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Brews, Beards, & Shipwrecks — 78 episodes
Ep. 76: Joey the Jerk: LA Symphony till the Casket Drops
Ep. 76: The Return of the Mics: Brews, Beards, & Shipwrecks is Back (And Yes, I Smell Like Beef)
Ep. 75: Jamey Bennett: Summer of the Cicadas Revisit on Indie Music Live with Chunjay
Ep. 74: Q-Unique: Brooklyn Bars, Arsonist Anthems, and Spiritual Rhymes
Ep. 73: Braille: Spitting Truth in Hip-Hop & Answering the Calling of a Pastor (Even When It Hurts)
Ep. 72: Cookbook & Surebert: Mapping the Underground Between Two Cities—Portlangeles To The World!
Ep. 71: Fred Lynch: Born with the Gift—to Rhyme to the Glory of God
Ep. 70: J.Rawls & Cas Metah: Rocking Studios, Stages and Classrooms
Ep. 69: Ohmega Watts: Beats, Rhymes, and (hope amidst the trials of) Life.
Ep. 68: Colleen O'Farrell Pitts: Choosing to Be Happy No Matter What
Ep. 67: Illustrate of Shadow of the Locust on Life In Full Color
Ep. 66: DJ Sean P & Royal Ruckus Mixtape: The Life Cycle of Man and Cicada
Ep. 65: Major Chisholm: Creative Liberty, Beauty in the Struggle, & Life without Alcohol
Ep. 64: Sivion of Deepspace5: Maintaining Hope in the Face of Adversity
Ep. 63: Illustrate and Jeremiah Dirt: Hip-Hop, Beards, and a Mighty Army Cometh
Ep. 62: Johnny Anomaly: Healing with Spoken Word.
Ep. 61: Creative Coping: Johnny Anomaly and Jamey discuss authenticity, depression, and faithfulness in the struggle
Ep. 60: Elissa Bjeletich Davis on Loss, Love...and Life after Divorce
Ep. 59: World’s Okayest Episode: Jamey discusses songwriting and the creative process on the Jiggy Jaguar Show
Ep. 58: Nicole Roccas on Time, Trauma, Creativity, and Healing
Ep. 57: Pastor Mike Landsman on Helping the Hurting through Chaplaincy, Church Relations, and Pastoral Care
Ep. 56: Everyday Orthodox pt.2: Jamey joins Elissa Bjeletich Davis to discuss, marriage, fatherhood, ”Bad Books Of The Bible”, and a deep dive into his faith journey.
Ep. 55: Everyday Orthodox: Jamey joins Elissa Bjeletich Davis to discuss his journey to Orthodoxy, the Unexpected Joy EP, and faith & art
Ep. 54: CookBook and Jamey: ”Oh Fiddlesticks, God Bless It!”
Ep. 54: Nomadik Vagabond: Illect Mixtape Volume 2
Ep. 53: Rick Lee James on chaplaincy, music, and loving people like Mister Rogers did
Ep. 52: Sojourn: Mics, Drums, & Beat Machines
Ep. 51: Nomadik and Chunjay discuss Brews, Beards, and well.....Shipwrecks
Ep. 50: Matt Wells: Monday Night Brews, Beards, Brews, Shipwrecks & Brews
Ep. 49: Paul Robertson: Drums, Rums, & Shipwrecks
Ep. 48: Mary Daniels: Bakersfield history, the importance of family, and finding joy in adversity
Ep. 47: Carlos Aguilar of Mestizo Coffee on the intersection of Religion, Philosophy, and Coffee
Ep. 46: Raphael Fiedler of Orthodox Review discusses book reviews, battling depression, and the importance of a name
Ep. 45: Soup the Chemist on rap tours, building community with positivity, & putting Christian hip-hop on the map
Ep. 44: Vocab Malone (and Alberto) discuss hip-hop, street preaching, and interfaith encounters (sometimes with the Orthodox internet)
Ep. 43: What's up with these CICADAS? A round-up of interviews for the Summer of the Cicadas
Ep. 42: Jamey sits down with the Areopagus hosts Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick and Pastor Mike Landsman to talk about religious conversion, Mormonism, and a lot more
Ep. 41: Sev Statik on fatherhood, being part of two rap super-crews, and navigating religion
Ep. 40: Joey the Jerk on rapping, not rapping, navigating conversations, and growing up in L.A.
Ep. 39: Deacon Michael of Lawrence, KS on Living with Cancer, and Loving People and Reggae.
