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The Subversive

by Chad Myers

True growth is about letting go. It is an inside job, yet it comes to us in very practical everyday circumstances. Join us as we listen to artists, leaders, entrepreneurs, teachers, creatives and all that embark courageously on the interior journey for the sake of the common good.

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Episodes

  1. The Daily Drama is Killing You More Than You Think

    So it has been a while...this episode was originally recorded on March 5, 2020. Just a week before most of our lives were turned upside-down due to the global pandemic. Work shifted for us all and we're finally able to release this episode for you. We hope you enjoy. Intro/Outro Music: Imaginary...

  2. Untitled

    A new episode...one that's unlike any other. We're Chad-less on this one. It's unique and a one-off. Get to know more about Kyle and Jacob by listening to this one...or not. We understand 😉 Thanks for listening! Email us or send us a message on Instagram! [email protected] Instagram...

  3. Muchness, Manyness, Hurry, Noise and Crowds

    Soul work is deep work. And most aren't up for the challenge. What gets in the way? Anything that increases personality. Without reflection, it is impossible to let the true-self emerge. In this episode, we talk about something like this, sort of. We want to hear from you!...

  4. Heaven is a Four-Letter Word.

    How has our view of the after-life left us feeling strangely unsatisfied? Does then have anything to do with now? I think the Christian message promotes more continuity between the two existences than we may realize. What are we subverting today? Heaven! We want to hear from you!...

  5. Magazine Release Party

    It's finally available! This is a recording of our highly anticipated magazine release party. Enjoy this bonus content from such a fun evening. This episode was also recorded with video and you can watch it HERE. If you would like a copy of the magazine, send us an email or a message on…

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  6. The Other Real Meaning of Christmas

    Why do we celebrate the feast of Christmas at the darkest time of the year? What does that have to say to us about our own darkness? Join us as we have a few random thoughts about advent and how the coming of the divine is a confrontation with the busyness of the human heart. We want to hear from...

  7. It's just you, with you, with you.

    I have a self. And then I have another self. And those two selves are in relationship with each other. But that's not even the most fascinating or important thing about us. And what does the most fascinating and important thing about us have to do with God being in relationship with God's self?...

  8. Episode 11 - Bonus Conversation

    No new episode this week. However, we kept recording after the last episode. Enjoy the bonus conversation around certainty. We're back next week with a new full episode. Also, more details on our magazine. We're close! Stay tuned! Follow us on Instagram E-mail us: [email protected]...

  9. Death in the House of Certainty

    There are three houses we live in. This week we discuss what it's like to move from each house and the challenges we face in moving forward. Contact us: Instagram [email protected] Intro/Outro Music: Imaginary Love by INOSSI | https://soundcloud.com/inossi Music promoted by...

  10. Ruminations on obRay ellBay

    Criticism is overrated. Curiosity is underrated. Last week the Mrs. and I journeyed to Nashville to see and hear the accused heretic Rob Bell. What do you do with new ideas? New information? What do we do with people we disagree with? In order to push through our current paradigms, perhaps we…

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  11. Man, Myth, and Meaning Act 2

    We go further down the rabbit hole of meaning and story with Mike Sherman, discussing the awakening affect of being in the story as opposed to staying on the outside in analysis. We give nods to Flannery O'Connor, Tolkien and Marilynne Robinson. We want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram...

  12. Man, Myth, and Meaning Act 1

    Man does not live on statements and statistics alone, but on every story that comes from the mouth of the Divine. Mike Sherman joins us on this episode. We expose bogus storylines. We discuss the intersection of meaning and narrative. We listen to what is revealed in the human longing for some...

  13. Hayley from @BatchTheory Creates a Safe Space

    How do people receive healing in the painful places of their story? By owning it in a safe space. What is necessary to create a safe space? A safe person. Join us as Hayley from @batchtheory talks about her journey and the importance of becoming a healing presence through shared vulnerability....

  14. Defenses Against the Dark Art: Receiving the Gift of Grief

    The human heart will do anything to avoid walking through the valley of grief. However, as we all know, experiencing the heights of joy requires descending to the depths first. In 2017, Kyle Bradley plumbed those depths. In this episode, he shares his experiences and his poetry with us. Kyle's…

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  15. The Heart of Hip Hop

    ***EXPLICIT CONTENT*** Anger, sorrow, and the search for authentic identity. Join us as professional rapper, Simple Grim, leads us through the quest for fidelity to self via the genre of hip hop. Contact Rich for Counseling - www.newhopecounseling.com/staff Simple Grim -...

  16. Emily Wendt Upsets the Applecart

    Have you ever considered what your relationship to food might tell you about your inner dialogue? To what degree do we all share a disordered relationship to food? Join us on this episode as Registered Dietitian, Emily Wendt, exposes some commonly peddled myths around food, fat, dieting and...

  17. Failure is My Guru

    How can failure take us further than success? In this episode, I sit down with special guest Conor VanBuskirk (Enneagram type 5, Founder of Upshot Coffee) to discuss how the stress of maintaining success is often at the expense of health and core values. We examine the role of ego and the search...

  18. What the What

    We often meet invitations to growth with deep resistance. We don't willingly choose upheaval, disequilibration, or dismantlement. But that is what it takes. In this episode, What the What, we take a look at the subversive nature of God's change in our lives. "to be nobody but yourself in a world...

  19. What the Why

    Why are you here? What unique contribution can you alone make toward the common good? In this episode we discuss the particulars of why we launched The Subversive and let that lead us into the universal questions of passion, calling, vocation and why it's so crucial to live from those places of…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

True growth is about letting go. It is an inside job, yet it comes to us in very practical everyday circumstances. Join us as we listen to artists, leaders, entrepreneurs, teachers, creatives and all that embark courageously on the interior journey for the sake of the common good.

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Chad Myers

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True growth is about letting go. It is an inside job, yet it comes to us in very practical everyday circumstances. Join us as we listen to artists, leaders, entrepreneurs, teachers, creatives and all that embark courageously on the interior journey for the sake of the common good.

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