When Billy Talen puts on his big hair, a clerical collar, & his brightly-colored blazer, he becomes Rev. Billy & The Church of Stop Shopping, raising spirits & a holy ruckus for the Earth in myriad ways. With creativity, humor, & grim seriousness, Billy, Savitri D, & the other members of the Stop Shopping Choir put their bodies & voices on the line for issues like racism, police brutality, consumerism, Monsanto, Standing Rock or many other things. For 18 years they have been interceding for the Earth & Justice with Creative Resistance, Direct Action, & Spiritual Trespassing in NYC & beyondPast/current religious/spiritual influences:Christian Reformed Church, Dutch Reformed, Earth-Based Spirituality, EasternFeatured Music:Rev Billy's Sermon from episode 17: Extinction and the Urban Hipster - from Rev. Billy Radio weekly podcastShopocalypse - by Rev. Billy & The Stop Shopping ChoirEnd of the World - by Rev. Billy & The Stop Shopping Choir