The America Magazine Podcast

Two America staff members, and rabid fans of the ABC TV show “Lost,” look back over the hit show’s four seasons and analyze the various themes that have emerged. On the eve of the premiere of Season 5, Literary Assistant Regina Nigro and Associate Editor Jim McDermott, S.J., consider Jack Shepard’s command to “live together or die alone” and what the show has to say about second chances.

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Deacon Greg Kandra talks about his blog, “The Deacon’s Bench,” the state of the Catholic blogosphere and making the move from CBS News to New Evangelization Television, a new cable channel run by the Brooklyn diocese.

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Jeff Johnson, SJ, discusses a documentary he co-wrote and produced on St. Francis Xavier. Narrated by Liam Neeson, “Xavier: Missionary and Saint” traces the saint’s journey from the halls of the University of Paris to his early days as a Jesuit to his misson to India and Japan.

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