The Beached White Male Podcast with Ken Kemp

Send us Fan Mail The  Beached White Male joins creator Dr. Bradley Onishi in a survey of his original podcast series: The Orange Wave - A History of the Religious Right in the OC Since 1960 . Both Ken and Brad have lived a good portion of their lives in Orange County, California, and experienced in-depth engagement with its unique brand of white Evangelicalism. This interview revisits the "ma...

Send us Fan Mail Michael MacDonald has a unique perspective on the mood in Portland during these difficult days of protest. Ken introduces Mike as the guy who challenged him to do a podcast... and this year, The Beached White Male is up and running with over 1,500 downloads. Mike talks about the crisis in Portland and the back-story of unique ministries all over the city. He reflects on his long t...

Send us Fan Mail Matula Adams, M.D. left her home in Dallas, Texas, and went back into residency at St. Johns Episcopal Hospital in Queens (New York) late in the fall of 2019 unaware that a global pandemic would strike. She soon found herself in the vortex of the crisis, seeing the first patient with the Coronavirus - and then the wave of cases hit like a tsunami. You’ll hear our conversation from...

Send us Fan Mail In Part II, we continue our conversation with author and professor, Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Ph. D . Her new book, Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation , addresses toxic masculinity, tracing the imposition of rigid hierarchy in the traditional family structure from the earliest days of white evangelicalism. Dr. Du Mez talks about The N...

Send us Fan Mail This one is for fun... Singer/Songwriter Will Duncan just this week turned 16. He talks to the Beached White Male about his work. He's an accomplished pianist, videographer, gamer and soccer player. He writes original songs, from conception to performance, mixing instruments and vocals in his studio. We talk about his hopes and dreams, and the joy of creation. One more thing...

Send us Fan Mail 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 evangelicalism and the emergence of the religious right from the mid-1900s to the present. She concludes that the white ev...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Belle Barthelmess talks about her commitment to anti-racism. Her journey started in a small, rural town in Maine. After college in Boston and a degree in urban youth work, she became a Residential Addictions Counselor for gang-affiliated adolescent males. Later, after serving a mega-church running a large youth program, she became Dean of Students at the International Training...

Send us Fan Mail In June, 2020, a group of women who call  themselves The Power 6 (all Moms) came together on Juneteenth to talk about the meaning of the celebration. Gina Grant, co-founder and CEO of Women that Soar was on the call. Ken got the green light from the group to interview this high-powered African American executive who is also a Mom. They discuss race, justice, Colin Kaepernick, “The...

Send us Fan Mail Ken and Mike talk about the inception and creation of the mythical world of The Sand Sea. Mike has been a reader of historical fiction and fantasy since his earliest memories of childhood. His experience on the football field in the O.C. through an Ivy League degree in history and four years on the gridiron on to law school in Washington DC, all fueled his dream of creating his ow...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 1 - The two Ken’s dive right into Ken Fong's principled change of heart as an Evangelical Pastor - specifically, with respect to the Asian American LGBTQ Community; how it came about, and the consequences of that change - from criticism to new open doors. The Beached White Male shares some thoughts on I-Thou and Us vs. Them. SEE SHOW NOTES:  https://thebeachedwhitemal...

Send us Fan Mail Part II - Dr. Fong speaks to American exceptionalism and the “racializing" of the Covid-19 pandemic and its social effect on Asian Americans.  Ken outlines some of the fascinating history that many of us have missed. The Beached White Male shares a disturbing episode of Us vs Them right in his own home town. SEE SHOW NOTES:  https://thebeachedwhitemale.com/ken_fong Support th...

Send us Fan Mail Professor Michal Meulenberg, Ph. D. and Attorney Seema Ali talk about the need for genuine conversation between Christians and Muslims. Michal, a professor at both Fuller Theological Seminary and Biola University is co-founder of People of Peace, Inc. and 2 Faiths, 1 Friendship - both committed to the encouragement of friendship and dialogue. Attorney Seema Ali has been an activis...

