How to Listen

Return to Gilead includes a variety of content: episode reviews, interviews, extended discussions, and outtakes. All the episode reviews and interviews, at the podcast’s conclusion, will total exactly 200 regular episodes. The tentative release schedule for these episodes is listed below, grouped by era of the show.

To hear the latest episodes of Return to Gilead, which may not be listed yet on this page, see Anchor.fm/ReturnToGilead. All links below go directly to the corresponding episode on Anchor. See below for ways to listen in your favorite podcasts app:

Era 1

• Return to Gilead – Promo

1. “Meet the Morrisons” in Review [1, March 21, 2022]
2. “The Unloveables” in Review, Part 1 [2, March 23, 2022]
3. “The Unloveables” in Review, Part 2 [3, March 25, 2022]
4. “Overtime” in Review [4, March 28, 2022]
5. “Brains vs. Brawn” in Review [5, March 30, 2022]
6. “Food for Thought” in Review [6, April 1, 2022]
7. “Rumor Has It” in Review [7, April 4, 2022]
• Does “Rumor Has It” Promote Purity Culture? – An Extended Discussion [April 5, 2022]
8. “Sick of It” in Review [8, April 6, 2022]
9. “Of Mike and Fin” in Review [9, April 8, 2022]
10. “The Lonely Ranger” in Review [10, April 11, 2022]
• Foreshadowing in “The Lonely Ranger” … and the Return of the Ant! [April 12, 2022]
11. The Season 1 Finale in Review, Part 1 [11, April 13, 2022]
12. The Season 1 Finale in Review, Part 2 [12, April 15, 2022]
13. The Season 1 Finale in Review, Part 3 (ft. Hannah Matlock) [13, April 18, 2022]
14. An Interview with Executive Producer Randy Hekman [Bonus, April 19, 2022]
15. “Pride Comes Before the Fall Festival” in Review [14, April 20, 2022]
16. “No Strings Attached” in Review [15, April 22, 2022]
17. “Truth and Lies” in Review [16, April 25, 2022]
18. “The Cheater” in Review [17, April 27, 2022]
19. “Whine Not” in Review [18, April 29, 2022]
20. “When Push Comes to Love” in Review (ft. Hannah Matlock) [19, May 2, 2022]
21. “Bo-ring” in Review [20, May 4, 2022]
22. “All 4 One” in Review [21, May 6, 2022]
23. “The Giving Spree” in Review [22, May 9, 2022]
24. The Season 2 Finale in Review, Part 1 [23, May 11, 2022]
25. The Season 2 Finale in Review, Part 2 [24, May 13, 2022]
• Because of Roly-Poly [May 14, 2022]
26. The Season 2 Finale in Review, Part 3 (ft. Hannah Matlock) [25, May 16, 2022]
27. “Peas and Thank You” in Review (ft. Austin Peachey) [26, May 18, 2022]
28. “From Mary, with Love” in Review (ft. Austin Peachey) [27, May 20, 2022]
29. “The Girl Who Assumed Too Much” in Review [28, May 23, 2022]
30. “Dressed for Sacrifice” in Review (ft. Austin Peachey) [29, May 25, 2022]
31. An Interview with Laurie Krieg, Voice of Brooke [Bonus, May 26, 2022]
32. “Power Play” in Review [30, May 27, 2022]
33. “Ruffled Feathers” in Review [31, May 30, 2022]
34. “Love Rules” in Review [32, June 1, 2022]
35. “Second Chances” in Review [33, June 3, 2022]
36. “Teed Off” in Review [34, June 6, 2022]
37. “Stars and Gripes” in Review [35, June 8, 2022]
38. “Deadlines and Date Books” in Review [36, June 10, 2022]
39. The Battle on Both Sides – An Extended Review of “Beauty and the Beast Within” [37, June 13, 2022]
40. “The Key to Happiness” in Review [38, June 15, 2022]
• Are Children Free Labor? – An Extended Discussion of “The Key to Happiness” [June 16, 2022]
41. The Season 3 Finale in Review, Part 1 [39, June 17, 2022]
42. The Season 3 Finale in Review, Part 2 [40, June 27, 2022]
• Was Grace Right? – An Ongoing Discussion [June 28, 2023]
43. The Season 3 Finale in Review, Part 3 [41, June 29, 2022]
44. “Summer Camp Blues” in Review [42, July 1, 2022]
• A Camp Director’s Perspective on “Summer Camp Blues” (ft. Mikel Collins) [July 2, 2022]
45. “To Grandmother’s House We Go” in Review (ft. Austin Peachey and Hannah Matlock) [43, July 4, 2022]
• Lake-Effect Snow, Blood Sugar, and Mice [July 5, 2022]
46. Christmas in July! – An Extended Review of “The Best Christmas on Record” (ft. Austin Peachey and Hannah Matlock) [44, July 6, 2022]
• This Episode Brought to You by The EntrePUNeur [July 7, 2022]
47. An Interview with Rodney TeSlaa, Voice of Tom [Bonus, July 9, 2022]
48. A Right to Be Upset – An Extended Review of “Eruptions” [45, July 11, 2022]
49. “Raining Cats and Clues” in Review [46, July 13, 2022]
50. “Aim Higher” in Review [47, July 15, 2022]
• The Long-Awaited Chorus of Ah’s
51. “Fish-n-Slips” in Review [48, July 18, 2022]
52. “Insomni-Maniacs” in Review [49, July 20, 2022]
53. “Can Do” in Review [50, July 22, 2022]
54. “Sneeze the Day” in Review [51, July 25, 2022]
55. “Free for All” in Review, Part 1 [52, July 27, 2022]
56. “Free for All” in Review, Part 2 [53, July 29, 2022]
57. The Secrets of Grace, Part 1 – An Extended Review of “Sunrise, Upset” [54, August 3, 2022]
58. The Secrets of Grace, Part 2 – Grace Was Right [55, August 4, 2022]
• The Secrets of Grace, Part 2.5 – The Fornof Addendum [August 4, 2022]
59. An Interview with Beth Culp [Bonus, August 5, 2022]
60. The Secrets of Grace, Part 3 – An Extended Review of the Season 4 Finale [56, August 6, 2022]

