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Pub Theology LIVE
Beer, Conversation, and God. People have been gathering in pubs and public spaces for ages, talking about life, philosophy, faith, and deep questions of meaning. Now we're bringing the conversation to the interwebs. Visit pubtheology.com for more info and to start a gathering of your own. Visit patreon.com/ptlive for more content including pre and post show discussions and interviews with special guests.
Episodes
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Episode 349: The Church of Satan is Gonna Save Us
Colleen joins Bryan and Ogun again this week. On tap: what is the difference between self-care and selfishness? Do Christians in the United States experience…
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Episode 348: Try Harder
Ogun's daughter Joy joins the show! We discuss favorite family traditions growing up, whether we'd prefer to travel back in time or into the future, how to…
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Episode 347: Main Character Energy
Colleen Smith joins Bryan and Ogun to talk about prized possessions, the impact of technology on childhood, why people leave Christianity, and whether Jesus…
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Episode 346: Maybe Just Sleep On It
The Bible famously says not to let the sun go down while you're still angry, but we wonder if that isn't some really bad advice. What do you think? We also…
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Episode 345: Claude Loves You and Has a Wonderful Plan for Your Life
We're back! We tackle the AI question this week: how long until it's all over? Can it be contained? Are we doomed? Keisha McKenzie joins Ogun and Bryan to…
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Episode 344: Get Outta Here With That - Live in Lisbon!
Bryan and Ogun coming to you from a pub in Lisbon, Portugal! We discuss whether vegetarianism is biblical, which writers of the Bible were depressed, whether…
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Episode 343: Pressing Buttons
This week we explore a thought experiment in which everyone in the world has to press a red or blue button. If more than 50% choose blue, everyone survives. If…
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Episode 342: Faith in a Box
This week we discuss our go-to snacks! What is yours? Tune in to hear Bryan and Ogun's. We also discuss 'national revival' and whether the US was founded as a…
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Episode 341: A Monument to a Disaster
This week we discuss the golden statue of Trump that a pastor declares "is not a golden calf." But isn't it? We also discuss whether we'd rather be very short…
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Episode 340: In Praise of Dumb Despots
Bryan and Ogun discuss new holidays we'd like to create, whether God can read our minds, public Bible reading, the attempted violence at the White House…
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Episode 339: Say What Again!
We discuss the Gospel according to Pulp Fiction, what makes for the perfect spring day, and why and how we live in bubbles, separated from each other, and what…
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Episode 338: A Bit of a Head Trip
Bryan and Ogun discuss whether we would fly to the moon, how the views Artemis shared should inspire us, Doubting Thomas and the role of doubt in one's…
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Episode 337: Let's Not Blame God
It's just Bryan and Ogun this week! We discuss whether one can say "God is tempting me," the difference between Christian and Christlike, why American…
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Episode 336: Tap that Peace
On our St. Patrick's Day episode, we discuss analogies for the Trinity while Bryan attempts to pour himself a Black and Tan. Is the 3-leaf clover, which St…
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Episode 334: Taste and Suffer
This week we discuss what we would want on an ultimate sandwich. We also discuss whether the Apostle Paul believed in penal substitutionary atonement, whether…
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Episode 333: A Regular-Ass Lake
We are BACK! After a brief hiatus, the gang returns to talk about the Winter Olympics, some recent events, and the all important question of whether Jesus…
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Episode 332: Disrupting Church
This week we pay homage to Martin Luther King Jr, discussing some of his work and actions. We ask: what is the civil rights issue of our day? Is protesting at…
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Episode 331: This is Not OK and We're Not OK
We discuss the tragic shooting by ICE in Minneapolis of an unarmed mother, how to focus when the news is constant and bad, how to expose evil without…
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Episode 330: Money Does Buy Happiness
We are back! We discuss plans and hopes for the new year, wrestle with the question of evil, and the political nature of Epiphany. We also touch on events in…
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Episode 329: It's the Goddamn Story—Christmas Episode
Episode 329: It's the Goddamn Story—Christmas Episode by Pub Theology
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Episode 328: No Pie for You!
This week we discuss what we are thankful for, as well as our favorite pie to eat at Thanksgiving. We also discuss John 3:17 and what it means to say God sent…
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Episode 327: Nothing Makes You Happier
On a scale of 1-10, one being "no worries" and 10 being "totally stressed out" — what level of anxiety do you generally feel on a given day? We discuss our…
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Episode 326: I Love You and I Don't Care
Have you ever engaged with a random tester, someone possibly trying to phish you? How did that go? What is the difference between judging and discerning? Why…
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Episode 325: Stamping Jesus on It
We wax nostalgic about favorite Halloween costumes of times past, as well as favorite candy - right now! What is your favorite? We also discuss the wisdom of…
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Episode 324: Reclaim the Slur
The word 'Christian' was originally used as a slur against early Jesus followers. Today that term is problematic for different reasons. What is your own…
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Episode 323: Mmmmm...
On this episode we discuss favorite books, the importance of reading (is listening to an audio book 'reading'?), and truth. Plus, why do Anne Frank's words…
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Episode 322: My Forgiveness has a Price
Would you cash a check from someone who has seriously hurt you? How much would it take for you to take the money from someone like that? Shannon sets a low…
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Episode 321: Not My First Rapture
Shannon, Bryan and Ogun survive the rapture to discuss their own end-times experiences, reactions to the Charlie Kirk Memorial, James Baldwin on disagreement…
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Episode 320: Driving on Spite
Bryan, Shannon and Ogun are back! We kick off our fall season discussing fall, the Charlie Kirk tragedy, spite, and peacemaking.
