The Beached White Male Podcast with Ken Kemp

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...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Beach Talk #5. Recorded the day after the Presidential “Debate” with Chris Wallace, Ken and Carla weigh in with their reaction. They reflect on the untimely death of the irreplaceable Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg , the coming election and the Presidential spin - predicting massive “fraud,” sabotaging our confidence in the integrity of the legion of men and...

Send us Fan Mail Ken welcomes Dr. David Gushee , professor, author, lecturer and distinguished ethicist. While they focus on Gushee’s most recent book (just released), After Evangelicalism: The Path to a New Christianity , they share war stories growing up in the wide world of evangelicalism and Gushee’s academic track - leading up to his earned Ph. D. at Union Seminary . They share a deep concern...

Send us Fan Mail Ken welcomes Piper Dellums , powerful keynote speaker, poet, author, film director, producer, and activist. Their friendship began in a small church in the mountain community of Idyllwild, CA . They share a decade long friendship, their encounters with Ron Kovic ( Born on the Fourth of July ), the 1619 Project , John Lewis , the cast of MASH including Alan Alda and Loretta Swit ....

Send us Fan Mail Ken checks in with Carla for another talk on the beach . We get caught up on the West Coast fires ; Carla comments on our interview with Theon Hill , presents some interesting gender polling in this election season, comments on Mayor Pete’s Sunday Morning sermon from Paris this weekend, and share some of the reading we’ve been doing lately. Finally, the Bleached Blonde Female shar...

Send us Fan Mail In December of 2016, Christianity Today produced a podcast conversation between Editor Mark Galli and Dr. Theon Hill from Wheaton College with the topic: Are White Evangelical Trump Supporters Racist? Ken followed up with correspondence between both Galli and Hill - a robust exchange. It was the start of a treasured friendship for the Beached White Male. In this, the most recent r...

Send us Fan Mail The Bleached Blonde Female - Carla - and Ken talk about the headlines of the Labor Day weekend - including the heatwave in California, the fires, Zoom calls , “Suckers and Losers,” Carla’s WWII veteran father, the Deep State, Critical Race Theory , Jacob Blake’s mother and the sacred right to vote. Carla’s got some ideas on how to be sure every vote is counted. Support the show Be...

Send us Fan Mail Blake Chastain is the creator and host of #Exvangelical , a very popular podcast that focusses on the stories of people who have been raised in staunch evangelical traditions and then found themselves in a classic “crisis of faith.” Blake created the podcast and then the hashtag - which went viral. It caught the attention of CBS , who produced a documentary entitled “Deconstructin...

Send us Fan Mail In today's edition of Beach Talk, Ken checks in with Carla , The Bleached Blonde Female , and discusses the headlines including the RNC , Kenosha , Portland , and the heartbreaking departure of Chadwick Boseman . Listen carefully, and you'll hear the breaking of waves as Ken sips his Mai Tai and Carla, her Tart Limeaid. Carla shares a moment of respite under the night sk...

Send us Fan Mail For five weeks, Ken Kemp facilitated a virtual discussion around the Scene On Radio Podcast series, Seeing White - all 14 episodes. All ten participants were white and represented several generations - white people exploring "whiteness" together. In this episode of the BWM, you'll hear about the TABLE TALKS project from Albert Tate , John Williams , Theon Hill , and...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to a new segment for the Beached White Male Podcast: Beach Talk . Ken and his friend Carla, The Bleached Blonde Female , review the virtual 2020 Democratic Convention. Join us on the beach! 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.co...

Send us Fan Mail The Beached White Male introduces Robert Chao Romero : tenured UCLA professor, author, attorney and ordained minister. Our focus is on his new book, The Brown Church . We talk about Robert’s journey from high school in mostly white Hacienda Heights in upscale suburban Southern California to Cal Berkeley Law School to fifteen years as a university professor. Robert’s mother is from...