Called to be Bad
What if the scandalous is spiritual, deviant is divine, and bad is beautiful? Welcome to Called to be Bad, a podcast where guests reveal a "bad" topic they are passionate about.
Episodes
84 episodes since 2022
"Suicidality" with Rev. Michiko Bown-Kai--Called to be Bad Podcast S3 Ep14
"You know sometimes people feel suicidal and they don't want to die, they just want to stop hurting..."In this episode of Called to be Bad I talk with Reverend Michiko Bown-Kai who is a minister in the United Church of Canada. We first ...
August 24, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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1:06:11
Rooted Faith: Animism and Christianity with Sarah Renee Werner–Called to be Bad Podcast S3 EP13
In this episode of Called to Be Bad I talk with Sarah Werner. Sarah is an editor, writer and pastor living in Columbus, Ohio. You can find Sarah’s full bio in the description. Sarah is the author of the book, Rooted Faith: Practices of Living W...
August 01, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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52:20
"Gender Expansive Language for God" with Dr. Wil Gafney--Co-hosted with Dr. Malinda E. Berry--Called to be Bad Podcast Season 3 EP12
“We don’t have the tools necessary to talk about God…” Today’s episode is co-hosted with Dr. Malinda E. Berry who you may recognize from an episode of Called to be Bad named Toxic Secrets. Dr. Malinda and I had the privi...
July 25, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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59:14
"Called to be Trans" with Jenna Martin--Called to be Bad Podcast S3 EP11
"While I was processing my gender, my biggest fear was that I would come out as trans and then be like, 'oh wait, actually no...'"In this episode of Called to be Bad Podcast I talk with Jenna Reyanne Martin (she, her) a trans woma...
June 17, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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1:00:14
"Bad Professor" with Scott Okamoto--Called to be Bad Podcast S3 EP10
"Sadly some of my colleagues thought I was evil, the administration thought I was evil, a small percentage of my students thought I was evil...." In this episode of Called to be Bad I talk with Scott Okamoto who is a writer, musician, a...
May 11, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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1:07:51
"Reparations" with Darryl Heller and Ben Bouwman--Called to be Bad Podcast S3 EP
"White people act as if racism doesn't hurt them, but it does." In this episode of Called to be Bad I talk with Darryl Heller and Ben Bouwman about reparations. Darryl is professor of women and gender studies at Indiana University South...
April 15, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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58:31
"Sex Before Marriage" with Jo Lloyd Johnson--Called to be Bad Podcast S3 EP8
"So my sexuality was like, 'here's how you're supposed to be: you're supposed to be heterosexual, you're supposed to be submissive, you're supposed to be excited any time he is excited. You're not really allowed to say no, or if you say no...sa...
March 25, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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1:07:01
"Holistic Decolonization" with Sarah Augustine and Sheri Hostetler--Called to be Bad Podcast S3 EP7
"And the fact that 80 or 85% of the mineral needed to power the green economy, needed to build our electric cars, our solar panels, etc., are located on or near Indigenous lands..." In this episode of CTBB I talk with Sarah Augustine an...
March 18, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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1:08:53
“Bad Bookshelf” with Paul Keim–Called to be Bad Podcast S3 EP6
“I could spend hours and days looking for a particular book, and not infrequently I discover I have more than one copy, I’ve discovered not only doubles, but triples, and in the worst case four copies of the same book on my shelf.”In thi...
March 11, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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1:06:38
"On Chaplaincy" with Joon (J.S.) Park--Called to be Bad Podcast S3 EP5
In this episode I talk with chaplain and author Joon Park about his journey into chaplaincy, how he maintains a non-anxious and non-judgmental presence when faced with all types of people and all types of suffering, and how he carries the stori...
December 11, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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51:39
"Witch Trials" with Jessi Knippel--Called to be Bad Podcast S3 EP4
In this episode of Called to be Bad, scholar Jessie Knippel takes us through the history of colonial witch trials, why certain people groups were targeted as “witches", and the role Christianity played in these hunts. Then we move to the ...
December 04, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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57:11
“Black Feminism(s) and Faith” with Shantell Hinton Hill–Called to be Bad Podcast S3 EP3
"I feel like black women have been, and always will be, the closest approximation of Jesus Christ's salvific work, in our lives." Shantell Hinton Hill is an engineer, pastor, and poet that centers her justice work around Black Femi...
