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Ep 75: The “Secret Lives of Black Women 2.0” Edition – 03.13.18 This week Ashley invites back on the ladies from the original Secret Lives of Black Women Edition (Episode 72) – Jurrita Williams and Elizabeth Woodson. The ladies dive deeper into their lived experiences — singleness, dating, marriage, friendships, intersectionality...the whole thing! Pull up a chair and hang out with the lady of WTD and her friends....there will be no challenge today! #BlackIn2018 #Secrets #NoChallenge #BlackWomen #SchooloftheHolyGhost ———————————— Show Notes: Natalie Carnes: Beauty: A Theological Engagement with Gregory of Nyssa - https://www.amazon.com/Beauty-Theological-Engagement-Gregory-Nyssa/dp/1625645848 Sparrow Conference: http://www.sparrowconference.com Ekemini Uwan: http://www.sistamatictheology.com/blog/2018/2/6/decolonized-discipleship Demetria Obilor (WFAA Channel 8): https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/opinion/2017/11/04/body-shaming-wfaa-anchor-demetria-obilor-women-tear-apart ———————————— If you wanna get at us (and we know you do) you got options: Email: wetalkdifferentteam@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/wetalkdifferent Twitter: twitter.com/wetalkdifferent Instagram: instagram.com/wetalkdifferent/ Website: wetalkdifferent.com Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/wetalkdifferent You can subscribe to the podcast in iTunes, Google Play, SoundCloud, or Stitcher so you'll never miss an episode! Please leave a review on iTunes as it helps other people find our podcast. iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wetalkdifferent/id1161601126 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/wetalkdifferent Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wetalkdifferent Also please join our Facebook group to discuss the episodes with the WTD team and other WTDers —  https://www.facebook.com/groups/wetalkdifferent/

Ep 74: The "Thoughts & Prayers" B-Side – 03.06.18 This week Ashley, Elijah, and Ryan look at gun violence in America represented, most recently, by the mass shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The WTD crew looks at the change in culture since the 1999 Columbine High School shooting along with the intersectionality of whiteness, guns, the US Constitution, and Capitalism. #Columbine #Newtown #Parkland #Aurora #LasVegas #Orlando #FortLauderdale #TooManyToList —————————— Show Notes: FULLER dialogues: Race and Identity - https://fullerstudio.fuller.edu/fuller-dialogues-race-theology-and-mission/ —————————— Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/wetalkdifferent If you wanna get at us (and we know you do) you got options: Email: wetalkdifferentteam@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/wetalkdifferent Twitter: twitter.com/wetalkdifferent Instagram: instagram.com/wetalkdifferent/ Website: wetalkdifferent.com You can subscribe to the podcast in iTunes, Google Play, SoundCloud, or Stitcher so you'll never miss an episode! Please leave a review on iTunes as it helps other people find our podcast. iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wetalkdifferent/id1161601126 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/wetalkdifferent Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wetalkdifferent Also please join our Facebook group to discuss the episodes with the WTD team and other WTDers —  https://www.facebook.com/groups/wetalkdifferent/

Ep 73: The "Wakanda Forever" Edition – 02.27.18 At long last the WTD Crew tackles the one topic we know you all want to break down: Black Panther. This week Ashley, Elijah, and Ryan break apart the Black Panther movie - T'Challa, Killmonger, M'Baku, Nakia, Okoye, Zuri...we got 'em all in here. The crew wrestles with white supremacy, representation, gender issues, political issues, and a whole bunch of other stuff that adds to the nuance and complexity that is Black Panther. #WakandaForever #BlackIn2018 #Blessed #HeyAuntie #Colonizer #SpoilersAhead ———————————— Show notes: Real Justice PAC - https://realjusticepac.org Drake's God Plan – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpVfcZ0ZcFM ———————————— If you wanna get at us (and we know you do) you got options: Email: wetalkdifferentteam@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/wetalkdifferent Twitter: twitter.com/wetalkdifferent Instagram: instagram.com/wetalkdifferent/ Website: wetalkdifferent.com Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/wetalkdifferent