Era 2a

• Return to Gilead – Era 2 Promo [August 8, 2022]

61. “Spring Broke” in Review, Part 1 [57, August 10, 2022]
62. “Spring Broke” in Review, Part 2 [58, August 11, 2022]
63. “Heart and Soldier” in Review [59, August 12, 2022]
64. “Spoiled Sport” in Review [60, August 22, 2022]
65. “Justin Time” in Review [61, August 24, 2022]
66. “Snot Fair!” in Review [62, August 26, 2022]
67. “Chocolate Covered Promises” in Review [63, August 29, 2022]
• No Puns Detected, Hale-Bop [August 30, 2022]
68. “The Domino Effect” in Review [64, August 31, 2022]
69. Becca, the Antagonist – An Extended Review of “Comeback, Mom” [65, September 2, 2022]
70. “Talk to Me” in Review [66, September 5, 2022]
71. “Brighter Days” in Review [67, September 7, 2022]
• Hysterical Highlights [September 8, 2022]
72. “Springloaded” in Review [68, September 9, 2022]
73. “Home to Stay” in Review [69, September 13, 2022]
74. The Season 5 Finale in Review, Part 1 (ft. Brendon McFarland) [70, September 15, 2022]
75. More Than We Can Handle – The Season 5 Finale in Review, Part 2 (ft. Hannah Matlock) [71, September 16, 2022]
76. An Interview with Tom Casaletto, Voice of Mr. Key [Bonus, September 17, 2022]
77. The Season 6 Premiere in Review, Part 1 [72, September 19, 2022]
78. The Season 6 Premiere in Review, Part 2 [73, September 21, 2022]
79. The Season 6 Premiere in Review, Part 3 [74, September 23, 2022]
80. “Just Desserts” in Review [75, September 26, 2022]
81. “Hometown Heroes” in Review, Part 1 [76, September 28, 2022]
• The Fate of the Lost One [September 29, 2022]
82. “Hometown Heroes” in Review, Part 2 [77, September 30, 2022]
83. “Split Decision” in Review [78, October 3, 2022]
84. “No Good Thing” in Review [79, October 5, 2022]
85. “Fair Warning” in Review [80, October 7, 2022]
86. “The Price of Peace” in Review [81, October 10, 2022]
87. “Pick Your Battles” in Review [82, October 12, 2022]
88. An Interview with Executive Producer Simon Guevara [Bonus, October 14, 2022]
89. Down Gilead Lane, by Beth Culp [83, October 15, 2022]

Era 2b

• Return to Gilead – Era 2b Promo [October 17, 2022]

