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Nov 9, 2021

Persuasion 229 | What We Make of It All, with Karen Swallow Prior

We have a guest for our Frankenstein finale!

Nov 3, 2021

Persuasion 228 | What We Make of Destiny

If the will of God is certain, do our daily actions matter? Erin and Hannah explore the role of destiny and free will in this episode of Persuasion.

Oct 26, 2021

Persuasion 227 | What We Make of Our Mistakes

Erin and Hannah explore various ways we respond to our own mistakes and failures.

Oct 19, 2021

Persuasion 226 | What We Make of Our Stories

What stories do we tell others about ourselves? What stories do we inherit? Erin and Hannah discuss in this episode of their fall series.

Oct 12, 2021

Persuasion 225 | What We Make of Others

We cannot escape our connections to others and the way these connections shape who we are and who we will become.

Oct 5, 2021

Persuasion 224 | What We Make of Our Suffering

How we react to suffering—our own and others’—reveals much about what we truly believe.

Sep 28, 2021

Persuasion 223 | What We Make of Our Time

Ambition sways and fools us into believing that our motives for success are pure.

Sep 21, 2021

Persuasion 222 | What We Make of Ourselves: A Read-Along Series

Erin Straza and Hannah Anderson dig into what we’ve gotten wrong about Frankenstein and how the author’s life shaped the work.

Sep 14, 2021

Persuasion 221 | Imposter Syndrome (but with books)

If you’ve ever felt like an imposter when it comes to be well-read, this conversation is for you.

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