviews Foley artist Ronnie Van Der Veer, exploring the intricate world of sound design in film. Ronnie shares his journey into Foley art, the importance of creating realistic sound effects, and the techniques he employs to enhance the cinematic experience. The conversation explores the creative process behind sound symbolism, and practical advice fo... | 34m 03s | ||||||
| 8/12/25 |  Artist Profile Series 39: Simeon Stylites | What does the life of a bizarre fifth-century monk have to offer our lives in the modern world today? This episode of the Makers and Mystics podcast explores the life and influence of Simeon Stylites, a Syrian Christian ascetic known for his extreme devotion and outlandish lifestyle of standing atop a pillar for 37 years. Stephen Roach highlights Simeon's early life, his ascetic practices, and the profound impact he had on society during his time. The discussion reveals how Simeo... | 10m 16s | ||||||
| 8/5/25 |  S15 E13: Confessional Transcendence with Poet and Actor Amy Leigh Wicks | Amy Leigh Wicks is a poet, actress, and educator from New York City. She holds a PhD in Creative Writing from Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand and an MFA from The New School in New York. She recently served as Dean of Performing Arts at Bethel Conservatory of the Arts and is the author of The Dangerous Country of Love and Marriage (Auckland University Press, 2019) and Orange Juice and Rooftops (Eloquent Books, 2009). In this episode, Stephen Roach talks with Amy about the inte... | 38m 06s | ||||||
| 7/22/25 |  S15 E12: The Ghost Life with Prasanta Verma | As artists, we live our lives between worlds, the one in which we imagine and the one in which we must survive. But what do we do when the life we imagine and the life we live are incongruent? Often our lives look much different on paper than they do in our dreams. Joining us for this conversation is author, speaker, and public health professional Prasanta Verma. Prasanta's first book, Beyond Ethnic Loneliness, was released in April 2024 and is a 2024 INDIES Foreword Book of the Year F... | 33m 10s | ||||||
| 7/15/25 |  S15 E11: Urgency and Intimacy with Julian Davis Reid | “How do we hold both urgency and intimacy in our creative practices? How can an artist become a vessel of divine presence — not only in churches, but on club stages, in studios, and in everyday life?” In today’s episode, I’m joined by jazz and gospel pianist Julian Davis Reid — a Chicago-based artist-theologian whose work sits at the crossroads of sound, spirit, and scholarship. Julian is a founding member of the jazz-electronic fusion group The JuJu Exchange and the creator of Notes of Rest,... | 27m 22s | ||||||
| 7/8/25 |  S15 E10: The Art of Becoming: Jon Guerra on Music, Imagination, and Spiritual Formation | How does imagination shape not only our art but our spiritual formation? And what does it mean to hold space for play, growth, and even disappointment within our creative process? In this episode, Stephen Roach is joined by Jon Guerra — a singer, songwriter, and film composer based in Austin, Texas, whose work is marked by its devotional nature and spiritual depth. Jon shares the inspiration behind his latest record, Jesus, a deeply personal and contemplative album born from the tension ... | 45m 30s | ||||||
| 7/1/25 |  S15 E09: Ecstatic States and The Artistic Impulse P2 | In this concluding segment of our Artist Roundtable, Stephen Roach, Corey Frey, and Donna Matthews continue their conversation on ecstatic experiences, flow states, and the artist’s impulse through a Christian lens. This episode explores ecstatic states in both Pentecostal and Orthodox traditions, highlighting the shared hunger for transcendent encounter across streams of faith. The discussion also hits on the need for a deeper theological framework around flow states, offering both spiritual... | 32m 41s | ||||||
| 6/23/25 |  S15 E08: Ecstatic States and The Artistic Impulse P1 | In this Artist Roundtable, Stephen Roach, Corey Frey, and Donna Matthews explore the concept of flow states, ecstatic experiences, and their intersections with art and faith. They discuss how creative processes can lead to profound spiritual encounters, the importance of vulnerability and surrender in accessing these states, and the role of discernment in navigating spiritual experiences. This Two-Part conversation highlights the deep longing for human connection, speaking in tongues, a... | 28m 58s | ||||||
| 6/10/25 |  S15 E07: Recasting The Familiar with Faith Bryant | Overfamiliarization can blind us from recognizing the beauty and power of certain truths. When we think we have heard the story before or believe we already know what a particular truth has to offer, we lose the curiosity that opens us to deeper revelation. The work of the artist is to disrupt that familiarity, make the known strange again, and the familiar unfamiliar again, so that we see the world anew. My guest today is New York-based visual artist Faith Bryant. Faith's original styl... | 34m 40s | ||||||
| 6/3/25 |  S15 E06: Sacred Impressions with Visual Artist Elizabeth Bowman | Elizabeth Bowman is a self-taught impressionist painter based in Charlotte, NC. Her work is steeped in imaginative renderings of biblical stories and visual meditations on the life of faith. In this conversation, Elizabeth shares how motherhood and prayerfulness give shape to her art, the importance of rest and reflection, and how she finds creative flow amidst the demands of everyday life. http://www.patreon.com/makersandmystics Music By: Some Were At Sea Send us Fan Mail Support the show ... | 31m 02s | ||||||
| 5/28/25 |  S15E05: A Resonance Across The Ages with Barbara Hannigan | Barbara Hannigan is a world-renowned conductor, soprano, and performer whose work pushes the boundaries of classical and contemporary music. Known for her fearless interpretations and deeply expressive performances, Barbara has built a career that defies convention and celebrates the transformative power of sound. In this episode, Barbara and I discuss her recent album Electric Fields, which offers modern arrangements of centuries-old vocal music. At the heart of the album are the composition... | 33m 34s | ||||||
| 5/20/25 |  S15 E04: Imitate The Ocean: A Dream, A Poem & An Encouragement with Stephen Roach | In this episode, Stephen Roach explores creative flow as a generative, life-giving way of being. He highlights the need for trust in the process and the vulnerability that comes with sharing one's art. Stephen encourages listeners to embrace rhythms of rest and rebirth and imitate the ocean. Join the Makers and Mystics Creative Collective Support the podcast with a one-time donation. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Sign Up for Our Newsletter! http://eepurl.com/g49Ks1Giv... | 11m 25s | ||||||
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7 placements across 7 markets.