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11/09/2022

The Afterglow IV

As always, in this, the final full episode of Season 4, Becky, Latifah, Ashley, Steve, and Luke reflect on how they came into this season, how they're leaving, and what they're taking away. EPISODE CREDITS:Produced, edited and mixed by Luke BrawnerArtwork designed by Alan LeusinkSegment jingles composed and produced by Latifah AlattasAdditional music licensed through Blue Dot Sessions LINKSBe sure to follow and tag Fun Parts on Facebook and Instagram!Learn more about Becky Patton at beckypatton.comHear Latifah's music at pagecxvi.com, modaspira.comConnect with Ashley at jesusandgin.comBuy Steve's books and hear his podcast at stevewiens.comHear Luke's music at lukebrawner.bandcamp.comAnd hear more Odd Parliament podcasts at oddparliament.com BECOME A PATRONJoin the neighborhood we're building and receive bonus content from this and other Odd Parliament shows for as little as $1 a month on Patreon! © 2020-2024 Odd Parliament (formerly known as Milieu Media Group)
02/02/2022

Inside Jobs

In this episode, Becky, Latifah, Ashley, Steve, and Luke continue their discussion about the ways in which people are often taught to fear their own sexual desire and conflate it with "lust," and the internal work of learning to love and trust yourself. EPISODE CREDITS:Produced, edited and mixed by Luke BrawnerArtwork designed by Alan LeusinkSegment jingles composed and produced by Latifah AlattasAdditional music licensed through Blue Dot Sessions LINKSBe sure to follow and tag Fun Parts on Facebook and Instagram!Learn more about Becky Patton at beckypatton.comHear Latifah's music at pagecxvi.com, modaspira.comConnect with Ashley at jesusandgin.comBuy Steve's books and hear his podcast at stevewiens.comHear Luke's music at lukebrawner.bandcamp.comAnd hear more Odd Parliament podcasts at oddparliament.com BECOME A PATRONJoin the neighborhood we're building and receive bonus content from this and other Odd Parliament shows for as little as $1 a month on Patreon! © 2020-2024 Odd Parliament (formerly known as Milieu Media Group)
03/31/2021

Body Shame and Should-ing Ourselves

In this episode, Becky, Latifah, Ashley, Steve, and Luke talk about their bodies, their shame, and the important difference between nakedness and nudity. EPISODE CREDITS:Produced, edited and mixed by Luke BrawnerArtwork designed by Alan LeusinkSegment jingles composed and produced by Latifah AlattasAdditional music licensed through Blue Dot Sessions LINKSBe sure to follow and tag Fun Parts on Facebook and Instagram!Learn more about Becky Patton at beckypatton.comHear Latifah's music at pagecxvi.com, modaspira.comConnect with Ashley at jesusandgin.comBuy Steve's books and hear his podcast at stevewiens.comHear Luke's music at lukebrawner.bandcamp.comAnd hear more Odd Parliament podcasts at oddparliament.com BECOME A PATRONJoin the neighborhood we're building and receive bonus content from this and other Odd Parliament shows for as little as $1 a month on Patreon! © 2020-2024 Odd Parliament (formerly known as Milieu Media Group)
03/17/2021

Intimate With-ness

In this episode, Becky, Latifah, Ashley, Steve, and Luke talk about penises, erections, shame, intimacy, and what it means to be truly vulnerable with another person. EPISODE CREDITS:Produced, edited and mixed by Luke BrawnerArtwork designed by Alan LeusinkSegment jingles composed and produced by Latifah AlattasAdditional music licensed through Blue Dot Sessions LINKSBe sure to follow and tag Fun Parts on Facebook and Instagram!Learn more about Becky Patton at beckypatton.comHear Latifah's music at pagecxvi.com, modaspira.comConnect with Ashley at jesusandgin.comBuy Steve's books and hear his podcast at stevewiens.comHear Luke's music at lukebrawner.bandcamp.comAnd hear more Odd Parliament podcasts at oddparliament.com BECOME A PATRONJoin the neighborhood we're building and receive bonus content from this and other Odd Parliament shows for as little as $1 a month on Patreon! © 2020-2024 Odd Parliament (formerly known as Milieu Media Group)
02/16/2022

Semantics and Self-Soothing

In this episode, Becky, Latifah, Ashley, Steve, and Luke talk about parenting and RE-parenting ourselves, understanding our own needs, and the emotional work of learning to trust ourselves. EPISODE CREDITS:Produced, edited and mixed by Luke BrawnerArtwork designed by Alan LeusinkSegment jingles composed and produced by Latifah AlattasAdditional music licensed through Blue Dot Sessions LINKSBe sure to follow and tag Fun Parts on Facebook and Instagram!Learn more about Becky Patton at beckypatton.comHear Latifah's music at pagecxvi.com, modaspira.comConnect with Ashley at jesusandgin.comBuy Steve's books and hear his podcast at stevewiens.comHear Luke's music at lukebrawner.bandcamp.comAnd hear more Odd Parliament podcasts at oddparliament.com BECOME A PATRONJoin the neighborhood we're building and receive bonus content from this and other Odd Parliament shows for as little as $1 a month on Patreon! © 2020-2024 Odd Parliament (formerly known as Milieu Media Group)
02/09/2022

