The Resisters Podcast

Matthew Pridgen and Pastor Joel Bowman
  • 5.0 (13)
  • Politics

Resisting white supremacy | Contending for democracy | Constructing just communities

Episodes

  1. May 30

    Episode 11 - Moving from Cheap Diversity to True Solidarity (with David W. Swanson)

    Join us for this insightful conversation with pastor and author, David W. Swanson, as we discuss how to move from cheap diversity to true solidarity in the church. Too often we have seen shallow diversity efforts that are outward and performative but that don't lead to true heart change. Pastor Swanson provides us with a different model, which he has laid out in his book, Rediscipling the White Church. Rather than focusing on surface level diversity, he encourages us as followers of Jesus to focus on discipleship and solidarity to reimagine what racial unity can look like in the Body of Christ.

    1h 3m

  2. May 14

    Episode 10 - Unmasking the Religious Right (with Rob Schenck)

    Join us for an incredibly insightful conversation with Rev. Rob Schenck. After more than three decades as a leader in the anti-abortion movement, Rev. Schenck had a change of heart and began to see through the machinations of the Religious Right Movement. Most recently, he participated in the protests in Minneapolis against the brutal ICE invasion of the city, and you may have seen his viral video on Mother Jones. He has now dedicated his life to the work of repair, both in his own soul and in advocating for policies of justice and mercy in our nation.

    1h 16m

  3. Apr 28

    Episode 9 - The Christian Past That Wasn't (with Warren Throckmorton)

    Join us for a fascinating conversation with Warren Throckmorton as we discuss his new book, The Christian Past That Wasn't. For decades, Christian Nationalists have mythologized and romanticized our history while glossing over the darker and less palatable parts of the story in order to advance their political agenda. Our goal on the contrary is to bring the truth to light and to face it head on - the good, the bad, and the ugly.

    1 hr

  4. Mar 5

    Episode 8 - How the Christian Faith Has Been Hijacked (with Matthew D. Taylor)

    Join us for an insightful conversation with scholar Matthew D. Taylor about how the Christian faith has been hijacked and co-opted from as early as Constantine in 312 AD all the way to Trump and MAGA. Matthew is a visiting scholar at the Center on Faith and Justice at Georgetown University and the author of The Violent Take It by Force: The Christian Movement That Is Threatening Our Democracy.

    1h 5m

  5. Feb 23

    Episode 7 - Meet the Man Who Literally Wrote the Book on Collective Deception (with Dr. Alan Godwin)

    Meet Dr. Alan Godwin who wrote the book, Ties That Blind: Unraveling Stories That Keep Us in the Dark, which is a deep dive into the nature of Collective Deception. Dr. Godwin is a psychologist and expert on how individuals get pulled into false realities and the communities that perpetuate them.

    59 min

  6. Feb 9

    Episode 6 - Love is a Parable (with J Dwayne Garnett)

    The Podcast has a new name! We are now officially The Resisters Podcast. Join us for an incredible conversation with J Dwayne Garnett, who is the founder and CEO of Love is a Parable. Thanks for listening!

    52 min

  7. Jan 19

    Episode 5 - Trump Bullies His Way to a Peace Prize

    In this episode, Matthew and Pastor B discuss the absurdity of Donald Trump coercing the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, Maria Machado, to hand it over. And how the irony of the President of the United States bullying his way to a peace prize is such a fitting picture of the upside down world we find ourselves in today.

    45 min

  8. Jan 10

    Episode 4 - Welcome to Babylon (with Joey Papa)

    Joey Papa is the director and producer of The Sins of our Fathers: Race, Religion and the Rise of Trump, which is the inspiration for this podcast. In our conversation, we discuss the tragic shooting of Renee Good and how the tragectory we have found ourselves on as a country can be traced all the way back to our nation's founding.

    48 min

  9. 12/20/2025

    Episode 3 - The Selective Justice of Trump and MAGA

    In this episode, Matthew and Pastor B discuss how Trump's DOJ failed to comply with the order to release all of the Epstein files by Dec 19th, 2025. And how this refusal to comply reveals a much deeper pattern in MAGA and throughout American history of selective justice.

    47 min

  10. 12/13/2025

    Episode 2 - The Silence of White Christians in the Face of Trump

    For 10 years, White Christians in America have been silent and complicit as Trump has steamrolled over the Black community and the Hispanic community with dehumanizing rhetoric and policies. Join Matthew Pridgen and Pastor Joel Bowman as the explore this important topic.

    42 min

  11. 12/06/2025

    Episode 1 - Welcome to the Podcast!

    In our first episode of The Sins of our Fathers Podcast, Matthew and Pastor B discuss the documentary and how they are partnering together to keep the conversation going. As our country is being led off the cliff with a madman at the helm (who enjoys the support of the majority of white evangelical and mainline Christians), we have to have a national conversation about how we got here and where do we go moving forward. There will never be a poltical solution in this nation until we have a heart change about race and white supremacy, so please join us for this insightful conversation!

    1h 8m
  • 11 Episodes

5
out of 5
13 Ratings

About

Resisting white supremacy | Contending for democracy | Constructing just communities

Information

  • Creator
    Matthew Pridgen and Pastor Joel Bowman
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    11
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Matthew Pridgen and Pastor Joel Bowman
  • Show Website
    The Resisters Podcast

You Might Also Like