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Episode 8: Pastor and activist Melissa Florer-Bixler, author of How to Have an Enemy
A conversation with pastor and activist Melissa Florer-Bixler about about L’Arche North Carolina, anti-Black racism, defunding the police, holy anger, Mary the first priest, Whiteness, and more
Episode 7: Pastor and activist Bruce Reyes-Chow, author of In Defense of Kindness
A conversation with pastor and activist Bruce Reyes-Chow about #AAPIHeritageMonth, family life, pastoring, living with difficult people, Rosanne Barr trolling him on Twitter, kindness, and more
Episode 6: Gender studies professor Susan Shaw, coauthor of Intersectional Theology
A conversation with gender studies professor Susan Shaw about her Southern Baptist upbringing, how we met and wrote a book together, her Baptist News Global article that went viral, and more
Episode 5: Pastor and activist Al Sharpton, author of Rise Up
A conversation with pastor and activist Al Sharpton about the George Floyd trial, Sharpton's upbringing in poverty, his relationship to James Brown, and more
Episode 4: Pastor and activist Jesse Jackson, author of Keeping Hope Alive
A conversation with pastor and activist Jesse Jackson about his civil rights work with Martin Luther King Jr., his current activism, Nelson Mandela, and more
Episode 3: Theologian Miguel De La Torre, author of Decolonizing Christianity
A conversation with pastor and theologian Miguel De La Torre about White Christianity, Christian nationalism, women of color, and more
Episode 2: Sociologist Russell Jeung, cofounder of Stop AAPI Hate
A conversation with sociologist and activist Russell Jeung about the Atlanta shootings, the history of anti-Asian hate, the fetishizing of Asian women, and more
Episode 1: Historian Diana Butler Bass, author of Freeing Jesus
A conversation with historian and popular author Diana Butler Bass about her upbringing, Jesus as presence, memoir theology, and more