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Episode30_Deanna McNicol_Faith, Prophecy, and the Gifts of the Holy Spirit

For this episode, I sat down with Deanna MckNickol (aka Grammy), a Christ follower and member of the Grey Cliff Community in Big Timber Montana, to talk about faith, Jesu

Episode 29_Dr. Deanna Daigrepont_Faith, Deconstruction, Reconstruction, and Matthew 25

Today, I sat down with state legislative candidate Deanna Daigrepont, who is running for Montana Senate District 19. Deanna is a family practice doctor, domestic abuse su

Episode28_AlaniBankhead_Faith and the Chili and Cornbread Army

In this episode, I sat down with congressional candidate, navy lieutenant colonel special operations terrorist and human trafficking hunter and all-around bad ass Alani B

Episode27_JimRott_Climbing, Community, and Christ

Sitting down with Jim Rott, one of the owners of SteepWorld Climbing and Fitness and one of the founding members of the climbing community in Billings Montana, was an abs

Episode26_Lily Mae_Relentless Resilience (Women's Issues Part 3)

In this episode, I had the honor of sitting down with Lily Mae, a leader and advocate whose work in domestic violence has strengthened and protected countless lives acros

Episode25_Cops, Robbers, and Rappers_Koa Hutchinson (aka Koa La Sosa)

In this limited series, Pay Love Back: Cops, Robbers, and Rappers, we focus on the interconnected story of leadership, mentorship, and redemption surrounding a young man

Episode24_Cops, Robbers, and Rappers (Part 2) Coul Hill, aka Killa C

In this limited series, Pay Love Back: Cops, Robbers, andRappers, we focus on the interconnected story of leadership, mentorship, and redemption surrounding a young man a

Episode22_Cops, Robbers, and Rappers (Part1) Brett Hilde

In this limited series, Cops, Robbers, andRappers, we focus on the interconnected story of leadership, mentorship, and redemption surrounding a young man and ex-gang memb

Episode21_Dr. Mark Manzanares (Higher Ed, Part 1) (Faith and the Holy Spirit (Part 2)

For this episode, I sat down with one of my mentors and one of the founding builders of the program I benefited so muchfrom.  Dr. Mark Manzanarez was one of the founders

Episode20_Pastors Matt Brandstadt and Jake Klingen-Smith (Faith and the Holy Spirit, Part 1)

For this Episode about faith and the Holy Spirit, I sat down with two pastors at the Grey Cliff Mill, Matt Brandstadt and Jake Klingen-Smith.  I have felt for a very long

Episode19_StoryAsNonviolentResistance (Part 4) Stumping for Alani

This series on story as nonviolent resistance has been aboutone thing: who controls the narrative landscape and what does it mean to tell an authentic story.  This episod

Episode18_ Story as Nonviolent Resistance: asymmetrical warfare (part3) with Ed Doctor and congressional candidates Brian Miller, and Sam Lux

In this episode, I sit down with Ed Doctor, Brian Miller,and Sam Lux.  Ed and his crew at the Beer, Buds, and Big Sky podcast have been defending our. information streams

Episode17_Justice For Jamee (Women's Issues, Part 2) with Alani Bankhead

In this episode, the second of our women’s issues series, congressional candidate Alani Bankhead and I sat down with Ashley and Talee to discuss the disappearance of Jame

Episode16_Lea Bossler_Stumbling Through the Fucked Up (Women's Issues, Part 1)

This is part one of a series focused on women’s issues. One in five women in the United States report experiencing sexual assault in their lifetime. One in three women ex

Episode15_StoryAsNonviolentResistance_BrianMillerForCongress

This is Part Three of the series on Story as Nonviolent Resistance. It was recorded in an open Zoom meeting and live-streamed on Facebook. Dr. Matthew Leavenworth is joi

Episode 14_Alani Bankhead: Who We are as a Moral People (Part 2)

In this episode of the Pay Love Forward Podcast, Dr. Matthew Leavenworth sits down with Alani Bankhead, a third generation military veteran who served more than twenty ye

Episode13: Story as Nonviolent Resistance Part 2_Danielle Dahl

For Part Two of Story as Nonviolent Resistance, I sat down with Danielle Dahl, a doctoral candidate and the founder of Resilient Stories.  Resilient Stories is an organiz

Episode12: Story as a Form of Nonviolent Resistance (Part 1)

Story as Nonviolent Resistance (Part One) In this first lecture of a new series, Dr. Matthew Leavenworth explores how story shapes power, perception, and belonging, and

Episode 11: Penny Ronning: Who Are We as a Moral People

In this episode of the Pay Love Forward Podcast, Dr. Matthew Leavenworth sits down with Penny Ronning, a nationally recognized advocate whose life’s work has helped shape

Episode 10: Alex Saunders: Climbing, Friendship, and Mental Health

In this episode, I sit down with my dear friend and longtime climbing partner, Alex Saunders. Over the years, Alex and I haveshared ropes and storms, long runouts and lon