S3E50 - Trying To See The Forest AND The Trees: A Conversation With Amanda Markstone

Topics Discussed In This Episode Include: Privilege, True Crime Podcasts, The Hitching Post, Conscious Rap, Kendrick Lamar, The Prosperity Gospel, The Duggars, Sexual Purity, The Best Way To Learn Life Lessons, Moral Good, Twenty One Pilots, Racism, ICE, And Lethal Force.

PLAYLIST FOR THIS EPISODE:

Apologetix – Downer Of A Sister (2003)

Beyonce – Baby Boy (Featuring Sean Paul) (2003)

Beyonce – Freedom (Featuring Kendrick Lamar) (2016)

Beyonce – Love On Top (2011)

Brandy – Best Friend (1994)

Brandy – I Wanna Be Down (1994)

Brandy – What About Us (2002)

Carman – The Champion (1985)

Carman – R.I.O.T. (1995)

Carman – Soap Song (1988)

Carman – Sunday’s On The Way (1983)

Chevelle – The Red (2002)

Chevelle – Send The Pain Below (2002)

Christina Aguilera – Ain’t No Other Man (2006)

Christina Aguilera – Beautiful (2002)

Christina Aguilera – Candyman (2006)

Christina Aguilera – Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You) (1999)

Christina Aguilera – Lady Marmalade (2001)

Destiny’s Child – Bug A Boo (1999)

Destiny’s Child – Hey Ladies (1999)

Destiny’s Child – No, No, No Part 2 (Featuring Wyclef Jean) (1998)

Dogwood – All Hands On Deck (1997)

Dogwood – Never Die (1999)

Dogwood – Pre-School Days (1997)

Dr. Dre – Forgot About Dre (Featuring Eminem) (1999)

Dr. Dre – Still D.R.E. (1999)

Dr. Dre – The Watcher (1999)

Dr. Dre – What’s The Difference (1999)

Dr. Dre – Xxplosive (1999)

Eminem – Cleanin’ Out My Closet (2002)

Eminem – The Real Slim Shady (2000)

Five Iron Frenzy – Dandelions (1998)

Five Iron Frenzy – Everywhere I Go (1996)

Five Iron Frenzy – Get Your Riot Gear (1998)

Five Iron Frenzy – One Girl Army (1998)

J. Cole – Middle Child (2019)

J. Cole – My Life (2021)

J. Cole – 1985 (1998)

Jaci Velasquez – Flower In The Rain (1996)

Jaci Velasquez – Un Lugar Celestial (A Heavenly Place) (1996)

Jimmy Eat World – Hear You Me (2001)

Jimmy Eat World – The Middle (2001)

Jimmy Eat World – Sweetness (2001)

Keith Sweat – Nobody (1996)

Keith Sweat – Twisted (1996)

Kendrick Lamar – Auntie Diaries (2022)

Kendrick Lamar – Element (2017)

Kendrick Lamar – Hiiipower (2011)

Kendrick Lamar – King Kunta (2015)

Kendrick Lamar – XXX (2017)

Kirk Franklin – If You’ve Been Delivered (1998)

Kirk Franklin – The Storm Is Over Now (1997)

Kirk Franklin – Unconditional (2000)

Kygo – Higher Love (Featuring Whitney Houston) (2020)

Lauryn Hill – Adam Lives In Theory (2002)

Lauryn Hill – To Zion (1998)

Lil Wayne – Bill Gates (2010)

Lil Wayne – Blunt Blowin’ (2011)

Lil Wayne – Up Up And Away (2011)

Mariah Cary – Fantasy (Featuring ODB) (1995)

Mariah Cary – My All (1997)

Mariah Cary – One Sweet Day (Featuring Boyz II Men) (1995)

Mary J. Blige – I’m Goin’ Down (1994)

Mary J. Blige – Real Love (1992)

Michael W. Smith – I Wanna Tell The World (1992)

Michael W. Smith – Love One Another (1992)

MxPx – Punk Rawk Show (1995)

MxPx – Teenage Politics (1995)

MxPx – The Wonder Years (1996)

Mya – Case Of The Ex (Whatcha Gonna Do) (2000)

Nas – Adam And Eve (2018)

Nas – If I Ruled The World (Imagine That) (Featuring Lauryn Hill) (1996)

Nas – One Mic (2001)

Nas – Street Dreams (1996)

Notorious B.I.G. – Just Playing (Dreams) (1994)

Notorious B.I.G. – One More Chance/Stay With Me (Remix) (1995)

Notorious B.I.G. – Who Shot Ya? (1995)

The O.C. Supertones – Away From You (1999)

The O.C. Supertones – Never Wanna Fall (1996)

The O.C. Supertones – Resolution (1997)

Out Of Eden – Come And Take My Hand (1994)

Out Of Eden – Lovely Day (1994)

Out Of Eden – Meditate (2002)

Out Of Eden – Sarah Jane (1999)

P.I.D. – Don’t Bow (1988)

P.I.D. – Let Me See Your Fruit!! (1988)

Pentatonix – Do You Hear What I Hear? (Featuring Whitney Houston) (2019)

Pentatonix – Hallelujah (2016)

Pentatonix – How Great Thou Art (Featuring Jennifer Hudson) (2016)

Pentatonix – Joyful, Joyful (2019)

Pentatonix – O Come, All Ye Faithful (2016)

PFR – Goldie’s Last Day (1993)

PFR – Mercy Man (1993)

PFR – That Kind Of Love (1993)

Pras – Ghetto Supastar (Featuring Mya) (1998)

Primus – My Name Is Mud (1993)

Primus – Sgt. Baker (1991)

Rebecca St. James – Be Thou My Vision (1998)

Rebecca St. James – Go & Sin No More (1996)

Rihanna – Breakin’ Dishes (2007)

Rihanna – Man Down (2010)

Rihanna – Needed Me (2016)

S.F.C. – Brothers & Sisters (1989)

S.F.C. – Dope Dealer (1989)

S.F.C. – Plain And Simple (1989)

Santana – Evil Ways (1969)

Santana – Maria Maria (1999)

Santana – Oye Como Va (1970)

Snoop Dogg – Gin And Juice (1993)

Snoop Dogg – Lay Low (Featuring Master P, Nate Dogg, Butch Cassidy, & The Eastsidaz) (2000

System Of A Down – Chop Suey (2001)

SZA – Broken Clocks (2017)

SZA – 30 For 30 (Featuring Kendrick Lamar) (2024)

Travis Tritt – T-R-O-U-B-L-E (1992)

Twenty One Pilots – Center Mass (2025)

Twenty One Pilots – Downstairs (2025)

Twenty One Pilots – Migraine (2013)

Twenty One Pilots – Neon Gravestones (2018)

Twenty One Pilots – One Way (2025)

Warren G – This D.J. (Remix) (Featuring O.G.L.B.) (2007)

Warren G – Regulate (Featuring Nate Dogg) (1994)

Whitney Houston – Saving All My Love For You (1985)

Wyclef Jean – 911 (Featuring Mary J. Blige) (2000)

YG – Knocka (2024)

YG – Left, Right (2014)

YG – Twist My Fingaz (2016)

2Pac – Ambitionz Az A Ridah (1996)

2Pac – Changes (Featuring Talent (1998)

2Pac – Keep Ya Head Up (1993)

2Pac – 2 Of Amerika’z Most Wanted (Featuring Snoop Dogg) (1996)