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Jay has noticed a lot of scapegoating in today's media climate, so we reached out to Jared Holt of Right Wing Watch to talk about truth in journalism, and end up diving into the Jim Bakker/Silver Solution scandal. Some of you may have heard that Jim Bakker has suffered a stroke.
amp;nbsp; Steve Slocum used to be a missionary for Christ, now he is a on a mission for mankind. Jay and Kristen dive deep with Steve about the rampant abuse that can occur in an isolated missionary community and how Steve's experience with his Muslim friends in Kazhakstan changed his perspective. In the years after 9/11, Slocum watched with concern as Muslims were misrepresented and feared.
John Tole and His Weapons Grade Faith John Tole is a comedian who loves Jesus and Freedom, in that order. We think? No it's definitely freedom THEN Jesus. Maybe it's freedom FROM Jesus? Give it a listen and tell us? Find out more about John Tole at www.johntole.net Twitter:@johntole
Before COVID-19, Mehran Khaghani was a comic in NYC, in his current life he is a trophy wife in the Catskills. Jay and Kristen sit down to talk about him about Bernie endorsing Biden, marrying well and when is the right time to try out a new country?
Jay and Kristen sit down with Kelli Dunham, fresh off her recent appearance in the COVID-19 ICU in NYC. Yes, you read that right Read her story here Kelli Dunham is the genderqueer nurse writer nerd comic so common in modern Brooklyn.
Kristen sits down with Chef John Currence for a candid conversation in this free taste of the bonus content offered to our Patreon subscribers! www.patreon.com/loosenthebiblebelt @ltbb_tour
amp;nbsp; Jay and Kristen talk to Mahdia Lynn, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Masjid Al-Rabia in Chicago, Illinois. www.masjidalrabia.com Follow us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/loosenthebiblebelt
Jay and Kristen talk to Pastor Lawrence Richardson of Linden Hills United Church of Christ, the first black transgender person ever to serve in Minneapolis clergy. Follow us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/loosenthebiblebelt
Jay and Kristen are blown away by Steve Pieters, the HIV/AIDS activist and pastor with MCCLA that made history together with Jay's mother Tammy Faye Bakker in 1985 through their honest and frank conversation about his AIDS diagnosis, his perilous treatment, and her acceptance of and compassion toward him as both a gay man fighting against a death sentence and as a Christian.
Jay and Kristen talk to Lauren Duca, self-described citizen activist, feminist dyke, and author of How to Start a Revolution: Young People and the Future of American Politics. They talk about the extremism of current public discourse, her struggle with online attacks and a bullying campaign led by Tucker Carlson following her appearance on his show.
Today Jay and Kristen talk to our first international guest, educator Jarral Boyd, an old pal of Kristen's now living in Berlin. Jarral talks about her allyship training workshops, roller derby, how German schools are doing right by their young students, and believing in each-other. Follow us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/loosenthebiblebelt
Today Jay and Kristen meet Ed Popil A.K.A. RuPaul's Drag Race alum Mrs. Kasha Davis. Ed talks with our hosts about growing up gay in Scranton, performing in drag for kids, marriage, sobriety, and what happens when Santa gets paired with an unexpected Mrs. Claus. Find Mrs.
Today Jay and Kristen get to know storyteller and comedian Penny Sterling. She details her experience coming out as transgender while working in sports broadcasting and what it was like to discover and hide her true identity as a child in small-town upstate New York.
This week we are giving you a sneak preview of future bonus episodes for our Patreon subscribers, but this one's on us! Happy New Year! And what a way to ring in the new year! Kristen Becker goes solo with author and musician Amy "Bingo" Bingaman, the voice behind our theme song Sunday at the Ward.
Today Jay and Kristen have a deep discussion with pastor Juan Huertas of Grace Community United Methodist Church in Shreveport Louisiana. They discuss the dynamics of progressive church congregations, the unspoken racism that can exist in any church community, and whether or not a church should be challenging and asking of its members rather than just providing comfort for them.
Our third episode features our hosts Jay Bakker and Kristen Becker giving a little back story about how they met and started touring together. Follow us on Patreon
Our second episode features a deep discussion with musician Derek Webb, formerly of Caedmon's Call. They talk about the Christian rock scene, Derek's reluctance to embrace the term 'ex-christian' and the difference between a movement and an institution. Derek's new solo album Targets drops on 2/21/20 Follow us on Patreon
The inaugural Loosen the Bible Belt podcast features Daniel DuGoff, founder of HomoCo.co Dugoff's brand of "versatile tops and power bottoms" draws on the legacy of his family's DC area gas stations, Homes Oil Company, that went by the nickname "HOMOCO" starting in the 1930's. The trio discuss inclusivity in marketing/branding, DuGoff's sustainable practice of turning recycled plastic bottles into swimwear and how to successfully rebrand a family business. Wink.Wink.