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The God Squad Pod

The God Squad Pod

By: Keith Giles Matthew Distefano Desimber Rose Dillon Naber Cruz
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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.2024 Quoircast Christianity Political Science Politics & Government Social Sciences Spirituality
Episodes
  • #087: A Very Special Episode of “What In God’s Name?”
    May 15 2026

    The world is on fire, the headlines are unhinged, and somehow the church folks are still auditioning for the Book of Revelation.

    Join Dillon & Desimber Rose this week as:

    🔥 Dillon presents the Fundamentalist Fuckwittery Candidate of the Week

    🔥 Desimber tackles This MF of the Week

    🔥 And together they attempt to navigate the breaking news cycle with at least ONE surviving brain cell and a shred of collective sanity.


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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Are we Great Again Yet?
    May 8 2026

    This week on The God Squad with Dillon & Desimber — we’re talking about what happens when the people in power keep rolling back rights while telling us everything is “fine.”

    The Supreme Court keeps carving pieces out of the Voting Rights Act, gas prices are squeezing working families dry, another endless war machine is spinning up around Iran, and somehow the loudest voices in American Christianity still seem more concerned with culture wars than actual human suffering.

    So what is the Church supposed to do in a moment like this?

    What does the Body of Christ look like when democracy feels fragile, equality is under attack, and truth itself is being auctioned off for political power?

    Tonight we’re diving into the headlines, the theology, the hypocrisy, and the hope.

    Because following Jesus was never supposed to mean sitting quietly while empire burns the neighborhood down.


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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • #085: Baptized In Tear Gas - A Conversation with Author & Abolitionist Rev. Elle Dowd
    May 1 2026

    Some faith conversations stay safe. This one… probably won’t.

    We’re sitting down with Elle Dowd, author of Baptized in Tear Gas — a voice unafraid to wrestle with what happens when faith collides with protest, justice, and the lived realities of oppression.

    Because let’s be honest…

    Following Jesus has never been about comfort. It’s about courage.

    This conversation will hold tension.. what happens when what is sacred becomes disruptive? What is reverent becomes unfiltered? Are we willing to show up when it actually costs something or have we gotten comfortable in the pews?

    Pull up. Lean in. And maybe… let it unsettle you a little.


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    1 hr and 8 mins
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