{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"What would it take?","home_page_url":"https://whatwouldittake.fireside.fm","feed_url":"https://whatwouldittake.fireside.fm/json","description":"The What Would It Take podcast is an endeavor in imaginative liberation. Each week we do a deep dive into an important issue or problem and evaluate it through theological, sociological and political lenses. 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You hear a dangerous noise,\nso go outside to investigate, and boom, the killer got you. In that moment, I think to myself, you weren’t\nafraid enough. A little fear, will go a long way in keeping someone alive right?\n\nYou should be afraid to touch a hot stove, or to drive drunk or to eat a poisonous berry. That’s good\nfear. But sometimes, our fears can go into overdrive. We can even become dependent upon them and\nthey go from being a survival tool to a crutch.\n\nSo how do you know the difference?","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWe’ve all seen it right? The trope about why people die in horror movies? You hear a dangerous noise,\u003cbr\u003e\nso go outside to investigate, and boom, the killer got you. In that moment, I think to myself, you weren’t\u003cbr\u003e\nafraid enough. A little fear, will go a long way in keeping someone alive right?\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou should be afraid to touch a hot stove, or to drive drunk or to eat a poisonous berry. 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Stories allow us to interpret life and make sense of the world around us.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eStories arouse fear and drive harmful legislation.Stories can ignite hope and fuel a revolution. Stories can even solidify beliefs which we use to make life-altering decisions about marriage and divorce, building a family or changing careers. Stories allow us to interpret life and make sense of the world around us.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Stories arouse fear and drive harmful legislation.Stories can ignite hope and fuel a revolution. Stories can even solidify beliefs which we use to make life-altering decisions about marriage and divorce, building a family or changing careers. 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This news has sent shockwaves through the country which are still rippling today.\n\nIn this episode we will unpack why this matters and what the ramifications could be for women and families all across the country and examine the roots of the conservative obsession with abortion rights. While some see a religious obsession with when life begins or ideological convictions that equate abortion with murder...I see political games and outright racism.\n\nListen in.\n\nTell us what you think about What Would it Take? Link to podcast survey: https://forms.gle/1ZrtEwB8gjkRXB3w7","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn early May 2022, a draft of a supreme court opinion was leaked which highlighted the Supreme Court’s intention to overturn Roe v Wade. This news has sent shockwaves through the country which are still rippling today.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this episode we will unpack why this matters and what the ramifications could be for women and families all across the country and examine the roots of the conservative obsession with abortion rights. While some see a religious obsession with when life begins or ideological convictions that equate abortion with murder...I see political games and outright racism.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eListen in.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTell us what you think about What Would it Take? Link to podcast survey: \u003ca href=\"https://forms.gle/1ZrtEwB8gjkRXB3w7\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://forms.gle/1ZrtEwB8gjkRXB3w7\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"In early May 2022, a draft of a supreme court opinion was leaked which highlighted the Supreme Court’s intention to overturn Roe v Wade. This news has sent shockwaves through the country which are still rippling today.\r\n\r\nIn this episode we will unpack why this matters and what the ramifications could be for women and families all across the country and examine the roots of the conservative obsession with abortion rights. While some see a religious obsession with when life begins or ideological convictions that equate abortion with murder...I see political games and outright racism.\r\n\r\nListen in.","date_published":"2022-05-20T08:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/cec45dbd-da2d-4382-9db4-4818586906fd/810b10f5-d68c-4c9f-b5b7-29816e39e7e5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":78928764,"duration_in_seconds":1970}]},{"id":"e54b5b81-04e7-443d-8152-236340b97d84","title":"Episode 20: What would it take to address racism's influence on relief? ","url":"https://whatwouldittake.fireside.fm/20","content_text":"Since the war in Ukraine began in February, we’ve heard reports of terrible atrocities. Mass graves uncovered, the entire port city of Mariupal besieged for months which has led to a humanitarian crisis. Women and children injured or killed during strikes on residential areas.\n\nAs I listened to reports in late February, I heard several prominent reporters openly noting their horror and surprise that we were witnessing such tragedies in a “civilized”country. Lets dig into this idea of \"civilized\" and \"uncivilized\" countries and how its roots in White supremacy influence our reactions to current world conflicts. \n\nTell us what you think about What Would it Take? Link to podcast survey: https://forms.gle/1ZrtEwB8gjkRXB3w7","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eSince the war in Ukraine began in February, we’ve heard reports of terrible atrocities. Mass graves uncovered, the entire port city of Mariupal besieged for months which has led to a humanitarian crisis. Women and children injured or killed during strikes on residential areas.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs I listened to reports in late February, I heard several prominent reporters openly noting their horror and surprise that we were witnessing such tragedies in a “civilized”country. Lets dig into this idea of \u0026quot;civilized\u0026quot; and \u0026quot;uncivilized\u0026quot; countries and how its roots in White supremacy influence our reactions to current world conflicts. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTell us what you think about What Would it Take? Link to podcast survey: \u003ca href=\"https://forms.gle/1ZrtEwB8gjkRXB3w7\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://forms.gle/1ZrtEwB8gjkRXB3w7\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Since the war in Ukraine began in February, we’ve heard reports of terrible atrocities. Mass graves uncovered, the entire port city of Mariupal besieged for months which has led to a humanitarian crisis. Women and children injured or killed during strikes on residential areas.\r\n\r\nAs I listened to reports in late February, I heard several prominent reporters openly noting their horror and surprise that we were witnessing such tragedies in a “civilized”country. Let's dig into this idea of \"civilized\" and \"uncivilized\" countries and how its roots in White supremacy influence our reactions to current world conflicts. 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And what would reparations practically look like?\u003cbr\u003e\nIf you’re still listening, then you must be wondering “what would it take, to repair the harm that\u003cbr\u003e\nhas been done?”. Listen on to find out.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"In this episode of the what would it take podcast, we’re going to explore the concept of reparations.\r\nWhy are they necessary? Who should they go to? And what would reparations practically look like?\r\nIf you’re still listening, then you must be wondering “what would it take, to repair the harm that\r\nhas been done?”. Listen on to find out.","date_published":"2022-04-22T14:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/cec45dbd-da2d-4382-9db4-4818586906fd/7f51f2c4-d8fc-4d4c-a94d-90b8fca0f64a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":57019052,"duration_in_seconds":1423}]},{"id":"befb00ee-9c5e-4966-9fdc-fc9c858a1690","title":"Episode 18: What would it take to talk about a positive sex theology?","url":"https://whatwouldittake.fireside.fm/18","content_text":"In this episode Ben is joined Reverend Chesla. She is dedicated to helping people develop healthy, liberating, loving relationships with the divine, themselves and others. She serves as a hospice chaplain, a wedding officiant, a couples therapist, as well as a sexuality educator. Learn more about Reverend Chesla at https://www.revchesla.com/.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn this episode Ben is joined Reverend Chesla. She is dedicated to helping people develop healthy, liberating, loving relationships with the divine, themselves and others. She serves as a hospice chaplain, a wedding officiant, a couples therapist, as well as a sexuality educator. Learn more about Reverend Chesla at \u003ca href=\"https://www.revchesla.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.revchesla.com/\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"In this episode Ben is joined Reverend Chesla. She is dedicated to helping people develop healthy, liberating, loving relationships with the divine, themselves and others. She serves as a hospice chaplain, a wedding officiant, a couples therapist, as well as a sexuality educator. 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So we spend years\nsuppressing, resisting and even demonizing our own desires thinking its the right thing to do.