His to Own: The Podcast: Recent Episodes
Tony Xiao
Brought to you by yours truly, Rebecca & Tony! In this podcast, we seek to explore themes relating to justice, faith, race, & more.
We believe in the importance of sharing our experiences, knowledge, & convictions as a Christ community so that we can all be made better & do better.
In the seventh episode of the H2O podcast, Tony & Rebecca engage in a conversation about church toxicity & abuse stemming from experiences involving a church in the Chicago area.
In the sixth episode of the H2O podcast, Wayne is joined by Chris Blumhofer, a professor at Fuller Seminary, to engage in a discussion on slavery in both the Old and New Testaments, offering insight on its historical practice, contemporary relevance, and more.
In the fifth episode of the H2O podcast, Rebecca is joined by Christine & Victoria to have an open and wide-ranging conversation beginning with personal reflections on the gendered & racial violence in the Atlanta shootings a few weeks ago.
Recommendations from Christine & Victoria:
Asian Americans (PBS docu-series) | Truth's Table (Podcast) | Pass the Mic (Podcast)
In the fourth episode of the H2O podcast, a very special guest, Omari, joins Tony to have a conversation about their experiences with uncomfortable conversations about race as educators and as a part of GCCC. What does it mean to be "uncomfortable?" Where do these efforts fall short? And is there any hope in reconciliation as it comes to race? (Spoiler: no answers reached, but plenty of discussion to be had)
Recommendations from Omari & Tony:
All American Boys (book) | Yappie (YouTube series) | Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man (YouTube series) | 13th (documentary)
(Note: Conversation originally recorded late 2020)
In the third episode of the H2O podcast, Wayne & Gene have a conversation about black liberation theology and how its foundations can be a way to read and live scripture in fuller, more just means.
Recommendations from Wayne & Gene:
A Black Theology of Liberation by James H. Cone (book) | Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman (book)
In this second (and very overdue) episode, Rebecca & Tony reflect on the 2020 general election & Christian politics at large, discussing topics ranging from social media posts, Christians who support Trump, abortion, and more.
Recommendations from Rebecca & Tony:
The Ezra Klein Show - "David French and I debate..." (podcast) | Truth's Table (podcast) | NPR Throughline - "The Evangelical Vote" (podcast) | Quest Church (https://vimeo.com/seattlequest)
In the very first episode of the H2O podcast, Rebecca is joined by Andrew & Theresa in a conversation about the experiences of their immigrant parents with Black communities in Chicago, Philadelphia, & Baltimore.
Recommendations from Andrew, Theresa, & Rebecca:
Just Mercy (film/book) | The Hate U Give (film) | Moonlight (film) | LA 92 (film) | No Name in the Street (book)