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Today, our episode's all about discipleship around political engagement, based on a series of Bible studies Jonathan and his team at his real job recently created for this election season and beyond. Some points we hit:-        Why it is essential for our political action to understand  we were not created for this world-        Why followers of Jesus won't overemphasize the importance of political victories and losses-        The reality that we are all connected to each other and God desires everyone's political liberation-        And, after that discussion, we dive into a recommendation from one of our recent newsletters on the fallout from Israel's torture of Hamas operativesCredits-            Follow KTF Press on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. Subscribe to get our bonus episodes and other benefits at KTFPress.com.-        Follow host Jonathan Walton on Facebook Instagram, and Threads.-        Follow host Sy Hoekstra on Mastodon.-        Our theme song is “Citizens” by Jon Guerra – listen to the whole song on Spotify.-        Our podcast art is by Robyn Burgess – follow her and see her other work on Instagram.-        Editing by Multitude Productions-        Transcripts by Joyce Ambale and Sy Hoekstra.-        Production by Sy Hoekstra and our incredible subscribersTranscript Introduction[An acoustic guitar softly plays six notes in a major scale, the first three ascending and the last three descending, with a keyboard pad playing the tonic in the background. Both fade out as Jonathan Walton says “This is a KTF Press podcast.”]Jonathan Walton: If we are clear-eyed about the brokenness of the world, I would love for us to be as clear-eyed about the bigness of the gospel of Jesus Christ. I don't think our concept of sin and our concept of redemption is actually mature enough to deal with the problems of the world.[The song “Citizens” by Jon Guerra fades in. Lyrics: “I need to know there is justice/ That it will roll in abundance/ And that you're building a city/ Where we arrive as immigrants/ And you call us citizens/ And you welcome us as children home.” The song fades out.]Jonathan Walton: Welcome to Shake the Dust, seeking Jesus, confronting injustice. I'm Jonathan Walton.Sy Hoekstra: And I'm Sy Hoekstra. I'm so excited about what we're gonna be talking about today. We have concluded our series of interviews with authors from the anthology that we published in 2020 about Christianity and politics in the era of Trump. For the next several five or six episodes until the election, you will be hearing more from the two of us. We'll probably have a couple more interviews, but it will not be from those authors. But today, we are jumping into something that I think is very core to what we do at KTF Press. We're talking about political discipleship and how the ways that some stuff that we maybe in some churches relegate to the realm of personal salvation, like the incarnation and the death and resurrection of Jesus, actually have a whole lot to say about how we engage politically. But before we get to all of that, Jonathan.Jonathan Walton: Remember, if you like what you hear and what you read from KTF Press, and would like for it to continue beyond this election season, please go to KTFPress.com and become a paid subscriber and encourage your friends to subscribe as well. We've got a ways to go if we're gonna have enough people to sustain this work, but we believe this work is valuable for us and for you, and so we hope that you do too. Go to KTFPress.com, that'll get you the bonus episodes of this show, access to monthly Zoom chats with the two of us and more, but only if you are subscribed. So again, go to KTFPress.com, subscribe today.The Bible Studies Jonathan's Team Created about Christian Political EngagementSy Hoekstra: All right. So Jonathan, this conversation is actually coming from some work that you are doing in your regular job with InterVarsity. First of all, remind people what you do with InterVarsity [laughter], and then tell people about these resources that you've produced and kind of what the goal of them is.Jonathan Walton: So I'm a Senior Resource Specialist with InterVarsity. And what that looks like is when there are some significant problems, then those things get sent up to the discipleship and leadership team to think about, and one of the things in our sandbox is political discipleship. And so for the last six months, we've been working on a curriculum that folks will be able to use to not just see and seek Jesus during this election season, but actually be formed into people who can see Jesus on the seat in our image as a seat of a stool with three legs, and on the seat. The Lord over our feelings, over our thoughts, over our actions, is Jesus. And so this five part Bible study really leans into that and prayerfully will push people to make that decision, to say, “Oh yes, if I'm a follower of Jesus, then my orthopathy, my orthodoxy and my orthopraxy will be under the Lordship of Jesus.”Sy Hoekstra: You just said three big words. I think a lot of people know that orthodoxy kind of means right belief, and orthopraxy kind of means right practiceJonathan Walton: Yep.Sy Hoekstra: Orthopathy, what does that mean?Jonathan Walton: Orthopathy, which most of us function on is our feelings and passions. So what does it look like for us to actually say, “I feel uncomfortable, I feel afraid, I feel sad.” And instead of acting out of that feeling and then forming a theology that justifies our actions that were based on our feelings of fear or anxiety or discomfort or loss of control, we actually said, “Oh, I feel afraid of this,” or “I feel uncomfortable about this, but I can actually put that fear, that discomfort, that anger, under the seat of Jesus,” and be able to have our thoughts and actions be in line with the kingdom of God, and not just in line with our deepest wounds or whims.Sy Hoekstra: Okay, so that is some helpful context. You have created these Bible studies as part of your job as a resource developer, and we will have links to those Bible studies that are available for free online. So if you wanna do a five session Bible study with a small group or whatever, you can go get Jonathan's stuff and talk about politics with your small group, which I think everybody should be doing right now [laughter], at least if you live in the United States. Not everybody that listens to the show is in the United States, but for all the Americans, go do that, please. Oh, and actually, sorry you didn't write these. You were part of the team that developed these.Jonathan Walton: Yes.Sy Hoekstra: The actual writing was done by other people, but you were very involved in the process.We Were Not Created for This World, and That Affects Our PoliticsSy Hoekstra: So let's get into one of the main ideas here, which I think is, let's talk about some of the implications of the idea that we were not created for the world that we live in. This is kind of a big deal I think, in your thinking, and I would like you to tell us what, first of all, what kind of world were we created for, and then what does that imply for our politics?We Were Created for a World Where Everything Existed in HarmonyJonathan Walton: One of the things that gets lost in most of our theology about the quote- unquote, fall is that we don't engage as much with what the world could have looked like if we had not, quote- unquote, fallen. And so I like to think about every possible thing in the world that is broken and not working well, what if it had been working just fine? So let's imagine for a moment that work, like Adam and Eve in the Garden doing the stuff, was good. Like work was good. Let's imagine for a moment that a man never blamed the problem on a woman, and a woman never blamed the problem on the man. Let's imagine a world free of shame, jealousy, deceit and blaming. Let's lean into that slim window in Scripture and that slim window and stories that were passed down for generations, and generations where there was no deceit.We could know one another and be known. We could forgive, because I don't imagine that no one got hurt, but I imagine though, is people were quick to forgive and quick to ask for forgiveness. To be able to live in harmony with the world, that includes that big Shalom theology, where there's peace in me, there's peace between me and others, there's peace between me and creation, there's peace between me and God. There's reconciliation, there's Shalom there. And so since we do not have that world, the world that we currently live in is one that we will have constant dissonance with.We Must Be People Who Rejoice When Empires FallJonathan Walton: So fast forward all the way to Revelation 18,19, and 20, when quote unquote, Babylon, or the Empire is destroyed.And there are people that are weeping over Babylon, and there are people that are rejoicing that Babylon has been destroyed. Followers of Jesus need to be in the camp that says we are rejoicing that Babylon is destroyed. Hallelujah, salvation and glory be unto our God. If we are those people that say, “Ah, you know what? We're so sad that all the spices and all the products and all the slaves are no longer being brought to our shores to serve us,” then you suffer under the judgment of God. The judgment of God says these systems are unjust. A lot of followers of Jesus and other folks don't like to talk about the judgment of God, but I will be honest, I am totally fine talking about the judgment of God when talking about destroying unjust systems and structures in the world [laughs].Sy Hoekstra: Yeah.Jonathan Walton: Like Jesus, let that come as quickly as possible. So in Amos via Martin Luther King, how most people recognize it, let justice roll down like a mighty stream. That's what we are talking about. When these systems of injustice and violence are washed away. We were not made to be exploited or to exploit other people. We were not made to dominate, destroy, rule and violate. That's not what it is. And so that's what I mean when we say we should have dissonance with this world that we are in because we were not made for this nonsense that we experience regularly.Sy Hoekstra: And then our politics should reflect that dissonance.We Should Not Be Seduced by ColonialismJonathan Walton: Yes. Our politics should reflect that dissonance, and what we should not do is be seduced by coloniality. And here's what I mean by that. Aníbal Quijano, who was a Peruvian sociologist and scholar on coloniality, talked about the seduction of European colonialism, such as that, even though you take colonialism away, we cannot imagine ourselves independent of that colonized structure being in place. And so if we look around the world, the sun never set on the British Empire in that way, there are entire people groups including Black people in the United States, who it's very difficult to imagine life outside of the stratified, segregated society that we find ourselves in.And so for me, I think when we think about our political systems, and we talked about this before on the podcast, one of the things we need a radical revolution of is imagination. Like to be able to imagine a different way of share, like mutual aid, reciprocity. Being able to say, “You know, what? What if I'm not a wage earner in a society, I am still valuable.” Sy, you've talked about this in your essays about disability. Like, what would it look like for us not to see the CEO and the kid with down syndrome as equally valuable for God, even though one of them contributes more to the GDP, like we need to lean into that. And so when we make decisions in politics, we actually need to wrestle with that dissonance as opposed to trying to impose a perfect will in an imperfect world, because it will not exist or come to pass.We Should Always Be Unsatisfied with Political Outcomes, and Be Aware We Don't Control ThemSy Hoekstra: Yeah. So I think one of the things that you and I have talked about that is basically how we will almost always be unsatisfied with the decisions and the activity that we engage in in politics.Jonathan Walton: Yes, and that is okay [laughs].Sy Hoekstra: Yeah, exactly. Right. That's part of it. You should be that way, is what we're saying.Jonathan Walton: Yes.Sy Hoekstra: You shouldn't be someone who votes wholeheartedly like, what I'm rejecting right now is people who are just like, “Yes, Trump is God's man. We're with him 100 percent. He's gonna do all the stuff we need him to do.” There isn't really a Christian equivalent to that on the left, or I would reject that as well, if anyone was saying that same thing with that same level of fervor about Kamala Harris [laughter].Jonathan Walton: Yeah.Sy Hoekstra: But well, we'll talk about how there is still some idolatry on the left, but we'll get into that nuance in a second. I just want to emphasize this point, that it's the lack of satisfaction with our votes and the lack of satisfaction with outcomes of activism isn't just what you should expect, it's reflecting a reality in a good way [laughs].Jonathan Walton: Right.Sy Hoekstra: That you are not… you know what I mean? You're always going to feel that tension because you were made to be loved and treated with justice and kindness and generosity and to do the same for others, and that is fundamentally not how our system ever works.Jonathan Walton: Exactly.Sy Hoekstra: We will know that we don't have control over the systems that we have. We should know that [laughs]. We should go into our political engagement with that in the front of our minds, that we don't control the outcomes, and we shouldn't be surprised when they don't come out exactly the way we want them to. But again, when we were talking about this, another thing you pointed out was we also don't have control over God and how God affects the outcomes that God wants to affect [laughs].Jonathan Walton: Right.Sy Hoekstra: We don't know how that's going to happen. So a political loss for us does not necessarily mean anything about God or God's plans, right?Jonathan Walton: Yes.Sy Hoekstra: So that is kind of the hopeful other side of that coin that I was just talking about. And that doesn't mean by the way, that we don't make clear decisions in certain contexts and be like, “No, this person is absolutely better than this person.” I have no problem saying that. You know what I mean? I feel like sometimes when you talk about being a citizen of the kingdom, there's a lot of like, especially White Christians, who will say that kind of means that we should never really judge anybody's choices at all [laughter], and I fully disagree with that [laughs], because in a given context, someone can be much better than somebody else. They're just not perfect.We Should Want to Make Things Better in Small Ways and Do as Little Harm as PossibleJonathan Walton: Well, the only other thing I'll say, and this actually may apply to later questions in the conversation as well. But I had a conversation, I was one of the keynote speakers for the Community Boost nonprofit leaders conference this week. And one of the speakers, she was on the panel I was moderating, her name is Jennifer Jones Austin. She's the Executive Director of the Federation of Protestant Welfare organizations in New York City.Sy Hoekstra: Gotcha.Jonathan Walton: She used to have a position in corrections in New York City as an advocate [laughs]. She said, “It is my job in this space,” holding her faith in all these things she possibly can, she said “This system is toxic, it's broken, it is terrible, and in so much as I can, I will prevent all harm that I can. And if I also could do incrementally better, then I will do that, knowing full well that this is not the kingdom of God, and I will be wholly dissatisfied with all the things, even the progress, quote- unquote, progress that I'm able to make.” And I think that is a sobering embrace of the realities of where we stand as followers of Jesus who are able to and in so far as we are willing to actually participate in the change of the systems and structures that we are in.So that's Priscilla with education. She is going to [laughs], in Jesus name, do as little harm as she possibly can and make as much progress, quote- unquote, progress as she possibly can.Sy Hoekstra: This is your wife, who's the principal of a school for people who don't know.Jonathan Walton: Yes, and I've recognized also that this is me within InterVarsity, an evangelical organization in the United States that fully participates in the system of this country. Like philanthropy is broken, giving is broken. We all know these systems will not usher in the kingdom of God. At the same time, we are called to participate and reflect the kingdom of God as best as we can. And so I think as we vote, as we enter in, as you were saying, we do not have control over the system, we do not have control over God, but we do control if we are obedient to him and faithfully wrestle with what it looks like to follow him in context. Because, as Munther Isaac, Palestinian theologian, prophet, amazing person said, a theology without context is irrelevant, and we are doing our best to live out of theology in our context.Sy Hoekstra: Both of us saw him speak last week, or I guess when you're hearing this, it'll be two weeks ago at Riverside Church, and it was incredible. And one or two of the things Jonathan has said so far, are certainly inspired by Reverend Isaac. If you look at our newsletter from the 23rd you can watch the entire talk on YouTube. It's incredible. I really suggest everyone does it. When Jonathan says he's a prophet, that's not…Jonathan Walton: Oh, I'm not joking. Yeah [laughs].Sy Hoekstra: It's not an exaggeration. It's like the word prophet is something that gets thrown around a lot, and it can be grandiose when you apply to certain people. This man fits the bill [laughter].Jonathan Walton: Yes.Why Christians Shouldn't Overemphasize Political Wins and LossesSy Hoekstra: Okay, so let's get into another point that we were talking about that I think is important when it comes to political discipleship, especially in this moment of heightened tension in the election. Which is there are so many ways that understanding yourself as a citizen of the kingdom of God makes you less likely to overemphasize political victories and losses. And you can err to one side in the way that Trump does, which is what I was talking about before, or the way that Trump supporters do, where they can say, “Trump being elected will basically be our political salvation [laughs]. We will be fine. Our power will be given back to us the way that we deserve, our enemies shall be defeated,” etcetera, etcetera.But like I also said, there are ways that the left does this and there are ways that the right does this when it's not Trump and we're not in a sort of cult of personality situation. So can you talk to us about what overemphasizing political victories and losses looks like, and why understanding the kingdom helps you avoid doing that, making that mistake?Our Hope Is Not in Political Victories or Material ProsperityJonathan Walton: Yeah, absolutely. So I think the way the right predominantly does this is using salvific language like, “We are going to save you.” And so there's this identification alliance with right wing rapture theology that says, we just need to be redeemed from the world or going back to something that is more holy, just, beautiful, righteous and good. Usually for White evangelicals, that's around 1958. 1958 was the peak of White evangelical and White American leadership and ownership of all these different things in the United States. And so that reality that many people in the current day White evangelical movement are trying to get back to. 1958 also signals what the left tries to do.1958 was the advent of the civil rights movement coming into the mainstream of the United States when Martin Luther King wrote, when White evangelicals in the United States had to contend with Martin Luther King. So Jerry Falwell writing, segregation or not, like which is it, and then doubling down on segregation. But from 1958 you can begin to see this surging of the rights of women being talked about, the rights of people of color being talked about. Then you get into quote- unquote, the sexual revolution, feminist revolution of the 70s and 80s, like music changing into a way that there's television, things to be broadcast. Folks being shocked that the people they listen to on the radio are people of color, like you start to get this change [laughs].And so what the right says is salvation, the left says is progress. And so pastors and people who push towards more progressivism and politicians who don't read in context like to pull out that piece when Martin Luther King says, the moral arc of the universe is long, but it bends towards justice. We take that out, and basically what that does is a soft baptism of generational superiority. Meaning that I'm better than the last generation, and the generation after me will be better, when scripture does not say that. Ecclesiastes says there's nothing new under the sun. There have always been people fighting against slavery, oppression, abuse and violence, and there have always been people who are trying to impose those systems, whether they be the Roman government or the American government or the Spartans or the Cretans, it doesn't matter who it is.This has always been the same argument and fight. The Nazis before, the Americans today, Israelis one day, slaveholders another day, Palestinians one day, enslaved Africans another day. The reality is this has always been going back and forth. The invitation has always been the same, to follow Jesus. That's the invitation. There isn't a like, “Man, you know what? In 1950, it was really bad.” That's what progressives would say, “But we've come a long way, and we're continuing forward, onward and upward.” And then conservatives would say, “Oh, man, you know it used to be this way. Let me go back to my little town and…” but both of those are salvation narratives that actually don't leave us saved. They don't. Jesus is the only way.They don't leave us saved, because the salvation of Jesus is ultimate and all encompassing at once. The quote- unquote, safety that moral progressivism or conservatism offers us is for a few, for moments in time. The only thing in my estimation, as an individual that has read a little bit and prayed a lot is the only thing that has been as pervasive and adopted by so many people is colonialism. The idea of White supremacy, the idea that we need to exploit and violate, the idea that we need to extract as much as possible and we deserve to accumulate at an unfettered pace, that is pervasive across cultures, backgrounds and narratives. That has been carried everywhere even more so than the gospel.And so I would hope that the salvation of all things through Christ would be as comprehensive and fierce as the salvation through works. So it's life, liberty and pursuit of property slash our own comfort equals happiness, or take up your cross, deny yourself and follow me, they are fundamentally opposed to each other.Sy Hoekstra: That was good and deep, and I love it. Let me drill down for a second on the progressivism, because I think some people would hear you say, and you've explained this a little bit, but I mean, some people hear you say, things haven't gotten better, or things took off in some fundamental and helpful way in the 60s, that that's not something that we should think of as salvation. And they might kind of go, “What does he mean by that? I don't know. That's a little…” Because I know you are saying things have gotten better.Jonathan Walton: Oh, yeah. Absolutely.Sy Hoekstra: Like, obviously, there are people who materially did a whole lot better [laughs] after the Civil Rights Movement.Jonathan Walton: Yes. Absolutely. Right.Sy Hoekstra: But what you are saying is, when you are clear-eyed about the amount of harm that the hierarchies and systems of oppression do in this country globally, there are so many things to be concerned about and so many things to deeply lament that the true and good and incredible thing that Black people can vote now [laughs].Jonathan Walton: Yes, me and you can have this conversation [laughs].Sy Hoekstra: Yeah, all those kinds of things. Those things are incredible and should be celebrated, and there are just so many other things that are so wrong and terrible.Jonathan Walton: Yeah.Sy Hoekstra: You're just being clear-eyed about the world as it is.Jonathan Walton: Right.Sy Hoekstra: Because you can do that, because you're not looking toward a narrative of progressivism to assure you that you are okay.Jonathan Walton: Yes. Yes. The fundamental container that you and I find ourselves in has improved. That's true.Sy Hoekstra: You and I, like meaning literally you and I.Jonathan Walton: Yeah, me and you. Literally, Sy Hoekstra and Jonathan Walton, the container that we find ourselves in has improved since the lives of our parents. My momma was not born with all of her rights, I was born with all of mine, to an extent in this country. That container has gotten better. The container is still on this side of heaven, which means it's incomplete.Sy Hoekstra: Yeah.Jonathan Walton: So can I celebrate, and I do celebrate, the reality that I could go to a bank and get a mortgage and it would be illegal if they discriminated against me and my wife for being people of color, that is awesome. I can celebrate the fact that my wife can get a credit card in her own name, and my daughters will be able to as well. That was something that was illegal. go look it up. I appreciate that. At the same time, let me not be seduced to think that this is the container I was made for because I wasn't. I was made for Genesis 1.Sy Hoekstra: Or seduced into a kind of softer, subtler idolatry of America.Jonathan Walton: Yeah.Sy Hoekstra: Or the West, or the societies that we live in, or wealth, or whatever it is that you think has made things more comfortable for you.Jonathan Walton: Yes.Good Political Fruit that Comes with Putting Hope in JesusSy Hoekstra: The reason I spent so much time on that is it's a complicated idea, but I think it's important for people to understand, because it really does free you from the problems that inevitably come when you sort of think, let's say Harris gets elected. We're just like, “Oh, good. We staved off Trump, we beat back fascism. We defeated it, hooray.” [laughs] It stops you from looking at the long history of America and saying no, fascism, authoritarianism, like real oppression of people is a normal part of the DNA of this country, and will continue to come back, and we need to continue to be ready to fight it all the time.Jonathan Walton: Right.Sy Hoekstra: It does not ever go away, and if you want to sit in comfort and say, “Good, we finally did it,” or “I can rest now,” you can't. You're being seduced into something that is not true [laughter]. And also, being clear-eyed in this way also stops you from doing something that people complain about progressives doing all the time, which is show up to your door every four years or every two years, and ask for your vote, and then not do anything to actually fight the oppression that you're under on a daily basis once they're elected [laughs].Jonathan Walton: Yes.Sy Hoekstra: If you're clear-eyed in this way, you can fight for people's flourishing 365 days a year…Jonathan Walton: Yes.Sy Hoekstra: …and every year. What I'm just doing now is talking about some of the good fruit that comes from letting go of these sort of soft political idols that sometimes people have. Because, I think… And the reason I say soft political idols, they're just political idols, but I think people look at the obviousness and the brazenness of the way that people idolize Trump and Christian power in America, and they think, “I'm not doing that in any similar way,” and a lot of us actually are.Jonathan Walton: Right.Sy Hoekstra: So that's why I'm harping on this.Jonathan Walton: Yeah. And two sentences that I hope will help people as well, is that the reason we're saying this too is because what will drive you is actually hope in the right stuff, as opposed to ending up with putting, literally, for me, like my hope in Obama. I remember the posters, like I was excited.Sy Hoekstra: Do you remember that music video?Jonathan Walton: Which one? There were many.Sy Hoekstra: The “Yes We Can” music video.Jonathan Walton: Oh, yes, yes, yes. I do remember that.Sy Hoekstra: Yeah [laughs]. I remember that in particular, I remember you being so excited and emotional about that video, and then later coming back to me and being like, “I should not have cared about that video that much,” [laughs].Jonathan Walton: Right. But man, it is attractive. Like Lil Jon at the DNC right now is there to seduce a certain group of people [Sy laughs]. And Kid Rock is just, let's swap out Kid Rock. Kid Rock was at the RNC. We have to engage, like you said, clear-eyed, so we know what to put our hope in. Because the gospel is a hope that does not disappoint.What Is God's Good News about Politics, and How Can We Apply It to Our Lives?Sy Hoekstra: Amen to that, Jonathan [Jonathan laughs]. But let's talk about the hope that does not disappoint, because I think the stuff that we've been talking about, if you just stopped there would be a little bit, I don't know, it can be a little bit depressing. If you don't already have this perspective [laughs] it's like, it can be hard.Jonathan Walton: Yeah.Sy Hoekstra: It can be hard to deal with being clear-eyed about the brokenness of the world, it's not an easy thing to do [Jonathan laughs]. So let's talk about what actually is the good news about politics that you are trying to get people to see through, through these Bible studies and through this kind of work that you're doing.Question Your Assumptions, and Understand the Connectedness of All PeopleJonathan Walton: Yeah. I mean to what you just said, if we are clear-eyed about the brokenness of the world, I would love for us to be as clear-eyed about the bigness of the gospel of Jesus Christ. I don't think our concept of sin and our concept of redemption is actually mature enough to deal with the problems of the world. And so I think that one, the first session is just what are our starting points? Most of us have been cultured into political discipleship, we've never actually consciously thought about it. And so that's the first part, just where are our starting points? Then we get into the reality that the theology of the kingdom of God, and the theology that we are all made in God's image is a political reality.If I believe that I am made in the image of God, and every single person around me is made in the image of God, then that has political implications, because my flourishing and their suffering, or my suffering and their flourishing, they are actually intertwined. If I actually live out that theology, when they bleed, I bleed, when I bleed, they bleed. That's why the command to mourn with those who mourn is not, it shouldn't be far off, because I'm mourning my own human family, or I'm rejoicing with my own human family. And so that first study gets into that, and then we have, each study has a real-life story, and each study has a testimony about how these things have been applied or wrestled with in the current day.Making Informed Decisions about Whether We Want to Seek God's LiberationAnd so when we get into the choices that the Israelites made in Samuel, they wanted a king. Wrestling with that, oh snap, the Israelites literally said to the Prophet Samuel, we want to be like everybody else.Sy Hoekstra: And sorry, just really quickly for people who are unfamiliar, there's a moment in the book of 2 Samuel, I think, where Israel goes from saying, “We don't want to just be this people of God who kind of live in this promised land and follow these instructions that God gave us, we want to have a king,” which was not part of like God's plan for their society, “The way that all the societies around us have a king, so that we can have kind of similar power and influence the way that they do.”Jonathan Walton: Exactly. And so when Samuel responds, he says, “Your king will be exploitative. Your king will violate. Your king will take your kids. Your king will do all these things.” And they say, “Yes, sign us up.” And so we need to have conversations about what will actually happen when we say, “Yes, we do want this,” instead of what God intends. And then make concrete decisions about, do we actually want that, and what are the implications? And then if we do decide to follow Jesus, then what does he do and what is his response. When Jesus shows up and says, “I am the Messiah,” out of Isaiah, chapter 61 pulled into Luke chapter 4, the initial sermon is, “I have come to set the oppressed free, proclaim sight to the blind, proclaim freedom for the captives.”He did not say, “I have come to convert you to a certain political ideology, a certain political party or platform.” He didn't say that because he literally says, the kingdom of God is not of this world. And so how do we see that as good news as followers of Jesus? And do we see that as good news in the context we're in today? And then finally, if we do see that as good news, how do we partner with God to actually participate as followers of Jesus in seeking the shalom of all the people around us? Because we do live as followers of Jesus in exile. Now, we are different from the Israelites because, friends, we are not disempowered as Americans.Sy Hoekstra: Yeah.Jonathan Walton: I have an American passport, which puts me in a fundamentally different political bracket than my brothers and sisters who are undocumented, than my human family that suffers under drone strikes. It's different. But at the same time, I can hold fast to the reality that how can I steward my power, my influence, my resources, towards the flourishing of all people, not just myself, which is resisting the gospel of Babylon. And so we have, one of my favorite people in the world is Connie Anderson, and she talks about how she was one of those White women in a midwestern state who had no idea who she was voting for and why. But then she goes to a board meeting at the invitation of someone to really get involved in local politics, and she realized the person that she was voting for had dementia, and he was on the city council voting for things, arguing for it in one minute, and then some time would pass, arguing against it in another minute.And then when someone said, “Hey, didn't you just say the opposite?” Then shout at them, “Don't try to tell me what I think.” And she said, “The only reason I voted for this person was because I recognized their name.” And she began to get involved, and now she leads workshops on anti-racism, trying to help White people do the work of deconstruction, not deconstruction of their faith, but a deconstruction of the White supremacy in their lives and how they can partner with God towards more redemptive things. And she is doing the good hard work of politics, and not politics from a lens of this world would be better if we get the right person in power, but this world will be better and transformative when Jesus is in power.And so how do I partner with him to reflect his kingdom in the system and structures that I have influence and power over? And besides a lot of the work that we do with KTF, this is probably the thing with InterVarsity that I am most proud of. So I sincerely hope that folks will grab it.We Need to Revolutionize Our ImaginationSy Hoekstra: Absolutely. Go check it out. Thank you for sharing the wisdom from it. And I especially want to emphasize what you said about, what did you say about our imagination? You said change or, the verb I can't remember [laughs].Jonathan Walton: Oh, bring a revolution in our imagination [laughs].Sy Hoekstra: Yeah, there you go. That's what you said. I knew it was good [Jonathan laughs]. That is something that I am particularly passionate about, and kind of dovetails into why I spend so much time reading speculative fiction, like sci-fi and fantasy and everything [laughs], because… and thinking about how the people who write those books affect the worlds that we imagine too. That may seem like a weird, random turn into another subject to some people, but it is the way that I exercise my imagination, and I find a lot of the way that God talks to me in that work [laughs]. Like in the ways that I think about how we can imagine really different worlds and other stories that we don't see here now.Jonathan Walton: Yes.Sy Hoekstra: That to me, is extremely important, and I know that there have to be at least some of you who feel that way too.Jonathan Walton: Amen.Sy Hoekstra: So [laughs] I know there are some avid fiction readers out there. Jonathan, we have a segment to get into.Which Tab Is Still Open? Israel's Horrifying Treatment of Palestinian DetaineesJonathan Walton: Yes. Yes, we've talked a lot, and we are still talking as we're going to get into our segment, Which Tab Is Still Open, because this is something we're still talking about 10 months later, 76 years later, where we dive a little deeper into one of the recommendations from our newsletter. So Sy, this one is yours, so tell us a little bit about it.Sy Hoekstra: It is mine, although I think I maybe originally got it from you. This is something that we have both been thinking and talking about a lot, so I will just summarize the story very quickly, and then we'll both talk about it for a while. So we're gonna be back on Israel and Palestine. Now, listen everything we just talked about is gonna affect this conversation that we're having now [laughs].Jonathan Walton: Yep.Sy Hoekstra: But there have been some horrible whistleblower stories, and I will not get into the details. So hopefully we're avoiding the need for a content warning here. But some horrible whistleblower stories about some things going on, I believe you pronounce it, the Sde Teiman detention center in Israel, which is where basically they're keeping a lot of known or suspected Hamas operatives who attacked on October 7. The allegations are about basically physical and sexual torture, and that's all the detail that I will get into, being regularized and just a part of the culture at this particular detention center. So recently, after a lot of these reports, there were 10 IDF soldiers who were charged by military courts, or nine soldiers and one reservist who were charged by military courts with perpetrating one of these acts of violence.And what followed is something that's a little bit unimaginable to me, until I think about January 6th, which was a series of riots at this detention center of people literally trying to just charge into the detention center and take the IDF soldiers who have been charged and put in detention themselves, and just kidnap them out of the place, just like free them. And these rioters, there were a couple hundred of them. A lot of them were just regular people living in the area. But some of them were actual government administrative workers and some of them, a couple of them were actual members of the Israeli parliament who participated in this riot, and they did not succeed. Like the soldiers are still there.Two of them were let go eventually, meaning, the charges were dropped. Eight of them, the military is actually pursuing the charges against them. There has not been any punishment for any of these rioters [laughs]. Nothing's happened to them. There's been no legal consequences. There was another riot and another base, same thing, no real consequences. I was trying to see if maybe just like the American media wasn't reporting on it, but I used multiple large language models [laughter] to look into whether there were any stories about these rioters and what consequences they face, and it's really been nothing. The members of parliament are still just sitting in parliament.Some people who are not in the government, who are in the opposition parties have called for investigations, but nothing has happened. There were many statements made by different far-right government members of parliament that were in support of the rioters. One person in Benjamin Netanyahu's party, basically stood up in Parliament and said, “I do not care what these soldiers did to Hamas operatives, because anything done to Hamas operatives is legitimate, in my view.” Like there's just no limits. When we say that there's an apartheid in Israel, this highlights kind of what we're talking about, because there is sort of within Israel proper, there is, you can still make some arguments about this, but there is a lot of democratic representation and rights for people who live there.And then in the West Bank, since 1967 there's basically been martial law where a general is in charge and makes all the decisions on behalf of people who live there, with the exception of the Jewish settlers who live there, who still have all the rights, as though they lived in Israel proper. And so there's this kind of weird thing going on where even though this base is in Israel, it is under the jurisdiction of the military. So it's this kind of martial law, I don't know, running into Israel's law in a sort of way that's highlighting some divisions in Israel. Because obviously, there are a lot of people within Israel who are very concerned that this has happened, and that people are going completely unaccountable for it.I mean, some people are literally talking about, I don't think this is a mainstream idea, but there's some people talking about, what if a civil war breaks out in Israel, because there are people who are so against what has happened, but the ruling government coalition is just so in favor of continuing the war at all costs, they're now starting to fight with Lebanon. They may start to fight with Iran. So anyways, those are the basics of the story. Jonathan, what are your thoughts [laughs]?Privilege Marginalized Voices in Your Media So You Don't End UP Believing FalsehoodsJonathan Walton: If you are listening, you've made it this far in the podcast and all those things, I hope you would privilege Palestinian voices and the voices of Jewish activists in your media diet, so that you are not persuaded towards believing what is not true. The reality is Israel, not the people, but the state, is a settler colonial project, and much of this I'm gonna repeat from Munther and other people that I have learned from because I am now trying to privilege their voices. I remember, and I've said this on podcast before, my RA when I was 18 years old, who lived in the West Bank, arguing with a Zionist Jewish young man who lives in Brooklyn and had never been to the West Bank about what it looks like.So you're watching someone from a lived reality argue with someone downstream of propaganda. And so the exact same thing could be true of someone who lives in a segregated Black neighborhood trying to explain how law enforcement works to someone who has never actually dealt with law enforcement in the United States, or a man who is having a conversation with a woman about what it's like to have her rape kit submitted and then it never be tested or run or anything. So just trying to bring things home a little bit in that we have to prioritize the voices of marginalized people in these conversations.Now, that is true all the time, particularly when there is no media or video. And in this particular case, there is video of all of this, similar to George Floyd, similar to Sonya Massey in the United States, there's video of this terrible perpetration of sexual violence, and there's video of the soldiers guarding this action so that people don't see it from the cameras and that it continues to happen, which is why these soldiers were quote unquote, arrested in the first place.What Would It Take for Americans to Wake Up to the Reality of This Suffering?Jonathan Walton: Now, my final thought around this is, which really a question, is like I wonder how desensitized we have become to the suffering of others and made it normal for these types of things to happen. And I wonder what it would take, in Jesus name I pray it is not violence.But I wonder what it would take for us to be awakened to actually do something about it as American citizens, because it is our tax dollars, our money, it's all of us that are funding that. And so those are my thoughts as I consider this, because there's a population of people that is further desensitized running into a population of people as being further radicalized because they are seeing more and more images and media come across their feeds. And my longing and hope is that there would be an awareness of the people who have been so desensitized and propagandized of the pain and suffering of the people who are experiencing deep harm, so that there can be some sort of reconciliation and just peace and a ceasefire and all those things before, not because of a war. That's my prayer.And so, yeah, as I am, [laughs] I'm gonna in Jesus name, be at Hunter College, be at Brown, be at MIT, be in Florida this fall, I'm gonna be talking about that. Having conversations, encouraging people to advocate so that there is a lesser chance of violence. Sy, that was a lot for me [laughs]. What are you thinking and feeling?Dehumanization Always Leads to Horrifying Violence, and Turns Oppressors into MonstersSy Hoekstra: That was very good. The thing that is so frustrating to me is how incredibly predictable this was.Jonathan Walton: Yeah. Right.Sy Hoekstra: From the moment October 7th happened, they said, “This is our 911” Okay, This is your Abu Ghraib. This is your Guantanamo. Like we cannot expect to react the exact same way to an attack and not have this happen again. You can't expect to have the same dehumanization and racism against Arabs and not have this happening again. I don't know. It's just so frustrating to me, having grown up with the War on Terror, and just feeling like I'm watching it all over again. And just like it was in America, there's a lot of people in Israeli society who think this is all fine and totally support it.Jonathan Walton: Right.Sy Hoekstra: And we may have done it in a little bit more of a buttoned up way. We might have done it with some lawyers making questionable interpretations of international humanitarian norms or whatever. We might have put the stamp of approval on it of some more powerful forces than they have available to them in Israel, but they're doing the same thing that we were doing. The thing that we need to come away from this is knowing that your dehumanization of other people has real life consequences, and the consequences are both for the victims who experienced horrific things and for the victimizers. Because one of the whistleblowers, when they were talking to CNN, the CNN reporter who doesn't believe this himself, and he put to the soldier, “A lot of people in Israel would say, well, Hamas does way worse than this to our captives. So what's the problem?” And he said, “Hamas is not your bar.” It's like, fine, if you want to be a terrorist organization, go ahead, be a terrorist organization. But you have to recognize that that's the moral decision you're making. You are not better than them, if this is what you are willing to do to them. And your dehumanization of other people at some point will turn you into a monster, is what I'm saying.Jonathan Walton: Right.Sy Hoekstra: And I just, I don't know [laughs]. I'm mad about it because of the horrifying consequences that it has on individual people, so it's a little bit visceral for me, but it is just so frustrating to watch all these things happen all over again and with our same stamp of approval.Jonathan Walton: Yes.Sy Hoekstra: And if you want an example of why electing Kamala Harris will not be a victory for all things good and moral, it is because this sort of thing will continue.Jonathan Walton: Yeah.The Church Is Complicit in This TerrorSy Hoekstra: Another thing from Reverend Isaac last week was he really did a good job of emphasizing how complicit in all this the church is. Emphasizing points like, Christian Zionism actually predates Jewish Zionism, and there are actually way more Christian Zionists in the world than there are Jewish Zionists, just the raw numbers.Jonathan Walton: Yep.Sy Hoekstra: And our support of that theology, our creation of that theology, our failure to fight it at every turn, that is what makes us just wholly complicit in what is happening over there. And Jonathan literally, here's the last note that I wrote in our outline: “Hopefully Jonathan has something uplifting to say before we end” [laughter], because I'll be real, I'm not thinking of it right now.Followers of Jesus need to Focus on Doing Small Advocacy out of Deep Love for OthersJonathan Walton: Yeah. So God's good news about politics is what we're talking about. We are talking about the allocation, distribution of resources, and how people have decided to govern ourselves, and what has happened in the United States, if we're just gonna hang out in the container that we're in, that in the United States we have decided with billions of dollars of our tax dollars, that we are going to build, then send, then advise the genocide of another group of people. I do not want the voting and advocacy and time and work that I do to be perpetrating that or be complicit in that. I might be involved because I have no choice not being overruled, but I will not be unopposed or complacent.And so as followers of Jesus, I think we have two options, and Peter did this really, really well. Peter was suffering under the oppression of the Jewish people, just like Jesus was, and Jesus' family and Jesus' friends and all the disciples as they were being occupied by Romans. And Peter thought he was doing the absolute just right, good thing in carrying a knife all the time, so that when Jesus got arrested, he pulled out his sword and chopped off the dude's ear. And this is John 18, the scene when Jesus was arrested. Jesus then picks up dude's ear, puts it back on his head, tells Peter to fall back. And Peter had two options. Peter could have said, “You know what, this sucks. I'm just not gonna do this anymore. Jesus, you're wrong.”He could have done that. He could have said, “You're presenting me with this gospel of hope in the world that is to come, not the world that is right now.” And he could have said, “I'm just going to give up, or I'm going to… look Simon the Zealot, we listen to this dude talk. It's time to start this.” He could have done that, but instead, eventually he got to, “I'm actually going to be the rock of this Church that Jesus said I was going to be,” which is why you and me and so many people listening to this podcast, have decided to follow this man who happens to be God named Jesus, who 12 ordinary men and a bunch of women that we did not name because they too are from a patriarchal society, we know a few of them, like Mary and Mary Magdalene and Dorcas and Phoebe, who decided to say yes, and thousands of years later, we're still talking about them.And so my hope would be that we as followers of Jesus, would say, “Hey, you know what? What small group of people can we do a little bit of revolutionary actions out of a deep, deep love for so that many, many, many years from now, people are still choosing love over fear and violence.”Sy Hoekstra: There we go, Jonathan. I knew you had it. I knew you had it in you [Jonathan laughs]. But I appreciate that, because when I say uplifting, that feels like something I can resonate with even while I'm looking at the horrifying nature of what I'm looking at. That feels like something where you're not sugarcoating it.Jonathan Walton: Yeah, right.Sy Hoekstra: And that's what I appreciate, and that's what I meant by uplifting. I don't want us just to end on a happy note, because you're Christian and you have to or whatever [laughter].Jonathan Walton: Amen, amen.Sy Hoekstra: So thank you so much for all this work that you're doing trying to create those small communities where people love and do good things. We did a lot of work and tried very hard to do it when we were in college, and I appreciate that you're still trying to get people to do the same thing as they go through that time in their lives.Jonathan Walton: Amen.Prayers and Support for Protesting Students Returning to CampusSy Hoekstra: And you and I will be absolutely praying for and supporting in any way that we can the students as they come back to campus and continue to, again as Munther Isaac said, lead the way in ways that the church has been so afraid to do and so unwilling to do.Jonathan Walton: Yeah, exactly.Sy Hoekstra: If you're listening to this, and you're about to go on to a campus [laughs], or you're already on a campus, we are praying for you, and we absolutely cannot imagine, I don't know, just the uncertainty and the strangeness of what you're doing, but we so appreciate it that you are doing it. And if you're not, and you're just choosing to support people in other ways, because there are many reasons to make that decision, then more power to you as well.Outro and OuttakeSy Hoekstra: Okay. We are going to end there. Jonathan, thank you so much. This was a great conversation. I'm really glad that we got to do it. We'll have those Bible studies that Jonathan created in the show notes.Our theme song is “Citizens” by Jon Guerra. Our podcast art is by Robyn Burgess. Editing by multitude productions. Transcriptions by Joyce Ambale. Production of the show, by me and all of our lovely paid subscribers. Please remember, go to KTFPress.com and become a paid subscriber. Get the bonus episodes of this show, as well as access to the monthly Zoom conversations. When you're listening to this we will just have had one, so be sure to sign up for the next one coming in September. Thank you all so much for listening, and we will see you all in two weeks.Jonathan Walton: Bye.[The song “Citizens” by Jon Guerra fades in. Lyrics: “I need to know there is justice/ That it will roll in abundance/ And that you're building a city/ Where we arrive as immigrants/ And you call us citizens/ And you welcome us as children home.” The song fades out.]Jonathan Walton: We are close to the camera. We are ready to go.Sy Hoekstra: Oh, yeah. By the way my camera, I tried so many different things to make it work here in Canada, and there's just nothing to be done.Jonathan Walton: I understand.Sy Hoekstra: So highlight reels from this episode will come from Jonathan Walton [laughs].Jonathan Walton: No worries, yes.Sy Hoekstra: Just make sure everything you say, you look really cool saying it.Jonathan Walton: I do look really great [laughs].Sy Hoekstra: Hey, I'm glad you know that about yourself, Jonathan, I cannot confirm [Jonathan laughs]. This is a public episode. 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What Would It Take to Recreate Bell Labs?, Human Scale Software vs Open Source, How to run Visual Studio (VS) Code Remote over SSH on FreeBSD 13 and 14, Why are some emails from Charlie Root and others are from root?, Backward compatibility has real costs even for settings, Kyua graduates, and more NOTES This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by Tarsnap (https://www.tarsnap.com/bsdnow) and the BSDNow Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/bsdnow) Headlines What Would It Take to Recreate Bell Labs? (https://www.construction-physics.com/p/what-would-it-take-to-recreate-bell) Human Scale Software vs Open Source (https://posixcafe.org/blogs/2024/07/31/0/) News Roundup How to run Visual Studio (VS) Code Remote over SSH on FreeBSD 13 and 14 (https://group.miletic.net/en/blog/2024-06-14-how-to-run-visual-studio-vs-code-remote-over-ssh-on-freebsd-13-and-14) Why are some emails from Charlie Root and others are from root? (https://dan.langille.org/2024/07/27/why-are-some-emails-from-charlie-root-and-others-are-from-root/) Backward compatibility, even for settings, has real costs (https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/programming/BackwardCompatibilityHasCosts) Kyua graduates (https://jmmv.dev/2024/08/kyua-graduates.html) Tarsnap This weeks episode of BSDNow was sponsored by our friends at Tarsnap, the only secure online backup you can trust your data to. Even paranoids need backups. Feedback/Questions 573 - Vedran - linuxulator (https://github.com/BSDNow/bsdnow.tv/blob/master/episodes/573/feedback/Vedran%20-%20linuxulator) Send questions, comments, show ideas/topics, or stories you want mentioned on the show to feedback@bsdnow.tv (mailto:feedback@bsdnow.tv) Join us and other BSD Fans in our BSD Now Telegram channel (https://t.me/bsdnow)

