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AssumptionsLife In the Time of Quarantine *BONUS EPISODE*In this, our third bonus episode for 2020, Kyle and Daniel talk about what they are learning from the COVID-19 Lockdown. Note that this episode was recorded on April 30, 2020. Since that time there have arisen plenty of issues that Daniel and Kyle would have loved to have mentioned or talked about, including the over-abundance of conspiracy theories and, more importantly, the murder of George Floyd and the worldwide Black Lives Matters protests. As Kyle mentioned at the beginning of the episode, he and Daniel unequivocally state that Black Lives Matter. Daniel especially recommends the And C...2020-06-1158 minAssumptionsLosing Your Passion *BONUS EPISODE*In this, our second bonus episode for 2020, Daniel asks Kyle about what has changed in his life. The two friends talk about how their approaches to career, creativity, legacy, and self worth are changing and growing.Show Notes:Kyle’s five podcasts are: This podcast, AssumptionsCreative BlockKyle and Dave vs The MachinePutting It TogetherWhatever This IsThe book on suffering that Daniel is reading is Timothy Keller’s Walking with God through Pain and Suffering.Kyle’s business is Media Lab YYC.Ky...2020-05-2855 minAssumptionsLove Reveals Itself *BONUS EPISODE*It has been a long time since we’ve sat down in front of a microphone. What have we been up to? In this bonus episode, Kyle asks about Daniel’s engagement, wedding, and marriage, with Daniel connecting the themes of Season Two to his own life. Daniel mentions our previous set of bonus episodes, which were released in November and December of 2017. Those episodes are called The Search for Transcendence, Daniel’s Highs and Lows, and Kyle’s Internal Struggle.Daniel proposed to Annie on the Redwood Deck at Hoyt A...2020-05-1451 min
AssumptionsLove (and Hate) in Our Audience, Part Two – Season Two, Episode 12On this, the last episode of our second season, Kyle and Daniel listen to some comments and questions sent in from listeners. They discuss how social media discourages proper goodbyes, why we are good to others, and tell the story of how they became friends. Show Notes:Daniel mentioned the ending of the children’s novel The Last Battle (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Battle). Daniel and Kyle were interviewed for patheos.com on their friendship and the origins of the podcast. We think it’s a great read and yo...2018-10-1540 min
AssumptionsLove (and Hate) in Our Audience, Part One – Season Two, Episode 11As we wind our way to the tail end of this season, we share feedback provided by our listeners. The questions spark conversations. We discuss what would bring us to conversion, how to understand sexual intimacy, and even masturbation. This episode also includes Kyle’s interview with Fraser Tripp. Sponsors:Assumptions is sponsored by Alberta Podcast Network and this week we highlighted the Young Gaffers. This week we are also sponsored by Edmonton’s Lit Fest (use the discount code atbrocks. Show Notes:Our episode begins with Kyle’s...2018-10-011h 01
AssumptionsWrap It Up! Part Two – Season Two, Episode 10This has been such a full season of conversations that our wrap up episode has been extended into a second episode. This time we discuss the many interviews we had this season and recap our conversations on marriage, loneliness, and community. Sponsors:Assumptions is sponsored by Alberta Podcast Network. This week we highlighted Kyle’s new show, Putting It Together: The Music of Stephen Sondheim (https://www.albertapodcastnetwork.com/blog/2018/9/11/putting-it-together-joins-the-chorus). This week we are also sponsored by the podcast Back to School Again (https://edmontonsun.com/opinion/columnists/forbes-never-too-old-to-learn). Sho...2018-09-1742 min
AssumptionsWrap It Up! Part One – Season Two, Episode 9It’s been quite the season and we’ve covered a lot of topics. Sex. Family. Romance. Gay Sex. So we decided it would be worth taking a step back and discussing what we learned, what we want to clarify, and what we want to explore further. This is the first of a two part episode where we talk about our first five episodes. It’s a great conversation. Sponsors:Assumptions is sponsored by ATB Financial (this week we highlight their Entrepreneur Centre), LitFest Alberta, (get a discount with the coupon code APNrocks) and the...2018-09-0350 min
