In which the duo give you about 20 minutes of reflection on yesterday's coup attempt and lead you into today's minisode, recorded in the sunnier days of last week, talking about the Twisted Tea video (which has since been taken down for violating YouTube's policies about depicting graphic content) and the famous Wrestling Isn't Wrestling video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYvMOf3hsGA

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In which Ethan and Jo run through some quick updates before getting caught up in a hard conversation about rural ministry. 

Here's the NPR article in question: https://www.npr.org/2020/12/28/950861977/toxic-individualism-pandemic-politics-driving-health-care-workers-from-small-tow

And here's the counter-post we talk through in the episode: https://www.facebook.com/j.lemastersmith/posts/10223432582540901

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In which Jory visits the pod to chat with Ethan about pastoring and ministry in the time of COVID.  Shout out to Confronting Xian Culture for lending us their host for a day. Follow them here: https://anchor.fm/confrontingxianculture

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In which Spanx Rebok regales the Dude with legends and lore from professional wrestling.  Y'all, it's so good. 

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That's the word Jo was thinking of. 

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In which Blinded by the White joins Spanx and the Dude to talk images of Jesus and more. 

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In which Michelle joins Ethan and Jo to talk about the road bumps on the way to ordination, her complicated journey as a candidate, and the challenges of being an Indigenous woman navigating a system made for white men. 

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What the Hell is a Pastor is here for all your niche PhD conversation needs! Get ready for some big ideas and a lot of name dropping, wrapped up in a 15-minute package. 

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Charles Wesley's Process Stepchild joins Spanks and the Dude to talk about who can come to the table and what ordination has to do with all this. 

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