The Beached White Male Podcast with Ken Kemp

Send us Fan Mail Student Ministries Pastors, Sam Kemp and Osahon Obazuaye talk about their experience with students in this era of pandemic and racial tension in the Spring of 2020. In two parts, we talk about how these two remarkable people chose a career in student ministries; what they are learning from students and parents. We talk about race, purity culture, and the heroes who have inspired S...

Send us Fan Mail Adiana shares the story of her encounter with police on June 1, 2020 in Hollywood California. She and her boyfriend are both hit by rubber bullets in a cloud of tear gas. This is the complete interview. Support the show Become a Patron  - Click on the link to learn how you can become a Patron of the show. Thank you! Ken’s Substack Page The Podcast Official Site : TheBeachedWhiteMa...

Send us Fan Mail Osahon shares his unique perspective around Black Lives Matter, systemic and implicit racism, the brutal deaths of blacks, including Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and more. He's an evangelical pastor with a powerful take on the needed but overlooked conversation between white evangelicals and the African American community at large. Support the show Become a Pa...

Send us Fan Mail In this special edition, Ken presents four passionate, timely voices: recent interviews with and challenges from John Williams, Adiana Vega, Osahon Obazuaye and Albert Tate. Albert, John, and Osahon are African American men who have become sought-after spokespersons in this era of turmoil around the issues of race, justice, protest, and police abuse. Adiana, a singer-songwriter an...

Send us Fan Mail Ken Kemp, The Beached White Male, welcomes you to the podcast. He explains the genesis of the project and the reasons why you should tune in. Welcome to the discussion of politics and religion - the podcast is open to everyone. Support the show Become a Patron  - Click on the link to learn how you can become a Patron of the show. Thank you! Ken’s Substack Page The Podcast Official...

Send us Fan Mail Ken and Scott reminisce over their years studying in Chicago in the late 60s. Ken shares more about his classmate, Melvin Warren. More show notes: https://thebeachedwhitemale.com/scott_chesebro/ Support the show Become a Patron  - Click on the link to learn how you can become a Patron of the show. Thank you! Ken’s Substack Page The Podcast Official Site : TheBeachedWhiteMale.com

Send us Fan Mail Ken interviews his long time friend, a classmate from Bible School in Chicago - the late 1960s. Scott tells the story of a shocking discovery - a Ph. D. sociologist learns that his ancestors were slave-owners. His journey takes him to South Carolina, where, in a small country town, he meets Roscoe Cheeseboro, the grandson of an enslaved woman, age 90. They become fast friends. Mor...

Send us Fan Mail Linda Midgett is the director and producer of the documentary film, Same God. She tells us her story - how she was captured by the story of the African American, tenured professor at a major evangelical college who wore a hijab in "embodied solidarity" with Muslim women. She identified with their plight as marginalized by the current political and social climate - and as...

Send us Fan Mail Scott Young shares his journey of heartache, loss, and grief at the loss of his 37-year-old son, Josh. There are two Parts to the Podcast. In Part I, he shares the trauma of discovery. In Part II, Scott talks about the journey of grief. More show notes at https://thebeachedwhitemale.com/scott_young/ Support the show Become a Patron  - Click on the link to learn how you can become...

Send us Fan Mail Scott Young shares his journey of heartache, loss, and grief at the loss of his 37-year-old son, Josh. There are two Parts to the Podcast. In Part I, he shares the trauma of discovery. In Part II, Scott talks about the journey of grief. More show notes:  https://thebeachedwhitemale.com/scott_young/ Support the show Become a Patron  - Click on the link to learn how you can become a...

Send us Fan Mail Bradley Onishi is a Professor of Religion at Skidmore College in New York. His podcast, Straight White American Jesus, prompted Ken to request an interview. We talk about his journey, from Youth Pastor in an influential church in Orange County California during his undergraduate years to graduate studies at Oxford, on to Paris for post-graduate work and then a Ph. D. from the Univ...

Send us Fan Mail Our guest is Dr. Kutter Callaway, Professor of Theology and Culture at Fuller Theological Seminary. We discuss finding God in film - including his doctoral dissertation inspired by the Pixar movie, UP!. The Beached White Male introduces the theme with a reading of his take on the movie Moana. The conversation also includes his book - The Aesthetics of Atheism, the future of the Ch...

Send us Fan Mail The Beached White Male interviews the director of the Center for Racial Reconciliation, John Williams, Esq. We just completed our training for Facilitators at the center - the conference was held in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It was let by the team that inspired the curriculum for Workshops I and II, at Fellowship Church in Monrovia, CA. See show notes for more information and links....

Send us Fan Mail The Beached White Male reminisces about his experience in higher education, then discusses the current state of play for higher education, especially Christian higher education in this era of serious challenge. Recorded April, 2018 Support the show Become a Patron  - Click on the link to learn how you can become a Patron of the show. Thank you! Ken’s Substack Page The Podcast Offi...

Send us Fan Mail Ken interviews Dr. Theon Hill about Race in America: his journey from his undergraduate years at Bob Jones University to a Doctor of Philosophy from Purdue University. He currently is Professor of Communication at Wheaton College. This episode is the FIRST time Ken Kemp appears as "The Beached White Male." While the sound quality is lacking (thanks to those early days ma...