The Soul of the Nation with Jim Wallis

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The Jim Wallis Podcast explains how our faith should inform our politics, and not the other way around. Each episode, Wallis, a prominent Christian ethicist and social justice advocate, host conversations about faith and justice with activists, authors, scholars, spiritual leaders and prominent politicians. 

Recent Episodes
  • Silencing Truth: Banned Books, Racism, and the Future of American Democracy
    Apr 16, 2025 – 01:06:00
  • Bonhoeffer's Legacy: Confronting Injustice Today with Adam Taylor.
    Apr 9, 2025 – 00:47:47
  • Money, Lies, & God: The Plot to Destroy American Democracy
    Apr 2, 2025 – 00:51:47
  • Courts Under Siege: Dahlia Lithwick on Trump's Judicial Threats & Democracy's Future
    Mar 27, 2025 – 00:53:07
  • Wolves at the Door of our Democracy
    Mar 20, 2025 – 00:45:44
  • Disarming Leviathan: Fighting Trump's Chaos Evil While Loving Your Christian Nationalist Neighbors
    Mar 13, 2025 – 00:56:47
  • Millions will Starve and Millions will Die
    Mar 6, 2025 – 00:40:56
  • Stand Up for Jesus and The Stranger
    Feb 20, 2025 – 00:40:20
  • Grieve but Do Not Despair
    Nov 8, 2024 – 00:17:08
  • Elizabeth Neumann on Trump: The Guardrails are Completely Off
    Oct 25, 2024 – 01:01:48
  • Daniel Gutierrez on Immigration: “Look at Them with the Eyes of Christ”
    Oct 16, 2024 – 00:48:39
  • David Gushee: Democracy is the Number One Issue on the Ballot
    Oct 9, 2024 – 00:45:24
  • Test of Faith: Defending Democracy
    Oct 2, 2024 – 01:01:11
  • Jocelyn Benson: Be Heard and Be Counted
    Sep 25, 2024 – 00:29:25
  • Ian Bassin: Donald Trump’s Authoritarian Playbook
    Sep 18, 2024 – 00:49:58
  • Rep. Jim Clyburn: Project 2025 is Jim Crow 2.0
    Sep 11, 2024 – 00:33:27
  • Meet The Exvangelicals: A Journey Through Faith and Politics
    Apr 24, 2024 – 00:42:44
  • Unveiling 'The False White Gospel' with Jim Wallis
    Mar 27, 2024 – 00:46:11
  • Inside the Christian Movement Threatening Our Democracy.
    Jan 31, 2024 – 00:47:47
  • Inside the Great Evangelical Crackup with Tim Alberta
    Jan 17, 2024 – 00:45:37
  • Senator Chris Coons on the 'Higher Calling' of Public Service
    Jan 3, 2024 – 00:42:38
  • The Rev. James Martin on Advent, His New Book on Lazarus, and a Big Vatican Meeting
    Dec 20, 2023 – 00:36:21
  • Bishop Mariann Budde on How to Be Brave
    Dec 6, 2023 – 00:44:52
  • Steven Levitsky Explains How U.S. Democracy Reached a Breaking Point
    Nov 21, 2023 – 00:35:45
  • Faith in Action: Following Jesus in a Warming World
    Nov 8, 2023 – 00:48:40
  • Unearthing The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy with Robert P. Jones, Vann Newkirk II, and Jennifer Rubin
    Oct 26, 2023 – 00:41:46
  • Faith, Climate, and Action: A Conversation with Rev. Jim Wallis and Bill McKibben
    Oct 11, 2023 – 00:40:49
  • The Enduring Moral Power of MLK's Letter From Birmingham Jail
    Jun 21, 2023 – 00:55:34
  • Towards a More Just Future with Rev Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas
    Jun 7, 2023 – 00:27:19
  • "The Fierce Urgency of Now" Rev. Jim Wallis | Villanova University Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Lecture
    May 24, 2023 – 00:36:18
  • Matthew Desmond on America's "Sinful" Treatment of Poor People
    May 10, 2023 – 00:29:44
  • Higher Calling: A Conversation with Representative Nancy Pelosi
    Apr 26, 2023 – 00:38:18
  • A White Christian Nationalist Hotbed
    Mar 29, 2023 – 00:40:10
  • The Looming Threat of White Nationalist' Political Violence
    Mar 15, 2023 – 00:34:23
  • Evangelicals' Dangerous Amnesia
    Mar 1, 2023 – 00:32:11
  • How to Talk About Racism with Your Kids
    Feb 15, 2023 – 00:30:39
  • What a New Survey Reveals About White Christian Nationalism
    Jan 11, 2023 – 00:37:40
  • Four Orientations Toward White Christian Nationalism
    Dec 7, 2022 – 00:31:18
  • The Historical Roots of White Christian Nationalism
    Nov 23, 2022 – 00:27:41
  • How White Christian Nationalism Threatens Democracy
    Nov 9, 2022 – 00:48:00
  • Crossing the Color Line
    Oct 26, 2022 – 00:20:29
  • Why Racism Still Makes Sense to White Folks
    Sep 21, 2022 – 00:37:58
