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Saturdays at Seven Conversation Series

Hosted by Todd C. Ream

Meet the Host

Born and raised in Southern California, Todd C. Ream serves at Indiana Wesleyan University as University Professor, Executive Director of Faculty Scholarship, and Senior Fellow for Programming for the Lumen Research Institute.  He also serves as Senior Fellow for Public Engagement for the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities and as Publisher for Christian Scholar’s Review.

Recent Episodes

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“God’s Goodness, God’s Grace, and by God’s Design” ft. Trinity Western University’s Todd Martin I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Twenty-Eight

In the twenty-eighth episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Todd Martin, the President of Trinity Western University. Martin opens by reflecting upon his expertise as a family studies scholar, exploring the ways that channeling theory and family development theory can prove beneficial to educators striving…
March 28, 2026
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“Discussion and Common Discernment” ft. Gonzaga University’s Katia Passerini I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Twenty-Seven

In the twenty-seventh episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Katia Passerini, the President of Gonzaga University. Passerini begins by drawing upon her expertise as an information system management scholar, thinking through academe’s successes and failures to date in relation to online learning. While such opportunities…
March 21, 2026
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“The New Heaven and the New Earth” ft. the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children’s Hospital’s Joshua August Daily I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Twenty-Six

In the twenty-sixth episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Joshua August Daily, Professor of Pediatrics and the Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program Director at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children’s Hospital. Daily begins by offering insights concerning how he builds rapport with…
March 14, 2026
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“What Sacrifice Can Do” ft. Daystar University’s Laban Ayiro I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Twenty-Five

In the twenty-fifth episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Laban Ayiro, the Vice Chancellor of Daystar University. Ayiro begins by exploring the exponential growth the Church is experiencing in sub-Saharan Africa and, in particular, in east African nations such as Kenya. As a frequent visitor…
March 7, 2026
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“Our Collective Ability” ft. Spring Hill College’s Mary H. Van Brunt I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Twenty-Four

In the twenty-fourth episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Mary H. Van Brunt, President of Spring Hill College. Van Brunt opens by discussing how Spring Hill’s long and distinguished history intersects with the history of Jesuit Catholic higher education and the history of higher education…
February 28, 2026
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“The Joy in Learning Together” ft. the Global Faculty Initiative’s Terence C. Halliday’s I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Twenty-Three

In the twenty-third episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Terence C. Halliday, Convener of the Global Faculty Initiative and Research Professor Emeritus at the American Bar Foundation. Halliday begins by discussing the opportunities that led to the creation of the Global Faculty Initiative (GFI), its…
February 21, 2026
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“We Magnify Each Other” ft. Wheaton College’s Amy Peeler I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Twenty-Two

In the twenty-second episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Amy Peeler, the Kenneth T. Wessner Professor of New Testament at Wheaton College. Peeler opens by sharing how she coordinates the roles which she is called to fill—roles which include serving as a spouse, a parent,…
February 14, 2026
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“In Creative Collaboration” ft. Harvard University’s Karin Öberg I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Twenty-One

In the twenty-first episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Karin Öberg, the Thomas Dudley Cabot Professor of the Natural Sciences at Harvard University. Öberg begins by discussing the contributions astrochemistry makes to the cultivation of awe. She explores how the cultivation of awe can occur…
February 7, 2026
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“Necessary for the Future” ft. Duke University’s Farr Curlin I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Twenty

In the twentieth episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Farr Curlin, the Josiah Trent Professor of Medical Humanities in the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities, & History of Medicine and Co-Director of the Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative at Duke University. Curlin opens by discussing…
January 31, 2026
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“Transcendency and Transformation” ft. the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University’s Elizabeth Futral I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Nineteen

In the nineteenth episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University’s Elizabeth Futral. Futral begins by detailing the myriads of ways individuals new to opera come to find the artform compelling. Some people are initially drawn to the music.…
January 24, 2026