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Inflation is going down, unemployment remains at historic lows and we've avoided a devastating recession. But grocery prices have consumers rattled. Rogé Karma, staff writer at The Atlantic, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why food and fuel prices don't factor into core inflation numbers but do influence how Americans feel about the economy – plus we'll hear how this perception might shape the coming election. His article is “What Would It Take to Convince Americans That the Economy Is Fine?“

Notes: Meg tells us where she goes "to integrate, to reorient around what matters most to me, and connect with the world around me and that sense of source within myself." We talk about "the good, the beautiful, and the true," and she doesn't shy away from the awkward questions I have about those words in today's world. Meg and her two children, Clancy and Celia, teach us "What Would It Take?" with its intertwining harmonies, and then later we talk about the experience of singing in harmonies and how it connects to boundarys and group awareness. Meg says, “My pathway with the voice…is about repeatedly coming back into connection with myself…and the possibility of joy.” Songwriter Info: Meg loves helping people access their innate capacity for healing, connection, and joy. She is a somatic coach, supporting individuals and couples in growth, transformation, and healing. Because she's always found the voice, and especially singing in harmony with others, to be a particularly powerful pathway for connection with ourselves and the world around us, she delights in serving as a music teacher, song leader, and vocal mentor. She hosts an annual adult and family singing retreat on the coast of Maine called SongWeavers. In addition, Meg is an Adjunct Professor for Antioch University's Graduate Program for Waldorf Teachers and for the Center for Anthroposophy's Waldorf High School Teacher Education Program. Her sources of inspiration include the small, misty mountain that overlooks her home and singing with her children, Clancy and Celia. Sharing Info: Yes -- The song is free to share but Meg always welcome financial and/or networking support if/when folks are so moved. Links: People of the Dawnland, Wabanaki confederacy and Penobscot people: https://matlt.org/wabanaki-people-of-the-dawnland/ Spell Songs: The Lost Words: https://www.thelostwords.org/spell-songs/ The Spell Songs: Blessing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUBBF99UNkQ Blue Hill Mountain: https://bluehillheritagetrust.org/blue-hill-mountain/ SongWeavers of Maine: https://www.singwaldorf.org Antioch University, Masters for Waldorf Teachers: https://www.antioch.edu/academics/education/waldorf-education-med/ Heidi Wilson: https://heidiannwilson.com/ Sarina Partridge: https://sarinapartridge.com/ Nicholas Williams: https://www.kehlerwilliams.com/about Bennett Konesni: https://www.duckbackfarm.com/ Bagaduce Music lending Library: https://www.bagaducemusic.org/ Waldorf Education: https://www.waldorfeducation.org/waldorf-education Meg's Somatic Coaching: https://www.singwaldorf.org/work-with-meg Tinder Hearth pizza restaurant: https://www.tinderhearth.com/ Joni Mitchell - Blue: https://jonimitchell.com/music/album.cfm?id=5 Kongero- Swedish Folk'appella group: https://kongero.se/ Song Learning Time Stamps: Start time of teaching: 00:03:45 Start time of song after teaching: 00:34:56 Start time of reprise: 01:16:40 Nuts & Bolts: 6:8, minor, 3-part harmony Join the A Breath of Song Mailing list (https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/335811/81227018071442567/share)to receive a heads up as a new episode is released, plus a large version of the artwork, brief thoughts from my slightly peculiar brain... and occasional extras when they seem vitally important! No junk -- I will never sell your address. I read out all your names into my living room when I send new mailings... I appreciate the connection to you who are listening and singing these songs with me. Exchange energy with A Breath of Song with dollars at the Gratitude Jar (https://www.abreathofsong.com/gratitude-jar.html) (whoo-hoo!!!!), or by making comments, leaving reviews, suggesting songs or songwriters (including yourself) ..... your participation matters!

