The Beached White Male Podcast with Ken Kemp

Send us Fan Mail In this first episode of 2021, Ken introduces his newly released little book, My Creed, on Amazon . It's a book about authentic belief - and takes on the traditional evangelical statement of faith. Ken reviews Season 1 and the 65 episodes he created during the covid crisis - since the podcast launch in March of 2020. A major question addressed for the year by many of his gues...

Send us Fan Mail Recorded December 28, 2020, there's a special surprise as the Two Ken's (Ken Kemp and Ken Fong) collaborate on the final podcast of the year. The two podcasters reflect on the depth and meaning some of their favorite interviews in 2020, with special focus on Life Coach Nancy Seng and then the recent Disney+ release: the movie SOUL . They review two of their unique emphas...

Send us Fan Mail REPRISE - In this episode, we revisit a very special edition of the podcast. It is the second most downloaded podcast to date from June of 2020 . 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 spokesp...

Send us Fan Mail REPRISE : The Most Downloaded of all (60 episodes) Beached White Male Podcast (Originally aired July 7, 2020) Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Ph. D. , has just released her new book: Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation . In two episodes, she discusses her meticulously researched book in which she follows the development of white evangelicali...

Send us Fan Mail Carla and Ken wrap up their final episode for 2020 - Christmas time by the fire. This time, there is hope in the air - Republicans are coming around to affirm the election results. They talk about the Supreme Court , and new justices who have asserted their independence. Mayor Pete has been selected as a member of Biden's cabinet. The Wall Street Journal opined that Jill Bide...

Send us Fan Mail Angela Lee is a featured and popular Presenter at the Center for Racial Reconciliation where Ken is a Facilitator. Ken and Angela talk about Angela's growing up years and her first awareness of race. Her father is African American and her mother is Puerto Rican. After her graduation from the University of Delaware , she worked as a director and grant writer for the Boys and G...

Send us Fan Mail Ken and Carla connect, this time by the fire instead of the beach. They talk about Advent and Christmas plans in the Year of Covid ; then on to politics, religion, and books; Safe Harbor Day , more Metaxas, D'Souza, and vaccinations . In spite of the wrecking ball, democracy stands strong. The President-Elect is inheriting a major mess, but assembling a powerfully competent t...

Send us Fan Mail Ethicist Dr. Gushee returns to the podcast and continues the discussion of his most recent book, After Evangelicalism, The Path to a New Christianity . We talk about the election, the Biden victory, and the 70 million voters who embrace the Trumpian version of reality. He calls it a moral crisis .  Gushee remembers Rachel Held Evans , and gives honorable mention to Blake Chastain...

Send us Fan Mail This time it's egg nog for Ken and hot cider for Carla as the two friends catch up on the post-Thanksgiving news . POTUS , as they meet, remains recalcitrant, denying the election results and crying foul. Eric Metaxas joins in the all-too-popular denial of reality. Carl Berstein outs 21 Senators who have remained silent. They talk about Republicans who have, in contrast to th...

Send us Fan Mail Ken welcomes fellow podcaster Ken Fong , host of the Asian America Podcast . They launch what will become a periodic series called The Two Kens as they reflect on current events, and a common journey. In this episode, they talk about Ken Fong's artistic skill as a professional photographer ; then on to the Presidential transition and the final havoc the current POTUS wreaks o...

Send us Fan Mail In this twelfth episode of Beach Talks, Ken (the Beached White Male) and Carla (The Bleached Blonde Female) find a spot on the bluff overlooking their imaginary coastline, just above the beach. They reflect on this time of turmoil as President-Elect Biden transitions, without the acknowledgment or co-operation of the White House . The country is battling a pandemic and severe econ...

Send us Fan Mail Ken has the honor of a long talk with Professor Peter Held , Rachel Held-Evan ’s Dad. The world grieved just last year when a shocking, mysterious illness took this author, inspirational speaker, counselor and Mom to two young children. Ken read several of her books - he was/is a fan of her life and work. Dr. Held opens up about his own background and then reflects on Rachel’s gro...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Ken and Carla rehearse a turbulent week in politics - the Presidential election that has been decided, well, with an asterisk or two. They talk about the consequential Senate race in Georgia , the attempts to derail the train steaming towards inauguration day, the enablers who contribute to the confusion, about the President -Elect , the soon-to-be First Lady and the Vi...

