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GUESTLizette Garza is the Program Manager at Crossroads Fund, a public foundation  that supports community organizations working on issues of racial, social and economic justice in the Chicago area. Lizette supports community-based grant making, and movement building programs like The Giving Project and Cultivate: A Women of Color Leadership program. Previously, Lizette has a background in youth development and music industry serving as a Program Specialist at After School Matters and Teaching Artist at ElevArte Community Studio. She is a longtime Pilsen-resident with a love for hip hop, yoga, and cooking. Outside of trust-based philanthropy, she is a Music Curator for ReverbNation.OVERVIEWBrownTown talks non-profit industrial complex, financial surveillance, drill rap, and everything in between with Lizette Garza, Program Manager at Crossroads Fund. The gang dissects the philanthropic world's inherent root in inequity as well as its changes and challenges from the grassroots over the years. Lizette brings her lived experience as well as work with Crossroads into the conversation around the role of non-profits, funding "radical" initiatives, and the impact coronavirus and the George Floyd uprisings had on them. As summer 2020 brought a racial justice reckoning, everyday people began to distrust institutions, better understand how whiteness and anti-Blackness permeates in even (and especially) the most trusted charitable giving, and how we can build better networks for funding, support, and trust outside of established institutions. BrownTown and Lizette analyze unpack these topics while reflecting on their own roles in movement work and as funders/fundees. As media creators and lovers of hip hop, they center the power of media, art, and imagination in pushing back against oppressive ways of thinking and accepting and living out abolitionist politics.Considering it all, BrownTown and Lizette distill these larger dialogues wrestling with how to work within and simultaneously resist a system built on the same hierarchies and oppression it is supposed to challenge. Ultimately, we're all just trying to figure out where the money reside. Originally recorded December 3, 2020.#TwerkForLiberation--Mentioned media, topics, and information:San Francisco billionaire gives $30M to study homelessness, AP** Episode Correction: Marc Benioff gave $30 million, not billions **"Donor Advised Funds" segment of Patriot Act with Hasan MinhajShit's Totally FUCKED! What Can We Do?: A Mutual Aid Explainer, Narration by Dean SpadeAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez - Instagram Cooking + Q&A (December 10, 2020)Abolitionist challenge the FORD Foundation's support of replacing Rikers JailRacism by the Numbers: How the Internal Revenue Service Targets Poor Black Taxpayers, The RootHyperlocal Giving to Black-Led Nonprofits Cannot Simply Be a Trend, SSIRNonProfitAF.comDescription of the book, The Revolution Will Not Be Funded: Beyond the Non-profit Industrial Complex by INCITE!A trillion-dollar industry, the US non-profit sector is one of the world's largest economies. From art museums and university hospitals to think tanks and church charities, over 1.5 million organizations of staggering diversity share the tax-exempt 501(c)(3) designation, if little else. Many social justice organizations have joined this world, often blunting political goals to satisfy government and foundation mandates. But even as funding shrinks, many activists often find it difficult to imagine movement-building outside the non-profit model. The Revolution Will Not Be Funded gathers essays by radical activists, educators, and non-profit staff from around the globe who critically rethink the long-term consequences of what they call the "non-profit industrial complex." Drawing on their own experiences, the contributors track the history of non-profits and provide strategies to transform and work outside them. Urgent and visionary, The Revolution Will Not Be Funded presents a biting critique of the quietly devastating role the non-profit industrial complex plays in managing dissent.--Follow Lizette on Instagram and Twitter; and Crossroads Fund on their site, Instagram, and Twitter.--CREDITS: Intro soundbite Kofi Ademola from the Chi DNA interview with audio track by Genta Tamashiro. Outro song Where the Money Reside (Remix) w/ IMarkkeyz by Seude the Remix God. Audio engineered by Genta Tamashiro with assistance from Kiera Battles. Episode photo by Jamie Kelter Davis.--Bourbon ’n BrownTownFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | Site | PatreonSoapBox Productions and Organizing, 501(c)3Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Site | Support

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GUESTBorn and raised in Denver, Colorado, Genta Tamashiro is a creative devotee of the artistic community. He attended the specialized magnet school Denver School of the Arts for middle and high school, which gave him a solid foundation in musical performance and theory as well as an introduction into audio engineering. After spending some time at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa, Genta moved to Chicago to pursue a career in audio engineering where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Audio Design and Production from Columbia College in 2015. Through his freelance audio work, he has traveled around the country and the world with notable artists such as the Becca Kaufman Orchestra, The Way Down Wanderers, and Masego. When he is not running the sound for a band somewhere, you can find him producing his own music or editing podcasts for SoapBox and other creative organizations. Listen to more about this life, work, and perspectives on hip-hop in Episode 5 - Hip-Hop in the Age of Spin (2017) and all of Bourbon 'n BrownTown's previous New Years episodes.OVERVIEWBrownTown on BrownTown. The gang reflects on 2020, unpacking the episodes that helped us get through a truly unprecedented year. From coronavirus to George Floyd uprisings to national elections to our everyday mental health, BrownTown and audio engineer Genta Tamashiro discuss creating the podcast against the backdrop of a tragic yet powerful year.BrownTown and Genta methodically and chronologically detail the year's episodes with regard to COVID-19, quarantine, and transitioning from in-person to virtual recording. As the behind-the-scenes production changed, so did the episodes themselves, each leaning into how the pandemic and/or uprisings implicated the episode's topic. Even before COVID/quarantine in the early months of 2020, the episodes were packed with deeply relevant topics such as the Chicago city budget, the prison-industrial complex, and Black-centered, Black-owned media that were all heavily revisited in mass in the latter part of the year.With 19 total episodes, the most in one year since Bourbon 'n BrownTown's inception, 2020 also brought 7 sequel episodes (1 third installment), only 1 with no guests, and 5 episodes with two guests at the same time. In addition to breaking down each episode, the team chops it out about SoapBox projects Chi DNA, Census 2020, and Obama CBA; the 8-week Instagram Lives during quarantine; and much more.For better or worse, here's to 2021!Listen to all the episodes on your chosen podcast application or right here! For more information on the podcast, check out Bourbon 'n BrownTown on the SoapBox website.--CREDITS: Intro/outro song Karen by Yvie Oddly. Audio engineered by Genta Tamashiro.with assistance from Kiera Battles. Episode photo by Sean Kelly.--Bourbon ’n BrownTownFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | Site | PatreonSoapBox Productions and Organizing, 501(c)3Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Site | Support

Do you work hard to be good enough to be saved? Understanding the truth about our works could give you the best Christmas ever.Credits: Intro-music © 2010 Nathanael Tinker, used by permission. Extro-music: O Holy Night, Exzel Music Publishing (freemusicpublicdomain.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.Support the show (https://paypal.me/formeradventist)

GUESTTimmy Châu is an organizer, lawyer, and facilitator based in Chicago. He’s a co-founder of Dissenters, a new youth-led anti-war organization and a Co-director of the Prison and Neighborhood Arts and Education project (PNAP), an inside/outside arts and organizing effort operating in and out of Stateville prison. Above all, he believes in fighting for a world without prisons and police.OVERVIEWFitness Against Fascism alum Timmy Châu brings his knowledge and experience in movement and legal work to the conversation around using the law for liberatory means. Building upon the first installment, episode 32 with Tia Haywood and Jesús Vargas, BrownTown and Timmy discuss how to work towards an abolitionist future within and outside of the criminal legal system.Timmy shares his experience coming into movement work in Chicago (shoutout We Charge Genocide) and learning how the the legal field can support grassroots movements, noting the work of the People's Law Office. After reflecting on legal cases in recent years and from the summer uprisings (see "Protestors for Black Lives v. City of Chicago" , No Cop Academy FOIA Lawsuit, Paris uprising over film the police law: 1, 2), BrownTown and Timmy talk about the nuances of working within institutions with problematic origins or practices. As the conversation turns to a more sharpened critique of the Prison Industrial Complex (PIC) (see The Boondocks), the gang discusses the "progressive prosecutor" phenomenon, Obama's comments on #DefundPolice, reactionary responses to colonial violence (both in drill rap and Vietnam), and more.As Timmy states, “If we’re explicit about white supremacy and capitalism and authoritarianism then that means we have to be clear about what the law is in relationship to those systems [...]  really the laws are the set of regulations — the formalization of these systems that are really to control and regulate social, political, and economic life.”Considering it all, BrownTown and Timmy filter these larger dialogues into personal relationships, grappling with how to appropriately build upon the support and work of their ancestors while simultaneously challenge them. Originally recorded December 3, 2020.--Follow Timmy on Instagram; Dissenters at wearedissenters.org and @wearedissenters on all social media; and PNAP on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.--CREDITS: Intro audio from "Protestors for Black Lives v. City of Chicago"  video by Sensitive Visuals; outro song OLD WAYS by Black Rainbow Ray ft. Davion. Audio engineered by Genta Tamashiro. Episode photo by Mercedes Zapata.--Bourbon ’n BrownTownSite | Become a Patron on Patreon!SoapBox Productions and Organizing, 501(c)3Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Site | Support

