A Tiny Revolution

Jared Byas of The Bible for Normal People joins me today to basically fix my life because obviously my ass needs it. ... Connect with Jared across social media @JByas, at JByas.com and listen to his podcast with Pete Enns, The Bible for Normal People, available wherever you listen to your podcasts. ... Liked this show? Become a sustaining partner on Patreon this month and get my new Xmas EP, "Make the Yule Tide Gay." Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/a-tiny-revolution/donations --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinyrevolution/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DEATH AND SEX AND EUCHARIST! Like... does it get any better? Caleb Wilde is a fifth-generation funeral director who has the freshest take on death I have ever encountered. Literally, this is one of my favorite conversations. We cover a whole lot and go real real deep. Just dive in. You'll love it. ... If you haven't yet, become a sustaining partner on Patreon. Even as little as $1 a month gets this shit into the hands of more people who need it. www.Patreon.com/thekevingarcia Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/a-tiny-revolution/donations --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinyrevolution/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jennifer Knapp is a Grammy-nominated artist, writer, speaker, activist, and all-around badass woman. She was CCM royalty for 5ever before her hiatus and then her eventual coming out (before it was cool to be a queer Christian). Since then, she's traveled all over, released 2 new albums, and is going to be the featured speaker at the Q Christian Fellowship 2019 National Conference! I know y'all will love this conversation. ... Connect with Jennifer across social media @Jennifer_Knapp, and check her out at www.JenniferKnapp.com .... Like the show? Support it by becoming a sustaining partner through Patreon. Not to mention the sweet perks, like the new show #DecentAdvice! Coming to your feed soon! www.Patreon.com/thekevingarcia Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/a-tiny-revolution/donations --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinyrevolution/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Garrard Conley is the author of the best selling book, Boy Erased, now a major motion picture starring Nicole Kidman, Nicolas Cage, and Troye Sivan among others. I connected with Garrard a few years ago, and we talked about the book when it was first coming out. Since then, the book has been translated into multiple languages, and this story has taken the masses by storm. In this encore interview, you'll hear me and Garrard talk about our past, our upbringings in the south, and more. Note: it's a little dated! BUT! It's still a delightful time. ... Connect with Garrard Conley across social media @Gayrodcon and on his website, GarrardConley.com. And be sure to pick up "Boy Erased" wherever you get your books, and then go see the film in theatres everywhere SUPER soon! ... Connect with me and all the content I make over at theKevinGarcia.com, and learn how you can make more content like this possible by becoming a sustaining partner on Patreon. www.patreon.com/thekevingarcia Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/a-tiny-revolution/donations --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinyrevolution/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Polyamory and non-monogamy is a conversation that isn't happening in Christian circles and is seen by many as taboo. But it's a conversation we desperately need. Brian G. Murphy of QueerTheology.com joins me today to talk about Poly and Christianity, and how non-monogamy has served him and his partner in their walk as Christians. ... Connect with Brian across social media @thisisBGM, and with Queer Theology at www.QueerTheology.com and on twitter @QTheology. And if you want in on that workshop, check out www.queertheology.com/polyamory ... Liked the show? Consider supporting this work by becoming a sustaining patner: www.patreon.com/thekevingarcia Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/a-tiny-revolution/donations --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinyrevolution/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jedidiah Jenkins was living a life he didn't want, and so on his 30th bday, he quit his job, hopped on a bike and road it from Oregon to Patagonia on a 16-month, 13,000 mile journey that would change everything. In this podcast we talk about that journey, the book, evolving faith, sexuality, growing up gay in conservative land (classic) and ANCIENT ALIENS! I'm just saying, this one is a dope one. Get into it. ALSO HAPPY MEAN GIRLS DAY! OCT 3RD! ON A WEDNESDAY! WHAT A JOY! ... Connect with Jed across social media @JedidiahJenkins and be sure to pick up a copy of "To Shake the Sleeping Self" at bookstores everywhere. ... Liked this episode, consider becoming a supporting partner on Patreon! www.Patreon.com/thekevingarcia Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/a-tiny-revolution/donations --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinyrevolution/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Corey Camperchioli is an actor, writer, and self identitfied femme living in NYC. He's currently making the rounds with his short film, "FEMME," and y'all... he's amazing. Just a peach. In this conversation we talk about queerness, femme dudes being seen in media, masculinity, and woo-woo universey hippy dippy spirtuality goodness. You're gonna love it. ... Connect with Corey on social media @CoreyCamp, and be sure to check out Femme @Femmethefilm across social media, and be on the lookout for Femme coming to a platform near you soon! ... If you're looking for therapy, start here: www.tryonlinetherapy.com/thekevingarcia ... If you liked this podcast, consider becoming a supporting parther through Patreon. Learn more at www.patreon.com/thekevingarcia ... Connect with Kevin @theKevinGarcia across social media, at www.thekevingarcia.com and at Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/a-tiny-revolution/donations --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinyrevolution/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Y'all... Matthias Roberts, in addition to being an incredible writer, podcaster, speaker, therapist, and all around good human, is one of my dear friends. Creatively he's been a co-conspirator. Socially, he's been a solid rock and someone who is willing to tell me hard things. Adventure-wise, he's always down. I love him. And in this convo we cover everything. So buckle up. ... connect with Matthias across social media @MatthiasRoberts, and on his website www.MatthiasRoberts.com, and be sure to listen to his podcast, Queerology, wherever you listen to your podcasts. ... Loved the show? Consider supporting it financially through Patreon. Go to www.Patreon.com/thekevingarcia to learn more. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/a-tiny-revolution/donations --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinyrevolution/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trigger warning: This episode contains conversation focusing on sexual assault and rape in Christian contexts. Listener discretion is advised. ... Chrisie Reeves-Pendergrass is a pastor, mom, wife, and advocate for sexual assault victims in churches everywhere. After beginning to process the trauma of her own assault, Chrisie began to tell her story and realized she was not the only one who had experienced what she had. And with all the #ChurchToo stories coming out recently, she's more committed than ever to ending silence around this. ... Connect with Chrisie on her website www.chrisiereeves-pendergrass.com, and across social media @ChrisieReevesPendergrass ... Liked the show? Become a supporting partner through Patreon! Go to www.Patreon.com/thekevingarcia to learn how to make more content like this possible. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/a-tiny-revolution/donations --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinyrevolution/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kathy Baldock is a speaker, educator, mother, and fierce advocate for LGBTQ inclusion in the Church. Her book, "Walking the Bridgeless Canyon" has walked many through the intersecting social, political, and religious history of the treatment of LGBTQ community from antiquity all the way to recent American history. Kathy's been doing a ton of research on bible translations and recently she's found some incredible information that, when this goes mainstream, might blow a lot of minds and misconceptions about how we arrived at the word usage "homosexual" in the bible. Grab some pen and paper cause you're gonna wanna take notes. ... Connect with Kathy across social media @canyonwlkr. And you can pick up her book, "Walking the Bridgeless Canyon" on Amazon and on her website, www.Canyonwalkerconnections.com. ... If you liked this podcast, consider becoming a sustaining partner at www.Patreon.com/thekevingarcia Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/a-tiny-revolution/donations --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinyrevolution/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices