Awkward Rhino

A Nerdgasm about how Avengers endgame has effected three comic book reading nerds well into their thirties. There's love, some hate, and not enough Hulk.

We discuss the article "Jesus was a Socialist" with author Chuck McKnight on why he thinks Jesus preached a message that would kill at a Bernie Sanders Rally.

A discussion on chance the rapper and christian music one and the same or distinctly different

An interview with Jared Byas from The Bible for normal people. We discuss the norms around evangelicalism and awkward feelings it gives some people and what they should do with it

Steve has his heart melted by a Black Klansman

Our interview with Author and fellow podcaster Mark Van Steenwyk. He's our favorite Mennonite Radical.

Today we dive into making arguments in good faith. What is it and what is it not, and can we through good faith arguments save America from our polarized dumpster fire.

A Late as we wanna be review of marvel's infinity war.

Today we interview Keith Giles, author of "Jesus Untangled" a story about how to understand that Jesus was not a Conservative Republican, and what happens when identity politics goes in a different direction.

Here you have a late as we want to be review of the Black Panther movie.

We do a deep dive into White Trauma With Mark Charles.

This week we discuss the serious topic of Puerto Rico. How did we get here and how can you help. If you would like to help you can click here to donate to your fellow Americans https://m.facebook.com/WorcesterLovesPuertoRico/ You can also hear Jason at https://anchor.fm/althits On the lighter side..if you need a laugh we couldn't recommend Rick and Morty more!!

It's hard to navigate this social media world full of so much hate and so much animosity. How does one speak with friends and family in those moments between protests. What is a liberal worldview? When does the world find that minorities aren't pets or threats; but people. This week we walk through these deeper topics with returning guest. Professor Soong-Chan Rah

Does Stephen King have the market for horror cornered? Why does IT do so well and Get Out is just eerie.

This week in Episode 2 we have back our contributor Paul Bowers with guest Jordan Pace. We discuss Charlottesville and all the terror that it was. Jordan makes a case for a different viewpoint on the Confederacy... Be prepared...this one is awkward

Welcome back! Season two hits hard. This week we interview our journalist friend Paul. Join us as we walk through vetting the news and learning how to drill down to the truth of the matter...no matter how awkward.

This week we sit down with Jeremy McLellan and Paul Bowers to discuss: Flying the Friendly Skies with Delta, some fun with Rand Paul and the overwhelming crazy news in the past month! JJeremy McLellan is a standup comedian based in Charleston, SC where he won the 2015 and 2016 Charleston Standup Comedy Competition and was named Best Local Comic in the Charleston City Paper. In addition to telling jokes all over the country he has also performed with TJ Miller, Todd Barry, Tig Notaro, Mark Normand and others. Never one to shy away from controversy, his material covers a wide range of hot-button topics like politics, gender, race, disability, religion, and Santa Claus. Check him out at on Twitter @JeremyMcLellan on Facebook @JeremyMcLellanComedy and his site at http://jeremymclellan.com/ Paul Bowers is a reporter at the Post and Courier and we look forward to our next episode as we dive deeper with the man behind the "paper".

This week on AR Steve, Josh and Ryan are joined with a special guest Dr. Soong - Chan Rah from Northpark Theological Seminary. Join us as we tackle questions around: Is there such a thing as a cross cultural experience? How do we approach the topics of “Assumption of White Exceptionalism” and “American Exceptionalism” What lens and who has the burden of viewpoint in our country and in our churches as we continue with the struggle that is inerrant in our nation; a racial divide. Also....is Star Wars is racist? Find more info about Dr. Rah at www.profrah.com you can find him on twitter @profrah --- seriously go to it.

How does the Evangelical American Church reconcile with Trump and why won't they admit it.

Oh my...watch out for the fake news. Battleships don't run on fuel and who doesn't love a little Creflo Dollar. Should California exit the Union?

Be forewarned...Steve... has found the deep end and went all in. This week you're in for a real treat!

This week Steve starts his fake news spreading... #mostwatchedshowever. Why BBC has it figured out and why Netflix and it's kind are dominating Network TV. Stick with part 1...part 2 will be incrementally better

Oh my...that was an awkward cutoff but welcome to the holidays. We needed a break and so did you. But we are back and ready to be awkward again. This week: College Football, Tarantino is retiring?, SNL, and Fake News!! #pizzagate

How in the did he Win..Is Trump an Anamoly? What does the DNC do from here and for that matter what does the GOP establishment do as well. **Steve doesn't know what the NBA is. (Spoiler Alert) The Van Jones Video can be found here: http://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2016/11/09/van-jones-emotional-election-results-sot.cnn

Well...it's enough politics for a week don't you think? This week we discuss where Steve is confused on what success is. Josh is traditionally awkward and Special Guest Andrew has some things to say about the comics we all hate to admit that we love in public. Jason continues to keep things honest. Bye Bye Elsa

Join us as this week we dive in with a member of the Student body; as he goes through the Liberty United Against Trump movement that has gathered so much steam.

In this episode. Steve makes a case for Tribalism being something that is hard to overcome and it affects every portion of our life. Also...where is Syria and Trump has a very poor choice of cat words. Tengo un Gato!! *Apologies for any audio issues, we tried something...it didn't work well.

Does history always get rewritten by the victors? If so what do we do with violent protests? This week we have a special mini episode about all of that with a small sprinkle of Reparations for the oppressed among us. Followed up with the case for Libertarianism as a form of Government...maybe.

This week: Congratulations world! FIFA has cured racism; just in time for Christmas. http://atlantablackstar.com/2016/09/26/fifa-disbands-anti-racism-task-force-declares-work-done/ Big Banks...#facepalm http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/illinois-treasurer-state-suspend-wells-fargo-business-42530858 Nate Parker has a rough time with the birth of his nation http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/nate-parker-addresses-rape-trial-934548 Speaking of Hollywood, lets discuss white washing. Who better for the topic than Tim Burton: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/09/29/tim-burton/ What week wouldn't be complete without a discussion of the politics of today. Lets get real, Lets get Awkward.

This week: Burkini's and where we stand on wearing them (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/01/world/europe/burkini-france-us-germany-africa.html Tim Tebow tops the jersey sales? Wait...what? http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/17586582/new-york-mets-sell-tim-tebow-jerseys-former-qb-begins-pro-baseball-career Fans say they will boycott the NFL...we don't buy it, not even a little. Pastor Andy Stanley has a misstep? Should we protest a different way? What do we tell our kids about cops? What does that mean for Black Lives matter? Guests: Patrick and Lee.

Join us in this episode as we discuss the music of your youth, (very) awkward protesting, coming out of the political closet and a case for a completely different third party.

Join us as we launch a quick pilot. Hear us discuss whatever the heck is going on with this whole Kaepernick thing.