AssumptionsBonus: Interview with Barry DanylakIn this bonus episode, Kyle and Daniel sit down with Dr. Barry Danylak, who has spent a lifetime studying what it means to be a single Christian and whose life is devoted to working with singles in the church. They talk about Barry’s practices as a single, celibate Christian, his scholarship on sexual ethics, and his understanding of the historical context of first century sexual ethics. Sponsors:Assumptions is sponsored by ATB Financial (this week we highlight their support of the Edmonton Fringe Festival) and the Alberta Podcast Network (this week we told...2018-08-201h 09
AssumptionsBonus Episode: Interview with Rabbi Seth GoldsteinIn this bonus episode, Kyle interviews Rabbi Seth Goldstein to learn a liberal Jewish perspective of the themes we’ve been discussing this season. Sponsors:Assumptions is sponsored by ATB Financial (this week we highlight the ATB Booster program) and the Alberta Podcast Network (this week we told you about the show Mess Hall). Show Notes:Rabbi Seth Goldstein Rabbi Seth Goldstein was reached in Olympia, Washington, where he has been the rabbi of Temple Beth Hatfiloh since 2003. He blogs at rabbi360.com, his podcast is Torah tl;dr...2018-08-0657 min
AssumptionsBonus Episode: Interview with Lish VeldhuijzenIn this bonus episode, Kyle and Daniel interview their friend Lish Veldhuijzen to get her perspectives on the questions we’ve been discussing this season. Sponsors:Assumptions is sponsored by ATB Financial (this week we highlight their Branch for Arts and Culture) and the Alberta Podcast Network (this week we told you about the show Blue in the Face). Show Notes:Lish Veldhuijzen was reached in Victoria, BC where she is studying Traditional Chinese Medicine at Pacific Rim College.Daniel (once again) quoted from Alan Jacob...2018-07-2345 min
AssumptionsBonus Episode: Interviews with Nick Taniguchi and Tyler MayIn this bonus episode, Kyle interviews two of his friends to get their opinions on the topics we’ve been discussing this season. Sponsors:Assumptions is sponsored by ATB Financial’s Entrepreneur Centre and the Alberta Podcast Network (this week we told you about the show The Repodcasting). Check out the CKUA app, where you can listen to Assumptions and all the other Alberta Podcast Network shows. Show Notes:Kyle interviewed both Nick and Tyler while attending PodCon in Seattle, Washington.Nick Taniguchi’s podcast is Crus...2018-07-0950 min
AssumptionsWe Are All Alone, Part Two – Season Two, Episode 8This is the second of our two-part conversation on loneliness, singleness, community, and friendship. We talk about the struggles, sorrows, and satisfactions of friendship. Sponsors:Assumptions is sponsored by ATB Financial’s Entrepreneur Centre (learn more about No-Fee All-in Digital) and the Alberta Podcast Network (this week we told you about the show The Young Gaffers). Check out the CKUA app, where you can listen to Assumptions and all the other Alberta Podcast Network shows. Show Notes:This episode’s guests were Barry Danylak, Lish Veldhuijzen, Nick Taniguch...2018-06-2653 min
AssumptionsWe Are All Alone, Part One – Season Two, Episode 7After tackling dating and marriage in our previous episodes, Kyle and Daniel begin a two-part conversation on loneliness, singleness, community, and friendship. In a culture where singleness is increasingly common, what place is their for singles? What does culture say about this, compared to the storyline of the Bible? Why is loneliness so hard and what can we do about it? Why is it so hard to find and keep good friends? Sponsors:Assumptions is sponsored by ATB Financial’s Entrepreneur Centre (learn more about Junior ATB) and the Alberta Podcast Network (this wee...2018-06-1157 min
