Latest Sociopolitical Podcast Episodes
JJ Obee and the Tiktok Tales of Elder Millennials feat. Pico the Dying Pterodactyl
Good Morning Mayberry - July 17, 2022 04:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsBack to 9/23/2021 on another time travel episode! JJ Obee joins your host Shift Orion in a vulnerable, funny 2-part episode. In Part 1, Shift reveals the challenges he faced when coming out of lockdown. JJ details how they met Shift and how they ended up with a furry pterodactyl who was suppos...
See? I'm A Part Of Your Circle with See Cristian Ellauri
Good Morning Mayberry - July 11, 2022 07:25 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 6 ratingsTime jump back to February 14, 2021… when See Ellauri floated through Good Morning Mayberry to chat with Shift Orion. Hold space for infinite energies, flow state, unveiling, and listening while digging into chaos-order, grounding in charged social energy, and having insight about internal voice...
Labyrinth with Cara Cordoni
Good Morning Mayberry - July 04, 2022 02:47 - 54 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsWell, hey there, Mayberry! Get tf in here and talk about labyrinths, goals, demons, and persistence against resistance with guest host Cara Cordoni and your good ol host Shift Orion! Check out Cara's coaching at caracordonicoaching.com Feel like dropping us a line? Ping us at connect...
Season 3 Intro - I Heard You B*tches Was Lewkin' For Me
Good Morning Mayberry - July 04, 2022 00:18 - 7 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsWe're back! Thank heck! Did you miss us??? Good! We missed you too.... Welcome back! Feel like dropping us a line? Ping us at [email protected] Want to connect by phone? Call us at 1-415-343-4420 We have a website at goodmorningmayberry.com ! www.patreon.com/goodmorningmayb...
Special Episode: Speaking to City Council Like Jesus Did
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - April 24, 2022 16:00 - 36 minutesThe text is Matthew 4:23-25. This special episode is mostly a recording of me, Bert, doing a workshop (as the sermon!) at Pasadena Mennonite Church, but I added a 10 minute introduction.
Episode 67: The Resurrection and Great Commission, Matthew 27:55 - 28:20
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - March 13, 2022 17:00 - 22 minutesJesus' resurrection brings the victory of the future into the present, and Jesus gives his disciples a nonviolent commission to counter the imperial violent domination of the powers and authorities of this present age.
Episode 66: The Crucifixion, Matthew 27:27-54
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - March 06, 2022 17:00 - 29 minutesJesus experiences abandonment by God, but the apocalyptic signs reveal the victory of the cross.
Episode 65: Jesus Barabbas or Jesus Christ? Matthew 27:1-26
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - February 27, 2022 17:00 - 24 minutesWe look at two important passages, the suicide of Judas and the release of Barabbas.
Episode 64: The Trial and The Denial, Matthew 26:57-75
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - February 20, 2022 17:00 - 15 minutesJesus goes on trial before the Sanhedrin, but who is really on trial? Those with eyes to see can see as through the vision of Daniel 7.
Episode 63: Betrayal and Arrest, Matthew 26:30-56
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - February 13, 2022 17:00 - 22 minutesIn these passages, Jesus is more human than we have seen him; he is afraid and doesn't want to go to the cross, yet he still rejects violent resistance, even by angels.
Episode 62: The Anointing and the Last Supper; Matthew 26:1 - 29
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - February 06, 2022 17:00 - 24 minutesA woman anoints Jesus, and Jesus becomes the liberating sacrifice for the nation (and all nations or people).
Addendum to The Little Apocalypse Series: What about that election language???
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - January 23, 2022 04:00 - 6 minutesI did the whole series on The Little Apocalypse in Matthew and did not comment on the use of the term "the elect." So I did this little addendum to give my thoughts on the matter
Episode 61: The Little Apocalypse Part III, Parables of the Talents and of the Sheep and the Goats, Matthew 25:14-46
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - January 16, 2022 20:00 - 25 minutesJesus tells two parables that demonstrate what "staying awake" or "keeping watch" looks like.
Episode 60: The Little Apocalypse Part II, Matthew 24:36 - 25:13
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - January 09, 2022 20:00 - 24 minutesIn this second section of Matthew's "Little Apocalypse," Jesus starts talking parabolically, calling for his audience to "Stay Awake" for the "Coming of the Son of Man." But what does he mean by "Stay Awake," and what is the "Coming of the Son of Man."
Addendum to Episode 59
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - January 02, 2022 21:00 - 27 minutesI thought I'd address an issue that might come up for some listeners regarding the accuracy of the prediction of the destruction of the temple/Jerusalem, and also express some additional thoughts I had, after recording the episode, about Jesus' statement, "This generation will not pass away unti...
Episode 59: The Little Apocalypse, Part I, Matthew 24:1-35
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - January 02, 2022 20:00 - 48 minutesThis is the first in a three part series on Matthew's "Little Apocalypse" in chapters 24-25. This first episode is considerably on the long side because there is so much imagery to unpack!
