Homebrewed Culture Cast

Jordan took his family to Disneyland this week, so Christian recruited his wife, Rev. Amy Piatt to co-host. They act pretty much like what you’d expect a married couple hosting a radio show together to act like, so that’s kind of entertaining in itself. Then, after interviewing Shannon Moore, a Christian minister in Texas who...

This week, Jordan and Christian go way outside of their sphere of personal experience and into the world of white folks. Specifically, we chat it up with author and screenwriter Christian Lander, best known for his bestselling book, “Stuff White People Like.” We talk about white privilege, why humor is sometimes the best tool for...

After hearing an anecdote about Christian’s massive parenting fail (which cost him $75), we welcome our guest, Ian Ebright, a contributor to Relevant Magazine and Red Letter Christians, and founder of Broken Telegraph. He is currently raising funds on Kickstarter for From the Sky, a film on the Christian perspective of drone warfare, so he’s an...

It’s a post-Super Bowl spectacular! In the intro, Jordan (you know what? I’m typing this, so I should stop talking in the third person) discusses the top contenders for the Willamette Week’s Top 10 Oregon Beers, so that’s a definite listen for beer nerds. Later, Portland author/really smart person Sarah Thebarge stops in to discuss...

Today’s guest is Jonathan Fitzgerald, editor of Patrol and Not Your Mother’s Morals: How the New Sincerity is Changing Pop Culture for the Better. Jonathan explains the philosophy of New Sincerity, discussing the impact Christianity has had on the movement, and why, even if it’s temporary, we should enjoy it while it lasts. It’s a...

A couple weeks ago, Relevant Magazine (the most relevant of all magazines) published an essay on Christianity’s tenuous relationship with humor titled Why Christians Aren’t Funny. Christian and Jordan consider themselves moderately funny and definitely students of comedy, so they invited the article’s author, Larry Shallenberger, on to discuss the topic of Christians and their...

The boys are starstruck this week talking to author, pastor and sociologist Tony Campolo. Tony discusses aspects of the book he co-authored with Shane Claiborne, Red Letter Revolution, and how different generations are approaching the words and acts of Jesus. He also explains why it’s so difficult for people to see Jesus’ words simply, and...

No guest this week! It’s just Christian and Jordan and their wits against SILENCE. This week is all about end-of-the-year lists. Jordan runs down his ten favorite songs from 2012, and gets over his embarrassment at including OneRepublic’s “Feel Again”. Christian then breaks down the top quotes of the year, most of which include Mitt...

Up front, Christian and Jordan discuss their Christmases, and whether Hitler painted houses or paintings. The interview was actually recorded last summer, when the two sat down in Christian’s kitchen to talk with Australian spoken word artist Joel McKerrow. They discuss the land down under, Wild Goose West, and Joel does some really cool spoken...

This week’s episode was recorded in the youth group room at First Christian Church in downtown Portland. To start things off, Jordan talks about being the Marv Marinovich of comedy by relentlessly pushing his daughter to be funnier while Christian embraces the black magic that is naturopathic medicine. This week’s guest is W. Paul Young,...

In a brief mini-cast, Christian and Jordan welcome Jason Boyett to the show. The talk primarily revolves around the impending end of the world. Since he authored Pocket Guide to 2012 and Pocket Guide to the Apocalypse, Jason is clearly an expert on the subject. They discuss the odds of the world ending tomorrow (12.21.2012), the ways in which we could die (Yellowstone National Park blowing up, asteroids, etc.), and why people are so obsessed with the end of the world in the first place.

After a delightful anecdote about Christian's daughter and a painful listen to the worst version of "O Holy Night" ever recorded, Christian and Jordan welcome Justin Lee, founder of the Gay Christian Network and author of Torn: Rescuing the Gospel from the Gays-vs.-Christians Debate, to the show. Justin was raised in a conservatives evangelical culture, and around the time he reached puberty realized he was gay. He has since found a call from God in his ministry of reconciliation between those in the LGBT community and those in the church currently wrestling with issues of sexual identity. The guys ask him about clobber passages, the potential pitfalls of trying to bridge such an explosive cultural divide, and whether the Apostle Paul might've been gay. In the Christian Echo Chamber, Pat Robertson says something entirely reasonable about science! Then Bill O'Reilly said something about Christianity being a philosophy, which he was either wrong or not wrong about, depending on your perspective. Either way, the War on Christmas is stupid, and Jordan gets kind of upset about it at the end.   *** If you enjoy all the Homebrewed Christianity Podcasts then consider sending us a donation via paypal. We got bandwidth to buy & audiological goodness to dispense. We will also get a percentage of your Amazon purchase through this link OR you can send us a few and get us a pint!***

