Beggar's Bread

Nick McCulloch-Bauer and Luke Nelessen
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Welcome to Beggar’s Bread: a podcast where we invite Christians and truth-seekers to engage with thoughtful sources in an age of disinformation. Hosted by Nick McCulloch-Bauer and Luke Nelessen

  1. JAN 17

    The Sahrawi People

    In this episode of Beggar’s Bread, Luke interviews longtime Sahrawi people friend and advocate, Janet Lenz. Buy Janet’s book, Not Forgotten: Stories of a Refugee People here https://www.amazon.com/Not-Forgotten-Stories-Refugee-People/dp/B0DPV2B3LH/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3KQ8HUXAYEI1K&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.sGRkenmqUTEqnpbrgkh2YA.9WYRXIG7htaTeiVXDzmohgMDMZno9lpFza4-Rht7L24&dib_tag=se&keywords=Not+Forgotten+Janet+Lenz&qid=1747414738&sprefix=not+forgotten+janet+lenz%2Caps%2C159&sr=8-1 We hope you enjoyed your time with us. Have thoughts on our show? We’d love to hear from you! Email us at beggarsbreadpodcast@gmail.com

    55 min

  2. 12/18/2025

    Deconstruction

    In this episode of Beggar’s Bread, Nick interviews Matthew Case on his experience with Deconstruction. Matthew’s Recommendations: Practicing the Way Podcast by John Mark Comer https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/practicing-the-way/id1729195085 Practicing the Way of Jesus: Life Together in the Kingdom of Love by Mark Scandrette https://www.amazon.com/Practicing-Way-Jesus-Together-Kingdom/dp/0830836349/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ZKBFXD8VF99D&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.7ixSp0E73dkcudUQa2INufQiwF3LRGwUa0XiwU05u3dHeJf6W0fRUQfyb8r2FaOrAqzgsGvlt-GrLYvDJ0VYP1Ml8vlFYCtJnQUuCxfrdyhgW49wTZgF3WZK-XD1ooxaje_1RZIyeIMj3k5W8xOJCtVKBu8Y8nmRK1a3MweHP7Xhrr3uBG6t1npXLS4a-pmViMG3wftlLgYrj9DKi7OcWSFDAT-zvsXPJFD7Un6XZJA.BaJkBdH6I7I2rMFKhYaJtI4f_1Pv6-evmlKmjU_EnEE&dib_tag=se&keywords=practicing+the+way+of+jesus&qid=1759277450&sprefix=practicing+the+way+of+jesu%2Caps%2C191&sr=8-1 Our Recommendation: Reconstructing Deconstruction: Contemplating the end of Deconstruction https://micahfries.substack.com?utm_source=navbar&utm_medium=web We hope you enjoyed your time with us. Have thoughts on our show? We’d love to hear from you! Email us at beggarsbreadpodcast@gmail.com

    1h 18m

  3. 10/16/2025

    Autism & Empathy

    In this episode of Beggar’s Bread, Luke interviews Community Outreach Manager for Welcome.US, Austin Donahoo, on his experience with Autism & Empathy. Austin’s Recommendations: Dr. Brian Brock - https://www.abdn.ac.uk/people/b.brock Dr. Sarah Jean Barton - https://www.sarahjeanbarton.com Dr. John Swinton - https://www.abdn.ac.uk/people/j.swinton Dr. Warren Kinghorn - https://divinity.duke.edu/faculty/warren-kinghorn Institute on Theology and Disability - https://faithanddisability.org/institute-on-theology-and-disability/ Key Ministry - https://keyministry.org Lamar Hardwick - https://autismpastor.com We hope you enjoyed your time with us. Have thoughts on our show? We’d love to hear from you! Email us at beggarsbreadpodcast@gmail.com

    50 min

  4. 09/18/2025

    Turn This Off

    In this episode of Beggar’s Bread, we recommend the Wild at Heart podcast by John Eldredge E830 | Be a Martian - Wild at Heart - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e830-be-a-martian/id260843816?i=1000715094992 We hope you enjoyed your time with us. Have thoughts on our show? We’d love to hear from you! Email us at beggarsbreadpodcast@gmail.com