  • White Too Long: How Racism Lives in the DNA of White Christianity in America
    Sep 14, 2022 – 00:56:34
  • How Universal Voting Could Save American Democracy
    Sep 7, 2022 – 00:32:30
  • What Latino Voters Want
    Aug 24, 2022 – 00:27:33
  • The Secretive Group Behind the Religious Right
    Aug 10, 2022 – 00:31:52
  • Why White evangelicals fell hard for Donald Trump
    Jul 27, 2022 – 00:30:26
  • Kirsten Powers on Loving Your (Political) Enemies
    Jul 6, 2022 – 00:32:03
  • Eddie Glaude uncovers 'the heart of the rot’ in America’s white supremacy
    Jun 22, 2022 – 00:26:43
  • Rep. Jamie Raskin: The Jan. 6 Investigation will “Blow the Roof Off the House”
    Jun 8, 2022 – 00:38:49
Recent Reviews
  • jack’sjillie
    My port in the storm
    Thank you, Jim, for yet another thought-provoking conversation with the ever wise and inspiring Dahlia Lithwick. I admit to being more than “a little bit afraid” in this moment of peril for our democracy. But for the sake of my grandchildren - and in memory of my family (Japanese-American citizens and their immigrant parents) interned by our government during WWII - I am “inching out of my safe space” to speak up and speak out against the tyranny and lawlessness attempting to destroy our democracy today. America is far from perfect. But we can and WILL do better than this.
  • rudolphv
    jim wallis bloviates
    jim wallis is an intellectually shallow charlatan who doesn’t even read the bible he cites so often.
  • Rebecca Kingston
    Exactly what I needed!
    I recently found this podcast and am so happy I did. The content is so hopeful and encouraging at this precarious time. I have been sharing it with many people I know. I wish more of our church leaders would speak about living as Jesus calls us to in the beatitudes ❤️
  • ForeverHis@23
    Inspired, Revealing, Much Needed
    Jim Wallis on “The Soul of a Nation” interviews fine leaders like Rep. Jim Clyburn, covering topics of great relevance and importance to America and the proper expression of following Jesus. To reflect God and help this nation move forward, the horror of white supremacist racism must be addressed and put away. White American Christians especially must speak out against the evils of racism and white supremacy, both in U.S. history and today. Jim Wallis is at the forefront of that battle against systemic racism.
  • ClouisePK
    Restores my sanity
    ….and helps to show me a way that Christianity can be a beacon for change rather than a tool for promoting white supremacy.
  • Susmarine
    Truth telling at its finest
    Jim Wallis is a national treasure — a white cis man who looks at and talks about white supremacy and many other social ills unflinchingly. I learn so much from him and am a better Christian thanks to his courageous example.
  • CarCampers
    A gigantic breath of fresh air
    Love this podcast and love the heart of Rev. Jim Wallis.
  • JennyClarkeB
    Phenomenal
    Voices we so need. Thank you. Keep up your good good work.
  • CubsFan-4-Life
    America needs this podcast.
    A must listen. It isn't an exaggeration to state how much our nation needs this great podcast. Jim Wallis has wholeheartedly embraced the need for us to tackle politics from a faith perspective. With "the newspaper in one hand and The Bible in the other", Jim invites us to see the world from the lens of how God would see it - not from the lens of partisan politics or vapid media coverage. We are to be the salt and light of the world, so let's take a stand for true justice in Jesus name.
  • Gypsyzee
    Discussions
    I never tire of listening to Jim. I’m looking forward to more podcasts
  • drvaleriestokes
    More Candidates Please!
    Can’t wait to hear more interviews with the other remaining presidential candidates! These conversations have been meaningful and authentic.
  • snifferdog 1961
    What our nation needs
    This podcast is just what our nation needs. Makes me happy to see an evangelical leader following scripture and speaking the truth. We need more evangelical leaders speaking out.
  • AFroNaut
    The truth is in the title
    The voice of faith in action desperately needed in the current political climate.
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