Send us Fan Mail Today, November 7, 2020, Joe Biden became President-Elect as 46th President of the United States.  Ken Kemp and Ken Fong, both former pastors, and current podcasters, have much to say as they consider this historic moment, signaling the end of the Trump era and the dawning of a new day for America. This conversation will be aired here and on The Asian America - the Ken Fong Podcas...

Send us Fan Mail Ken welcomes New York Times best-selling author, historian, podcaster, and thought leader, Jemar Tisby . Jemar shares his background as an African American who became a Christian when he was invited to a primarily white high school youth group. At Notre Dame , as an undergraduate, he was introduced to Reformed theology - his career has taken him to Jerusalem , and then the Deep So...

Send us Fan Mail Ken goes solo - sharing his reflections on a week that has the nation riveted, on edge - hopeful, fearful, believing, and disbelieving, all at once. 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's guest this week is Emmy award-winning writer, producer, director, and documentary filmmaker , Linda Midgett . This is her second appearance on the podcast. We talk about her new Facebook Live Series, What's At Stake?   Her guests have included Larycia Hawkins , the subject of Linda's award-winning film, SAME GOD , David Gushee , Kristin Kobes Du Mez and the hi...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Ken and Carla chat about the World Champion LA Dodgers and just six days remaining until NOV 4 - a day that will change history. We talk about the Biden efforts to win over the battleground states , the Electoral College , a recap of last week's debate. Ice Cube and LeCrae . We comment on POTUS's announced resignation from Presbyterianism for non-denominationa...

Send us Fan Mail Ken welcomes Dr. John Lybarger , Counselor , Coach , Therapist , Author , Leader Developer and long time friend. They rediscovered each other through the BWM Podcast. They share their journeys since a very personal connection many years ago. John has worked with major corporations, federal and state government agencies for decades often around the themes of his new book on the Sev...

Send us Fan Mail Ken and Carla catch up on the week’s news. They talk about the challenge of talking to friends and family, chat about the sermons we’re hearing these days. They talk about the proliferation of rallies as Election Day approaches - A.G. William Barr , Hunter Biden , Dr., Faouci , and tax returns. The final debate is scheduled for the following day of their Beach Talk. Carla brings h...

Send us Fan Mail Michael Jimenez, Ph. D. was moved by mid-century theologian Karl Barth ’s critique of European theology. Mike’s dissertation on Barth helped him integrate the evangelical theology he studied as an undergraduate then graduate student with the broader vision of the Spanish speaking world of his pastor father. Ken and Mike discuss the influence of Barth. Dr. Robert Chao Romero ( see...

Send us Fan Mail In Beach Talk #7 , Ken and Carla (the Bleached Blond Female) talk about the President’s positive Covid Test , and super-spreader rallies. Carla gives her take on an election just 20 days away . Including the current astonishing poll indicators of current trends - and how these polls results differ from the 2016 election. She shares her vision of how three powerful thought leaders...

Send us Fan Mail Ed Kale , M .Div., 1963   professional kayaker , was a student at Yale Divinity School in 1961 when a generous professor funded is participation in a Freedom Ride to Jackson , MS. He was arrested, put in jail along with other men and women, black and white. Because the jails were full, he and the others (including the famed William Sloan Coffin ), were transferred to the Mississip...

Send us Fan Mail Ken checks in The Bleached Blonde Female, Carla , to talk about Covid at the White House , The Lincoln Project 's video, Covita , Michelle Obama's take on empathy, Norman Vincent Peale and The Power of Positive Thinking(?) . They review a new, devastating Executive Order that attacks Diversity Training in the Federal Government and the two anticipate the Vice Presidentia...

Send us Fan Mail In Part II, Dr. Gushee addresses the influence of (Neo) Reformed Theology on evangelicalism as a movement. He surveys the history that has unfolded for decades but remains resolutely conservative as a political, more than theological force. We talk about Kristin Kobes DuMez’s book and her critique of toxic patriarchalism and we explore Gushee’s path to a new Christianity. It inclu...