Ep 72: The "Secret Lives of Single Black Woman" Edition - 02.20.18 The WTD Crew is back...well....sort of...but not really...but yes! Ashley Irons boots the fellas outta the room and invites on two of her friends, Jurrita Williams and Elizabeth Woodson, to talk through living as a single black woman and how that walks out. Whether it's martial status, socio-economic understandings, or positions within the church this episode deals with intersectionality from the embodied experiences of these three women. Pull up a chair, a Frappuccino and enjoy... #BlackWomen #Blackin2018 #SecretLives #GigglinAndSnigglin #DontBeSippinOnMe #SheNeedsSleep ————————————— If you wanna get at us (and we know you do) you got options: Email: wetalkdifferentteam@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/wetalkdifferent Twitter: twitter.com/wetalkdifferent Instagram: instagram.com/wetalkdifferent/ Website: wetalkdifferent.com Patreon: http://patreon.com/wetalkdifferent You can subscribe to the podcast in iTunes, Google Play, SoundCloud, or Stitcher so you'll never miss an episode! Please leave a review on iTunes as it helps other people find our podcast. iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wetalkdifferent/id1161601126 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/wetalkdifferent Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wetalkdifferent Also please join our Facebook group to discuss the episodes with the WTD team and other WTDers —  https://www.facebook.com/groups/wetalkdifferent/

Ep 71: The "Iconic Black Women in American History " Edition – 02.13.18 It's almost Valentine's Day and the WTD crew wants to talk about women we love! These are women who don't often get mentioned in American history, but nevertheless made contributions that we think should be celebrated and noted. Get your favorite cup of tea out, maybe a little 90's R&B, some Godiva chocolate, and your notebook as we talk about some history. #blackhistorymonth #iconicwomen #wtd ———————————— If you wanna get at us (and we know you do) you got options: Email: wetalkdifferentteam@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/wetalkdifferent Twitter: twitter.com/wetalkdifferent Instagram: instagram.com/wetalkdifferent/ Website: wetalkdifferent.com You can subscribe to the podcast in iTunes, Google Play, SoundCloud, or Stitcher so you'll never miss an episode! Please leave a review on iTunes as it helps other people find our podcast. iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wetalkdifferent/id1161601126 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/wetalkdifferent Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wetalkdifferent Also please join our Facebook group to discuss the episodes with the WTD team and other WTDers —  https://www.facebook.com/groups/wetalkdifferent/

In this follow-up b-side episode Ashley, Elijah, and Ryan discuss some of the things that were just covered with Jemar Tisby. Ashley ruminates on how good it was to hear from Jemar that sometimes it's ok to leave a space. ———————————— If you wanna get at us (and we know you do) you got options: Email: wetalkdifferentteam@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/wetalkdifferent Twitter: twitter.com/wetalkdifferent Instagram: instagram.com/wetalkdifferent/ Website: wetalkdifferent.com You can subscribe to the podcast in iTunes, Google Play, SoundCloud, or Stitcher so you'll never miss an episode! Please leave a review on iTunes as it helps other people find our podcast. iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wetalkdifferent/id1161601126 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/wetalkdifferent Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wetalkdifferent Also please join our Facebook group to discuss the episodes with the WTD team and other WTDers —  https://www.facebook.com/groups/wetalkdifferent/

Ep: 69 The "Evangelicalism" Edition – 02.06.18 This week the WTD Crew hosts the man, the myth, the legend, Mr. Blue Check Verified himself, Jemar Tisby. The Crew talks through Evangelicalism, politics, conservative spaces, and when its necessary to just walk away. For more information visit: The Witness: https://thewitnessbcc.com Jemar Tisby: https://twitter.com/JemarTisby ———————————— If you wanna get at us (and we know you do) you got options: Email: wetalkdifferentteam@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/wetalkdifferent Twitter: twitter.com/wetalkdifferent Instagram: instagram.com/wetalkdifferent/ Website: wetalkdifferent.com You can subscribe to the podcast in iTunes, Google Play, SoundCloud, or Stitcher so you'll never miss an episode! Please leave a review on iTunes as it helps other people find our podcast. iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wetalkdifferent/id1161601126 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/wetalkdifferent Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wetalkdifferent Also please join our Facebook group to discuss the episodes with the WTD team and other WTDers —  https://www.facebook.com/groups/wetalkdifferent/

