Podcast
Cultural Wedgies
Hosted by Sara & Mel · EN
In a few short years, we’ve witnessed American society deteriorate before our eyes into a civil war of opinions blasted across the internet by the minute. We think there’s a better way, and that these conversations that give you somewhat of an emotional wedgie are key. At Cultural Wedgies, we want to name the madness of our culture while inviting a different conversation. The answer to the greatest call on humanity to rise up in this unique cultural moment is not to arrive at a definitive point on any given issue — it's to engage in better conversations. Welcome to the uncomfortable middle.
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Episode 13: Post Pandemic Church (Part 2)
Nov 16, 202100:54:09Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Sara and Mel sit down with pastor Noland Gilmore (who is also Sara's husband) to ask some raw and unfiltered questions about post-pandemic church from the other side of the pulpit.
Transcribe →Episode 12: Post-Pandemic Church (Part 1)
Oct 26, 202100:38:10Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Sara + Mel hit on a tender spot for both of them in post pandemic church. Join us in this honest conversation in navigating unique challenges to the church in these days where it is more common to tear her down than to build her up.
Transcribe →Episode 11: Literal Neighbors
Oct 8, 202100:46:09Tap to summarizeIn Episode 11, Sara + Mel talk practically about what it looks like to love your actual neighbors. Since both Sara + Mel have moved about 15 times between them— they talk about what has meant the most in their own transitions and what they’ve learned along the way.
Transcribe →Episode 10: Remember Joy?
Sep 21, 202100:34:43Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Sara + Mel discuss all things joy: Remember it? What is it? How can we as people of Jesus hold the good tensions of suffering and joy together in this critical time? They top it off with some lighthearted non-Jesus joy picks and recommendations for creating wider margins.
Transcribe →Episode 9: Behind The Show (feat. Special Guest Wynne Elder)
Sep 20, 202100:30:59Tap to summarizeIn this bonus prequel to Season 2, our friend Wynne Elder — the reason we know each other — turns the tables and interviews us about the show, what Season 1 was like, and what to expect from Season 2.
Transcribe →Episode 8: Boundaries & Rhythms of Rest
Jul 9, 202100:43:30Tap to summarizeIn this final episode for Season 1, Sara + Mel land this wedgie plane on the subject of rest in a culture that brags about running on exhaustive fumes.
Transcribe →Episode 7: America Through the Eyes of a Proud Immigrant
Jun 22, 202100:57:13Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Sara and Mel sit with Nellie Beall, a Malaysian immigrant living in the Ozark mountains of Northwest Arkansas since 2001. We discuss her challenges of moving here as a young woman alone, what a journey of embracing two cultures looks like, and how, until recently, she has felt ‘other’ in the racial discussions in the US being carried out mostly in black and white.
Transcribe →Episode 6: 'Merica — The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
Jun 8, 202100:53:54Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Sara and Mel dive into all things 'Merica. She’s temperamental. Sinful. Awesome. Joyful. Beautiful. An A-hole sometimes. And she’s ours: we are humbled to call her home.
Transcribe →Episode 5: Do Our Phones Own Us?
May 25, 202100:43:50Tap to summarizeIn episode 5, Sara and Mel get real (uncomfortable) about smart phones: do we own them...or are they owning us? A practical discussion about where we are and a gut check and hope for stewarding our lives better.
Transcribe →Episode 4: Self Regulating & De-Escalating
May 14, 202100:33:55Tap to summarizeSara and Mel discuss how learning to regulate ourselves during conflict is a learned skill, what to do when we go ‘off line’ during conversations and how we can begin to help others once we begin to practice regulation for ourselves.
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