What's up homies! Lisa Bilyeu here, with another episode of Women of Impact. We're about to embark on a journey that will turbocharge your 2024 with unshakeable confidence. Ready to silence the skeptics and ramp up your self-assurance? Then you're in the right place. We've got a thrilling Instagram Live session lined up that's guaranteed to supercharge your year. But remember, this is for those who are ready to step into their best selves. In the next half an hour, we'll be playing a game I've fondly named, 'No Bullsh*t What Would It Take.' You're going to adore it! Plus, I'll be dishing out the exact tactics that have helped me rise, show up, and just do the damn thing! So, if you're all set to get revved up and raring to go, stick around. And don't forget to join me every Thursday on Instagram Live at 9 AM PST. Pop in and say hi, drop your queries, and become an integral part of our conversation. Can't wait to see you there, buddy! Follow Me Lisa Bilyeu:  Website: https://www.radicalconfidence.com/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisabilyeu/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lisabilyeu  Twitter: https://twitter.com/lisabilyeu  SPONSORS: If you purchase an item using these affiliate links, Impact Theory may receive a commission. Try Audible FREE for 30 days! Just visit https://audible.com/woi or text woi to 500-500. Go to https://zocdoc.com/lisa and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Then find and book a top-rated doctor today.  Post your job for free at https://linkedin.com/lisa. That's https://linkedin.com/lisa to post your job for free. Terms and conditions apply. Give therapy a try, with BetterHelp! Visit https://betterhelp.com/women today to get 10% off your first month. Take charge of your fitness and go to https://tryfuture.co/WOI to get 50% off your first month. Let Aura handle your online safety by going to https://aura.com/WOI and start your free 2-week trial. Go to https://tryviome.com/LISA and use code LISA to get 20% off your first 3 months, and take control of your gut health today! Try AG1 and get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D3K2 AND 5 free AG1 Travel Packs with your first purchase by going to https://drinkAG1.com/lisa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Bowen (pictured) Australia's Climate Change and Energy Minister is walking "both sides of the street" with his response to the climate crisis - "COP28 makes headway on renewable energy transition"; "Kids at risk from dangerously hot homes" - Sweltering Cities executive officer, Emma Bacon. "Direct air capture: An expensive, dangerous distraction from real climate solutions"; "Taylor Swift is the world's most carbon polluting celebrity"; "New Zealand's new government sworn in, parliament expected to open next week"; "Government quietly defunds transport climate work"; "Tracking emissions by country and sector"; "The planet's population will get to 10.4 billion – then drop. Here's when we reach peak human"; "The COP28 climate agreement is a step backwards on fossil fuels"; "Four Takeaways From the COP28 Climate Summit"; "COP28 makes headway on renewable energy transition"'; "Diablo Canyon, the last remaining nuclear power plant in California, gets a lifeline"; "With forests in peril, she's on a mission to save ‘mother trees'"; "Is climate-friendly flying possible? Biden administration places a big wager."; "This seasoned electrician is helping to build a clean energy workforce"; "The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon contributes significantly to seasonal climate fluctuations in many regions of the globe, often with social and economic implications for human populations and the environment."; "At COP28, Vanuatu and Tuvalu lead the call for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty to address climate crisis"; "Nuclear expert Mycle Schneider on the COP28 pledge to triple nuclear energy production: ‘Trumpism enters energy policy"; "Direct air capture: An expensive, dangerous distraction from real climate solutions"; "Starmer's £28bn green pledge is a vote winner. Labour must ignore Tory attacks and keep the faith"; "A Gallery of Hope: Art + Climate"; "Record-setting storm wallops East Coast with flooding, high winds"; "Taylor Swift is the world's most carbon polluting celebrity"; "Heroic flood rescues as town evacuation postponed"; "Planting pine or native forest for carbon capture isn't the only choice – NZ can have the best of both"; "From laggard to leader? Why Australia must phase out fossil fuel exports, starting now"; "North Queensland's record-breaking floods are a frightening portent of what's to come under climate change"; "Who Gets the Water in California? Whoever Gets There First."; "When the heat hits, inland waters look inviting. Here's how we can help people swim safely at natural swimming spots"; "Rich countries are desperate to convince us their hollow Cop28 deal is a triumph. They're lying"; "Uncounted Emissions: The Hidden Cost of Fossil Fuel Exports"; "Fossil Fuel Ideologues Are Desperate to Keep Coal Alive, No Matter the Costs"; "Private landholders control 60% of the Australian continent – so let's get them involved in nature protection"; "Alan Kohler: When the world burns, China will be driving the fire engine"; "Inside the world's first reactor that will power Earth using the same nuclear reaction as the Sun"; "Buried under the ice"; "What Would It Take to Degrow the Economy?"; "Shock and dismay as Cyclone Jasper defies expectations to inundate far north Queensland"; "‘It will be a tough ask': Stricken town's plea for help as flood rescue drags on"; "The planet is warming so fast, it could cross a key climate limit in 2024"; "Billionaires Are Bad for Us" - George Monbiot. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robert-mclean/message