What Does Christmas Mean to You? Join the hosts of Irenicast as they ponder the birth narrative, and the multiple ways that the story of Jesus' birth has been told and understood over the years.   Jeff invites the team to consider what Christmas means to them this year. The conversation begins with each of the cohosts pondering what it has been like to try to find Christmas cheer in 2020. The conversation slowly moves from finding cheer into a discussion about how each cohost interprets the story of Jesus' birth.  Bonnie invites the team to recognize the importance of birth narratives and the centering of children and women's voices. Before the episode finished the team shares some news about the future of the podcast.  Irenicast will be taking a short hiatus to focus on the next phase of the show.  But not before leaving you with some Christmas cheer via a brand new virtual mix tape in the closing segment, Playlist. Conversation What Christmas Means To You (02:52) State of the Podcast Special Announcement (46:03) Segment Top Three Christmas Songs of 2020 (57:43) ANNOUNCEMENTS Irenicast is going on a break for the first few months of 2021.  Please make sure you stay up to date on what we’re preparing upon our return!  The best way to do that is to sign up to our email list. RELEVANT LINKS From Our Conversation on What Does Christmas Mean to You? American Gods (STARZ TV Show) Magnificat, Luke 1:46-55 NRSV Christopher Nolan (American Film Maker) Batman Begins (2005 Film) The Dark Knight (2008 Film) The Dark Knight Rises (2012 Film) Australia Fires Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) Above All by Michael W. Smith Literary Criticism Sojourner Truth (American abolitionist and women's rights activist) Neo-Calvinism From Our State of the Podcast Update and Upcoming Break Sign Up for Our Email List Haystacks The Queerly Faithful Pastor Divine Cinema From Our Playlist Segment Playlists from Past Episodes An Angry Journey (Irenicast Playlist) Protest Songs (Irenicast Playlist) Irenicast Christmas 2020 Playlist on Spotify All I Want For Christmas by Mariah Carey Blue Christmas by Elvis A Charlie Brown Christmas - O Tannenbaum O Holy Night by Patti LaBelle Home Alone Theme by August Burns Red White Christmas by Bing Crosby Hippopotamus for Christmas by Gayla Peevey The Christmas Song by Nat King Cole O Come O Come Emmanual by the Civil Wars I Wish It Was Christmas Today by Cheap Trick Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays by *NSYNC Christmas in Hollis RUN DMC The Season’s Upon Us by Dropkick Murphys Waltz of the Flowers What Child is This by Yolanda Adams Christmas Blues Traveler A Song From SNL: I Wish It Was Christmas Today - SNL (YouTube Video) Home Alone (1990 Film) Christmas Shoes Bit by Patton Oswalt SUPPORT THE SHOW You can always count on Irenicast providing a free podcast on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month.  However, that does not mean that we do not have expense related to the show.  If we have provided value to you and you would like to support the show, here are a few options. PAYPAL - You can make a one-time, or recurring, tax-deductible donation to the show through PayPal. Just go to Irenicast.com/PayPal to make your donation. We are a 501(c)(3). MERCH - Irenicast has a merch store at Irenicast.com/Store.  We are always developing more items so check out our current offerings. AMAZON - Next time you go to make a purchase on Amazon consider using our Amazon affiliate link.  This will give us a small portion on everything you purchase.  No additional cost will be passed on to you. IRENCAST HOSTS Rev. Allen “The Mouse King” O’Brien, MAT | co-founder & co-host | allen@irenicast.com You can connect with Allen (@RevAllenOB) on Facebook,Twitter, Instagram, GoodReads, & LinkedIn. Rev. Bonnie Rambob, MDiv | co-host | bonnie@irenicast.com You can connect with Bonnie on Facebook and at Parkside Community Church-UCC Pastor Casey Tinnin, MDiv, MTS | co-host | casey@irenicast.com You can follow Casey on Twitter and Facebook, or you can check out his blog The Queerly Faithful Pastor or loomisucc.org Jeff Manildi | co-founder, producer & co-host | jeff@irenicast.com Follow Jeff (@JeffManildi) on facebook, instagram & twitter.  You can also listen to Jeff’s other podcast Divine Cinema. Rev. Rajeev Rambob, MCL | co-host | rajeev@irenicast.com You can follow Rajeev on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn ADD YOUR VOICE TO THE CONVERSATION Join our progressive Christian conversations on faith and culture by interacting with us through the following links: Read Us on our blog Irenicon Email Us at podcast@irenicast.com Follow Us on Twitter Like Us on Facebook Listen & Subscribe to Us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Android, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, Spreaker, Pandora and SoundCloud Speak to Us on our Feedback Page and the Post Evangelical Facebook Group See Us on Instagram Support Us on PayPal, Amazon or at our Store Love Us? CREDITS Intro and Outro music created by Mike Golin. This post may contain affiliate links.  An Irenicon is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com

GUESTJasson Perez is a Senior Research Analyst at ACRE who studies the connections between police violence, mass incarceration, and economic injustice. Through his research, he works to create campaigns to end mass incarceration and police violence and demonstrate that the fight for democratic socialism must embrace the politics of decarceration and abolition. Previously, at the Cook Center on Social Equity, Jasson did research on the racial wealth gap created by housing discrimination against Black homebuyers. Before becoming a researcher Jasson was a lead organizer for SEIU Local 73 and BYP100. When Jasson isn’t selling his labor for sustenance, you can find him subpar rapping with the rap group BBU, organizing with the Afro-Socialists & Socialists of Color Caucus of DSA and learning how to write about politics and economics in a manner that won’t bore you.OVERVIEWFollowing up on BrownTown's first installment from 2017 focusing on the aftermath of Colin Kaepernick's kneeling to protest police brutality, Jasson Perez joins them to talk all things sports in the later half of 2020--post-COVID and post-George Floyd uprisings. With multiple, interrelated crises at the fore, the team speaks candidly on sports organization's co-opt of Black Lives Matter, the relationship between players and owners, polarization as a strategy, and competing theories of social change. Originally recorded November 2020.Topics mentioned include:Naomi Osaka wears mask in memory of Breonna Taylor at US OpenMaya Moore left WNBA to work on criminal justiceBarack Obama and The Role of the Black Bourgeoisie in Coopting Our MovementsBrian Urlacher reacts to Jacob Blake and NBA strike, Bears denounceWNBA have been doing the work (1, 2, 3)--Follow Jasson on Twitter and Instagram. Follow Afrosocialist and Socialists of Color Caucus on Twitter.--CREDITS: Intro/outro soundbites from CNN and Milwaukee Bucks set to music by Genta Tamashiro. Outro song I Can't Breathe by Montana of 300. Audio engineered by Genta Tamashiro. Episode photo by Jasson Perez.--Bourbon ’n BrownTownSite | Become a Patron on Patreon!SoapBox Productions and Organizing, 501(c)3Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Site | Support

I wanna give a shout out to and welcome new Patreon supporters Omer, Travis, ConcerndOkie, Joey and Autoflower Ninja. Thank you so much for signing up and welcome to the community. On this episode we are tackling a few of the questions submitted to Dr. MJ Coco. I went ahead and sent all the questions to him and let him decide which ones he thought would be good for our time together. Grow Light Guide: https://www.cocoforcannabis.com/grow-light-guide/ Grow Light Calculator: https://www.cocoforcannabis.com/grow-light-calculator/ Grow Challenge: https://www.cocoforcannabis.com/challenge/   MERCH IS NOW AVAILABLE! Visit the link below to shop! http://autoflowerpodcast.com/shop-merch/   Support the Podcast on Patreon Get exclusive content, FREE TESTER SEEDS & other perks! https://www.patreon.com/autoflowerpodcast   Questions/Comments? Email me at AutoflowerPodcast@gmail.com   Connect on Social Media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/autoflowerpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/autoflowerpod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Autoflower-Podcast My personal grow account: https://www.instagram.com/tourettegrower/ My YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TouretteGrower  Website: www.AutoflowerPodcast.com   Credits: Intro/outro music: “Win City” from https://www.zapsplat.com. Soundbytes: Donald Trump, Jeff Sessions, Reefer Madness, Bill Hicks. Remixed by Chad Dulaney.

Discovering your authentic self is something that can seem like a vague or cliche notion.  Is there a balance between authentic inner life and authentic communal life?  Where are the tensions?  What does it even mean to be your authentic self?  These are some of the questions explored in this episode as Allen, Bonnie, Jeff & Rajeev discuss the difficult task of figuring out our place in this insane world. Self awareness and our relation to one another become prominent talking points during this conversation.  Self reflection, along with a solid community, can be powerful allies in our journeys toward peace about who we are and what we are becoming. The episode closed with a new segment called One of These Things IS Like The Other.  A game where two things are compared to a completely different thing.  Don’t worry, when you listen it’ll make a lot more sense. Conversation on Your Authentic Self (00:51) Segment (47:39) RELEVANT LINKS From Our Conversation Your Authentic Self Keeping It Real Can Go Very Wrong - Chappelle’s Show (YouTube Video) A Hidden Wholeness: The Journey Toward an Undivided Life by Parker Palmer (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) Brene Brown (Research Professor, Author, Podcaster) Pema Chödrön (American Tibetan Buddhist) Parenting – Simple Word, Infinite Implications – 173 (Irenicast Episode) Be Right Back (Black Mirror Episode) Maslow's hierarchy of needs The Guest House by Jalaluddin Rumi (Poem) Lojong (Mind Training Practice in the Tibetan Buddhist) Spiral Dynamics From Our One of These Things IS Like the Other Segment Taylor Swift (Pop Artist) Six Flags Magic Mountain SUPPORT THE SHOW You can always count on Irenicast providing a free podcast on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month.  However, that does not mean that we do not have expense related to the show.  If we have provided value to you and you would like to support the show, here are a few options. PAYPAL - You can make a one-time, or recurring, tax-deductible donation to the show through PayPal. Just go to Irenicast.com/PayPal to make your donation. We are a 501(c)(3). MERCH - Irenicast has a merch store at Irenicast.com/Store.  We are always developing more items so check out our current offerings. AMAZON - Next time you go to make a purchase on Amazon consider using our Amazon affiliate link.  This will give us a small portion on everything you purchase.  No additional cost will be passed on to you. IRENCAST HOSTS Rev. Allen O’Brien, MAT | co-founder & co-host | allen@irenicast.com You can connect with Allen (@RevAllenOB) on Facebook,Twitter, Instagram, GoodReads, & LinkedIn. Rev. Bonnie Rambob, MDiv | co-host | bonnie@irenicast.com You can connect with Bonnie on Facebook and at Parkside Community Church-UCC Pastor Casey Tinnin, MTS | co-host | casey@irenicast.com You can follow Casey on Twitter and Facebook, or you can check out his blog The Queerly Faithful Pastor or loomisucc.org Jeff Manildi | co-founder, producer & co-host | jeff@irenicast.com Follow Jeff (@JeffManildi) on facebook, instagram & twitter.  You can also listen to Jeff’s other podcast Divine Cinema. Rev. Rajeev Rambob, MCL | co-host | rajeev@irenicast.com You can follow Rajeev on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn ADD YOUR VOICE TO THE CONVERSATION Join our progressive Christian conversations on faith and culture by interacting with us through the following links: Read Us on our blog Irenicon Email Us at podcast@irenicast.com Follow Us on Twitter Like Us on Facebook Listen & Subscribe to Us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Android, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, Spreaker, Pandora and SoundCloud Speak to Us on our Feedback Page and the Post Evangelical Facebook Group See Us on Instagram Support Us on PayPal, Amazon or at our Store Love Us? CREDITS Intro and Outro music created by Mike Golin. This post may contain affiliate links.  An Irenicon is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com

