Color Correction

We collected over $30K from white members of our church to distribute to Black members of our church as part of our Juneteenth Jubilee Wealth Redistribution project. In this episode, we sit down with Tess and talk about how it all came together and how we feel in the aftermath. How have our ideas about reparations changed since episode 2, what does reparations actually look like, and how were we s...

We sit down with our friend Dani Morsberger to talk about her experience as a disabled person and how she sees God. What does healing look actually look like and what can Jesus teach us about the experience of disability? What are some ways we can break out of our ways of able-bodied supremacist ways of thinking and actually include people who have been marginalized because of their bodies, a cate...

It's both Juneteenth AND our 2nd podcast anniversary y'all! In this episode, we kick off the Juneteenth Jubilee Wealth Redistribution project and talk about how we actually want you to Venmo your Black friend $50. Jonny pops in to talk about how thinking about the end of the world can help us live in the here and now, and Joy Ike sings an incredible, beautiful, soulful song. This episode was first...

Should women talk in church? In this episode we wrestle with the fact that most of the Christian church seems to say no. How do we reckon with the fact that we're trying to be radically anti-supremacist while following a faith that has almost always upheld male supremacy? Andrew and Kris talk over Beth and then apologize for it in this episode of Color Correction! Let us know what you're thinking...

Restorative justice is being implemented right now in the city of Philadelphia. What does it look like and how do we get involved? The Rev. Dr. Donna Jones joins us to tell us about restorative justice in actual practice in our neighborhoods. We get down to brass tacks about a justice system that seeks to reconcile, but talk about why it's our duty as people of faith to push for prison abolition,...

Prisons are not the answer and we believe in building a world that doesn't need them. But what do we do when the only available solution to tough problems seems to be prisons? Is there a way we can expand our imaginations and address deeply felt hurts, for instance, around gun control, or anti-Asian violence without imprisonment? Let us know what you're thinking at colorcorrectionpodcast.com or fo...

In the aftermath of the Derek Chauvin verdict, we talk about our sense of deep dissatisfaction. Can feeling lost and unmoored point us to God? Wes Willison shares his experience being a mixed-race Asian-American third-culture kid to help us navigate being lost and far from home in this episode! Let us know what you think at colorcorrectionpodcast.com, and follow us on instagram @colorcorrectionpod...

We lightning round your questions large and small in this episode, our first back in person at the recording studio for over a year! How do we feel about the term POC now? Is there a way for white people to move without causing harm with gentrification or white flight? Do we talk with accents? IS CEREAL A SOUP? All these questions and much, much more in today's glorious return to talking over each...

In this mini-episode, Andrew gets a call from his cousin Justin who wants to hash out his stressed out feelings about anti-Asian violence. They talk about what the solution is, what the real problem is, and how to avoid feeling burnt out. Happy Easter! We're taking a break from our normal schedule for the holiday and to get ready to come back to the studio. Our next episode will be a Q&A episode,...

Beth, Andrew, and Jonny have a conversation about why they stay in a predominantly white church as POC. What do we lose by not being in a church where there are more people that look like us, what do we gain, why do we stay, and what do we hope for? We wrestle with all of that in this episode! Follow us on Instagram at @colorcorrectionpodcast and let us know what you think at colorcorrectionpodcas...

After the murder of eight people including six Asian women in Atlanta, Beth calls Andrew to talk about how he's feeling in the immediate aftermath. Things we DIDN'T mention (but would have after more processing and as more facts came out): that this was an act of racist AND sexist violence, the history of white supremacy treating Asian women's bodies as subjects of white dominance, the infuriating...

Why are we still here? In this episode we're joined by one of our pastors, Jonny Rashid, to talk about why we're still part of the church. Is institutional religion still helpful for people who are trying do the mission of Jesus? Jonny talks about his feelings about being a brown pastor to a lot of white people and we hash out our feelings about why we continue to be part of a church. Let us know...