"Excellence is essential for leadership." In our latest episode, Adam speaks with Amanda about what beautiful leadership looks like and the importance of leading by example. Amanda Moriuchi is the CEO of AppIt Ventures, one of the most successful female-owned tech development firms in the world. With nearly two decades of experience working with premier startups, Fortune 500 companies, government agencies and nonprofits, Amanda has a passion for helping her clients harness the benefits of technology to improve the impact of their organizations. Here are some power takeaways from today's conversation: How Amanda's path to leadership began What would it take to switch if you find yourself stuck? The gap between expectations vs. reality What beautiful training looks like A life of balance vs. a life of fulfillment How to move past burnout Her life as a CEO of AppIt The power of social media and social media Setting an example for future generations Episode Highlights: [09:45] Sales as a Profession Sales is often misunderstood and overlooked as a profession, but in reality, it is a noble and honorable career path. At its core, sales is about problem-solving and caring for people. It requires an understanding of abundance and the ability to effectively communicate with others. These skills not only make for a successful salesperson but also a successful person in general. As a society, we should encourage and teach young people the importance of these concepts in order to help them thrive in any career they choose.  [10:00] What Would It Take to Switch If You Find Yourself Stuck? To switch industries, assess your current situation by considering what you like and don't like about your job, and identify the skills you enjoy using. Set specific goals and quantify what success looks like for you. Map out the steps needed to achieve your desired outcome. Despite challenges, with persistence and a clear vision, you can overcome obstacles and transition successfully. [12:12] The Gap Between Expectations vs. Reality When embarking on a journey, we often have expectations of how it will unfold. However, these expectations are often based on guesses or hypotheses that may not be correct. Despite this, we become emotionally attached to our expectations and beat ourselves up when we guess wrong. Instead, we should focus on respecting the process and delivering our best effort without demanding a specific outcome. We can't control the outcome, so it's important to be okay with the chips falling where they will. [17:03] What a Beautiful Leadership Looks Like To be a leader, one must earn it and be excellent. Being in an industry for a long time or having experience doesn't automatically make you a leader. A leader must lead by example and demand more from themselves than others. Words must align with behavior and character to have credibility. Excellence is essential for leadership. [34:59] How to Move Past Burnout To move past burnout, it's important to focus on healthy habits such as eating well and limiting alcohol consumption. It's also helpful to identify the most important priorities - the "glass balls" - and remind yourself why you need to prioritize them. Recognize that burnout is temporary and everything changes, good and bad. Let go of attachment to stressors and focus on self-care and the things that truly matter. [52:47] Setting an Example for Future Generations When you have a desire to do something, it's because you have what it takes to achieve it. Pursuing your dreams not only changes you for the better but also inspires others to follow in your footsteps. As leaders and managers, it's important to recognize that people are watching and younger generations need to see proof of what's possible. We must believe in our own capabilities and set an example for future generations. Resources Mentioned: AppIt Ventures

What Would It Take? (+Quigg Lawrence; 4/9/2023, Easter Sunday) by Church of the Holy Spirit - Roanoke

This week we've got a Top 3 and we also have an interesting What Would It Take! Tune in and listen!

We define a ceiling as the highest point or area in a room. An income ceiling is therefore the highest point or amount of money you can make doing what you're currently doing. You may feel you've hit your income ceiling if you're not making as much money as you'd like, or if you're not seeing continual revenue expansion in your business. In order to break through to the next level, you need to expand in the areas of knowledge, skills, and energy. The more expansive you are, the more likely you are to reach that next tier. So ask yourself: what will it take to get to move on up? When we expand our personal growth; we open ourselves up to the possibility of limitless financial expansion. So let's expand together today and break through your income ceiling tomorrow. Ursula's Takeaways: Intro (00:00) I Am Multifaceted (12:23) You Are Going To Rise (17:56) What Would It Take? (23:46) I Imagined Myself (27:53) Stay In Your Lane (32:17) About Anna Svetlik De La Rosa Anna Svetlik De La Rosa is a Serial Entrepreneur in multiple businesses, brands & internet platforms.  She holds titles as a Life Coach, Woman to Know, Motivational Speaker & Business Owner. Anna is a cheerleader for all women, Founder / Creator of Empowering Women Blog and Community. Her various platforms have become a window into her multi-passionate projects, while her blog “Empowering Women” is an exploration of inspiring interviews with women making a difference around the world. Anna empowers women to share their personal story on her my many platforms. Nothing lights her up more than helping women celebrate other powerful women's successes.  Connect with Anna Svetlik De La Rosa  Website: https://www.annadelarosa.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anna.delarosa.9 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/empowerwomenquotes LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-svetlik-de-la-rosa-43a78765 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theannadelarosa (https://www.instagram.com/theannadelarosa) Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/Anna_de_la_rosa FREE GIFT: https://theannadelarosa.teachable.com/p/meditationmindfulness?utm_medium=social&utm_source=linktree&utm_campaign=your+meditation+and+mindfulness+project About Ursula Mentjes  Ursula Mentjes is an award-winning Entrepreneur and Sales Expert. She will transform the way you think about selling so you can reach your revenue goals with less anxiety and less effort! Ursula specializes in Neuro-Linguistic Programming and other performance modalities to help clients double and triple their sales fast.   Honing her skills at an international technical training company, where she began her career in her early twenties, Ursula increased sales by 90% in just one year. Just 5 years later, when the company's annual revenue was in the tens of millions, Ursula advanced to the position of President at just 27.  Sales guru Brian Tracy endorsed her first book, Selling with Intention, saying, “This powerful, practical book shows you how to connect with customers by fully understanding the sales process from the inside out. It really works!” Ursula is also the author of One Great Goal, Selling with Synchronicity and The Belief Zone, which received the Beverly Hills President's Choice award.  Her Podcast, Double Your Sales NOW, is available on iTunes, iHeartRadio and other outlets.  Ursula also serves as Past Statewide Chairperson of the NAWBO-CA Education Fund and Past President of NAWBO-CA. She is the recipient of the SBA's Women in Business Champion and a recipient of the Willow Tree's Extraordinary Example and Extraordinary Entrepreneur Awards, the NAWBO-IE ANITA Award, chosen as PDP's Extraordinary Speaker, PDP's Business Woman of the Year, the Spirit of the Entrepreneur Awards Finalist and the President's Lifetime Achievement Award from two Presidents.  She has shared the stage with bestselling author Loral Langemeier, Les Brown,

Welcome to this weeks' BullShit- we're without Dayne again this week... do you think he deserves to be on?? This is probably one of our most interesting episodes to date (1:01) Jon has a bone to pick... with his fantasy teams (5:56) What Would It Take to let your entire arm be bitten by 1,000 mosquitoes for 10 minutes straight? (17:37) Jon gets lucky for the final Bike Night drawings.. time to rob him! (22:43) We catch up on what we've been up to, talk about YMH studios, and more.. if you know, you know (34:18) Jon gives us a choice on the next segment: Netflix Show, Snoop Dogg, or 2010 Chargers.... What would you pick? Find out how the 2010 Chargers statistically had the best offense and defense in the existence of the NFL; but they didn't even make it to the playoffs Snoop Dogg launched his very own YouTube Channel to help kids gain social and emotional skills We talk crypto, NFTs, sports card trading, pokemon card trading, and more! (1:02:33) What cars of today do you think will be sought after in 20-30 years from now? (1:21:18) Morgan's Fact of the Day- Did you know spiders can fly 100's of miles across the ocean? There were 90 kangaroos released in Wyoming in 2017. The state of Kentucky has more barrels of bourbon than people.. by more than double. (1:25:16) As always... Jon's Bad Joke of the Day!!!  Thanks for tuning in- make sure to catch our Facebook Live stream of our weekly Review Time segment. If you missed it, you can check it out on our Facebook or YouTube Page.  We drop new podcast episodes on all of your favorite streaming apps every Wednesday, so don't miss it! Like drinking a cold one but can never keep it cold? Get your BarTop BullShit koozie today! With that Barflies, there's one last thing: TELL YOUR FUCKING FRIENDS!!!

In this week's episode we talk with Mark “Merriwether” Vorderbruggen, Ph.D. Chemist to talk about the miraculous science of the natural world all around us. We learn all about “caveman living” that can introduce better health and wellbeing in modern times, and discuss foraging, plant chemistry, and the powerful effects of ritual. Time Stamps 01:26 - Merriwether's Family History of Foraging for Survival in the Great Depression 08:13 - Exploring Food System Fragility in Cities 10:59 - How to Start Identifying Edible Plants 15:07 - The Miraculous, Fascinating Science of Plants 23:13 - The Paradox of Nature: Chaos and Uniformity 27:55 - The Power of Rituals and Opportunities for Healing 30:32 - Key Nutrients We're Missing In Modern Times 33:50 - Plants and Pharmaceuticals: Is One "Better"? 36:00 - Reintroduce These “Caveman” Activities for Better Health 44:01 - How We Evolved Enhanced Immune Systems in Nature 46:04 - Is Life Now "Better" Than Before? 51:43 - What Would It Take to Be Self-Sustaining Today? About Mark “Merriwether" Vorderbruggen, Ph.D. Chemist Mark "Merriwether" Vorderbruggen, Ph.D. is often described as a scientist raised by wolves. Having a M.S. in medicinal chemistry and a Ph.D. in physical organic chemistry, he brings science into the world of wild edible and medicinal plants. On the science side he has sixteen patents and numerous articles in research journals from his career as a research chemist. But his true love is plants and the miracles they contain. Since 2008 his website www.foragingtexas.com has been one of the top wild edible/medicinal plant sites on the internet, and he has written the acclaimed plant book Idiot's Guide Foraging and Outdoor Adventures Guide Foraging. In 2020 he made the biggest leap of his life to become the medicine man for Medicine Man Plant Co. where he can finally bring forth the ancient plants that can still help with modern issues.  About Geri Paige Butner Geri is a leader in the art of personal freedom, working to create powerful catalysts for individual change and transformation. She serves through her work as a freedom-focused entrepreneur, speaker, coach and highly curious being who has learned that when we follow our curiosity, we're led to what lights us up and propels us forward. Geri is the creator of The Business Firestarter and The Liberated Life programs, where she guides people on their journey to create a life and work they love.  Guest Links https://medicinemanplantco.com/pages/ancestral-health-tips ("Caveman" Lifestyle Tips) Detailed information on identification and use of over 200 wild plants and mushrooms: http://www.foragingtexas.com (www.foragingtexas.com) Medicine Man Plant Co. Website Medicine Man Plant Co. Facebook Medicine Man Plant Co. Instagram https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-vorderbruggen/ (Mark Vorderbruggen Linkedin) Foraging Texas Website   Foraging Texas Facebook Merriwether Forager Instagram Merriwether YouTube Host Links https://www.instagram.com/abundantlycurious/ (Abundantly Curious Instagram) https://geripaige.ck.page/abundantly-curious-subscribe (Abundantly Curious Email List) https://www.instagram.com/geripaige/ (Geri Paige Butner Instagram) https://www.geripaige.com/ (Geri Paige Butner Website) https://www.geripaige.com/breakthrough-sessions (Book a Coaching Session with Geri)

Welcome to the Conscious Millionaire Show for entrepreneurs,  who want to create an abundant future for themselves and humanity. Heard by millions in 190 countries.  Do you want to put more money in the bank, create a powerful impact, and enjoy a purposeful life? This is the podcast for you! Join host, JV Crum III, as he goes inside the minds of Millionaire Entrepreneurs and World-Class Business Experts. Today's featured episode... Michaela Light: What Would it Take to Be a Conscious Millionaire? Michaela Light help CEOs dramatically increase their business intuition so that they can grow their biz faster with less stress. And not burn out with even more work hours. She is the author of "Intuitive Leadership Mastery" and "What Would It Take?". Like this Podcast? Get every episode delivered to you free!  Subscribe in iTunes Download Your Free Money-Making Gift Now... "Born to Make Millions" Hypnotic Audio - Click Here Now! Please help spread the word. Subscribing and leaving a review helps others find our podcast. Thanks so much! Inc Magazine "Top 13 Business Podcasts." Conscious Millionaire Network has over 3,000 episodes and millions of listeners in 190 countries. Join us as a regular listener to get money-making secrets on how you can grow your business and profits faster!

Welcome to the Conscious Millionaire Show for entrepreneurs,  who want to create an abundant future for themselves and humanity. Heard by millions in 190 countries.  Do you want to put more money in the bank, create a powerful impact, and enjoy a purposeful life? This is the podcast for you! Join host, JV Crum III, as he goes inside the minds of Millionaire Entrepreneurs and World-Class Business Experts. Today's featured episode... Michaela Light: What Would it Take to Be a Conscious Millionaire? Michaela Light help CEOs dramatically increase their business intuition so that they can grow their biz faster with less stress. And not burn out with even more work hours. She is the author of "Intuitive Leadership Mastery" and "What Would It Take?". Like this Podcast? Get every episode delivered to you free!  Subscribe in iTunes Download Your Free Money-Making Gift Now... "Born to Make Millions" Hypnotic Audio - Click Here Now! Please help spread the word. Subscribing and leaving a review helps others find our podcast. Thanks so much! Inc Magazine "Top 13 Business Podcasts." Conscious Millionaire Network has over 3,000 episodes and millions of listeners in 190 countries. Join us as a regular listener to get money-making secrets on how you can grow your business and profits faster!