Up until 2020, I’ve always been a stickler about celebrating Thanksgiving first and then celebrating Christmas. Thanksgiving just gets a bad rap, you know -- I mean, in stores I see Thanksgiving table settings and napkins go on clearance before the holiday itself to make room for more Christmas stuff. Which, by the way, began to appear on shelves in July. But this year, I’m making an exception. I am in full-on Christmas mode for some very good reasons. First, 2020. Need I say more? We could all use a little more holiday cheer, I believe. And second, we are in the process of packing and selling our house and moving to Iowa from Georgia mid-December. No Christmas decorations around here and definitely no Christmas ham coming out of my oven so I am celebrating creatively in other ways as early as I can. And one of those ways is this podcast which I’ve been itching to do for a little while -- where we’ll talk about some new things coming your way in 2021 , how we can have a thankful Christmas this year and the imperative role contentment has in your mindset and your business. SHOW NOTESThe Apostle Paul on contentment: 1 Timothy 6:3-10Philippians 4:4-132 Corinthians 12:9-10Mentioned & Related Resources:Email me if you're interested in teaching what you know in an online course and would like a free consultation.Want Your Business Featured in the Podcast? (It's Free)Then go here.Mission:Read Psalm 100 and Luke 2, back to back, in anticipation of a thankful Christmas.Pay It Forward:Subscribe and leave a review on iTunes to help spread the word about the Work Is Good podcast.Credits:Intro and Outro Music by Purple-Planet.comDrum Roll Sound Effect by Mike Koenig, via SoundBible.com"Bike, Bell Ding, Single, 01-01.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org

Huge shoutout to shout out to InkyCow and Ricardo for joining the Patreon community! On this episode we are chatting with Basement Autoflowers. He is a grower out of Canada with lots of positive energy who has a lot of beneficial attributes to bring to the table. We chat about how he got started, his set-up and how he grows. As we talked, cannabis stigma began to surface and we rolled with it, chatting about how it has been supressed and how the growers have been outcast into a dark, low-life category. We both have a calling and a mission to help usher in a new world for cannabis and to flip it back on it's feet where it belongs... among the earth and all her life forms, offering what we can benefit from. Be sure to follow Basement Autoflowers! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/hulkwanted Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/basementautoflowers/   MERCH IS NOW AVAILABLE! Visit the link below to shop! Save 10% now thru the end of the month using coupon code '10OFF' at checkout! http://autoflowerpodcast.com/shop-merch/   Support the Podcast on Patreon Get exclusive content, FREE TESTER SEEDS & other perks! https://www.patreon.com/autoflowerpodcast   Questions/Comments? Email me at AutoflowerPodcast@gmail.com   Connect on Social Media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/autoflowerpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/autoflowerpod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Autoflower-Podcast My personal grow account: https://www.instagram.com/tourettegrower/ My YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TouretteGrower  Website: www.AutoflowerPodcast.com   Credits: Intro/outro music: “Win City” from https://www.zapsplat.com. Soundbytes: Donald Trump, Jeff Sessions, Reefer Madness, Bill Hicks. Remixed by Chad Dulaney.

In response to a listener question about God’s immutability, all five co-hosts discuss a changing God. The conversation begins with the God of the bible before it turns toward the God of human experience. Co-hosts reflect on the groups that might benefit from a fixed or static God and those groups that might benefit from a God who is impacted (and therefore changed) by a relational life with creation. Rajeev wonders about God ideas as connected to the ego. The conversation includes an exploration of various God narratives and systems. Are there “right” ideas about God? To close, Bonnie proposes consideration of how a changing God opens up an uncertain future. Now what? Co-hosts agree. They may need to follow-up with another episode. If you can take in a few other calamities (real and unreal) to round out 2020, listen to the end to hear the segment: Church Signs. It turns out coming up with a creative church sign is harder than it sounds. Conversation on Changing God (00:51) Church Signs Segment (48:20) RELEVANT LINKS From Our Conversation on Changing God? Open & Relational Theology Irenicast Roundtable – The Art of Oversharing – 135 (Irenicast Episode) Creeds Ontological Argument was proposed by St. Anselm of Canterbury Augustine of Hippo Martin Luther John Calvin Moral Truth – Relative or Reality? – 166 (Irenciast Episode) Gnostic Gospels The Truth Series (Irenicast Episodes) What Is Truth? – Spilling the Capital Tea – 165 Continuing the Conversation on Episode #165 – What is Truth – 165b Moral Truth – Relative or Reality? – 166 Continuing the Conversation on Moral Truth – 166b Who Tells the Truth? – Rajeev’s Three R’s – 167 Continuing the Conversation on Who Tells the Truth – 167b Changing Truth – An Ever Evolving Journey – 168 Continuing the Conversation on Episode #168 - An Ever Evolving Truth - 168b Alfred North Whitehead Carl Jung Who Tells the Truth? – Rajeev’s Three R’s – 167 (Irenicast Episode) From Our Church Signs Segment The End of the World As We Know It? – Arma-gettin’ It On – 045 (Irenicast Episode) SUPPORT THE SHOW You can always count on Irenicast providing a free podcast on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month.  However, that does not mean that we do not have expense related to the show.  If we have provided value to you and you would like to support the show, here are a few options. PAYPAL - You can make a one-time, or recurring, tax-deductible donation to the show through PayPal. Just go to Irenicast.com/PayPal to make your donation. We are a 501(c)(3). MERCH - Irenicast has a merch store at Irenicast.com/Store.  We are always developing more items so check out our current offerings. AMAZON - Next time you go to make a purchase on Amazon consider using our Amazon affiliate link.  This will give us a small portion on everything you purchase.  No additional cost will be passed on to you. IRENCAST HOSTS Rev. Allen O’Brien, MAT | co-founder & co-host | allen@irenicast.com You can connect with Allen (@RevAllenOB) on Facebook,Twitter, Instagram, GoodReads, & LinkedIn. Rev. Bonnie Rambob, MDiv | co-host | bonnie@irenicast.com You can connect with Bonnie on Facebook and at Parkside Community Church-UCC Pastor Casey Tinnin, MTS | co-host | casey@irenicast.com You can follow Casey on Twitter and Facebook, or you can check out his blog The Queerly Faithful Pastor or loomisucc.org Jeff Manildi | co-founder, producer & co-host | jeff@irenicast.com Follow Jeff (@JeffManildi) on facebook, instagram & twitter.  You can also listen to Jeff’s other podcast Divine Cinema. Rev. Rajeev Rambob, MCL | co-host | rajeev@irenicast.com You can follow Rajeev on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn ADD YOUR VOICE TO THE CONVERSATION Join our progressive Christian conversations on faith and culture by interacting with us through the following links: Read Us on our blog Irenicon Email Us at podcast@irenicast.com Follow Us on Twitter Like Us on Facebook Listen & Subscribe to Us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Android, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, Spreaker, Pandora and SoundCloud Speak to Us on our Feedback Page and the Post Evangelical Facebook Group See Us on Instagram Support Us on PayPal, Amazon or at our Store Love Us? CREDITS Intro and Outro music created by Mike Golin. This post may contain affiliate links.  An Irenicon is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com

Shout out to Sid and GrowOne for joining the Patreon community! On this episode we are chatting with fan favorite Full Duplex again. We just started chatting and ended up talking about feminized seeds, organic growing, self sufficiency, compost teas… it’s kind of a mutt episode but I enjoyed it and I think you will as well. Follow Full Duplex on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/fullduplex_afn/ MERCH IS NOW AVAILABLE! Visit the link below to shop! Save 10% now thru the end of the month using coupon code '10OFF' at checkout! http://autoflowerpodcast.com/shop-merch/   Support the Podcast on Patreon Get exclusive content, FREE TESTER SEEDS & other perks! https://www.patreon.com/autoflowerpodcast   Questions/Comments? Email me at AutoflowerPodcast@gmail.com   Connect on Social Media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/autoflowerpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/autoflowerpod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Autoflower-Podcast My personal grow account: https://www.instagram.com/tourettegrower/ My YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TouretteGrower  Website: www.AutoflowerPodcast.com   Credits: Intro/outro music: “Win City” from https://www.zapsplat.com. Soundbytes: Donald Trump, Jeff Sessions, Reefer Madness, Bill Hicks. Remixed by Chad Dulaney.

Shout out to new Patreon members Maverick, Patrick, Your Mom's Got a Green Thumb, Kurt and GreeneBud812! Welcome to the community and of course, thank you very much for your support.  We are chatting with Mindfully Rooted, a grower on Instagram who is purposeful, resourceful and mindful when it comes to gardening. He uses KNF (Korean Natural Farming) methods in his garden, which includes collecting IMO (Indigenous Micro Organisms), making FPJ (fermented plant juice), LAB (Lacto Bacillus) and other inexpensive, resourceful practices. Follow MindfullyRooted on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/mindfullyrooted/ and on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO9nBWEzHbgFmc972B1WuIA   Support the Podcast on Patreon Get exclusive content, FREE TESTER SEEDS & other perks! https://www.patreon.com/autoflowerpodcast   Questions/Comments? Email me at AutoflowerPodcast@gmail.com   Connect on Social Media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/autoflowerpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/autoflowerpod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Autoflower-Podcast My personal grow account: https://www.instagram.com/tourettegrower/ My YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TouretteGrower  Website: www.AutoflowerPodcast.com   Credits: Intro/outro music: “Win City” from https://www.zapsplat.com. Soundbytes: Donald Trump, Jeff Sessions, Reefer Madness, Bill Hicks. Remixed by Chad Dulaney.

