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Books with Ashley Hales: Tolstoy, Carr, Vonnegut, Worthen, and More

 Russell Moore and Ashley Hales bring the first books episode of 2025, covering topics from historical storytelling to modern problems touched by the timeless struggle of the human condition.

It’s time for another books episode.

Russell Moore is joined again by Ashley Hales, the former producer of the show and now CT’s editorial director for print, in a discussion about what they’re reading now and about how reading as a practice is necessary and helpful in a windblown world. 

What books are you loving? And which books would you be sure to pack if you were planning to be marooned on a desert island? Email us: questions@russellmoore.com

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“The Russell Moore Show” is a production of Christianity Today
Executive Producer: Clarissa Moll
Host: Russell Moore
Producer: Leslie Thompson
Associate Producers: McKenzie Hill
Senior Producer: Matt Stevens
Audio engineering by Kevin Morris
Video producer: Sam Cedar
Theme Song: “Dusty Delta Day” by Lennon Hutton

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