This week I had the pleasure of speaking with Joey Richards, a musician, stand-up comedian and PhD student at UNC, Chapel Hill. Last year, I had the opportunity to see their one-person show called Breaking Up With Jesus about their Christian upbringing and the feelings of being judged and manipulated, yet stuck in a dynamic that was harmful…and their journey to disentangle themself from all of that.
In this interview, Joey and I talk about their show and comedy as a strategy to facilitate healing and transformation.
If you’d like to keep up with Joey or invite the show, Breaking Up With Jesus to your community, you can email josephpatrickrichards@gmail.com or josephri@ live.unc.edu. Here is the article with another interview with Joey about their show: https://indyweek.com/topics/joseph-richards/
Go with Grace is written and produced by me. Hideo Tokui at A Chili Bowl Production is our editorial advisor and sound designer. The theme song is by me. Clips of Breaking Up With Jesus provided by Joey Richards. Additional music by Blue Sky Moon, Danail Draganov, Sondé, and Simon Sharp.
Transcript available here.
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