This week we are honored to have NPR Religion Correspondent John Burnett return to the show to talk about his nvestigative series on televangelists and fiscal transparency: Can a Television Network be a Church? The IRS Says Yes. You may remember that John first appeared on the Culture Cast last year when he was in Portland… Read more about Sneaky Televangelists, Fred Phelps is Dead, and a Glut of God Flicks...
Apr 03, 2014•1 hr 2 min
We continue our time-tested tradition on the Homebrewed Christianity CultureCast about taking completely unrelated topics, digging into them, making a smart-ass joke and then pretty much leaving a bunch of loose ends when we’re all done. And you listen to this because… We talk this week about the Malaysian airliner that’s been missing for some… Read more about Malaysia, Marriage and Measles! (CultureCast)...
Mar 31, 2014•1 hr 4 min
Sometimes we just talk so damn much, there’s no time for an interview. This happens to be one of those weeks… With Sanjay Gupta re-upping his stance on Medical Marijuana, Vladimir Putin slignin’ his weight around in Ukraine, Millennials smashin cultural trends, Lent in full swing, tons of apps and shows to recommend and a… Read more about Cool Weed, Cold Wars, Smokin’ Apps and Hot Messes...
Mar 14, 2014•1 hr 4 min
This week Amy looks to Entertainment Weekly’s “Bulls Eye” for culture and then outs Philip’s deprived, candy-less upbringing. Andy Campbell sits in for Jordan and talks about pasta makers, bottling homebrew, and growing up with diabetic brothers. In the Echo Chamber, Christian offers his thoughts on reforming high school education and whether or not industry-specific… Read more about Education’s Broken, Walmart Needs Welfare, but Somehow Everything is Awesome: Culture Cast...
Mar 01, 2014•56 min
The episode starts off with Christian recounting what could well be his worst week ever since entering into adulthood. It’s actually so crappy, it would be funny…that is, if Christian wasn’t the one writing this. Laugh it up, fun boys. We check in on the progress of the homebrew that Andy Campbell and Christian started… Read more about Corporate Shills, Sex Sells and Someone’s Week Sucks...
Feb 18, 2014•1 hr 2 min
What goes better with Valentine’s Day than a nice glass of bourbon? Forget the chocolates and frilly cards; join us for a glass of your favorite whiskey and catch up bourbon value buys, bourbon tasting and a bit of bourbon culture and history. Christian Piatt and Patrick DonVito break it down this week over a… Read more about V-Day Bourbon Corner (CultureCast Mini-Sode)
Feb 14, 2014•11 min
After weeks of planning, we finally sat down with brewmaster-slash-theologian Andy Campbell to homebrew a batch of beer. He takes us step-by-step through the process and helps Christian brew his first-ever batch of pale ale. Now, pretty much all Christian does is sit in his office and watch the yeast make bubbles. One…two…three… Jordan’s also… Read more about Homebrew, Ham (Ken, that is) and Haim (CultureCast)...
Feb 11, 2014•1 hr 10 min
This week, we welcome Mark Russell and Shannon Wheeler, author and illustrator, respectively, of the book, “God is Disappointed in You.” If you’ve ever found it tedious to plow through all 66 books of the Bible, this humorously irreverent digest is a great starting point. It’s worth it, if for nothing other than the circumcision… Read more about God is Disappointed in You! (CultureCast)
Feb 04, 2014•1 hr 7 min
We’re packing in the content this week. Our first guest is a musical duo, Bettman and Halpin, from out of Denver. They did a gig recently with Christian on his trip to Colorado and the three of them hit it off. Check out clips from their new album, “Diamond,” and hear their thoughts on how… Read more about Art > Religion? Plus Biometrics, Super Bowl and Bieber (CultureCast)...