Anger, Self-Loathing, and Easter Eggs

In this episode, Becky, Latifah, Ashley, Steve, and Luke explore anger, rage, grief, and the ways in which so many theological milieus invite, encourage, and celebrate suppression and self-loathing. (It's a doozy!) EPISODE CREDITS:Produced, edited and mixed by Luke BrawnerArtwork designed by Alan LeusinkSegment jingles composed and produced by Latifah AlattasAdditional music licensed through Blue Dot Sessions LINKSBe sure to follow and tag Fun Parts on Facebook and Instagram!Learn more about Becky Patton at beckypatton.comHear Latifah's music at pagecxvi.com, modaspira.comConnect with Ashley at jesusandgin.comBuy Steve's books and hear his podcast at stevewiens.comHear Luke's music at lukebrawner.bandcamp.comAnd hear more Odd Parliament podcasts at oddparliament.com BECOME A PATRONJoin the neighborhood we're building and receive bonus content from this and other Odd Parliament shows for as little as $1 a month on Patreon! © 2020-2024 Odd Parliament (formerly known as Milieu Media Group)
12/01/2025

Devins Spiked Rootbeer, w/ Devin Strahan

In this episode Rusty talks with Devin Strahan, the founder and creator of Devin's Spiked Rootbeer. Devin shares his captivating journey from operating a 20-ton crane to launching his own craft beverage brand. Listen as we explore Devin's diverse ventures, including personal training and private chef work, and his early lessons learned from Devin's Tasty Muffins. Discover how Devin's passion for root beer and the burgeoning craft beverage market inspired him to develop a unique alcoholic root beer, a creation born from both curiosity and creative experimentation. Be sure to follow @houstonmadepodcast on Instagram! EPISODE CREDITS Produced, and Hosted by Rusty Gates Scheduled, Coordinated, & Edited in part by Kali Potter Special Thanks to Luke Brawner Music by Old Friends, New Friends Artwork in collaboration w/ Mac Ryan Creative © 2025 Rusty Gates Media and Milieu Media Group, LLC
08/24/2022

Rilke and Re-membering

In this episode, Becky, Latifah, Ashley, Steve, and Luke reflect on a passage written by Rainer Maria Rilke that contemplates the relationship between shame and sexuality, and explore their own experiences with a sense of sexual homelessness. EPISODE CREDITS:Produced, edited and mixed by Luke BrawnerArtwork designed by Alan LeusinkSegment jingles composed and produced by Latifah AlattasAdditional music licensed through Blue Dot Sessions LINKSBe sure to follow and tag Fun Parts on Facebook and Instagram!Learn more about Becky Patton at beckypatton.comHear Latifah's music at pagecxvi.com, modaspira.comConnect with Ashley at jesusandgin.comBuy Steve's books and hear his podcast at stevewiens.comHear Luke's music at lukebrawner.bandcamp.comAnd hear more Odd Parliament podcasts at oddparliament.com BECOME A PATRONJoin the neighborhood we're building and receive bonus content from this and other Odd Parliament shows for as little as $1 a month on Patreon! © 2020-2024 Odd Parliament (formerly known as Milieu Media Group)
04/07/2021

The Great Repression

In this episode, Becky, Latifah, Ashley, Steve, and Luke again discuss what happens when the culture within which a person is raised allows and encourages shame rather than education to inform consent. EPISODE CREDITS:Produced, edited and mixed by Luke BrawnerArtwork designed by Alan LeusinkSegment jingles composed and produced by Latifah AlattasAdditional music licensed through Blue Dot Sessions LINKSBe sure to follow and tag Fun Parts on Facebook and Instagram!Learn more about Becky Patton at beckypatton.comHear Latifah's music at pagecxvi.com, modaspira.comConnect with Ashley at jesusandgin.comBuy Steve's books and hear his podcast at stevewiens.comHear Luke's music at lukebrawner.bandcamp.comAnd hear more Odd Parliament podcasts at oddparliament.com BECOME A PATRONJoin the neighborhood we're building and receive bonus content from this and other Odd Parliament shows for as little as $1 a month on Patreon! © 2020-2024 Odd Parliament (formerly known as Milieu Media Group)
07/13/2023

003.5 - Bassam Tariq [WGA Mini-season]

This is the third episode in the WGA inspired mini-season. A break from the usual "Directors on Directing," this season is focused on the granular mechanics screenwriting. Each of these conversations were recorded as a part of a remote writer's group that I ran in early 2020. Though they weren't ever intended to be released publicly - given the WGA (and now SAG) strikes, I thought it would be a small act of solidarity to bring our attention back to the work that goes into the creation of the screenplay This episode features a conversation with BASSAM TARIQ. Bassam was born in Karachi, Pakistan, and later migrated to the United States, where he grew up in Queens, New York. His dual-cultural upbringing significantly influenced his work, providing him a distinctive lens through which to explore and portray complex issues related to identity, belonging, and the immigrant experience. Tariq's debut feature film, "These Birds Walk," premiered at South by Southwest in 2013 and was named one of the best indie films of the year by The New Yorker. In 2019, he directed "The Ghosts of Sugarland" - a documentary short he wrote and directed about his post-9/11 high school experience. The film premiered at Sundance in 2019. He then directed "Mogul Mowgli" in 2020, starring Riz Ahmed, which earned rave reviews for its exploration of diaspora identity and the physical and emotional toll of ambition. The film premiered at Berlinale in 2020. Throughout his career, Tariq has consistently demonstrated his ability to deftly intertwine personal narratives with broader societal themes and his profound dedication to storytelling continues to resonate powerfully in the work he creates. In this conversation we specifically discuss page count, finding and maintaining a "voice", the movement from documentary to narrative storytelling, and the importance of protecting your vision.

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