GUESTStephanie Skora is a Chicago-based unapologetic femme, a statistically middle-aged genderqueer trans woman, a lesbian reclamationist, and an anti-racist, anti-Zionist white Jew practicing her spiritual tradition through the Religious Anarchist Jewish practice. Born with some pretty bad paperwork errors, raised in a deeply conservative suburb of Chicago, Illinois, and brought up in a sheltering, faux-liberal, and Zionist family with an abusive parent, Stephanie had the making of an activist from an early age. Stephanie is a renowned educator, organizer, researcher, and non-profiteer whose work is recognized and sought after across the United States, and in the Midwest in particular. Her activist work centers radical queer and trans justice, liberation for Palestine, and the dismantling of antisemitism, while employing black liberation and decolonial praxes, and works towards building and teaching survival in a society and culture hostile to all forms of queerness, transness, and racial resistance and life. She is currently the Associate Executive Director of Brave Space Alliance, and serves as Board President for the Midwest Institute for Sexuality and Gender Diversity.OVERVIEWBuilding on the first and second installment of the Electoral & Radical Politics series with activists and alderpeople, BrownTown talks electoral politics, grassroots organizing, and everything in between with Stephanie Skora, creator of the popular "Girl, I Guess" Progressive Voter Guide. In this third installment, BrownTown leans hard into into the much-loved voter guide, using it as a site to discuss topics ranging from progressive shifts in popular opinion, factions within the two-party system (Tea Party in 2010, democratic socialists in 2018), inaccessible language, literal fascism, and vote shaming in 2020.Stephanie shares her background creating the guide (originally with her friend Ellen Mayer) and the differences between Chicago municipal, Democratic primary, and general elections. The team breaks down ballot items such as the Fair Tax Amendment and the importance of judges (peep #TrappedByToomin, Judges Matter, Injustice Watch) set to the backdrop of coronavirus, summer uprisings, and an already high voter engagement. Each give their opinion on vote shaming amongst the normally politically inactive, vote-dodging amongst the highly politically active, and how to understand voting as simply a tool and by no means the path to liberation.Once again, they wrap by exploring the current state of next year's Chicago city budget and a re-energized call to defund Chicago Police Department (shoutout #DefundCPD campaign), noting the 87% of Chicagoans who are calling for it, despite an unwilling Mayor Lightfoot.With everything that is 2020 as the backdrop, how do we work towards actual liberation while participating (begrudgingly) in the current violent settler colonial system? Or do we? Here's their take. Originally recorded October 1, 2020.--Follow Stephanie on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Stay up to date with her work at StephanieSkora.com.Opinions on this episode only reflect David, Caullen, and Stephanie as individuals, not their organizations or places of work.--CREDITS: Intro song "(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang" by Heaven 17. Outro song You About to Lose Yo Job (Remix) by iMarkkeyz and DJ Suede using original video with Johniqua Charles. Audio engineered by Genta Tamashiro.--Bourbon ’n BrownTownSite | Become a Patron on Patreon!SoapBox Productions and Organizing, 501(c)3Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Site | Support

Rockets Are Red Jeff Everett is a designer and artist from Washington D.C. He has designed posters and prints for The Gaslights Anthem, Bouncing Souls, Frank Turner and many more. He joins us this week to talk about working with bands, the process of design and the pros & cons of being a freelancer. Visit rockets-are-red.com Follow on Instagram Like on Facebook Visit the Rockets Are Red store   Playlists Check out our Spotify playlist here. Check out our Google Play Music playlist here.   Credits Intro song: Titus Andronicus "Titus Andronicus" Live at Monty Hall, 9/8/2016 Outro song: Joshua James Hunt "On My Mind" Just Let Go

Shout out to MJAutoGrower, our newest Patreon member. Welcome to the community and of course, thank you very much for your support.  On this episode we are chatting with SoCalFarmer from Instagram. Him and I have been friends for a while, he is a really great dude with lots of knowledge. He grows organically outdoors here in Southern California. He is a big fan of KNF which utilizes your local, indigenous micro organisms, or IMO for short. It also helps you save a ton of money. We are going to chat a little about that, about growing and a little bit about RSO toward the end, but I want to encourage you to check out KNF if you’re into organic gardening on a budget. It’s fascinating stuff. Follow SoCalFarmer on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/so_cal_farmer/   Support the Podcast on Patreon Get exclusive content, FREE TESTER SEEDS & other perks! https://www.patreon.com/autoflowerpodcast   Questions/Comments? Email me at AutoflowerPodcast@gmail.com   Connect on Social Media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/autoflowerpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/autoflowerpod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Autoflower-Podcast My personal grow account: https://www.instagram.com/tourettegrower/ My YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TouretteGrower  Website: www.AutoflowerPodcast.com   Credits: Intro/outro music: “Win City” from https://www.zapsplat.com. Soundbytes: Donald Trump, Jeff Sessions, Reefer Madness, Bill Hicks. Remixed by Chad Dulaney.

On this episode we are chatting with Mike Angel who goes by @MichelangeloGrows on Instagram. Dr. Coco reached out to me and mentioned Mike had an interest in coming on the show. So we connected and started recording but to be honest I wasn’t sure what topic we were going to discuss so I apologize if this one is a slow starter. We end up chatting about autoflower cannabis genetics in general, the importance of breeders properly creating a photo/auto cross and overall integrity. Follow Mike on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/michelangelogrows/   Support the Podcast on Patreon Get exclusive content, FREE TESTER SEEDS & other perks! https://www.patreon.com/autoflowerpodcast   Questions/Comments? Email me at AutoflowerPodcast@gmail.com   Connect on Social Media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/autoflowerpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/autoflowerpod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Autoflower-Podcast My personal grow account: https://www.instagram.com/tourettegrower/ My YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TouretteGrower  Website: www.AutoflowerPodcast.com   Credits: Intro/outro music: “Win City” from https://www.zapsplat.com. Soundbytes: Donald Trump, Jeff Sessions, Reefer Madness, Bill Hicks. Remixed by Chad Dulaney.

There’s an old song that goes “There is joy, joy, joy in serving Jesus, joy that throbs within my heart.”But here’s the deal -- while there is joy in serving Jesus -- sometimes you just don’t feel it. Things happen. The days get long. The work gets hard. You find yourself fake smiling and easily annoyed. In this episode of Working Upward, we’ll talk about what to do when you get to that place and how you can renew your joy of serving your clients and customers and those around you even when you don’t feel like it. And we’ll start with taking a closer look at the joy of the Lord -- the kind He both possesses and gives to His children.SHOW NOTESJoy Ride Through Scripture:“Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy.” – Psalm 47:1“I will turn their mourning into joy, I will comfort them and give them gladness for sorrow.” — Jeremiah 31:13“Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth; break into joyous song and sing praises.” — Psalm 98:4“Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy; then it was said among the nations, the Lord has done great things for them.” — Psalm 126:2“You have turned my mourning into dancing; You have taken off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy.” — Psalm 30:11Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory— 1 Peter 4:13But rejoice insofar as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed. - 1 Peter 4:13These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full. - John 15:11When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.— Matthew 2:1Mentioned & Related Resources:Email me if you're interested in teaching what you know in an online course and would like a free consultation.Want Your Business Featured in the Podcast? (It's Free)Then go here.Mission:Joy out loud. Right now. Remember joy is delighting in God and in the gifts He gives. Pay It Forward:Subscribe and leave a review on iTunes to help spread the word about the Work Is Good podcast.Credits:Intro and Outro Music by Purple-Planet.comDrum Roll Sound Effect by Mike Koenig, via SoundBible.com"Bike, Bell Ding, Single, 01-01.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org

Huge shoutout to the new Patrons David and Christine. Welcome to the community and thank you very much for your support. We have Manny from AutoPot USA on episode 42 to chat with us about their systems. Autopot offers self watering, gravity fed water systems with a reservior, trays & pots that irrigate/fertigate your plants from the bottom. Visit https://www.autopot-usa.com/ and use code 'AFpodcast' at checkout to save 10% on your order.   Support the Podcast on Patreon Get exclusive content, FREE TESTER SEEDS & other perks! https://www.patreon.com/autoflowerpodcast   Questions/Comments? Email me at AutoflowerPodcast@gmail.com   Connect on Social Media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/autoflowerpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/autoflowerpod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Autoflower-Podcast My personal grow account: https://www.instagram.com/tourettegrower/ My YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TouretteGrower  Website: www.AutoflowerPodcast.com   Credits: Intro/outro music: “Win City” from https://www.zapsplat.com. Soundbytes: Donald Trump, Jeff Sessions, Reefer Madness, Bill Hicks. Remixed by Chad Dulaney.

On episode 41 of the Autoflower Podast we chat with “GrowTheCure4Cancer” from Instagram who shares his story of walking away from chemotherapy and using cannabis to shrink his tumors. ***PLEASE NOTE*** The Autoflower Podcast and it's guests are not medical professionals and this episode should not be taken as scientific proof or medical advice. Please consult your doctor if you have medical questions. Huge shoutout to the new Patrons: Jacob, Raymond, Ben, Dennis, MichiCalyx, Grant and Andrew. Welcome to the community you guys and thank you very much for your support.   Follow GrowTheCureForCancer on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/growthecure4cancer/   Support the Podcast on Patreon Get exclusive content, FREE TESTER SEEDS & other perks! https://www.patreon.com/autoflowerpodcast   Questions/Comments? Email me at AutoflowerPodcast@gmail.com   Connect on Social Media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/autoflowerpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/autoflowerpod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Autoflower-Podcast My personal grow account: https://www.instagram.com/tourettegrower/ My YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TouretteGrower  Website: www.AutoflowerPodcast.com   Credits: Intro/outro music: “Win City” from https://www.zapsplat.com. Soundbytes: Donald Trump, Jeff Sessions, Reefer Madness, Bill Hicks. Remixed by Chad Dulaney.

On episode 40 we chat with “YourHomeGrownBud” from Instagram who grows really large autoflower cannabis in really large pots. We get into his soil, pots, lighting, watering techniques, etc. It’s really common to see most of us growing in 3 and 5 gal pots, but this brutha grows in like 20 gal pots and he grows monsters! Huge shoutout to the new Patrons: John, YourDadGrows, Sam, KsCannaCowboy, Frederick, Michael, RedEyedTony and Roger. Thank you all for signing up to support the work I’m doing. Our Patreon community is 60 people strong now and if you’ve been tinkering with the idea of joining the Flowering Club to get access to free tester seeds every three months there are 23 US spots left and 23 Canadian spots left. Follow YourHomeGrownBud on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourhomegrownbud/   Support the Podcast on Patreon Get exclusive content, FREE TESTER SEEDS & other perks! https://www.patreon.com/autoflowerpodcast   Questions/Comments? Email me at AutoflowerPodcast@gmail.com   Connect on Social Media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/autoflowerpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/autoflowerpod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Autoflower-Podcast My personal grow account: https://www.instagram.com/tourettegrower/ My YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TouretteGrower  Website: www.AutoflowerPodcast.com   Credits: Intro/outro music: “Win City” from https://www.zapsplat.com. Soundbytes: Donald Trump, Jeff Sessions, Reefer Madness, Bill Hicks. Remixed by Chad Dulaney.

I’d like to give a huge ass shout out to our new Patreon members Locksmith Chris, Doc Wu, Jonathan, Mike, Smiley and Litty Titties. Thank you guys so very much for signing up. Welcome to the community and enjoy your benefits. By the way, there is now an option for you Canadian listeners to sign up for the Flowering Club to receive free seeds every three months. It’s called the “Canada Club”. I opened up 25 member spots so if you are in Canada and would like to sign up, that option is now available to you. Episode 39 is part 2 of "Listener Questions w/ Full Duplex". A huge THANK YOU to Dan for always sharing his knowledge with us! Enjoy! Follow Full Duplex on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fullduplex_afn/   Support the Podcast on Patreon Get exclusive content, FREE TESTER SEEDS & other perks! https://www.patreon.com/autoflowerpodcast   Questions/Comments? Email me at AutoflowerPodcast@gmail.com   Connect on Social Media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/autoflowerpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/autoflowerpod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Autoflower-Podcast My personal grow account: https://www.instagram.com/tourettegrower/ My YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TouretteGrower  Website: www.AutoflowerPodcast.com   Credits: Intro/outro music: “Win City” from https://www.zapsplat.com. Soundbytes: Donald Trump, Jeff Sessions, Reefer Madness, Bill Hicks. Remixed by Chad Dulaney.

