This Land

Where’s the name from?

The United States government has attempted to contain the sovereignty of Native American people through the creation of reservations. But then that same government ignores the  boundaries of that land.

What about it makes me wanna listen?

I’ve heard that history doesn’t repeat but it rhymes. I wanna learn the rhymes and make sure what we do collides with them.

Is it banter and filler or does it get right into the kaupapa?

This podcast is telling a story. This isn’t an interview or a back and forth discussion. No banter, no filler. And you’ll find yourself binging these 40 minute episodes.

Who’d be embarrassed to tweet a quote from this show?

Joshua. See below.

Which Bible character would have made this?

The Canaanites. They have some stories to tell about being the first occupants of the ‘Promised Land’.

Does it make you wanna ka whawhai tonu?

Greed, or even charity without love, can drive us to do some terrible things. I want love to motivate me.

Bangin’ quote from the podcast

‘At the time the schools weren’t talked about as a land grab or a tool of genocide. They were charity. To solicit donations, one Catholic mission wrote that Indian children were in grave danger and good Christians who came to the rescue would not only save those children but reap their own rewards with God.’

Where can I listen?

You can listen to the podcast here.

B.C.

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What’s it called?

Lead Us Not

Where’s the name from?

Christian leaders are called to lead with love. What happens when a leader abuses and exploits the vulnerable?

What about it makes me wanna listen?

As the Church comes to grips with and responds to the reality that many of our spaces that should have been safe were not and that some of our leaders who appeared to be good shepherds were anything but, we have to figure out how abusive leaders have shaped our faith, how that might distort our understanding of God and how to move forward.

Is it Banter and filler or does it get right into the kaupapa?

The podcast has a lot of heavy content with each episode building on the one before to tell a long-form story. However, each episode is a reasonable length of around forty minutes.

Who’s one person that should listen to this?

Every priest or pastor who can’t grasp the depth of their own hypocrisy.

So, of course, no one on that list is going to listen. You’re going to have to listen for them and then make sure to blow the whistle.

Which Bible character would have made this?

Mary. Have you read the Magnificat?

Does it make you wanna ka whawhai tonu?

Part of me feels a little tired and hopeless listening to another story of another Christian leader who was not what everyone thought them to be; another leader who used their position to manipulate and abuse vulnerable people. But there is another part of me that knows the church can be a place of healing instead of  a place of wounding and it is this that makes me not want to give up.

Bangin’ quote from the podcast

“…The New York Times called him ‘A Savior of people on the margins’; America Magazine called him, ‘A living Saint,’ and personally, I’d gotten into the habit of calling him ‘a prophet of tenderness.’ Then, in February of 2020, news broke of his abusive behaviour. ”

“All too often charismatic leadership goes unchecked. Churches and organisations can easily become dependent on a charismatic leader both financially and ideologically: ‘If he goes down, we all go down with him, and then we can’t go on carrying out this important work in the world.’”

 Check it out

You can listen to the podcast here

B.C.

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The Sacred Teachings Podcast

Where’s the name from?

The stories about the sacredness of creation that feature in each episode.

Who’s the host?

The Rev. Canon Virginia “Ginny” Doctor. Ginny is a member of the Mohawk Nation Turtle Clan and a dual citizen of Canada and the United States. She was the coordinator of Indigenous Ministries for the Anglican Church of Canada and a key founder of the self-determining Indigenous church. Ginny died on May 26 2021. You can read more about her here.

What about it makes me wanna listen?

The show has a beautiful simplicity that manages to address some serious topics with a calm and thoughtful approach.

Is it banter and filler or does it get right into the kaupapa?

Most episodes are only about fifteen minutes long, focusing on one particular aspect of the season’s topic, creating digestible yet challenging content.

Who’d be embarrassed to tweet a quote from this show?

David Seymour because he prefers solutions that involve fireworks.

Which Bible character would have made this?

The Widow of Zarephath.  Because she was under no illusions about the harshness of her world but had seen the reality of God’s provision.

Does it make you wanna ka whawhai tonu?

Ginny Doctor’s wisdom and deep spiritual insight create a space for healing and hope that makes me want to cultivate these spaces in my own ministry.

Banging quote from the podcast

‘I started to think about all of our people who have passed on; all of our people who have brought us to this day, and I began to think ‘this is why we have to go on – for them – to live their vision.’

Check it out

You can listen to the podcast here

B.C.

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Te Wāhi Ngaro

Where’s the name from?

Three Mihinare (and guests) talking about all the ordinary and not so ordinary places where our lives intersect with the divine.

What about it makes me wanna listen?

It’s educational conversation so you finish each episode with something to think about, but you don’t feel like you just attended a lecture. They don’t shy away from controversial stuff, either. I like hearing a Mihinare perspective on everything from Satanists to clericals to politicians.