\nBut what if that wasn’t true?","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eFor a lot of people, especially those that grew up in more conservative christian environments,\u003cbr\u003e\nconversations about sex come with a lot of baggage. We were told that our bodies, aka our\u003cbr\u003e\nflesh, was at war with the spirit and therefore we should resist the flesh. So we spend years\u003cbr\u003e\nsuppressing, resisting and even demonizing our own desires thinking its the right thing to do.\u003cbr\u003e\nBut what if that wasn’t true?\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"For a lot of people, especially those that grew up in more conservative christian environments,\r\nconversations about sex come with a lot of baggage. We were told that our bodies, aka our\r\nflesh, was at war with the spirit and therefore we should resist the flesh. So we spend years\r\nsuppressing, resisting and even demonizing our own desires thinking it's the right thing to do.\r\nBut hat if that wasn’t true?","date_published":"2022-03-24T23:45:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/cec45dbd-da2d-4382-9db4-4818586906fd/1270ec71-e666-4322-aaf0-28e1d606256f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27718830,"duration_in_seconds":690}]},{"id":"2dd337c9-ee8f-4473-af8e-d8c1de44fb66","title":"Episode 16: What would it take to talk about sex?","url":"https://whatwouldittake.fireside.fm/16","content_text":"Throughout the modern Christian spaces, abstinence only has been the most promoted as the way to teach sex education. In this episode we will unpack the ramifications of abstinence only and how it is not only insufficient, but that it can leave young people dangerously uniformed. Our churches and faith communities hold responsibility here and we can do better. Listen in.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eThroughout the modern Christian spaces, abstinence only has been the most promoted as the way to teach sex education. In this episode we will unpack the ramifications of abstinence only and how it is not only insufficient, but that it can leave young people dangerously uniformed. Our churches and faith communities hold responsibility here and we can do better. Listen in.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Throughout modern Christian spaces, abstinence only has been the most promoted as the way to teach sex education. In this episode we will unpack the ramifications of abstinence only and how it is not only insufficient, but that it can leave young people dangerously uniformed. Our churches and faith communities hold responsibility here and we can do better. Listen in.","date_published":"2022-03-11T11:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/cec45dbd-da2d-4382-9db4-4818586906fd/2dd337c9-ee8f-4473-af8e-d8c1de44fb66.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":65197624,"duration_in_seconds":1627}]},{"id":"f34829ac-91c0-4d01-8c65-104c2b38290d","title":"Episode 15: What would it take for our sisters to be free?","url":"https://whatwouldittake.fireside.fm/15","content_text":"Kimberly Crenshaw coined the term intersectionality which is a metaphor she created to discuss the overlapping systems of oppression that impact Black women. In today's episode we will explore other examples of intersectional revolutionaries and their work and how we can all work towards the liberation of Black women and nonconforming people. Listen in. ","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eKimberly Crenshaw coined the term intersectionality which is a metaphor she created to discuss the overlapping systems of oppression that impact Black women. In today\u0026#39;s episode we will explore other examples of intersectional revolutionaries and their work and how we can all work towards the liberation of Black women and nonconforming people. Listen in. \u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Kimberly Crenshaw coined the term intersectionality which is a metaphor she created to discuss the overlapping systems of oppression that impact Black women. In today's episode we will explore other examples of intersectional revolutionaries and their work and how we can all work towards the liberation of Black women and nonconforming people. Listen in. ","date_published":"2022-02-24T13:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/cec45dbd-da2d-4382-9db4-4818586906fd/f34829ac-91c0-4d01-8c65-104c2b38290d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":50223482,"duration_in_seconds":1253}]},{"id":"0836396c-15f8-4d77-a840-0f7243c3ab31","title":"Episode 14: What would it take to remember what was lost?","url":"https://whatwouldittake.fireside.fm/14","content_text":"In this episode we remember Black ingenuity, Black greatness, and Black potential. Listen in as we celebrate Black History Month.\n\nResources\n1) History of Seneca Village\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seneca_Village#:~:text=Seneca%20Village%20was%20founded%20in,by%20Irish%20and%20German%20immigrants\n\n2) More on Seneca Village\nhttps://www.centralparknyc.org/articles/seneca-village\n\n3) Black Communities Under Water\nhttps://www.binnews.com/content/2021-06-30-amber-ruffin-exposes-history-of-flooding-black-towns-in-viral-clip/\n\n4) Black Wall Streets\nhttps://www.theroot.com/the-other-black-wall-streets-1823010812","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn this episode we remember Black ingenuity, Black greatness, and Black potential. Listen in as we celebrate Black History Month.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eResources\u003cbr\u003e\n1) History of Seneca Village\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seneca_Village#:%7E:text=Seneca%20Village%20was%20founded%20in,by%20Irish%20and%20German%20immigrants\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seneca_Village#:~:text=Seneca%20Village%20was%20founded%20in,by%20Irish%20and%20German%20immigrants\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e2) More on Seneca Village\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.centralparknyc.org/articles/seneca-village\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.centralparknyc.org/articles/seneca-village\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e3) Black Communities Under Water\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.binnews.com/content/2021-06-30-amber-ruffin-exposes-history-of-flooding-black-towns-in-viral-clip/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.binnews.com/content/2021-06-30-amber-ruffin-exposes-history-of-flooding-black-towns-in-viral-clip/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e4) Black Wall Streets\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.theroot.com/the-other-black-wall-streets-1823010812\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.theroot.com/the-other-black-wall-streets-1823010812\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"In this episode we remember Black ingenuity, Black greatness, and Black potential. Listen in as we celebrate Black History Month.","date_published":"2022-02-11T14:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/cec45dbd-da2d-4382-9db4-4818586906fd/0836396c-15f8-4d77-a840-0f7243c3ab31.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":31386280,"duration_in_seconds":782}]},{"id":"198902aa-716a-4a0e-a5f3-d056f8abc64b","title":"Episode 13: What would it take to keep our native family safe?","url":"https://whatwouldittake.fireside.fm/13","content_text":"In this episode, Ben and Kibler explore the history of Indigenous people in North American and explore both the genocide that is still happening and the amazing resilience of native communities.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn this episode, Ben and Kibler explore the history of Indigenous people in North American and explore both the genocide that is still happening and the amazing resilience of native communities.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"In this episode, Ben and Kibler explore the history of Indigenous people in North American and explore both the genocide that is still happening and the amazing resilience of native communities.","date_published":"2022-01-28T09:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/cec45dbd-da2d-4382-9db4-4818586906fd/198902aa-716a-4a0e-a5f3-d056f8abc64b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":78509818,"duration_in_seconds":3268}]},{"id":"66768146-533e-4d01-93d4-9fac59acd388","title":"Episode 12: What Would It Take To Save The Planet?","url":"https://whatwouldittake.fireside.fm/12","content_text":"Climate change scientists told us that severe weather would happen more frequently as weather patterns changed, and they were right. I’m not optimistic about the world my child will live in when he’s 33. Luckily, there are brilliant minds wrestling with these problems and giving us reasons to be hopeful. We’ll unpack why in today’s episode. Today we’re asking, What Would It Take to save the planet?  Listen to find out. ","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eClimate change scientists told us that severe weather would happen more frequently as weather patterns changed, and they were right. I’m not optimistic about the world my child will live in when he’s 33. Luckily, there are brilliant minds wrestling with these problems and giving us reasons to be hopeful. We’ll unpack why in today’s episode. Today we’re asking, What Would It Take to save the planet?  Listen to find out. \u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Climate change scientists told us that severe weather would happen more frequently as weather patterns changed, and they were right. I’m not optimistic about the world my child will live in when he’s 33. Luckily, there are brilliant minds wrestling with these problems and giving us reasons to be hopeful. We’ll unpack why in today’s episode. Today we’re asking, What Would It Take to save the planet?  Listen to find out. \r\n","date_published":"2022-01-14T09:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/cec45dbd-da2d-4382-9db4-4818586906fd/66768146-533e-4d01-93d4-9fac59acd388.