THE UNSIDED PODCAST
Our world is divided - economically, racially, morally, spiritually, and politically divided. We are divided by sexuality and by gender. We are divided by belief which has been handed down by our family and foisted upon us by our community. Social media and the 24-hour news cycle only further muddy the waters of understanding. In a world brimming with divisions, staying open-minded is more challenging than ever. But what if we could change that narrative?
UNSIDED leaps headlong into these divides, not to widen them, but to bridge them through conversation. A conversation that explores all sides and uncovers the intersections. A conversation that requires vulnerability and willingness to learn from others. Here we allow for a space in which like-minded people can come to better understand what motivates others and to grow themselves, even if mistakes are made along the way. No judgement. No shaming. No cancelling. Just endless curiosity and ultimately, connection.
THE UNSIDED PODCAST
ROBB RYERSE
My guest for this episode is a man of many, many hats - author, pastor, politician, husband, father to name a few. Aside from being the current Political Strategist and Political Director at VOTE COMMON GOOD , he has been an outspoken thought leader encouraging and embracing inclusion within the Christian Church. He is also currently a candidate for the United States House of Representatives for Arkansas 3rd District, having begun his political career as part of the BRAND NEW CONGRESS initiative in 2018 - running alongside politicians the likes of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. It's hard to encapsulate Robb's life into a small bio here, but needless to say he's a fascinating human and we had an equally fascinating conversation, primarily centered around his experience growing up in a fundamentalist religion and the ways in which that upbringing has inspired him to create and recreate his own understanding of what it means to be a Christian. Whatever your religious or political leanings, if you come with an open mind and curiosity I can guarantee you will find something of value here to further expand your mind. And that's what our little corner of the podcast world is all about.
Let's get into it.
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Produced by Kristofer McNeeley
Engineered and Edited by Abed Khatib
Original Music by Abed Khatib