Veterans of Culture Wars

No relation to Bill Nye the Science Guy, Kevin Nye joins the VCW podcast to talk about his new book "Grace Can Lead Us Home: A Christian Call to End Homelessness" (out on August 9th, 2022).  We discuss the causes of homelessness, the myths about people without homes, some solutions to this crisis in our society, safe injection sites and more.   Pre-order Kevin Nye's forthcoming book (out August 9th, 2022) by going here:  https://kevinmnye.com/grace-can-lead-us-home-book/ Follow Kevin Nye on Social Media: @kevinmnye1 (on Twitter and Instagram) Kevin's website:  www.kevinmnye.com Kevin on the film Nomadland: https://theophanyblog.com/2021/04/25/movies-about-homelessness-nomadland/ Mentioned on the Pod: -Many homeless people have jobs:  https://parade.com/643064/beckyhughes/working-homeless-population-grows-in-cities-across-the-u-s/ -Many wealthy liberals have blame in the homeless crisis:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNDgcjVGHIw -Check out Zach's music by going to:  https://muzach.bandcamp.com Twitter: @vcwpod Zach- @muzach Dave- @Davejlester Podcast music by Zach Malm Logo by Zach Malm

Professor, writer, and podcaster (Straight White American Jesus) Bradley Onishi joins us to talk about White Christian Nationalism, Christofascism, purity culture and how those things relate to current events in Russia and Ukraine.   Follow Bradley on Twitter:  @bradleyonishi Listen to Bradley on Straight White American Jesus:  https://straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/ Mentioned on the pod:   Eric Metaxes portraying Putin as a strong leader: https://currentpub.com/2022/02/25/the-eric-metaxas-show-pushes-pro-putin-propaganda-his-show-is-little-more-than-an-outlet-to-promote-conspiracy-theories/ -Check out Zach's music by going to:  https://muzach.bandcamp.com Twitter: @vcwpod Zach- @muzach Dave- @Davejlester Podcast music by Zach Malm Logo by Zach Malm

From the Ravel podcast, fellow Seattle-ite Josh Lieuallen joins the VCW hall to talk about his Evangelical story, his work on the Ravel Podcast, and deconstructing/reconstructing faith. Check out the Ravel Podcast:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ravel/id1528109104 Follow Josh Lieuallen on Twitter:  @joshlieuallen -Check out Zach's music by going to:  https://muzach.bandcamp.com Twitter: @vcwpod Zach- @muzach Dave- @Davejlester Podcast music by Zach Malm Logo by Zach Malm

Co-host of the Thereafter podcast, Meghan Crozier visits the VCW hall to talk about her evangelical story, purity culture, purity culture 2.0, exvangelical CCM karaoke, and more. Mentioned on the pod: "The Djembe Thread" - https://twitter.com/thepursuinglife/status/1486759817565794307 Resources Meghan Crozier recommends on the topic of Purity Culture: Talk Purity to Me - https://www.instagram.com/talkpuritytome/?hl=en Erica Smith - https://www.instagram.com/ericasmith.sex.ed/?hl=en Meg Cowan - https://www.instagram.com/megccowan/?hl=en Dr. Tina Sellers - https://www.instagram.com/drtinashameless/?hl=en Jo Luehmann - https://www.instagram.com/joluehmann/?hl=en Brenda Marie Davies (God is Grey) - https://www.instagram.com/godisgrey/?hl=en Ms. Charlotte - https://twitter.com/charlotteirene8 QueerTheology.com (Brian and Shay) - https://www.queertheology.com/ The Snarky Gent - https://twitter.com/thesnarkygent Tyler Krumland - https://twitter.com/TylerKrumland Kevin Garcia - https://www.instagram.com/thekevingarcia/?hl=en Alicia T. Crosby - https://www.aliciatcrosby.com/about Books: Pure by Linda Kay Klein Beyond Shame: Creating a Healthy Sex Life on Your Own Terms by Matthias Roberts #churchtoo by Emily Joy Allison Sex, God, and the Conservative Church by Dr. Tina Sellers Shameless by Nadia Bolz Weber You Are Your Own by Jamie Lee Finch Love Him Well by Tyler Krumland On Her Knees: Memoir of a Prayerful Jezebel by Brenda Marie Davies Big Big Love Revised: A Sex and Relationships Guide for People of Size - Hanne Blank Sex For One: The Joy of Self Loving - Dr. Betty Dodson Come As You Are - The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life - Dr. Emily Nagoski Good Christian Sex: Why Chastity Isn’t The Only Option And Other Things The Bible Says About Sex - Bromleigh McCleneghan Damaged Goods: New Perspectives on Christian Purity - Dianna Anderson The Body Is Not An Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love - Sonya Renee Taylor Exhibitionism For The Shy - Carol Queen Our Bodies, Ourselves - Boston Women’s Health Collective All About Love - bell hooks -Check out Zach's music by going to:  https://muzach.bandcamp.com Twitter: @vcwpod Zach- @muzach Dave- @Davejlester Podcast music by Zach Malm Logo by Zach Malm