Jan 28, 2014•1 hr 14 min
It’s been a while, but the CultureCast crew is back in action. Jordan, Christian, Amy and Jess the Intern set up and knock down all the stuff that’s been going down in our lives and in the cultural landscape in our absence. Or at least a few things we found compelling enough to distract us… Read more about We’re BAAAAaaaack (Homebrewed CultureCast)
Jan 21, 2014•1 hr 19 min
The CultureCast crew is on hiatus for a while so the HomeBrewed crew decided to change it up and put out a culture cast as an early Christmas present! First up is Callid and Bo talking about 5 movies coming out this holiday season: American Hustle Anchor Man 2 The Wolf of Wallstreet The Secret… Read more about CultureCast: Movies, the Week in Whiteness & Doug Pagitt
Dec 21, 2013•1 hr 11 min
We’re stoked to finally have Richard Cizik, co-founder of the New Evangelical Partnership for the Common Good and former Vice President at the National Evangelical Association, on the show. He spent nearly three decades at the NAE until he became a wee bit too tolerant of the gays and concerned about the earth. Cizik talks about… Read more about Richard Cizik, Christian Hegemony and Yogurt’s Feelings...
Nov 14, 2013•1 hr 4 min
First, we want to welcome the inimitable Andy Campbell, who is sitting in for Jordan Green while he attends to family matters. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Green family during this difficult time. We cover a lot of ground in this edition of the culture cast. In the echo chamber, we let Amy… Read more about Creepy Sexy Babies, Doing Death Right, and Fresh Hop Beer
Oct 30, 2013•1 hr 1 min
Our guest for this week unexpectedly fell through, so you get a full dose of Christian, Amy and Jordan this time. We start out by taking it to our esteemed legislators in D.C. for their inability to get along with others as well as we expect by four-year-old daughter to behave. And after a fairly… Read more about Bad Government, Good Food and Fall TV-Palooza (Commando CultureCast #3)...
Oct 11, 2013•1 hr 6 min
This episode has been in the hopper for a bit, so don’t be mad at us for talking about 9/11 and flooding in Colorado. We start things off strong with a discussion of which gender and sexual orientation is best to get compliments from, an appearance from the famous Mattias Piatt, who provides some advice… Read more about Amanda Bast on Appreciating the Present, the Fear of Terrorism vs. Spiders, and Two Books You Should Read Immediately...
Oct 04, 2013•1 hr 1 min
We’re honored and more than a little geeked out of our skin this week to have John Burnett, Religion Correspondent for National Public Radio (NPR in the biz, yo) as our guest. John was in Portland doing a story on our Beer and Hymns and about singer/songwriter Josh Garrels, so I roped him into sitting… Read more about Snake Handlers, NPR Geek-Outs and White Power (CultureCast)
Sep 20, 2013•1 hr 13 min
This week, Christian sits down with Tony Kriz (AKA, Tony the Beat Poet from Blue Like Jazz) to talk about his new book, Neighbors and Wise Men. They also break down a brief history of the Acts 29 network, and Tony Explains how and when Mark Driscoll’s Mars Hill and Imago Dei went in very… Read more about Tony Kriz, Killer Bees and Women in Prison
Sep 11, 2013•1 hr 16 min
This week, we’re featuring an interview that Christian did with Trey Pearson, front man for the band, Everyday Sunday. Trey and Christian chatted it up at the recent Wild Goose Festival, talking mainly about why a guy who has sold hundreds of thousands of records and landed scads of number-one songs within the Contemporary Christian… Read more about Everyday Sunday, Breaking Bad and Hot Toddlers...
Aug 23, 2013•1 hr 6 min
This week the CultureCast crew welcomes Micky Jones, the analogy correspondent for the Homebrewed family’s Theology Nerd Throwdown show. She helps us break down the George Zimmerman verdict and brings some actual thought to an otherwise sophomoric lollapalooza. Speaking of sophomoric, Christian lets off a little steam – quite literally – right in the middle… Read more about Zimmerman, Women in Prison and POOL SHARKS!!!...
Aug 01, 2013•1 hr 8 min
This week the CultureCast Crew Gets both timely and topical when they welcome Alan Chambers, director of the organization Exodus International has been making headlines past few weeks. Chambers talks through his public apology Christian, explains why he says he is still proud of the work the organization has done, talks about the planned closure… Read more about Exodus International’s Alan Chambers, Edward Snowden and Pussy Riot...