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":45612952,"duration_in_seconds":1138}]},{"id":"ef7dab13-6bf0-4b30-b11c-ffb8a61df3eb","title":"Episode 11: Season 1 finale - a conversation about What would it take?","url":"https://whatwouldittake.fireside.fm/11","content_text":"To celebrate season one of the What would it take? podcast. Host Ben, and AW staffers Dani and Juan talk about the work, the topics, and hopes for the season two.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eTo celebrate season one of the What would it take? podcast. Host Ben, and AW staffers Dani and Juan talk about the work, the topics, and hopes for the season two.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"To celebrate season one of the What would it take? podcast. Host Ben, and AW staffers Dani and Juan talk about the work, the topics, and hopes for the season two.","date_published":"2021-06-25T10:15:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/cec45dbd-da2d-4382-9db4-4818586906fd/ef7dab13-6bf0-4b30-b11c-ffb8a61df3eb.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":92534236,"duration_in_seconds":2889}]},{"id":"4c466134-da20-4e00-829a-4167a1c33bf1","title":"Episode 10: What Would It Take for Everyone to Have a home? ","url":"https://whatwouldittake.fireside.fm/10","content_text":"There is a mythical stigma associated with homelessness that says people who are homeless are lazy. They’re often treated as “others”, and characterized as a “problem” to be solved or hidden. Lets take stock of our assumptions about homelessness and consider how we can truly love our neighbors. \n\nThis is Episode 10 of the What Would It Take Podcast. Join me as I ask, What Would It Take for Everyone to Have a home?\n\nLinks to sources for this episode:\n\nArticle from Strong Towns, Resilient, Long-term Approach to Addressing Homelessness - https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2020/12/2/addressing-homelessness\nArticle from Fox 11 Los Angeles, City of Los Angeles accused of moving the homeless in order to prepare for the Oscars - https://www.foxla.com/news/city-of-la-accused-of-moving-the-homeless-in-order-to-prepare-for-the-oscars\nArticle from Los Angeles Times, L.A. near settlement to create shelters and clear homeless people off the streets - https://www.latimes.com/homeless-housing/story/2021-04-12/la-nears-deal-build-shelters-clear-homeless-encampments\nInformation from the National Alliance to End Homelessness - Chronically Homeless - https://endhomelessness.org/homelessness-in-america/who-experiences-homelessness/chronically-homeless/#:~:text=People%20who%20are%20chronically%20homeless,Updated%20March%202021.\nInformation from the National Alliance to End Homelessness -What Causes Homelessness - https://endhomelessness.org/homelessness-in-america/what-causes-homelessness/\nInformation from homeless hub - Causes of Homelessness - https://www.homelesshub.ca/about-homelessness/homelessness-101/causes-homelessness\nProven Solutions from the coalition for the homeless - https://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/proven-solutions/\nPDF resource from the National Law Center on homelessness and Poverty - No Safe Place, The Criminalization of Homelessness in U.S. Cities - https://nlchp.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/No_Safe_Place.pdf\nAlternative resources than calling the police, from Don't Call The Police - Resources by City - https://dontcallthepolice.com/\nYoutube video from Invisible People which share's Lavern's story - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toJQmP0D040","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eThere is a mythical stigma associated with homelessness that says people who are homeless are lazy. They’re often treated as “others”, and characterized as a “problem” to be solved or hidden. Lets take stock of our assumptions about homelessness and consider how we can truly love our neighbors. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is Episode 10 of the What Would It Take Podcast. Join me as I ask, What Would It Take for Everyone to Have a home?\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLinks to sources for this episode:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eArticle from Strong Towns, Resilient, Long-term Approach to Addressing Homelessness - \u003ca href=\"https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2020/12/2/addressing-homelessness\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2020/12/2/addressing-homelessness\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nArticle from Fox 11 Los Angeles, City of Los Angeles accused of moving the homeless in order to prepare for the Oscars - \u003ca href=\"https://www.foxla.com/news/city-of-la-accused-of-moving-the-homeless-in-order-to-prepare-for-the-oscars\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.foxla.com/news/city-of-la-accused-of-moving-the-homeless-in-order-to-prepare-for-the-oscars\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nArticle from Los Angeles Times, L.A. near settlement to create shelters and clear homeless people off the streets - \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/homeless-housing/story/2021-04-12/la-nears-deal-build-shelters-clear-homeless-encampments\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.latimes.com/homeless-housing/story/2021-04-12/la-nears-deal-build-shelters-clear-homeless-encampments\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nInformation from the National Alliance to End Homelessness - Chronically Homeless - \u003ca href=\"https://endhomelessness.org/homelessness-in-america/who-experiences-homelessness/chronically-homeless/#:%7E:text=People%20who%20are%20chronically%20homeless,Updated%20March%202021\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://endhomelessness.org/homelessness-in-america/who-experiences-homelessness/chronically-homeless/#:~:text=People%20who%20are%20chronically%20homeless,Updated%20March%202021\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\nInformation from the National Alliance to End Homelessness -What Causes Homelessness - \u003ca href=\"https://endhomelessness.org/homelessness-in-america/what-causes-homelessness/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://endhomelessness.org/homelessness-in-america/what-causes-homelessness/\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nInformation from homeless hub - Causes of Homelessness - \u003ca href=\"https://www.homelesshub.ca/about-homelessness/homelessness-101/causes-homelessness\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.homelesshub.ca/about-homelessness/homelessness-101/causes-homelessness\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nProven Solutions from the coalition for the homeless - \u003ca href=\"https://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/proven-solutions/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/proven-solutions/\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nPDF resource from the National Law Center on homelessness and Poverty - No Safe Place, The Criminalization of Homelessness in U.S. Cities - \u003ca href=\"https://nlchp.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/No_Safe_Place.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://nlchp.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/No_Safe_Place.pdf\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nAlternative resources than calling the police, from Don\u0026#39;t Call The Police - Resources by City - \u003ca href=\"https://dontcallthepolice.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://dontcallthepolice.com/\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nYoutube video from Invisible People which share\u0026#39;s Lavern\u0026#39;s story - \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toJQmP0D040\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toJQmP0D040\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"There is a mythical stigma associated with homelessness that says people who are homeless are lazy. They’re often treated as “others”, and characterized as a “problem” to be solved or hidden. Lets take stock of our assumptions about homelessness and consider how we can truly love our neighbors. \r\n\r\nThis is Episode 10 of the What Would It Take Podcast. Join me as I ask, What Would It Take for Everyone to Have a home?","date_published":"2021-05-07T12:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/cec45dbd-da2d-4382-9db4-4818586906fd/4c466134-da20-4e00-829a-4167a1c33bf1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":58913518,"duration_in_seconds":1470}]},{"id":"bdc038b9-77f5-46f0-83f4-8bd4d0be94db","title":"Episode 9: What Would It Take to find a cure for gun-related violence? ","url":"https://whatwouldittake.fireside.fm/9","content_text":"As we begin to see our way out of the Covid-19 pandemic, we are plunged back into the national epidemic of gun violence. Lawmakers trot out the same tired excuses for doing nothing all the while our friends and loved ones are lost. It doesn’t have to be this way.\n\nThis is episode 9 of the What Would It Take Podcast. Join me as I ask What Would It Take to find a cure for gun-related violence? ","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eAs we begin to see our way out of the Covid-19 pandemic, we are plunged back into the national epidemic of gun violence. Lawmakers trot out the same tired excuses for doing nothing all the while our friends and loved ones are lost. It doesn’t have to be this way.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is episode 9 of the What Would It Take Podcast. Join me as I ask What Would It Take to find a cure for gun-related violence? \u003c/p\u003e","summary":"As we begin to see our way out of the Covid-19 pandemic, we are plunged back into the national epidemic of gun violence. Lawmakers trot out the same tired excuses for doing nothing all the while our friends and loved ones are lost. It doesn’t have to be this way.