Oct 30, 202640 minS10
Welcome to Artists & Athletes: The Path to Transcendent Beauty. This is Episode Three of our second season of The Human Series. This series is an attempt to explore the full range, depth, and wonder of this mystery of...
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The Plunge with Derek Holser
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About this Podcast:
The Plunge is a serial podcast, hosted by Derek Holser, and anchored by conversations about Theology, Philosophy, and Culture. The Plunge is a forum for producing extended conversations with a variety of guests that invite the listener to explore stories and their creators, thinkers and their ideas, artists and athletes, and their unique aesthetics. The Plunge endeavors to dive into the deep waters of life’s meaning and purpose safely and freely, by welcoming guest conversationalists from various areas of human flourishing. Each topic will be presented with a variety of guest conversationalists, over a period of 8-12 weeks and each series is intended to be accessible and enjoyable for the curious and the studious. Welcome to the Plunge: Let’s Dive In!
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What is The Plunge with Derek Holser about?
The Plunge is a serial podcast, hosted by Derek Holser, and anchored by conversations about Theology, Philosophy, and Culture. The Plunge is a forum for producing extended conversations with a variety of guests that invite the listener to explore stories and their creators, thinkers and their ideas, artists and athletes, and their unique aesthetics.
What has The Plunge with Derek Holser covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Petronija Makaveeva | Artists & Athletes: The Path to Transcendent Beauty" (30 October 2026, 40 minutes), "Tony Hale | Artists & Athletes: The Path to Transcendent Beauty" (23 October 2026, 47 minutes), and "Tolkien's Greatest Characters, Part Two | Summer Replay Series" (11 September 2026, 152 minutes).
How often does The Plunge with Derek Holser publish?
The Plunge with Derek Holser publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 75 minutes across 104 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on The Plunge with Derek Holser?
Booking probability for The Plunge with Derek Holser is 33%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Plunge with Derek Holser requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Plunge with Derek Holser's contact route on record: public web form.
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The Plunge with Derek Holser is a society podcast with 104 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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- Oct 23, 202647 minS10
Welcome to Artists & Athletes: The Path to Transcendent Beauty. This is Episode Two of our second season of The Human Series. This series is an attempt to explore the full range, depth, and wonder of this mystery of...
- Sep 11, 20262h 32mS8
Welcome to Episode Six in our Summer Replay Series. Today's conversation features Bradley Birzer, Leah Holser, Turner Burnett, and Sørina Higgins. The discussion covers perspectives on Pippin, Smeagol/Gollum, Sauron...
- Sep 2, 20262h 25mS8
Welcome to Episode Five in our Summer Replay Series. Today's conversation features Holly Ordway, Landon Loftin, Alison Milbank, and Michael Ward. The discussion covers perspectives on Éowyn, Faramir, Gandalf, and...
- Aug 26, 20261h 24mS8
Welcome to Episode Four in our Summer Replay Series. Today's conversation features Jess Lederman, Elizabeth Hardy, David Burnett, and Turner Burnett. The discussion covers perspectives on the C.S. Lewis novel The Great...
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Owen Barfield: The Evolution of Consciousness | Summer Replay Series
Jul 10, 20261h 26mS0<p>Welcome to Episode Two in our Summer Replay Series. Today's conversation features Laura Van Dyke, Owen A. Barfield, Landon Loftin, and Max Leyf. The discussion covers some biographical elements of Owen Barfield's...
The Plunge with Derek Holser
Owen Barfield: The Evolution of Consciousness | Summer Replay Series
Jul 10, 20261h 26mWelcome to Episode Two in our Summer Replay Series. Today's conversation features Laura Van Dyke, Owen A. Barfield, Landon Loftin, and Max Leyf. The discussion covers some biographical elements of Owen Barfield's life...
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George MacDonald: Community, Death, and Beyond | Summer Replay Series
Jul 3, 20261h 9mWelcome to Episode One in our Summer Replay Series. Today's conversation features Kirstin Jeffrey Johnson, Kerry Dearborn, Chris Green, and Jordan Daniel Wood. The discussion ranges from George MacDonald's conception...
The Plunge with Derek Holser
George MacDonald: Community, Death, and Beyond | Summer Replay Series
Jul 3, 20261h 9mS0<p>Welcome to Episode One in our Summer Replay Series. Today's conversation features Kirstin Jeffrey Johnson, Kerry Dearborn, Chris Green, and Jordan Daniel Wood.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>The...
- Jun 26, 202659 minS7
<p>Welcome to Episode 6, our final installment in our series William Blake: Mystic for Modernity.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Today's guest is Valentin Gerlier. Valentin is a scholar, songwriter, and musician, and...
- Jun 26, 202659 minS7
Welcome to Episode 6, our final installment in our series William Blake: Mystic for Modernity. Today's guest is Valentin Gerlier. Valentin is a scholar, songwriter, and musician, and our conversation is a poetic and...
- Jun 19, 202654 minS7
<p>Welcome to Episode Five in our latest series: William Blake: Mystic for Modernity. As we continue to explore the life and majesty of William Blake, I am joined by a returning Plunge favorite: Landon Loftin.<br> <br>...
- Jun 12, 20261h 7mS7
<p>Welcome to Episode Four in our latest series: William Blake: Mystic for Modernity. As we continue to explore the life and majesty of William Blake, I am joined by a returning Plunge favorite: the Inimitable Ron...
- Jun 5, 202659 minS7
<p>Welcome to Episode Three in our latest series: William Blake: Mystic for Modernity. As we continue to explore the life and majesty of William Blake, I am joined by a most enchanting guest: Susanne Sklar. </p> <p>...
- May 29, 20261h 15mS7
<p>Welcome to the second episode in our latest series, William Blake: Mystic for Modernity. William Blake (1757–1827) was a visionary English poet, painter, and printmaker of the Romantic Age.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p>...
- May 22, 20261h 10mS7
<p>Welcome to the first episode in our latest series, William Blake: Mystic for Modernity. William Blake (1757–1827) was a visionary English poet, painter, and printmaker of the Romantic Age.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>...
- May 15, 20261 hourS6
<p>Welcome to Episode Twelve in our Animals in Literature series. Today's conversation features a fun, nostalgic, endearing discussion of Christopher Robin and his friends in The Hundred Acre Wood, created by A.A...
- May 8, 20261h 1mS6
<p>Welcome to Episode Eleven in our Animals in Literature Series. Today's guest is the Rev. Dr. Olga-Maria Cruz, to regale us on the glories, virtues, and meaning in the novel Watership Down. <br> <br> <br> <br> <br>...
- May 1, 20261h 11mS6
<p>Welcome to Episode Eleven in our Animals in Literature series. Today's episode features a riveting and rambling conversation about The Redwall Series, by Brian Jacques. This beloved series features many...
- Apr 24, 20261h 27mS6
<p>Welcome to Episode 9 in our Animals in Literature Series. This series aims to explore the origins, conventions, and meanings we find in stories featuring anthropomorphic animals. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>...
Recent guests
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Tony Hale
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Michael Ward
Associate Dean for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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Dr. Holly Ordway
Fellow of Faith and Culture at the Word on Fire Institute, Word on Fire Institute
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Chris Green
Chief Operating Officer and In-House Counsel, Harvard University's Brooks McCormick Jr. Animal Law & Policy Program
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