ep 8.2 - Singer/Songwriter Carrie Newcomer

This week we have an interview that has been in the can for a while now. Nick interviews the singer songwriter Carrie Newcomer. She has a folk/country type sound that she uses to tell stories, protest, and give hope.

In this episode we hear three full tracks from her newest album, The Geography of Light, and get to hear a little bit about each song. She also shares what she finds so compelling about the Quaker Communities.

So give the episode a listen and hear some new music.

Her website, which is quite beautiful, is located at CarrieNewcomer.com

From the website:

“For singer/songwriter Carrie Newcomer, beauty is discovered in the midst of the ordinary. Life is experienced in the spaces between darkness and light. Truth is found in the bond between music and word.”

On her website you can get more information about her music, tours, workshops she leads, and even a healthy dose of activism sites.

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Throwing It Against The Wall

We have a short 5-6 minute podcast up. Nick and I are throwing it against the wall and seeing what sticks. It being the proverbial “ish”. This is basically a quick 5-6 minute awkward talk about money and advertising space on the podcast. We’re toying with the idea of launching 15 and 30 second ad spots advertising books and albums and anything else that people will pay us for. And to do it tastefully. Your thoughts and feedback would be appreciated.

ep 8.1 - Becky Garrison

This episode features Becky Garrison, author and religious satirist. Becky is the author of a couple of books (Rising From The Ashes, The New Atheists, and Red & Blue God, Black & Blue Church) and the Senior contributing writer of the Wittenburg Door.

We spend the majority of our time discussing The New Atheists.

You can find Becky’s site here.

This is also the first intro that Nick and I have done together in a long time. So we catch up on some of his Australian travels.

ep 8.0 - Jason Clark & Deep Church

This week on the podcast Josh Case, our EU correspondent, interviews Jason Clark from Deep Church. This is Part Two of the interview. You can find Part One here.

Jason is what we call a vintage blogger, meaning that’s he’s been around a while and pretty much respected by everybody in the blogging community. Jason also is a point person for developing Emergent in the UK. Currently, Emergent-UK has over 3,000 pastors and leaders from a broad range of church streams/denominations, involved in ongoing discussion and a resource network, which he oversees.

You can find out more about Jason here. Jason also podcasts here (Emergent related) and here (church talks).

Joshua and Jason talk about Deep Church and a few other things. Be sure to stop by and check out his site and our good friend Josh Case’s site.

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ep 7.9 - Purple State of Mind

This week Josh and Anna (Josh’s wife) meet up with the creators of the film Purple State of Mind in downtown Atlanta for an interview about the film. It is essentially a documentary of the conversation between two friends that spans 25 years, one an atheist and one a Christian.Craig Detweiler is a filmmaker, author, and co-directs the Reel Spirituality Institute at Fuller Theological Seminary. He is the author of Matrix of Meanings: Finding God in Pop Culture.John Marks is a novelist, journalist, and former producer of 60 Minutes. His books include Wall, Wartorn, Fangland, and his most recent work, Reasons to Believe.From their website:”Purple State of Mind, our movie, is an 80-minute effort to bridge the cultural gap, to push past politics, and wade into the middle ground where most people live. Purple State, the web experience, extends that effort out into the homes, dorm rooms, churches, offices and playing fields where people are struggling to have their own conversations. In a world of increasing tension, we hope Purple State of Mind offers an alternative–a warm, humorous, genuine conversation that at the same time pulls no punches.”

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