\r\n\r\nThis is episode 9 of the What Would It Take Podcast. Join me as I ask What Would It Take to find a cure for gun-related violence? \r\n","date_published":"2021-04-23T09:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/cec45dbd-da2d-4382-9db4-4818586906fd/bdc038b9-77f5-46f0-83f4-8bd4d0be94db.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":38257518,"duration_in_seconds":954}]},{"id":"c7dc5100-6947-42ee-aa1d-3edf2768eca9","title":"Episode 8: What would it take to truly love our neighbors?","url":"https://whatwouldittake.fireside.fm/8","content_text":"For weeks news outlets have been talking about the crisis at the US-Mexico border. What is actually happening at the southern border? And in response to so much suffering, what are we called to do as followers of Jesus?\n\nThis is episode 8 of the What Would It Take Podcast. Join me as we explore the question: What would it take to truly love our neighbors?\n\nLinks to sources for this episode:\n\nVox article 9 questions about the humanitarian crisis on the boarder, answered: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/22346509/humanitarian-border-crisis-biden-unaccompanied-children\n\nCenter for Disaster Philanthropy report, Southern Border Humanitarian Crisis: https://disasterphilanthropy.org/disaster/southern-border-humanitarian-crisis/\n\nWashington Post article The migrant 'surge' at the U.S. southern border is actually a predictable pattern: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/03/23/theres-no-migrant-surge-us-southern-border-heres-data/\n\nUSA Today article How US foreign policy in Central America may have fueled the migrant crisis: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/12/21/has-united-states-foreign-policy-central-america-fueled-migrant-crisis-donald-trump/2338489002/\n\nBoarder Advocacy Groups from National Network for Immigrant and Refugee rights - Organizations to support: http://nnirr.org/drupal/border-groups","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eFor weeks news outlets have been talking about the crisis at the US-Mexico border. What is actually happening at the southern border? And in response to so much suffering, what are we called to do as followers of Jesus?\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is episode 8 of the What Would It Take Podcast. Join me as we explore the question: What would it take to truly love our neighbors?\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLinks to sources for this episode:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVox article 9 questions about the humanitarian crisis on the boarder, answered: \u003ca href=\"https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/22346509/humanitarian-border-crisis-biden-unaccompanied-children\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/22346509/humanitarian-border-crisis-biden-unaccompanied-children\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCenter for Disaster Philanthropy report, Southern Border Humanitarian Crisis: \u003ca href=\"https://disasterphilanthropy.org/disaster/southern-border-humanitarian-crisis/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://disasterphilanthropy.org/disaster/southern-border-humanitarian-crisis/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWashington Post article The migrant \u0026#39;surge\u0026#39; at the U.S. southern border is actually a predictable pattern: \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/03/23/theres-no-migrant-surge-us-southern-border-heres-data/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/03/23/theres-no-migrant-surge-us-southern-border-heres-data/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUSA Today article How US foreign policy in Central America may have fueled the migrant crisis: \u003ca href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/12/21/has-united-states-foreign-policy-central-america-fueled-migrant-crisis-donald-trump/2338489002/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/12/21/has-united-states-foreign-policy-central-america-fueled-migrant-crisis-donald-trump/2338489002/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBoarder Advocacy Groups from National Network for Immigrant and Refugee rights - Organizations to support: \u003ca href=\"http://nnirr.org/drupal/border-groups\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttp://nnirr.org/drupal/border-groups\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"For weeks news outlets have been talking about the crisis at the US-Mexico border. What is actually happening at the southern border? And in response to so much suffering, what are we called to do as followers of Jesus?\r\n\r\nThis is episode 8 of the What Would It Take Podcast. Join me as we explore the question: What would it take to truly love our neighbors?","date_published":"2021-04-09T11:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/cec45dbd-da2d-4382-9db4-4818586906fd/c7dc5100-6947-42ee-aa1d-3edf2768eca9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":37967852,"duration_in_seconds":946}]},{"id":"b677c2ee-1f19-4c19-ade8-5050ea5807a4","title":"Episode 7: What if Hell is closer than we think?","url":"https://whatwouldittake.fireside.fm/7","content_text":"Many of us have grown up with a very strong understanding of what hell was. Eternal torment, literal flames, pain and agony forever. For a long time, our understanding of hell has been divorced from the practical realities that many face day-in and day-out, but does it have to be that way? \n\nThis is episode 7 of the What Would it Take Podcast. Join me as we explore the question, What if Hell is closer than we think? \n\nLinks to sources for this episode:\n\nArticle from _Christian History Institute: Three Views of Hell : https://christianhistoryinstitute.org/magazine/article/three-views-of-hell\n\nArticle from _Christianity Today:  What is Hell? A Biblical Guide of Its Existence: https://www.christianity.com/wiki/heaven-and-hell/what-is-hell-a-biblical-guide-of-its-existence.html\n\nBible Gateway passage Mark 9:48: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+9%3A48\u0026amp;version=NRSV\n\nBible Hub passage Luke 13:28: https://biblehub.com/luke/13-28.htm\n\nCBS News story from _60 Minutes: Early results from 174 Flint Children Exposed to Lead During Water Crisis Shows 80% of Them Will Require Special Education Services: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/flint-water-crisis-effect-on-children-60-minutes-2020-03-15/\n\nArticle from _The New York Times : British Police Office Charged with Murder in Killing of Sarah Everard: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/12/world/europe/uk-sarah-everard.html\n\nArticle from _National Geographic: The Campaign to Eliminate Hell : https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/160513-theology-hell-history-christianity\n\nPodcast _God is with poor people: Liberation theology's challenge to this world: https://thisishell.com/interviews/1015-lilian-calles-barger","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eMany of us have grown up with a very strong understanding of what hell was. Eternal torment, literal flames, pain and agony forever. For a long time, our understanding of hell has been divorced from the practical realities that many face day-in and day-out, but does it have to be that way? \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is episode 7 of the What Would it Take Podcast. Join me as we explore the question, What if Hell is closer than we think? \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLinks to sources for this episode:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eArticle from _Christian History Institute: Three Views of Hell : \u003ca href=\"https://christianhistoryinstitute.org/magazine/article/three-views-of-hell\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://christianhistoryinstitute.org/magazine/article/three-views-of-hell\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eArticle from _Christianity Today:  What is Hell? A Biblical Guide of Its Existence: \u003ca href=\"https://www.christianity.com/wiki/heaven-and-hell/what-is-hell-a-biblical-guide-of-its-existence.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.christianity.com/wiki/heaven-and-hell/what-is-hell-a-biblical-guide-of-its-existence.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBible Gateway passage Mark 9:48: \u003ca href=\"https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+9%3A48\u0026version=NRSV\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+9%3A48\u0026amp;version=NRSV\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBible Hub passage Luke 13:28: \u003ca href=\"https://biblehub.com/luke/13-28.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://biblehub.com/luke/13-28.htm\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCBS News story from _60 Minutes: Early results from 174 Flint Children Exposed to Lead During Water Crisis Shows 80% of Them Will Require Special Education Services: \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/flint-water-crisis-effect-on-children-60-minutes-2020-03-15/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/flint-water-crisis-effect-on-children-60-minutes-2020-03-15/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eArticle from _The New York Times : British Police Office Charged with Murder in Killing of Sarah Everard: \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/12/world/europe/uk-sarah-everard.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/12/world/europe/uk-sarah-everard.