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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 289: Punchy Jesus
Bryan and Ogun discuss the challenge of finding work/life balance, especially when it comes to making time for one's spiritual life. A church in the UK is…
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Episode 288: Be Fruitful and Multiply
Ogun shares about the green monkey infestation on the island of Barbados, and we wonder whether we humans are the monkeys when it comes to planet Earth. In…
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Episode 287: The Eclipse Episode
It's our Eclipse Episode! Shannon and Bryan share their eclipse experiences in Maryland and Michigan. We also reflect on religious views on the eclipse event…
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Episode 286: The Price of Betrayal [Adjusted for Inflation]
Should Judas have held out for more money? In our pre-Holy Week episode we discuss whether people are more interested in being affirmed in their current…
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Episode 285: All God's Creatures... And All That
We discuss the role of animal chaplain, where someone will do pastoral care and funerals for those who lose a beloved dog, cat or goat. Is this a role the…
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Episode 284: God Ordains It [When It's What I Want]
Shannon and Bryan discuss whether God appoints people to leadership positions at certain moments in history; cough—Donald Trump; we also discuss how good the…
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Episode 283: Hell, Where Art Thou?
Are you someone who creates a life plan? Or do you just take it one day at a time? We discuss that, as well as the Apostle Paul's chastisement of church…
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Episode 282: What Karl Marx Meant To Say
Karl Marx said, “Philosophers seek to understand the world; the point, however, is to change it.” We discuss whether our tendency is to research, analyze and…
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Episode 281: We are the New Boomers
It's our Post-Super Bowl, Lent-Kickoff episode! We talk the halftime show, commercials, and in particular the Jesus "He Gets Us" ads. Are they a bait and…
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Episode 280: We Don't Need Jesus
Shannon is back! We discuss whether society is moving further away from religion as it progresses, how our views of God have changed over the years, and what a…
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Episode 279: Do Better, Bryan
A town in Ohio is suing a pastor for providing shelter for the unhoused. The town's name is Bryan, OH. Bryan and Ogun discuss the reasons the city may have for…
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Episode 278: And Then Came Robots!
Bryan and Shannon, sans Ogun, discuss the attempt by scientists to create social robots who can care for people experiencing dementia, among others. Can robots…
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Episode 277: Hell is Delicious
While Shannon enjoys a German beer called "Hell," we discuss being over the moon and lunar trivia. We also consider the law of reciprocity, and whether being…
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Episode 276: You Could Die!
What is the longest you've gone without food or water? The Bible says Moses went forty days and forty nights without either. We discuss that as well as the…
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Episode 275: Christmas - A Holy [Shit] Moment
Rev. Dr. Melissa Allison joins Shannon and Ogun to discuss Christmas carols, Christmas theology, purity culture and the pagan celebration of Yule. Why has the…
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Episode 274: Religious but not Spiritual
If someone said to you, "We need to keep Christ in Christmas" - how would you respond? We discuss that, plus a Pew survey that finds 7 in 10 Americans describe…
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Episode 273: A Literal Cloud of Witnesses
Ogun breaks out the rum as Derrick Weston joins the show to talk about the idea of a cloud of witnesses as referenced in Scripture, and whether that applies to…
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Episode 272: TikTok Jesus
A lively episode this week as we talk about armed church members, rules and TikTok Jesus! Should churches have an active shooter response plan? Should that…
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Episode 271: Are You Still So Dull?
Notably in the Gospel records, there are several times where Jesus admonishes his disciples saying, "Are you still so dull?" What do you imagine would prompt…
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Episode 270: Fear Someone Who Has Only One Book
Shannon reveals that in her house growing up, there were basically three books: an encyclopedia set, War and Peace, and Bo Knows. Nietzsche says "Fear someone…
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Episode 269: A Lot Can Be Solved Depending on the ABV
Recording on Halloween, Bryan tries on a few different masks as we discuss favorite scary movies, ghosts, dealing with criticism, and the journey. Plus Ogun…
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Episode 268: Dogs and Butter
This week we discuss celebrating Halloween as an adult, what humans can learn from dogs in the realm of love and joy, and whether God loves us each uniquely…
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Episode 267: The Just Kitchen
Shannon and Bryan are joined by special guests Derrick Weston and Anna Woofenden! We discuss their new book: The Just Kitchen: Invitations to Sustainability…
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Episode 266: Too Deep for Words
We discuss useless inventions, prayer and the possibility of AI becoming truly conscious. What does it mean to say that the Spirit helps us pray in a language…
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Episode 265: Brace Yourself
We are back! Shannon, Ogun and Bryan discuss confidence, and why it seems so easy to lack it, and how one might gain it. We also discuss Yom Kippur and the…
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Episode 264: Community and Belonging - LIVE at the Wild Goose Festival
Recorded LIVE at the Wild Goose Festival! Ogun and Shannon are joined by Rev. Anna Golladay to discuss the human experience of belonging and community and why…
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Episode 263: Your Life Sucks, Kid
In the age of mega-churches and wow worship services, is ordinary church still OK? If you had to choose for your child to have a long, but dull life or a…
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Episode 262: An Unlocking of the Heart
What happened on that first Pentecost? Was the Holy Spirit truly available in a new way, or was it more like a shift in perception? Shannon and Bryan discuss…
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Episode 261: Off the Map
We discuss times we’ve been stuck or gone off the map. In this context, we discuss the Ascension of Jesus and the call for his followers to go “to the ends of…
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Episode 260: Humanity, Despite Humanity
Is humanity progressing or moving backward? One writer contends that ‘human progress, the myth of the modern age, is increasingly in doubt.’ Ogun counters…