    42 min

  5. 08/21/2025

    Fatherlessness & The Church

    In this episode of Beggar’s Bread, Luke interviews Christopher Rohan, a return guest, on his experience with Fatherlessness & The Church. We hope you enjoyed your time with us. Have thoughts on our show? We’d love to hear from you! Email us at beggarsbreadpodcast@gmail.com

    1h 12m

  6. 07/17/2025

    Season 1 Bonus Episode: Forsake Belligerence

    In this bonus episode of Beggar’s Bread originally released in 2020, we recommend a podcast by The Allender Center: Engaging Fear and Uncertainty in the Kingdom of God: https://theallendercenter.org/2020/11/fear-uncertainty-kingdom-of-god/ Thank you to Jean from Wisconsin for being our co-listener this episode! We hope you enjoyed your time with us. Have thoughts on our show? We’d love to hear from you! Email us at beggarsbreadpodcast@gmail.com

    22 min

  7. 07/17/2025

    Which Witch Do We Burn?

    In this episode of Beggar’s Bread, we recommend an audio documentary The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-witch-trials-of-j-k-rowling/id1671691064 Transgender People and the Church, Pt. 1: Dr. Preston Sprinkle & Dr. Mark Yarhouse: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/transgender-people-and-the-church-pt-1-dr/id1018952191?i=1000708078503 We hope you enjoyed your time with us. Have thoughts on our show? We’d love to hear from you! Email us at beggarsbreadpodcast@gmail.com

    55 min

  8. 06/19/2025

    Immigration Myths

    In this episode of Beggar’s Bread, we recommend a podcast by The Russell Moore Show: Radicalization and Resilience with Elizabeth Neumann (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/radicalization-and-resilience-with-elizabeth-neumann/id1074011166?i=1000592339248) Citations Immigration & Economics 45% of Fortune 500 Companies were founded or co-founded by a refugee, other immigrant, or their children (American Immigration Council: https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/new-american-fortune-500-2023) 20 years after arrival, the average refugee adult has contributed approximately $21,000 more in taxes than they have received in governmental assistance and services at all levels (University of Notre Dame Study: https://news.nd.edu/news/economic-benefits-of-admitting-refugees-outweigh-costs/) 96% of economist surveyed by the Wall Street Journal (https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB114477669441223067) affirmed that the net economic impact of illegal immigration is positive for the United States Immigration & Fentanyl Roughly 89% of those convicted for trafficking fentanyl have been U.S. citizens, and more than 90% of apprehensions have occurred at Ports of Entry or interior Vehicle Checkpoints, not along illegal entry routes (Washington Examiner: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/244824/is-americas-immigration-crisis-causing-the-fentanyl-epidemic/ Customs & Border Protection: https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/drug-seizure-statistics Cato Institute: https://www.cato.org/blog/us-citizens-were-89-convicted-fentanyl-traffickers-2022) Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Op Ed by Luke (https://www.jsonline.com/story/opinion/2025/01/30/trump-immigration-border-cartels-ice/78026554007/) Immigration & Crime “Contrary to public perception, we observe considerably lower felony arrest rates among undocumented immigrants compared to legal immigrants and native-born US citizens and find no evidence that undocumented criminality has increased in recent years.” (PNAS Article: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2014704117) Immigration & Housing “Roughly 30 percent of workers in the U.S. construction industry are immigrants. In some states, like California and Texas, the share of construction workers who are immigrants is 40 percent.” (National Immigration Forum: https://immigrationforum.org/article/immigrant-construction-workers-in-the-united-states/) We hope you enjoyed your time with us. Have thoughts on our show? We’d love to hear from you! Email us at beggarsbreadpodcast@gmail.com This podcast episode is an expression of Nick and Luke’s personal opinions. It does not necessarily represent the views and opinions of anyone else or any organization.

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Welcome to Beggar’s Bread: a podcast where we invite Christians and truth-seekers to engage with thoughtful sources in an age of disinformation. Hosted by Nick McCulloch-Bauer and Luke Nelessen

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  • Creator
    Nick McCulloch-Bauer and Luke Nelessen
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    55
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Copyright Nick McCulloch-Bauer and Luke Nelessen