GUESTTaylor Maness is a socialist organizer who has spent years building power with labor unions and community organizations. He spends his downtime suffering in cold Minnesota winters and studying mathematics, science fiction, and history.OVERVIEWBrownTown shares virtual space with friend of SoapBox and socialist organizer Taylor Maness as they dissect the origins of Labor Day and May Day, talk labor movement history and the fight for workers' rights, as well as the importance of class and racial solidarity in the fight against racial capitalism then and now.BrownTown starts by reflecting on some August 2020 events in Chicago -- jail support training, recent actions, and give reminders on how to stay safe at protests, especially with heavy police presence. Caullen and Taylor provide background on growing up together and being radicalized during the Iraq War and fallout of Hurricane Katrina. The gang then unpack the differences between Labor Day, the hand-picked, pacified holiday, and May Day, a homage to the Haymarket riots in Chicago and struggle for workers' rights. From there, Taylor and BrownTown sift through related topics including the very meaning of “work”, class solidarity during the neoliberal shift, grassroots work versus armchair intellectualism, movement atrophy, the expansion of inequality during COVID-19/quarantine (1, 2, @hasbezosdecided), nationalizing private corporations for the public good (1, 2), and more. How do we actualize liberatory struggles against  oppressive apparatuses and reclaim our everyday lives to build a better society? Here's their take. Originally recorded August 19, 2020.--CREDITS: Intro clip of Fred Hampton layered onto a track by Fiendsh. Outro song Which Side Are You On? by Tom Morello. Audio engineering by Genta Tamashiro. Episode art and Bourbon 'n BrownTown (masked) logo by Desirae Gladden.--Bourbon ’n BrownTownSite | Become a Patron on Patreon!SoapBox Productions and Organizing, 501(c)3Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Site | Support

Huge shout out to the new Patreon supporters Brandon, Beakers Sneakers, Carter, Jonathan and Richard! Thank you guys so much for your support. Our community is really growing strong and if you’d like to join for as little as $3 per month, please visit https://www.patreon.com/autoflowerpodcast… and just a heads up, there are 34 spots left in the Flowering Club if you are interested getting in on receiving free tester seeds every three months. I am so, so, so very humbled by the support I have received in such a short period of time. Thank you all for your support on Patreon, for your comments on Instagram, for your encouraging and uplifting messages, for sharing how the podcast has helped you and for simply listening. I mean it… thank you! My YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TouretteGrower  I’m documenting grows, reviewing products and being a dork. So if you’d like to follow along be sure to subscribe! I am really stoked for this episode! We have Full Duplex here to answer your questions. A couple weeks ago I posted on Instagram and had you submit your questions to be answered, and the time has come to do just that. The conversation went an hour and a half so I had to break this into a two-part episode. This is part one and part two will drop next week on episode 39. Follow Full Duplex on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fullduplex_afn/   SUPPORT THE PODCAST ON PATREON Get exclusive content, FREE TESTER SEEDS & other perks! https://www.patreon.com/autoflowerpodcast   Questions/Comments? Email me at AutoflowerPodcast@gmail.com   Connect on Social Media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/autoflowerpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/autoflowerpod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Autoflower-Podcast My personal grow account: https://www.instagram.com/tourettegrower/ Website: www.AutoflowerPodcast.com   Credits: Intro music: “Win City” from https://www.zapsplat.com. Remixed by Chad Dulaney.

GUESTMorgan Malone is a public servant, expert in human-centered design and collective impact, and dedicated resident of the Southside of Chicago. Morgan has worked across the civic landscape in a variety of roles that have informed her holistic lens and approach to finding solutions and fixing systems.Known for her aptitude in building and restructuring systems and initiatives, Morgan is an experienced civic leader, skilled strategist, and consistent figure in Chicago’s neighborhood and economic development sphere.OVERVIEWBrownTown talks with Morgan Malone, all-around civic leader, strategist, and dedicated resident of the Southside of Chicago, about her project Resisting in Place. The team discusses the meaning of resistance with regard to the movement for Black lives, anti-racist work, and collective and intentional engagement at the intersections of everyday life and societal design. With Morgan's ambitious, nuanced, and powerful project as a site, she and BrownTown discuss what it means to "resist" and what that looks like for different professions, people, industries, etc. (mentioned article: "When Black Women go From Office Pet to Office Threat"). Morgan's project centers Black experiences, Black life, and Black thought, sparked partially from this season of massive civil unrest during a pandemic. With that, the gang brings in their theoretical and grounded practical thoughts on police/prison abolition and how we make steps to imagining and creating the world we want to see. In Morgan's words, "people just have to see it's possible." Resistance in Place as well as the awesome grassroots work that BrownTown and Morgan shoutout (GoodKids MadCity, Black Lives Matter Chicago, #LetUsBreatheCollective, Gumbo Media, Imagine Englewood if, Think Outside the Block, etc.) incorporate human-centered design, holding space to ask questions, hold each other accountable, and neutralize harm.--
From Resistance in Place:"The act of resistance demands both collective engagement and intentional interdisciplinary action. While many are on the frontlines sacrificing their bodies, time, and resources for a greater future where Black experience is integral to life understanding and societal design, many are left wondering what their role in resistance can be. And there are also many others who have taken matters into their own realms and are focused on resisting in place."Follow Morgan on Instagram , Twitter, Facebook, and Linkedin; and Resisting in Place on the site and Instagram. Read more about Morgan and the project in the recent Forbes article, "The Work Of Anti-Racism Is Happening In Every Industry, Meet The Millennial Working To Showcase It"!--CREDITS: Intro/outro music by Fiendsh. Audio engineering by Genta Tamashiro. Episode photo by David W. Johnston.--Bourbon ’n BrownTownSite | Become a Patron on Patreon!SoapBox Productions and Organizing, 501(c)3Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Site | Support

Rasta K is back for round 2 of the Autoflower Podcast! On episode 37 we reconnect and cht about what he has been up to. Be sure to follow him below! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rastakgrows/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR_R62GmYG877pRlAj7SnZQ   SUPPORT THE PODCAST ON PATREON Get exclusive content, FREE TESTER SEEDS & other perks! https://www.patreon.com/autoflowerpodcast   Questions/Comments? Email me at AutoflowerPodcast@gmail.com   Connect on Social Media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/autoflowerpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/autoflowerpod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Autoflower-Podcast My personal grow account: https://www.instagram.com/tourettegrower/ Website: www.AutoflowerPodcast.com   Credits: Intro music: “Win City” from https://www.zapsplat.com. Remixed by Chad Dulaney.

On episode 36 of the Autoflower Podcast we are chatting with Arucamba Autoflowers from Instagram. He is a fellow cannabis grower in Europe who tests for FastBuds and seed Stockers. We chat about his personal grows and techniques. Follow Arucamba Autoflowers on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/arucamba_autoflowers297/   SUPPORT THE PODCAST ON PATREON Get exclusive content, FREE TESTER SEEDS & other perks! https://www.patreon.com/autoflowerpodcast   Questions/Comments? Email me at AutoflowerPodcast@gmail.com   Connect on Social Media Instagram: @AutoflowerPodcast Twitter: @AutoflowerPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Autoflower-Podcast My personal grow account: @TouretteGrower  www.AutoflowerPodcast.com   Credits: Intro music: “Win City” from https://www.zapsplat.com. Remixed by Chad Dulaney.  

On episode 35 we chat with Dr. MJ Coco from CocoForCannabis.com about LED lighting. Dr. Coco takes us down the rabbit hole of PPF and micromoles mixed with mathematics and reflection. Grab a notepad and dive right in! You can check out the Coco For Cannabis grow light calculator here: https://www.cocoforcannabis.com/grow-light-calculator/ The YouTube "Grow Light Physics" video can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztBHfvNe1OY  Follow Dr. Coco on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmjcoco/   SUPPORT THE PODCAST ON PATREON Get exclusive content, FREE TESTER SEEDS & other perks! https://www.patreon.com/autoflowerpodcast   Questions/Comments? Email me at AutoflowerPodcast@gmail.com   Connect on Social Media Instagram: @AutoflowerPodcast Twitter: @AutoflowerPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Autoflower-Podcast My personal grow account: @TouretteGrower  www.AutoflowerPodcast.com   Credits: Intro music: “Win City” from https://www.zapsplat.com. Remixed by Chad Dulaney.

According to a 2017 Barna research report, only 17% of practicing Christians actually have a biblical worldview.This then begs the question, what worldview do the majority of these professing Christians have if it’s not the biblical one? And how does this relate to the biblical mindset we need to live by and motivate us to work successfully in God’s eyes?We’ll take a deeper look at how your worldview affects your mindset in this episode of Working Upward. >>Get your free Biblical Mindset Bookmark Set here. (third resource down)

Joel Green - The Immunity Code No this isn't some "secret code" It's a code that is simple to crack once you understand it. Nutrition has always been elusive to us. We've all heard of the latest greatest trend, fad, diet etc. All of them have worked in one way or another. That said, there isn't a "one size fits all" that works for everyone. That's because we're all unique in our own way. One thing though that has shown itself well is that if our digestive systems aren't working right, we end up getting sick with some kind of disease. Health becomes elusive and all of the side effects of bad health begin to show up. From weight gain to more serious illnesses like diabetes and cancer, having an unbalanced system can only make it harder to live a fulfilling healthy life. Joel Green, author and system designer for VEEP Nutrition comes and shares expertise on what the issues may be that are affecting your health from the very basic to digging into gut health and how it affects YOUR daily life. You can find Joel Green via his websites: https://www.veepnutrition.com https://www.transcend.fit or on his social: LinkedIn URL https://www.linkedin.com/in/joel-greene-a68b764/ Facebook URL https://www.facebook.com/joel.greene.925 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/realjoelgreene/ Credits: Intro to Java Chat - "Who Wants Cawfee?" by Vic Dibitetto "Ticked off Vic" www.vicdibitetto.net Grab a pound of Cawfee today! Grab a cup of Java and hang out with us! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coffeewithmike/support

We're chatting with Green_75 from Instagram about mainlining / manifolding autoflower cannabis. From sprout, to topping, training and flowering, we're going to hear his method and technique. We also chat about the difference between autoflower and photoperiod cannabis as he grows both in two of the same size tents with the same lights. Follow him on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/green75_/   SUPPORT THE PODCAST ON PATREON Get exclusive content, FREE SEEDS & other perks! https://www.patreon.com/autoflowerpodcast   Questions/Comments? Email me at AutoflowerPodcast@gmail.com   Connect on Social Media Instagram: @AutoflowerPodcast Twitter: @AutoflowerPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Autoflower-Podcast My personal grow account: @TouretteGrower  www.AutoflowerPodcast.com   Credits: Intro music: “Win City” from https://www.zapsplat.com. Remixed by Chad Dulaney.

