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Kaleidoscope
by Deborah Jian Lee
Kaleidoscope explores life in America at the intersection of faith, identity and social engagement. In intimate conversations with activists, entertainers, authors and spiritual leaders, journalist Deborah Jian Lee unpacks stories about love, life, faith and justice in dangerous times. Prepare to laugh, think and be transformed as we explore the paths our guests have taken to become more true to themselves, more fully awake and more deeply engaged in this wild world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Mini: That's A Wrap
Kaleidoscope wraps up the season with highlights featuring rebels, squishy feelings, and loads of joy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jade Perry — Reclaiming Self-Care
Jade Perry is a mystic and activist who writes about the intersections of race, spirituality and chronic illness. As a tarot card reader, emerging herbalist, and multimedia artist, Jade wears many hats. Jade also always wears tasteful glasses. In this episode, Jade talks about the fluidity of...
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Mini: Spoon Theory 101
Chronic illness and disability writer, Jade Perry, explains Spoon Theory. The idea offers an effective and important framework for folks in the chronic illness community, and it’s making its way into the mainstream lexicon. Jade joins Kaleidoscope to explain this theory so we all can be in the...
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Deborah Jian Lee — “Love & Basketball” [Rebroadcast]
We’ve got a format breaker episode for you. This week, Deborah Jian Lee takes us on a journey through her life, work and the origin story of Kaleidoscope. Buckle up for a wild ride of basketball, heartbreak, and a secret underground party. (CW: sensitive language, racism, violence) Learn more…
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Mini: "I Could Be A Jedi"
A tour through Hollywood moments that have made Kaleidoscope’s diverse audience feel seen and heard. In this episode about representation done right, nostalgic listeners open up about the life-changing experience of seeing themselves portrayed positively in media. This special episode touches on...
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Cindy Wang Brandt — “Mom’s a Heretic”
“Unfundamentalist parenting” advocate Cindy Wang Brandt on deprogramming from toxic parenting culture. Brandt is an author, blogger and founder of the popular Facebook group “Raising Children Unfundamentalist.” The group’s tagline is, “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord and...
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Mini: #Halp! Toxic Boyhood
A listener sees toxic masculinity in her kid’s friend group and asks for advice. Author, blogger, and founder of an unfundamentalist parenting group, Cindy Wang Brandt, offers guidance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mahdia Lynn – Beach Moments
Trans Muslim activist Mahdia Lynn gets real about her life and work. She unpacks the hard times - mental illness, addiction, and police brutality - but also the life-affirming times that revolve around justice, resistance, and hot sauce. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mini Episode: The Queer Underground
What’s the story behind Kaleidoscope’s tagline? Every episode ends with, “Let the world see you. When they do, they’ll never be the same.” This mini episode reveals how this quote came from an unrequited love story at an underground queer club, all set against the backdrop of an anti-queer…
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Deborah Jian Lee – “Love & Basketball”
We’ve got a format breaker episode for you. This week, Deborah Jian Lee takes us on a journey through her life, work and the origin story of Kaleidoscope. Buckle up for a wild ride of basketball, heartbreak, and a secret underground party. (CW: sensitive language, racism, violence) Learn more…
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Mini Episode: #Halp! Hamster Wheel of Despair
Two listeners experiencing terrible times write in seeking guidance on how to survive and move forward when life falls apart. New York Times best-selling author Kate Bowler, who write about life after her stage four cancer diagnosis in Everything Happens for a Reason, And Other Lies I’ve Loved,...
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Kate Bowler — Rage and Romance
Kate Bowler, Duke Divinity professor and prosperity gospel scholar, wrestled with this theology’s promise of wealth and health after receiving a stage four cancer diagnosis at 35. In this conversation, Kate opens up about how this crisis changed everything - faith, friendship, romance - and about...
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Mini Episode: #Halp! Social Justice Newbie
A listener, "Social Justice Newbie," writes in with post-election regret and a resolve to mobilize her church toward political engagement. But then she hits hurdles. Michelle Higgins, a St. Louis-based activist and church leader, weighs in with lessons from the front lines, book recommendations…
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Trauma Laughter
Michelle Higgins is a church leader and racial justice activist in St. Louis. Her message, that blackness is integral to the church, is often met with apathy, rejection and even death threats by some white evangelical peers. In this episode, Michelle talks about the challenges of her work, about...
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Mini Episode: Danny & Rueben
On this mini episode, we’re sharing an extra from Deborah's interview with Danny Cortez. He’s the Southern Baptist pastor who changed his position on LGBTQ equality in 2013. He came out as LGBTQ-affirming coincidentally right before his son Drew came out as gay. So after after Danny became...
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Danny & Drew Cortez - "Love is a Choice"
This episode features pastor Danny Cortez and his son Drew. In one car ride in 2013, they came out to each other for different reasons, and it turned their world upside down. In conversations with each of them, we learn about the triumphs and troubles that followed. (TW: homophobia, self harm,...
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Mini Episode: Intersectionality 101 with AnaYelsi Velasco Sanchez
In this week’s mini episode, we’re introducing a new special segment. It’s called 101. A 101 is a quick crash course in a word or issue that might be new to some of us. We invite guests who specialize in these topics to unpack them. This is Intersectionality 101 with AnaYelsi Velasco Sanchez....
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Mini Episode: #Halp! Racist Relatives and finding $$$
This week on #Halp, Kaleidoscope's advice column, M. Barclay and Eboo Patel answer listener questions about confronting racist relatives and finding money for good causes. Learn more about the show at kscopepod.com and don't forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Hosted on Acast....
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Mini Episode: Imagining a non-binary world with M Barclay
M Barclay dishes about thrill and awkwardness of dating after coming out as queer, imagining a non-binary world and beach parties. Learn more about the show at kscopepod.com and don't forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Eboo Patel — From Discord to Decency
Eboo Patel is a former faith advisor to President Barack Obama and the co-founder of Interfaith Youth Core, which aims to make cooperation among religions a social norm. In this episode Eboo discusses his challenges promoting religious tolerance and raising Muslim children in this current hostile...
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M Barclay — Breaking the Binary
M Barclay is the first non-binary trans person commissioned as deacon in the United Methodist Church. In this episode, we follow M over their 12 year path to ordination. Along the way M opens up about coming out… twice, dealing with public rejection and the turmoils of love. Learn more about the...
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Trailer — Welcome to Kaleidoscope
A sneak peek into season one of Kaleidoscope. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Kaleidoscope explores life in America at the intersection of faith, identity and social engagement.
In intimate conversations with activists, entertainers, authors and spiritual leaders, journalist Deborah Jian Lee unpacks stories about love, life, faith and justice in dangerous times. Prepare to laugh, think and be transformed as we explore the paths our guests have taken to become more true to themselves, more fully awake and more deeply engaged in this wild world.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
HOSTED BY
Deborah Jian Lee
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Kaleidoscope currently has 22 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
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Kaleidoscope explores life in America at the intersection of faith, identity and social engagement. In intimate conversations with activists, entertainers, authors and spiritual leaders, journalist Deborah Jian Lee unpacks stories about love, life, faith and justice in dangerous times. Prepare to...
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Kaleidoscope is created and hosted by Deborah Jian Lee.
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