For most people, confidence is based on physical appearance and presence, but for me, confidence is in the consistency of showing up. It's the humility to take ownership of your failures and the tenacity to push past your fears in order to step into your purpose.    This week on the Redefining Wealth Podcast we discuss what it means to have Radical Confidence with our special guest, Lisa Bilyeu.    Lisa is the co-founder and president of Impact Theory, a digital media production company focused on empowering content. In addition to co-founding Impact Theory, Lisa also co-founded the billion dollar brand, Quest Nutrition almost 8 years ago. Her career trajectory has been an astonishing arc from housewife to entrepreneur, transforming her business focus from nutrition to entertainment media. Now jumping in front of the camera, Lisa hosts the show, "Women of Impact," where she dives into genuine conversations surrounding all things female empowerment.    Key discussion points from this episode include: Get Prepared - 4:43 There's No Guarantee - 11:30 Step Into Radical Confidence - 17:00 Be Authentic & Own Your Story - 23:00 Escape The Purgatory Of the Mundane - 27:30 Bet On Yourself & Be Your Own Hero - 34:45 No BS, What Would It Take - 45:30 Are You Living The Life You Want - 52:00 Connect With Lisa: Instagram: @lisabilyeu Book: Radical Confidence: https://www.radicalconfidence.com/ Show: Women Of Impact: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeir7Wbzzfg43c1eL7PSa3g   This episode is brought to you by my free audio training, THE TRUTH ABOUT WEALTH! Becoming wealthy has 100% nothing to do with money and this free audio training will help you create the foundation to live a life of purpose, find fulfillment and earn more without ever chasing money. To claim your download and learn more, visit: https://patricewashington.com/starthere/ Radical Confidence Takeaways   “There's no guarantee that anything we do will be a success or not.” - Lisa Bilyeu “A failure says that you take your life seriously and you're willing to try.” - Lisa Bilyeu  “A lesson someone's learned, you can not take it away from them.” - Lisa Bilyeu “Confidence is in the consistency of showing up - Patrice Washington “Your dreams are a gamble, bet on yourself.” - Lisa Bilyeu “I am my own hero.” - Lisa Bilyeu  “Your partner isn't responsible for your dreams coming true. - Lisa Bilyeu “If I'm healthy then I'm wealthy.” - Lisa Bilyeu “Find people who accept you for you.” - Lisa Bilyeu  LINKS:   START HERE: https://patricewashington.com/starthere/   Check Out Our Website:  https://patricewashington.com/   Redefine Wealth For Yourself Book: http://redefinewealthforyourself.com/   Become An Official Purpose Chaser: https://www.facebook.com/groups/redefiningwealthcommunity/?ref=bookmarks   Ask Patrice Anything - Submit Your Question: http://patricewashington.com/askpatrice   Find Me On Social Media: Our podcast hashtag is #RedefiningWealth   Instagram: @SeekWisdomPCW https://www.instagram.com/seekwisdompcw/   Facebook: @SeekWisdomPCW https://www.facebook.com/SeekWisdomPCW/

Hour 1 * Guest: Bryan Rust – Over the past 50 years, Rust Coins has been working to educate customers about precious metals – RustCoinAndGift.com * Guest: Kelly Finnegan – Senior Chemist Joins us on air – Breaks down Covid Lies, Highlights The Truth in Honest Money. * Honest Money Report: Gold: $1934.50 Silver: $25.10. * Academy Says Smith Refused to Leave After Slap. * Viewership For the Oscars Rose 555,000 After the Slap. * Slap Was a Massive Boost for Chris Rock's Comedy Tour Ticket reseller said there were more sales overnight than in the previous month. Five of Rock's shows in Boston are officially sold out, according to TMZ. * Jackson will be confirmed with bipartisan support – Two-thirds of Americans back Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court. * The COVID-19 Storyline Is the Greatest Scam in World History – An Intentional Covid-19 Planned Crisis! * Russia Central Bank Announces Ruble Bound to Gold 5000 Rubles Per Gram! * Why are Russia and China ditching the US dollar? * What Would It Take for the US Dollar to Collapse? Hour 2 * Hunter Biden Invested / Raised Millions for Ukrainian Bio-Lab and Secured US Military Contracts – Ben Swann, Truth In Media Sovren.Media * Ukrainian Bio-Lab Company Invested in by Hunter Biden Worked With Wuhan Lab on Bat Coronaviruses. * Elon Musk is giving “serious thought” to launching a new social media platform that will be transparent with its algorithms, prioritize free speech, and will keep propaganda to a minimum. * Arizona First to Offer Driver's Licenses on iPhones. Other States Want to Be Next. * Residents of some states can request a digital copy of their coronavirus vaccination card that can be added to their Apple Wallet, which displays a QR code that is unique to that person. * In the wake of Russia's continuing war in Ukraine, the US State Department plans to give $100M to the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs. * Biden signed a bill providing $13.6B in additional military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine as part of a $1.5T government spending measure. * Irvington Township, New Jersey accuses Elouise McDaniel, 82, of harassment and defamation, because she filed 75 requests for information about Mayor Tony Vauss and his administration over three years, In the lawsuit, the town says McDaniel has filed her requests “with the sole purpose and intent to harass, abuse and harm Plaintiffs and employees of the Township, including its Mayor,” * McDaniel calls the suit “ridiculous” and says that as a taxpayer and homeowner, she is “entitled to know how my hard earned tax dollars are being spent. * A record 10% of the world's power was generated by wind, solar methods in 2021 – USA Today. Additionally, clean energy sources accounted for 38% of the world's total power supply last year, surpassing coal by 2%. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/loving-liberty/support

* Guest: Bryan Rust - Over the past 50 years, Rust Coins has been working to educate customers about precious metals - RustCoinAndGift.com * Guest: Kelly Finnegan - Senior Chemist Joins us on air - Breaks down Covid Lies, Highlights The Truth in Honest Money. * Honest Money Report: Gold: $1934.50 Silver: $25.10. * Academy Says Smith Refused to Leave After Slap. * Viewership For the Oscars Rose 555,000 After the Slap. * Slap Was a Massive Boost for Chris Rock's Comedy Tour Ticket reseller said there were more sales overnight than in the previous month. Five of Rock's shows in Boston are officially sold out, according to TMZ. * Jackson will be confirmed with bipartisan support - Two-thirds of Americans back Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court. * The COVID-19 Storyline Is the Greatest Scam in World History - An Intentional Covid-19 Planned Crisis! * Russia Central Bank Announces Ruble Bound to Gold 5000 Rubles Per Gram! * Why are Russia and China ditching the US dollar? * What Would It Take for the US Dollar to Collapse?

Welcome to this weeks' BullShit! We start with talking about our Hard Mountain Dew Review Time and some bullshit. Enjoy the extra long episode! (16:12) Dayne's Got a Question- As a kid, is there anything you thought would be more advanced or different than it currently is as an adult? (35:10) What Would It Take to make a porn and put it on the internet? (59:06) You've Got 99 Problems, We've Got Time for One- How do you get a bartenders attention? (1:12:49) Who Would Win in this Battle Royale fight to the death of Famous Josh's? (1:33:10) We're Checkin' the Polls!! Did you vote on our Facebook - BarTop BS - last week?? You fuckin better have- but if you didn't, there's still time for you to help the trophy change hands!! (1:36:13) As always... Jon's Bad Joke of the Day!!!  Thanks for tuning in- make sure to catch our Facebook Live stream of our weekly Review Time segment. If you missed it, you can check it out on our Facebook or YouTube Page.  We drop new podcast episodes on all of your favorite streaming apps every Wednesday, so don't miss it! We have koozies for sale if you're interested :) With that Barflies, there's one last thing: TELL YOUR FUCKING FRIENDS!!!

Welcome to this weeks' BullShit! This week, we have a guest: Mr. JEFFFF! This episode is FULL of bullshit! Enjoy ;) Dayne starts us off with a good question.. do you have a sound that you actively avoid?  (9:10) Morgan's Fact of the Day- How long do you think the world record of continuous hiccups is? (11:53) What Would It Take to drink an 8 oz glass of sweat? (21:04) What Would You Do If you got a dollar for every minute you took off your lifespan? How much time would you take off your life?? (50:40) Top 3 funniest movies to YOU- what are yours?? (1:21:32) Who Would Win in this Battle Royale fight to the death of Horned Animals? (1:43:05) We're Checkin' the Polls!! Did you vote on our Facebook - BarTop BS - last week?? You fuckin better have- but if you didn't, there's still time for you to help the trophy change hands!! (1:47:57) As always... Jon's Bad Joke of the Day!!!  Thanks for tuning in- make sure to catch our Facebook Live stream of our weekly Review Time segment. If you missed it, you can check it out on our Facebook or YouTube Page.  We drop new podcast episodes on all of your favorite streaming apps every Wednesday, so don't miss it! We have koozies for sale if you're interested :) With that Barflies, there's one last thing: TELL YOUR FUCKING FRIENDS!!!

Welcome to this weeks' BullShit! We start this week talking about the worst parts we've ever had a pimple  (13:18) Morgan's Fact of the Day- did you know this about condoms? (20:21) What Would It Take to go wing walking? (31:48) This or That- we've got a special addition with three of them this week!  1. You can only drink alcohol/water OR you can never drink alcohol again? 2. You can have sex anytime and anywhere you want BUT you'll never cum again OR you can have the craziest sex you want for once a year on your birthday? 3. You can cum on command OR make women cum on command? (53:02) The new segment we bring to you IS: Dayne's Got a Question! Have you noticed this happen every 7 years? (1:08:05) Who Would Win in this Battle Royale fight to the death of Famous Twins? (1:22:41) We're Checkin' the Polls!! Did you vote on our Facebook - BarTop BS - last week?? You fuckin better have- but if you didn't, there's still time for you to help the trophy change hands!! (1:28:11) As always... Jon's Bad Joke of the Day!!! Morgan told a joke and got crickets.. what do you think about it? Thanks for tuning in- make sure to catch our Facebook Live stream of our weekly Review Time segment. If you missed it, you can check it out on our Facebook or YouTube Page.  We drop new podcast episodes on all of your favorite streaming apps every Wednesday, so don't miss it! We have koozies for sale if you're interested :) With that Barflies, there's one last thing: TELL YOUR FUCKING FRIENDS!!!

Welcome to this weeks' BullShit! We recorded this episode on the day of the BIG GAME, so there's a few segments related to it. This week starts without Morgan- but don't worry, he comes in strong! (7:04) We pass around some liquor and take some shoots- join us! (10:28) Morgan's Fact of the Day- Did you know this about the Supreme Court courthouse? (24:13) What Would It Take to charge the field at the Super Bowl by yourself? (33:14) What Would You Do If your day kept repeating- Groundhog Day style? (46:06) Our Top 3 team names and mascots for a professional Iowa football team. What would your picks be? (1:07:20) Who Would Win in this Battle Royale fight to the death of Actors over 80 years old? (1:21:11) We're Checkin' the Polls!! Did you vote on our Facebook - BarTop BS - last week?? You fuckin better have- but if you didn't, there's still time for you to help the trophy change hands!! (1:23:33) As always... Jon's Bad Joke of the Day!!! Morgan told a joke and got crickets.. what do you think about it? Thanks for tuning in- make sure to catch our Facebook Live stream of our weekly Review Time segment. If you missed it, you can check it out on our Facebook or YouTube Page.  We drop new podcast episodes on all of your favorite streaming apps every Wednesday, so don't miss it! We have koozies for sale if you're interested :) With that Barflies, there's one last thing: TELL YOUR FUCKING FRIENDS!!!

Welcome to THE MOST NSFW and funny episode we've EVER recorded! This week, we do something a little different with some behind-the-scenes talk before we start the podcast. In case you can't tell, we were feeling pretty good this episode... hope you enjoy it ;) (8:12) We start the podcast! (9:05) Story Time- Dayne's grandparents paid for him to go to Washington, DC. Guess what the most entertaining thing he experienced was- it's NOT gonna go the way you think! (15:27) A surprise Morgan's Fact of the Day.. ya- we got him with it, too. Did you know this about moths? (19:36) We have a hiatus conversation about drugs and then follow it up with What Would It Take to HUFF a FART at (26:54) We hope you like the extra bullshit! (40:32) This or That- Double length fingers or double length toes? (47:05) You've Got 99 Problems, We've Got Time for One- Where do you park and how do you park? (54:59) Who Would Win in this Battle Royale of Movie Animals? (1:22:32) We're a few weeks off, but we talk about Checkin' the Polls! Make sure to get on our Facebook- BarTop BS- and vote, there's still time for you to help the trophy change hands!! (1:24:14) As always... Jon's Bad Joke of the Day!!! Thanks for tuning in- make sure to catch our Facebook Live stream of our weekly Review Time segment. If you missed it, you can check it out on our Facebook or YouTube Page.  We drop new podcast episodes on all of your favorite streaming apps every Wednesday, so don't miss it! We have koozies for sale if you're interested :) With that Barflies, there's one last thing: TELL YOUR FUCKING FRIENDS!!!