Is it banter and filler or does it get right into the kaupapa?

So, there’s plenty of banter but I wouldn’t call it filler. Definitely some inside jokes going on but you kind of feel like you have been let in on the joke. Maybe. They keep the conversation flowing so things don’t get stuck on one topic but move through a variety of kaupapa in each episode.

Who’d be embarrassed to tweet a quote from this show?

Brian Tamaki, because the podcast creators admit that it is not a money-spinner.

Which Bible character would have made this?

Elijah. He was the pioneer of prophetic humour and sarcasm.

Does it make you wanna ka whawhai tonu?

It reminds me that the outworking of our faith is not meant to be confined to the pulpit or our work behind the sanctuary or our gatherings on Sunday morning but must engage with what is going on in the world around us.

Banging quote from the podcast

‘Sometimes [as Mihinare] you’ve got to step up and deliver because whānau are looking to you for certain things: ‘Please lead us in this moment; please be that minister who can bring (these certain skills) and kōrero and advice and ministry to our whānau.’ And sometimes you can just judge [the situation] and grab a tea towel and say ‘that’s me out in the kitchen.’

Check it out

You can listen to the podcast here

B.C.

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The Tongue Unbroken

Where’s the name from?

It’s a reference to the undying nature of Native American languages.

What about it makes me wanna listen?

There are five-hundred languages that are indigenous to North America. I wanna know more about them and the people who still speak them.

Is it banter and filler or does it get right into the kaupapa?

The shows are a mix of wisdom from elders, updates on language preservation and kōrero about things that bring hope. Even though most shows are over an hour long and focus on education over entertainment they are super interesting.

Who’d be embarrassed to tweet a quote from this show?

Former US Senator Rick Santorum because European colonists who came to America “birthed a nation from nothing”.

Which Bible character would have made this?

Moses, he knew that words have the power to set people free. Literally and figuratively.

Does it make you wanna ka whawhai tonu?

This show doesn’t ignore the reality of Native American people – grief and trauma are written on every history page since colonists arrived. But hope is the focus of this show. What is beautiful and true has withstood the worst of empire and we are a better world because of it.

Bangin’ quote from the podcast

‘These language talks for too many years have been doom and gloom narratives – trauma narratives. These trauma narratives get used to create fear, to create dependence. Endangered. Extinct. But our language isn’t dying, it’s buried, and we can go and dig it back up.’

Check it out

Click here to have a listen

B.C.

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NUKU

Where’s the name from?

It comes from Papatūānuku. And the podcast is about the essence of what it means to live as an Indigenous woman in Aotearoa from the perspectives of 100 Indigenous women.

What about it makes me wanna listen?

The stories are ‘mā hine, mō hine, kia hine’. So many amazing wāhine who get on with what needs to be done, whatever life throws at them.

Is it all banter and filler or does it get right into the kaupapa?

It’s telling stories and some of them are raw and vulnerable, not something you rush through. So the episodes are more long-form narrative. But these women are pretty kick ass so the kōrero is too.

Who’d be embarrassed to tweet a quote from this show?

The Proud Boys. Because ‘they’re not racist, just pro-western and pro housewife.’

Which Bible character would have made this?

Team effort. Deborah and Jael. Both women who got things done and probably all while looking after their whānau and deflecting sexist pushback.

Does it make you wanna ka whawhai tonu?

It makes me wanna be a better woman. It makes me want Aotearoa to be a better place for wāhine because their contribution cannot be replicated or replaced.

Bangin’ quote from the podcast

‘We live in a media saturated world but we’re not exactly drowning in our stories. We all know Indigenous storytelling started in the stars, but like a night without stars there was a blank space where our stories should have been shining.’

Check it out

Click here to have a listen

B.C.

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Where’s the name from?
It’s a reference to how society requires minorities to switch between modes of communicating. Ergo Code switching.

What makes me listen?
I need to know how I benefit from a pākehā worldview. It makes me think about my default assumptions about the world. And it’s really well produced so I’m not editing it for mistakes as I listen.

Is it all banter and filler or does it get right into the kaupapa?
This is not a chatty show. It’s a thirty-minute dive into Kaupapa and kōrero. Very Bingeable.

Who’d be embarrassed to tweet a quote from this show?
Mike Hosking. Because he’s busy fighting reverse racism.

Which Bible character would have made this?
Esther. She was the Queen of code switching. Literally.

Does it make you wanna ka whawhai tonu?
Yeah. It makes me wanna read more, listen more, and find out more about life outside of my pākehā code. Not in a guilty way but in an invitation to something better way.

Bangin’ quote from the podcast
‘It’s not about our individual morality; it’s about what you allow other people to experience in the space that both of you exist in.’
    Episode: 14 June 2023: Going to a white church in a Black body

Check it out

Click here to listen to the podcast

B.C.

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