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A Longer Table

How do I respond if my kid tells me they're transgender? What can we actually do to end homelessness? Is everyone having more sex than us? Author, speaker and advocate, Manda Carpenter, asks these typ... Read more

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#4: Dangers of the Purity Movement

#4: Dangers of the Purity Movement

Manda sheds light on the "Purity Movement" that shaped her upbringing: how it made her view sex as a teenager, how it al... Read more

16 Mar 2020

12mins

Ranked #2

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#6: How to Navigate Faith Differences in Marriage

#6: How to Navigate Faith Differences in Marriage

Manda welcomes her husband, Eric (aka: E), to the podcast to discuss when he came home from work 6 months into their mar... Read more

20 Mar 2020

13mins

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#16: Abortion & Pro-Choice

#16: Abortion & Pro-Choice

*TRIGGER WARNING* Manda's friend, Sam, takes her seat at the table to share her story of choosing to have an abortion, w... Read more

27 Apr 2020

23mins

Ranked #4

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#5: Goof, Bear, & Skittles

#5: Goof, Bear, & Skittles

Today's bonus episode features some extremely special guests. If you've followed along, you're definitely going to be fa... Read more

18 Mar 2020

13mins

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#10: Being a Gay Christian

#10: Being a Gay Christian

Andrew, Manda's friend who also answers to "Drewski," pulls up a seat at the table to share his story of coming out, own... Read more

6 Apr 2020

26mins

Ranked #6

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#19: A Birth Mom's Perspective on Adoption

#19: A Birth Mom's Perspective on Adoption

Buckle up for today's episode! Manda's friend Ashley, known as "Big Tough Girl" online, tells the story of choosing to p... Read more

6 May 2020

45mins

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#7: Misconceptions About Foster Care

#7: Misconceptions About Foster Care

Manda sheds light on the 10 most common misconceptions about foster care from her perspective as a specialized foster pa... Read more

23 Mar 2020

19mins

Ranked #8

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#3: Longing for Certainty in Faith

#3: Longing for Certainty in Faith

Manda welcomes her brother, friend, and pastor of South Bend City Church, Jason Miller, to the table to discuss how (or ... Read more

13 Mar 2020

19mins

Ranked #9

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#15: Pro-Life & Advocacy

#15: Pro-Life & Advocacy

Manda doesn't shy away from an extremely controversial topic to answer a frequently asked question and to challenge all ... Read more

22 Apr 2020

11mins

Ranked #10

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#8: Becoming Real

#8: Becoming Real

Rocio Vallejo, Manda's mentor and friend, pulls up a seat at the table to share her journey of becoming real. She opens ... Read more

30 Mar 2020

32mins

Ranked #11

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#9: Realities of Social Work

#9: Realities of Social Work

Noel Huddleston, a friend of Manda, pulls up a seat at the table to share about her job as a social worker and how her f... Read more

1 Apr 2020

27mins

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#13: Life After Divorce & Racial Reconciliation

#13: Life After Divorce & Racial Reconciliation

Tanorria pulls up a seat at the table to candidly share her experience on life after divorce and the pursuit of racial r... Read more

15 Apr 2020

32mins

Ranked #13

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#17: When You Don't Get the Desires of Your Heart

#17: When You Don't Get the Desires of Your Heart

Manda's friend Angela is a 48-year-old single woman without children. All of her life she wanted to be a wife and a moth... Read more

29 Apr 2020

28mins

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#14: Overcome the Fear of What People Think

#14: Overcome the Fear of What People Think

Does the fear of what other people think hold you back in life?Manda's husband, E, joins her to share encouragement and ... Read more

20 Apr 2020

11mins

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#12: When Feelings Confuse, Pay Attention to the Fruit

#12: When Feelings Confuse, Pay Attention to the Fruit

Feelings. How do we know which ones to pay attention to and which ones are steering us in the wrong direction? In this b... Read more

13 Apr 2020

16mins

Ranked #16

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#18: Cultivating Creativity with Morgan Harper Nichols

#18: Cultivating Creativity with Morgan Harper Nichols

Manda & Morgan chat about creativity, inspiration, feelings of imposter syndrome, faith & more! Morgan normalize... Read more

4 May 2020

37mins

Ranked #17

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#11: The Ministry of Fashion

#11: The Ministry of Fashion

Have you ever felt like your passions were silly or superficial? Listen to this brief conversation where Manda's friend,... Read more

8 Apr 2020

25mins

Ranked #18

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#25: Is the Bible Black & White on Sexuality?

#25: Is the Bible Black & White on Sexuality?

Manda brings J back to talk about sexuality. J is a pastor who never quite felt at home in church, an artist who figured... Read more

27 May 2020

20mins

Ranked #19

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#24: Stay When You'd Rather Run

#24: Stay When You'd Rather Run

Manda's Internet BFF, Anjuli, joins us to talk about her new book Stay which addresses what to do with our everyday ache... Read more

25 May 2020

25mins

Ranked #20

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#23: Starting Over in Your Forties

#23: Starting Over in Your Forties

My real-life friend, Stephanie, joins me at the table to share a bit of her story which starts with teen pregnancy and e... Read more

20 May 2020

20mins

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