Just Came For The Tacos Jeff Elkins and Leigh Erdman

A discussion about the Kara Swisher's new memoir Burn Book inspires a deep conversation between Jeff and his friend Cory about Capitalism and the American Church. 

In this episode, Jeff and Leigh cover four semi-connected topics that have been on Jeff's mind.
Teenagers using tech and the "Anxious Generation" Why do sex scandals keep happening in the church?  How narcissism ties to the idea of "mission" and "calling" The good things that come out of the "church" and why we can't just have those.   

In this episode, Leigh sits down with friends from childhood to discuss how they each deconstructed their evangelical upbringing in different ways. 

In this episode, Jeff and Leigh reflect on movies about Jesus and how those movies impacted them. They take a deep dive into the Book of Clarence and ask the question, "Why do evangelicals obsess over some things and reject others?" 

Warning: this episode contains conversation about suicide and violence. If you are thinking about hurting yourself, please call 988 now. Help is available. You can speak with someone today.
In this episode, poet-teacher-police officer Edward Doyle-Gillespie teaches Jeff about poetry. Jeff and Ed talk about why Ed was drawn to poetry, how to experience poetry, and what is behind the words. 
 

In this episode, Jeff and Leigh take a deep dive into the book Wild at Heart by John Eldridge. They review it's core arguments, discuss it's impact on both of them in the past, and reflect on how their understanding of it has evolved.