In this bonus episode, Kyle and Daniel interview their friend Lish Veldhuijzen to get her perspectives on the questions we’ve been discussing this season. &nbsp; Sponsors: Assumptions is sponsored by ATB Financial (this week we highlight their Branch for Arts and Culture)&nbsp; and the Alberta Podcast Network (this week we told you about the show Blue in the Face). &nbsp; Show Notes: Lish Veldhuijzen was reached in Victoria, BC where she is studying Traditional Chinese Medicine at Pacific Rim College. Daniel (once again) quoted from Alan Jacob’s little book How to Think: A Survival Guide for a World at Odds: “These people are... not necessarily like-minded, but they are temperamentally disposed to openness and have habits of listening—and in that case are wonderfully like-hearted.” Daniel defines his life goal as a combination of creating, collaborating, and communicating and realized this after working on a project with Lish. Daniel referenced (and recommends) Robert Capon’s delightful book  The Supper of the Lamb: A Culinary Reflection. Lish references the Alan Watts quote: “If you will treat yourself for a while as a cloud or wave and realize that you can't make a mistake whatever you do, cause even if you do something that seems to be totally disastrous, it will all come out in the wash somehow or other.” Lish also quotes from Eckhart Tolle. Lish describes a conversation with her professor,  Peter Conway. We reference our two part episode on community and loneliness, which are  Episode 7 and  Episode 8 of Season Two. The town of Bamfield, BC gets a shout out. &nbsp; Credits: Assumptions is written and produced by Daniel Melvill Jones and Kyle Marshall. This episode edited by Kyle Marshall. Our soundtrack comes from The Parson Red Heads. Podcast artwork designed by Chris Taniguchi. Photography by Josh Boak &nbsp; Assumptions is available wherever podcasts are found, including Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Soundcloud, Spotify, iHeart Radio, and through the CKUA app. Don't forget to rate and review us and share and follow us on Facebook&nbsp;or Twitter.

Bonus Episode: Interview with Lish Veldhuijzen

This has been such a full season of conversations that our wrap up episode has been extended into a second episode. This time we discuss the many interviews we had this season and recap our conversations on marriage, loneliness, and community.&nbsp; &nbsp; Sponsors: Assumptions is sponsored by Alberta Podcast Network. This week we highlighted Kyle’s new show, Putting It Together: The Music of Stephen Sondheim (https://www.albertapodcastnetwork.com/blog/2018/9/11/putting-it-together-joins-the-chorus). This week we are also sponsored by the podcast Back to School Again (https://edmontonsun.com/opinion/columnists/forbes-never-too-old-to-learn). &nbsp; Show Notes: The first part of this discussion can be found on Episode 9: https://soundcloud.com/assumptionspod/wrap-it-up-part-one-season-two. Our bonus episode with Wesley Hill can be found here: https://soundcloud.com/assumptionspod/bonus-episode-an-interview.&nbsp; Revoice (https://revoice.us/) is the conference dedicated to the LGBT+ community within the historic Christian faith. Daniel’s friend Ethan attended and wrote about it here (http://www.patheos.com/blogs/jesuscreed/2018/07/31/an-undeniable-witness-reflections-on-the-revoice-conference/). Many, many others have also written about it, including Wesley himself (https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2018/08/revoice-and-a-vocation-of-yes). Our bonus episode with Joy Beth Smith can be found here:  https://soundcloud.com/assumptionspod/bonus-episode-an-interview-1.&nbsp; Daniel mentioned his visit with Marc, a pastor from Door of Hope in Portland, Oregon (http://doorofhopepdx.org). Daniel loves this church. Episode 6 on marriage can be found here:  https://soundcloud.com/assumptionspod/dont-get-married-season-two.&nbsp; The article on marriage after heaven being compared to friendship is found here: https://alastairadversaria.com/2014/07/23/a-new-icon-of-marriage. Our conversation on loneliness, singleness, and community was divided into two parts. Part One (Episode 7) can be found here (https://soundcloud.com/assumptionspod/we-are-all-alone-part-one) and Part Two (Episode 8) can be found here (https://soundcloud.com/assumptionspod/we-are-all-alone-part-two). Kyle and Daniel mentioned the podcast Start Up and their five part series on church planting. The first episode of that series can be found here:  https://www.gimletmedia.com/startup/church-planting-1-the-movement. Here is the This American Life episode that includes some of that content (and features Tim Keller): https://www.thisamericanlife.org/651/if-you-build-it-will-they-come/act-one-7. Our bonus episode featuring Nick Taniguchi and Tyler May can be found here: https://soundcloud.com/assumptionspod/bonus-episode-interviews. Daniel mentions Shamballa, the EDM music festival in British Columbia: https://shambhalamusicfestival.com.&nbsp; Kyle’s new podcast on Steven Sondheim is called Putting It Together and can be found here: https://buff.ly/2N8czuI.&nbsp; Kyle quotes from Sondheim’s musical “Into the Woods”. Our bonus episode with Lish Veldhuijzen can be found here: https://soundcloud.com/assumptionspod/bonus-episode-interview-with-1. Our bonus episode with Rabbi Seth Goldstein can be found here: https://soundcloud.com/assumptionspod/bonus-episode-interview-with-2. Our bonus episode with Barry Danylak can be found here: https://soundcloud.com/assumptionspod/bonus-interview-with-barry. &nbsp; Credits: Assumptions is written and produced by Daniel Melvill Jones and Kyle Marshall. This episode edited by Kyle Marshall. Our soundtrack comes from The Parson Red Heads. Podcast artwork designed by Chris Taniguchi. Photography by Josh Boak &nbsp; Assumptions is available wherever podcasts are found, including Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Soundcloud, Spotify, iHeart Radio, and through the CKUA app. Don't forget to rate and review us and share and follow us on Facebook&nbsp;or Twitter.

