The Unapologetics Podcast

Fun fact: Did you know that Malachi A+scribe and Rome Herbert share the same birthday?? Join us as we celebrate with a live session while listening to some select tracks from Rome's new EP, COLD NIGHTS . We also present an opportunity to travel abroad to Ghana with Spoken Word Elevated and Speak on it Media along with Anidaso 360 . We believe that every descendent of an enslaved African deser...

Malachi A+scribe joins AU's MLK Day celebration (2024) to discuss with students and staff their reflections of the days events and implications pertaining to faith, action, and intercultural engagement in a Christian PWI. Click here to follow and support Malachi A+scribe and The Unapologetics Podcast.

So, how do we respond to arguments against Critical Race Theory and its potential compatibility with the Gospel? What should you say when presented with claims from a thought leader like Neil Shenvi? This installment of Theory and Theology with guest Rasool Berry, teaching pastor at The Bridge and author of Critical [G]race Theory: The Promise & Perils of CRT and UnCritical Race Theory , provi...

How did Critical Race Theory even become a whole problem in the church? Who fired shots first? This installment of Reading in Righteousness gives attention to one Christian thought leader who has become the most prominent in white, conservative evangelical spaces concerning the topic of and opposition to Critical Race Theory--Dr. Neil Shenvi. A+scribe reads and scrutinizes his article "Critic...

Does Critical Race Theory put biblical unity at risk? Do we have to choose sides in this culture war for justice and the advancement of the Gospel? Join this Conviction in Conversation. This episode hosts 2 returning guests from Season 2: Dylan Bowen ( S2 Ep Unconditioning Performative Allyship ) and Pastor Colby Hill ( S2 Ep13 Unconditioning Racist Language in the Church ). Dylan Bowen, long-time...

Critical Race Theory has become a point of contention not only in politics but also in schools and church spaces to determine how we learn about black history and fight against racism. And now, the work and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. are in the hot seat. Should schools, libraries, and even churches discontinue books and teachings of Dr. King? And what does any of this have to do wit...

This episode is the first of the mini-series, Theory in Theology. A+scribe chops it up with Joseph L. Tucker Edmonds, an Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Africana Studies at Indiana University’s School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI as well as the Associate Director of the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture. Together, they explore the theological context through which we c...

Reading in Righteousness explores various books from a widespread of Black authors who focus on topics related to antiracism in the Black Christian context, or as it applies. In this first installment, Malachi A+scribe reads 'Biblical & Social Justice: What Is It? An Everyday Person's Guide to Understanding Justice And the Role of the Church in Our Society' and is joined by auth...

Season 3 is finally here! We have returned to talk about what they don't want us to talk about: Critical Race Theory. Today's political climate fields competing ideas as to what it is and its function in society, education, and social interactions. This includes the church and Christian spaces where the debate has arrived at this question: is CRT compatible with the Gospel? In this seaso...

Ana and A+scribe recap the final installments of The Unconditional Series (12-17) while reflecting on this season while looking forward to Season 3. Support for Malachi A+scribe and The Unapologetics Podcast: Patreon Instagram music and merch Follow and support Watershed Voice: https://www.watershedvoice.com/subscribe/ Follow and support Nu Vintage: Instagram Music

Ana and Malachi A+scribe look back at this season's episodes of The Unconditional Series (1-13ish) for final reflections and insight on A+scribe's personal unconditioning journey. Support for Malachi A+scribe and The Unapologetics Podcast: Patreon Instagram music and merch

Natalie Pipkin, founder of Pulse Project Indy and Black Worldschoolers, returns to talk about what it means and looks like to do education without the racially oppressive structure and methods found in the American schooling system. This interview was recorded back in February 2021 so you'll hear some references to Black History Month as well. Follow and support Natalie and Black Worldschoole...

To commemorate the life of Eugene Vincent Patton, I dug in the vault of old files from my college days and found this gem: a recording of an interview I did with him. To all of Vince's family, dear friends, and the Indy artist community, let this bless you. Much love. Listen to and download Vince's music here: https://linktr.ee/evincent Obituary:  https://www.wishtv.com/news/local-news/i...

This episode is a complementary discussion from an earlier episode (be sure to listen to Ep 15 first) where the brothas chop it up about our role in honoring, protecting, advocating for, and partnering with black women to uncondition the doubly oppressive harm that works against them in society and the church. Together we discuss our takeaways from the book Too Heavy a Yoke: Black Women and the Bu...

This is Part 2 of a two-part review of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. You should listen to Part 1 first on the I Can MARVEL All Day podcast: https://marvelalldaypod.buzzsprout.com/998896/8440877-mcu-the-falcon-and-the-winter-soldier-recap A+scribe is joined by good friends Camara Wallace and rapper Ty Luv the MC to celebrate all things black in the mini-series while using it as a critical lens...

Laurie and A+scribe continue to say the things that need to be said. At the end of the day, we are working for and towards a better future for black and brown children--our children. 

All of the thoughts...all of the feelings...all of the implications--let's talk about it.

To celebrate Women's History Month, this episode is about black women, led by black women. Friend, Shawanee' Patrick, hosts and facilitates the conversation on loving oneself in a world and society that perpetually treats our sisters as "the least of these."    Shawanee’ Patrick is a doctoral candidate in Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M. She teaches senior engineering s...

Join Malachi A+scribe for a panel discussion with some of his friends on the effects of colorism in their personal lives and how they are unconditioning it. This episode is blackety-BLACK-black with a side of melanin.   All of the things A+scribe:  https://linktr.ee/a_scribe

This episode is a follow-up from Episode 11, Unconditioning Racist language. A+scribe and Pastor Hill explore what racist language looks like in the church context as Black Christians navigating three intersecting worlds: blackness, whiteness and the religious spaces that host each (exclusively and/or collectively). Pastor Colby Hill is a millennial, multiethnic, multiplying leader. After being ra...

Enjoy this special holiday episode! Malachi A+scribe's parents join to share their stories and learnings of navigating holidays as a Black Christian family.  Links to all my pages:  https://linktr.ee/a_scribe

Returning guests, Ana and Keondre, join to give exposition to words and phrases you didn't know were racist while playing a heaping game of "Name That, Racist." Follow Malachi A+scribe: https://linktr.ee/a_scribe

On this episode we are getting our friendships in check! Kristen "KB" Newton has been an international recording artist and DJ for the last 10 yrs, most known for being the official in-arena DJ for the NBA’s Indiana Pacers and the WNBA's Indiana Fever (2013-2020). However, over the past 2 years she has been pursuing her passion with her latest endeavor, Heart Convos. Most of us have...

2020 has been a lot and is taking its toll on our emotional well-being. How do we continue the fight for justice with battle fatigue? Korie "KP" Pickett, creative entrepreneur and editor of Queen Spirit Magazine, shares her unconditioning story of grief, brokenness, and healing. Donate for new laptop: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-malachi-get-a-new-laptop Follow KP: @hoosierqueenkp Que...

Aubrey "Aubs" Barnes, content creator (hop hop, spoken word, podcasts), educator, and community organizer chops it up with A+scribe about the pains of liberating a black soul from the chains of a white-catering ministry. Yes, we said it just like that; that's how it is.