Lydia and Jay discuss the early years of Revolution. Lydia, now an artist, met Jay when he was passing out fliers for his tiny congregation at clubs in Atlanta. In the fifteen years since, they have put on sermons at punk rock venues, seen marriages bloom and then fall apart, and supported each other through their mothers’ deaths.
Lydia's artwork is at her website, http://lydiawalls.com/.
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Todd Melby spent years in the oilfields of North Dakota, documenting the boom—and eventually, the bust—of the industry. During that time, he created radio stories for NPR and Prairie Public, and a series of documentaries for PBS. In this week’s episode, Jay speaks with Todd about what drew him to this subject, his experimental approach to journalism, and why North Dakota is the most dangerous place for people to work in America.
You can explore "Oil To Die For," Todd's interactive documentary, at http://blackgoldboom.com/oil-to-die-for/.
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Thanks to all the folks who contributed to our Kickstarter, we are premiering Season 2 on Wednesday, December 9th! Listen to a clip from our Season 2 premiere, a conversation with reporter Todd Melby on why he wanted to document life in North Dakota's oilfields.
Ryan Meeks, a pastor at a megachurch outside of Seattle, talks to Jay about reconciling his Christian faith with his belief in LGBTQ rights, and the price he paid for going public.
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Jay plays a clip from the special upcoming episode, an interview with megachurch pastor Ryan Meeks. Meeks lost half his congregation when he openly became LGBTQ-affirming.
The episode will be a sneak peek into Season 2 of "This is Radio Cast." The rest of the season will be released if we hit our goal on Kickstarter. Contribute now to hear the rest of Season 2: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jaybakkerwwdt/this-is-radio-cast-season-2.
Andrew Forsthoefel walked across America - 4,000 miles - while wearing a sign on his back that said, "Walking to Listen." He talked to countless strangers along the way and took over 85 hours of audio, which he turned into a radio story that was featured on This American Life.
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Jay talks with author, legendary tattoo artist and outlaw, Jonathan Shaw.
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Stuff-maker, artist, skateboarder, dad, husband, inspiration. He doesn’t like to use the word amazing but we’re gonna say he’s an amazing human being.
"Art is when you come up with a solution that’s a far greater pain in the ass than your problem. If you do it anyway, that’s art.”
- Mac Premo
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Logan Jaffe and Zachary Zigelko are the creators of Battle Flag, a documentary and multimedia experience which explores various perspectives on the confederate flag and its place is in America.
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John Currence is a Southern chef, award winning restaurateur, writer and LGBTQ rights activist. He lives in Mississippi where he kicks ass at everything he does.
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Shikeith is a is a multi-disciplinary artist who makes photographs, video art, films, sculpture and installation. He is the creator and director of a groundbreaking documentary with a social media component called #blackmendream.
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Jay talks with one of his very favorite artists, Amanda Visell. Amanda is an artist working in such mediums as painting, wood-working, stop-motion, and toy design. She is also a controversial villain with a heart and a Bravo Real Housewives troublemaker hopeful. She and Jay discuss her art, her life, and Mr. T.
Special guest: a crow.
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Authours Nathan Roberts and Michael Kimpur visit Jay's studio. They chat about Poor Millionaires, a book that follows Nathan and Robert through their heartbreaking and hilarious misadventures across two continents on their way to founding Daylight Center and School for orphans of war in Kenya (daylightcenter.org)
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More of Jay in LA. He chats with Jeremy Simmons, an award winning documentarian and producer, known for many films and TV shows, including TransGeneration, The Last Bee Keeper and One Punk Under God. He and Jay have an intimate conversation about the filming of One Punk Under God, and about Jay's mom, Tammy Faye.
Jay chats with his best friend, Peter Rollins, in LA. Peter is a writer, speaker, philosopher and theologian.
Jay interviews Eric Dressen, pioneer pro skater and tattoo artist, in the LA tattoo parlor where he works.
Beloved Minnesota DJ, Barb Abney and Jay interview each other. They talk music, Cincinnati chili, Prince, Kevin Smith, religion and of course, The Current.
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Part 2 of Jay's talk with David Bazan (Pedro the Lion & Headphones.)
Jay talks with musician David Bazan (Pedro the Lion and Headphones.) In this first part of a two-parter, Jay and David talk music and religion.
Jay and Rev. Lawrence Richardson talk about the struggles of being transgender, queer, African American, and on top of that, being a Christian pastor. Lawrence is the Founding Pastor of Shift UCC (an interactive, online-based ministry), Social Media Strategist for the Center for Progressive Renewal, an activist and a writer.
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Jay has a chat with Dr. Amy Burdette. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Florida State University. Her research focuses on the influence of religion on the sex lives of teens and young adults.
John D. Caputo, or Jack, as he likes to be called, is a philosopher, author and “sometimes theologian.” He is the Professor of Religion Emeritus at Syracuse University and the Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Villanova University. He and Jay talk philosophy, religion and weak theology.
Katrina Spade is the founder and executive director of The Urban Death Project, which promotes a sustainable method for honoring the dead by transforming their bodies into usable compost. The Seattle-based architect has a plan that could change how we look at death and the grieving process.
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Sean Murphy is an award-winning comic book artist and author. He is signed with DC Comics and is known for Hellblazer: City of Angels, Joe the Barbarian, and American Vampire: Survival of the Fittest. He has also done illustrations for Batman. His latest book for DC/Vertigo is a mini series called “Punk Rock Jesus”. Jay and Sean talk about this series as well as theology and their personal journeys from fundamentalist Christianity to their current, more progressive beliefs.
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Jay talks with actor, Ron Jeremy. Ron and Jay’s mom, Tammy Faye, had a tender and sincere friendship that formed on the set of The Surreal Life Season 2. Jay and Ron also discuss gay rights, freedom of speech, theology, Ron’s love of animals and the aortic dissection that almost took his life.
Ron is delightful. He and Jay had a great conversation.
Ron’s documentaries:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0282856/
https://youtu.be/GkBLfFg0BtY
The surreal life:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0337784/episodes?season=2&ref_=tt_eps_sn_2
His most recent film:
http://www.jerseyshoremassacre.com/
Ron talks a lot about Tammy Faye’s documentary, The Eyes of Tammy Faye:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Eyes-Tammy-Faye-RuPaul/dp/B00009MEBB