Send us Fan Mail Student Ministries Pastors, Sam Kemp and Osahon Obazuaye talk about their experience with students in this era of pandemic and racial tension in the Spring of 2020. In two parts, we talk about how these two remarkable people chose a career in student ministries; what they are learning from students and parents. We talk about race, purity culture, and the heroes who have inspired S...

Send us Fan Mail Student Ministries Pastors, Sam Kemp and Osahon Obazuaye talk about their experience with students in this era of pandemic and racial tension in the Spring of 2020. In two parts, we talk about how these two remarkable people chose a career in student ministries; what they are learning from students and parents. We talk about race, purity culture, and the heroes who have inspired S...

Send us Fan Mail Adiana shares the story of her encounter with police on June 1, 2020 in Hollywood California. She and her boyfriend are both hit by rubber bullets in a cloud of tear gas. This is the complete interview. 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 : TheBeachedWhiteMa...

Send us Fan Mail Osahon shares his unique perspective around Black Lives Matter, systemic and implicit racism, the brutal deaths of blacks, including Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and more. He's an evangelical pastor with a powerful take on the needed but overlooked conversation between white evangelicals and the African American community at large. Support the show Become a Pa...

Send us Fan Mail In this special edition, 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 spokespersons in this era of turmoil around the issues of race, justice, protest, and police abuse. Adiana, a singer-songwriter an...

Send us Fan Mail Ken Kemp, The Beached White Male, welcomes you to the podcast. He explains the genesis of the project and the reasons why you should tune in. Welcome to the discussion of politics and religion - the podcast is open to everyone. 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...

Send us Fan Mail Ken and Scott reminisce over their years studying in Chicago in the late 60s. Ken shares more about his classmate, Melvin Warren. More show notes: https://thebeachedwhitemale.com/scott_chesebro/ 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 interviews his long time friend, a classmate from Bible School in Chicago - the late 1960s. Scott tells the story of a shocking discovery - a Ph. D. sociologist learns that his ancestors were slave-owners. His journey takes him to South Carolina, where, in a small country town, he meets Roscoe Cheeseboro, the grandson of an enslaved woman, age 90. They become fast friends. Mor...

Send us Fan Mail Linda Midgett is the director and producer of the documentary film, Same God. She tells us her story - how she was captured by the story of the African American, tenured professor at a major evangelical college who wore a hijab in "embodied solidarity" with Muslim women. She identified with their plight as marginalized by the current political and social climate - and as...

Send us Fan Mail Scott Young shares his journey of heartache, loss, and grief at the loss of his 37-year-old son, Josh. There are two Parts to the Podcast. In Part I, he shares the trauma of discovery. In Part II, Scott talks about the journey of grief. More show notes at https://thebeachedwhitemale.com/scott_young/ Support the show Become a Patron  - Click on the link to learn how you can become...

Send us Fan Mail Scott Young shares his journey of heartache, loss, and grief at the loss of his 37-year-old son, Josh. There are two Parts to the Podcast. In Part I, he shares the trauma of discovery. In Part II, Scott talks about the journey of grief. More show notes:  https://thebeachedwhitemale.com/scott_young/ Support the show Become a Patron  - Click on the link to learn how you can become a...

Send us Fan Mail Bradley Onishi is a Professor of Religion at Skidmore College in New York. His podcast, Straight White American Jesus, prompted Ken to request an interview. We talk about his journey, from Youth Pastor in an influential church in Orange County California during his undergraduate years to graduate studies at Oxford, on to Paris for post-graduate work and then a Ph. D. from the Univ...

Send us Fan Mail Our guest is Dr. Kutter Callaway, Professor of Theology and Culture at Fuller Theological Seminary. We discuss finding God in film - including his doctoral dissertation inspired by the Pixar movie, UP!. The Beached White Male introduces the theme with a reading of his take on the movie Moana. The conversation also includes his book - The Aesthetics of Atheism, the future of the Ch...