UnCollared: Recent Episodes
Todd Leonard
Off-the-cuff conversations with progressive pastors on issues found at the intersection of religion, politics and culture.
Aaron van Voorhis, Shane Kinnison and Todd Leonard dialogue on why violent extremism so often becomes an expression of religious faith.
Jonathan Stoner talks about his experience growing up in and then breaking out of a fundamentalist Christian faith tradition.
Shane Kinnison and Todd Leonard talk about their experiences of growing up in and then breaking out of fundamentalist Christian faith traditions.
Shane Kinnison and Todd Leonard talk about their experiences of growing up in and then breaking out of fundamentalist Christian faith traditions.
Jonathan Stoner, Shane Kinnison and Todd Leonard discuss how COVID-19 has both exposed the irrelevance of church and accelerated the dying process, but why they're still optimistic about the future of Christian spirituality. Part two of two.
Jonathan Stoner, Shane Kinnison and Todd Leonard discuss how COVID-19 has both exposed the irrelevance of church and accelerated the dying process, but why they're still optimistic about the future of Christian spirituality. Part 1 of 2.
Jonathan Timothy Stoner, Shane Kinnison and Todd Leonard discuss how people of faith can embrace Pride Month and our LGBTQ loved ones.
Todd Leonard and Shane Kinnison discuss what the hidden history of Tulsa can teach us about society and culture today.
At the one year anniversary of his murder, Shane Kinnison and Todd Leonard talk about the impact that George Floyd has had on our country and discuss next steps for the work still to be done.
Shane Kinnison and Todd Leonard discuss the toll that 2020 took on congregations and their clergy.
Todd Leonard and Shane Kinnison discuss the implications of the recent incidents between police and people of color.
Recognizing that Robert Long's motivations for his shooting spree are not fully known, we take a look at his religious background. For this conversation, Todd Leonard is joined by Aaron van Voorhis, Lead Pastor at Central Avenue Church; and Linda Biswas, an associate pastor with Vallejo Drive Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Can the season of Lent be something more than a downer? Galen Goben and Todd Leonard are joined by Kurt Poland, pastor at First German United Methodist Church, to talk about the upsides to confronting our mortality.
Galen, Shane and Todd discuss the deconstruction of the "rugged American individualist" but how corporations continue to manipulate us with this mythology.
Has American freedom and independence given way to a dangerous self-centered individualism?
A reflection first on the sights and sounds of the Conservative Political Action Conference and how they fueled a desire for fascism and then on how faith can address those same fears in a way that leads to trust in the other.
Todd Leonard, Galen Goben and Shane Kinnison discuss the problem with "christianizing" capitalism and how it creates a moralism divorced from the message of the biblical prophets and Jesus.
A conversation with Todd Leonard, Shane Kinnison and Galen Goben on how progressives can restore relationships with conservatives after the capitol insurrection on January 6, 2021.
A conversation with Galen Goben, Todd Leonard and Shane Kinnison on how people along the political spectrum prioritize the five moral foundations.
A conversation with Shane Kinnison, Galen Goben and Todd Leonard on how Christians fall for conspiracy theories more than the average American.