Pure to Pieces

Betsy talks to Morgan about the business side of art, what she has learned from a younger generation, and how supporting one another as artists is so important. See her work at betsyohart.com or @betsyohart on instagram.

Monique explains the difference between growing up in black purity culture vs. white purity culture and the different expectations of women in each group. Monique shares with Morgan how she started to think for herself in college and how that motivated her to keep studying African American religions and sexual ethics.

McKenzie talks to Morgan about rules on drinking and curfew at her Methodist College, going by feelings vs. facts, and how her belief systems continue to change as her frontal lobe develops. McKenzie explains why mental health needs to be discussed in church and Morgan suggests that pastors aren't as qualified as therapists. They both talk about picking and choosing what to believe from the Bible and how this informs our ethics today.

Kipp talks to Morgan about the meanings behind his public art installations in relation to traces of human activity. Kipp explains his own deconstruction process of challenging preconceived notions of who we are and what we do. As someone who doesn't have much experience with explicit purity culture, Kipp relates binary thinking back to public art and how art makes us think. Check out his art at kippkobayashi.com

Brian talks to Morgan about growing up as a queer man in evangelical Christianity. He tells the story of coming out to his parents and how his thinking has shifted when it comes to religion. Brian talks about his walk with masculinity and how he now coaches queer men to be their healthiest selves. To learn more, visit https://www.briangerald.com/

Caroline tells Morgan about growing up in an all girl's Catholic school. She explains how comprehensive sex education can help students. Caroline uses her knowledge of the law to explain how purity culture has filtered down through the system for a long time. Morgan and Caroline discuss ways laws could be reformed in order to prevent sexual assault. They both talk about different media sources and trying to understand different perspectives by stepping into other people's shoes.

Kat talks to Morgan about the pros and cons of getting an Art degree after talking about growing up in the Pentecostal church. Kat is a multimedia artist who was one of the 148 selected artists worldwide to work on the 2018 Oscar Nominated film "Loving Vincent." She talks about being told to focus on painting over animation but how experimenting with different media has made her an overall better professor and artist.

Eréndira Jiménez talks to Morgan about her business, "Spirit School," that functions as a resource for decolonization and spiritual guidance. She talks about her journey through Christianity, her divorce, and coming out as bi-sexual. To access her resources, go to https://www.erendirajimenez.com

Sam talks to Morgan about growing up in rural Kentucky and the repercussions of teaching boys not to be emotional. He explains the difficulties of finding porn at a young age and the shame he felt of not being able to talk about sex. He shares stories about the men he met while incarcerated and how he listens to his body today.

Alexandra explains BV to Morgan and talks about the rage that inspires her art and recants her story of growing up in Russia and then moving to the U.S. She now lives in New York, working as a visual artist. You can check out her work at alaexandrarubenstein.com