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by Jeanne Petrolle and Jennifer Bird

4.8(16 reviews)
65 episodes
Updated Bi-weekly
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Podcast Overview

The Wild Olive Podcast brings you game-changing conversations about literature, culture, and the Bible. With co-hosts Jeanne Petrolle and Jennifer Bird, Wild Olive serves up idea-feasts: tasty insights about biblical texts and contemporary (or classic!) literature, with generous side-portions of cultural commentary and hearty laughter. One literature professor + one biblical studies professor = uncontrolled, out-of-bounds, untamed conversation: ideal listening for the post-evangelical, the spiritual-but-not-religious, the Bible-curious secularist, the free-thinking religionist, and the literary-but-not-stodgy! New episodes every other Friday!

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11/27/2022

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Recent Episodes

Episode thumbnail for #67: Waiting For Godot with Andy Peterson & Eric Levy

May 17, 2026

#67: Waiting For Godot with Andy Peterson & Eric Levy

Jeanne talks with Andy Peterson and Eric Levy about Samuel Beckett's "Waiting For Godot".

Episode thumbnail for #66: American Lazarus with Joanna Brooks

February 13, 2026

#66: American Lazarus with Joanna Brooks

Wild Olive is back! Join Jeanne as she talks with literature scholar and Mormon influencer Joanna Brooks about the Lazarus tradition in early American literature.

Episode thumbnail for #65: The War Within Us with Prof. Liam Corley

November 14, 2025

#65: The War Within Us with Prof. Liam Corley

Jeanne talks with Liam Corley, a Professor, Scholar, Poet and Solider. Together they discuss his article "The Jouissance" of Belief: Devotional Reading and the (Re)Turn to Religion" as well as how war and prose go hand in hand. Prof. Corley's article can be found here: https://www.jstor.org/stable/44314029

65 total episodes available

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What is Wild Olive?

The Wild Olive Podcast brings you game-changing conversations about literature, culture, and the Bible. With co-hosts Jeanne Petrolle and Jennifer Bird, Wild Olive serves up idea-feasts: tasty insights about biblical texts and contemporary (or classic!) literature, with generous side-portions of cultural commentary and hearty laughter. One literature professor + one biblical studies professor = uncontrolled, out-of-bounds, untamed conversation: ideal listening for the post-evangelical, the spiritual-but-not-religious, the Bible-curious secularist, the free-thinking religionist, and the literary-but-not-stodgy!

New episodes every other Friday!

How often does this podcast release new episodes?

This podcast updates bi-weekly.

Where can I listen to this podcast?

This podcast is available on 10 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.

Does this podcast accept guests?

Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.

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