Color Correction

Can we liberate ourselves from oppression without turning into white people? In this episode we wrestle with the fact that white supremacy isn't just something we have to deal with with white folks, but something that can show up in the way we interact with one another. How do we deal with the fact that the call is coming from inside the house? We talk about the icky ways that POC can perpetuate w...

We talk about defunding or abolishing the police, what the idea means to us and our communities, and how each of us came around on the idea. How do we lead others to take a leap of faith and imagine something they've never seen? We struggle with that question which has boggled both Israelites and activists in this episode of Color Correction! Email us at circlemobilizing@gmail.com or find us on Fa...

We had so many thoughts about defunding the police that we had to delay the episode a week! Instead here's Bethany telling a story about a time she a run-in with the police as a teen and how her community dealt with it. Thanks for your patience and everyone who hung out with us during the live episode! Our next episode will be out in a week!

This is the audio of the live episode we did on Juneteenth 2020 on Facebook live. Thanks to everyone who joined us! We're joined by Pastor Jonny Rashid and musical guest Brandon Evan Moulden and talk about our favorite episodes, the role of the church in fighting racism, black joy, Juneteenth and much more! You can find Jonny's @foodpastor instagram here (https://www.instagram.com/foodpastor/) and...

Anti-racism is trending right now! We talk about the challenges and opportunities that arise when it feels like everyone -- especially white people -- has decided now is the time to join the fight against racism. So how can white people be allies, and will Karen ever be invited to the cookout? We talk about all this and more in this week's episode! Also, since everybody is also super-into anti-rac...

Join us for a live episode on June 19, Juneteenth, at 8 PM at https://www.facebook.com/colorcorrectionpodcast/ where we'll celebrate our one year anniversary with some special guests!

Hot on the heels of our last episode we got together on Facebook live to give you the previous episode and talk about the stuff that's been happening in our city of Philadelphia. How do we feel about rioting and revolution when it's right outside our stoops? And what does Jesus have to teach us about overturning tables in the temple, and righteous anger? All this, as well as an outtake where Betha...

At the end of a rough week, we decide that we're over it. We talk through the events of the week, from Joe Biden, to bird watching in Central Park, to the murder of George Floyd, and process out feelings about wanting to just watch it all burn while enjoying a bag of Swedish fish. Want to share your own thoughts about reform, revolution, rioting, or something completely different? Reach out at cir...

Tessa Patiño walks us through the experience of being white-passing Mexican-American as we think about privilege, asserting our humanity, and that one time that Jesus acted kinda racist (or at the very least, prejudiced). Also Kris wants everybody to know that the fact that he seems to laugh at jokes before they're over is a side-effect/technical error cause of the way we're recording these episod...

We discuss how we're feeling in the midst of the pandemic as well as how the disease is affecting communities of color. We talk about the historical and social reasons why COVID-19 is particularly affecting the Black community, as well as increased hate crimes against Asian Americans. Email us at circlemobilizing@gmail.com and follow us at facebook.com/colorcorrectionpodcast!

Surprise early episode drop! Recorded remotely for the first time, we talk about how we feel since the COVID-19 coronavirus has turned our lives upside down. We talk about being angry at God and how to do work of the Gospel despite the fact that everything in our lives is now a Zoom meeting. Have your own feelings about being "in this time" that you want to share? Email us at circlemobilizing@gmai...

We sit down with our friend Josh to talk about his experience of queerness and the church, and what it was like to grow up knowing he was gay while have to be in very conservative circles, and how he continues to figure out his faith. We recorded this episode 2 weeks ago before we were all social distancing, so enjoy this last episode recorded in the studio (for the time being)! Email us at circle...

What's the difference between cultural appropriation and appreciation? We sit down after having a few bowls of culturally appropriated noodles to talk about what cultural appropriation is, how we've seen it in our lives in everything from Asian "themed" restaurants to black hair styles, and how it all makes us feel. Also, Bethany and Andrew hash out the grey area of Asian and Black cultural exchan...

Celebrities -- do they deserve grace? How do we cancel as Christians? Listen to us hash out our differences in how we relate to celebrities in real time! We discuss Kobe Bryant, R. Kelly, Louis C.K., and Andrew learns how to empathize once Bethany relates it to Toy Story. All this and more in this exciting episode! Email us at circlemobilizing@gmail.com and find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/...

We report in from the National Participatory Defense conference in San Jose and talk about how we're feeling and where we see God in the work that we're doing. Get ready to hear us talk about our feelings and almost cry as we try to process why this specific justice work feels so spiritual. Also, Bethany tells us how she really feels about sea creatures. Email us at circlemobilizing@gmail.com and...

First episode of the new year! In this one we wrestle with the question of how we make decisions in a world where all of choices seem to hurt people. If there's no good choices, why even try? We navigate the world of recycling, taco bell, and fast fashion in this episode about ethical consumerism and the grace that Jesus gives us despite our Amazon Prime subscriptions. Follow our new Facebook page...

We jumble through a random grab bag of topics from 2019 and talk about things that we loved about the past year and the things that disappointed us -- everything from Lizzo to Christianity Today, from Kanye West to the Mueller Report! We also talk a little about our hopes for our work in 2020. Let us know YOUR complicated feelings at circlemobilizing@gmail.com, and let us know what you want to hea...

In this one we have a candid conversation about our experiences of dating and relationships from growing up in evangelical church culture, and compare notes about how race plays into that too. You know what? I think we'll just let this episode be extra long. If you've got thoughts about that, or even better, stories of your own to share, send them over to us at circlemobilizing@gmail.com!

Part two of our conversation about forgiveness. We delve more into the cost of forgiveness and our personal feelings about it. How do we deal with microaggressions? Is it cowardly or Christlike to keep forgiving white people? And how does forgiveness work with atonement and reconciliation? Thanks again to Jonny Rashid for sitting down with us for the conversation. Catch him on twitter at @jonnyras...

We sit down with Jonny Rashid, our favorite Egyptian American and "one of our pastors," to talk about our complicated feelings around Brandt Jean forgiving and hugging his brother's murderer. What is the cost of forgiveness, what does that mean for justice, and how does all of this work in a racist society? All that and more in this episode and the next one! This is the first episode in a two part...

We sit down with Bryant, seminarian, fellow millennial, and substitute white guy, to talk about what to do with the broken systems and institutions we're stuck in -- work to make them better, or throw it all out and start something new? We also talk talk about Anabaptism and how we're looking forward to the end of the world! We're also looking forward to TurnUp to Bailout on 11/9/19! Don't have ti...

Can we make a final conclusion connecting our ideas about justice work to the idea of hell? Not in one episode, but we sure as hell try! In this episode we talk about justice, God's justice, the afterlife, and the justice system, and say a lot of stuff about things we know about (and things we don't). We'll revisit this subject in the future with somebody who's actually sat through a seminary clas...

We're in the middle of an especially busy season right now (grab your tickets for TurnUp to Bailout 2019, November 9, right here! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/turnup-to-bailout-3-tickets-74731250181) So in lieu of a regularly scheduled episode, we've got an extended outtake mini-episode -- Bethany tells the story of one crazy hour where everything that could go wrong, does. BTW, Beth wanted everyo...

We take a moment to talk about how Kris's conversation with his dad about racist Facebook posts went, talk a little about President Trump, and also talk a little about how we feel about the past few episodes.

Kris is on vacation so we sit down with our friends Matt and Maria, social workers in the supportive housing field, to talk about opioids, the war on drugs, and the current overdose crisis and whether or not it's just a white people problem. Also, we talk about harm reduction and why it feels "Jesusy."