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Episode 319: Pork Butt
We discuss our favorite things to enjoy off the grill or smoker on a holiday weekend, whereby Ogun learns about pork butt. We also discuss the fusion of…
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Episode 318: The Tricycle of Faith
We discuss the metaphor of the "tricycle of faith": Scripture, tradition, and personal experience. Which of these three wheels is most important to you? Does…
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Episode 316: Divine Dairy
Bryan and Ogun discuss a dairy farm run on Hindu principles: does their approach of free-range, non-violent farming approaches actually make the milk taste…
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Episode 315: The Sacrifice of Judas
Our Holy Week episode! Bryan and Ogun are back to discuss everything from Palm Sunday to Easter: why did the people move so quickly from cheering Jesus on…
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Episode 314: That's What the Alcohol Is For
Can you successfully pretend that any day is a Friday or Saturday? Shannon, Ogun and Bryan discuss whether time is just a construct, and what it means that…
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Episode 313: Building Bridges
Shannon, Ogun and Bryan discuss which three apps on our phones we couldn't do without. A tough exercise! We also discuss whether Ash Wednesday is a…
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Episode 312: Baby Steps
Derrick Weston joins Ogun and Bryan to discuss what is making us happy lately, how a gratitude practice can create resilience in these times, and what helping…
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Episode 311: Putting God to the Test
In light of the kayaker swallowed by a whale, Bryan, Ogun and Shannon discuss their own scary moments on or in the water. We also discuss the spiritual concept…
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Episode 310: Flip the Maps!
Bryan and Ogun discuss our current news consumption, how we feel about the state of the nation, and how some folks are just "insulated with privilege." We also…
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Episode 309: Just Stop
This week we discuss what should be included if God were to again come down and write something in stone. Would people listen? Would they even agree on what it…
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Episode 308: Just a Little Salty
Ogun, Shannon and Bryan discuss our favorite winter activities. Hint: they are not outdoor activities. We also discuss the wildfires in California and whether…
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Episode 307: With Apologies to Poets
Bryan, Shannon and Ogun are back with their first episode of the year! We talk about new practices or ways of being we'd like to lean into in the year ahead…
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Episode 306: Spirit-Led Theology
In our final episode of the year, Shannon, Bryan and Ogun discuss the holidays, Holy Spirit-led theology, love of neighbor, and human-supremacist theology. We…
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Episode 305: Christmas Tree Down
Can Ogun's Christmas tree survive a gust of wind? Ogun, Shannon and Bryan discuss Christmas trees, Black Friday, Advent and the incarnation. We also discuss…
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Episode 304: Uncle Frank at Thanksgiving
The holidays are around the corner, so we discuss tips for having a conversation around the Thanksgiving table with differing viewpoints. If Uncle Frank…
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Episode 303: This is America
And Then Came Wednesday: Ogun joins the show from the stormy Caribbean, and he and Bryan discuss life after the election results. We share how we are doing…
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Episode 302: An Existential Day
On this election-day episode, Bryan and Shannon are day-drinking, and are yet preciously unaware of the disaster still to unfold. Tune in as we discuss our…
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Episode 301: Are You Gonna Eat That?
Derrick Weston joins Shannon and Bryan for our Halloween episode. Did people really used to pray for neighbors' deceased loved ones in exchange for food? Do…
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Episode 300: The Weight of a Soul
It's our 300th Episode! This week we discuss experiencing fall and October, whether an earlier discovery of coffee would have impacted the formation of major…
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Episode 299: Dazzling but Arrogant
We discuss various American folk sayings as well as a saying from the Talmud: what wisdom is contained in such sayings that persist in a given culture? We also…
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Episode 298: The Hill Jesus Died On
We discuss the human propensity for nostalgia: why do we so often assume it was better "back then"? We also discuss going beyond the idea of nations, borders…
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Episode 297: Lifestyle Scriptures
While Shannon enjoys an espresso martini, we discuss lifestyle Scriptures, Birkenstock theology, and who has the corner on fundamentalism. We also discuss the…
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Episode 296: Never a Good Time to be a Woman
Episode 296: Never a Good Time to be a Woman While Ogun is on his colonoscopy prep day, we discuss how we'd prove we're from the future if we went back 1,000…
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Episode 295: It's All About the Mayo
You know when you have all the pieces to make a great sandwich, but there's no mayo? You get upset. Ogun says it's not about the mayo. Shannon says it IS about…
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Episode 294: Live at the Wild Goose Festival!
Shannon and Ogun are joined by guest host Cameron Highsmith and friends live at the Wild Goose Festival in Asheville, North Carolina! Together they discuss…
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Episode 293: Harrison Butker's World
Shannon, Ogun and Bryan discuss the controversial remarks by Kansas City Kicker Harrison Butker at a recent college commencement ceremony. Are his remarks…
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Episode 292: What Would Justin Do?
Bryan, Shannon and Ogun discuss the life and times of an AI Priest named Father Justin. How and why did things go wrong? Will there be future such attempts at…
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Episode 291: Flabbergasted
This week Bryan and Ogun discuss the news of the move toward full inclusion of LGBTQ+ folks in the United Methodist Church: was it worth losing thousands of…
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Episode 290: Covering Your Bases
Shannon is back! We discuss the current college protests and whether teaching competition in education leads to war. We also discuss Russell Brand's baptism…