Absurdity with Ryan Becker

A huge thank you goes out to Austin Holloway for being willing to just teach me about guns and dialogue a little about the state of the gun discussion in America. Austin has grown up around guns, is a concealed carry permit holder, and is a childhood friend of mine. I hope you learn something on this episode; I know I did!

Kaleb Eisele joins me this week to talk about the power of stories, how he has explored engaging in constructive conversation and learned how to listen, and how we can embrace stories better.

Tony joins me again for a conversation about how our churches engage with our communities. Also included is the full audio from Southern's official response to the Racism on campus. Check out the video in the link below.

February 3, there was another racist incident on Southern's campus. I graduated from there in 2015, so I am no longer the one to have an insider's perspective, but I wanted to share the perspectives of those who were there. This is part 2 of our series on this topic and today's guest is Joëlle Kanyana! 

February 3, there was another racist incident on Southern's campus. I graduated from there in 2015, so I am no longer the one to have an insider's perspective, but I wanted to share the perspectives of those who were there. This will be a two part series, with episode 2 releasing Monday, February 12.

Time for another solo episode! This week I dive into the marriage culture in the Adventist Church and how it has unintentionally left little to no space for single people. I also look at how this culture of expectation and marriage excludes particular groups of people.

Welcome to this Special Birthday episode of Absurdity! I turn 25 today. I wanted to share a little bit about why I am an Adventist and why I criticize as much as I do. Thanks for listening! 

This week Davis Absolute is on the podcast talking about his experience as an artist who also exists in the Christian subculture. I was really grateful for him taking the time out of work (occasionally you can hear a door close behind him because of it). I hope you'll enjoy what we talk about! We also talk about his new album, EDEN, which is available on Spotify, iTunes, and more! Go check it out!

Tony Anobile, one of my best friends, joins me to talk about how churches often stifle their members' growth by leaving them in a state of need and never letting them reach God's ideal for their lives and what we can do about it from all sides. In case anyone wonders why I sound different, I recorded the preliminaries with a totally shot voice and somewhat sick.