In this episode, Madeline chats with her friend Emily, an FBI agent. During their conversation, they discuss her biochemistry degree at IU, her FBI journey, why she chose IU, why it’s good to take classes outside your major, her fun with organic chemistry, the importance of having good friends in college and also thinking ahead on your choices, the portrayal of law enforcement in entertainment vs. real life, the importance of learning apologetics before college, supporting your spouse, ...
23 Sept 2026
Physical Presence
In this episode, Madeline chats with her friend Maryam Volpe, a physical therapist in an outpatient setting. During their conversation, they discuss what the day in the life of a physical therapist office is like, the kinds of things physical therapy can help with, the Eucharist and how it changed her faith life, intercessory prayer, Marian devotion, the surrender novena, and so much more! During the course of their conversation, they make many references which you can explore. Some of these ...
9 Sept 2026
Agent in His Radiance's Service (Howling Dark, Part 2)
In this special episode, Madeline chats again with Ben Stapleton and Gabriel Mosher, OP about Howling Dark, book 2 of the Suneater series by Christopher Ruocchio. During their conversation, the three discuss an overview of Howling Dark and the questions the book tackles. You can catch their episodes on Empire of Silence (book 1) in episodes 107and 108. You can catch part 1 of the discussion here. You can catch up on Ben's previous episodes before the Empire of Silence discussion here and here...
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