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Episode 180: Linnentown: A Black Community Erased Apr 19, 2022

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Hattie Thomas Whitehead is a first-descendent of the historic Athens black neighborhood 'Linnentown' that was erased in the name of urban renewal in order to expand UGA's campus. She tells the story of Linnentown and how she and a small group of seniors were able to pass the first act of reparations in the state of Georgia.

Christians Against Christian Nationalism Apr 12, 2022

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Amanda Tyler leads Christians Against Christian Nationalism and talks us today about the origins, characteristics, and present problems presented by Christian Nationalism. This one is a must-listen for our present moment.

Unbossed Apr 05, 2022

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Khristi Lauren Adams talks to us about her new book "Unbossed" and how Black girls and women are overcoming injustice and leading the way for social change.

Episode 177: Deconstruction for Those Who Want to Reconstruct Mar 29, 2022

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Amanda Waldron, faith deconstruction and reconstruction coach and licensed therapist, coaches us on how to deconstruct and reconstruct in a healthy way.

Episode 176: Criminalizing Drugs Isn't Working. There is a Better Way. Mar 22, 2022

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Raised in a conservative Christian family, Christina Dent never thought twice about criminalizing drugs until she met an addicted mother who made her question how our justice system handles addiction. Now she's leading people in conversation in how to best treat people with addiction-- and it's not incarceration.

Episode 175: Anti-Gay Bills and How We Can Fight Them Mar 15, 2022

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Rev. Serene Jones, president of Union Theological Seminary, talks to us about some recent anti-gay bills that have been passed in states like Florida and Texas-- and what we can do to fight them.

Episode 174: #MeToo Younglife Mar 08, 2022

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Erin Watts was being continually sexually harrassed by a coworker at YoungLife and when she brought it to the attention of YoungLife they told her they would take it seriously-- and did the exact opposite. Now she and a group of other women are filing a lawsuit.

Episode 173: Fear and the Church Mar 01, 2022

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Catherine McNeil talks to us about her new book "Fearing Bravely" which is an essential read on why the fear-mongering in the Church many of us grew up with is not only not necessary, it is anti-gospel. This has been one of my favorite reads as of late and I know you will love it to.

Episode 172: Christians Against Christianity Feb 22, 2022

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In his new book, Christians Against Christianity, best-selling author and religious scholar Obery M. Hendricks Jr. challenges right-wing evangelicals on the terrain of their own religious claims, exposing the falsehoods, contradictions, and misuses of the Bible that are embedded in their rabid homophobia, their poorly veiled racism and demonizing of immigrants and Muslims, and their ungodly alliance with big business against the interests of American workers.

Episode 171: ERA- The Basic Human Rights Amendment You've Probably Never Heard Of Feb 15, 2022

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Allyson McKinney-Timm, human rights lawyer, talks to us about the Equal Rights Amendment: a basic amendment to the US Constitution that guarantees women protection. Though advocates have been fighting for it for over a century, it still isn't fully recognized--leaving women vulnerable.

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