AssumptionsDon't Get Married? – Season Two, Episode 6This episode begins with Daniel clarifying a few things that were misunderstood in Episode 4: Christians Are Bigots. We then get some updates about Daniel’s relationship and how it reflects his worldview. This is followed by a discussion of marriage. Does Kyle value it? What is the Christian vision for marriage? Is there marriage in Heaven? Sponsors:Assumptions is sponsored by ATB Financial’s Entrepreneur Centre (check out ATB Cares) and the Alberta Podcast Network (this week we describe the show Walk Cast). Check out the CKUA app, where you can listen to Assump...2018-05-281h 11
AssumptionsBonus Episode: An Interview with Joy Beth SmithIn our second Season Two bonus episode, we talk to author and editor Joy Beth Smith about the frustrations of dating as a Christian and her insights into sexuality and what it means to be human. This was a fun and enlightening conversation. We hope you enjoy it!Sponsors:Assumptions is sponsored by ATB Financial’s Entrepreneur Centre (check out ATB Cares) and the Alberta Podcast Network (this week we describe the show That’s So Maven). Check out the CKUA app, where you can listen to Assumptions and all the other Alberta Podcast Network show...2018-05-1448 min
AssumptionsBonus Episode: An Interview with Wesley HillIn our first bonus episode of Season Two, we interview scholar and author Wesley Hill. We are really excited to share this conversation with our listeners. Sponsors:Assumptions is sponsored by ATB Financial’s Entrepreneur Centre and the Alberta Podcast Network (this week we recommend the podcast Makeshift Stories). Show Notes:Our guest today is Dr. Wesley Hill. Wesley is the Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies at Trinity School for Ministry, an Anglican based seminary in Pennsylvania. He has written three books - Paul and the T...2018-05-0134 min
AssumptionsI'm Going to Die Alone – Season Two, Episode 5Let’s talk about dating! Kyle and Daniel have slightly different approaches and very different experiences. They talk about their stories, their priorities, and how these differences affect their perspectives on this often emotionally tumultuous approach. Sponsors: Assumptions is sponsored by ATB Financial’s Entrepreneur Centre and the Alberta Podcast Network (this week we recommend the podcast That’s A Thing). Show Notes: At the beginning of the episode we heard from the following friends and authors: Rabbi Seth Goldstein Barry Danylak Lish Vel...2018-04-1658 min
AssumptionsChristians are Bigots? – Season Two, Episode 4After hearing Kyle’s story on the last episode, it’s Daniel’s turn to be in the hot-seat. What are his views on what the Bible has to say about LGBTQ relationships? What did Jesus have to say about sexual ethics? And how has the modern church failed in these matters? Kyle and Daniel discuss and disagree. Sponsors: Assumptions is sponsored by ATB Financial’s Entrepreneur Centre and the Alberta Podcast Network. Show Notes: At the beginning of the episode we heard from the following friends and authors: Joy Beth...2018-04-021h 01
AssumptionsI Am What I Am – Season Two, Episode 3We all know that Kyle is bisexual. And many of us questions about what that means for Kyle and how he got here. In this episode, Kyle tells Daniel his story of how he came to understand his sexuality and they talk about the implications. Sponsors: Assumptions is sponsored by ATB Financial’s Entrepreneur Centre and the Alberta Podcast Network. This week we mention The Daveberta Podcast. Show Notes: Daniel describes how author (and Assumptions guest) Wesley Hill describes the desire to feel loved by others in his book Wash...2018-03-1949 min
AssumptionsLet's Talk About Sex: Season Two, Episode 2What is the purpose of sex? Is it an act shot through with meaning and consequence, or is it just for pleasure? How does it affect our identity? When and with whom should it be done? Is sex good? How does this apply to Christians and how does it apply to the LGBQ+ community? Kyle and Daniel bravely work their way through a discussion of these weighty matters. Sponsors: Assumptions is sponsored by ATB Financial’s Entrepreneur Centre and the Alberta Podcast Network. This week we suggest checking out the podcast Desktop. Show No...2018-03-0558 min
