No Small Endeavor with Lee C. Camp
Kanaal Besonderhede
No Small Endeavor with Lee C. Camp
What does it really mean to live a good life—in our politics, our faith, our work, and our relationships? On No Small Endeavor with Lee C. Camp, we explore the ideas, practices, and public debates that shape human flourishing today. Each week you’ll hear thought-provoking conversations with bestsel...
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The Subtext: Rent Free: All is Fair in Love And (Culture) War
This episode has been living rent-free in our heads leading up to the Super Bowl, so we're dropping it back in your feed.
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247: Unabridged Interview: Judith Moskowitz
This is our unabridged interview with Judith Moskowitz.
Judith Moskowitz didn’t begin her research career to prove people...
The Subtext: Bet on It
What happens when betting, profit, and addiction blur into everyday life?
Sports betting has moved from the margins into everyday life....
Dr. Lee Warren: You’re Not Stuck With the Mind You Have
You’re not stuck with the mind you have.
In this episode of No Small Endeavor, Lee C. Camp speaks with Dr. Lee Warren, neurosurgeon, Iraq...
247: Judith Moskowitz: How to Flourish Amidst Stress (Best of NSE)
Judith Moskowitz didn’t begin her research career to prove people could thrive in the middle of devastating grief. But that’s where her work led.
245: Unabridged Interview: Rumman Chowdhury
This is our unabridged interview with Rumman Chowdhury.
What if the greatest danger of artificial intelligence isn’t what...
The Subtext: Celebrities Should Stay in Their Lane
Should celebrities “stay in their lane” when it comes to political or moral matters? Who gets to speak in public, and why do we only object when it ma...
245: Rumman Chowdhury: Why the Real AI Crisis Is Moral, Not Technical
What if the greatest danger of artificial intelligence isn’t what it might do someday, but the power it already wields today?
Social sci...
246: Unabridged Interview: Amishi Jha
This is our unabridged interview with Amishi Jha.
Is it possible that for half of our waking life, we are not paying atten...
The Subtext: If You’re Not Terrified, You’re Not Paying Attention
When fear becomes the price of being “informed,” how do we tell the difference between paying attention and being emotionally hijacked?
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246: Amishi Jha: Push-ups for Your Brain (Best of NSE)
Is it possible that for half of our waking life, we are not paying attention to what we’re doing?
In today’s fast-paced, technology-driv...
244: Unabridged Interview: Malcolm Gladwell
This is our unabridged interview with Malcolm Gladwell.
What causes suffering in our society? Intentional evil? Or somethi...
The Subtext: Secret Episode of Stranger Things
What do Stranger Things conspiracy theories, failed prophecies, and religious history have in common? A deep human struggle to face disappointment wit...
244: Malcolm Gladwell: What a True Crime Reveals About the Sin of Indifference
What causes suffering in our society? Intentional evil? Or something less apparent and possibly more unsettling—indifference?
In this co...
243: Unabridged Interview: Carlos Whittaker
This is our unabridged interview with Carlos Whittaker.
Carlos Whittaker was spending the equivalent of 100 full days a ye...
The Subtext: Knives Out: Wake Up Dead Man
In the first episode of 2026, we are diving into Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery to explore what it reveals about faith, leadership, hypocr...
243: Carlos Whittaker: How to Get Off Your Screen and Into Your Life
Carlos Whittaker was spending the equivalent of 100 full days a year on his phone.
You might not be far behind.
Carlos—an...
242: Unabridged Interview: Charles Duhigg
This is our unabridged interview with Charles Duhigg.
What if the biggest lever to your happiness isn’t found in your big d...
242: Charles Duhigg: Why Habits Matter More Than You Think for Meaningful Living (Best of NSE)
What if the biggest lever to your happiness isn’t found in your big decisions, but in the small, automatic things you do every day?
Puli...
241: Unabridged Interview: Sharon McMahon
This is our unabridged interview with Sharon McMahon.
Have you ever wished someone would explain the inner workings of Ame...
241: What Stayed With Us: Conversations That Shaped 2025
Some moments stay with us long after the episode ends. In this special episode, Lee C. Camp and Jakob Lewis revisit the conversations from 2025 that c...
240: Unabridged Interview: Munther Isaac
This is our unabridged interview with Munther Isaac.
Imagine you're in charge of pastoring a congregation amidst a war. Wha...
The Subtext: We Are (Estranged) Family
Family estrangement is rising, but the cultural story behind it is far more complex than “cutting off toxic people.” In this episode, Savannah and Lee...
240: Munther Isaac: Palestinian Christian Pastor on War, Hope, and Love
Imagine you're in charge of pastoring a congregation amidst a war. What does it mean to love your enemies when violence is outside your window, and vi...
239: Unabridged Interview: Jeff Chu
This is our unabridged interview with Jeff Chu.
Change can come in the most unlikely places. For Jeff Chu, he found meanin...
The Subtext: Your Favorite Musician Isn't Real
AI is reshaping the music industry at a breakneck pace. AI musicians are topping charts, landing record deals, and attracting massive corporate invest...
239: Jeff Chu: Finding Meaning, Courage, and Beauty in the Dirt
Change can come in the most unlikely places. For Jeff Chu, he found meaning and purpose in a pile of compost.
At the peak of his journal...
238: Unabridged Interview: Hillary McBride
This is our unabridged interview with Hillary McBride.
At sixteen, Lee C. Camp drove five miles over the speed limit and w...
The Subtext: Wicked: For Good
What if the real magic of Wicked isn’t the spells, but the way friendship, shame, and belonging shape who we become?
In this episode, Sav...
238: Hillary McBride: Healing the Hidden Wounds of Spiritual Trauma
At sixteen, Lee C. Camp drove five miles over the speed limit and was seized by terror. In his mind, if he died breaking the law, he was going to hell...
237: Unabridged Interview: Tara Brach
This is our unabridged interview with Tara Brach.
How do you accept yourself fully, just as you are? And if you did, woul...
237: Three Practices to Give You Hope
When the headlines numb and the culture wars grind us down, what if hope isn’t a mood at all—but a practice you can do with your body, your friends, a...
236: Unabridged Interview: Lara Love Hardin
This is our unabridged interview with Lara Love Hardin.
What if the opposite of addiction isn’t sobriety—but connection?...
The Subtext: The Gospel According to Billie Eilish
In this episode, Savannah rounds up several posts her algorithm served her this week: an influencer from The Bachelor warning Christians not to watch...
236: Lara Love Hardin: The Power of Community and Second Chances
What if the opposite of addiction isn’t sobriety—but connection? How does a woman go from 32 felony charges to the New York Times bestseller list, lun...
235: Unabridged Interview: Rick Steves
This is our unabridged interview with Rick Steves.
When Rick Steves was 14 years old, he stood in a park behind the Royal...
The Subtext: Nobody Wants This
In this episode, Savannah and Lee dive into the Netflix series Nobody Wants This, a smart and surprisingly tender rom-com about an agnostic podcaster...
235: Rick Steves: Travel as Spiritual Practice, Political Act, and Global Kinship
When Rick Steves was 14 years old, he stood in a park behind the Royal Palace in Oslo, watching families dot the grass in joyful togetherness. That wa...
234: Unabridged Interview: Pádraig Ó Tuama
This is our unabridged interview with Pádraig Ó Tuama.
Pádraig Ó Tuama joins us for part three of a three-part series aski...
The Subtext: All is Fair in Love And (Culture) War
When Turning Point USA launches an “All-American Halftime Show” to rival Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance, it’s more than a musical critique, it’s a...