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Oh God Now What

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Veteran journalist Niala Boodhoo hosts a weekly podcast exploring how religious and spiritual traditions can help people cope with the anxiety of following the news. Through conversations with faith leaders of various kinds, the show offers guidance on living with current events rather than just surviving them. It's for anyone who feels overwhelmed by their news feed and seeks deeper perspective. The podcast also encourages listener engagement via email and social media.

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Welcoming the stranger, today Oct 10, 2026 27:42 ‘Immigrant’ and ‘refugee’ legally do not mean the same thing, although the terms are often used interchangeably. The distinction matters, especially at this time of year, when the U.S. announces refugee totals for the following year. And the recently released number is small: just 17,500 compared to 92,000 before Trump. Our two guests work in refugee resettlement across religious lines: B

The nun at the border Oct 3, 2026 41:03 Sister Norma Pimintel has worked at the Texas-Mexico border for decades. She has witnessed the struggles of immigrants, along with recent changes in immigration policy firsthand. With Catholic Charities, she has provided shelter, safety, and dignity. Hear what she wants you to know about how her resolve, faith and spirituality keep her going. This conversation was recorded live at TribFes

A monk’s advice on misinformation Sep 26, 2026 30:20 How does a Buddhist monk deal with information overload and a world rife with misinformation? Brother Chân Pháp Dung gives us his techniques and insights. Subscribe on Substack Subscribe to our YouTube channel: @ognwprxFollow Niala on Instagram: @nialab

Slavery, atonement and forgiveness Sep 19, 2026 33:07 Last week on Oh God Now What, we talked about the Pope’s encyclical on AI. But buried in that encyclical was something astonishing: the church’s first direct apology for its role in the transatlantic slave trade. This week, we look at his spiritual wisdom with Dr. Shannen D. Williams. Not only has she personally grappled with what it means to be Black in the American Catholic church, it’s

A monk and a priest tackle the AI future Sep 12, 2026 37:44 Each week brings new scary headlines about AI. Buddhist monk Tenzin Priyadarshi Rinpoche says Big Tech executives he has worked with lack the ‘discerning empathy’ to understand how AI will affect the masses. He is our guest along with Father James Martin, editor-at-large of America magazine. They help us navigate an industry they say has made outsourcing, efficiency, and potential “free

Islamophobia, perception and what we can control Sep 5, 2026 48:45 In 2001, just before 9/11, Haroon Moghul was head of the Muslim Student Association at NYU, but he had not yet solidified his own relationship with Islam. Then, everything changed, and he had to navigate his beliefs when islamophobia was suddenly everywhere. He is now a chaplain at Xavier University, and offers his take on shifting the focus away from rampant islamophobia onto what we can

Making travel sacred Aug 29, 2026 35:14 What makes travel sacred? With so many flight delays and skyrocketing hotel prices, we look to two spiritual guides to remind us that any kind of trip can be a soul-nurturing experience — even the seemingly mundane.Phil Cousineau is a an award-winning writer, filmmaker, and travel leader. He's the author of The Art of Pilgrimage, and a new book called The Wisdom of the Odyssey: 24 Life Le

Can war ever be justified? Aug 22, 2026 44:31 The concept of a “just war" is foundational to Christianity, but lately we’ve seen it improperly used – or ignored. Even in his May encyclical, Pope Leo called the concept “outdated.” We’ll break apart “just war" with the first rabbi to have been designated a U.S. ambassador, Rabbi David Saperstein, and with Miroslav Volf, a Croatian Protestant theologian at Yale University.Subscribe on S

Voting your morals Aug 15, 2026 42:44 Should you vote for a candidate’s policies or for their character? How do we get through another midterm news cycle with our own character intact? In our debut episode, host Niala Boodhoo welcomes public theologian Curtis Chang and Rabbi Jill Jacobs. Using their expertise as religious thought leaders, they help us navigate aligning beliefs with how we vote. And they offer perspective and

Introducing Oh God Now What Aug 8, 2026 02:35 If you think ‘oh God, now what?’ every time you open your news app, here’s the secret: journalists feel this way, too. Veteran journalist and host Niala Boodhoo created this show because she’s close to the stories of our time, but also passionate about religious wisdom’s ability to guide us when things are difficult. Each week, through conversations with faith leaders of all kinds, you’ll

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