AssumptionsWe Are Family – Season Two, Episode 1In our first episode of this new season, Kyle and Daniel introduce the themes we hope to explore throughout the upcoming episodes. As we set the stage for discussing sexuality, we talk about our different experiences of family growing up. Is raising a family a selfless or selfish act? How has the expectation of having a family changed in our generation? Why do we hope to have our own families some day? Sponsors: Assumptions is sponsored by ATB Financial’s Entrepreneur Centre and the Alberta Podcast Network. This week we suggest checking out The...2018-02-1956 min
AssumptionsKyle's Internal Struggle – BONUS EPISODE 3It’s been a long time since you’ve heard from us at Assumptions. While we continue to prepare our second season, we’re releasing a short series of bonus episodes. It’s Daniel’s turn to interview Kyle and learn about his enterprising plans to start a new business dedication to content creation. This being Assumptions, the conversation included discussions on uncertainty, and confidence, mental health, and the kind of legacy we hope to leave. Sponsors: Assumptions is sponsored by ATB Financial’s Entrepreneur Centre and the Alberta Podcast Network. We also mention another Alberta Podc...2017-12-1039 min
AssumptionsDaniel's Highs and Lows – BONUS EPISODE 2It’s been a long time since you’ve heard from us at Assumptions. While we continue to prepare our second season, we’re releasing a short series of bonus episodes. Our show is all about worldview, and up until now we’ve been discussing the ideas that shape us. But one’s worldview should never be divorced from one’s life. So in this episode Kyle interviews Daniel to learn what has changed in his life and how it’s influence his Christian worldview. Sponsors: Assumptions is sponsored by ATB Financial’s Entrepreneur Centr...2017-11-2631 min
AssumptionsThe Search For Transcendence – BONUS EPISODE 1It’s been a long time since you’ve heard from us at Assumptions. While we continue to prepare our second season, we’re releasing a short series of bonus episodes. On this episode, Kyle and Daniel talk about the movies and music they’ve been consuming and how they reflect our post-religious culture. Sponsors: Assumptions is sponsored by ATB Financial’s Entrepreneur Centre and the Alberta Podcast Network. We also mention another Alberta Podcast Network show dedicated to sports, Tight Ends. Kyle’s new content creation company is Media Lab YYC. Go show them some...2017-11-1242 min
AssumptionsConcluding Thoughts – Season One, Episode 9Kyle and Daniel pause to look back on their conversations. They walk through each episode asking questions like, what did they learn about each other? How did their opinions changed? What surprised them? They also gather up any loose ends discussed over the season and announce their plans for Season Two. Media Discussed:Daniel’s Lego Yellow Submarine can be found here.The origins of Assumptions can be found way back in 2013 when a younger Daniel and Kyle talked about books and movies for Kyle’s other podcast. For a blast of that...2017-07-0958 min
AssumptionsThe Cathedral and the Cinema – Season One, Episode 8Daniel likes to think that weekly church service he attends tells a story that its congregation becomes immersed in. So Kyle bravely attends Daniel's church and offers his outsider's observations. They then discuss the Kyle's weekly temple experience: the movie theatre. How do these communities shape the stories of our lives?Important reminder! We'd love to have your questions or feedback for our wrap up episode. Please reach out to us on Facebook or email us at assumptionspod@gmail.com before July 1st, 2017. Media Discussed:The Steve Martin song "Atheists Don't Have No...2017-06-2534 min
Assumptions#Stories – Season One, Episode 7Daniel and Kyle discuss how social media impacts the stories we tell about ourselves. Media Discussed:Daniel quotes from the chapter "Honey Boo Boo and the Weight of Glory" in Mike Cosper's book Stories We Tell: How TV and Movies Long for and Echo the Truth. We discussed this book in our first episode and we borrowed from its title to name our season. Daniel recommends reading the whole chapter if you can, but here are some relevant quotes from it:"One way to understand social media is as a vehicle for self-broadcasting. W...2017-06-1138 min