90. “A Morrison by Any Other Name” in Review [Bonus, October 24, 2022]
91. “Reuben Get Your Gun, Part 1” in Review [Bonus, October 26, 2022]
92. “Reuben Get Your Gun, Part 2” in Review [Bonus, October 28, 2022]
93. From Gilead to Red Rock – The Sunday Special [165, October 30, 2022]
94. The Palate Cleanser – An Extended Review of “O Little Town of Coleraine” (ft. Austin Peachey) [84, November 1, 2022]
95. The Sock Episode in Review [85, November 3, 2022]
96. “Go Ye Into All the World, Part 1” in Review [86, November 4, 2022]
97. “Haunted Waters, Part 1” in Review – The Sunday Special [166, November 6, 2022]
98. “Go Ye Into All the World, Part 2” in Review [87, November 7, 2022]
99. “Why, God?” in Review [88, November 9, 2022]
100. “Closer Than a Sister” in Review [89, November 11, 2022]
• calebdoesntknowwhatsgoingon [November 12, 2022]
101. “Haunted Waters, Part 2” in Review – The Sunday Special [167, November 13, 2022]
102. The Secrets of Grace, Part 4 – “Unfinished Business, Part 1” in Review [90, November 14, 2022]
103. The Secrets of Grace, Part 5 – “Unfinished Business, Part 2” in Review [91, November 16, 2022]
104. “The Winds of Change” in Review [92, November 18, 2022]
105. “Haunted Waters, Part 3” in Review – The Sunday Special [168, November 20, 2022]
106. “The Journey” in Review, Part 1 (ft. Jack Cashion) [93, November 21, 2022]
107. Everything’s on Fire – An Extended Review of “The Journey,” Part 2 (ft. Jack Cashion) [94, November 23, 2022]
108. The Return to Peru Trilogy in Review, Part 1 [95, November 25, 2022]
109. “Haunted Waters, Part 4” in Review – The Sunday Special [169, November 27, 2022]
110. The Return to Peru Trilogy in Review, Part 2 [96, November 28, 2022]
111. An Interview with Chris Blair, Voice of Michael [Bonus, November 29, 2022]
112. Divine Direction – An Extended Review of the Return to Peru Trilogy, Part 3 [97, November 30, 2022]
113. “When Good Men Do Nothing” in Review [98, December 2, 2022]
114. “Trouble in the Jungle, Part 1” in Review [99, December 5, 2022]
115. “Trouble in the Jungle, Part 2” in Review [100, December 15, 2022]
116. The Mr. Key Series in Review, Part 1 [101, December 17, 2022]
117. The Mr. Key Series in Review, Part 2 [102, December 19, 2022]
118. “Christmas Heirlooms” in Review (ft. Austin Peachey and Jack Cashion) [103, December 21, 2022]
119. “It’s the Little Things” in Review [104, December 23, 2022]

• “Haunted Waters” Version Differences – The Sunday Special [Bonus, December 25, 2022]

120. The Mr. Key Series in Review, Part 3 [105, December 26, 2022]
121. The Mr. Key Series in Review, Part 4 [106, December 28, 2022]
122. “A Steady Up” in Review [107, January 7, 2023]
123. “Stolen Secrets, Part 1” in Review – The Sunday Special [170, January 8, 2023]
124. “Mayor May Not” in Review, Part 1 [108, January 10, 2023]
125. Solemn Farewell – An Extended Review of “Mayor May Not,” Part 2 [109, January 11, 2023]
126. An Interview with John Fornof [Bonus, January 12, 2023]

Era 3

• Return to Gilead – Era 3 Promo [January 14, 2023]

127. “The Hope That Heals” in Review [110, January 13, 2023]
128. “Stolen Secrets, Part 2” in Review – The Sunday Special [171, January 15, 2023]
129. “Memories and Milestones” in Review [111, January 16, 2023]
130. “Misrudderstandings” in Review [112, January 18, 2023]
131. “A Story of Grace and Hope” in Review [113, January 20, 2023]
132. “Stolen Secrets, Part 3” in Review – The Sunday Special [172, January 22, 2023]
133. “The Heart of the Treasure” in Review [114, January 23, 2023]
134. “School Graze” in Review [115, January 25, 2023]
135. “Much Ado About Something” in Review [116, January 27, 2023]
136. “Stolen Secrets, Part 4” in Review – The Sunday Special [173, January 29, 2023]
137. “The Locked Door” in Review [117, January 30, 2023]
138. “Shades of Chartreuse” in Review [118, February 1, 2023]
139. “The Showdown” in Review [119, February 3, 2023]

• “Stolen Secrets” Version Differences – The Sunday Special [Bonus, February 5, 2023]