Still confused about topping, transplanting, training, yields and light schedules when it comes to autoflowers? On episode 33 of the Autoflower Podcast we chat with fan favorite Full Duplex for a myth busters episode. Join us for the chat! This episode is sponsored by MyHerbsNOW. https://myherbsnow.com/ Follow Full Duplex on Instagram here: @fullduplex_afn   SUPPORT THE PODCAST ON PATREON Get exclusive content, FREE SEEDS & other perks! https://www.patreon.com/autoflowerpodcast   Questions/Comments? Email me at AutoflowerPodcast@gmail.com   Connect on Social Media Instagram: @AutoflowerPodcast Twitter: @AutoflowerPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Autoflower-Podcast My personal grow account: @TouretteGrower  www.AutoflowerPodcast.com   Credits: Intro music: “Win City” from https://www.zapsplat.com. Remixed by Chad Dulaney.

On episode 32 of the Autoflower Podcast we chat with Matthew Gates, popular on Instagram as Synchangel and YouTube as Zenthanol. Matthew is an Entomologist, Mycologist, Botanist, crop consultant and an integrated pest management specialist who has much to teach us regarding cannabis. We chat about viruses, pests like thrips, aphids, caterpillars and mites and other things. Follow Matthew Gates on Instagram here: @synchangel Follow his YouTube channel here: Zenthanol   SUPPORT THE PODCAST ON PATREON Get exclusive content, FREE SEEDS & other perks! https://www.patreon.com/autoflowerpodcast   Questions/Comments? Email me at AutoflowerPodcast@gmail.com   Connect on Social Media Instagram: @AutoflowerPodcast Twitter: @AutoflowerPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Autoflower-Podcast My personal grow account: @TouretteGrower  www.AutoflowerPodcast.com   Credits: Intro music: “Win City” from https://www.zapsplat.com. Remixed by Chad Dulaney.

On episode 31 of the Autoflower Podcast we chat with Michael from Firebudz Genetics, creator of the popular Care Bears autoflower strain. He is currently working on another seven strains so stay tuned for that!  We chat about what he's breeding as well as his son's medical condition, which is going to require a kidney transplant. If you would like to make a donation to help them out you can do so here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/sean039s-kidney-transplant?utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link-tip  Follow Firebudz Genetics on Instagram here: @firebudzgenetics @firebudz101   SUPPORT THE PODCAST ON PATREON Get exclusive content, FREE SEEDS & other perks! https://www.patreon.com/autoflowerpodcast   Questions/Comments? Email me at AutoflowerPodcast@gmail.com   Connect on Social Media Instagram: @AutoflowerPodcast Twitter: @AutoflowerPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Autoflower-Podcast My personal grow account: @TouretteGrower  www.AutoflowerPodcast.com   Credits: Intro music: “Win City” from https://www.zapsplat.com. Remixed by Chad Dulaney.

Welcome to episode 30 of the Autoflower Podcast. Did you know there is another show regarding autoflower cannabis called The Autoflower Show? Tune in as host Jesse Bee and myself have a conversation! You can follow The Autoflower Show on Instagram here at @AutoflowerShow. We chat about our podcasts, cannabis, bi-polar struggles, anxiety, meditatio, awakening, the pineal gland, spirituality and more!   SUPPORT THE PODCAST ON PATREON Get exclusive content, FREE SEEDS & other perks!   Questions/Comments? Email me at AutoflowerPodcast@gmail.com   Connect on Social Media Instagram: @AutoflowerPodcast Twitter: @AutoflowerPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Autoflower-Podcast My personal grow account: @TouretteGrower www.AutoflowerPodcast.com   Credits: Intro music: “Win City” from https://www.zapsplat.com. Remixed by Chad Dulaney.

We are chatting with Lady Jane this episode. She grows autoflower cannabis and traditional photoperiods to medicate her medical condition, which we cover. I personally like her humble approach to gardening, the knowledge she shares and her time lapse videos. She makes really cool time lapse videos, you should check them out. Follow her on Instagram here: @ladyjanegrows SUPPORT THE PODCAST ON PATREON Get exclusive content, FREE SEEDS & other perks! Questions/Comments? Email me at AutoflowerPodcast@gmail.comConnect on Social Media Instagram: @AutoflowerPodcast Twitter: @AutoflowerPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Autoflower-Podcast My personal grow account: @TouretteGrower www.AutoflowerPodcast.com   Credits: Intro music: “Win City” from https://www.zapsplat.com. Remixed by Chad Dulaney.

GUESTAriel Atkins is a lead organizer of Black Lives Matter Chicago and was very active in the #NoCopAcademy campaign. She is also a hardcore anime and comic book nerd.OVERVIEWBrownTown finally tackles a much discussed topic on this podcast as well as in recent weeks, police abolition. Ariel begins by sharing how she came up in the movement and her transition from activist to organizer. BrownTown chimes in comparing the politicization process of the unpoliticized from the 2016 election to now (see Episode 11). All three share their thoughts and experiences since the global uprising against police brutality and white supremacy following the police killing of George Floyd. In explaining the current resurgence for the Black Lives Matter movement, Caullen sets the stage theorizing on coronavirus/quarantine breaking the trust privileged people had in the system (paraphrased from Heather McGhee) while Ariel explains the snowball of international uprisings in 2019 (shoutout Hong Kong, Chile, Venezuela).Ariel and BrownTown soon bring it home to Chicago, breaking down riots/rebellions as "language of the unheard" (MLK), critiquing Mayor Lori Lightfoot's draconian measures to quell Chicago protests and unwillingness to budge on getting police out of schools, Latinx and Black communities coming together after police manipulation of Latinx gangs, and more. Social media has been a firestorm of information, performative allyship, and a spark for real conversations and politicization. With this, the gang shares their on and offline interactions, explain #8CantWait vs. #8toAbolition, and what everyone can do to unapologetically show up for Black lives, fight white supremacy and anti-Blackness in all their insidious and invisible forms so that we all get free. Originally recorded June 15, 2020.--On Abolition: We would not be where we are in this moment if not for the centuries of work from our ancestors and decades of work from living legends such as Black Feminists Angela Y. Davis, Mariame Kaba, and Ruth Wilson Gilmore. In short, abolition is "about presence, not absence. It's about building life-affirming institutions" (Gilmore). We want to abolish these harmful systems in their current form and radically reshape our social and political structures to equitably meet our needs with respect to our natural environment. More than a political vision, abolition is a way of life that replaces carceral logics in virtually every aspect of our lives with restorative practices and ideologies.Abolition Resources and Topics MentionedAbolition 101 Guide (article) - MPD150Yes, We Literally Mean Abolish the Police (article) - Mariame KabaIs Prison Necessary? (article) - Ruth Wilson GilmoreMaking Meaning in this Moment (video town hall) - Rising MajorityA Community Compilation on Police Abolition (zine) - Sarah-Ji and Monica Trinidad of For the People Artists CollectiveConfessions of a Bastard Cop (article) - AnonymousAre Prisons Obsolete? (book) - Angela Y. DavisCarceral Capitalism (book) - Jackie WangThe End of Policing (book) - Alex VitaleWho do you Serve, Who do you Protect? (book) - Maya SchenwarFumbling Towards Repair (workbook) - Mariame Kaba and Shira HassanWhite Supremacist Infiltration of US Polices Forces (article) - Danielle SchulkinCompiled Read, Watch, Listen SpreadsheetTransformharm.org8toAbolition.comCriticalResistance.orgSurvivedandPunished.org--
Follow Ariel on Instagram and Black Lives Matter Chicago on their site, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.--CREDITS: Intro music and engineering by Genta Tamashiro with audio snippets of Ariel, recorded by Caullen Hudson. Outro song Proll'ems by two-time Bourbon 'n BrownTown alum and Chi DNA subject Tweak'G. Podcast audio engineering by Genta Tamashiro.--Bourbon ’n BrownTownSite | Become a Patron on Patreon!SoapBox Productions and Organizing, 501(c)3Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Site | Support

GUESTSAbbie Brasch is a mental health advocate and soon-to-be clinical massage therapist who created the 365 day Mental Health Daily Journal.Dakota Sillyman is a filmmaker and the creator of the mental health podcast, Cope.OVERVIEWBrownTown shares virtual space with Abbie Brasch and Dakota Sillyman, multi-talented friends of SoapBox and mental health advocates who create resources and media for learning and navigating mental health on all levels. Abbie discusses the impetus of her journal, how it helped her and is now helping others while Dakota discusses how Cope is positioned as a digestible entry-way to various aspects of mental health. The group takes a step back to examine common resources for mental health and issues with how it is often discussed in mainstream circles. With this, Abbie breaks down her recent article on an episode of Community  that dealt with mental health medication as David question the role of big pharma. On media, BrownTown and company take on how mental health shows up and the responsibility of creators/audiences in films such as It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010), The Ringer (2005), Waterboy (1998), A Star is Born (2018), and Joker (2019).Enter institutions, capitalism, social media, and community care: Dakota delivers a brief history of mental health institutional funding and policy (peep Community Mental Health Act of 1963) and progressive/grassroots struggles in Chicago (peep STOP Chicago, Healing Village). Lastly, the group elaborates on the intersections of it all and how we value (or devalue) mental health from a societal, individual, and interpersonal  standpoint, especially under the COVID-19 pandemic.--
Follow Abbie's work on Instagram, Medium, and her Soul Speak Books website where you can purchase a journal!Follow Dakota on Twitter, Instagram, and his website DakotaSillyman.com. Listen to Cope at CopeRadio.com or wherever you find your podcasts!--CREDITS: Intro/outro music collaboration from Genta Tamashiro and Fiendsh. Audio engineering by Genta Tamashiro.--Bourbon ’n BrownTownSite | Become a Patron on Patreon!SoapBox Productions and Organizing, 501(c)3Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Site | Support