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eArticle from _National Geographic: The Campaign to Eliminate Hell : \u003ca href=\"https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/160513-theology-hell-history-christianity\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/160513-theology-hell-history-christianity\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePodcast _God is with poor people: Liberation theology\u0026#39;s challenge to this world: \u003ca href=\"https://thisishell.com/interviews/1015-lilian-calles-barger\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://thisishell.com/interviews/1015-lilian-calles-barger\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Many of us have grown up with a very strong understanding of what hell was. Eternal torment, literal flames, pain and agony forever. For a long time, our understanding of hell has been divorced from the practical realities that many face day-in and day-out, but does it have to be that way? \r\n\r\nThis is episode 7 of the What Would it Take Podcast. Join me as we explore the question, What if Hell is closer than we think? ","date_published":"2021-03-26T15:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/cec45dbd-da2d-4382-9db4-4818586906fd/b677c2ee-1f19-4c19-ade8-5050ea5807a4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":52196892,"duration_in_seconds":1302}]},{"id":"35456cfa-671c-4150-8ef7-544f9cbdd6df","title":"Episode 6: What would it take for every vote to matter equally? ","url":"https://whatwouldittake.fireside.fm/6","content_text":"When we endorse leaders, who favor policies that disenfranchise BIPOC, we are undercutting the Gospel message we claim to believe. Gerrymandering is a tool of voter disenfranchisement and even if it works in favor of our political party, we must stand against it.\n\nThis is ep 6 of the What Would It Take? podcast. Today we’re asking ourselves, what would it take for every vote to matter equally? \n\nSources for this episode:\n\nRock The Vote get involved opportunities: https://www.rockthevote.org/get-involved/\n\nNPR _article, _In New Documentary, Stacey Abrams Probes The State Of Voter Suppression In 2020: https://www.npr.org/2020/09/05/909969046/stacey-abrams-discusses-voter-suppression-and-her-new-documentary-appearance\n\nNPR articke, Stacey Abrams On Why Securing Voting Rights Is As Necessary Now As In The Past: https://www.npr.org/2021/03/02/973067859/stacey-abrams-on-why-securing-voting-rights-is-as-necessary-now-as-in-the-past\n\nNew York Times article, What is Gerrymandering? : https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/27/us/what-is-gerrymandering.html\n\nAmerican Civil Liberties Union fact sheet on voter ID legislation: https://www.aclu.org/other/oppose-voter-id-legislation-fact-sheet\n\nWashington Post article, What counts as voter intimidation? : https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/10/30/voter-intimidation/\n\nCenter for Amrican Progress article, Voter-deterimined districts; ending gerrymandering and ensuring fiar representation : https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/democracy/reports/2019/05/09/468916/voter-determined-districts/\n\nNPR _article, _Supreme Court Rules Partisan Gerrymandering Is Beyond The Reach Of Federal Courts: https://www.npr.org/2019/06/27/731847977/supreme-court-rules-partisan-gerrymandering-is-beyond-the-reach-of-federal-court\n\nVox article, A new study finds voter ID laws don’t reduce voter fraud — or voter turnout: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/2/21/18230009/voter-id-laws-fraud-turnout-study-research\n\nFiveThirtyEight article, What We Know About Voter ID Laws: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/what-we-know-about-voter-id-laws/\n\nThe Gaurdian article, Federal judge blocks North Carolina's voter ID law, citing its discriminatory intent: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jan/01/north-carolina-voter-id-law-blocked-discriminatory\n\nAssociated Press article, Georgia House passes GOP bill rolling back voting access: https://apnews.com/article/senate-elections-bills-legislation-elections-georgia-842d9ad16a78901322f4b952f6c0d8dd","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWhen we endorse leaders, who favor policies that disenfranchise BIPOC, we are undercutting the Gospel message we claim to believe. Gerrymandering is a tool of voter disenfranchisement and even if it works in favor of our political party, we must stand against it.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is ep 6 of the What Would It Take? podcast. Today we’re asking ourselves, what would it take for every vote to matter equally? \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSources for this episode:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRock The Vote get involved opportunities: \u003ca href=\"https://www.rockthevote.org/get-involved/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.rockthevote.org/get-involved/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNPR _article, _In New Documentary, Stacey Abrams Probes The State Of Voter Suppression In 2020\u003c/em\u003e: \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2020/09/05/909969046/stacey-abrams-discusses-voter-suppression-and-her-new-documentary-appearance\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.npr.org/2020/09/05/909969046/stacey-abrams-discusses-voter-suppression-and-her-new-documentary-appearance\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNPR\u003c/em\u003e articke, \u003cem\u003eStacey Abrams On Why Securing Voting Rights Is As Necessary Now As In The Past:\u003c/em\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/03/02/973067859/stacey-abrams-on-why-securing-voting-rights-is-as-necessary-now-as-in-the-past\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.npr.org/2021/03/02/973067859/stacey-abrams-on-why-securing-voting-rights-is-as-necessary-now-as-in-the-past\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c/em\u003e article, \u003cem\u003eWhat is Gerrymandering?\u003c/em\u003e : \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/27/us/what-is-gerrymandering.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/27/us/what-is-gerrymandering.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmerican Civil Liberties Union fact sheet on voter ID legislation: \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclu.org/other/oppose-voter-id-legislation-fact-sheet\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.aclu.org/other/oppose-voter-id-legislation-fact-sheet\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c/em\u003e article, \u003cem\u003eWhat counts as voter intimidation?\u003c/em\u003e : \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/10/30/voter-intimidation/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/10/30/voter-intimidation/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCenter for Amrican Progress article, \u003cem\u003eVoter-deterimined districts; ending gerrymandering and ensuring fiar representation\u003c/em\u003e : \u003ca href=\"https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/democracy/reports/2019/05/09/468916/voter-determined-districts/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.americanprogress.org/issues/democracy/reports/2019/05/09/468916/voter-determined-districts/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNPR _article, _Supreme Court Rules Partisan Gerrymandering Is Beyond The Reach Of Federal Courts\u003c/em\u003e: \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2019/06/27/731847977/supreme-court-rules-partisan-gerrymandering-is-beyond-the-reach-of-federal-court\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.npr.org/2019/06/27/731847977/supreme-court-rules-partisan-gerrymandering-is-beyond-the-reach-of-federal-court\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVox\u003c/em\u003e article, \u003cem\u003eA new study finds voter ID laws don’t reduce voter fraud — or voter turnout\u003c/em\u003e: \u003ca href=\"https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/2/21/18230009/voter-id-laws-fraud-turnout-study-research\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/2/21/18230009/voter-id-laws-fraud-turnout-study-research\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFiveThirtyEight article, \u003cem\u003eWhat We Know About Voter ID Laws\u003c/em\u003e: \u003ca href=\"https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/what-we-know-about-voter-id-laws/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://fivethirtyeight.com/features/what-we-know-about-voter-id-laws/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Gaurdian\u003c/em\u003e article, \u003cem\u003eFederal judge blocks North Carolina\u0026#39;s voter ID law, citing its discriminatory intent\u003c/em\u003e: \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jan/01/north-carolina-voter-id-law-blocked-discriminatory\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jan/01/north-carolina-voter-id-law-blocked-discriminatory\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAssociated Press\u003c/em\u003e article, \u003cem\u003eGeorgia House passes GOP bill rolling back voting access\u003c/em\u003e: \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/senate-elections-bills-legislation-elections-georgia-842d9ad16a78901322f4b952f6c0d8dd\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://apnews.com/article/senate-elections-bills-legislation-elections-georgia-842d9ad16a78901322f4b952f6c0d8dd\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"When we endorse leaders, who favor policies that disenfranchise BIPOC, we are undercutting the Gospel message we claim to believe. Gerrymandering is a tool of voter disenfranchisement and even if it works in favor of our political party, we must stand against it.\r\n\r\nThis is ep 6 of the What Would It Take? podcast. Today we’re asking ourselves, what would it take for every vote to matter equally? \r\n","date_published":"2021-03-12T09:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/cec45dbd-da2d-4382-9db4-4818586906fd/35456cfa-671c-4150-8ef7-544f9cbdd6df.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":57321058,"duration_in_seconds":1431}]},{"id":"03c30a2f-3069-4f35-bb11-24c357deb18d","title":"Episode 5: What would it take for love to win?","url":"https://whatwouldittake.fireside.fm/5","content_text":"LGBTQ+ youth are at increased risk of suicide and violent crime. Teenage years can be difficult for everyone, but for lgbtq youth they can be especially dangerous. Why is that the case though? Well, our attitudes and beliefs about LGBTQ+ people are part of the problem. \n\nThis is Episode 5 of the What Would It Take Podcast. Join me as I ask What Would It Take Love to Conquer All?