Jul 19, 2013•52 min
We have all sorts of stuff to discuss this week, and with Amy sidelined due to carousing, Christian and I tackled it all alone. Okay, not entirely alone. We bring back Mike Collins, the hacker extraordinaire who explained Bitcoin a few months ago, to discuss Edward Snowden, the intelligence analyst who’s currently hiding out from… Read more about The NSA, the End of DOMA, Filibusters, and Don Draper...
Jul 03, 2013•1 hr 11 min
We don’t usually drink while recording the podcast since it’s usually morning. But this was late afternoon this time, so we all sipped some Great Divide Oak-Aged Yeti and some Fire Mountain Summer IPA. Things…get a little sloppy. I won’t give too much away, but some violence ensued, and it’s all captured on tape. You… Read more about Jay Bakker, Exodus International, and Twitter Wars Between Patton Oswalt and a Youth Pastor...
Jun 25, 2013•1 hr 1 min
This week, as the rest of the country swelters, the CultureCast crew complain about the cool, overcast weather in Portland. Hey, everybody has to gripe about something, right? Our guest for the episode is Bruce Reyes-Chow, returning to the show for another go-round. This time he discusses his new book, “But I Don’t See You… Read more about Non-Asian Asians, Obama’s Bobbles and the NSA
Jun 19, 2013•1 hr 9 min
This week we welcome the great Frank Schaeffer to discuss modern art, the fight against human trafficking, and why we aren’t outraged about tech companies Frank compares to “modern day slave ships”. It’s an illuminating discussion, and it goes long because everything Frank was saying was awesome. Later, Amy is afraid of drowning, so none… Read more about Frank Schaeffer, Arrested Development, and the Red Wedding...
Jun 12, 2013•1 hr 6 min
Okay, who spiked the CultureCast punch with Aderall? These guys are all over the map today…hey look, shiny! This week we dig around in the gray matter of Eric Elnes, pastor of the online faith community Darkwood Brew, author of the Phoenix Affirmations (and many other books), and most recently, prophet and advocate for what… Read more about Convergence Christianity, Dental Phobias and Gay Cakes (CultureCast)...
Jun 05, 2013•1 hr 1 min
This week we settle in with Patheos co-founder and CEO, Leo Brunnick to talk about how one goes about taking an idea sketched on a cocktail napkin to being one of the biggest interfaith websites in the world. Sadly, we got no leads on magic words or fairy dust; just lots of hard work and… Read more about Patheos CEO Leo Brunnick, Dental Drama & Playing Doctor (CultureCast)...
May 31, 2013
After a two week recording hiatus, the gang is back together, and Amy starts everything off with a harrowing story of survival and triumph of the human spirit at a female pastor’s retreat. Our guest this week is the very funny Stephanie Drury who blogs at Stuff Christian Culture Likes and also runs @FakeDriscoll on Twitter.… Read more about Stephanie Drury, Overly Religious Bakers, Portland is Evil, and Cheerleaders
May 20, 2013
Our guest this week is Drew Dixon, the editor-in-chief of GameChurch.com. Drew talks to us about video games, and their value within faith and culture. Later, in the Echo Chamber, the gang discusses Jason Collins, the first NBA player to come out of the closet. Then we talk about Mark Driscoll, and his latest controversy,… Read more about CultureCast: Game Church, Jason Collins and Driscoll
May 14, 2013
Is Bitcoin the one-world currency mentioned in the Book of Revelation? Are vegan strip clubs as good as advertised? Are Doritos Locos Tacos delicious? Is Amy Piatt having a bad week? Find out, on this week’s episode of the CultureCast! This is a different show than we’ve ever done. For one, we recorded outside. For… Read more about Bitcoin, Doritos Locos Tacos, and the Best Strip Club Review You’ll Ever Hear...
May 06, 2013
Not to get all braggy here, but this episode is pretty great. First, we have our first return guest, and it’s one of our best: Jim Wallis. Christian moderated a discussion with Jim at Powell’s Books last week. I swear, Jim Wallis is incapable of saying uninteresting things. What an honor to have him back… Read more about Jim Wallis Returns and the Worst Week in America
Apr 24, 2013
