Fighting Racism with the Wisdom of the Sikh Tradition with Dr. Simran Jeet Singh
Brad speaks with Dr. Simran Jeet Singh , Executive Director for the Aspen Institute’s Religion & Society Program and author of The Light We Give: How Sikh Wisdom Can Transform Your Life. As a boy growing up in South Texas, Simran Jeet Singh and his brothers confronted racism daily: at school, in their neighborhood, playing […]
A Vietnamese American Muslim Theologian at a Catholic Funeral with Dr. Martin Nguyen
Brad speaks with Dr. Martin Nguyen, who explains how his personal story impacts his understanding race, theology, culture, and heritage. As he explains, “t is difficult for me to imagine doing theology, then, without also considering who I am—my being Vietnamese, Asian, American, once Catholic, and now Muslim. Race and religion are entangled in the […]
The War for America’s Classrooms – From Texas to You
Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get full access to this episode, bonus content most Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 500-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/ Mike Hixenbaugh is a Pulitzer finalist, Peabody award winner, and the author of They Came for the Schools: One Town’s Fight Over Race […]
Jaws – We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Pod
Jaws
Episode 1 – What is Horror Joy?
*In this episode we introduce the idea of Horror Joy and discuss how we have found joy in horror as professors. *We take a trip down childhood chills with a discussion of our shared love for Goosebumps, Stephen King, and how nostalgia and joy mix. *Jeff recounts his introduction to horror through old black and […]
Before and Beyond Whiteness: Asian American Buddhists – with Dr. Funie Hsu and Chenxing Han
Brad speaks with Dr. Funie Hsu and Chenxing Han about race, heritage, and Asian American Buddhisms. They discuss the ways Asian American Buddhists are often misunderstood in the United States due to the incomplete representation of Buddhism in American culture and the contemporary predominance of Whiteness in Buddhist spaces. Dr. Funie Hsu is currently Associate […]
Introduction
An introduction to Asian and Pacific American religions through interviews with experts and practitioners. Host Dr. Bradley Onishi speaks with APA scholars about: Asian American Catholicism Asian American Buddhism before and beyond Whiteness Fighting racism with the wisdom of Sikh teachings Doing Muslim theology as a Vietnamese American Asian American evangelicals in the MAGA Age […]
Weekly Roundup: Donald Trump Convicted of 34 Felonies
Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get full access to this episode, bonus content most Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 500-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/ Last night we learned that Donald Trump was convicted on all 34 accounts of falsifying business records. Brad and Dan ask what this […]
Episode 2: The Religious Roots of Vaccine Denial
Why did around 25% of Americans refuse to take the covid-19 vaccine? The pandemic raised the issue of vaccination to a new height in public awareness. In this episode, we look at the religious roots of vaccine resistance in the US with Kira Ganga Kieffer from Boston University. Beginning with the documentary Died, Suddenly, we […]
The Allure of Horror, Misinformation, and Joy
Dan had a family emergency this week, so instead of It’s In the Code we have a special episode. In the first part, Brad speaks to Dr. Jeffery Stoyanoff and Dr. Brian Onishi about their new podcast Horror Joy – a deep dive into horror in hopes of finding joy lurking in the shadows. They […]