140. “Knock Knock, Who’s There?” in Review [120, February 6, 2023]
141. “It’s a Richterful Life” in Review [121, February 8, 2023]
142. “Letting Go” in Review [122, February 10, 2023]
143. “Missing Pieces, Part 1” in Review – The Sunday Special [174, February 12, 2023]
144. “Table Talk” in Review [123, February 13, 2023]
145. “Putting the Christmas Back in Hope” in Review [124, February 15, 2023]
146. “The Greatest of These” in Review [125, February 17, 2023]
147. Interview 9 [Bonus, February 18, 2023]
148. “Missing Pieces, Part 2” in Review – The Sunday Special [175, February 19, 2023]
149. “An Approaching Shadow” in Review [126, February 20, 2023]
150. “Choice Morsels” in Review [127, February 22, 2023]
151. “Coleropolis” in Review [128, February 24, 2023]
152. “Missing Pieces, Part 3” in Review – The Sunday Special [176, February 26, 2023]
153. “Good Buddy” in Review [129, February 27, 2023]
154. “Sandcastles in Storms” in Review [130, March 1, 2023]
155. “Is God in Pittsburgh?” in Review [131, March 3, 2023]
156. “Missing Pieces, Part 4” in Review – The Sunday Special [177, March 5, 2023]
157. “Mudpies and Blind Eyes” in Review [132, March 6, 2023]
158. “Ranch Blessing” in Review [133, March 8, 2023]
159. “Going Through the Motions” in Review [134, March 10, 2023]
160. “Wild Rescue, Part 1” in Review – The Sunday Special [178, March 12, 2023]
161. “Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing” in Review [135, February 13, 2023]
162. “Hold Lightly, Part 1” in Review [136, March 15, 2023]
163. “Hold Lightly, Part 2” in Review [137, March 17, 2023]
164. Interview 10 [Bonus, March 18, 2023]
165. “Wild Rescue, Part 2” in Review – The Sunday Special [179, March 19, 2023]
166. “Let Them Eat Cake” in Review [138, March 20, 2023]
167. “Short Fuse or Short a Few Z’s” in Review [139, March 22, 2023]
168. “Lights, Camera, Inaction” in Review [140, March 24, 2023]
169. “Wild Rescue, Part 3” in Review – The Sunday Special [182, March 26, 2023]
170. “What Should Be Will Be” in Review [141, March 27, 2023]
171. “Fairly Weathered Friends” in Review [142, March 29, 2023]
172. “Shadow Agent X” in Review [143, March 31, 2023]
173. “Wild Rescue, Part 4” in Review – The Sunday Special [183, April 2, 2023]
174. “Foul Territory” in Review [144, April 3, 2023]
175. “Something Old, Something New” in Review [145, April 5, 2023]
176. “Can You Handle the Truth?” in Review [146, April 7, 2023]
177. “Grave Shadows, Part 1” in Review – The Sunday Special [184, April 9, 2023]
178. “We Had No Idea” in Review [147, April 10, 2023]
179. “A Tale of Two Families” in Review [148, April 12, 2023]
180. “Tell It to the Judge” in Review [149, April 14, 2023]
181. Interview 11 [Bonus, April 15, 2023]
182. “Grave Shadows, Part 2” in Review – The Sunday Special [183, April 16, 2023]
183. “Miss Rhubarb” in Review [150, April 17, 2023]
184. “Family Camp” in Review [151, April 19, 2023]
185. “A Hope By Any Other Name” in Review [152, April 21, 2023]
186. “Grave Shadows, Part 3” in Review – The Sunday Special [184, April 23, 2023]
187. “Always Stay in Control” in Review [153, April 24, 2023]
188. “One Way” in Review [154, April 26, 2023]
189. “Virtual Unreality” in Review [155, April 28, 2023]
190. “Grave Shadows, Part 4” in Review – The Sunday Special [185, April 30, 2023]
191. “Respect the French Toast” in Review [156, May 1, 2023]
192. “Making the Most” in Review [157, May 3, 2023]
193. “Famous Last Words” in Review [158, May 5, 2023]
194. “Crossroads” in Review [159, May 8, 2023]
195. “A Not-So-Quick Fix” in Review [160, May 10, 2023]
196. “The Journey Home” in Review [161, May 12, 2023]
197. “Saving Messages” in Review [162, May 15, 2023]
198. “Good Night and God Bless” in Review [163, May 17, 2023]
199. Interview 12 [Bonus, May 18, 2023]
200. “And So It Goes” in Review [164, May 19, 2023]