385 – The Fall and Rise of PWNA Podcast
Here's a quick synopsis of my thought process in shutting the podcast down, bringing that thing back and how things have changed for the better. Included also is a little tribute to the rest of the PWNA crew. Get The Bear Feed (exclusive podcast for patrons of the show)Joey Svendsen / Instagram / Twitter / […]
384 – RIP, Pastor With No Answers (the Podcast, Joey is not dead)
THE FINAL EPISODE The public podcast is gone. The private podcast feed/community (what I enjoy the most these days) continues here. let's hang!February's Monthly Hang Out
383 – Deconstructing as a Parent, Not Knowing What to Tell Your Kids
[We'll continue this conversation LIVE on 2/2. You are welcome to join us. ] Bekah McNeel joins to talk about her book, “Bringing Up Kids When Church Lets You Down: A Guide for Parents Questioning Their Faith.” Joey recounts the angst of feeling ill-equipped to guide his kids spiritually through recent years and the peaceful […]
382 – “Black Men Just Need to Stop Selling Drugs, Start Being Fathers.” Right?
Why is it not this simple? Why is “not knowing any better” a legitimate excuse? Or is it? Is the “absentee father” even a black problem? Joey discusses these questions with three black friends (regulars on the show) and hears two of their stories of not being cut out for drug dealing, one of them […]
381 – Middle Finger to My Old Church, What’s Love Got to Do With It?
[chapter markers are listed at bottom & inserted in audio for your listening convenience] As the topic of conversation centers around a specific instagram post by a specific person, this is a general conversation about “spitfire social media Christians,” why their words don’t resemble love, and if a militant tone is the most loving approach […]
380 – You’ll Die Sooner Without Good Community. (It’s Science)
Maybe the best New Year's Resolution one can make: Get good friendships. Elizabeth Gillespie, licensed therapist of 11 years, focusses her practices on helping people find healing for trauma, through healthy human connection. She did a Tedx Talks (2022) that outlines the scientific data behind this bold statement she made in this episode: “You are […]
379 – Entering the Holidays for the First Time without Your Brother
[Continuing a tradition that goes back to Christmas 2019 in episode 208 and continues in episode 272 and episode 329, Pastor With No Answers Podcast remembers those who are grieving this Christmas because of great loss] Shonte Jones, family of this podcast suffered great loss at the beginning of the year when her 40-year old […]
378 – Christmas For Me and My Friends (“the Black Ones” Part II)
Twenty-seven years since the last time they hung as friends (and classmates) at James Island High, Stoy Prioleau, Antonio “Hype” Seabrook and Joey Svendsen caught up on episode 361 – My Childhood Friends [the Black ones]. As kids, they never processed together things like racism, privilege, systemic racism, what it's like to be black, and […]
377 – Christian Rap, “Still Standing” w/ KJ-52
Becoming a Christian as a 15-year old, KJ-52's career started when the music industry was nothing like it is now. From the early days of opening up for acts like Tribe Called Quest and appearing on a radio show of Dj Khaled's (before he was DJ Khaled) to finding some unexpected traction in the Christian […]
376 – Brian Zahnd and John Mark McMillan (God and Country )
[this episode originally aired on 10/10/20] John Mark McMillan and Joey Svendsen enjoy their time with Pastor and Author Brian Zahnd, asking him a little about everything. What does Brian Zahnd think of the POTUS (Donald Trump) and if asked, would he serve on his spiritual advisement board? Brian Zahnd believes strongly in the church. […]