Wrap It Up! Part Two – Season Two, Episode 10

As we wind our way to the tail end of this season, we share feedback provided by our listeners. The questions spark conversations. We discuss what would bring us to conversion, how to understand sexual intimacy, and even masturbation. This episode also includes Kyle’s interview with Fraser Tripp. &nbsp; Sponsors: Assumptions is sponsored by Alberta Podcast Network and this week we highlighted the Young Gaffers. This week we are also sponsored by Edmonton’s Lit Fest (use the discount code atbrocks. &nbsp; Show Notes: Our episode begins with Kyle’s interview with Fraser Tripp (https://twitter.com/frasertripp?lang=en). In that conversation Dan Savage (https://www.thestranger.com/savage-love), the Buzzfeed “I’m gay but I’m not...” video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ScSlW3FCr4), and the TV Show Rosanne (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094540/).&nbsp; We briefly mention Kyle’s studio in Calgary, Media Lab YYC (https://www.medialabyyc.com). Daniel mentioned the quote about how marriage turns strangers into families. It comes from Eugene Peterson in his book, Where Your Treasure Is, when he says “Every marriage brings two unrelated families into committed historical encounter with each other. We need to be forced out of ourselves into encounter with other sand to demonstrate with our lives that the other is an ally and not an enemy. Strangers, through the practice of adoration and detachment, become lovers. The natural rivalries that develop between people whoa re different are counters in the act of marriage and changed into alliances. Every marriage is proof that the other is not the enemy, not the rival, not the threat, but the friend, the ally, and, at best, the lover.” The names of the three three fates in Greek mythology are Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos. Speaking of storytelling, our whole first season, The Stories We Tell, is dedicated to the stories that shape us. Daniel mentioned two creeds, ancient documents that specify Christian doctrine, that provide a useful boundary as to what is Christian and what is not. If a church or denomination does not hold to any of the beliefs specified in these creeds, it’s safe to assume they are no longer orthodox. The first creed is the Apostle’s Creed (https://www.churchofengland.org/our-faith/what-we-believe/apostles-creed) and the second in the more specific Nicene Creed (https://www.churchofengland.org/our-faith/what-we-believe/apostles-creed#na) Once again, Daniel quotes from Alan Jacobs, who in is book How To Think: A Survival Guide for a World at Odds says that we need to spend time around people who are like-hearted, not necessarily like-minded. Here’s a great little recap of the book: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/spark/378-surge-toll-roads-how-to-think-and-more-1.4451013/we-need-a-survival-guide-for-thinking-because-we-re-bad-at-it-1.4458377 Daniel and Kyle briefly allude to the delightful TV series Stephen Fry in America (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1307789/). Daniel refers to a short video by Tim Keller, which can be found here: https://vimeo.com/283015823 We talk more about the ways the horror genre confronts secular belief in this episode from our first season. https://soundcloud.com/assumptionspod/oh-the-horror-season-one q Our episode dedicated to the purpose of sex is Let’s Talk About Sex:  https://soundcloud.com/assumptionspod/lets-talk-about-sex-season-two In our interview with Joy Beth Smith, she briefly alludes to masturbation, a topic she covers in more detail in her book Party of One:  https://soundcloud.com/assumptionspod/bonus-episode-an-interview-1 &nbsp; Credits: Assumptions is written and produced by Daniel Melvill Jones and Kyle Marshall. This episode edited by Kyle Marshall. Our soundtrack comes from The Parson Red Heads. Podcast artwork designed by Chris Taniguchi. Photography by Josh Boak &nbsp; Assumptions is available wherever podcasts are found, including Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Soundcloud, Spotify, iHeart Radio, and...

Love (and Hate) in Our Audience, Part One – Season Two, Episode 11

On this, the last episode of our second season, Kyle and Daniel listen to some comments and questions sent in from listeners. They discuss how social media discourages proper goodbyes, why we are good to others, and tell the story of how they became friends.&nbsp; Show Notes: Daniel mentioned the ending of the children’s novel The Last Battle (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Battle). &nbsp; Daniel and Kyle were interviewed for patheos.com on their friendship and the origins of the podcast. We think it’s a great read and you can find it here:  http://www.patheos.com/blogs/rebeccaflorencemiller/2017/11/interview-christian-atheist-friends-podcast-assumptions &nbsp; The Terrence Malick film Justin, Kyle, and Daniel watched was To the Wonder. Other films they watched together included the Before Trilogy (Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, and Before Midnight), Home Alone, Of Gods and Men, Mighty Wind, and Her.&nbsp; &nbsp; Sponsors: Assumptions is sponsored by Alberta Podcast Network. This week we highlighted the show That’s a Thing‽, which Kyle recently appeared on. We are also sponsored by ATBProsper.com and the podcast Otherwise. &nbsp; Credits: Assumptions is written and produced by Daniel Melvill Jones and Kyle Marshall. This episode edited by Kyle Marshall. Our soundtrack comes from The Parson Red Heads. Podcast artwork designed by Chris Taniguchi. Photography by Josh Boak &nbsp; Assumptions is available wherever podcasts are found, including Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Soundcloud, Spotify, iHeart Radio, and through the CKUA app. Don't forget to rate and review us and share and follow us on Facebook&nbsp;or Twitter.

Love (and Hate) in Our Audience, Part Two – Season Two, Episode 12

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