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Episode 259 - Throw Your Little Things
This week Shannon and Ogun mock Bryan’s sport of disc golf as ‘not a real sport.’ We also discuss parents acting badly at kids sporting events, the solitude of…
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Episode 258: Atheist Street Pirates
Shannon is back! She joins Ogun and Bryan to discuss what they would put on a billboard if someone gave them one for free, along with that one song from…
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Episode 257: The Tin Rule
On this week's episode, Bryan and Ogun discuss the Golden Rule and whether it is the highest relational ethic that exists. Hint: it's not. Tune in to discuss…
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Episode 256: Hold My Gay Beer Can
This week we discuss how churches can be more welcoming to folks who only attend on days like Easter, provisions in professional soccer to allow Muslim players…
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Episode 255: The Sound of Inevitability
This episode we explore the NT scholarship that suggests Mary Magdalene may have been written out of a chapter in the Bible. We also heatedly discuss whether…
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Episode 254: Jesus is Coming on Wednesday
This week Shannon, Ogun and Bryan play two truths and a lie. Can they stump each other? They also discuss transcendent moments and where and how those seem to…
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Episode 253: Blowing White Smoke
Ogun finds a rare beverage in Morocco while Bryan explodes another past-due beer. Shannon joins us to discuss: Is the Pope willing (and able) to bring real…
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Episode 252: New Kind of Jesus
This week Ogun joins us from Casablanca, Morocco, Bryan’s beer explodes on him, and Shannon pops open an old standby. Amid all of that, we discuss favorite…
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Episode 251: Totally Sane Human Beings
The gang is back! We discuss the reality that every person we meet is likely going through something difficult, we ask why anyone should care about the Asbury…
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Episode 250: Proceed At Your Own Risk
Does beer ever go bad? Bryan tries to find out while the gang discusses spy balloons, having relationships across difference, objective truth, and whether God…
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Episode 249: Something’s Wrong with the F—ing Orchard
We discuss the ongoing crisis of police violence in light of the death of Tyre Nichols, and what needs to change. We also discuss whether God loves each of us…
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Episode 248: Get Your Sh-- Together, Robots!
Is artificial intelligence advancing too rapidly? Students are now using Chat GPT to create unique essays for school and robots are also creating original art…
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Episode 247: Talking About Freedom
This week we celebrate Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by exploring some of his thoughts and ideas. King insists that freedom is never voluntarily given by the…
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Episode 246: Oh I Prayed, I’m Good
Was Damar Hamlin’s recovery due to the power of prayer? Why does it take a tragedy to bring people together? Do you believe that witches or oracle readers can…
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Episode 245: Christmasplaining
This week Bryan tries to Christmasplain Ogun on the true meaning of Christmas. And with Shannon back, we play Christmas Carol Trivia! Tune in to find out who…
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Episode 244: Perks of the Job
While Shannon grabs an urgent phone call, Bryan and Ogun discuss the difference between "perks of the job" and misuse of one's position, exploring a recent…
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Episode 243: Don't Skip Advent
What is your favorite Christmas album? While Ogun sips beverages on a beach in Barbados, Shannon and Bryan share their top four. We also discuss whether Advent…
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Episode 242: The Obzerdity of It All
This week we discuss pets, Powerball, total depravity, and "being who God made you to be." Maybe it's all just absurd. Or as Ogun and Bryan say it: obzerd…
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Episode 241: Election Anxiety: Live in Hope, But Keep the Bourbon Handy
On our election week episode, we discuss how we are dealing with election anxiety, how voting could be thought of as a sacred act, and to what level churches…
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Episode 240: Is Finding Common Ground Overrated?
We often wonder how we can bridge the gap between the divisions in this country, particularly on the brink of yet another contentious election. Is finding…
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Episode 239: Dining with the Dead
In advance of Halloween and All Saints Day, we take a look at some ancient practices of Samhain, including dining with the dead, and share our favorite…
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Episode 238: Dim Horizons
This week we discuss whether beards are a sign of biblical masculinity (short answer: No, also, what is biblical masculinity?), we dissect how Romans 8:31 can…
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Episode 237: Having Deep Thoughts All By Oneself
This week we are joined by pastor and podcaster Mariah Martin! We discuss whether church is necessary to have a full and meaningful spiritual journey, what…
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Episode 236: Wait, There are Dragons in the Bible!?
Did you know there are dragons in the Bible? Shannon seemed a little caught off guard. We discuss the meaning and imagery of dragons in various religious…
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Episode 235: I’m only six, I haven’t sinned that much yet
What is the difference between teaching children the faith and indoctrinating them? Derrick Weston joins the show to discuss that, plus which food best…
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Episode 234: Slow, Pleasant Death
WE ARE BACK! On this week's episode we ask: Is the second half of life simply about winding down and preparing for the end? Or is there more? We also discuss…
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Episode 233: An Icon of Fear
Do guns make us safer? Are they a symbol of strength and safety, or an icon of fear? We discuss the idea of gundamentalism, and what it might take to curb the…
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Episode 232: There is No Neutrality Here
Ogun and Bryan discuss the Buffalo shooting and the underlying white supremacy and racism that motivated this horrific event. We explore ways to take action to…
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Episode 231: Unsettled Law
On this week’s episode, we welcome Shannon back from Scotland and discuss the big happenings while she was gone, most notably the pending challenge to Roe v…
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Episode 230: I Ain't Mad
We discuss current threats to the planet, the role of faith communities in creation care, and various ways of viewing the resurrection. And you don't want to…