Latest Homebrewed Podcast Episodes
Bo's Backlash & Adolescence without a Smart Phone
Theology Nerd Throwdown - April 26, 2024 19:02 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 98 ratingsIn this episode, Bo recounts an experience of backlash during an academic session. That triggered some other memories of live events gone wild:) Plus, Tripp and Bo discuss adolescence without smart phones and being ministers when they reshaped ministry. WATCH THE EPISODE HERE Check out Bo’s...
What's Your Theological Sample Rate?
Theology Nerd Throwdown - April 19, 2024 15:43 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 98 ratingsIn this episode, Bo reflects on his own deconstruction story, the pace of spiritual change in America, and drops a sweet audiological image. Tripp pitches his deconstruction typology and gets Bo to power rank 3 different theologians' definition of theology. WATCH the VIDEO HERE Check out B...
The Post-Easter, Mo-Easter Edition
Theology Nerd Throwdown - April 05, 2024 15:58 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 98 ratingsOn this edition of the Theology Nerd Throwdown, Tripp & Bo nerd out about... post-Covid Easter worship the United Methodist Breakup over LGBTQ inclusion how frustrating LOTS of aging institutions can get the connection between the Religious Nones & Political Independents how the BoDaddy...
Reversing the Goat & Baking Bread on Theology Nerd Throwdown
Theology Nerd Throwdown - March 07, 2024 17:21 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 98 ratingsTripp and Bo nerd out and discuss preaching the atonement, liturgical frames, baking bread with kids, theological shoewear, and a Styper-themed show-and-tell. You can watch the video version here. Check out Bo’s webpage and his podcast with Randy Woodley, Peacing it All Together. Bo's new...
Season of Doubt
Homebrewed Culture Cast - September 12, 2018 19:41 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 77 ratingsWith a freshman in high school, Amy and Christian Piatt are getting familiar with a whole new set of doubts. This got them thinking about how much doubt we’re surrounded by every day. But a question keep nagging at them… Is our doubt getting worse? From AI mimicry to feel-good stories gone bad, i...
Words at War
Homebrewed Culture Cast - August 29, 2018 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 77 ratingsWords we use – or withhold – shape our culture, opinions and identities. From media and Church to the White House, our words are at war to claim attention more than ever before. We examine Trump’s words (and silence) regarding Sen. McCain’s death, the Vatican’s response to recent abuse allegation...
Blood and Soil: One Year After Charlottesville
Homebrewed Culture Cast - August 16, 2018 16:33 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 77 ratingsIt’s been a year since the deadly “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville took place. What has happened since then? Amy and Christian Piatt reflect on the impact of last year’s events, consider the recent “Unite the Right 2” rally in DC and consider MSNBC’s recent “Breaking Hate” special featu...
The Moral Compromise of Supporting Trump
Homebrewed Culture Cast - August 09, 2018 14:49 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 77 ratingsIn this episode, Christian and Amy ask why white Evangelicals support Trump in such big numbers. As much as 77% of white Evangelicals support Trump. Why do they continue to support him? Do progressives share anything with Evangelicals besides the name Christian? They talk about the moral compromi...
Modern Feminism and the Death Throes of Patriarchy
Homebrewed Culture Cast - July 20, 2018 14:12 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 77 ratingsIn this episode of the CultureCast, Amy and Christian talk about Jeff Sessions and Romans 13, Thai cave rescues and babies in cages, and free speech and feminism. You’ll hear about how a political cartoon sparked a debate about the difference between the efforts to rescue the soccer team trapped ...
Best of the CultureCast
Homebrewed Culture Cast - May 16, 2018 13:49 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 77 ratingsThis is our first ever ‘Best Of’ episode, looking back at some of the best interviews from the 6 months… ish. These are just short clips from 7 different interviews, so if you want to listen to the whole thing just click on the links: Carol Howard Merritt talks about overcoming religious trauma D...
