Sunday Paper Recommends—Week of April 5, 2026
This week at The Sunday Paper, we're sharing 2 new books and podcasts that we believe will add inspiration to your days. We hope these suggestions open your heart and mind and encourage you to come together for meaningful conversations.
What We’re Watching
About 85% of sports coverage is on men, the other small 15%? That is the amount of coverage on women’s sports. With their podcast Flame Bearers, hosts Dani Aravich and Ashley Cain give female athletes the spotlight they deserve, celebrating trailblazers like Amber Glenn and Hilary Knight, whose stories are as thrilling as any game-winning moment. Whether you're a lifelong sports fan or just wanting to know more about these inspiring women, this is the podcast that will leave you motivated.
What We’re Reading
Do you ever find yourself convincing others—and yourself—that you are fine, even when fear and uncertainty are quietly taking their toll? Marisa Renee Lee tells us that it may not be the right way to handle it, and that offering yourself compassion might be the most powerful thing you can do. In Waiting for Dawn: Living with Uncertainty, Lee wants to guide us into hope, stopping our negative feelings from slowing us down. Drawing on research and her own deeply personal experiences, Lee guides readers toward hope, showing us how to stop letting uncertainty hold us back and start living with more grace and intention.
Need more to read? Don't worry, we have a second book to recommend this week!
Less stress might be closer than you think. In Cheers to Monday: The Surprisingly Simple Method to Lead and Live with Less Stress and More Joy, Amy Leneker takes a hard look at today's workplaces, where the tactics meant to motivate are often the very things burning employees out. Meant for any stage in your career, whether you are just starting or retiring, Leneker provides us with an eye-opening guide that will help you shed the stress cycle that's been holding you back, and toward a life with more joy and less weight on your shoulders.
What We’re Listening To
He's starred in the Avengers, Jurassic World, and Super Mario Bros.—but in the latest episode of Not Dead Yet, Chris Pratt is just himself. Hosts Ben Sasse and Chris Stirewalt sit down with Pratt for a candid conversation, covering his challenging journey to break into acting, his goals as a parent in Hollywood, the farm he keeps back home, and the discovery of how Christianity heightened his life. Honest, funny, and refreshingly real, this is a conversation you won't want to miss.
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