Charles Bretan and Chris Henson

A Jew and A Gentile walk into a Bar . . . Mitzvah » Podcast

Religion EN ↓ 9 episodes

Three bloggers, one Jewish & two Christian, discussing faith, cigars, depression, cigars, social justice, cigars, and other interfaith issues. Oh, and cigars.

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Charles Bretan and Chris Henson

Episodes

Episode 159: Wild Goose Festival2025 w/Pastor Tara Lamont Eastman 15.10.2025 43:32

Holy Shenanigans, Batman! We’re at The Wild Goose 2025 Festival with Pastor Tara Lamont Eastman, host of the Wild Shenanigans Podcast. Listen in as we have a wide-ranging conversation discussing […]

Episode 158: Bonhoeffer and Folly 15.06.2025 1:03:01

In this episode, the Jew and the Gentile are joined by our dear friend Kristen Leigh Mitchell, singer/songwriter, theologian, and possessor of all knowledge of Star Wars, for a deep […]

Episode 157: May is Mental Health Awareness Month 26.05.2025 58:53

For Mental Awareness Month, we look at religion and suicide. The Jew and The Gentile, without the Ampersand of Reason (she is working for a living), take a deep dive […]

Episode 156: Wild Goose 2024, Live! 13.08.2024 45:40

Great to be back at The Wild Goose Festival recording live from the GooseCast Stage. Unfortunately, neither The Gentile nor The Ampersand of Reason could make it this year, but […]

Episode 154: Reframing Body Image and Sexuality to Subvert White Supremacy 17.07.2023 50:20

Live from The Wild Goose Festival 2023, it’s Episode 154! That’s right. We recorded this episode in front of a live audience at The Wild Goose Festival 2023. Joining us […]

Episode 153, MAID in Canada: The Ethics and Theological Ramifications of Medical Assistance in Dying. 04.07.2023 1:06:29

Proving we are not afraid of any topic, in episode 153 we discuss Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying law passed this last spring. The Canadian MAID law outlines, “a process […]

Episode 152: Sin & Sinsebility 14.12.2022 1:09:20

What if we told you that “sin,” as most people conceive, is theological and not Biblical? What if we told you that you don’t have to take our word? Like, […]

Episode 151: The Power of Music, with Kristen Leigh Mitchell 05.12.2022 1:32:42

For this episode, we are joined by a spiritual director, artist-theologian, musician, part of the rebel alliance, and a traitor, Kristen Leigh Mitchell. A gifted artist and brilliant theologian (and graduate […]

Episode 150: Is Rosh Hashanah Cultural Appropriation? 07.10.2022 44:18

They said it was impossible, but we have been talking to the interwebs for 150 episodes! To celebrate, we take on the most pressing issue of our times: should Christians […]