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108 - The Dry Depths of My Soul: Conversation with Allison K. Garcia
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Christian novelist Allison K. Garcia joins Jaye for an engaging conversation about the book The Dry Depths of My Soul, the first installment in The Mosaic series. This is Allison's initial foray into the genre of Queer Christian fiction. This exciting, energetic discussion includes discussion of LGBTQ+ identity and Christianity, mental health, church clarity, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and much, much more. Order The Dry Depths of My Soul: Amazon: Barnes and Noble: Books 2 Read: Learn more about & do NaNoWriMo: More from Allison K. Garcia:...
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107 - Broke the Bread, Spilled the Tea: Conversation with Mitchell Kesller
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CONTENT WARNING: This episode includes brief discussion of abuse and suicide. Listener discretion is advised. Author Mitchell Kesller joins Jaye for a meaningful conversation about his debut book, Broke the Bread, Spilled the Tea. Broke the Bread, Spilled the Tea seeks to bridge the gap between Christian faith and LGBTQ+ identity, making the case that there is much more to faith in Christ than what is often preached on Sunday mornings. This fascinating, in-depth discussion touches on the harm done to the LGBTQ+ community by the American church, apologetics, the politicization of conservative...
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106 - From the Moon I Watched Her: Conversation with Emily English Medley
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CONTENT WARNING: This episode includes discussion of trauma, mental illness and sexual assault, including the sexual abuse of children. Listener discretion is advised. Novelist Emily English Medley joins Jaye for a conversation about her debut book, From the Moon I Watched Her. From the Moon I Watched Her is an engaging, raw coming-of-age tale about skeletons lurking under church pews, and the little girl who finds them. This heartfelt and open conversation touches on themes such as mental illness, trauma, abuse of power within the American church, searching for authenticity, and more. Order...
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Bonus - Harder Core Urban Legends
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In a public release of this bonus episode originally released on Patreon in November 2019, Jaye talks more urban legends by discussing a couple of processed food-related legends. Is McDonalds adding animal byproducts and other gross fillers to their hamburgers? Are popular meat substitutes such as Beyond Burger and the Impossible Burger "indistinguishable" from dog food? Jaye also provides a bit of historical context for Americans' distrust of corporations involved in food processing, which often drives food-related urban legends. Link in Bio: Jaye Pool's Medium: ...
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105 - My Gay Church Days: Conversation with George Azar
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Author and former evangelical pastor George Azar joins Jaye to discuss his new book, My Gay Church Days, his memoir about his life while in evangelical Christianity, where he eventually joined church leadership, while keeping secret his truth as a gay man. This real and candid conversation touches on themes such as belonging and the cost of acceptance, identity and intersectionality, purity culture, spiritual abuse, and more. Order My Gay Church Days: Website: Amazon: Social media: IG: @mygaychurchdays Website: Twitter: @potstirrercast IG: @potstirrerpodcast...
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104 - They Will Not Stop at Roe
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In this episode of Potstirrer Podcast, Jaye reacts to the leaked draft US Supreme Court Opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. Written by Justice Samuel Alito, the draft majority opinion signals an overturning of the Roe v. Wade precedent regarding abortion, and would leave abortion rights up to the states. Jaye argues that Alito's reasoning in Dobbs for overturning Roe is particularly alarming, as the way Roe was decided is similar to that of several other civil rights cases handed down by the Court over the past seventy years. Using historical analysis, Jaye makes the case...
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Bonus - The Bill Clinton Impeachment Scandal in the Age of #MeToo
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CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains content discussing explicit sexuality, sexual assault and harassment, violence, and suicide. Listener discretion is advised. In this public release of a Patreon bonus episode originally released in November 2018, Jaye goes back in time to tell the story of the impeachment of President Bill Clinton in 1998, and the scandals that led up to it. Clinton - and many of his supporters - believe that he was unfairly targeted by congressional Republicans for a consensual affair with a White House intern. But was that the case? And was Clinton's affair with Monica...
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103 - Speaking Up About Religious Trauma: Conversation with Andrew Pledger
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Activist, artist and podcaster Andrew Pledger joins Jaye on this episode of Potstirrer Podcast to share his compelling story about growing up in Christian fundamentalism and his road to recovery from spiritual abuse. The conversation includes discussion of mental health, religious trauma and abuse, and the role of ultra conservative Christianity in inflicting and enabling trauma. How did a senior art project and an interview with former evangelical author Joshua Harris lead to Andrew's expulsion from conservative Bob Jones University? Speaking Up with Andrew Pledger: Religious...