Although Jordan Green and Christian Piatt have had lots of authors on the show so far, they haven't had many ordained ministers doing actual work in a church.They've also been called to the carpet for having too many dudes on the air. And then it occurred to them: Christian's wife, Amy Piatt, was right there in the next room! After some coaxing and promises by Christian to attend various holiday parties, she agreed to come on the show and talk about what it's like being female ordained clergy in the 21st century. They also talked about the Piatt's recent "Beer and Hymns" event at their downtown Portland church, why some guys can't seem to get over seeing boobs behind a pulpit and whether Kimbo Slice got a fair shake in his bid as an MMA fighter. Okay, to be fair, this last part was really just Jordan and Christian derailing the conversation. The sophomoric duo also cover some music and TV recommendations, discuss the recent viral story about Larry DePrimo a policeman buying a guy named Jeffrey Hillman on the street some shoes and what the right response is to someone we think is in need. And then someone made a fart joke or something and they both forgot what they were talking about. Typical. ***This episode is sponsored by Slave Free Earth - they are asking the deacons to join them in ending human trafficking and specifically sex slavery. Go to SlaveFreeEarth.com and join the 7 Community. Pledge to: Pray 7 minutes a week Give 7 dollars a month Challenge 7 people a year to join Send us the confirmation email of your joining and we will give you a shout out on the podcast - send up a question with that email and we will respond to it on the next TNT podcast. Donations are tax deductible. *** If you enjoy all the Homebrewed Christianity Podcasts then consider sending us a donation via paypal. We got bandwidth to buy & audiological goodness to dispense. We will also get a percentage of your Amazon purchase through this link OR you can send us a few and get us a pint!***

In this episode, Jordan Green and Christian Piatt share the virtual mic with Homebrewed Christianity Godfathers Tripp Fuller and Bo Sanders to discuss the AMC zombie show, Walking Dead, how Zombie Theology can be applied to scripture and what every good Christian needs in order to survive a zombie apocalypse. Green and Piatt go uber-hipster on some local Oregon brews, and Piatt geeks out on his favorite tech gadgets of 2012. They bounce the U.S.' role in Syria and the college football restructure madness around in the echo chamber and, for the first time, welcome Christian's wife, Amy, into the Homebrewed lair for pithy sideline commentary and a little bit of bongo magic. Who says these guys aren't consummate professionals? No, seriously, somebody should say it, because they don't listen when we say it. *** If you enjoy all the Homebrewed Christianity Podcasts then consider sending us a donation via paypal. We got bandwidth to buy & audiological goodness to dispense. We will also get a percentage of your Amazon purchase through this link OR you can send us a few and get us a pint!***

This week, Jordan Green and Christian Piatt mosey up to the bar for a chat with pyro-theologian Peter Rollins, author of "Insurrection" and the forthcoming "The Idolatry of God" (Jan, 2013). They talk about the Death Drive, why billionaires aren't actually selfish and how we've made an idol out of the beliefs we often claim as central to our Christian faith. We also talk about the proper way to make a Hendricks gin and tonic, whether IPAs are better in the states or across the pond, and what theological themes we can glean from the AMC zombie show, "The Walking Dead." Jordan and Christian also break down the mostest awesomest inventions of the year, Elmo, David Petraeus and internet privacy, and a handful of recommendations you simply have to check out if you claim to have an actual life that has any meaning. Not really, but it's pretty good stuff. *** If you enjoy all the Homebrewed Christianity Podcasts then consider sending us a donation via paypal. We got bandwidth to buy & audiological goodness to dispense. We will also get a percentage of your Amazon purchase through this link OR you can send us a few and get us a pint!*** Subscribe on iTunes Here! Subscribe on iTunes!