\n\nLinks to sources from the episode:\n\nThe Reformation Project - \nhttps://reformationproject.org/\n\nPBS News Hour article - \nhttps://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/study-finds-lgbtq-people-much-likelier-to-be-crime-victims\n\nGAP LGBTQ Religion Project PDF - \nhttps://ourgap.org/resources/Documents/GAP%20LGBT-Religion%20Project.pdf\n\nQ Christian Fellowship Prayer Wall - \nhttps://www.qchristian.org/prayerwall\n\nHuffPost nest article, _Chilling Study Sums Up Link Between Religion And Suicide For Queer Youth - \nhttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/queer-youth-religion-suicide-study_n_5ad4f7b3e4b077c89ceb9774\n\nThe Trevor Project national survey results - \nhttps://www.thetrevorproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/The-Trevor-Project-National-Survey-Results-2019.pdf\n\nCDC resources for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health - \nhttps://www.cdc.gov/lgbthealth/youth.htm\n\nNBS news article, _Nearly 1 in 5 hate crimes motivated by anti-LGBTQ bias, FBI finds -\nhttps://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/nearly-1-5-hate-crimes-motivated-anti-lgbtq-bias-fbi-n1080891\n\nIndiana Youth Group - \nhttps://www.indianayouthgroup.org/\n\nOK2BME article, WHAT DOES LGBTQ+ MEAN? - \nhttps://ok2bme.ca/resources/kids-teens/what-does-lgbtq-mean/","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eLGBTQ+ youth are at increased risk of suicide and violent crime. Teenage years can be difficult for everyone, but for lgbtq youth they can be especially dangerous. Why is that the case though? Well, our attitudes and beliefs about LGBTQ+ people are part of the problem. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is Episode 5 of the What Would It Take Podcast. Join me as I ask What Would It Take Love to Conquer All?\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLinks to sources from the episode:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Reformation Project - \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://reformationproject.org/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://reformationproject.org/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePBS News Hour article - \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/study-finds-lgbtq-people-much-likelier-to-be-crime-victims\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/study-finds-lgbtq-people-much-likelier-to-be-crime-victims\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGAP LGBTQ Religion Project PDF - \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://ourgap.org/resources/Documents/GAP%20LGBT-Religion%20Project.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://ourgap.org/resources/Documents/GAP%20LGBT-Religion%20Project.pdf\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eQ Christian Fellowship Prayer Wall - \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.qchristian.org/prayerwall\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.qchristian.org/prayerwall\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHuffPost nest article, _Chilling Study Sums Up Link Between Religion And Suicide For Queer Youth - \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.huffpost.com/entry/queer-youth-religion-suicide-study_n_5ad4f7b3e4b077c89ceb9774\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/queer-youth-religion-suicide-study_n_5ad4f7b3e4b077c89ceb9774\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Trevor Project national survey results - \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.thetrevorproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/The-Trevor-Project-National-Survey-Results-2019.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.thetrevorproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/The-Trevor-Project-National-Survey-Results-2019.pdf\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCDC resources for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health - \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/lgbthealth/youth.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.cdc.gov/lgbthealth/youth.htm\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNBS news article, _Nearly 1 in 5 hate crimes motivated by anti-LGBTQ bias, FBI finds -\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/nearly-1-5-hate-crimes-motivated-anti-lgbtq-bias-fbi-n1080891\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/nearly-1-5-hate-crimes-motivated-anti-lgbtq-bias-fbi-n1080891\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIndiana Youth Group - \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.indianayouthgroup.org/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.indianayouthgroup.org/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOK2BME article, WHAT DOES LGBTQ+ MEAN? - \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://ok2bme.ca/resources/kids-teens/what-does-lgbtq-mean/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://ok2bme.ca/resources/kids-teens/what-does-lgbtq-mean/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"LGBTQ+ youth are at increased risk of suicide and violent crime. Teenage years can be difficult for everyone, but for lgbtq youth they can be especially dangerous. Why is that the case though? Well, our attitudes and beliefs about lgbtq people are part of the problem. \r\nThis is Episode 5 of the What Would It Take Podcast. Join me as I ask What Would It Take Love to Conquer All?","date_published":"2021-02-26T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/cec45dbd-da2d-4382-9db4-4818586906fd/03c30a2f-3069-4f35-bb11-24c357deb18d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":66961732,"duration_in_seconds":1672}]},{"id":"ae1b21cb-30f2-4cf6-a6bc-d406ff64c5af","title":"Episode 4: What would it take for our children to be safe?","url":"https://whatwouldittake.fireside.fm/4","content_text":"Every year, through the U.S foster care system,  thousands of children are sent back into abusive homes, unnecessarily separated from their parents or even abused while in foster care. We have a system that is failing our youth, and more often than not, its affecting Black and Native families disproportionately. \n\nThis is Episode 4 of the What Would It Take Podcast. This week we’re exploring the question, What Would It Take To Keep Our Families Together? \n\nLinks to sources from this episode:\n\nThe Appeal, _Hidden foster care: all of the responsibility, none of the resources: https://theappeal.org/hidden-foster-care/\n\nScary Mommy article, _Transracial adoption frequently ruins lives - I say this as a White adoptive mom: https://www.scarymommy.com/national-adoption-month-white-adoptive-mom/\n\nMarquette Law Review, _Racial Bias in American Foster Care: The National Debate: https://scholarship.law.marquette.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5190\u0026amp;context=mulr\n\nReligion News Service, _Black children in foster care need relief from systemic racism, too:https://religionnews.com/2020/06/26/black-foster-children-need-relief-from-systemic-racism-too/\n\nFoster-to-prision pipeline video _Step Inside the circle: https://vimeo.com/398088783?ref=fb-share\n\nU.S. Department of Health \u0026amp; Human Services, _Federal foster care financing: How and why the current funding structure fails to meet the needs of the child welfare field: https://aspe.hhs.gov/report/federal-foster-care-financing-how-and-why-current-funding-structure-fails-meet-needs-child-welfare-field#:~:text=Title%20IV%2DE%20funds%20foster,assistance%20makes%20up%20another%2022%25.\n\nTogether we rise, _15 things you should know before fostering: https://www.togetherwerise.org/blog/things-foster-parents-should-know/\n\nTodays Parent, _4 things I wish I'd known about foster parenting: https://www.todaysparent.com/family/parenting/what-i-wish-id-known-about-foster-parenting/","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eEvery year, through the U.S foster care system,  thousands of children are sent back into abusive homes, unnecessarily separated from their parents or even abused while in foster care. We have a system that is failing our youth, and more often than not, its affecting Black and Native families disproportionately. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is Episode 4 of the What Would It Take Podcast. This week we’re exploring the question, What Would It Take To Keep Our Families Together? \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLinks to sources from this episode:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Appeal, _Hidden foster care: all of the responsibility, none of the resources: \u003ca href=\"https://theappeal.org/hidden-foster-care/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://theappeal.org/hidden-foster-care/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eScary Mommy article, _Transracial adoption frequently ruins lives - I say this as a White adoptive mom: \u003ca href=\"https://www.scarymommy.com/national-adoption-month-white-adoptive-mom/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.scarymommy.com/national-adoption-month-white-adoptive-mom/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMarquette Law Review, _Racial Bias in American Foster Care: The National Debate: \u003ca href=\"https://scholarship.law.marquette.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5190\u0026context=mulr\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://scholarship.law.marquette.