The God Squad Pod

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The God Squad Pod

by Keith Giles, Matthew Distefano, Desimber Rose, Dillon Naber Cruz

Let's talk US politics and culture from a progressive Christian perspective.
Author and former pastor Desimber Rose, along with progressive theologian and author Dillon Naber Cruz, are here to make you think - and laugh - about the madness that ensues when we mix faith and politics.

84 episodes

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1

#080: Red Letters, Real Faith, and Radical Love with Shane Claiborne

52:50 Mar 20, 2026

2

#079: Repentance & Repair with Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg

1:00:57 Mar 13, 2026

3

#078: Foreign Policy According to Revelation with Matthew J. Distefano

56:57 Mar 6, 2026

4

#077: End Times Energy & Eternal Side-Eye with Special Guest Author Stuart Delony

1:01:42 Feb 27, 2026

5

#076: Reconstructing Your Faith Without Losing Your Mind with Dr. Kevin Young

1:07:15 Feb 20, 2026

6

#075: Render Unto Congress... an Actual Answer

59:11 Feb 13, 2026

7

#074: What We Preach vs. What We Practice

58:23 Feb 6, 2026

8

#073: Authority without Mercy

1:01:15 Jan 30, 2026

9

#072: Authority, AI, and the Absence of Mercy

1:04:17 Jan 23, 2026

10

071: Law and Order vs. Love Thy Neighbor

1:00:26 Jan 16, 2026

11

#070: Trump vs. Jesus with Keith Giles and Matthew J. Distefano

1:09:05 Jan 9, 2026

12

#069: Celebrating Hanukkah with Rabbi Seth Goldstein of Temple Beth Hatfiloh

58:40 Dec 12, 2025

13

#068: Racism Towards Somalis, Sleepy Don, and a Poorly Written "Essay"

1:04:34 Dec 5, 2025

14

#067: Rep. Ismail "Izzy" Smith-Wade-El Interview

1:00:39 Nov 21, 2025

15

#066: The State of Democracy and the Epstein Emails

1:10:49 Nov 14, 2025

16

#065: Rereading Revelation with Guest Host Greg Carey

1:07:46 Nov 7, 2025

17

#064: The Fake Ceasefire and Government Shutdown

1:17:13 Oct 31, 2025

18

#063: No Kings Day and Outlandish Military Displays

1:02:18 Oct 17, 2025

19

#062: How Do We Stay Sane in Today's Political Climate?

56:31 Oct 10, 2025

20

#061: Dystopian Military Speeches and Continued Civil Rights Violations

1:01:00 Oct 3, 2025

21

#060: The First Amendment Under Fire

1:15:35 Sep 19, 2025

22

#059: The Assassination of Charlie Kirk and the Rise of Political Violence

58:22 Sep 12, 2025

23

#058: Process Theology with Bruce Epperly

1:02:25 Sep 5, 2025

24

#057: Provocative Content and Woke Walks with Kellie Snider

1:08:16 Aug 29, 2025

25

#056: Queer and Christian with Brandan Robertson

1:05:12 Aug 22, 2025

26

#055: Star Spangled Jesus with April Ajoy

1:05:12 Aug 8, 2025

27

#054: OK Superintendent, Vintage Porn, and More Hypocrisy from the Right

1:11:04 Aug 1, 2025

28

#053: Epstein, South Park, and Trump's Terrible Week

1:08:27 Jul 25, 2025

29

#052: Data Over Dogma with Historian and Scholar Dan McClellan

1:07:51 Jul 11, 2025

30

#051: Freedom in the USA

1:10:25 Jul 4, 2025

31

#050: The God Squad's One Year Anniversary

1:14:45 Jun 27, 2025

32

#049: Juneteenth, NAR, and the Freedom to Hate

1:09:00 Jun 21, 2025

33

#048: Trump and Co. vs. Los Angeles, Newsome, and California

1:10:37 Jun 13, 2025

34

#047: The Big Beautiful Breakup Between Big Babies Trump and Musk

59:30 Jun 6, 2025

35

#046: Oligarchs, Kleptocrats, and Billionaire Bozos

1:02:54 May 30, 2025

36

#045: "When the Saints Go Flying In" with Special Guest Joseph Yoo

1:12:38 May 23, 2025

37

#044: "Heretic" with Special Guest Catherine Nixey

1:04:10 May 16, 2025

38

#043: The Weaponization of Judaism against Women, Immigrants, and Democracy with Rabbi Seth Goldstein

1:11:42 May 9, 2025

39

#042: The First 100 Days of the Trump Regime

1:02:00 May 4, 2025

40

#041: Deconstruction and Biblical Misconceptions with Professor Scott Baker

1:10:54 Apr 25, 2025

41

#040: Doing the Hard Work of Justice with Dr. Angela Parker and Dr. Chris Davies

56:34 Apr 18, 2025

42

#039: White Christian Nationalism with Angela Denker

1:05:53 Apr 11, 2025

43

#038: The Trump Tariff Tumble and Reading Romans Right with Keith Giles and Matthew J. Distefano

1:02:35 Apr 4, 2025

44

#037: Lies, Lies, and More Lies from the Trump Regime

1:07:20 Mar 28, 2025

45

#036: Dismantling the Country One Executive Order at a Time

1:09:44 Mar 21, 2025

46

#035: Tariffs, Taxes, and Trump, Oh My! Featuring Dr. Angela Parker

1:22:33 Mar 14, 2025

47

#034: Oval Office Ambush, Gutting the Government, and a Trump-Sized Economic Crash

1:19:14 Mar 7, 2025

48

#033: The Trump Gaza Video, More Shenanigans, and Cruel Immigration Policies

1:27:52 Mar 1, 2025

49

#032: The Chaos Administration, Reckless Downsizing, and a little bit of Good News

1:10:00 Feb 21, 2025

50

#031: The Meaning of Elon, the Grift of Sean Feucht, and How to FAFO

59:22 Feb 14, 2025

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