Ep 68: The "Is There a Place for Female Professors at Seminary?" Edition — 01.30.18 This week the WTD Crew - Ashley, Elijah, and Ryan - look at a blog post by Pastor John Piper asking the question, is it biblical for a woman to teach at a seminary. The Crew breaks down the concepts of egalitarian and complimentarian while discussing Piper’s views. Can patriarchy be divorced from complimentarian systems of interpretation? Does egalitarianism free itself of patriarchal confines? Ashley, Elijah, and Ryan attempt to unravel some of these concepts as well as discuss their own personal positions. #ThisIsUs #FritzIsBack #Complimentarian #Egalitarian #WomenAtSeminary #WhatDidYouJustSay #ComeThroughLadies #Blackin2018 Show notes: I Am Not Your Negro (free until 1/31/18) - http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/videos/i-am-not-your-negro/ Sojourner Truth - Ain’t I A Woman? - https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/mod/sojtruth-woman.asp Running Into the Sun (Album) - http://www.stbeautyband.com ———————————— If you wanna get at us (and we know you do) you got options: Email: wetalkdifferentteam@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/wetalkdifferent Twitter: twitter.com/wetalkdifferent Instagram: instagram.com/wetalkdifferent/ Website: wetalkdifferent.com You can subscribe to the podcast in iTunes, SoundCloud, or Stitcher so you'll never miss an episode! Please leave a review on iTunes as it helps other people find our podcast. iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wetalkdifferent/id1161601126 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/wetalkdifferent Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wetalkdifferent Also please join our Facebook group to discuss the episodes with the WTD team and other WTDers —  https://www.facebook.com/groups/wetalkdifferent/

The "White Dollar" B-Side - 01.23.18 On the B-Side, Ashely, Elijah, and Ryan pickup where they left off last week by continuing to discuss the economic systems that perpetuate oppression. The team digs in a bit further to look at white meritocracy, black ownership, and the latest Jay-Z album. Plus, the word for this week is still "hot"! :-) #Hot #WhiteDollar #BSide #WTD ——————————— If you wanna get at us (and we know you do) you got options: Email: wetalkdifferentteam@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/wetalkdifferent Twitter: twitter.com/wetalkdifferent Instagram: instagram.com/wetalkdifferent/ Website: wetalkdifferent.com You can subscribe to the podcast in iTunes, SoundCloud, or Stitcher so you'll never miss an episode! Please leave a review on iTunes as it helps other people find our podcast. iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wetalkdifferent/id1161601126 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/wetalkdifferent Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wetalkdifferent Also please join our Facebook group to discuss the episodes with the WTD team and other WTDers —  https://www.facebook.com/groups/wetalkdifferent/

The “White Affirmative Action” Edition - 01.16.18 In this episode Ashley, Elijah, and Ryan look at White Affirmative Action, and the ways that white people have benefited over the decades from affirmative action initiatives. The crew also looks at the “model minority” stereotype as it relates to affirmative action. And Ryan recounts his experience of fighting the law, but alas...the law won! #AffirmativeAction #FoughtTheLaw #TheLawWon #WTD

The first B-Side of 2018 is here! In this episode Ashley, Elijah, and Ryan catch up on all that's happened since Thanksgiving...yep...all the way back in 2017! They cover evangelicals, tax bills, DACA, net neutrality, crypto-currency, natural disasters...it's a shotgun approach to catch up on all that's happened since the crew took a break. So strap in cause the crew covers some ground this week! #Shotgun #Abs25 #Omarosa #BSide #WTDisBack ———————————— The WTD crew doesn’t have it all figured out but we’re trying to talk about and give voice to these conversations in public. So shout out to all of our listeners! We’re so fortunate that y’all take time out of your week to listen to us. Thank you for listening and please share us with your circles — birthday present, anniversary gift, or just a simple conversation starter…WTD is there for every occasion! Or if you wanna get at us (and we know you do) you got options: Email: wetalkdifferentteam@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/wetalkdifferent Twitter: twitter.com/wetalkdifferent Instagram: instagram.com/wetalkdifferent/ Website: wetalkdifferent.com You can subscribe to the podcast in iTunes, SoundCloud, or Stitcher so you'll never miss an episode! Please leave a review on iTunes as it helps surface our podcast to other listeners. iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wetalkdifferent/id1161601126 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/wetalkdifferent Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wetalkdifferent Also please join our Facebook group to discuss the episodes with the WTD team and other WTDers —  https://www.facebook.com/groups/wetalkdifferent/

