Send us a text

Angel Eduardo Angel Eduardo is a writer, musician, photographer, and designer based in New York City, best-known for coining and promoting the rhetorical concept of star-manning. He works as Senior Writer & Editor for the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), and serves on the Board of Directors for the Foundation Against Intolerance & Racism (FAIR).
In this episode we talk about polarisation in the arts, cancel culture, elevating liberal values, the concept of star-manning and being compassionate while countering bad ideas.
Find Angel Here:
http://angeleduardo.com/
https://twitter.com/StrangelEdweird
https://centerforinquiry.org/blog/how-to-star-man-arguing-from-compassion/

Get in touch with me (Melody)

Twitter: https://twitter.com/melodyrachelk
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melodyrachelk
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@melodyrachel

Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/melodyrachel

Send us a text

Joshua Shediak is an Actor turned Digital Content Creator. He produces humorous videos and reels focused on Mental Health, presenting them in a light-hearted and comical way.

Joshua has only been creating digital content for about 4 months now, so I thought it would be interesting to get some insights into his journey so far

In this episode, we talk about how Joshua got started with online content creation, what he finds most challenging about it, how he manages his time, how he generates ideas for content creation and where he hopes to be in the future.

Find Joshua's content here:
https://www.youtube.com/@joshuashediak
https://twitter.com/JoshuaShediak
https://www.instagram.com/joshuashediak
https://www.tiktok.com/@joshuashediak

Get in touch with me (Melody)

Twitter: https://twitter.com/melodyrachelk
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melodyrachelk
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@melodyrachel

Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/melodyrachel

Send us a text

In this episode I interview Des Nel about her new online course called 'Art Business In A Box'
It’s a 3-week online course that equips you with the skills to be able to teach emotions and resilience in 3 steps to kids through creativity and art.
For more info contact Des here: [email protected]
Buy Art Business in a Box here: https://desiree-a4e2.mykajabi.com/sales-page-fe2cb756-4710-4ba1-aba0-786d4875c412

Get in touch with me (Melody)

Twitter: https://twitter.com/melodyrachelk
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melodyrachelk
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@melodyrachel

Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/melodyrachel

Send us a text

Lincoln Russ is a fundamentalist Christian and street Evangelist. He travels around New Zealand literally preaching on the street telling people to 'repent of their homosexuality'. So, as a Christian who is also a Lesbian, I thought I'd have a conversation with him to find out why he thinks the way he does. 
In this episode, we talk about what it means to be a fundamentalist Christian and unpack the concept of salvation and repentance. We also talk about his views on homosexuality and I offer some counter-arguments to try and win him over!

Get in touch with me (Melody)

Twitter: https://twitter.com/melodyrachelk
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melodyrachelk
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@melodyrachel

Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/melodyrachel

Send us a text

Mike is a Gay Christian, a content creator, an advocate for the LGBTQ+ community, and a queer theology enthusiast. He was formerly a minister at Bethel Church in Redding, California. He now runs an organisation called NUMA which helps people in redemptive deconstruction and equips people in theology, spirituality and faith.
In this episode, we talk about what it was like for Mike growing up as gay in an evangelical Christian environment, how he reconciled his faith to his sexuality, we deconstruct some of the bible verses that people use against gay people, we talk about what the bible even is and how we should use it and Mike's perspective on who Jesus is.
Find Mike here:
https://www.youtube.com/@mikemaeshiro3965
https://www.instagram.com/mikemaeshiro
https://www.mikemaeshiro.com

Get in touch with me (Melody)

Twitter: https://twitter.com/melodyrachelk
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melodyrachelk
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@melodyrachel

Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/melodyrachel

Send us a text

Kimi Katiti is an interdisciplinary artist, YouTuber and Substack writer, currently living in Los Angeles, California but originally hailing from Kampala, Uganda.
In this conversation we talk about Kimi’s journey moving to the States, what Christianity means to her, what she thinks about the current social justice movement, why she believes critical race theory doesn’t liberate black people and how forgiveness is the key to creating social change.
Find more about Kimi here:
www.kimikatiti.com
www.Instagram.com/kimikatiti
https://www.youtube.com/@Nyonyozimusic
The Book of Forgiving by Desmond Tutu:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062203576/ref=cm_sw_r_as_gl_api_gl_i_ECNBHFB5JB1Q8KCZKWZ9?linkCode=ml2&tag=kimikatiti04-20

Get in touch with me (Melody)

Twitter: https://twitter.com/melodyrachelk
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melodyrachelk
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@melodyrachel

Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/melodyrachel

Send us a text

Dana Pham is a conservative transgender woman and a liberal arts student at the University of Notre Dame in Sydney.
In this conversation we talk about Dana’s experiences at protests as a counter-protester, how being transgender intersects with her faith, some of her core beliefs as a conservative and what her thoughts are on the transgender debate and where she thinks the common ground is.
Find Dana Here:
Twitter: @DanaPhamAU
Blog: https://danapham-au.medium.com/

Get in touch with me (Melody)

Twitter: https://twitter.com/melodyrachelk
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melodyrachelk
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@melodyrachel

Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/melodyrachel

Send us a text

My guest today is Alex Kovats.
Alex is an exercise physiologist who helps people with chronic pain conditions.
I got him on the show because he’s overcome a difficult upbringing and through that gone on to develop a career where he coaches and helps people to self-improvement through movement and exercise. 
Find Alex here: https://akexercisephysiology.com.au/home/

Get in touch with me (Melody)

Twitter: https://twitter.com/melodyrachelk
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melodyrachelk
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@melodyrachel

Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/melodyrachel

Send us a text

I met Daniela at a Christian Conference 5 years ago. And I thought she had a really interesting perspective on Jesus.

In this conversation, we talk about what it means to have a relationship with Jesus, whether being a Christian is a choice, the role of the bible, and what sin is.

Check it out on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u73Awr137CU

Get in touch with me (Melody)

Twitter: https://twitter.com/melodyrachelk
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melodyrachelk
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@melodyrachel

Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/melodyrachel

Send us a text

Holly Lawford-Smith is an Associate Professor in Political Philosophy at the University of Melbourne, and the author of 2 books, Gender-Critical Feminism and Sex Matters. 
In this conversation, we discuss the roots of Gender-Critical Feminism, the theory of Gender as a social construct and Gender as an identity, how all this potentially conflicts with women's rights and what the heck is going on with the HER app!?
Find Holly here:
https://www.youtube.com/@hollylawford-smith
https://twitter.com/aytchellesse
https://hollylawford-smith.org
-

Buy her books!
Gender Critical Feminism: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/gender-critical-feminism-9780198863885?q=Lawford-Smith&lang=en&cc=au
Sex Matters: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/sex-matters-9780192896131?q=sex%20matters&lang=en&cc=au
-

Get in touch with me (Melody)

Twitter: https://twitter.com/melodyrachelk
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melodyrachelk
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@melodyrachel

Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/melodyrachel