GUESTTanvi Kapatral was born and raised in Chicago. She began organizing at 15, as a member of Chicago Desi Youth Rising. She is currently on a break from college and utilizing this gap year to get further involved in Chicago organizing, particularly on issues surrounding the oppression of minorities in India and the rise of Hindu Nationalism. She is a member of Dissenters, a national youth-led anti-war movement that is working to put pressure on college campuses and other institutions to divest from endless wars and reinvest in life and healing. Her other interests include classical South Asian dance and music, and studying the usage of psychedelic therapy on addiction, anxiety, and trauma. She hopes to eventually pursue her PhD in Psychology.OVERVIEWBrownTown shares space with Tanvi Kapatral as the team talks anti-militarism organizing, narrative-building, and working towards a world where we actually fund live-giving services, not endless wars. Tanvi explains Dissenters organizing strategy of mobilizing on college campuses and other institutions while critiquing and resisting the military-industrial complex in all its forms. By finding commonalities between other clubs that also are oppressed from war (i.e. environmental club learning the US military is the world's largest institutional green houses gas emitter), they can broaden their coalition. The gang discusses the importance of narrative-building and storytelling in everything from activism to Hollywood blockbusters. While much of Dissenters' work targets the top five institutional war profiteers, they spend time analyzing the revolving door between government and corporate executives as well as the dialectic of war and US coups that keeps it all going.War. What is it good for? Absolutely nothing. Now that that's understood, how do we resist, reclaim, restore, and love? Here's their take. Originally recorded March 2, 2020.--
Follow Tanvi on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook and Dissenters on their site, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.--CREDITS: Intro song War (What is it good for) by Edwin Starr. Outro song Killing in the Name by Rage Against the Machine. Audio engineering by Genta Tamashiro.--Bourbon ’n BrownTownSite | Become a Patron on Patreon!SoapBox Productions and Organizing, 501(c)3Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Site | Support

We live in uncertain times, and the ongoing corona pandemic can make many of us worried and scared. When something like this happens more people start to ask themselves about what is truly important in life, and in the midst of this adversity Christians have a great opportunity to minister hope to people around us. Then what is hope? In this show Rodger and Øystein propose that hope is not a feeling or a wish; it’s a person, and his name is Jesus Christ! When we have faith in him, we have real hope for this life, and for all eternity. We pray that this podcast will encourage anyone who is struggling to hold on to their hope in this season. Credits: Intro and end music by Bradley Dyess music. Find him on Spotify and Facebook. Other sounds and music by David Kendrick and Øystein Udnes. Photo by Lynnelle Richardson from Pexels Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @TalkingTheology - Website: TalkingTheology.com Podcast on ITunes, Spotify and Podbean. Just search for: The Talking Turkey Theology Podcast. Please hit the share button if you love the podcast!

This is the eighth Chicago Drill and Activism (AKA "Chi DNA") installment of Bourbon ’n BrownTown. Chi DNA is an ongoing documentary and multimedia project, which also features interviews, micro-documentaries, and editorial pieces on drill rap and the activist resurgence in Chicago.GUESTTweak’G is a rapper and activist who has been on the front lines of the two successful grassroots campaigns in Chicago--#ByeAnita and #TraumaCenterNow at the U of Chicago. Born and raised in Chicago, Tweak spent 6-years in the military and now simultaneously traverses Chicago’s activist and underground rap scene as an unapologetic Black Lesbian ready for her next project. Most recently, she is working on her newest music compilation Vulnerability, is a founding member of Dissenters, a youth-led anti-militarism grassroots organization, and is the primary subject in SoapBox's upcoming Chi DNA feature documentary.OVERVIEWBrownTown chills out with Tweak'G, Chicago rapper, activist, and Chi DNA feature documentary subject. In Tweak's two-year anniversary in BrownTown (see episode 15), the fam discusses ethics and relationship-building in documentary filmmaking and deconstructs gender roles and sexuality within contemporary hip-hop as well as their everyday lives. Tweak talks about new developments in her personal and professional life as BrownTown details their "on set" and behind-the-scenes experiences getting to know Tweak through creating the Chi DNA feature and beyond. Tweak deconstructs stereotypes about masculine-presenting Lesbians in hip-hop as well as the everyday, while critiquing heteronormative hierarchies within the Lesbian and queer community. Her and BrownTown continue to chop it up about everything from learned behavior in children playground games to the military-industrial complex.CHI DNAThe Chicago Drill and Activism project explores the creation, meaning, perspectives, and connections between drill rap and the resurgence of grassroots activism since the early 2010s through the eyes of the people involved. It focuses on contemporary Chicago as an intentional place for the resurgence of these two formations of cultural and political resistance during relatively the same time period. It examines how authenticity, community, and other important values to the subjects are impacted and promoted via technology, social media, and a rejection of traditional means of movement politics and corporate structures. As told by activists and drill rappers alike, the project situates the the subjects’ experiences and actions into a broader theoretical and empirical history of systemic inequality and resistance in Chicago. Follow the ongoing project at Chi-DNA.com for more.--Follow Tweak'G on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Listen to her on Soundcloud and YouTube.--CREDITS: Intro/outro song Gold by Tweak'G. Audio engineered by Genta Tamashiro.--Chicago Drill and ActivismSite | Twitter | Micro-Docs | SupportBourbon ’n BrownTownSite | Become a Patron on Patreon!SoapBox Productions and Organizing, 501(c)3Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Site | Support

GUESTSFernanda Castellanos is a community organizer with Organized Communities Against Deportations (OCAD). She started organizing when her mom Genoveva got stopped by police and then transferred to ICE. Her passion is to work with the undocumented folks and communities of color to fight deportations and criminalization. She leads the Community Asambleas for OCAD.Brandon Lee is leading communications with the 2020 Census team at the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR). He’s a lifelong Uptown resident who previously worked with Asian Americans Advancing Justice Chicago. His first job out of college was doing community outreach for the Census in 2010.OVERVIEWBrownTown dives into this year's U.S. Census and all the reasons everyone (yes, everyone) should do it. Fernanda and Brandon inform about their work with OCAD and ICIRR as well as what census outreach looks like for immigrant, undocumented, and non-English speaking communities. They continue to explain why trust and relationship-building is crucial to grassroots organizing, especially in direct-service work. What if Trump's citizenship question was not struck down by the Supreme Court? Fernanda and Brandon explain the ramifications of this scary alternate reality as well as the differences (and similarities) between his administration and Obama's regarding deportations and immigrant's rights. With a state-wide and local scope, BrownTown and guests also talk funding and logistics within census outreach, the Chicago gang database, "sanctuary cities" and their loopholes, the paradoxical nature of Illinois politics, and personal experiences with all of the above.--
This episode is part of a multimedia project commissioned by Chicago Reader's Chicago Independent Media Alliance (CIMA). More to come!Follow Fernanda on Instagram and OCAD on their site, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.Follow Brandon on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook and ICIRR on their site, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.GET COUNTED FOR THE CENSUS AT my2020census.gov.--CREDITS: Intro song Contejo by Don Omar. Outro song Mijente by Bad Bunny. Audio engineering by Genta Tamashiro. Recording session photos by Andrew Merz.--Bourbon ’n BrownTownSite | Become a Patron on Patreon!SoapBox Productions and Organizing, 501(c)3Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Site | Support

This show was so big we had to split it into two episodes. In part one our boy Nathan Nielsen gives us his pick for the most overrated band in punk rock.   Bands & songs we discussed Alkaline Trio Amigo the Devil The Beatles Garth Brooks The Cranberries Danzig Dropkick Murphys Face to Face Misfits Alanis Morissette NOFX Off With Their Heads Propagandhi Queens of the Stone Age Ramones Smashing Pumpkins Street Dogs Suicide Machines   Playlists Check out our Spotify playlist here. Check out our Google Play Music playlist here.     Credits Intro song: Titus Andronicus "Titus Andronicus" Live at Monty Hall, 9/8/2016

Why do we need a faith community? Isn't it enough just to be saved? The church has hurt me - I don't need it, I'm disillusioned by the church - Have you ever thought like this? I had the pleasure of talking with Dr. Doug Bursch recently to discuss his book "The Community of God: A Theology of the Church From a Reluctant Pastor" and he has some eye opening insights into community and doing church. Doug also is refreshingly honest in describing his own struggle with community and has some thoughts on why other pastors and leaders don't share their own struggles. If you are a Christian (and maybe even in leadership) that struggles with community or have wondered why it is so important - this interview should help you. Find Doug's book on Amazon.com as an eBook, audio book or regular paper book. Credits: Intro and end music by Bradley Dyess music. Find him on Spotify and Facebook. Other sounds and music by David Kendrick and Øystein Udnes. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @TalkingTheology - Website: TalkingTheology.com Podcast on ITunes, Spotify and Podbean. Just search for: The Talking Turkey Theology Podcast. Please hit the share button if you love the podcast!

Decisions, decisions, decisions! If you love making decisions and know for sure you always make the right ones, then this episode is not for you. However if you struggle with overthinking, underthinking, general wishy-washiness or just making wrong choices, then what I’m sharing today is just what you need to hear. By the end of the episode you’ll have a plan to help you confidently make your next big decision and then feel really good about your choice. Show Notes:Common Roots to Our Decision-Making Struggles Misunderstanding the dual nature of God's will. We think we're in charge. We're afraid. The AntidoteUnderstanding God’s loving plan for us and trusting Him to guide us and work it all out. And of course the more we’re in the Word of God and communing with Him in prayer, the less we struggle with these root issues. Pre-Decision Making PrinciplesAvoid "fleece" mentality.Clarify your priorities.Make decisions on a full stomach and with a well-rested body.Limit your choices wherever possible.Avoid crowd mentality.5-Part Framework for Making DecisionsGet the factsSearch the ScriptureSeek godly counselPray Make the decision confidentlyPost-Decision PrinciplesRemember not all decisions are permanent. They can be reversed.Routinely evaluate your decisions.Learn from your decisions.Mission:Think of one good decision you've made and one bad decision you've made. Pause for a moment and consider your thought process in each of those. What have you learned from each of those decisions? Bonus points if you write it down.Pay It Forward:Subscribe and leave a review on iTunes to help spread the word about the Work Is Good podcast.Mentioned & Related ResourcesGotQuestions.org: "Is it acceptable to lay out a fleece before God in prayer?"How I Podcast: Get your free guide.Credits:Intro and Outro Music by Purple-Planet.comDrum Roll Sound Effect by Mike Koenig, via SoundBible.com"Bike, Bell Ding, Single, 01-01.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org