For this episode, we took a break from talking about Evangelicalism.  Jeffrey Overstreet returns to the VCW hall to talk movies from 2021, which we all agreed was a diverse and eclectic year at the cinema, despite the year starting with theaters still closed. We talk about the Oscar nominees, our own personal top 10 films of the year, what he's been showing his students and what has resonated with them, some comedies in a year with very little comedy, and in keeping with Roger Ebert's axiom "the movies are a machine that generates empathy", some of the year's best empathy generators.  Find Jeffrey Overstreet's work: Twitter:  @Overstweet Listen to Jeffrey's podcast about "looking closer" at movies and art:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/looking-closer-with-jeffrey-overstreet/id1552957728 Buy Jeffrey's book on moviegoing and faith:  https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-8307-4315-5 Buy Jeffrey's fantasy book Auralia's Colors:  https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/125630/auralias-colors-by-jeffrey-overstreet/ Visit Jeffrey's website:  http://jeffreyoverstreet.lookingcloser.org/ Mentioned on the pod: Bullseye interview with Winston Duke about Nine Days:  https://www.npr.org/2022/01/06/1070976887/winston-duke Lauren Wilford on Licorice Pizza:  https://letterboxd.com/laurenwilf/film/licorice-pizza/ -Check out Zach's music by going to:  https://muzach.bandcamp.com Twitter: @vcwpod Zach- @muzach Dave- @Davejlester Podcast music by Zach Malm Logo by Zach Malm

Author and Podcaster Krispin Mayfield joined the VCW hall to discuss his new book "Attached to God: A Practical Guide to Deeper Spiritual Experience" (out on 2/22/2022 from Zondervan).  He writes (and talks on the show) about people being able to have a more secure attachment with God by recognizing their own styles based on Attachment Theory.  Krispin also talks about his Evangelical story and his time in a Christian hardcore band called Sanctified Viscosity. Get a copy of Krispin Mayfield's book by going to the website:  https://www.zondervan.com/p/attached-to-god/ Follow Krispin on Twitter:  @K_Mayfield Listen to Krispin and D.L. Mayfield on their podcast "The Prophetic Imagination Station":  https://www.propheticimaginationstation.com/ -Check out Zach's music by going to:  https://muzach.bandcamp.com Twitter: @vcwpod Zach- @muzach Dave- @Davejlester Podcast music by Zach Malm Logo by Zach Malm