Autism, God, and Family
Homebrewed Culture Cast - May 03, 2018 21:59 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 77 ratingsIn this week’s episode, Christian and Amy talk about autism, families, and ableism in the church. Their son, Mattias, who is on the spectrum, comes on the podcast to talk a little bit about what it’s like being on the spectrum, some of the challenges he faces, the most difficult moments in his li...
The Soul of Hip Hop (CultureCast LIVE in Chicago)
Homebrewed Culture Cast - April 24, 2018 16:12 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 77 ratingsLive from Chicago at Fourth Presbyterian Church for the Associated Church Press Conference. Gregg Brekke is Christian’s co-host with guests J. Kwest and Dr. Daniel White Hodge. Learn a little about the history of the Associated Church Press, and our sponsor Lutheran World Relief. If you go to lwr...
Razing Hell with Ira Glass
Homebrewed Culture Cast - April 17, 2018 17:05 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 77 ratingsIn this episode of the CultureCast, Amy gets to share some big news about her new position in Texas, and Christian gets his nerd credentials boosted by Ira Glass. Amy and Christian look at the state of leadership in the church today. what does it take to truly lead the church in the 21st century?...
What Does “Church” Mean Today?
Homebrewed Culture Cast - April 10, 2018 17:40 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 77 ratingsIn this week’s episode, Christian and Amy are exploring some questions about church and get a little help from some friends. What does the church mean in the 21st century? What of our identity, systems, or traditions should be preserved or continued? What needs to die? How do you think the Christ...
The Very Worst Missionary with Jamie Wright
Homebrewed Culture Cast - April 03, 2018 20:37 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 77 ratingsThis week’s theme is wrestling with resurrection, transformation, the ways people are changing the world and when our best intentions go awry. Amy talks about how she was considering leaving the church and Christianity completely, the ways in which she has changed over the past year, and how resu...
The Process of Resurrection (#SurvivingTheBible for Lent)
Homebrewed Culture Cast - March 28, 2018 14:12 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 77 ratingsIt’s Holy Week, and the CultureCast is here to help you survive Easter. John 20:1-18 | Amy shares the Easter message she would preach, the calling out of Mary’s name and the importance of the act of naming, the significance of Jesus the gardener, opening ourselves to truth, being broken open by s...
Ignorance Parties, Jackie Robinson, and Military Parades (#SurvivingTheBible for Lent)
Homebrewed Culture Cast - March 20, 2018 18:25 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 77 ratingsThis week on the CultureCast: the Triumphal Entry versus the Annunciation. Christian tries to convince Amy and Tripp that they should preach on the Annunciation texts, and not the triumphal entry, by showing how they’re connected. In Isaiah 7:10-14, Christian tells us about the scandal of particu...
Mandy Moore, Harvey Weinstein and the Democratization of God (#SurvivingTheBible for Lent)
Homebrewed Culture Cast - March 13, 2018 16:25 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 77 ratingsThis week on the CultureCast we continue with highlights from the Surviving the Bible for Lent course. Tripp gives you your Bible-nerd fact of the day, you’ll hear about why David is like the Harvey Weinstein of the Hebrew Bible, what Mandy Moore has to do with the Psalms, and our avoidance of su...
Snake on a Stick! (#SurvivingTheBible for Lent)
Homebrewed Culture Cast - March 06, 2018 17:24 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 77 ratingsThis week on the CultureCast, you’ll hear about snakes on a stick (Numbers 21:4-9), Eddie Izzard, and Princess Leia. Christian and Amy are joined once again by Tripp Fuller to talk about some of the problems of reading this passage literally, the role this text plays in the relationship between G...
#SurvivingTheBible for Lent: Cleansing Our Temples
Homebrewed Culture Cast - March 01, 2018 00:04 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 77 ratingsThis edition of the CultureCast is from the second live session of Surviving the Bible for Lent, with Tripp Fuller and Christian and Amy. They take a look at the texts for the second Sunday in Lent (Exodus 20:1-17; Psalm 19; 1 Corinthians 1:18-25; John 2:13-22). Tripp gives you 3 different sermon...
