In Episode 3 of Ask the Next Question, Joshua and Colten take on a week full of controversy, conviction, and cultural tension.We start with the No Kings rally and the internet fallout that followed. Is it an effective movement for liberation, or just liberal branding with better aesthetics? We unpack the arguments flying between leftists and liberals and what the debate reveals about power, ego, and genuine movement building.Then we turn to red flags and green flags in church culture. From manipulative “accountability” talk to genuine community care, we break down how to tell the difference between spiritual authority and spiritual control.Next up: The Deante Kyle controversy. what happens when someone says “Jesus is in the way”? We explore the clash between ancestor veneration and Christian orthodoxy, how online faith communities are shifting, and why conversations about spiritual identity so often become culture wars.Finally, our Book of the Week is Marimba Ani’s Yurugu. We discuss how her searing critique of European cultural thought and behavior still echoes today and what it might mean for building a new moral language of freedom, belonging, and repair.

In Episode 2 of Ask the Next Question, Joshua and Colten dive deep into faith, politics, and pop culture.

We start with Gaza: is the new ceasefire a real step toward peace, or just another pause in an endless cycle of violence? From flotillas to propaganda, we ask what justice looks like when power writes the narrative.

Then we pivot to culture war absurdity: Turning Point USA is planning its own halftime show in protest of Bad Bunny. Who would actually perform? We've both got lists and yes, TobyMac made the cut.

From there, we explore why the Black Church still matters. What does it mean when even “multiracial” churches center whiteness as the norm? How did the Black Church become both sanctuary and protest movement, and why that witness still matters today.

Finally, our Book of the Week is Phil Christman’s “Why Christians Should Be Leftists.” We unpack how the gospel’s moral logic confronts the comfort of capitalism and why personal piety without social justice isn’t righteousness at all.

In the very first episode of Ask the Next Question, Joshua and Colten sit down to talk about what really shapes our world: power, politics, and the stories we tell about both. We break down Napheesa Collier’s bold statement about leadership in the WNBA, challenge Charlie Kirk’s culture-war narratives, and expose how Obama’s neoliberal legacy still haunts American politics.