The WTD Team is back in 2018! Rested and ready to rumble...Ashley, Elijah, and Ryan talk through what 2018 looks like in light of last year, while being black in America. And Ashley corrects Ryan on the right way to eat a donut! #Blackin2018 #WeBack #Donuts #NoNapkins #Holla #UntilNextWeek What We're Talking Different About Ashley: Amanda Davis - https://www.nnrpac.org/about Elijah: Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America (Ibram X Kendi) https://www.amazon.com/Stamped-Beginning-Definitive-History-National/dp/1568584636 Ryan: Choosing Donald Trump: God, Anger, Hope, and Why Christian Conservatives Supported Him by Stephen Mansfield https://www.amazon.com/Choosing-Donald-Trump-Christian-Conservatives/dp/080100733X And Audible.com as a shoutout! — — — — — — — — — — —  The WTD crew doesn’t have it all figured out but we’re trying to talk about and give voice to these conversations in public. So shout out to all of our listeners! We’re so fortunate that y’all take time out of your week to listen to us. Thank you for listening and please share us with your circles — birthday present, anniversary gift, or just a simple conversation starter…WTD is there for every occasion! Or if you wanna get at us (and we know you do) you got options: Email: wetalkdifferentteam@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/wetalkdifferent Twitter: twitter.com/wetalkdifferent Instagram: instagram.com/wetalkdifferent/ Website: wetalkdifferent.com You can subscribe to the podcast in iTunes, SoundCloud, or Stitcher so you'll never miss an episode! Please leave a review on iTunes as it helps surface our podcast to other listeners. iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wetalkdifferent/id1161601126 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/wetalkdifferent Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wetalkdifferent Also please join our Facebook group to discuss the episodes with the WTD team and other WTDers —  https://www.facebook.com/groups/wetalkdifferent/

*A WTD Classic Episode from the Vault. This conversation was originally recorded in May 2017, and released as a 2-part podcast. Given the popularity of and demand for this episode we wanted to release it as one whole podcast for more people to easily share and use as a resource. Have we got a treat for you this week! Ashley, Elijah, and Ryan talk with Dr. Robin DiAngelo, author of What Does It Mean to Be White and Is Everyone Really Equal, about prejudice, racism, discrimination, white fragility, and white privilege. Dr. DiAngelo received her PhD in Whiteness Studies from the University of Washington in 2004, and she's been wrestling with her own whiteness for even longer as a diversity trainer. — — — — — — — — — — —  Show Notes: Robin DiAngelo - https://robindiangelo.com Articles: 1. Why It's So Hard to Talk to White People About Racism - https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/white-fragility-why-its-so-hard-to-talk-to-white-people-about-racism-twlm/ 2. No, I Won’t Stop Saying White Supremacy - https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/no-i-wont-stop-saying-white-supremacy-wcz/ Books: 1. What Does It Mean To Be White - https://www.amazon.com/What-Does-Mean-White-Counterpoints/dp/1433131102/ 2. Is Everyone Really Equal? - https://www.amazon.com/Everyone-Introduction-Concepts-Education-Multicultural/dp/080775269X/ Videos: 1. What Does It Mean to Be White In a Society That Proclaims Race Meaningless - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A-pZH-S4jk 2. Understanding White Fragility with Dr. Robin DiAngelo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeGFk780bH0&t=17s 3. Why do White People Insist Race Doesn’t Matter - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uviA_FGLcyE — — — — — — — — — — —  The WTD crew doesn’t have it all figured out but we’re trying to talk about and give voice to these conversations in public. So shout out to all of our listeners! We’re so fortunate that y’all take time out of your week to listen to us. Thank you for listening and please share us with your circles — birthday present, anniversary gift, or just a simple conversation starter…WTD is there for every occasion! Or if you wanna get at us (and we know you do) you got options: Email: holla@wetalkdifferent.com Facebook: facebook.com/wetalkdifferent Twitter: twitter.com/wetalkdifferent Instagram: instagram.com/wetalkdifferent/ Website: wetalkdifferent.com You can subscribe to the podcast in iTunes, SoundCloud, or Stitcher so you'll never miss an episode! Please leave a review on iTunes as it helps surface our podcast to other listeners. iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wetalkdifferent/id1161601126 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/wetalkdifferent Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wetalkdifferent Also please join our Facebook group to discuss the episodes with the WTD team and other WTDers —  https://www.facebook.com/groups/wetalkdifferent/

