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In part two of our conversation with artist Lily Jurskis, we talk about James Baldwin, Ta-Nehisi Coates, and the Stations of the Cross.

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Part one of our conversation with visual artist Lily Jurskis on the countercultural, contemplative, and punk world of Mr. Rogers.

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Listen to Marred Fame’s instrumental pop punk cover of Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

In part two of our conversation with multi-instrumentalist and chaplain Sam Yenn-Batah, we talk integrating chaplaincy and music, Kierkegaard and Coltrane, and the influence of Sankofa.

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Part one of our conversation with multi-instrumentalist and chaplain Sam Yenn-Batah about the role that blues, swing, and improv play in music and life.

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Listen to Sam on the song Slow of Heart with Amantha Barbee and Aisha Brooks-Johnson.

In a special episode, host Marthame Sanders addresses the current context of renewed protests against white supremacy and police brutality, galvanized by the rallying cry Black Lives Matter.

Part two of our conversation with Alonzo Johnson on the intersection of revolutionary music and neo-orthodox theology, and the work of Self-Development of People.

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Part one of our conversation with pastor-musician Alonzo Johnson (Self-Development of People) on his surprising call to ministry, the gangster and the biker, and traditional African drumming.

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Listen to our 2024 collaboration with Alonzo.

Part two of our conversation with pastor, activist, and hip-hop artist Yani Davis about her music, peace activism, and a successful kidney transplant.

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Part one of our conversation with pastor, activist, and hip-hop artist Yani Davis about ministry, diversity and inclusion, and hip-hop.

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Part two of our conversation with scholar, musician, and award-winning novelist Dr. Daniel Omotosho Black on homelessness, rites of passage, and what we are learning from COVID-19.

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