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The Front Porch Podcast
by Front Porch
The online-auditory location for your favorite free coffee house, serving the student population of beautiful San Luis Obispo, California.
Episodes
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37. Hailey made an album
In this long-awaited final installment of the staff spotlight series, Hailey is here to tell us about her new album, Dove. We talk about her artist name, Mr. Marigold, what it has to do with a fish-shaped purse, her creative process, and what it takes to make an album while working full-time at...
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36. Radically inclusive space with Joel
This week, on our penultimate staff spotlight, Front Porch's director Joel Drenckpohl hops on the pod to talk about his backyard, how to make radically inclusive space, and where we might find the modern commons. Music on the episode is by QKSND, who you can find on Spotify, and our theme song is...
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Emily is looking for friends. Application link in bio
For the second installment of our staff series, 2nd-year intern Emily Biekert jumps on the mic to talk about friendship in post-grad life. Where do we find them? How do we make them? When no longer in the controlled college environment where ANYONE in your proximity could reasonably be a friend…
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34. Dom Floyd on the Self-Care Revolution
This week, we are back after a little hiatus with the first installment of a new series. For the next few weeks, we will be put up some conversations with the staff of Front Porch on things they are passionate about, projects they're working on, or just subjects they think the people should know...
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33. Of course Jesus would be killed by the state, and other Easter thoughts
What's the deal with Easter? Another holiday special with the director of Front Porch, Joel Drenckpohl. Music on the episode is by QKSND, who you can find on Spotify, and Lifegrid, who you can find on Bandcamp. Keep up to date with everything Front Porch is doing this quarter on instagram...
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32. Until we close the jails, Sarah will fill them with gardens
Dedicated to the memory of Kennedy Love, a forever friend of the Front Porch. Why do we put kids in jail? What is restorative justice? Why does the US hold a quarter of the globe's incarcerated population? What does gardening have to do with any of this? Sarah Maloney talks about addressing these...
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White Christian Nationalist: time to leave
In the final installment of "White Christian Nationalist," we explore what lives on the other side of a church defined by white christian nationalism. Who is reimagining Christianities? Are we allowed to call it quits? What does a road trip tell us about Christianity and the GOP? Our guests this...
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White Christian Nationalist: how we got here
This week in our miniseries, "White Christian Nationalist," we get into the history of the combining of forces of empire and Christianity, and how this fusion of systems has formed the unsavory threads of the Christian tradition that mobilized many of those who attacked the Capitol on January 6th...
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White Christian Nationalist: it's in the air
Our first installment of a three-part miniseries on white christian nationalism. Three guests, three stories of christian nationalism from California to South Dakota. What is christian nationalism? How does it show itself not just in those worst cases of an attack on a federal building, but in...
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The missing episode 24, a holiday special: CHRISTMAS HEGEMONY
If you've been following along, we skipped episode 24. It was a timely one on the holidays with FP alum Sophie Carnevale, and I didn't get around to the edit in December. But here we are, and January already felt like it was 10 months long, so we're basically in the holidays again, right? A…
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28. How to divest the $20 million Cal Poly holds in fossil fuel
This week, we hear from Lisa Swartz who is running the campaign #DivestTheCSU to get the largest 4-year university program in the US to divest entirely from the fossil fuel industry. We talk university endowments, structural versus individual action, and how to create a new future not dependent…
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27. Anti-diet, anti-capitalism, pro-body with Kallie K
Content warning: this episode deals with themes of suicide and disordered eating that may be triggering to some listeners. This week, sophomore Kallie Kidder hops on the mic to talk about eating disorders, what treatment looks like, and the structural causes of mental health crises. You don't…
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26. Erik knows nothing, and you should too!
This week, FP alum Erik jumps on the pod to share his expertise in saying "I don't know," navigating the powers that be in Cal Poly engineering, and what the heck the "real world" is. Music this episode: opening track by QKSND, find him on Spotify. Theme song by Lifegrid, find them on Bandcamp....
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25. Lo-fi beats made by humans, with Ben Slope
Lo-fi beats are made by humans, not robots! This week, we have Ben Slope on the show. Ben makes the lo-fi tunes that are featured on many episodes, and we talk about entering the largely anonymous world of lo-fi music, creating during the pandemic, and some of his inspirations. Check out his…
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23. An Absurd, Rebellious Christmas with my boss Joel
Christmas in the midst of a pandemic--perhaps we can learn a little from the circumstances how absurd Christmas really is, and how it might provide new opportunities for our more rebellious energies. Check out Field Day in SLO on Joel's recommendation! A great book on Christmas is Christmas: A...
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22. Ben and Danielle's HUGE BLOWUP FIGHT ON AIR!!!
This week--if after college is the "real world," then is during college...the "fake world"? What would make it so fake? And Danielle shares what she's learned from her time in start-up culture. Ben and Danielle are a couple of Front Porch alum's learning to navigate the "real world." Check out...
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21. Mike is convinced these are not the end-times.
Headspace, being (accidentally?) religious in college, and our general inconsistency as people. Mike is a Cal Poly/Front Porch alum, and resident expert on talking ad nauseam about things he knows nothing about. Mike is reading Don't Think of an Elephant by George Lakoff. Find the Flat Earth...
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20. Tabitha is learning to weep in public
This week--what does depression look like during a pandemic? Among other things, like the Chicago Bean, a visit to Minneapolis, and going outside. Donate to Tabitha's fund to get her a replica of the Bean on Venmo. Her handle is @tabitha-tolsma Book referenced: How To Weep in Public by Jacqueline...