GUESTMaria Hadden is the Alderwoman of the 49th Ward of Chicago. Maria is one of the first Black Aldermen on the North Side of the city as well as the first openly gay women of color on Chicago's City Council. In addition to the Progressive Caucus, Ald. Hadden sits on the Chicago Aldermanic Black Caucus, the Women's Caucus, and the LGBT Caucus.Previously, Maria was the Executive Director of Our City Our Voice, a nonprofit organization supporting civic engagement processes for transformative social justice. Maria is a founding board member of the Participatory Budgeting Project and, from 2010-2018, led their technical assistance work in the Midwest and Southern United States.She earned her B.A. in International Peace and Conflict Studies from The Ohio State University before moving to Illinois to serve as an AmeriCorps VISTA. Maria's interests in community voice and the role of civil society were the focus on her graduate studies at DePaul University, where she earned an M.S. in International Public Service Management. Maria serves on the board of directors for Voqal, and she lives with her partner and their two dogs in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood.OVERVIEWFollowing up from the first installment with activist Camille Williams, BrownTown listens, learns, and again converses about electoral and radical politics with sitting 49th Ward Alderwoman Maria Hadden of Chicago. With a changing political landscape on the local, national, and global level, Maria and BrownTown discuss how and why Left and/or "progressive" policies are gaining more mainstream appeal, how movements are shaping platforms, and how to push elected officials to embrace a radical imagination for a more equitable future.The Alderwoman shares her background working in non-profit and grassroots movement spaces and the impetus to seeking her current position in City Council. The gang discusses the meaning and co-opting of the term "progressive," how access to basic necessities really isn't radical, the uniqueness of the 49th ward, and the interworkings of City Hall. They wrap by exploring the current state of the Chicago city budget in terms of police spending, the importance of demonstrated alternatives to push better legislation, and an intergenerational report on the Democratic National Committee in 2020.--Follow Maria on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Stay up to date with the ongoing of her office at 49thward.org and sign up for their newsletter! Campaign site here.--CREDITS: Intro news clip sound bites layered onto song God Won't by Fiendsh. Outro song Juicy by Notorious B.I.G. Audio engineered by Genta Tamashiro. Recording session photos by Andrew Merz.--Bourbon ’n BrownTownSite | Become a Patron on Patreon!SoapBox Productions and Organizing, 501(c)3Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Site | Support

GUESTSCourtney Phillips is the Co-founder of Gumbo Media and leader of GumboFit. She is a curator, project manager, and entrepreneur with a passion for social equity and empathy.Matthew Manning is the Co-Founder of Gumbo Media. He is a storyteller, brand consultant, and social entrepreneur with a creative propensity and passion for inclusion and equity. He earned his BA in Art and Architectural History and his MA in Writing and Publishing from DePaul University. He is energized by collaboration with the world’s most audacious ideators, innovators, and entrepreneurs to tackle pressing global issues with creativity, intention, and impact.Courtney and Matthew currently live together in Hyde Park, Chicago. Gumbo Media curates content, community, and services that expand the narrative of Black life.OVERVIEWBrownTown and the Gumbo Media founders investigate the importance, struggles, successes, and nuances of making culturally-specific and -relevant media while centering their experiences as Black and Brown creators and full human beings. Courtney and Matthew begin by explaining how they came to create Gumbo: An idea they had thought about and discussed for some time hit a crescendo in July 2016, summer of police killings of Alton Sterling and Philandro Castile as well as the Republican National Convention honoring then-nominee Donald Trump.The group discusses making space for and within their communities and what it means for your identity to inform the work and explore within it. Matthew affirms that "Blackness is infinite" before the group dissects depictions of what Blackness is presented and interpreted as by all peoples. How do Black people and intentionally Black entities unequivocally make space to be unapologetically Black while navigating traditionally white spaces and/or inequitable structures? Here the gang speaks on valuing ourselves by our own standards, the white gaze, the importance of the global diaspora, and, as Courtney states, "prioritizing Black authenticity above everything else." With that, they call on allies (of all identities and issues) to do the work versus strictly relying on the oppressed for education. Other topics include the gentrification of silk scares, macro-analysis of a scene from Moonlight, and comrade Hoda Katebi's brilliant response to deeply problematic questioning on WGN-TV.At the end of the day, all media is cultural media no matter how much it's coded otherwise. As we constantly move within an ever-expanding digital ecosystem while simultaneously coming into new consciousness, we must curate media as the medium of which our audiences, our communities, and most of all, ourselves, learn, grow, and reflect.--
Follow Courtney on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn; and Matthew on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.Follow Gumbo Media on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn! Check out their communities GumboFit, GumboLit, and order your Gumbo Magazine: Issue 001, Black now!--CREDITS: Intro/outro song Gumbo by Jay Rock. Audio engineering by Genta Tamashiro.--Bourbon ’n BrownTownSite | Become a Patron on Patreon!SoapBox Productions and Organizing, 501(c)3Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Site | Support

GUESTThe founder of CONBODY, Coss Marte developed his bodyweight training style when he was incarcerated for four years at Rikers Island Jail on drug charges. Coss lost 70 pounds in 6 months and found his calling, ready for a new path. He founded CONBODY fitness studio in New York City, where he hires other formerly incarcerated folks who have turned their lives around through fitness. Listen to more of Coss’ story on aSweatLife’s podcast #WeGotGoals Episode 94! He has also been featured in The New York Times, Buzz Feed, Elle, Vice,The Startup podcast, and more. (Bio sources: aSweatLife and CONBODY)OVERVIEWIn this follow-up to Ep. 30 - Holistic Health & Fitness Against Fascism ft. Mel Phillips, Coss joins BrownTown from NYC via Skype to discuss his journey creating CONBODY, collaborating on SoapBox's Fitness Against Fascism 3 (FAF3) event (details below), and the effect of the prison-industrial complex (PIC) on healthy communities. Similar to the SoapBox event, the gang unpacks now-mainstream views on criminal "justice" reform, the pros/cons of the current narrative-shift, and the physical/mental health effects that mass racialized incarceration has at the individual, familial, and community level, all through an abolitionist framework (watch Prison + Neighborhood Arts Project "The Long Term" video here). The gang sifts through related topics including the cultural impact of Ava DuVernay's 13th documentary, intentions in branding socially-minded enterprises, Coss' CONBODY book, and even SoapBox catching smoke on Twitter (1, 2).Coss and BrownTown take an unusual turn and focus on New York City: They touch on the escalation of NYPD's subway crackdown and protesters (1, 2, 3) the movement to close Rikers Island Jail (and what do do next), as well as Coss' brother Chris Marte's run for City Council in District 1 in 2020.--FITNESS AGAINST FASCISMFitness Against Fascism (FAF) is a workout event series and fundraiser curated by and benefiting SoapBox Productions and Organizing. It pairs an anti-oppressive, liberatory-minded high-intensity interval training (HIIT) workout and trauma-informed yoga session with a community conversation about real holistic health, the impact of structural -isms in our everyday lives, and how to challenge them all while getting a well-rounded workout! FAF decolonizes the notion that fitness is apolitical as the event curates a space for sweat and solidarity in order to breakdown systems and institutions of oppression that affect every industry, including (and especially) the allied healthcare continuum.Fitness Against Fascism 3: Prison-Industrial Complex & Healthy Communities (FAF3) was hosted at Studio Three - River North on September 15, 2019.  It featured a CONBODY workout with Coss, trauma-informed yoga flow with Mel Phillips, and a panel-led conversation with activists, community organizers, and formerly incarcerated citizens on the effect of the prison-industrial complex on healthy communities (see SoapBoxPO.com/FAF for full details; Twitter promo here).--CREDITS: Intro/outro song Love & Prejudice by Young Toussaint. Audio engineered by Genta Tamashiro.--Bourbon ’n BrownTownSite | Become a Patron on Patreon!SoapBox Productions and Organizing, 501(c)3Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Site | Support

Have you ever accidentally plugged your iPad into your iPhone’s charger? If so, then you know it charges really slowly. It still charges, but what would normally take a couple hours might take all day. Because you’re plugged into the wrong thing. Unfortunately, we often do the same thing with ourselves. Instead of plugging into our Ultimate Power Source -- I’m talking about our Almighty and Faithful God -- we plug into the wrong things. Advice we find on the Internet. From well meaning, yet mistaken friends. Our own hearts! We forget where our power really comes from and boy, do we pay the price. Now, you may have listened to my past couple of episodes here on the Work Is Good podcast -- and I hope you have -- where I shared what I like to call Power Principles for Life and Work. Each of those principles, I strongly believe, is pure gold, but just to be clear, those principles are only powerful when we are connected to our Ultimate Power Source God Himself. And I probably should have added a disclaimer - something like: Warning: Not to be tried in your own strength. I was especially reminded of that this past week when I was down low with the flu. I love how God gives reminders that we can’t do anything without Him, don’t you? The flu? That will definitely do it.So in this episode, I’m going to encourage you and myself by examining and rejoicing in the power of God. We’re going to see just how powerful and wonderful God is and then how God graciously gives it to us and then a few really practical ways we can make sure we’re depending on God’s power rather than our own in our day to day lives. And heads-up -- it’s jam-packed with super encouraging Scripture so prepare for a major pick-me-up in the moments ahead!Access the full show notes at WorkingUpward.com See the full show notes. Pay It Forward:Subscribe and leave a review on iTunes to help spread the word about the Work Is Good podcast.Your Mission: Immediately after this episode, take 5 minutes to thank God for His power in creation, salvation, your sanctification and then tell Him how much you need Him every day and every minute. Ask Him to help you rely on His power alone. Mentioned & Related ResourcesBecome a Podcast Insider. It's free!William Cowper on the power of prayer: "Satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon His knees."Day by Day by Carolina Sandell-BergFor a complete list of verses mentioned in this episode, email Kristen@UpwardVA.com. (Podcast Insiders get resources like this free as episodes are released.)Credits:Intro and Outro Music by Purple-Planet.comDrum Roll Sound Effect by Mike Koenig, via SoundBible.com"Bike, Bell Ding, Single, 01-01.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org

When should we say yes, and when is it okay to say no? Do we sometimes let fear of people dictate which tasks we take on, instead of letting our convictions and trust in God lead us? In this show Rodger and Øystein discuss how we can stop being people pleasers, and how saying no can be self-care and a way of showing respect to people around us. Credits: Intro and end music by Bradley Dyess music. Find him on Spotify and Facebook. Other sounds and music by David Kendrick and Øystein Udnes. Image courtesy of Pixabay.  Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @TalkingTheology - Website: TalkingTheology.com Podcast on ITunes, Spotify and Podbean. Just search for: The Talking Turkey Theology Podcast. Please hit the share button if you love the podcast!