Quick note to let you know more episodes are coming...down the Rosarita Highway!
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - December 16, 2021 22:00 - 4 minutesMore episodes in the New Year!
Episode 58: Seven Woes and a Lament, Matthew 23
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - November 22, 2021 20:00 - 33 minutesIn chapter 5, Jesus gave 9 blessings. In chapter 23, he gives 7 woes.
Episode 57: Roman Taxes, Resurrection, and David's Legacy, Matthew 22:15-46
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - November 08, 2021 02:00 - 23 minutesThe Pharisees join forces with the Herodians and Sadducees to try to stop Jesus from plundering the house. They engage him in public debate...but that never ends well for them.
Episode 56: Jesus Plunders the House, Matthew 21:23-22:14
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - October 28, 2021 16:00 - 37 minutesIn chapter 12, Jesus talked about binding the strong man and plundering his house. In this episode, Jesus does that. Please consider making a donation to the Immigrant Worker Safety Net Fund.
Special Episode: Sermon by Susan Cameron on Mark's Divorce Text, Mark 10:2-16
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - October 20, 2021 16:00 - 24 minutesMy good friend, Susan Cameron, who is a lawyer as well as a seminary graduate, gives us insights into the divorce text in Mark, which is different from but similar enough to the two divorce texts in Matthew that her work gives greater depth to the work that I did on the Matthew passages.
Episode 55: The Fig Tree, The Mountain, and The Sea; Matthew 21:18-22
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - October 14, 2021 02:00 - 19 minutesPlease consider making a donation to Christian Peacemaker Teams for the work in the West Bank, in Hebron/al- Khalil in Palestine. You can read more about their work and make a donation at https://www.cpt.org/.
Detention, Deportation & Institutional Racism: Zita Holbourne
Otherwise Silent - October 13, 2021 12:00 - 36 minutesTalking with human rights campaigner Zita Holbourne from BARAC (Black Activists Rising Against Cuts) about the UK summer of deportations which has seen chartered flights to to Ghana, Nigeria, Pakistan, Vietnam Jamaica and Zimbabwe. We talked about what deportation and detention is, and questione...
Detention, Deportation & Institutional Racism: Zita Holbourne
Otherwise Silent - October 13, 2021 12:00 - 36 minutesTalking with human rights campaigner Zita Holbourne from BARAC (Black Activists Rising Against Cuts) about the UK summer of deportations which has seen chartered flights to to Ghana, Nigeria, Pakistan, Vietnam Jamaica and Zimbabwe. We talked about what deportation and detention is, and questione...
Episode 54: What's in a ritual? Driving the Devil out of the Temple, Matthew 21:12-17
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - September 22, 2021 05:00 - 24 minutesWhy did Jesus drive the money changers and people selling animals out of the temple? Also, ancient people had their sacrificial rituals, but do we? What are the rituals of modern capitalism, and do we even know that we are performing them?
Episode 53: Palm Sunday, Making an Ass Out of Rome, Matthew 21:1-11
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - September 13, 2021 21:00 - 28 minutesPart of the title for this episode, "Making and Ass Out of Rome," is borrowed from Warren Carter, who entitled the section on this passage in his commentary with those words. In this episode, I mention The Yes Men, modern tricksters who expose some of the more absurd and cruel aspects of capita...
Episode 52: The Crucible of Equality, Matthew 20:17-34
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - August 31, 2021 23:00 - 35 minutesEquality is extremely difficult; there are always people who want to put themselves in positions of power and authority over others. Different accounts of the conquest of Jerusalem by David, Joshua, and Judah: https://www.thetorah.com/article/the-israelite-conquest-of-jerusalem-in-the-bible-whe...
Women's Safety in Public Space: Katy Sadler, Sarah Taylor Silverwood, Feminists Work For Change
Otherwise Silent - August 18, 2021 10:00 - 31 minutesI talked with Katy Sadler and Sarah Taylor Silverwood from Feminist Work for Change about women’s safety in public space. We touched upon the public response to the murders of Sarah Everard , Blessing Olusegun, Nicole Smallman, and Biba Henry and how women are sharing their safety precautions wh...
Women's Safety in Public Space: Katy Sadler, Sarah Taylor Silverwood, Feminists Work For Change
Otherwise Silent - August 18, 2021 10:00 - 31 minutesI talked with Katy Sadler and Sarah Taylor Silverwood from Feminist Work for Change about women’s safety in public space. We touched upon the public response to the murders of Sarah Everard , Blessing Olusegun, Nicole Smallman, and Biba Henry and how women are sharing their safety precautions wh...
Episode 51: Parable of the Vineyard Workers, Matthew 20:1-16
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - August 16, 2021 15:00 - 39 minutesJesus warns against meritocracy in this often overlooked parable. A couple of resources mentioned in the podcast are: Clifton Mark's article, "A Belief in Meritocracy is Not Only False, It's Bad for You," can be found here. The PBS video about Paul Piff and his experiments about wealth and m...
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