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5190\u0026amp;context=mulr\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReligion News Service, _Black children in foster care need relief from systemic racism, too:\u003ca href=\"https://religionnews.com/2020/06/26/black-foster-children-need-relief-from-systemic-racism-too/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://religionnews.com/2020/06/26/black-foster-children-need-relief-from-systemic-racism-too/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFoster-to-prision pipeline video _Step Inside the circle: \u003ca href=\"https://vimeo.com/398088783?ref=fb-share\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://vimeo.com/398088783?ref=fb-share\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eU.S. Department of Health \u0026amp; Human Services, _Federal foster care financing: How and why the current funding structure fails to meet the needs of the child welfare field: \u003ca href=\"https://aspe.hhs.gov/report/federal-foster-care-financing-how-and-why-current-funding-structure-fails-meet-needs-child-welfare-field#:%7E:text=Title%20IV%2DE%20funds%20foster,assistance%20makes%20up%20another%2022%25\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://aspe.hhs.gov/report/federal-foster-care-financing-how-and-why-current-funding-structure-fails-meet-needs-child-welfare-field#:~:text=Title%20IV%2DE%20funds%20foster,assistance%20makes%20up%20another%2022%25\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTogether we rise, _15 things you should know before fostering: \u003ca href=\"https://www.togetherwerise.org/blog/things-foster-parents-should-know/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.togetherwerise.org/blog/things-foster-parents-should-know/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTodays Parent, _4 things I wish I\u0026#39;d known about foster parenting: \u003ca href=\"https://www.todaysparent.com/family/parenting/what-i-wish-id-known-about-foster-parenting/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.todaysparent.com/family/parenting/what-i-wish-id-known-about-foster-parenting/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Every year, through the U.S foster care system, thousands of children are sent back into abusive homes, unnecessarily separated from their parents or even abused while in foster care. We have a system that is failing our youth, and more often than not, its affecting Black and Native families disproportionately. \r\n\r\nThis is Episode 4 of the What Would It Take Podcast. This week we’re exploring the question, What Would It Take To Keep Our Families Together? \r\n","date_published":"2021-02-12T10:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/cec45dbd-da2d-4382-9db4-4818586906fd/ae1b21cb-30f2-4cf6-a6bc-d406ff64c5af.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":47975274,"duration_in_seconds":1197}]},{"id":"b3137ad2-447c-4bf0-a079-3bebdbbf0456","title":"Episode 3: What would it take for our mothers and children to survive? ","url":"https://whatwouldittake.fireside.fm/3","content_text":"What should be one of the most joyful days of a life, ends up being the last for too many women. \n\nThis is the episode 3 of the What Would It Take Podcast and this week we’re exploring maternal and infant mortality rates in black, native and alaskan native women as we wrestle with the question what would it take for our mothers and children to survive. \n\nLinks to sources from this episode: \n\nCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Pregnancy Mortality Surveillance System: https://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/maternal-mortality/pregnancy-mortality-surveillance-system.htm\n\nConsumer Watch Dog article _Kira Johnson, Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles: https://www.consumerwatchdog.org/patient-safety/kira-johnson-cedars-sinai-los-angeles\n\nNew York Times article _Why America's Black Mothers and Babies Are in a Life-orDeath Crisis: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/11/magazine/black-mothers-babies-death-maternal-mortality.html\n\nCenter for American Progress comprehensive policy blueprint on eliminating racial disparities in maternal and infant mortality: https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/women/reports/2019/05/02/469186/eliminating-racial-disparities-maternal-infant-mortality/\n\nInsider article _Black babie are 3 times more likely to die when cared for by white doctors. Their mortality rates plunges with Black doctors: https://www.insider.com/black-babies-more-likely-to-die-when-cared-white-doctors-2020-8\n\nKaiser Family Foundation article _ _Racial Disparities in Maternal and Infant Health: An Overview:https://www.kff.org/report-section/racial-disparities-in-maternal-and-infant-health-an-overview-issue-brief/\n\nAJMC article _Racial Disparities Persist in Maternal Morbidity, Mortality and Infant Health:https://www.ajmc.com/view/racial-disparities-persist-in-maternal-morbidity-mortality-and-infant-health\n\nProPublica article _Black Women Disproportionately Suffer Complications of Pregnancy and Childbirth. Lets TAlk about it.: https://www.propublica.org/article/black-women-disproportionately-suffer-complications-of-pregnancy-and-childbirth-lets-talk-about-it\n\nProPublica sieries of articles _Lost Mothers: https://www.propublica.org/series/lost-mothers\n\nProPublica article _The New U.S. Maternal Mortality Rate Fails to Capture Many Deaths: https://www.propublica.org/article/the-new-us-maternal-mortality-rate-fails-to-capture-many-deaths\n\nMedscape article _Black Chief Resident Dies After Childbirth, Highlights Tragic Trend: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/939954?fbclid=IwAR1GK9-eSEfFshMTXz6fFiNa5Cm7HyIquUsQPwghf4gTq_1jU5FTU84EjEs#vp_1\n\nAmerican Progress article _American Indian and Alaska Native Maternal and Infant Mortality: Challenges and Opportunities:https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/early-childhood/news/2018/07/09/451344/american-indian-alaska-native-maternal-infant-mortality-challenges-opportunities/","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWhat should be one of the most joyful days of a life, ends up being the last for too many women. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the episode 3 of the What Would It Take Podcast and this week we’re exploring maternal and infant mortality rates in black, native and alaskan native women as we wrestle with the question what would it take for our mothers and children to survive. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLinks to sources from this episode: \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Pregnancy Mortality Surveillance System: \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/maternal-mortality/pregnancy-mortality-surveillance-system.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/maternal-mortality/pregnancy-mortality-surveillance-system.htm\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eConsumer Watch Dog article _Kira Johnson, Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles: \u003ca href=\"https://www.consumerwatchdog.org/patient-safety/kira-johnson-cedars-sinai-los-angeles\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.consumerwatchdog.org/patient-safety/kira-johnson-cedars-sinai-los-angeles\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNew York Times article _Why America\u0026#39;s Black Mothers and Babies Are in a Life-orDeath Crisis: \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/11/magazine/black-mothers-babies-death-maternal-mortality.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/11/magazine/black-mothers-babies-death-maternal-mortality.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCenter for American Progress comprehensive policy blueprint on eliminating racial disparities in maternal and infant mortality: \u003ca href=\"https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/women/reports/2019/05/02/469186/eliminating-racial-disparities-maternal-infant-mortality/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.americanprogress.org/issues/women/reports/2019/05/02/469186/eliminating-racial-disparities-maternal-infant-mortality/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInsider article _Black babie are 3 times more likely to die when cared for by white doctors. Their mortality rates plunges with Black doctors: \u003ca href=\"https://www.insider.com/black-babies-more-likely-to-die-when-cared-white-doctors-2020-8\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.insider.com/black-babies-more-likely-to-die-when-cared-white-doctors-2020-8\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKaiser Family Foundation article _ _Racial Disparities in Maternal and Infant Health: An Overview:\u003ca href=\"https://www.kff.org/report-section/racial-disparities-in-maternal-and-infant-health-an-overview-issue-brief/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.kff.org/report-section/racial-disparities-in-maternal-and-infant-health-an-overview-issue-brief/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAJMC article _Racial Disparities Persist in Maternal Morbidity, Mortality and Infant Health:\u003ca href=\"https://www.ajmc.com/view/racial-disparities-persist-in-maternal-morbidity-mortality-and-infant-health\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.ajmc.com/view/racial-disparities-persist-in-maternal-morbidity-mortality-and-infant-health\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProPublica article _Black Women Disproportionately Suffer Complications of Pregnancy and Childbirth. Lets TAlk about it.: \u003ca href=\"https://www.propublica.org/article/black-women-disproportionately-suffer-complications-of-pregnancy-and-childbirth-lets-talk-about-it\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.propublica.org/article/black-women-disproportionately-suffer-complications-of-pregnancy-and-childbirth-lets-talk-about-it\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProPublica sieries of articles _Lost Mothers: \u003ca href=\"https://www.propublica.org/series/lost-mothers\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.propublica.org/series/lost-mothers\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProPublica article _The New U.S. Maternal Mortality Rate Fails to Capture Many Deaths: \u003ca href=\"https://www.propublica.org/article/the-new-us-maternal-mortality-rate-fails-to-capture-many-deaths\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.propublica.org/article/the-new-us-maternal-mortality-rate-fails-to-capture-many-deaths\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMedscape article _Black Chief Resident Dies After Childbirth, Highlights Tragic Trend: \u003ca href=\"https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/939954?fbclid=IwAR1GK9-eSEfFshMTXz6fFiNa5Cm7HyIquUsQPwghf4gTq_1jU5FTU84EjEs#vp_1\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/939954?fbclid=IwAR1GK9-eSEfFshMTXz6fFiNa5Cm7HyIquUsQPwghf4gTq_1jU5FTU84EjEs#vp_1\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmerican Progress article _American Indian and Alaska Native Maternal and Infant Mortality: Challenges and Opportunities:\u003ca href=\"https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/early-childhood/news/2018/07/09/451344/american-indian-alaska-native-maternal-infant-mortality-challenges-opportunities/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.americanprogress.org/issues/early-childhood/news/2018/07/09/451344/american-indian-alaska-native-maternal-infant-mortality-challenges-opportunities/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"What should be one of the most joyful days of a life, ends up being the last for too many women. \r\n\r\nThis is the episode 3 of the What Would It Take Podcast and this week we’re exploring maternal and infant mortality rates in black, native and alaskan native women as we wrestle with the question what would it take for our mothers and children to survive. \r\n","date_published":"2021-01-29T09:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/cec45dbd-da2d-4382-9db4-4818586906fd/b3137ad2-447c-4bf0-a079-3bebdbbf0456.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":25574597,"duration_in_seconds":1063}]},{"id":"6e5339ae-1301-4649-838f-a5101a9ae3b9","title":"Episode 2: What would it take for all people to be free?","url":"https://whatwouldittake.fireside.fm/2","content_text":"As Anabaptist christians, we claim to center Jesus’ work and actions in our faith. If Jesus came\nto set the oppressed free, how can we go about our lives while ignoring the truth that our\nbrothers and sisters are not only oppressed, but often murdered without justice?\n\nThis is Episode 2 of the What Would it Take? podcast. Today we’re exploring police abolition as\nwe wrestle with the question: What would it take for everyone to be free?\n\nLinks to sources from this episode: \n\nWashington Post article about John Crawford III - https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/09/25/ohio-wal-mart-surveillance-video-shows-police-shooting-and-killing-john-crawford-iii/\n\nWashington Post article about Kenneth Walton's traffic Stop -https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/08/16/father-utterly-terrified-after-trooper-points-gun-at-his-7-year-old-during-traffic-stop/\n\n8toAbolition policy changes PDF - https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbf321b6026b073fef97d4/t/5ee0817c955eaa484011b8fe/1591771519433/8toAbolition_V2.pdf\n\n8toAbolition Resource library - https://www.8toabolition.com/resources\n\nNPR article about the Rodney King Riots -https://www.npr.org/2017/04/26/524744989/when-la-erupted-in-anger-a-look-back-at-the-rodney-king-riots\n\nDemocracy Now! article about the Fred Hampton Assassination - https://www.democracynow.org/2014/12/4/watch_the_assassination_of_fred_hampton\n\nLink to The End of Policing by Alex S Vitale - https://www.versobooks.com/books/2426-the-end-of-policing\n\nLink to The Politics of Jesus by Obery M. Hendricks Jr. - https://www.amazon.com/Politics-Jesus-Rediscovering-Revolutionary-Teachings/dp/0385516657/ref=pd_lpo_14_t_0/132-1448369-0171828?_encoding=UTF8\u0026amp;pd_rd_i=0385516657\u0026amp;pd_rd_r=f3c9a2b9-fc16-4433-a4b5-3c61c4a5bac4\u0026amp;pd_rd_w=pofwA\u0026amp;pd_rd_wg=fKHIB\u0026amp;pf_rd_p=7b36d496-f366-4631-94d3-61b87b52511b\u0026amp;pf_rd_r=9N5TVD5ZEW7JN68RKG85\u0026amp;psc=1\u0026amp;refRID=9N5TVD5ZEW7JN68RKG85","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eAs Anabaptist christians, we claim to center Jesus’ work and actions in our faith. If Jesus came\u003cbr\u003e\nto set the oppressed free, how can we go about our lives while ignoring the truth that our\u003cbr\u003e\nbrothers and sisters are not only oppressed, but often murdered without justice?\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is Episode 2 of the What Would it Take? podcast. Today we’re exploring police abolition as\u003cbr\u003e\nwe wrestle with the question: What would it take for everyone to be free?\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLinks to sources from this episode: \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWashington Post article about John Crawford III - \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/09/25/ohio-wal-mart-surveillance-video-shows-police-shooting-and-killing-john-crawford-iii/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/09/25/ohio-wal-mart-surveillance-video-shows-police-shooting-and-killing-john-crawford-iii/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWashington Post article about Kenneth Walton\u0026#39;s traffic Stop -\u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/08/16/father-utterly-terrified-after-trooper-points-gun-at-his-7-year-old-during-traffic-stop/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/08/16/father-utterly-terrified-after-trooper-points-gun-at-his-7-year-old-during-traffic-stop/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e8toAbolition policy changes PDF - \u003ca href=\"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbf321b6026b073fef97d4/t/5ee0817c955eaa484011b8fe/1591771519433/8toAbolition_V2.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbf321b6026b073fef97d4/t/5ee0817c955eaa484011b8fe/1591771519433/8toAbolition_V2.pdf\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e8toAbolition Resource library - \u003ca href=\"https://www.8toabolition.com/resources\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.8toabolition.com/resources\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNPR article about the Rodney King Riots -\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2017/04/26/524744989/when-la-erupted-in-anger-a-look-back-at-the-rodney-king-riots\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.npr.org/2017/04/26/524744989/when-la-erupted-in-anger-a-look-back-at-the-rodney-king-riots\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDemocracy Now! article about the Fred Hampton Assassination - \u003ca href=\"https://www.democracynow.org/2014/12/4/watch_the_assassination_of_fred_hampton\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.democracynow.org/2014/12/4/watch_the_assassination_of_fred_hampton\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLink to \u003cem\u003eThe End of Policing\u003c/em\u003e by Alex S Vitale - \u003ca href=\"https://www.versobooks.com/books/2426-the-end-of-policing\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.versobooks.com/books/2426-the-end-of-policing\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLink to \u003cem\u003eThe Politics of Jesus\u003c/em\u003e by Obery M. Hendricks Jr. - \u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Politics-Jesus-Rediscovering-Revolutionary-Teachings/dp/0385516657/ref=pd_lpo_14_t_0/132-1448369-0171828?_encoding=UTF8\u0026pd_rd_i=0385516657\u0026pd_rd_r=f3c9a2b9-fc16-4433-a4b5-3c61c4a5bac4\u0026pd_rd_w=pofwA\u0026pd_rd_wg=fKHIB\u0026pf_rd_p=7b36d496-f366-4631-94d3-61b87b52511b\u0026pf_rd_r=9N5TVD5ZEW7JN68RKG85\u0026psc=1\u0026refRID=9N5TVD5ZEW7JN68RKG85\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.amazon.com/Politics-Jesus-Rediscovering-Revolutionary-Teachings/dp/0385516657/ref=pd_lpo_14_t_0/132-1448369-0171828?_encoding=UTF8\u0026amp;pd_rd_i=0385516657\u0026amp;pd_rd_r=f3c9a2b9-fc16-4433-a4b5-3c61c4a5bac4\u0026amp;pd_rd_w=pofwA\u0026amp;pd_rd_wg=fKHIB\u0026amp;pf_rd_p=7b36d496-f366-4631-94d3-61b87b52511b\u0026amp;pf_rd_r=9N5TVD5ZEW7JN68RKG85\u0026amp;psc=1\u0026amp;refRID=9N5TVD5ZEW7JN68RKG85\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"As Anabaptist christians, we claim to center Jesus’ work and actions in our faith. If Jesus came\r\nto set the oppressed free, how can we go about our lives while ignoring the truth that our\r\nbrothers and sisters are not only oppressed, but often murdered without justice?\r\n\r\nThis is Episode 2 of the What Would it Take? podcast. Today we’re exploring police abolition as\r\nwe wrestle with the question: What would it take for everyone to be free?","date_published":"2021-01-15T09:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/cec45dbd-da2d-4382-9db4-4818586906fd/6e5339ae-1301-4649-838f-a5101a9ae3b9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":41128721,"duration_in_seconds":1027}]},{"id":"0bcbbd0a-fa1f-4871-9468-ce7b8928237f","title":"Episode 1: Before we get started, an introduction ","url":"https://whatwouldittake.fireside.fm/1","content_text":"For this first episode host, Ben Tapper, takes a minute to introduce himself, his journey, and what you can expect from this podcast moving forward.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eFor this first episode host, Ben Tapper, takes a minute to introduce himself, his journey, and what you can expect from this podcast moving forward.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"For this first episode host, Ben Tapper ,takes a minute to introduce himself, his journey, and what you can expect from this podcast moving forward.","date_published":"2020-12-31T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/cec45dbd-da2d-4382-9db4-4818586906fd/0bcbbd0a-fa1f-4871-9468-ce7b8928237f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":17822673,"duration_in_seconds":444}]}]}