Welcome to this week's BullShit! This week, we have a special guest- Baylee!  (1:03) Morgan's Fact of the Day- why were graham crackers were invented? What's a group of pandas called? (5:17) What Would It Take to pull your own front molar out? (21:13) What Would You Do If you could have one accent for the rest of your life? What accent would you choose? (36:39) Our Top 3 scariest animals if they could fly (58:02) Who Would Win in this Battle Royale of Athletes and their gear. THIS ONE MADE A FEW OF US MAD (1:33:39) We're Checkin' the Polls!! Did you vote on our Twitter - BarTop BullShit - last week?? You fuckin better have; but if you didn't, there's still time for you to help the trophy change hands!! (1:40:42) As always... Jon's Bad Joke of the Day!!! We give you some bonus end-of-the-episode material. This is the first time Jon got crickets in a LONG time. Thanks for tuning in- make sure to catch our Facebook Live stream of our weekly Review Time segment. If you missed it, you can check it out on our Facebook or YouTube Page. We drop new podcast episodes on all of your favorite streaming apps every Wednesday, so don't miss it! We have koozies for sale if you're interested :) With that Barflies, there's one last thing: TELL YOUR FUCKING FRIENDS!!!

Welcome to Episode 24!“Entrepreneur Chat with Multipassionate Creative and Owner of 3 Businesses, Bailey Aro Hutchence.” This chat can help you all through the entrepreneurial hard parts and the stuck parts….for those of you in ANY stage of business. Whether it's opening your first business, your second, or even your third; tune in. You'll benefit from YEARS OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE in today's episode! Today's Podcast is for you if:A- You're currently feeling stuck and alone because it's lonely at the top and you want to feel like someone gets you….and has been where you are.B- You want to hear from someone who has started and runs 3 solid businesses while still taking time off to travel, write, and go deep with special projects and planning.C- You want to hear from someone who THINKS BIG!!D- You have a business, and you need some KEEP GOING energy!!! E- You want to hear what it's really like to run 3 companies at one time. F- You're ready to open your second or third business, and you want to hear from someone who's currently doing it.G- You want to know how coaching can help you open your first, second, or third business.H-You're curious about the ROI of coaching.I- You want to hear from a business owner who has a soulful, purposeful business mindset. Meet Bailey! She is a shining example of a brilliant creative. Bailey is a multi-passionate entrepreneur born & raised in Duluth, MN. She is the founder of three companies: Bailey Aro Photography, White Spruce Market, and Cedar Bound. As a small business owner for over 12 years, Bailey has fallen in love with not only the creative side of her work, but also the joys (& challenges) of building heartfelt brands. In addition, she loves to teach & coach small business owners on mindset, marketing strategy, client experience, and navigating entrepreneur life. She's a fierce believer in the power of community, and loves helping others move through challenges, whether it's overwhelm, imposter syndrome, or even moments of defeat.When she's not working on fun business projects, you'll find her dreaming up the next travel adventure, reading or writing her booty off, and hanging out in the woods with her bearded British husband & their two giant lap dogs, Summit + Mowgli. Episode Takeaways:●      Bailey's success might have something to do with the depth of purpose she has in all 3 businesses ●      Being ALIGNED with your work is KEY for the long hau●      There's another way to think about work…it could be kind of easy, there's another way to think about your work●      When you love your work, so much goodness is possible…and it's available to you.●      Writing and journaling helps you move forward!!!!●      When you feel stuck, use the question: What Would It Take to ______?●      When you feel confident about your purpose, other's negative opinions just don't affect you as much●      Systems and routines are helpful right away in your first years of business And lastly, here's a quick commercial: It's almost here! Our Life by Design Course, where people learn how to design a life they love. It's for those of you who are ready to get to the next level…and maybe love life just a little bit more. Get more information at www.angstocke.com/lifebydesign. ACCESS ALL of BAILEY'S WEBSITES HERE:https://baileyaro.com

Welcome to this week's BullShit! We gave you guys an extra long one this week ;) (0:40) Morgan's Fact of the Day- Did you know this about the stupid panhandle of Oklahoma?? Jon gives us another fact about our galaxy. (4:01) Story Time and Jon gives us a scenario to think on. Do you ever get called by the wrong name? What three people would you take on an ultimate Guys or Girls weekend? Where would you go? Why? (8:54) What Would It Take to be the first public consumers of Neuralink? (24:00) This or That- Crispy bacon or soft bacon? I think this one created some enemies.. Jon and Dayne get mad at Morgan. (36:30) You've Got 99 Problems, We've Got Time for One- How long do you wear a pair of jeans before washing them? (54:38) Who Would Win in this Battle Royale fight to the death of four Clems (Christopher Walken in Joe Dirt) with four different Movie Weapons? (1:22:24) We're Checkin' the Polls!! Did you vote on our Twitter - BarTop BullShit - last week?? You fuckin better have; but if you didn't, there's still time for you to help the trophy change hands!! (1:25:42) We come back to the ultimate Guys weekend question from the beginning of the episode. (1:41:32) As always... Jon's Bad Joke of the Day!!! Thanks for tuning in- make sure to catch our Facebook Live stream of our weekly Review Time segment. If you missed it, you can check it out on our Facebook or YouTube Page. We drop new podcast episodes on all of your favorite streaming apps every Wednesday, so don't miss it! We have koozies for sale if you're interested :) With that Barflies, there's one last thing: TELL YOUR FUCKING FRIENDS!!!

Getting near the end of Dry January... experienced a lot of FOMO during the weekends, which just means I still have some internal growth to deal with. (FOMO- Fear Of Missing Out) Booze Q's: What would it take for you to never drink or smoke again? Take a second and actually think about that... Tips, Tricks and WTF is this?! Tip #9: Set your intentions. Letting The Universe know what you want, makes it easier for it to happen... Trick: Make a list, write out what you want and get excited for it to happen. #whatwouldittake #180withtay #thejourney #selfimprovement #podcast #alcohol #drinking #habits #help #bebettertogether #youarenotalone #tipstricksandwtfisthis #boozeQs Episode 13: What Would It Take? January 28th, 2022

Welcome to this week's BullShit! Morgan doesn't have a gag reflex until about 7 inches.. guess how we found this one out ;) (6:54) What Would It Take to be a fall guy? You get a felony charge with three years (19:54) What Would You Do If you could pick one law in the world that didn't apply to you? It cannot gain you wealth. (29:32) Top 3 movie props that we would want to have in our man cave, basements, she-shed's, etc. (48:04) Who Would Win in this Battle Royale fight to the death of Movie Football Quarterbacks? (56:50) For the Polls this week, we have a tie. We want to see what our fans think- jump on our socials to let us know your opinion! (58:30) As always... Jon's Bad Joke of the Day!!! Thanks for tuning in- make sure to catch our Facebook Live stream of our weekly Review Time segment. If you missed it, you can check it out on our Facebook or YouTube Page. We drop new podcast episodes on all of your favorite streaming apps every Wednesday, so don't miss it! We have koozies for sale if you're interested :) With that Barflies, there's one last thing: TELL YOUR FUCKING FRIENDS!!!

Welcome to this week's BullShit! If you get easily offended- don't listen. (5:37) Story Time- turns out we don't know people as well as we thought, Jon tells a funny work story, Mitch gets offered to hookup with a bartender, and a Vegas wedding that "didn't happen" (19:22) What Would It Take to eat a ball of shower hair? (27:24) You've Got 99 Problems, We've Got Time for One- Coffee. How do you drink it? When do you drink it? What age do you start drinking it? When do you not drink it? (49:59) This or That.... E-cup boobs or a micropenis? (1:05:42) Who Would Win in this Battle Royale fight to the death of Child Movie Characters? (1:21:42) We're Checkin' the Polls!! Did you vote on our Twitter - BarTop BullShit - last week?? You fuckin better have; but if you didn't, there's still time for you to help the trophy change hands!! (1:24:53) As always... Jon's Bad Joke of the Day!!! Thanks for tuning in- make sure to catch our Facebook Live stream of our weekly Review Time segment. If you missed it, you can check it out on our Facebook or YouTube Page. We drop new podcast episodes on all of your favorite streaming apps every Wednesday, so don't miss it! We have koozies for sale if you're interested :) With that Barflies, there's one last thing: TELL YOUR FUCKING FRIENDS!!!

Climate change scientists told us that severe weather would happen more frequently as weather patterns changed, and they were right. I'm not optimistic about the world my child will live in when he's 33. Luckily, there are brilliant minds wrestling with these problems and giving us reasons to be hopeful. We'll unpack why in today's episode. Today we're asking, What Would It Take to save the planet? Listen to find out.

Welcome to this week's BullShit! Bert, Tom- you there?! (3:55) Story Time- Jon presents THE most fucked up question we've ever had on the podcast.. Everyone gets fucked on this one! (9:47) What Would It Take to get a police dog to attack you with no protective suit? (18:40) What Would You Do If you could choose any four people to be on Mount Rushmore? Who would you put up there? (39:13) Top 3 items you would take if you were stranded on an island and could never leave? (1:04:58) Who Would Win in this Battle Royale fight to the death of Sitcom Dads? (1:18:28) We're Checkin' the Polls!! Did you vote on our Twitter - BarTop BullShit - last week?? You fuckin better have; but if you didn't, there's still time for you to help the trophy change hands!! (1:20:27) As always... Jon's Bad Joke of the Day!!! Thanks for tuning in- make sure to catch our Facebook Live stream of our weekly Review Time segment. If you missed it, you can check it out on our Facebook or YouTube Page. We drop new podcast episodes on all of your favorite streaming apps every Wednesday, so don't miss it! We have koozies for sale if you're interested :) With that Barflies, there's one last thing: TELL YOUR FUCKING FRIENDS!!!

Welcome to this week's BullShit! This week, we have a lot of bullshit in between segments- buckle up... we did this one a little drunk, so it may just go off the rails! (Ha, you already know it does) (3:16) Story Time- Has anyone else dethawed their bacon this way? Morgan shit his pants- this time it was directly in front of his kid... are you surprised? (12:23) What Would It Take to go to your local restaurant and eat a piece of gum from underneath the table? We have an off-the-cuff bullshit session on poop stories, pillows, sleep paralysis, paranormal stories.. nothing is off the table this week! (42:45) This or That- Ass or Titties? (58:52) Who Would Win in this Battle Royale fight to the death of Sitcom Moms? (1:12:19) We're Checkin' the Polls!! Did you vote on our Twitter - BarTop BullShit - last week?? You fuckin better have; but if you didn't, there's still time for you to help the trophy change hands!! (1:13:52) As always... Jon's Bad Joke of the Day!!! Thanks for tuning in- make sure to catch our Facebook Live stream of our weekly Review Time segment. If you missed it, you can check it out on our Facebook or YouTube Page. We drop new podcast episodes on all of your favorite streaming apps every Wednesday, so don't miss it! We have koozies for sale if you're interested :) With that Barflies, there's one last thing: TELL YOUR FUCKING FRIENDS!!!

Welcome to this week's BullShit! We start this episode with a Mythbuster- let's get it! (4:32) What Would It Take to change Morgan's diaper? Ya'll get it ALL on this one! (24:38) What Would You Do If you had to put your eyes anywhere but your face? Where would you put them and what would your life be like? (36:02) What's the most painful thing we've ever experienced? What about you??  (52:33) Who Would Win in this Battle Royale fight to the death of these different movie characters of Nicolas Cage? HA- a Nicolas Cage cage fight :P (1:09:28) We're Checkin' the Polls!! Did you vote on our Twitter - BarTop BullShit - last week?? You fuckin better have; but if you didn't, there's still time for you to help the trophy change hands!! (1:13:34) As always... Jon's Bad Joke of the Day!!! Thanks for tuning in- make sure to catch our Facebook Live stream of our weekly Review Time segment. If you missed it, you can check it out on our Facebook or YouTube Page. We drop new podcast episodes on all of your favorite streaming apps every Wednesday, so don't miss it! We have koozies for sale if you're interested :) With that Barflies, there's one last thing: TELL YOUR FUCKING FRIENDS!!!

What Would It Take? For Me to Go "All In" on an Entirely New Level

Welcome to this week's BullShit! (6:44) Story Time- Dayne shouldn't be allowed to drive work vehicles and we learn Jon proves points with semis.. (19:29) What Would It Take to rent a room out to a complete stranger from Craigslist? (30:26) You've Got 99 Problems, We've Got Time For One- When and/or do you offer a courtesy flush? (50:25) Our Top 3 favorite packaged cookies- what are yours?! (1:15:41) We talk about some honorable mentions from our fans Top 3 worst spending habits. (1:20:45) Who Would Win in this Battle Royale fight to the death of Space Ships from shows and movies? (1:43:05) We're Checkin' the Polls!! Did you vote on our Twitter - BarTop BullShit - last week?? You fuckin better have; but if you didn't, there's still time for you to help the trophy change hands!! (1:46:37) As always... Jon's Bad Joke of the Day!!! Thanks for tuning in- make sure to catch our Facebook Live stream of our weekly Review Time segment. If you missed it, you can check it out on our Facebook or YouTube Page. We drop new podcast episodes on all of your favorite streaming apps every Wednesday, so don't miss it! We have koozies for sale if you're interested :) With that Barflies, there's one last thing: TELL YOUR FUCKING FRIENDS!!!

