His to Own: The Podcast Tony Xiao
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- Religion & Spirituality
Brought to you by yours truly, Rebecca & Tony! In this podcast, we seek to explore themes relating to justice, faith, race, & more.
We believe in the importance of sharing our experiences, knowledge, & convictions as a Christ community so that we can all be made better & do better.
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Episode 7: A Conversation on Church Toxicity & Abuse
In the seventh episode of the H2O podcast, Tony & Rebecca engage in a conversation about church toxicity & abuse stemming from experiences involving a church in the Chicago area.
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Episode 6: Slavery in the Bible
In the sixth episode of the H2O podcast, Wayne is joined by Chris Blumhofer, a professor at Fuller Seminary, to engage in a discussion on slavery in both the Old and New Testaments, offering insight on its historical practice, contemporary relevance, and more.
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Episode 5: A Conversation w/ Women of GCCC
In the fifth episode of the H2O podcast, Rebecca is joined by Christine & Victoria to have an open and wide-ranging conversation beginning with personal reflections on the gendered & racial violence in the Atlanta shootings a few weeks ago.
Recommendations from Christine & Victoria:
Asian Americans (PBS docu-series) | Truth's Table (Podcast) | Pass the Mic (Podcast) -
Episode 4: Uncomfortable Conversations About Race as Educators
In the fourth episode of the H2O podcast, a very special guest, Omari, joins Tony to have a conversation about their experiences with uncomfortable conversations about race as educators and as a part of GCCC. What does it mean to be "uncomfortable?" Where do these efforts fall short? And is there any hope in reconciliation as it comes to race? (Spoiler: no answers reached, but plenty of discussion to be had)
Recommendations from Omari & Tony:
All American Boys (book) | Yappie (YouTube series) | Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man (YouTube series) | 13th (documentary)
(Note: Conversation originally recorded late 2020) -
Episode 3: Black Liberation Theology
In the third episode of the H2O podcast, Wayne & Gene have a conversation about black liberation theology and how its foundations can be a way to read and live scripture in fuller, more just means.
Recommendations from Wayne & Gene:
A Black Theology of Liberation by James H. Cone (book) | Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman (book) -
Episode 2: Reflections on Christian Politics
In this second (and very overdue) episode, Rebecca & Tony reflect on the 2020 general election & Christian politics at large, discussing topics ranging from social media posts, Christians who support Trump, abortion, and more.
Recommendations from Rebecca & Tony:
The Ezra Klein Show - "David French and I debate..." (podcast) | Truth's Table (podcast) | NPR Throughline - "The Evangelical Vote" (podcast) | Quest Church (https://vimeo.com/seattlequest)