The Amalgamation Podcast focuses on social justice, pop culture, digital community, left-leaning faith, and more. With humor, kindness, and conviction, each episode shares passions and projects and invites the listener to join Bruce and his guests to co-conspire for good. While some podcasts lean toward short-form interviews, The Amalgamation Podcast gives listeners time to get to know each guest, from their current projects and passions to what brings them joy, makes them laugh, and gives t ...
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Each week Bruce Reyes-Chow and a different member of his family will take on current issues, parenting tips, and pop culture references. With humor, tenderness, and a heaping scoop of sass the Reyes-Chow/Pugh family will share how they continue to help one another become better people while trying to make the world a better place.
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E77 Trailer: The Cross and the Olive Tree: A Conversation with John and Samuel Munayer
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Here is the trailer for Episode 77 of The Amalgamation Podcast: The Cross and the Olive Tree: A Conversation with John and Samuel Munayer. The full episode drops on Tuesday, December 9, so be sure to subscribe where you listen to podcasts. Paid Subscribers to The Amalgamation Newsletter gain early access to the full episode. Thanks for listening! T…
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E76 We Pray Freedom: A Conversation with Charon Hribar and Liz Theoharis
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🎙️ Episode Summary In this powerful conversation, host Bruce Reyes-Chow sits down with Dr. Liz Theoharis and Charon Hribar to discuss their new book We Pray Freedom: Liturgies and Rituals from the Freedom Church of the Poor. Together, they explore how ritual, prayer, song, and community become vital tools in the fight against poverty and injustice.…
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E76 Trailer: We Pray Freedom: A Conversation with Charon Hribar and Liz Theoharis
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Here is the trailer for Episode 76 of The Amalgamation Podcast: We Pray Freedom: A Conversation with Charon Hribar and Liz Theoharis The full episode drops on Tuesday, November 4th, so be sure to subscribe where you listen to podcasts. Paid Subscribers to The Amalgamation Newsletter gain early access to the full episode. Thanks for listening! The A…
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E75: Unashamed: Drag, Deconstruction, and the Divine with Flamy Grant
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✊ About Our Guest Flamy Grant is a shame‑slaying, hip‑swaying, chart‑topping drag performer and singer‑songwriter who blends folk, gospel, and roots music to tell stories of resilience, faith, and liberation. Based in Asheville, North Carolina, Flamy’s work reimagines the intersections of queerness and spirituality — challenging religious trauma an…
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E75 Trailer: Unashamed: Drag, Deconstruction, and the Divine with Flamy Grant
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Here is the trailer for Episode 75 of The Amalgamation Podcast: Unashamed: Drag, Deconstruction, and the Divine with Flamy Grant. The full episode drops on Tuesday, October 21st, so be sure to subscribe where you listen to podcasts. Paid Subscribers to The Amalgamation Newsletter have early access to the full episode. Thanks for listening!…
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E74: We Have Never Been Woke: A Conversation with Musa al-Gharbi
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E74 Trailer: We Have Never Been Woke: A Conversation with Musa al-Gharbi
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Here is the trailer for Episode 74 of The Amalgamation Podcast: We Have Never Been Woke: A Conversation with Musa al-Gharbi. The full episode drops on Tuesday, October 7th, so be sure to subscribe where you listen to podcasts. Paid Subscribers to The Amalgamation Newsletter have early access to the full episode. Thanks for listening!…
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E73: Faith, Power, and the Making of Christian Nationalism: A Conversation with Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood
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✊🏽 About Our Guests Brian Kaylor is a Baptist minister with a PhD in political communication. A former professor of political communication and advocacy studies, he now serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Word & Way, where he writes and speaks on issues of faith and public life. He previously served at churches and denominational organizations affilia…
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E73 Trailer: Faith, Power, and the Making of Christian Nationalism: A Conversation with Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood
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Here is the trailer for Episode 73 of The Amalgamation Podcast: Faith, Power, and the Making of Christian Nationalism: A Conversation with Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood The full episode drops on Tuesday, September 23rd, so be sure to subscribe where you listen to podcasts. Paid Subscribers to The Amalgamation Newsletter have early access to the f…
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E72: The Cost of Being Undocumented: A Conversation with Alix Dick & Antero Garcia
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✊🏽 About Our Guests Alix Dick is an artist and storyteller living in Los Angeles. Her contributions as a producer and filmmaker have screened at film festivals across the globe. She co-edits the substack, La Cuenta, an online publication centering the voices and perspectives of individuals labeled undocumented in the US. Antero Garcia is a professo…
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E72 Trailer: The Cost of Being Undocumented: A Conversation with Alix Dick & Antero Garcia
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Here is the trailer for Episode 72 of The Amalgamation Podcast: The Cost of Being Undocumented: A Conversation with Alix Dick & Antero Garcia. The full episode drops on Tuesday, September 9th, so be sure to subscribe where you listen to podcasts. Paid Subscribers to The Amalgamation Newsletter have early access to the full episode. Thanks for liste…
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E71: Faith in the Snake Pit: Pastor Jacob Buchholz on Reality TV & Radical Inclusion
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In this pre-season special, Bruce Reyes-Chow chats with Pastor Jacob Buchholz, a contestant on the new Fox reality show The Snake. They dive into Jacob’s role as a progressive Christian pastor on national TV, the show’s unique social dynamics, and his roots in Deaf ministry. An inspiring, thoughtful, and fun conversation about faith, visibility, an…
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Teaser for the upcoming launch of The Amalgamation with Bruce Reyes-Chow coming May 2025 My name is Bruce Reyes-Chow, and you’ve found The Almagamation Podcast. Each episode, I chat with inspiring humans: activists, artists, academics, and adventurers as we joyfully and courageously co-conspire to make the world a more loving, compassionate, and ju…
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Well, I had not originally planned on adding more episodes to The Amalgamation Podcast until it was fully ready to go. Sometimes, the world requires us to respond outside of our plans. So here's a little preview of what I will be doing in the Fall, to offer some ideas about those of you who are preaching on any given Sunday. With the shooting and p…
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It seems only fitting to end on a nice round number with Episode 70 of BRC and Friends. Those who have been hanging out with me for the past decades have been through a few manifestations of this space, including its very beginning as a VodCast that began 10 years ago with my very first guest, Grace Ji-Sun Kim. [Watch Episode 1] Special thanks to C…
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Vidisode 4: Help the Watfa Family Evacuate Gaza
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A few weeks ago, we were connected with the Gaza Solidarity Network to get matched with someone in Gaza who is trying to raise funds to evacuate. This is obviously not the ideal solution (ceasefire and rebuilding are), and it is unfair that some families will get paired while others will not. Occupation and genocide are also not fair, so we do what…
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In what seems like a lifetime ago, I posted this a few weeks back after my return from my second delegation to Palestine. Even with all of the most recent acts of terror inflicted upon the people of Gaza and the accelerated violence in the occupied West Bank, I am still left with the same question as I have been posing since last year, “What will i…
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