Writer and speaker Julie Rodgers tells her story of growing up and coming out in the conservative world around her. She gives practical insight into what it really looks like to be a gay Christian and the ways conservatives have failed and succeeded to love LGBT people.
Robert P. Jones, Ph.D., CEO of PRRI (Public Religion Research Institute)joins us to take a closer look at polling results of white evangelicals and the statistics that show a shift in the Christian culture in America.
On this week's episode, we hear from Dr. Charles Hirschman (University of Washington), a social demographer who takes us through several complex and surprising aspects of immigration in the United States.
We hear our final set of reactions to the election of Donald Trump from previous guests D. L. Mayfield and O. Alan Noble, as well as future guest Billie Anne Davis.
Dan speaks with Ian Smith, a southern Trump voter who opens up about his views on media bias and how he believes it made an impact on the election.
We hear reactions to the election of Donald Trump from previous guests Chris Hoke (joined by Neaners Garcia), Neil DeGraide and Trisha Ananiades, as well as future guest Julie Rodgers. Dan also briefly discusses Trump's decision to select Reince Priebus and Steve Bannon for White House cabinet posts.
Well, there’s no way around it. We were all pretty surprised by Donald Trump winning the election. Where do we go from here? How do we reconcile while still working toward a just society? I share some thoughts, and we hear from author and podcaster Mike McHargue (The Liturgists, Ask Science Mike, “Finding God in the Waves”) on his reaction. What are we scared for, and what, if any, is the potential silver lining?
Writer D. L. Mayfield (McSweeney’s, Christianity Today, “Assimilate or Go Home”) joins Dan to talk about what she has learned over 10 years of living amongst refugees in Minneapolis and Portland.
Is there any other option? O. Alan Noble pops in briefly to talk about the recent rise of Independent candidate Evan McMullin, and Dan has a lengthy cordial debate with Libertarian Neil DeGraide.
Trisha Ananiades is an African-American lawyer who graduated from Harvard Law, and here she makes her case for the presence of serious institutional racism in the United States. Dan and Trisha discuss the constitutionality of "Stop & Frisk", Trisha's own life experiences of racism, and a host of other related questions.
Dan sits down with Christian ethicist, writer and pro-life advocate Matthew Lee Anderson (Vox, Mere Orthodoxy) to hear his argument that there is no pro-life case to be made for voting for Donald Trump. This is a truly unique and fascinating conversation.
Does every immigrant family automatically want Hillary as their president? Will they be happy with her? Actually, no. Dan is joined by Brett Shears of VoteAllies.org, and the two discuss eligible voters who voluntarily share their votes with non-eligible voters. This leads to fascinating territory, where civic engagement and empathy bleed together.
Dan is joined by his old friend and amateur political expert Robbie Evans for a quick-fire bonus episode. It's a "lightning round" of questions raised by recent electoral news: what is the Electoral College, and can our votes be "stolen" by it? What have learned about WikiLeaks and through its email dumps? Are there really ever any rigged elections?
Dan is joined by Chris Hoke, prison chaplain and author of "Wanted: A Spiritual Pursuit Through Jail, Among Outlaws," out now on HarperOne. Hoke lives and works among illegal immigrants, convicts, and ex-cons in Skagit Valley, Washington. He shares with us both heart-rending stories and mind-opening statistics surrounding the issue of illegal immigration.
Joe Rose (University of Chicago, Berkeley Law) joins host Dan Koch to both make his argument for conservative Supreme Court justices *and* his argument for why this motivation is insufficient to justify voting for Donald Trump. Topics: Intro to Supreme Court (3:30), the polarized fallout of Scalia's death (7:30), Affirmative Action (13:00), why conservative judicial stances and conservative politics don't always line up (24:00), Citizens United(28:00), why Trump will not select conservative just...
On the first episode of Depolarize!, Dan chats with Jared Yeates Sexton, contributor to New Republic and The New York Times, about covering Trump rallies (2:15), the political divide in America (7:30), changing attitudes toward masculinity (31:30), generational differences (35:00), which rhetoric from Trump has no place in any discussion (42:00), narratives from the Left that fail (53:00), how to start to bridge the gap between Left and Right (1:03:00) and more.
