The Beached White Male Podcast with Ken Kemp
Episodes
468 episodes
S7E14 Beach Talk: Grief, Grace, and a World on Edge
This week, an original Beach Talk with Betsey Newenhuyse. We sit down for one of those conversations that moves from the deeply personal to the profoundly global.Seven years after losing her husband Fritz, Betsey reflects on gri...
S7E13 Exvangelical and Beyond with Blake Chastain
(REPRISE) Ken welcomes back to the podcast the originator of the hashtag that launched a movement: #exvangelical, Blake Chastain. They discuss his new book, Exvangelical and Beyond: How American Christianity Went Radical and the Mo...
S7E12 Jesse Curtis, Ph.D. - The Myth of Colorblind Christians
REPRISE - When Ken researched his Bible School classmate, Melvin Warren, he stumbled across Dr. Curtis’ book. It referenced a familiar, legendary press conference. In 1970, at the famed Arch entrance at the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Mel...
S7E11 Democracy, Decline, Dementia, and the Urgency of Now
On this new episode of the Two Kens Podcast, Ken Fong and I sit down at a moment that feels like a hinge point in the American story. From the looming threat of a government shutdown to urgent debates over immigration reform and a Pres...
S7E10 From Backlash to Breakthrough: David Gushee’s Decade of Courage
Ken's Latest Substack(REPRISE) Today, I welcome back a great friend of the show—ethicist, professor, pastor, and prolific author, Dr. David Gushee. Over ...
S7E9 Lisa Sharon Harper: Fortune - How Race Broke My Family and the World
In Honor of Dr. John Perkins 1931-2026(REPRISE) Ken is pleased to welcome Lisa Sharon Harper and her new groundbreaking book, Fortune - How Race Broke My Family and the World--and How to Repair It A...
S7E8 Holy Icons and Racial Myths: A Conversation with Dr. Jessica Wong
REPRISE - After attending a recent event featuring Dr. Jemar Tisby, I had the chance to connect with the host of that gathering, Professor Jessica Wai-Fong Wong, Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Azusa Pacific Univer...
Randall Balmer on the Scopes Trial and the Separation of Church and State
(REPRISE from AUG 2025) Today I welcome a familiar voice and a longtime friend—Dr. Randall Balmer. Back in the day, when we were “Trinity Men,” he was “Randy” to me. Today, he’s Dr. Balmer—historian, author, professor, and ...
S7E6 The Anti-Greed Gospel with author Malcolm Foley
REPRISE - Ken welcomes pastor, historian, and special advisor to the President at Baylor University, Dr. Malcolm Foley. Just this month, his new book - The Anti-Greed Gospel: Why the Love of Money Is the Root of Racism and How the Church Can Cr...
S7E5 Two Kens: Epstein, Melania, and the Fracturing of MAGA
On this week’s Two Kens Podcast, Ken Fong and I dive headfirst into what can only be described as a political and cultural whirlwind. Turning Point USA is in open conflict — MAGA vs. MAGA — with Candace Owens and Erica Kirk trading fir...
S7E4 Sacred Wounds: Religious Trauma, Grief, and the Path to Resilience with Susan Reedy, MFT
Welcome back to today’s podcast, a place where we share stories of awakenings—those moments when life disrupts the script and invites us into deeper truth, healing, and courage.Today’s conversation is especially timely and tende...
S7E3 When ICE Comes to Town: Minneapolis on the Edge with Darcy McKenzie
Today’s episode is an invitation to listen closely—to grief, to courage, and to the hard work of hope. My guest is Darcy McKenzie, a social and political activist in Minneapolis, and our conversation begins where so many lives were altered: Geo...
S7E2 Beach Talk - The Politics of Force and Fear
Welcome to Beach Talk with Betsey Newenhuyse — where we sift through the chaos and try to make sense of what’s really going on. From the heavy-handed ICE “invasion” of Minneapolis, where thousands of federal agents’ enforcement surge h...
Welcome to The Beached White Male Podcast 2026
Welcome to The Beached White Male podcast—and to a milestone moment. As the show approaches 500 episodes and more than 75,000 downloads, this episode looks back at how it all began - why the continued commitment to the name (Beached White Male)...
S6E61 Two Kens: A Year to Remember—A Future to Protect
As Ken Fong and I wrap up another year of 2KENS, we wanted to create space not just to review what happened in 2025, but to reflect on what still matters—and what gives us reason to hope. This year-end conversation is grounded in hones...
S6E60 Christmas Beach Talk with Betsey - Hope Still Sings
Welcome to another Beach Talk with Betsey Newenhuyse—a conversation shaped this week by Christmas, contradiction, and the uneasy beauty of holding hope and lament at the same time.We start with sacred Christmas music. Betsey’s r...
S6E59 Reclaiming Christianity from MAGA Evangelicalism with Nate Manderson
As we close out the year, I’m bringing back one of our most compelling and courageous voices—Nate Manderson—for his sixth appearance on the podcast. And trust me, this conversation lands with urgency, clarity, and fire.Nate’s journey—fro...
S6E58 From Backlash to Breakthrough: David Gushee’s Decade of Courage
Today, I welcome back a great friend of the show—ethicist, professor, pastor, and prolific author, Dr. David Gushee. Over the years, David and I have talked through several of his groundbreaking works: The Moral Teachings of Jes...
S6E57 A Beautiful Year: Diana Butler Bass on Time, Empire, and Advent Hope
Today we’re celebrating a very special return guest: author, speaker, and independent scholar Diana Butler Bass. If you’ve been with us before, you’ll remember our deep dive into her beautiful book Freeing Jesus. Today, Diana is...
S6E56 Thanksgiving Beach Talk with Betsey Newenhuyse
This Thanksgiving week on Beach Talk, Betsey Newenhuyse and I pause to reflect on what keeps us grounded and grateful in turbulent times. Retirement gives us the space to see the big picture, and family, friends, and caring neighbors remind us ...
S6E55 The Two Kens on Rental Family, the MAGA California Gubernatorial Candidate, and Wicked
Ken Fong and I sit down for one of our richest, most thought-provoking conversations yet.We begin with the quietly powerful new film Rental Family, where Brendan Fraser’s lonely American actor in Tokyo becomes the “token white guy” in Ja...
S6E54 The President’s Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Week
Today, another Beach Talk with Betsey Newenhuyse — writer, thinker, and all-around truth-teller. Together, we dig into the week’s headlines with insight, humor, and a touch of coastal calm.This week, we’re calling it “The Democrats’ ...
S6E53 Katherine Stewart: Money, Lies and God - Inside the Christian Nationalist Agenda
(REPRISE) Today, my guest is journalist and author Katherine Stewart. I had a compelling conversation with this highly sought-after writer, and we went deep. Known for The Power Worshippers, she’s back with
S6E52 Grace, Grit, and the Power of Song with Lindy Boone-Michaelis
Today’s guest is one of those people you can’t help but love the more you get to know her — Lindy Boone-Michaelis.You might recognize the name. Lindy is the daughter of legendary musician Pat Boone and Shirley Boone, and one of *The Boon...
S6E51 Finding Voice, Living Justice: The Work of Inés Velásquez-McBryde
My guest this week is Inés Velásquez-McBryde—pastor, preacher, reconciler, and *mujerista* theologian. She grew up in Nicaragua, came to the U.S. nearly three decades ago, and brings with her a deep love for story, justice, and community. She i...