AssumptionsDance, Dance, Otherwise We Are Lost! – Season One, Episode 6Daniel and Kyle are both creative people and both have a relentless drive to create. Why? Why create art when there is more than enough already? What happens when our art goes unseen and unvalued? Such deep questions. The film The Matrix (1999) is briefly alluded to.Examples of Daniel's photography and writing can be found on his website, www.danielmelvilljones.com. Kyle's YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/user/Maddog53. Kyle mentions the character actor Stephen Tobolowsky, who has a podcast called The Tobolowsky Files. http://www.slashfilm.com/category/fea...2017-05-2834 min
AssumptionsThe Validity of Video Games – Season One, Episode 5Daniel's instinct is to think of video games as mostly a waste of time. Can Kyle convince him otherwise? Is the storytelling approach to video games unique to our age? Together they play the video game "That Dragon Cancer" and get emotional talking about death. Media Discussed:Much of this show discusses the video game 'That Dragon Cancer' (http://www.thatdragoncancer.com), available for Mac, PC, iOS, and Android.We briefly mention the board games Operation and Life, and describe the puzzle game Rush Hour (http://www.thinkfun.com/products/rush-hour/).V...2017-05-1434 min
AssumptionsHarry Potter is of the Devil – Season One, Episode 4Daniel grew up believing that the Harry Potter books were, quite literally, inspired by the devil. Until last year, when he read the whole series. Now, he thinks they are, at their core, essentially Christian novels. What does Kyle think of this theory. Why does our culture love these books so much? In the episode's opening, Daniel reads from an email he received from Some Freaks (2016) director Ian MacAllister McDonald (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3283864/?ref_=nv_sr_1). This episode revolves around The Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling (https://en.m.wik...2017-04-3044 min
AssumptionsOh, the Horror! – Season One, Episode 3Daniel argues that many horror films deal blatantly with the existence of evil and often have strong religious themes. So why are they so popular amongst our secular culture? And why do most evangelical Christians avoid them like a curse of Satan? Does Kyle believe in ghosts anyways? Links to Media Discussed:The 1990 TV mini-series It (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099864/) and the original 1986 horror novel by Stephen King (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_(novel)).The 1960 film Psycho (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054215/), directed by Alfred Hitchcock.T...2017-04-1636 min
AssumptionsStories That Shape Us: Season One, Episode 2Kyle's favourite movie of all time is Jaws, which Daniel has never seen. We sit down to watch it and then ask: why does this movie speak so deeply to Kyle? We also talk about Daniel's favourite movie, Moonrise Kingdom and examine why these different stories mean so much to us and what they say about our worldviews.On this episode, the following media is mentioned or discussed: The 1975 film Jaws (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073195/), directed by Stephen Spielberg. The 2012 film Moonrise Kingdom (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1748122/), directed by We...2017-04-0229 min
AssumptionsWe Are Made of Stories: Season 1, Episode 1The book Stories We Tell by Mike Cosper investigates the subtle power of the stories told through movies and TV. Daniel and Kyle discuss the allure of storytelling in both of their lives and ask why, according to their differing creeds, does this desire exist? Media Discussed:Stories We Tell by Mike CosperLike Someone in Love (film)Boyhood (film)The Raid (film)Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. TolkienHarry Potter book series by J. K. RowlingThe Shadow (radio d...2017-03-1936 min
AssumptionsAssumptions: Season 1 TeaserA Christian and an Atheist have a polite conversation. Kind of. Daniel and Kyle have competing world views and yet still remain close friends. Each try to understand each other’s viewpoints. Specifically they use media to uncover how each interprets their world.2017-03-1304 min