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Ray and DeCruz address the Gamestop/Reddit/HedgeFund/RobinHood debacle. This is an ongoing news story so some of the facts in this pre-recorded podcast may be outdated. Also, please don't take financial advice from us, we don't know what we're talking about. Especially DeCruz. He just likes to rant. 

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Ray and DeCruz recap Wednesday's Inauguration of Joe Biden and go over powerful moments like the amazing poem by Amanda Gorman and Garth Brooks singing. This was no "American Carnage."

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DeCruz and Jordi tackle the week ahead in their first episode together in 2021. As troops gather in Washington D.C for Joe Biden's Inauguration, the tension is thick. Also, what happens next  with Trump's second impeachment? 

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DeCruz and Ray continue their mid-week ramblings one week after the Storming of the Capitol. They take on topics like #TheGreatPurge and the future of conservatism. Also, Ray continues to drop references to pop culture that DeCruz has no idea about. 

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In today's special episode, DeCruz chats with his new friend, Anu George Canjanathoppil, who is Executive Director of International Justice Mission in Canada. Anu shares her incredible life story and her passionate heart for global justice. A rudimentary understanding of Malayalam may be needed for this episode. 

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DeCruz and Ashish take a look at the week that was. 2021 is off to an unbelievable start even by 2020 standards. Will Donald Trump get impeached? What are the consequences of deplatforming a significant number of conservatives from online social media platforms? How do you talk to the conspiracy addled fringe? 

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After a day of total chaos in the nation's capital, the original Big Brown Army co-hosts lament and discuss what happened and what's ahead. What is the future of the Republican Party? Happy New Year!

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DeCruz has a conversation with Dr. Kristin Du Mez, the author of Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation.  They talk about the history of white evangelicalism in America and how much the past is responsible for the present.  Du Mez is a history professor at Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She is also the last Big Brown Army guest of 2020! 

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DeCruz's friend, Julie George, joins us for a conversation about fitness and nutrition. Julie is a superstar in corporate finance by day and a fitness instructor/ nutrition coach the rest of the time. She's also the founder of The Shape Up Lab which provides "evidence-based nutrition coaching."

You can contact Julie George on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theshapeuplab/
Or at The Shape Up Lab: www.theshapeuplab.com 

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Joash Thomas leads International Justice Mission's Advocacy & Mobilization efforts in the US Southeast region. He has a Bachelor's degree in International Affairs from Georgia State University, a Master's degree in Political Management from The George Washington University, and is currently pursuing a Master of Theology degree from Dallas Theological Seminary.

DeCruz and Joash have a broad conversation about American Christianity and Joash's stint in the Georgian Republican Party.