This week the WTD crew wishes you a safe and Happy Thanksgiving...and...they talk through coping with family, friends, and food. Ashley, Elijah, and Ryan discuss their families, how they were raised to approach holidays, how they navigate Thanksgiving, and the crew tries to figure out what the universal Thanksgiving thread is between us all. #HappyThanksgiving #CrazyUncle #BrownLiquorReport #Chicken&Waffles #ThatsItFor2017 #SeeUnextYear *** WTD is taking the month of December to rest up and plan out the 2018 schedule. We'll have a couple of re-run episodes posted during December, but we'll back live and in living color (#90sReference) in January. We're still active on our social media channels, so don't be afraid to get at us! —————————— The WTD crew doesn’t have it all figured out but we’re trying to talk about and give voice to these conversations in public. So shout out to all of our listeners! We’re so fortunate that y’all take time out of your week to listen to us. Thank you for listening and please share us with your circles — birthday present, anniversary gift, or just a simple conversation starter…WTD is there for every occasion! Or if you wanna get at us (and we know you do) you got options: Email: holla@wetalkdifferent.com Facebook: facebook.com/wetalkdifferent Twitter: twitter.com/wetalkdifferent Instagram: instagram.com/wetalkdifferent/ Website: wetalkdifferent.com You can subscribe to the podcast in iTunes, SoundCloud, or Stitcher so you'll never miss an episode! Please leave a review on iTunes as it helps surface our podcast to other listeners. iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wetalkdifferent/id1161601126 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-313380625 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wetalkdifferent Also please join our Facebook group to discuss the episodes with the WTD team and other WTDers —  https://www.facebook.com/groups/wetalkdifferent/

It's a WTD Hot Take! Ash, E, and Happy Hands talk through the conversation they just had with Adam Thomason (@redrev). If you haven't heard The "Confessions of an Ex-Evangelical" Edition please check out last week's episode, download, and listen. This week's discussion is a critique and comment on that episode. #WhyYouRunnin #Confessions #ExEvangelical #HappyHands —————————— Show Notes: Rapsody - http://www.iamrapsody.com/ The Real Estate Council - http://recouncil.com/ Champions of Hope - http://championsofhope.org/ Jemar Tisby, "I’m a black man who moved to the Deep South. Here’s what it’s teaching me about race." - https://www.vox.com/first-person/2017/10/31/16571238/black-man-deep-south-race —————————— The WTD crew doesn’t have it all figured out but we’re trying to talk about and give voice to these conversations in public. So shout out to all of our listeners! We’re so fortunate that y’all take time out of your week to listen to us. Thank you for listening and please share us with your circles — birthday present, anniversary gift, or just a simple conversation starter…WTD is there for every occasion! Or if you wanna get at us (and we know you do) you got options: Email: holla@wetalkdifferent.com Facebook: facebook.com/wetalkdifferent Twitter: twitter.com/wetalkdifferent Instagram: instagram.com/wetalkdifferent/ Website: wetalkdifferent.com You can subscribe to the podcast in iTunes, SoundCloud, or Stitcher so you'll never miss an episode! Please leave a review on iTunes as it helps surface our podcast to other listeners. iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wetalkdifferent/id1161601126 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-313380625 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wetalkdifferent Also please join our Facebook group to discuss the episodes with the WTD team and other WTDers —  https://www.facebook.com/groups/259510101160665/