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The Church Politics Podcast

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Oct 10, 2018 • 45min

Episode 36: Church Politics | What Kavanaugh Means for the Midterms

The Church Politics Podcast is hosted by former Obama White House staffer Michael Wear and AND Campaign co-founder Justin Giboney. These two seasoned politicos will analyze political events and policy based on their Christian values and their experience in the civic arena. The podcast will provide guidance to Christians seeking to transcend partisanship and political ideology and find discipleship in the public square. It will also include interviews with a diverse group of public figures, music and more. On this episode, Justin and Michael discuss the aftermath of the Kavanaugh Confirmation. They also cover bipartisan legislation headed to the President’s desk to combat the opioid crisis. In the last segment, Michael gives Justin the details on Banksy, and they discuss their reaction to Liz Bruenig’s much-discussed column.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Oct 3, 2018 • 52min

Episode 35: Church Politics | The Discussion We Need to Have About the Kavanaugh Nomination

The Church Politics Podcast is hosted by former Obama White House staffer Michael Wear and AND Campaign co-founder Justin Giboney. These two seasoned politicos will analyze political events and policy based on their Christian values and their experience in the civic arena. The podcast will provide guidance to Christians seeking to transcend partisanship and political ideology and find discipleship in the public square. It will also include interviews with a diverse group of public figures, music and more. On this episode, Justin and Michael have an extended conversation about the Kavanaugh nomination process, and the various issues in our politics and culture that it has raised. They also share a policy update on a potential new trade agreement between the United States, Mexico and Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Sep 18, 2018 • 52min

Episode 34: Church Politics | Justin Makes an Announcement

The Church Politics Podcast is hosted by former Obama White House staffer Michael Wear and AND Campaign co-founder Justin Giboney. These two seasoned politicos will analyze political events and policy based on their Christian values and their experience in the civic arena. The podcast will provide guidance to Christians seeking to transcend partisanship and political ideology and find discipleship in the public square. It will also include interviews with a diverse group of public figures, music and more. On this episode, Justin Giboney kicks off the episode with an announcement that will change The Church Politics Podcast FOREVER. Then, along with a special guest, Justin and Michael catch up on some of the latest news, including the anonymous senior Trump Administration officials who moonlights as an op-ed writer, as well as recent conversation about social justice and Christianity. They also shoutout and discuss the recent Courageous Conversations conference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Aug 15, 2018 • 34min

Episode 33: Church Politics | The Dignity Revolution: An Interview with Dan Darling

The Church Politics Podcast is hosted by former Obama White House staffer Michael Wear and AND Campaign co-founder Justin Giboney. These two seasoned politicos will analyze political events and policy based on their Christian values and their experience in the civic arena. The podcast will provide guidance to Christians seeking to transcend partisanship and political ideology and find discipleship in the public square. It will also include interviews with a diverse group of public figures, music and more. On this episode, Justin and Michael talk with Dan Darling, author of the new book, The Dignity Revolution. Dan is the VP for Communications for the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Aug 7, 2018 • 46min

Episode 32: Church Politics | Conspiracy Theories, Trump v. LeBron, and Netroots Nation

The Church Politics Podcast is hosted by former Obama White House staffer Michael Wear and AND Campaign co-founder Justin Giboney. These two seasoned politicos will analyze political events and policy based on their Christian values and their experience in the civic arena. The podcast will provide guidance to Christians seeking to transcend partisanship and political ideology and find discipleship in the public square. It will also include interviews with a diverse group of public figures, music and more. On this episode, Justin and Michael break down QAnon. They also recap LeBron James’ school opening, and President Trump’s praise for LeBron’s praise for the athlete’s civic contributions…just kidding, Trump tweeted something insulting about James while he was watching CNN. Finally, Justin and Michael discuss Netroots Nation’s annual conference, and the virtue of critiquing your own side. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jul 31, 2018 • 1h 1min

