Depolarize! Podcast

Depolarize! Podcast


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Trump, Evangelicals & Faith in Politics (Peter Wehner)
September 11, 2019

Today’s guest is Peter Wehner — Vice President and Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, contributing opinion writer for the New York Times, and a contributing editor for The Atlantic magazine. He served in the Reagan and George H.W.

Evangelicalism’s Racial Blindspot, Explained
March 25, 2019

This one is a doozy! And it’s both here and in the You Have Permission Podcast feed because it’s just that good. Sociologist Michael O. Emerson breaks down his and Christian Smith’s argument as to why White Evangelical Christians have such a bad track ...

How to Resist the Mob (on the Left and Right)
March 04, 2019

(This episode is appearing on both the You Have Permission and Depolarize! Podcast feeds.) How do we know that we aren’t caught up in a “mob mentality” on social, political, or theological issues? Can universities be places where we teach young people ...

Dan’s New Podcast / Season 3 Update
January 13, 2019

You Have Permission, Dan’s new faith-focused podcast, is out now, with 4 full length episodes launching from the get-go. Search for it on your favorite podcast app, or head to youhavepermissionpod.com to listen now,

Breaking Mid-Season for Holidays / New Show Coming!
December 17, 2018

We are taking the holiday season off, and will return with the remainder of Season 3 after New Year’s. Dan’s new show You Have Permission will be launching Jan 14th! Sign up for occasional updates at dankochwords.com

“Majority World” Christians & How They Help Us
November 19, 2018

Dr. Allen Yeh (Biola University) joins Dan and Ellen to talk about 1) the fact that most Christians in the world do not live in the West (Europe, North America), and 2) the difference between Orthodoxy (right thinking) and Orthopraxy (right action).

While You Were Evangelizing: Science (with Keith Ward)
November 15, 2018

Another installment of “While You Were Evangelizing,” where Dan and Ellen consider what was going on in less separatist, non-Evangelical Christian contexts over the previous 70 years or so. Were other types of Christians raised to be suspicious of scie...

Tribalism: Power, Bias, Performance
November 05, 2018

The first of two episodes (non-consecutive) focusing directly on the phenomenon of tribalism. Dan and Ellen hear from and respond to Donna Freitas (2:00), Michael Blake (15:00), and Christena Cleveland (37:00). Donna: https://www.donnafreitas.

The Beauty of a Good Argument with Walter Sinnott-Armstrong
October 29, 2018

We are fortunate to have philosopher Walter Sinnott-Armstrong (Duke University) on the podcast today, talking about arguments — not the kind you have when you’re angry, but the kind you construct in favor of a position or policy.

#ChurchToo & More with Karen Swallow Prior
October 22, 2018

Karen Swallow Prior is an author and literature professor at Liberty University yes, THAT Liberty University. Her contribution to the InterVarsity Press essay collection Still Evangelical? explores why she is sticking with Evangelicalism, but not for