The Ish Odd Parliament

In our first episode of Season 3, Cameron talks to debut novelist Agnes Gomillion— author of THE RECORD KEEPER- about afrofuturism, the history of Christianity in the black community, and the pleasures and perils of being ahead of your time.

In episode 2, Cameron talks to debut memoirist Sarah Townsend— author of SETTING THE WIRE— about motherhood, mental illness, and family ties.

In episode 3, Cameron talks with debut author Amy Long about her haunting new collection of essays —CODEPENDENCE —on opioid addiction and pain management, as well as her journey of writing and releasing the collection.

In episode 4, Cameron talks to Justin McRoberts and Scott Erickson about prayer, religious trauma, and the gendering of God.

In episode 5, Cameron interviews Houston-based performance poet and writer Emanuelee “Outspoken” Bean in front of a live audience at local bar/cafe Cafeza. Their conversation, woven between poetry performances, circles around art, success, fear, failure, and what it means to live as a learner.

On this week's episode Cameron talks to groundbreaking journalist Sarah Stankorb about her powerful cover story for The Washington Post about the bloggers exposing sexual abuse in evangelical churches. Content warning: sexual abuse, sexual assault, spiritual abuse.