Episode 31: Church Politics | Trump’s Economy, Trump’s Culture

The Church Politics Podcast is hosted by former Obama White House staffer Michael Wear and AND Campaign co-founder Justin Giboney. These two seasoned politicos will analyze political events and policy based on their Christian values and their experience in the civic arena. The podcast will provide guidance to Christians seeking to transcend partisanship and political ideology and find discipleship in the public square. It will also include interviews with a diverse group of public figures, music and more. On this episode, Justin and Michael review the past week’s economic news—which was good for Trump and good for the country—and also discuss Trump’s cultural wars on the press and NFL players’ protests. They also discuss Georgia’s gubernatorial race and the Revoice18 conference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jul 25, 2018 • 53min

Episode 30: Church Politics | Trump’s Tough Talk in Europe and the Democrats’ New Slogan

The Church Politics Podcast is hosted by former Obama White House staffer Michael Wear and AND Campaign co-founder Justin Giboney. These two seasoned politicos will analyze political events and policy based on their Christian values and their experience in the civic arena. The podcast will provide guidance to Christians seeking to transcend partisanship and political ideology and find discipleship in the public square. It will also include interviews with a diverse group of public figures, music and more. On this episode, Justin and Michael talk about Trump’s aggressive foreign and economic policies toward America’s traditional allies, and the President’s widely panned performance in Helsinki. They also discuss the Democrats’ newest slogan, and how the party should confront the Kavanaugh nomination. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jul 17, 2018 • 47min

Episode 29: Church Politics | Families Valued: A Conversation On Paid Family Leave

The Church Politics Podcast is hosted by former Obama White House staffer Michael Wear and AND Campaign co-founder Justin Giboney. These two seasoned politicos will analyze political events and policy based on their Christian values and their experience in the civic arena. The podcast will provide guidance to Christians seeking to transcend partisanship and political ideology and find discipleship in the public square. It will also include interviews with a diverse group of public figures, music and more. On this episode, Justin and Michael host Rachel Anderson from Families Valued, a project of The Center for Public Justice, to discuss their new report, Time to Flourish: Protecting Families’ Time for Work and Care. Dig in to an important, complex policy issue with The Church Politics podcast. www.FamiliesValued.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jul 11, 2018 • 56min

Episode 28: Church Politics | SCOTUS, Ocasio-Cortez, ICE and Father Pfleger

The Church Politics Podcast is hosted by former Obama White House staffer Michael Wear and AND Campaign co-founder Justin Giboney. These two seasoned politicos will analyze political events and policy based on their Christian values and their experience in the civic arena. The podcast will provide guidance to Christians seeking to transcend partisanship and political ideology and find discipleship in the public square. It will also include interviews with a diverse group of public figures, music and more. On this episode, Justin and Michael discuss Justice Kennedy’s retirement and what it means for the country. They also reflect on the surprise win of a Socialist candidate in Queens, and the Democratic Party’s move leftward. Finally, they look at this past weekend’s protest in Chicago that closed down part of the Dan Ryan Expressway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jun 29, 2018 • 36min

Episode 27: Church Politics | Conversation with the Errin Haines Whack of the AP

    The Church Politics Podcast is hosted by former Obama White House staffer Michael Wear and AND Campaign co-founder Justin Giboney. These two seasoned politicos will analyze political events and policy based on their Christian values and their experience in the civic arena. The podcast will provide guidance to Christians seeking to transcend partisanship and political ideology and find discipleship in the public square. It will also include interviews with a diverse group of public figures, music and more. On this episode,  Michael interviews Errin Haines Whack, the AP’s National Writer on Race and Ethnicity. They discuss the legacy of civil rights leader Dorothy Cotton, as well as the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on voting rights and the Trump Administration’s family separation policy. They also discuss Whack’s recent article on the importance of black female voters as a political force. The episode concludes with a conversation about what it is like to be a journalist in this time writing about such important issues. http://www.niemanlab.org/2017/12/at-the-ballot-its-time-to-count-black-women/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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