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We continue our collaboration with Cara Fears Johnson (Georgia Resiliency Program) and Carlton Johnson (Presbyterian Mission Agency) imagining a song about hospitality, sources of inspiration, and about the importance of self-acceptance.

In a conversation recorded backstage at Wild Goose Festival in 2021, musical duo HuDost (Moksha Sommer and Jemal Wade Hines) talk about musical collaboration, lyrics that deepen beyond their intended meaning, and moving beyond compartmentalization. Plus, we share a couple of their songs from the Wild Goose main stage!

We begin our collaboration with Cara Fears Johnson (Georgia Resiliency Program) and Carlton Johnson (Presbyterian Mission Agency) talking about our cultural empathy gap, the mixed bag of technology, and the importance of music to the two of them. Other Links: Vital Congregations InitiativeMatthew 25 Initiative

We wrap up our process with visual artist and pastor Darci Jaret (Park Avenue Baptist Church, Art in the Image) speaking about our song, the importance of taking artistic risks, and the life-giving act of collaboration. As a bonus, we have also released two versions of our song, Weelaunee (Soft Forest Bed): Official Version Pop Punk Version Are you inspired to record your own verse/s? We’ve also made an instrumental version available here.

In sacred memory of Tortuguita, we present the official version of Weelaunee (Soft Forest Bed), our protest song written in collaboration with Darci Jaret (Park Avenue Baptist Church, Art in the Image).

As a bonus episode, we share a version of our protest song with Darci Jaret (Park Avenue Baptist, Art in the Image) reimagined as a pop punk anthem.

Our collaboration with Darci Jaret (Park Avenue Baptist, Art in the Image) has led to Weelaunee (Soft Forest Bed), a protest song about Atlanta’s proposed Cop City development and the forest defenders who oppose it.

We revisit our 2018 conversation with Drew Wilmesherr (UKirk Atlanta) to celebrate his recent ordination to ministry! We talk about the parallels between music and preaching, wade into the weeds of songwriting, and making Christian music with “rock solid theology”. Plus he plays one of his songs for us!

We revisit our 2017 conversation with Katie-Archibald Woodward to celebrate her soon-to-come ordination to ministry. We talk about the sacred in photography, the importance of travel, and how it all connects to trusting God.

Park Avenue Baptist Church’s Easter message featured co-pastors Darci Jaret and Henra Chennault, the Rev. Dr. LaToya Major-McIntosh, and aijcast host Marthame Sanders.

We are releasing a bonus episode of our collaboration with Darci Jaret (Park Avenue Baptist Church, Art in the Image) simultaneous with our conversation. Due to scheduling challenges, this bonus episode features our conversation with Darci and their delightful son Luis!

We continue our collaborative process with visual artist and pastor Darci Jaret (Park Avenue Baptist Church, Art in the Image) speaking about Atlanta’s Stop Cop City movement, why art matters, and the wisdom of Howard Thurman.

Host Marthame Sanders shares a reflection for Holy Week, his journey with hope, and how aijcast becomes community.

As artist/printmaker Jamaal Barber appears on MTV’s The Exhibit: Finding the Next Great Artist, we are revisiting part of our 2018 conversation on his route to self-taught artist, unlearning color theory, and Afrofuturism.

We begin our collaborative process with visual artist and pastor Darci Jaret (Park Avenue Baptist Church, Art in the Image) speaking about the practice of Trauma-Informed resiliency, how the call for justice can feel overwhelming, and the wisdom of Mr. Rogers.

The podcast tables turned as Marthame Sanders was the guest on MaryAnn McKibben Dana’s podcast The Blue Room. MaryAnn is a pastor, author, and improviser. Her latest book is Hope: A User’s Manual.

We wrap up our collaboration with Amina McIntyre, reflecting on our play meditation, the wonderful openness of those who participated, and what it might look like to have leisure goals.

Grab some toys and/or random objects and listen along with our guided Meditative Play with Amina McIntyre, as we remember the importance of play in our lives.

Our collaboration with Amina McIntyre continues as we create a meditative play experience together - both virtually and IRL - including Lego blocks, Jenga, and the nostalgia of animal crackers in cardboard boxes.

We continue our collaborative process with playwright-pastor-scholar Amina McIntyre as we imagine what it would look like to create a playdate for grown-ups together.