The Awkward Inbetween (podcast)

What do you do when the beliefs that gave you certainty as a child no longer work? This is 'the awkward in-between'.

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In a world where it's hard to know who to trust & easy to block out opposing view points, each episode is a fun deconstruction and helpful reconstruction of religious or political ideas for those willing to explore outside their echo chamber & learn to understand their "enemy".

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Ep 12: 'Asking questions is easier than answering them' with Konrad from @ideas_digest
Ideas Digest podcast explores the religious & political ideas that divide us in order to open people's minds...

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How does an older white man navigate the 'awkward in-between' of becoming a voice calling out injustice about an issue where some of the victims perceive him as one of the 'enemy'?

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Ep 11 - 'Older white guys researching sexual harassment' with @jeffcrabtree
Dr Jeff Crabtree's own experience of bullying in the music industry & his previous interest and research into creative minds led to him choosing workplace harassment in the music industry for his PHD...

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It quickly became apparent that gender inequity & sexual harassment/abuse were a huge issue in the industry; Jeff's research has now received considerable attention in the media including an appearance on TEN's The Project...

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We have a great chat with Matt about how we can disagree with people about even our strongest beliefs in a loving way.

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Ep 10: 'Loving people when we disagree' with @MattPrater
Matt doesn't believe what we believe so should we kick him out?...

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Matt is the Senior Pastor of New Hope Church Brisbane in Kelvin Grove, Brisbane City. He is a passionate evangelist & shares his faith in Jesus with as many people as he can. Matt also hosts History Makers, which is played on 700+ radio stations across Australia...

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On this episode Anthony shares not only his desire for healthier political discourse, but also what it was like to become the atheist father of a gay son after being raised by Seventh Day Adventist parents.

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Ep 8: 'Being the leftist guy in a right wing party' ... Anthony Bishop got into politics because he was concerned about the welfare of children in Queensland, particularly those in Foster Care. But, the political space is often tarnished with discord, disharmony and bickering...

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Since their first meeting at a music event, Damien & Anthony have often discussed how politics can be more respectful & civil. The fact they were each members of parties on opposite sides of the political spectrum never superseded their beliefs in the dignity of all humans...

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After we finished recording our 'official' episode 7 chat with Steve & Karl from CRAVE church, the conversation continued, and the discussion was so good we couldn't resist releasing it as a bonus episode (available now)!

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Karl is a published academic, specialising in New Testament studies, interested in the Gospel of Luke, the way the New Testament came to exist, philosophy of Biblical interpretation & semantics of Biblical Greek.

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Ep7: "'Don't operate video cameras with your genitals" with Steve Meyerink & Karl Hand
Steve has been a friend of @schenky for more than 20 years, working together on events big & small...

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Karl & Steve serve the community of CRAVE church in Paddington, Sydney. The church is actively engaged in home groups, food-relief ministry in public housing, an outreach to the LGBT community, and addiction recovery support...

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Brady used to think that life was about believing the 'right' things, but now he says that he knows pretty much nothing, and he is ok with that!

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Ep 6: Is life really about believing the right things?
Pro baseball player, world touring singer songwriter, Bachelorette contestant, podcaster... @bradytoops bio is nothing if not diverse...

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Brady has wrestled with the awkward in-between from Evangelical Christianity in small town USA to various forms of "success", exploring spirituality both philosophically & chemically & finding his way back to seeing the beauty in everything, even in his roots...

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...In 2021, Chad was responsible for what was supposed to be a one-off @FurnaceFest reunion, which was so successful that the team decided to go again in 2022

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Ep 5: 'Jesus would definitely have known who @Metallica was' 🤘
@chadisliving founded @furnacefest in the early 2000s and A&R guy for some of @toothandnail's biggest bands for nearly 7 years before walking away from the music industry to pursue Christian missions...