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Season 2 Episode 7: Ableism & Disability Narratives with Chris Wylie

In this episode, Joe talks with disability advocate Rev. Chris Wylie about his experiences with ableism and how disability narratives in scripture can change our individual and cultural perspectives.

Season 2 Episode 6: John Smith on Rublev's Trinity

Rublev's Trinity is one of the, well, most iconic of Russian Orthodox icons. In this episode Joe talks with Rev. Dr. John Smith about his book on Rublev's Trinity, his work with Orphan's Tree in Russia, and how iconography can help people in spiritual deconstruction rediscover an experience of the divine.

Season 2 Episode 5: Rob Rynders and Robert Payne of Social Thread: New Faith Communities for Spiritual Exiles and Refugees

In this episode cross-posted from Social Thread, we invite you to drop in on a conversation between Accidental Tomatoes host Joe Webb and Social Thread hosts Rob Rynders and Robert Payne about the new, non-traditional types of faith communities they're imagining and creating and Rob's research into what motivates people in various religious contexts. (This episode was originally aired on the Social Thread Podcast in October 2019.)

Season 2 Episode 4: Interfaith dialogue with Rabbi Victor Urecki

In this episode Joe has a conversation with Charleston WV Rabbi Victor Urecki about the importance of interfaith dialogue and how it can help people of all faith backgrounds better understand their own traditions and sacred texts, and how a robust interfaith conversation can benefit the common good for our society.

Season 2 Episode 3: Helen Ryde, Reconciling Ministries Network

Helen Ryde is the Southeastern Regional Organizer for the Reconciling Ministries Network, a group of United Methodists seeking justice for LGBTQ+ people across all the intersections they inhabit. In this episode, Joe talks with Helen about their own faith journey, the work of RMN, and the importance of intersectionality in justice work.

Season 2 Episode 2: Brad Davis on Coalfield Justice and "The Holler Gospel"

Generations of oppression and exploitation have left the coalfields of central Appalachia among the most economically & socially depressed areas of the world. In this episode, Joe talks with coalfield justice advocate Brad Davis about how systemic dehumanization has affected the region and how his vision for a contextualized "Holler Gospel" can help restore individuals, families, and communities.

Season 2 Episode 1: David Finnegan-Hosey on mental health and healthcare politics

David Finnegan-Hosey, author of Christ on the Psych Ward and Grace is a Pre-Existing Condition talks with Joe about mental health stigma, the politics of healthcare, and how the language of Jesus helps us reframe our conversations.

Episode 25: Jenny Williams on Innovative Ecclesiology (Part 2 of 2)

Joe continues his conversation with innovator Jenny Williams about how we can begin to imagine new paradigms for faith communities to exist outside the molds and models of traditional institutional Christianity.

Episode 24: Jenny Williams on Innovative Ecclesiology (Part 1 of 2)

Rev. Jenny Williams is an innovator in ecclesiology, seeking new expressions of faith communities built around intersections of relationships and social justice. In this two-part episode, Joe talks with Jenny about how justice is the truest expression of the gospel and about how we can recapture and redeem troublesome and confusing language to help communities work for justice in their contexts.

Episode 23: David Wimbish on music and community

In this episode Joe talks with The Collection lead singer David Wimbish about music and community and how vulnerability plays into both. Listen to David's new solo project, "Surface Tension" on your favorite streaming service starting Sept. 4!