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#23 Robyn McLean: Overcoming & Transforming Trauma

In this interview I discuss how Robyn McLean was able to overcome and transform some of the trauma she experienced as a victim in an abusive relationship into a life of victory.

Robyn spares no details in the positives and negatives of her story.

From being raised in the church with a solid family, but also becoming pregnant from the abuses she suffered and choosing life for her son in refusing abortion and escaping the dark relationships she was trapped in, Robyn shares a remarkable story of hope for those in similar difficult situations.

You can support Robyn by following her businesses and personal profiles on social media and checking out her website to find out ways to connect to her work as an entrepreneur.

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Follow Robyn:

Websites:

- Personal: https://www.robynlovescoffee.com/hi.html?fbclid=PAAaa5ZyUBrSpl0ZfP6yjmbkIaHA7y1GZ9VGNngn4RwbZ88YP6mKHvTEJIubQ

- Stirring Embers: Stirringembers.com

- Brewed GRIT: BrewedGrit.com 

Some Socials:

- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robynlovescoffee/

- Brewed Grit Coffee & Clothing: https://www.instagram.com/brewedgrit/

- Stirring Embers: https://www.instagram.com/stirringembers/
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- Available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK0RGwugpkApy7FsRPfOBRw

- Available on Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0​​...

 

#22 Adam Coleman: Black Victim to Black Victor

This is an interview with Adam Coleman, the author of the book "Black Victim to Black Victor: Identifying the ideologies, behavioral patterns and cultural norms that encourage a victimhood complex"

This is a relevant topic during our cultural moment, because it offers a counter-narrative to the majority of what we hear in popular culture and the media where black pain can be a commodity, and where victimhood can sound like the only option.

We discuss some of the major themes from his books title, as well as the personal realities from Adam's life and experiences that helped shape some of its chapters. If you are looking for an idea of what resilience in the face of adversity or hardship can look like, give Adam a listen here, and read his book after. 

*We did have a couple of technical issues in an audio delay between Adam and myself which caused some pauses between questions*

Follow him and find his book below.
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Follow Adam Coleman:

- Twitter: https://twitter.com/wrong_speak

- Book: https://www.amazon.com/Black-Victim-Victor-Identifying-ideologies/dp/B0915JT4XD/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3M6NXITCOU16Z&dchild=1&keywords=black+victim+to+black+victor&qid=1622228905&sprefix=black+victim+to+black+vi%2Caps%2C230&sr=8-1
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- Available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK0RGwugpkApy7FsRPfOBRw

- Available on Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0​​...

#21 Brittany Talissa King: Free Black Thought, Race, and Faith

This is an excellent conversation on free black thought, race, and faith with journalist and commentator Brittany Talissa King. We discuss her desire to see others through the lens of a common humanity, practicing reconciliation through forgiveness and apology, living out enemy love, and so much more. I really believe she is one of the important voices of sanity amidst our cultural moment.

Subscribe to her channel and follow her below.
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- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQVl...​

- Twitter: https://twitter.com/KingTalissa​

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Connect and Listen on Other Platforms:
- Best contact on Twitter https://twitter.com/keeppdxbeard​​​​​

- Available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK0RGwugpkApy7FsRPfOBRw

- Available on Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0...​...

#20 Ryan Hartwig: Going Undercover & Exposing Facebook Censorship

Ryan Hartwig was a content moderator for a company called "Cognizant" that were contracted by Facebook in 2019, but he began to notice that his job description was tilting at times into censorship that was ideologically and politically skewed.

Ryan tells his story about how this led him to go undercover to document what he was being asked to do, and we try to answer questions around what everyday people should do when faced with similar types of pressures on social media and online (either the pressure of being censored or desiring to censor others).
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- Available on Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0​​​...

#Facebook​ #FreeSpeech​ #CancelCulture​

#19 John Higgins: Understanding Beauty & How the Bible is Art

In this interview with John Higgins, the host of "The Bible is Art" show on YouTube, we discuss beauty and some of its objective principles. Principles like unity and diversity, hierarchy, objectivity and subjectivity, and other concepts while trying to connect it up to philosophy in general and Christianity in particular.

John's YouTube show is a tremendous help with these patterns and Bible breakdowns of narrative, poetry, symbolism, and more. I highly recommend giving him a follow and helping to give him quality feedback in the comment sections.

Subscribe to his channel and follow him below.
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Follow John:
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9sPRleqnVIasw8wnUGBVyA

- Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnbhiggins

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Connect and Listen on Other Platforms:
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- Available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK0RGwugpkApy7FsRPfOBRw

- Available on Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0​​​...

#Beauty #Art #BibleProject

#18 Paul Vanderklay: Jordan Peterson & The Evangelical Church

Paul Vanderklay is a church pastor who has been contributing to the Jordan Peterson phenomenon and conversation on YouTube from the early days of Jordan's biblical lectures, and we continue that conversation together, asking what the Evangelical Church missed during the Jordan Peterson moment (and some things they got right too).

Today Paul is contributing to so much more than just "Peterson commentary" in being part of a growing online network of people trying to address what we might call "The Meaning Crisis."

Subscribe to his channel and follow him below.
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Follow Paul:
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/paulvanderklay

- Twitter: https://twitter.com/PaulVanderKlay?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

- Church Website: https://www.livingstonescrc.com
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- Available on Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0​​...

#JordanPeterson #Christianity #MeaningCrisis

#17 Sam Alvey: Wisdom From Being In The UFC

Sam Alvey is a well respected UFC fighter with a number of fights under his belt, but he is also a guy full of practical thoughtfulness and wisdom around being a husband and a father. Hear what he has to say about what he has learned inside and outside the UFC octagon.
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Follow Sam:
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/smilensam?igshid=78hec8rx1h1

- TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMJEnrRaF/

- Website & More: https://linktr.ee/Samalvey
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- Available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3VR0agQ9OG8

- Available on Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0​...

#UFC #MMA #SamAlvey

#16 Joe Garza: How Wokeness is Influencing the Arts

In this conversation with screen writer and cultural commentator, Joe Garza, we discuss the important role the arts plays in society, and our shared concern about the ways woke thinking is influencing the work he does and loves in art and writing. 

Rather than simply complaining about problems we see in culture, Joe and I  give some ideas about how we might find common ground with those who are oftentimes too dismissively labeled as "woke," and what we might do in trying to see the humanity in everyone, even those we disagree with. 

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#15 Zuby: How to Change the "Culture Wars"

In this conversation with Zuby (hip-hop artist, self-help thinker, cultural commentator, and more), we talk about what he is aiming to do in amplifying humanity through avenues like music, podcasting, and publishing that.

We talk about his rise to fame, and what he is trying to do for his growing following, but also what those of us who don't have his platform or reach can do in order to elevate humanity with whatever influence we do have.

Zuby has had viral moments that bristle those engaged in the culture war, but he has tended to avoid being a purely ideological actor in those fights by choosing to creatively expose the errors in peoples logic.

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#14 Will Reusch: Healing Online Division

In this conversation with Will Reusch, we discuss some of the creative ways he is trying to heal online tribalism through his activity on social media. We also discuss the influence he is trying to have on the next generation in helping them be critical thinkers as a teacher, and his work with "Heterodox Academy."

I would strongly recommend following him on Instagram where he is active in engaging those who disagree with him in ways that we could all learn from. Give his podcast a listen too!

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