Red Letter Christians Podcast

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SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE | Shane speaks with Ariel Gold about her recent trip to Israel, as she was stranded and had to seek safety in a bomb shelter.  She used her time in Israel to con...

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Shane talks with Rev. Charles "Chaz" Howard. He is the chaplain at the University of Pennsylvania, where Elon Musk and Donald Trump when to college.  Chaz is the chaplain at UPenn and...

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Shane talks with his friend Jim Murphy, bestselling author of the legendary book Inner Excellence that went viral when football players from the Philadelphia Eagles took it to the Sup...

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Shane talks with Judy Henderson who spent 35 years in jail for a crime she did not commit.  Her faith helped get her through -- they talk about her life and her new book "When the Lig...

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Shane talks with Pastor Carl Ruby about the urgent struggle to protect immigrant families against ICE raids and deportation.  Pastor Ruby is a pastor in Springfield, OH, where Haitian...

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Shane talks with bestselling author John Eldredge about his past, and about his new book --  "Experience. Jesus. Really."

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Shane talks with Hannah Martin, a pastor and educator, who has helped shape the movement of RAWtools which turns guns into garden tools and has just co-authored a children's book "Sparking Peace."  

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Shane talks with Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream about their recent arrests for protesting the proposed budget of Trump that cuts resources to the most vulnerable and increases military spending to over 1 Trillion dollars.  Shane and Ben have been friends for over 10 years now, and share a vision for a sweeter world, with less war and more ice cream.

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Shane talks with Steve Chalke about the legacy of Tony Campolo, as well as Steve's newest project to rethink criminal justice as restorative justice in a new youth facility in the UK.  

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Shane talks with Pastor Robb Ryerse about his new project "The Gospel According to Donald Trump" which shows the contrast between the Gospel of Jesus and the policies and rhetoric of President Trump.

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BONUS EPISODE: Shane talks with Rev. Erich Kussman whose church has created a sanctuary space for vulnerable families and has been organizing to protect immigrant neighbors from deportation.  He was also present when the Mayor of Newark was arrested by federal agents. 

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June 17 is the 10th anniversary of the mass shooting in Emanuel AME church which killed 9 people.  June is also Gun Violence Awareness Month.  Shane talks with Rev. Sharon Risher whose mother, Ethel Lance, was killed in Emanuel AME and who has become one of the most prominent leaders in the movement to end gun violence, and the death penalty, in the US.  

 

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  Shane talks with law professor and death penalty expert Corinna Lain about her new book Secrets of the Killing State which exposes the untold story of lethal injection in America.  It also helps us understand why states are now using the electric chair and firing squad for executions. 

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Stay tuned until the end of the episode for a special song by Paul Demer, titled "Do Not Pray to Politicians (Psalm 146)" -

 In this episode, Shane Claiborne hosts Rich Morales, a seasoned attorney and faith-based organizer, to discuss the critical issue of immigration in the United States. They delve into the moral imperatives of welcoming immigrants, policies under the current administration, and the power of grassroots and legal...

Shane talks with his friend Greg Boyd, author of The Myth of the Christian Nation. They talk about Jesus, and empires, and what it means to be people who would rather die than kill.

 

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• Music: Psalters "Dumpster Divers"
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Stay tuned at the end of the episode for a special song by Common Hymnal - "Truth Waivers Not"

In this episode, Shane Claiborne talks with Reverend William H. Lamar IV about the state of the American empire and the deep principalities and powers at play. They delve into the targeted racial terror against Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church by the Proud Boys and the subsequent legal battle that resulted in the church own...

Stay tuned to the end of the episode for a special song "Good Good trouble" by Joel David Weir.

In this episode, Shane Claiborne hosts Tim Whitaker, founder of The New Evangelicals, for an engaging discussion on the intersection of faith, activism, and Christian nationalism. They delve into the challenges facing modern Christianity, the importance of not just promising heaven but addressing present-day 'hells,' and the need for vib...