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Give Me Some Light

My brief hiatus: Putting out fires, taking care of business, and grieving.

I'll be away from Give Me Some Light for the next week due to a collision of crises, deadlines, and responsibilities.

Jeffrey Overstreet

24 Sep 2024 • 2 min read
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Overstreet’s Favorite Recordings of 2025: introduction and honorable mentions

Overstreet’s Favorite Recordings of 2025: introduction and honorable mentions

If only with candles and stars Broken light from dreams like ours We will still find our way through to love . . . — Sam Phillips, “Candles and Stars” By the age of 13, I was a devoted listener to Rick Dees’ Weekly Top 40. Every week, I’d turn the delicate dial
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7 Walks with Mark Brown: a brilliant way to start a new year of movies

7 Walks with Mark Brown: a brilliant way to start a new year of movies

[Streaming on Hoopla.] Today, I listened to a podcast in which Father James Martin talks about how to begin 2026 with a “spiritual reset.” Then, I went home and watched 7 Walks with Mark Brown. And I experienced a spiritual reset.
17 Jan 2026 6 min read
A memorable evening with John Williams’s biographer

A memorable evening with John Williams’s biographer

On January 8, I interviewed Tim Greiving about his extraordinary journey to becoming the first biographer of the great John Williams.
13 Jan 2026 4 min read
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