#SurvivingTheBible for Lent: Super-Duper Pooper-Scooper Messiah
Homebrewed Culture Cast - February 21, 2018 17:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 77 ratingsWe just passed 15% of our monthly goal! Thanks to everyone who helps to support the CultureCast. You can help us reach our goal, support the podcast, and get some sweet perks by donating at patreon.com/culturecast This special edition of the CultureCast is from the first live session of Surviving...
The Christian Obsession with Sex and Fear, with Benjamin Corey
Homebrewed Culture Cast - February 13, 2018 19:09 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 77 ratingsIn this episode, all the way from Hawaii, Christian and Amy talk about the Christian obsession with sex and fear. Are we too focused on sex and sexuality too much? Are we sometimes focusing on things like inclusion of LGBTQ to the exclusion of other things like poverty, homelessness, ecology? Is ...
Surviving the Bible for Lent with Tripp Fuller
Homebrewed Culture Cast - February 09, 2018 17:51 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 77 ratingsTripp Fuller, from the Homebrewed Christianity podcast, join Amy and Christian to extend a warm invitation to join the Surviving the Bible for Lent community. For a lot of us these texts have been used as weapons, experienced as burdens, so let’s acknowledge that together and discover what it loo...
Faith, Ethics and Medical Practice with Dr. Lauren Raimer-Goodman
Homebrewed Culture Cast - February 03, 2018 18:23 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 77 ratingsThis episode is all about medicine, medical ethics, and faith. Amy and Christian take a look at two big news stories involving medicine and ethics: the sexual assault case against US Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, and the Trump administration’s initiative to give more freedom for physicians to r...
What is an Evangelical Today?
Homebrewed Culture Cast - January 23, 2018 17:53 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 77 ratingsWhat is an Evangelical today? In this episode, Christian, Amy, and friends talk about evangelicals and evangelicalism. White Evangelicals were largely responsible for getting Trump elected. This seems very strange (to some of us), considering he is considered neither a Christian nor a moral perso...
Racism in the White House and How to Train an Activist with Michael Poffenberger
Homebrewed Culture Cast - January 16, 2018 18:17 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 77 ratingsWhite nationalism looks a lot different today than it used to. In this episode Christian and Amy discuss the new face of white nationalism, how Trump is setting that example, and how we can counteract it. Where is the line between presidents as public figures and human beings? Do comments made by...
Kids and the Internet, Net Neutrality, and the Big Bad Wolff
Homebrewed Culture Cast - January 09, 2018 20:02 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 77 ratingsMichael Collins is back on the CultureCast to talk about net neutrality and cyber ethics. Who will feel the effects of the repeal of net neutrality the most? Is there an ethical argument against net neutrality? Will the end of net neutrality bring with it the censorship of internet content? Plus,...
Homebrewed SabbathCast
Homebrewed Culture Cast - December 25, 2017 22:04 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 77 ratingsWelcome to Homebrewed SabbathCast! Amy and Christian are not talking about anything serious on this week’s episode. Well, they try not to. Christian talk to Dana Trent, author of For Sabbath’s Sake: Embracing Your Need For Rest, Worship, and Community. Is the Sabbath just something we’re supposed...
Matthew 25’s Acts of Mercy: A National Report Card with John Burnett
Homebrewed Culture Cast - December 19, 2017 17:02 ★★★★★ - 77 ratingsChristian and Amy go through the Acts of Mercy (Matt. 25) and give the country a grade for our efforts in food and nutrition, clean water access, affordable housing, homelessness, health care, prison reform, and immigration. How would Jesus say we’re doing? Are we living into the things Jesus cal...
When Doing Good Breaks the Law with John Kiriakou
Homebrewed Culture Cast - December 12, 2017 16:55 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 77 ratingsThis week’s theme: when doing good breaks the law. Christian and Amy take a look at civil disobedience and discuss their personal struggles with protest and civil disobedience, Jim Wallis’s recent arrest for civil disobedience in the Senate Office Building, the 6 steps to prepare your community f...
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