What Would It Take? Come and See/Go and Tell

What Would It Take? Rediscover Christmas

Welcome to this week's BullShit! We start by talking about our tremendously disgusting Surströmming Review Time- did you watch it?! What did you think? (2:45) We keep it rolling strong with What Would It Take to eat someone else's booger? (12:13) Our Top 3 favorite company jingles- what are yours?? (22:04) You've Got 99 Problems, We've Got Time for One- When do you show up to a party? (48:20) Who Would Win in this Battle Royale fight to the death of supernatural witches? (1:04:25) We don't have polls this week, so we did a special Morgan's Fact of the Day! Mitch liked it, Jon and Dayne didn't.. what about you? (1:10:45) As always... Jon's Bad Joke of the Day!!! Thanks for tuning in- make sure to catch our Facebook Live stream of our weekly Review Time segment. If you missed it, you can check it out on our Facebook or YouTube Page. We drop new podcast episodes on all of your favorite streaming apps every Wednesday, so don't miss it! We have koozies for sale if you're interested :) With that Barflies, there's one last thing: TELL YOUR FUCKING FRIENDS!!!

Welcome to this week's BullShit! We know we've been out for a while- so we hope you enjoy the EXTRA Bullshitty episode ;) We start this week with almost 20 minutes of bullshitting and catching up- with some bonus stories! (17:55) What Would It Take to take a poop in the open public on the sidewalk in a populated city? (25:02) This or That- Have to start every movie 30 minutes in or not be able to see the last 30 minutes of every movie? (37:50) What Would You Do If you got a random text message from someone that said "(Your name)- meet me at this place at 5:00" are you going? You can text them asking for more information- but they won't text back! (56:23) Who Would Win in this Battle Royale fight to the death of statues from around the world that come to life? They don't get their superpowers (Zeus, Hercules, etc.) (1:11:24) We're Checkin' the Polls!! Did you vote on our Twitter - BarTop BullShit - last week?? You fuckin better have; but if you didn't, there's still time for you to help the trophy change hands!! (1:14:10) As always... Jon's Bad Joke of the Day!!! Thanks for tuning in- make sure to catch our Facebook Live stream of our weekly Review Time segment. If you missed it, you can check it out on our Facebook or YouTube Page. We drop new podcast episodes on all of your favorite streaming apps every Wednesday, so don't miss it! We have koozies for sale if you're interested :) With that Barflies, there's one last thing: TELL YOUR FUCKING FRIENDS!!!

Welcome to this week's BullShit!  (1:49) Morgan's Fact of the Day- did you know this? (4:47) What Would It Take to do Deadliest Catch shit? (14:30) You've Got 99 Problems, We've Got Time for One- how often should you go to the doctor or dentist? (27:44) Top Three insulting names to call someone :) (37:52) Who Would Win in this Battle Royale fight to the death of Teenage Movie Leads? (48:58) We're Checkin' the Polls!! Did you vote on our Twitter - BarTop BullShit - last week?? You fuckin better have; but if you didn't, there's still time for you to help the trophy change hands!! (52:26) As always... Jon's Bad Joke of the Day!!! (54:30) Morgan's Bonus Story Time ;) Thanks for tuning in- make sure to catch our Facebook Live stream of our weekly Review Time segment. If you missed it, you can check it out on our Facebook or YouTube Page. We drop new podcast episodes on all of your favorite streaming apps every Wednesday, so don't miss it! We have koozies for sale if you're interested :) With that Barflies, there's one last thing: TELL YOUR FUCKING FRIENDS!!!

Welcome to this week's BullShit!  We start this week telling you about our Review Time of The Tube of Terror- a peanut ranking in at 13 million Scoville- 2.5 times stronger than pepper spray!! Check out the video on our Facebook page- BarTop BS or our YouTube channel- BarTop BullShit! (10:02) What Would It Take to be someone's butt wiper for the rest of their/your life? (24:11) This or That- Custom made toilet or custom made pillow? (44:21) What Would You Do If you received $500,000 and you had to spend it within 24 hours? No real estate or investments! (1:11:04) Who Would Win in this Battle Royale fight to the death of car make models if they were the real thing? (Mustang, Cobra, etc.) (1:22:24) We're Checkin' the Polls!! Did you vote on our Twitter - BarTop BullShit - last week?? You fuckin better have; but if you didn't, there's still time for you to help the trophy change hands!! (1:27:13) As always... Jon's Bad Joke of the Day!!! Thanks for tuning in- make sure to catch our Facebook Live stream of our weekly Review Time segment. If you missed it, you can check it out on our Facebook or YouTube Page. We drop new podcast episodes on all of your favorite streaming apps every Wednesday, so don't miss it! We have koozies for sale if you're interested :) With that Barflies, there's one last thing: TELL YOUR FUCKING FRIENDS!!!

Welcome to this week's BullShit!  (1:28) Story Time- Morgan driving naked. He seems to have made this a regular thing when he was younger.. have you ever done this?? (8:33) What Would It Take to go to a hardcore dominatrix session? (Think Eurotrip) (21:55) You've Got 99 Problems- We've Got Time For One- socks on or off when you get undressed to have sex? (31:41) Top 3 man crushes/bromance wishes. Who are yours? (49:30) Who Would Win in this Battle Royale fight to the death of Disney Villains? (1:04:54) We're Checkin' the Polls!! Did you vote on our Twitter - BarTop BullShit - last week?? You fuckin better have; but if you didn't, there's still time for you to help the trophy change hands!! (1:07:25) As always... Jon's Bad Joke of the Day!!! Thanks for tuning in- make sure to catch our Facebook Live stream of our weekly Review Time segment. If you missed it, you can check it out on our Facebook or YouTube Page. We drop new podcast episodes on all of your favorite streaming apps every Wednesday, so don't miss it! We have koozies for sale if you're interested :) With that Barflies, there's one last thing: TELL YOUR FUCKING FRIENDS!!!

Welcome to this week's BullShit! We tried something different and incorporated more of us truly BullShitting- let us know what you think!! (2:04) Morgan's Fact of the Day- does this apply to your eyes? (10:38) What Would It Take to be conjoined at the hip with your best friend? (28:31) What Would You Do If you walked outside and all robins start attacking you? (51:31) This or That- always have a scentless turd in your pocket or walk around smelling like shit within a 4 foot radius, 24/7? (1:01:13) Who Would Win in this Battle Royale fight to the death of zoo animals? (1:14:12) We're Checkin' the Polls!! Did you vote on our Twitter - BarTop BullShit - last week?? You fuckin better have; but if you didn't, there's still time for you to help the trophy change hands!! (1:18:20) As always... Jon's Bad Joke of the Day!!! Thanks for tuning in- make sure to catch our Facebook Live stream of our weekly Review Time segment. If you missed it, you can check it out on our Facebook or YouTube Page. We drop new podcast episodes on all of your favorite streaming apps every Wednesday, so don't miss it! We have koozies for sale if you're interested :) With that Barflies, there's one last thing: TELL YOUR FUCKING FRIENDS!!!

Welcome to this week's BullShit! This week's episode is brought to you by BuzzBallz- #NotASponsor (5:10) Story Time- Morgan accidentally dropped his phone while playing battle shits when he was younger, and then looked forward to telling them the story after they borrowed his phone.. do you expect anything more?? (9:45) What Would It Take to walk through an automated car wash? (18:51) Top 3 animals to be centaur'd/morphed with- what would your choices be?! (40:21) You've got 99 Problems, We've got time for one.. the way Morgan phrased it to us: no cum thoughts. Are you ready for this NSFW segment?! (54:21) Who Would Win in this Battle Royale fight to the death of action movie characters? (1:06:04) We're Checkin' the Polls!! Did you vote on our Twitter - BarTop BullShit - last week?? You fuckin better have; but if you didn't, there's still time for you to help the trophy change hands!! (1:08:46) As always... Jon's Bad Joke of the Day!!! Thanks for tuning in- make sure to catch our Facebook Live stream of our weekly Review Time segment. If you missed it, you can check it out on our Facebook or YouTube Page. We drop new podcast episodes on all of your favorite streaming apps every Wednesday, so don't miss it! We have koozies for sale if you're interested :) With that Barflies, there's one last thing: TELL YOUR FUCKING FRIENDS!!!

There is a mythical stigma associated with homelessness that says people who are homeless are lazy. They're often treated as “others”, and characterized as a “problem” to be solved or hidden. Lets take stock of our assumptions about homelessness and consider how we can truly love our neighbors. This is Episode 10 of the What Would It Take Podcast. Join me as I ask, What Would It Take for Everyone to Have a home? Links to sources for this episode: Article from Strong Towns, Resilient, Long-term Approach to Addressing Homelessness - https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2020/12/2/addressing-homelessness Article from Fox 11 Los Angeles, City of Los Angeles accused of moving the homeless in order to prepare for the Oscars - https://www.foxla.com/news/city-of-la-accused-of-moving-the-homeless-in-order-to-prepare-for-the-oscars Article from Los Angeles Times, L.A. near settlement to create shelters and clear homeless people off the streets - https://www.latimes.com/homeless-housing/story/2021-04-12/la-nears-deal-build-shelters-clear-homeless-encampments Information from the National Alliance to End Homelessness - Chronically Homeless - https://endhomelessness.org/homelessness-in-america/who-experiences-homelessness/chronically-homeless/#:~:text=People%20who%20are%20chronically%20homeless,Updated%20March%202021. Information from the National Alliance to End Homelessness -What Causes Homelessness - https://endhomelessness.org/homelessness-in-america/what-causes-homelessness/ Information from homeless hub - Causes of Homelessness - https://www.homelesshub.ca/about-homelessness/homelessness-101/causes-homelessness Proven Solutions from the coalition for the homeless - https://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/proven-solutions/ PDF resource from the National Law Center on homelessness and Poverty - No Safe Place, The Criminalization of Homelessness in U.S. Cities - https://nlchp.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/NoSafePlace.pdf Alternative resources than calling the police, from Don't Call The Police - Resources by City - https://dontcallthepolice.com/ Youtube video from Invisible People which share's Lavern's story - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toJQmP0D040

As we begin to see our way out of the Covid-19 pandemic, we are plunged back into the national epidemic of gun violence. Lawmakers trot out the same tired excuses for doing nothing all the while our friends and loved ones are lost. It doesn't have to be this way. This is episode 9 of the What Would It Take Podcast. Join me as I ask What Would It Take to find a cure for gun-related violence?

In this episode, I discuss signs and my awareness to them, as well as my experiences with sensory deprivation tanks and how they've benefitted me!  If you would like to donate to the evolution of GFSA, you can reach our Venmo: @thegfsapodcast.  Be sure to subscribe and leave a review on whatever platform you are listening on. It will assist us in our growth! What Would It Take to Make a Sensory Deprivation Tank From 'Stranger Things'? (popsci.com) Sensory Deprivation (Floating) and the Theta Brain Wave State | True REST Float Spa Sensory Deprivation Tank: Effects and Health Benefits (healthline.com) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gfsa/support

When we endorse leaders, who favor policies that disenfranchise BIPOC, we are undercutting the Gospel message we claim to believe. Gerrymandering is a tool of voter disenfranchisement and even if it works in favor of our political party, we must stand against it. This is ep 6 of the What Would It Take? podcast. Today we're asking ourselves, what would it take for every vote to matter equally? Sources for this episode: Rock The Vote get involved opportunities: https://www.rockthevote.org/get-involved/ NPR _article, _In New Documentary, Stacey Abrams Probes The State Of Voter Suppression In 2020: https://www.npr.org/2020/09/05/909969046/stacey-abrams-discusses-voter-suppression-and-her-new-documentary-appearance NPR articke, Stacey Abrams On Why Securing Voting Rights Is As Necessary Now As In The Past: https://www.npr.org/2021/03/02/973067859/stacey-abrams-on-why-securing-voting-rights-is-as-necessary-now-as-in-the-past New York Times article, What is Gerrymandering? : https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/27/us/what-is-gerrymandering.html American Civil Liberties Union fact sheet on voter ID legislation: https://www.aclu.org/other/oppose-voter-id-legislation-fact-sheet Washington Post article, What counts as voter intimidation? : https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/10/30/voter-intimidation/ Center for Amrican Progress article, Voter-deterimined districts; ending gerrymandering and ensuring fiar representation : https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/democracy/reports/2019/05/09/468916/voter-determined-districts/ NPR _article, _Supreme Court Rules Partisan Gerrymandering Is Beyond The Reach Of Federal Courts: https://www.npr.org/2019/06/27/731847977/supreme-court-rules-partisan-gerrymandering-is-beyond-the-reach-of-federal-court Vox article, A new study finds voter ID laws don't reduce voter fraud — or voter turnout: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/2/21/18230009/voter-id-laws-fraud-turnout-study-research FiveThirtyEight article, What We Know About Voter ID Laws: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/what-we-know-about-voter-id-laws/ The Gaurdian article, Federal judge blocks North Carolina's voter ID law, citing its discriminatory intent: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jan/01/north-carolina-voter-id-law-blocked-discriminatory Associated Press article, Georgia House passes GOP bill rolling back voting access: https://apnews.com/article/senate-elections-bills-legislation-elections-georgia-842d9ad16a78901322f4b952f6c0d8dd

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