For the first episode of the season, I chat with podcaster, author, and academic Brad Onishi (Straight White American Jesus!). We discuss his upbringing as a Japanese American within evangelicalism, the origins of extremist Christian nationalism and what comes next, his new book, and I have a big announcement to make about this season!
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Power Over Piety with Brad Onishi

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Well they say all rotten things must come to an end. In this final episode, I have a laid back conversation with my friend, the Pastor of Pump himself, Danny Prada. We talk about our respective journeys, how we have grown as individuals, how DRCK has impacted our lives, and how we feel as it all comes to a close.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you for so many wonderful moments. I feel honored to have created this show and thrilled by what it has meant to so many Bad Apples like me.

Keep up the Dirty Work.
And remember,
It’s all gonna be okay.
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It’s All Gonna Be Okay (Series Finale)

On this, second to last DRCK episode, I had the privilege of hanging out with my friend Janice (God Has Not Given! Bad Words! General Menace!) , and new friend Tim (The New Evangelicals!). We discuss the things we would go back and tell ourselves about our personal deconstruction journeys– the good, the bad, the dogmatic. We also discuss platform culture, how we feel about worship music, and play a game of Youth Group or Boy Band.

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What I Wish I Knew About Deconstruction

This week I had the privilege of chatting with friend of the show and friend of mine, theologian and author Dr. Roberto Che Espinoza (Body Becoming! Activist Theology!). We have a laid back conversation about rest, embodiment, finding the third way and taking time to dream about the world we wish to see. I also go on a mild rant about being funemployed and the shit show that is the current job market. 

TIMESTAMPS:
Interview - 10:24
Post Interview - 47:44
Sip, Smoke, Read - 59:45

LINKS:
Donate to the Activist Theology Project.
Check out Dr. Roberto Che’s Espinoza’s website.
Follow @jerryjhlee, @workhap, and @apowermood for job hunting tips.
Read Atomic Habits, Essentialism, So Good They Can't Ignore You, Good to Great, and The First 90 Days for self-help goodness.


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Ever Becoming with Dr. Roberto Che Espinoza

This week I had the privilege of speaking with sex educator and sex empowerment coach Portia Brown (Froetic Sexology!) . We discuss her upbringing in evangelical spaces, the ways she subverted the sex scripts she was handed, and the deliberate pursuit of pleasure practices.

TIMESTAMPS:

Interview - 5:04
Post Interview - 52:09
Sip, Smoke, Read - 57:30
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Pleasure Practice with Portia Brown

This week we’re talking about missions! My co-hosts for this episode are podcasters, writers, and friends Kevin Garcia (Bad Theology Kills! A Tiny Revolution!) and Mason Mennenga (A People’s Theology! The Black Sheep Podcast!). Together we unpack our experiences with short term mission trips, the ideas and doctrines that informed so many of them, and how we feel on the other side of a faith change. We also hear stories from the Bad Apples. 

TIMESTAMPS:
Interview - 2:07
Bad Apple Submissions - 49:15
Sip, Smoke, Read - 1:20:15

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Power Over Piety with Brad Onishi

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