Ep. 38: Jeremiah Dirt: Hip-Hop, Homelessness, and Hot Chocolate
Ep. 37: Quiet Entertainer: Covid, coffee, and cultivating relationships through intentional conversations
Ep. 36: Pirate Monk Podcast: Authentic Brotherhood, Challenging Times, and the Holidays
Ep. 35: Alexandra Craig: Schooling during COVID, overcoming loss, & finding hope during the holidays
Ep. 34: The Chunjay Interview (The Jamey Bennett Interview)
Ep. 33: Nomadik Vagabond Interview
Ep. 32 - We're back! Let's get into the joys and Shipwrecks in Royal Ruckus songs...
Ep. 31 - Elissa Bjeletich talks with Jamey about raising kids, finding a church, and losing her infant son
Ep. 30 - Basil and Nicole Roccas join Jamey to discuss podcasting and what it means for a Christian to doubt God and work through struggles
Ep. 29: Tim Trudeau of Syntax Creative
Ep. 28: The Weezer Episode: Mike and Jamey discuss the long career of Weezer, how their music influenced their lives, with a special exploration to the Teal album of covers
Ep. 27: Peter Daily chats with Chunjay about making music and touring the world, being a minister's kid, and dealing with depression in the midst of loss
Ep. 26: Doug and Angie Bennett sit down with Chunjay to talk about helping others during the holidays, ministry in Mexico, and share 10 tips for battling the blues
Ep. 25: LIVE Stream of the new #RoyaltyCheckEP featuring Chunjay, Flatline, DJ Sean P, Keelia Paulsen and more...
Ep. 24: DJ Sean P chats with Flatline and Chunjay about supporting the family, building a business, and the big issues of life
Ep. 23: Renata Zarro and Chunjay discuss teaching, spoken word poetry, and “home” as a dirty word
Ep. 22: Doug Bennett and Chunjay discuss human trafficking, getting clean and sober, and the many uses of avocado (with Chunjay's mom, Kathy)
Ep. 21: Mara Henderson and Chunjay discuss Health, Faith, Nerdiness, and Father Hunger
Ep. 20: David Bunker Chats with Chunjay about Sexual Abuse, Recovery Groups, Postmodernism, Whiskey and Wine
Ep. 19: Flatline and Chunjay return to discuss two decades in the music business, approaches to music production, drinking coffee, and facing difficulties in life.
Ep. 18: Christmas Hip-Hop Special: Chunjay impersonates a DJ and plays some great holiday tunes.
Ep. 17: Knowdaverbs Chats with Chunjay: A conversation on hip-hop, belief in God, and perfecting your art.
Ep. 16: Tacos and Whiskey with Photographer Jeb Wilson: A conversation about hip-hop conspiracy theories, running your own business, drinking whiskey, and misadventures in modern dating.
Ep. 15: Coffee with KJ: Chunjay and rapper KJ-52 discuss Christian music labels, Cuban coffee, and bouncing back after tough times.
Ep. 14: Friendship, Nashville Labels, and Growing Up: A History of Royal Ruckus from 1998-2003 with Flatline
Ep. 13: Coffee Nerding, Classic Hip-Hop, Songwriting, and Producing Beats: A Conversation with Flatline
Ep. 12: Porn, Guinness, and Authentic Friendship: A Conversation with Author and Speaker Nate Larkin (and Tra Jones)
Ep. 11: Gay Liberation, Writing, Death Threats, and Recovering Faith - A Conversation with Author Thom Nickels
Ep. 10: Tacos, Adult Graffiti Artists, and Changing Careers - A Conversation with Graffiti Artist Peas of DCV
Ep. 9: Demons, Women, Jesus, and Silence, Pt. 2: The Four Temptations of Steve the Builder in the Wilderness
Ep. 8: Special Edition: Hurricane Irma and the #EvacuationTour: Chunjay Discusses His Experiences Evacuating Florida and Raising Money for Disaster Relief
Ep. 7: Demons, Women, Jesus, and Silence, Pt. 1: The Four Temptations of Steve the Builder in the Wilderness
Ep. 6: Divorce, Dope Underground Hip-Hop, and Orthodoxy - A Conversation with DJ Trey-Qel from Future Shock
Ep. 5: Star Wars, LA Symphony Rap Crew, & (Losing/Not Losing?) Faith - A Raw Conversation with Rapper Cookbook
Ep. 4: Sexual Celibacy, Serving the Homeless, & Overcoming Disability - A Conversation with Bob Lutzick
Ep. 3: Christianity, Priesthood, and Lattes - A Conversation with Author and Orthodox Priest, Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick
Ep. 2: Suicide, Cerebral Palsy, and Christian Rap - A Conversation with #ConstantlyPositive Rap Artist Whyte Lyte
Ep. 1: Hip-Hop, Doubt, and Oatmeal Stout - A Conversation with Rap Artist Dropjaw