Pass The Mic
The Witness
Hosted by Rev. Tyler Burns and New York Times Best Selling Author Dr. Jemar Tisby. Tune in every week for engaging discussions and high-profile interviews addressing the core concerns of Black Christians. Pass The Mic is powered by The Witness – A Black Christian Collective. Learn more at TheWitnessBCC.com
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Nov 21, 2017 • 51min
Mary Jane, Zendaya, And Representation
Tyler and Beau talk about the firestorm surrounding the announcement of Zendaya as the new Mary Jane Watson in Marvel’s Spider-Man: Homecoming as well as the importance of diverse representation in media and story telling.
Episode 133
Original Airdate: Aug 27 2016
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Hosts:
Jemar Tisby (twitter.com/JemarTisby)
Tyler Burns (twitter.com/Burns23)
Producer:
Beau York (twitter.com/TheRealBeauYork)
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Nov 21, 2017 • 39min
A Pastoral Perspective On The 2016 Election
Tyler is joined by Pastor Earon James to discuss the the current election cycle and the typically asked questions that have surrounded it.
Episode 130
Original Airdate: Aug 6 2016
Support this podcast on patreon at www.patreon.com/PassTheMic
Hosts:
Jemar Tisby (twitter.com/JemarTisby)
Tyler Burns (twitter.com/Burns23)
Producer:
Beau York (twitter.com/TheRealBeauYork)
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Nov 21, 2017 • 42min
Four Weeks Of Pain: Terrorism, Ramadan, And The Christian Response
Jemar and Tyler are joined by K.A. Ellis to discuss global events of the past few weeks and the Christian response.
Episode 126
Original Airdate: July 9 2016
Support this podcast on patreon at www.patreon.com/PassTheMic
Hosts:
Jemar Tisby (twitter.com/JemarTisby)
Tyler Burns (twitter.com/Burns23)
Producer:
Beau York (twitter.com/TheRealBeauYork)
Lean More:
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Special Thanks To:
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Nov 21, 2017 • 38min
Jesse Williams And General Assembly
Jemar and Beau discuss Jesse Williams’ acceptance speech as well as the events at this year’s PCA General Assembly
Episode 125
Original Airdate: July 2 2016
Support this podcast on patreon at www.patreon.com/PassTheMic
Hosts:
Jemar Tisby (twitter.com/JemarTisby)
Tyler Burns (twitter.com/Burns23)
Producer:
Beau York (twitter.com/TheRealBeauYork)
Lean More:
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Special Thanks To:
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Nov 21, 2017 • 1h 5min
Black Lives Matter And The Christian Response
Jemar and Tyler discuss the Black Lives Matter movement and the Christian response.
Episode 129
Original Airdate: July 30 2016
Support this podcast on patreon at www.patreon.com/PassTheMic
Hosts:
Jemar Tisby (twitter.com/JemarTisby)
Tyler Burns (twitter.com/Burns23)
Producer:
Beau York (twitter.com/TheRealBeauYork)
Lean More:
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RAAN - www.RAANetwork.org (twitter.com/RAANetwork)
Special Thanks To:
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Nov 21, 2017 • 48min
Interview: Eugene Scott
Jemar and Tyler are joined by CNN reporter Eugene Scott to talk about his career, his faith, and the current political climate of the day.
Episode 128
Original Airdate: July 23 2016
Support this podcast on patreon at www.patreon.com/PassTheMic
Hosts:
Jemar Tisby (twitter.com/JemarTisby)
Tyler Burns (twitter.com/Burns23)
Producer:
Beau York (twitter.com/TheRealBeauYork)
Lean More:
Pass The Mic - www.PassTheMicPodcast.com (twitter.com/_PassTheMic)
RAAN - www.RAANetwork.org (twitter.com/RAANetwork)
Special Thanks To:
Podastery - www.podastery.com (twitter.com/Podastery)
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Nov 21, 2017 • 50min
Olympics, Flooding, And Prison
Jemar and Tyler discuss the recent news surrounding the 2016 Olympics, Louisiana flooding, and the DOJ ending Private Prisons.
Episode 132
Original Airdate: Aug 21 2016
Support this podcast on patreon at www.patreon.com/PassTheMic
Hosts:
Jemar Tisby (twitter.com/JemarTisby)
Tyler Burns (twitter.com/Burns23)
Producer:
Beau York (twitter.com/TheRealBeauYork)
Lean More:
Pass The Mic - www.PassTheMicPodcast.com (twitter.com/_PassTheMic)
RAAN - www.RAANetwork.org (twitter.com/RAANetwork)
Special Thanks To:
Podastery - www.podastery.com (twitter.com/Podastery)
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Nov 21, 2017 • 1h 11min
TGC And The Anniversary Of Mike Brown’s Death
Jemar and Tyler discuss the recent issues surrounding Gaye Clark’s TGC article ‘When God Sends Your White Daughter a Black Husband’ as well as the legacy of Ferguson two years after the death of Mike Brown.
Note: The original TGC article has been removed at Ms Clark’s request and replaced with a podcast ‘A Controversial Article and What We Can Learn‘ featuring Jemar Tisby, Isaac Adams, and Jason Cook.
Episode 131
Original Airdate: Aug 13 2016
Support this podcast on patreon at www.patreon.com/PassTheMic
Hosts:
Jemar Tisby (twitter.com/JemarTisby)
Tyler Burns (twitter.com/Burns23)
Producer:
Beau York (twitter.com/TheRealBeauYork)
Lean More:
Pass The Mic - www.PassTheMicPodcast.com (twitter.com/_PassTheMic)
RAAN - www.RAANetwork.org (twitter.com/RAANetwork)
Special Thanks To:
Podastery - www.podastery.com (twitter.com/Podastery)
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Nov 21, 2017 • 49min
Real Hurt, Real Hope: Racial Tension And Perseverance
On this week’s episode of the Pass The Mic podcast, we take a moment to process our emotions after the weight of last week and the deaths of Philando Castile, Alton Sterling, and 5 police officers in the Dallas shooting.
Episode 127
Original Airdate: July 16 2016
Support this podcast on patreon at www.patreon.com/PassTheMic
Hosts:
Jemar Tisby (twitter.com/JemarTisby)
Tyler Burns (twitter.com/Burns23)
Producer:
Beau York (twitter.com/TheRealBeauYork)
Lean More:
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RAAN - www.RAANetwork.org (twitter.com/RAANetwork)
Special Thanks To:
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Nov 21, 2017 • 46min
Orlando and Stanford
Episode 124
Original Airdate: June 25 2016
Support this podcast on patreon at www.patreon.com/PassTheMic
Hosts:
Jemar Tisby (twitter.com/JemarTisby)
Tyler Burns (twitter.com/Burns23)
Producer:
Beau York (twitter.com/TheRealBeauYork)
Lean More:
Pass The Mic - www.PassTheMicPodcast.com (twitter.com/_PassTheMic)
RAAN - www.RAANetwork.org (twitter.com/RAANetwork)
Special Thanks To:
Podastery - www.podastery.com (twitter.com/Podastery)
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