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19. Ryan and Sarah are done with pie charts.
This week, former Front Porch intern, Ryan, and FP house alum, Sarah, jump on the pod to talk about self-doubt, growth, and post-grad outcome pie charts. What is self-doubt doing to us? How does it get in the way of our growth? Why should we bother with trying something new? What does…
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18. Michael, Cal Poly Engineering, and the Defense Industry
This week, Michael tells us what he knows about cultures of engineering, specifically at Cal Poly. How can engineers think in a way that takes into account their objects, inventions, and systems' impact on those who interact with them? How can a university with so much funding from the defense...
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17. What Jenna knows about American dystopia, and her post-utopian stew
Long time Front Porch-goer Jenna Kintner tells us what she knows about dystopia, particularly concerning the present state of the US. We do some post-utopian dreaming in an attempt to escape the non-place of "utopia" and consider the alternative good-place of "eutopia." References: Hannah Arendt…
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16. Fall 2020 Update: What We're Up To
The interns for Front Porch's 2020-2021 year gather around some mics and give the people an update on everything happening at Front Porch this quarter! Hear about our outdoor coffee service, events for the quarter, and our plans to help us all navigate the pandemic safely. Music by Lifegrid, find...
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15. What We're Learning
This week, what we're learning. The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre: https://www.vox.com/identities/2020/5/31/21276084/tulsa-race-massacre-black-wall-street-protests-george-floyd Andrea Davis's Are Prison's Obsolete? (2003) Seven Stories Press James Cone's Black Theology and Black Power (1969) Seabury...
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14. Justice & peace, this week and every week
This week, we get into, well, this week. Learning in action, gettin' educated, protesting while white, and what "abolishing the police" means. Protest action recorded by Paul Gillis-smith Resources referenced, and some extra ones as a treat: ACLU on your rights as a protester and what to do while...
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13. Zoom too hard
Zooming too hard? Try this out. Resources referenced: Zoom's own YouTube video on tools for IT/Management: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGGms1ksUhQ&feature=youtu.be BBC "Why Zoom Chats are so exhausting": https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200421-why-zoom-video-chats-are-so-exhausting NY...
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12. Front Porch loves books
This week, Em and Paul talk a little about book club that has started at Front Porch this quarter. We have been reading Glennon Doyle's newest work, Untamed, for the past few weeks and have been learning lots about unpacking the stories we are told about gender and sexuality, and where we go from...
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Politics of the Divine: Advocacy
This week, our last discussion from winter quarter in our politics of the divine series. What does it mean to be an advocate, and how can we do it well? Keep up with the latest in Front Porch here. Theme song: Lifegrid, find and support his work here. Join us for more politics of the divine live…
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Spring Worship Gathering: Failing Belongs
Each week this quarter, we've been gathering on Zoom to discover together the "why" of Front Porch, discussing a talk, message, or video that we share earlier in the week. This coming week, one of the interns at Front Porch, Theresa, shares some thoughts on failure and success, and how failure is...
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Politics of the Divine: What's the deal with money?
Another feature in the Politics of the Divine series! This week, on money, capitalism, the economic situation of first century Jews, and how might we continue to put questions to the ways we think about and work with money in the present. These issues seems increasingly pertinent in the present...
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8. Politics of the Divine: Scarcity and Plenty
This episode, we’ve got some discussion from a worship gathering in February on how the notions of scarcity and plenty affect our worldview and behavior, and some post-mortem reflection from Emily and Paul on how scarcity and plenty seem to be the name of the game in the midst of a...
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Politics of the Divine: Utopia
This episode, we’ve got some discussion from a worship gathering in February on visions of utopia in Christianities and feminist movements, and Emily and Paul accompanying this discussion from thoughts on utopia in the midst of a pandemic. Hosts: Paul and Emily featured in discussion: Kallie K…
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Politics of the Divine: Social Hierarchies
On this episode, our third installment of the series on the politics of the divine. Social hierarchy, outsiders, and the God who sees! All that and more. Find out all that’s still going on at Front Porch on Instagram and Facebook @frontporchslo and Facebook.com/frontporchslo. Music at the top of...
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5. When Pedro broke his face
This week, we have an interview with a student from before the time of physical isolation and homestay. Pedro tells us about his family, finding friends that look like him in his engineering program at Cal Poly, and that time he broke his face. Enjoy the corona-free conversation!
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Politics of the Divine: Apocalypse, End-times, and Heavenly Books
This week, we return to our series on the politics of the divine, recordings from our Saturday night worship gatherings. This one is particularly appropriate—a discussion and exploration of the themes of apocalypse, end-times, and heavenly books. Where do our ideas of end-times originate? When we...
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3. Campfire Conversation in Pinnacles National Park
One of our favorite parts of the Front Porch yearly schedule is our quarterly camping trips. This episode captures some conversation around the campfire on our most recent camping trip to Pinnacles National Park.
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The Politics of the Divine: An Introduction
In our first episode of the new year, Front Porch director Joel Drenckpohl’s talk on The Politics of the Divine, introducing some themes and pondering some questions about themes of exile, oppression, and blessing. How could an affluent, imperial country like the US connect with a people group…
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1. How Much Coffee?
On the first installment of the Front Porch Podcast, we ask the public the question: how much coffee do you think Front Porch drinks in a day?? The answers we found may surprise you. Hear students from all backgrounds doing math in their heads, guessing at cups of coffee per pot, consider student...
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