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102 - Potstirrer SCOOPS!: National Deflection
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In this episode, Jaye focuses on a particular argument politicians and pundits make when countries reckon with past and present incidents of national shame, which is that other countries also have shameful incidents in their histories. Jaye discusses why - although the thought experiment is intriguing - the argument itself is deflection which silences the marginalized. She contends that confronting historical and current realities, no matter how difficult or contentious, have individual and collective benefit that are worth the discomfort. "What country has the LEAST BAD history?" J.J....
info_outlineIn the public release of February 2019's Patreon bonus episode, Jaye discusses the news story from January 2019 about the confrontation in Washington DC, between Catholic high school students from Northern Kentucky and a Native American elder. How does a seemingly straightforward news story, complete with video, morph into a controversy dividing society along the familiar lines of partisanship and race?
Jaye happens to live in the same metropolitan area the school is located, and she gives her unique insight on the events and underlying issues, as well as the symbolism of the Make America Great Again hats worn by the students. For the public release, Jaye also provides an update of the incident, and reframes it in light of Black Lives Matter and America's current reckoning with its treatment of black and indigenous people of color (BIPOC).
Citations
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Artist, Timyka. 2018. “Jake Walter Registered as Juvenile Sex Offender Before New Rape Accusation.” WCPO. December 13. https://www.wcpo.com/news/crime/jake-walter-registered-as-juvenile-sex-offender-before-new-rape-accusation
“Dad Feels Frustration, Guilt Over Son’s Fate.” The Orlando Sentinel. April 15, 1994; p. A-1.
“Ex-Basketball Star Accused of Raping Woman Multiple Times Faces Judge.” WLWT. December 17, 2018. https://www.wlwt.com/article/ex-basketball-star-accused-of-raping-woman-multiple-times-faces-judge/25602055
“Fay Asks for Prayers; Clinton Calls the Caning ‘A Mistake.’” The Orlando Sentinel. April 15, 1994; p. A-12.
Ford, Dana. 2013. “Texas Teen Ethan Couch Gets 10 Years’ Probation for Driving Drunk, Killing 4.” CNN. December 12. https://www.cnn.com/2013/12/11/us/texas-teen-dwi-wreck/index.html
Freiburger, Calvin. 2019. “Breaking: Covington Bishop Apologizes to Pro-Life Students: ‘We Allowed Ourselves to be Bullied.’” Life Site News. https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-covington-bishop-apologizes-to-pro-life-students-we...allowed-ours
Lowry, Rich. 2019. “In Defense of the MAGA Hat.” Politico. January 24. https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/01/24/lowry-covington-maga-hats-224215
Millward, Evan. 2018. “Basketball Jerseys get Kings Team Booted from Recreational League.” WCPO. January 8. https://www.wcpo.com/sports/basketball-jerseys-get-kings-team-booted-from-recreational-league
Morgan-Smith, Kia. 2019. “Covington Catholic Students Defend Racist School Culture and Blackface Taunting of Players.” The Grio. January 24. https://thegrio.com/2019/01/24/covington-catholic-students-defend-racist-school-culture-and-blackface-taunting-of-players/
“Outrage Follows Elder High’s Racial Badgering at Prep Game.” The Cincinnati Herald. February 2018. http://thecincinnatiherald.com/2018/02/outrage-follows-elder-highs-racial-badgering-prep-game/
Park, Madison. 2018. “Ethan Couch of ‘Affluenza’ Case Released from Jail.” CNN. April 2. https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/02/us/ethan-couch-affluenza-jail-release/index.html
Salam, Maya, and Matthew Haag. 2018. “Atrocities Under Kim Jong-un: Indoctrination, Prison Gulags, Executions.” The New York Times. June 11. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/11/world/asia/north-korea-human-rights.html
Schneider, Grace. 2019. “Louisville PR Firm Played a Key Role in Covington Catholic Controversy.” Louisville Courier-Journal. January 21. https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2019/01/21/covington-catholic-runswitch-pr-helped-student-in-controversial-video/2638400002/
Stewart, Emily. 2019. “How the Story of a Clash Between a Boy in a MAGA Hat and a Native American Elder Unfolded.” Vox. January 29. https://www.vox.com/2019/1/22/18192908/covington-catholic-video-nick-sandmann-maga
Strachan, Jessica. 2018. “Here’s the Richest Town in Michigan.” Patch. June 1. https://patch.com/michigan/grossepointe/here-s-richest-town-michigan
Stutzman, Rene. 2013. “Zimmerman Attorneys Say Jurors Should Hear About Trayvon’s Pot Use.” The Orlando Sentinel. May 22; p. B-3.
Wolf, Cam. 2019. “The MAGA Hat is Still an Object of Hate.” GQ. January 26. https://www.gq.com/story/maga-hat-march-for-life
Music:
Potstirrer Podcast Theme composed by Jon Biegen from Stranger Still http://strangerstillshow.com/
Inevitable composed by Diamond Ortiz
Stranger Danger composed by Francis Preve