Jazz Robertson (co-host of Multiple Sources Podcast) joins the VCW hall for a wide ranging discussion about playing music in and outside of church, letting go of certainty, Alan Watts, Britney Spears' conservatorship, the problem of white supremacy in evangelicalism, and her 5 favorite drummers of all time. Listen to Multiple Sources Podcast:  https://www.multiplesourcespod.com/ Follow Jazz on Twitter:  @jazzrobertson Her website:  https://jazzrobertson.com/ -Check out Zach's music by going to:  https://muzach.bandcamp.com Twitter: @vcwpod Zach- @muzach Dave- @Davejlester Podcast music by Zach Malm Logo by Zach Malm

Author and speaker Danté Stewart joins the VCW hall to discuss his excellent new book "Shoutin in the Fire: An American Epistle" as well as his experiences in Evangelicalism being a black consultant including with The Gospel Coalition (TGC).  He describes the effects on him being in white spaces and the tension in his work of capturing the painful realities of the culture around him but also having hope in the here and now.  We recorded on the anniversary of James Baldwin's death (December 1, 1987) and Dante also reflects on the importance of Baldwin's work in his life. Buy Dante Stewart's book "Shoutin in the Fire: An American Epistle" by going here:  https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/672938/shoutin-in-the-fire-by-dante-stewart/ Follow Dante Stewart on Twitter:  @stewartdantec Mentioned on the podcast: Dante Stewart on being a black consultant in white churches:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/07/13/black-pastor-white-churches/ Dante Stewart's article on Ahmaud Arbery in the New York Times:  https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/24/opinion/ahmaud-arbery-verdict-justice.html -Check out Zach's music by going to:  https://muzach.bandcamp.com -Read Dave's occasional blogging at:  www.dangeroushope.wordpress.com Twitter: @vcwpod Zach- @muzach Dave- @Davejlester Podcast music by Zach Malm Logo by Zach Malm

Well there's Santa and Jack Frost and Krampus and Rudolph. Egg nog and stockings and tree lights and strudel. But do you recall Christmas werewolves, Christmas witches, the Catalonian pooping log, Ded Moroz, hallucinogenic reindeer pee, and the Icelandic Yule Lads? Benito Cereno does, and he's here to tell us all about them. All of them. Seriously, the man is an absolute encyclopedia of international Christmas folklore and traditions. If all you know about Christmas is Jesus and Santa, prepare to have your mind blown. We also talk a bit about Christmas ghost stories and left-of-center Christmas movie recommendations. Find Benito: Twitter:  @Benito_Cereno Listen to Benito's podcast Apocrypals:  https://apocrypals.libsyn.com/website Listen to Benito's other podcast Till The End:  https://ko-fi.com/friendstilltheend Benito's new Letterboxd list of Christmas folk horror films: https://letterboxd.com/benitocereno/list/a-folk-horror-christmas/ Benito's latest appearance on the Weird Christmas podcast: https://weirdchristmas.com/2021/11/14/podcast-christmas-witches-with-benito-cereno/ -Check out Zach's music by going to:  https://muzach.bandcamp.com -Read Dave's occasional blogging at:  www.dangeroushope.wordpress.com Twitter: @vcwpod Zach- @muzach Dave- @Davejlester Podcast music by Zach Malm Logo by Zach Malm

Ian Adams has worked at various game companies, on games such as State of Decay, and currently is at Wizards of the Coast (Magic: The Gathering, Dungeons and Dragons). He walks us through some of the notable history of Christian video games, with sidequests about our childhood exposure to Dungeons and Dragons, the rise of video game-based charity organizations, and his perspective on the proto-MAGA Gamergate movement as someone working in the industry at the time it occurred.  Follow Ian on Twitter: @ianwadams Charities Ian Mentions on the Pod: https://www.extra-life.org/ https://gamesdonequick.com/ https://www.directrelief.org/get-involved/gaming/ https://childsplaycharity.org/ -Check out Zach's music by going to:  https://muzach.bandcamp.com -Read Dave's occasional blogging at:  www.dangeroushope.wordpress.com Twitter: @vcwpod Zach- @muzach Dave- @Davejlester Podcast music by Zach Malm Logo by Zach Malm