In this episode we talk about our attitudes toward prayer, our experiences with it, and how POC approach it differently. What's the point of praying? We talk about how or why we do it even when we would rather do anything else. Also, do you ever avoid praying because you feel like God is probably going to disappoint you? Andrew does, and it's like a whole thing. All that and more in this episode!...

We're back in 2021! In this episode we talk about how POC can offer unique perspectives on the Bible, and wrestle with the ways that our relationship with this weird old book have changed over time. How do we read this book now, compared to how we did when we were growing up, and does it speak to our context as colonized and oppressed people? Let us know what you're thinking about at colorcorrecti...

We take a brief hiatus from our hiatus to talk about current events and our feelings about Trump supporters and white supremacists laying siege to the U.S. Capitol. Let us know how you feel at colorcorrectionpodcast.com! We'll be back with new episodes in a few weeks.

2020 was a sh*tshow, but we got through it together. We look back on the events of the past year and talk about how we feel about everything from the George Floyd uprisings, to the presidential election, and of course, the pandemic. What does hope for 2021 look like after a year like 2020? We talk about all that and more in this episode. Let us know what you think at colorcorrectionpodcast.com! Th...

In this post-Thanksgiving episode we talk about why POC communities tend to rely on extended family networks and social ties and how we personally connect to our families. Why don't white people have cousins? What are the advantages and disadvantages on relying on family? We explore all that, and hear from Andrew's cousin Justin, in this episode of Color Correction! Let us know what you think at c...

A mini-episode in which Beth talks to her mom, Greta, about voting. Voting -- how important is it, and does it matter that people died for our right to vote? Beth and Greta have an inter-generational conversation about their experiences with voting as black women in this convo (with some additional commentary from Andrew, Kris and Beth as well). Let us know what you think at colorcorrectionpodcast...

We survived election week 2020! Now that the city of Philadelphia has single-handedly defeated Donald Trump, how are we feeling, and how do we relate to our families that might not be celebrating the way we are? Kris talks to his cousin Joe, and Andrew talks to his mom Lily, and we navigate the complicated feelings around family that might not be on the same page. Check out our new website, www.co...

In this episode we talk about how we feel about our votes and the voting process. How do we feel about participating in a political system when we believe Jesus is king, especially in a year as uncertain as this one? Find out in this our 30th episode of Color Correction! Let us know what you think at circlemobilizing@gmail.com, or facebook.com/colorcorrectionpodcast!

We sit down with Professor Drew Hart, author of "Who Will Be a Witness," to discuss the radical roots of anabaptism and Christianity. How did white supremacy come out of Christianity, and what can we do to follow Jesus and combat the diseased expression of the faith that has built the world around us? Drew talks with us about all this and more in this episode! Share your thoughts with us at circle...

Where does the idea of rest fit in a society where worth is based on productivity? In this episode we talk about how to live when the demands of capitalism run up against the command of the Sabbath and God's own insistence on rest. We also talk about ways that we've tried to internalize restful ways of being, and the ways that the anxious demands of productivity fall on the poor and underprivilege...

In the wake of the officers who murdered Breonna Taylor receiving no ramifications for their flagrant actions, we thought there was no better time to hear from our host and her dear friends who are also black women navigating America in their both black and female bodies. Bethany sits down with her friends, DeVon and Rachel. They ask the questions: how do our bodies shape how we experience the wor...

Jemar Tisby, New York Times bestselling author of the Color of Compromise, stops by our humble podcast to talk about the church's complicity in racism, and how to keep from getting lost in the wilderness after leaving Egypt(or the plantation)! Are labels like Christian and evangelical useful, or are they too soaked in white supremacy? Jemar gives us his thoughts, and some much needed encouragement...

Down the Wormhole podcast was nice enough to host us on their episode for a joint episode about climate change as a racial justice issue! How is climate change a justice issue? Do white people care more about whales than PoC kids with asthma? And how do we keep from just getting depressed about it? Thanks to Down the Wormhole for hashing all of that and more out with us! Check them out at www.down...