November 27, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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53:10
“Bad Politics: Polarization and the Violence in Gaza”--Called to be Bad Podcast S3 EP2
“In a sense, partisan politics, uncompromising politics are seen as, ‘Well that’s the real problem,’ and I think that moderate politics often does take a side, I just don’t think it has the courage to say it.”In this episode of Called to...
November 20, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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56:48
"Trans Body Theology" with Shannon TL Kearns--Called to be Bad Podcast Season Three Premier!
“Transitioning gave me back my body, which is what I expected, right, I expected to have this new relationship with my body and that will be great. What I didn’t also expect, was that transitioning gave me back my faith.” In this ...
November 13, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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1:00:59
"Bad Thoughts with Mariah--Praying for Apache Stronghold"--Called to be Bad Podcast S2 EP32
Help pray and fight for Oak Flat--resources below: Donate:https://www.paypal.com/donate?tok...
November 03, 2023
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Season 2
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Episode 33
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18:09
"Bad Thoughts with Mariah--Looking forward to Season Three!!!"--Called to be Bad Podcast S2EP32
Wondering where the podcast has been? Check out this mini-episode where I catch you all up on life and ALL the exciting episodes and guests to come in Season 3!!!Link to sign up on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/calledtobebad/membersh...
October 18, 2023
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Season 2
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Episode 32
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11:10
"Are Guns Bad: Power, Privilege, and Politics" with Matthew Yoder--Called to be Bad Podcast S2 EP30
"In 2020, with all the civil unrest, we reached a tipping point of there being more guns than people." In this episode of Called to be Bad I talk all things guns with Mennonite pastor, adrenaline junkie, and "aspiring pacifis...
September 25, 2023
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Season 2
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Episode 30
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1:28:07
"Are Guns Bad PART TWO: The Gun Problem" with Matthew Yoder--Called to be Bad Podcast S2 EP31
"Part of the gun problem in America--the proliferation of guns--has as much to do with policy making approches by Democratic officials as it does pro-gun Republicans..."In part two of this two-part series on guns, I talk with Matt Yoder...
September 24, 2023
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Season 2
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Episode 31
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1:00:13
"The God Who Riots: Liberation Theology" with Damon Garcia--Called to be Bad Podcast S2 EP29
Hey baddies, we are back! After a bit of a break, we are diving in the deep end with an episode on Liberation Theology, Jesus as a protester, Marxism, and more! It was a delight to have Damon Garcia on to talk about his book, "The God Who Riots...
September 04, 2023
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Season 2
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Episode 29
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1:02:13
"Bad Church" with Melissa Spolar--Called to be Bad Podcast S2 EP28
In this episode of Called to be Bad I talk with pastor Melissa Spolar about being part of a "bad church" a.k.a. breaking down what traditional church looks like. Do we need a sermon? Do we need lots of children's programming? Let's re-imagine c...
July 24, 2023
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Season 2
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Episode 28
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51:54
"Is Porn Bad?" with Erica Smith--Called to be Bad Podcast S2 EP27
"I just found it so fascinating that the campaigns that were put out saying that porn is a public health issue were not public health people...they were put out by religious organizations."In this episode of Called to be Bad I talk with...
July 17, 2023
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Season 2
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Episode 27
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51:07
"Is God Dead?" with Maria Francesca French--Called to be Bad Podcast S2 EP26
"Like the idea of god, and who, and what, and where, and when god might be is actually plastic, it actually takes different forms."In this episode of the Called to be Bad Podcast I talk with author and radical theologian Maria Francesca...
July 03, 2023
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Season 2
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Episode 26
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1:01:16
"Christians and White Supremacy" with Drew Hart--Called to be Bad Podcast S2 EP 25
"In some ways it is just a reminder that Western Christians don't have a copywrite on Christianity, a copywrite on Jesus, a copywrite on the Bible..." In this episode I talk with theologian, author, professor, and podcaster, Drew G. I. ...
June 20, 2023
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Season 2
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Episode 25
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55:10
"Bad Environmentalist" with Brian Sauder--Called to be Bad Podcast S2 EP24
"If I could shift something about the environmental movement, it would be shifting the obsession over recycling toward obsessing over healing our inner child..."In this episode of the Called to be Bad Podcast I talk with pastor and envi...
June 06, 2023
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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54:21
"The Death Penalty" with Hillary Taylor--Called to be Bad Podcast S2 EP 23 *CW in description
*CW--mentions of violence, SA, and suicidal ideation"God is here to tell me that nobody is beyond redemption, and we are more than the worst thing we have ever done, and we are more than the worst thing that has ever happened to us."&nb...
May 22, 2023
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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1:06:23