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Big Brown Army episodes
- Conversation with Ben Applebee about race and American culture
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Ben Applebee, another one of DeCruz's old friends, joins the Big Brown Army to chat about American Christianity, pastoring a congregation during these difficult times, and where we go from here.
Ben is Associate Pastor at Watermark OC in Orange County. He and his wife Rylee are parents to eight children. Ben also hosts "The Applebee Way" podcast. You can follow him at @applebeezy on Instagram.1 hr 48 min - The Week in Review: Joe Leaves the Basement, Hypocrisy Abounds, and Conway Family Dysfunction
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On a special July 4th episode, DeCruz and Jordi do another week in review and discuss all that's happening with our country. Will we ever run out of media stories to talk about? Who would you have in your National Garden of American Heroes?
1 hr 10 min - The End of an Era in Seattle, "Pocahontas", and Climate Pledge Arena
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DeCruz and Ray have their longest conversation yet which includes a heated debate on President Trump's use of the word "Pocahontas" to describe Elizabeth Warren. You really want to listen to this one.
1 hr 55 min - The Week in Review: CHAZ aka The Neverending Story, "defunding" the police, and Seattle's new arena name
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DeCruz and Jordi are back at it again to discuss the week that has just passed us by. We talk about all the new name changes for the week including a famous musical group that has been cancelled before. Also, we have our very first letter from a listener. Some of you really need to step it up.
1 hr 12 min - Indian Christianity in America, and other "brown" things with Razib Khan
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Razib Khan, DeCruz's online friend of 15 years, joins the Big Brown Army this week to ask him questions about Indian-American Christianity, and wokeness. Razib has written for The New York Times, India Today, National Review Online, Slate, & The Guardian, on a broad range of topics. He also hosts the Insight, a podcast on evolution and genetics and another podcast called Brown Pundits which discusses South Asian topics. You can learn more about him at his website.
1 hr 9 min - George Andrews joins the Big Brown Army
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George Andrews is Chief of Staff to California State Assemblyman Tom Lackey (R-Palmdale), and unfortunately for him, also related to DeCruz. George joins the Big Brown Army to talk about California politics, the state of the country, and the Republican party. Also, be sure to listen for why George was on national cable TV in the early 00s.
Note: Recorded a few weeks ago so some details are outdated.53 min - The Week in Review: Cancelpalooza, CHAZ/CHOP, and an Alcoholic Killer Monkey
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DeCruz and Jordi once again get together to discuss the highlights and lowlights of the past week. In this household, it's always going to be the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone! Linda the Guinea Pig agrees.
1 hr 24 min - DeCruz visits the CHAZ, geopolitical upheaval, Bolton's new book
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Ray is back! DeCruz and his old friend discuss India-China conflicts, John Bolton's new book, and the NBA reopening continued. Also, how does anyone drink a cup of water anyway? It's not an easy thing to do.
Jimmy Carter's unfortunate uphill run.1 hr 24 min - The Week in Review: Statues, Tweets, and CHAZ
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DeCruz and Jordi go over the most interesting tweets and news articles from the previous weeks. They discuss everything from cancel culture and celebrities chiming in about what's happening in the U.S. Will DeCruz immigrate to the CHAZ? Only time will tell. Also, special appearance from Linda, Jordi's pink haired guinea pig.
1 hr 11 min - Gushers, Fruit by the Foot, and TASER have a lot to say about Racism
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David Banks, another old college friend, joins us to share stories of DeCruz being a terrible roommate and words of wisdom from his day job as a marketing professional in the Pacific Northwest. David is a blogger and an author and you can find his work at thelittleheavy.com.
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About Big Brown Army
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Big Brown Army is just that: a one man big army. Tune in weekly to hear DeCruz banter with his friends and go on long rants about the state of the mainstream media, politics, and sports.