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What If You're Wrong?What If You’re Wrong? With Jedidiah JenkinsIn the inaugural episode of What If You’re Wrong?, Jordan is joined by his long-time friend and New York Times best-selling author, Jedidiah Jenkins. Together, they discuss Jed’s eight-week retreat from social media and political life into a remote Colorado mountain town during the final stretch of the 2024 election cycle; how today’s social media landscape has shaped our collective and individual approaches to politics and personal relationships; Jed’s belief that we are in “precedented times” and finding solace by reading history; and, how to prioritize mental health and clarity in this trying (yet precedented!) climate. ...2025-03-061h 04
Refamulating19 I Finding Peace with Parents Who Don't Fully Accept You with Jedidiah JenkinsShow Notes: Disagreeing with your family is nothing new. But in the last decade, as politics and culture in the U.S. have become increasingly polarized, so have many of our families. Jedidiah Jenkins felt this kind of division in his family from a young age when he realized he was gay in an evangelical Christian home. Now an adult, Jedidiah has figured out how to maintain a loving, supportive relationship with his mother despite their ideological differences. In this episode, Jedidiah shares how to set boundaries with a parent and how standing your g...2025-02-2552 min
Camp NowhereFrom Ballet to Life on the Road with Teagan Maddux | #01Check out Dometic's mobile coolers and much more.Watch our Canadian travel series Meant to Be on our YouTube or Patreon.In this episode of Camp Nowhere, MAK sits down with Teagan Maddux to talk about life on the road and transitioning away from being a full time ballerina and into a full time bad ass in the outdoors. Teagan also shared her experience on the road full time, learning new sports, as well as expedition projects both past and future.Connect with Teagan via her website. And follow her on...2024-09-1351 min
From the Front PorchEpisode 461 || January Reading RecapThis week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in January. You get 10% off your books when you order your January Reading Recap bundle! Each month, we offer a Reading Recap bundle, which features Annie’s three favorite books she read that month.
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Broad Ideas with Rachel Bilson & Olivia AllenJedidiah Jenkins on Dating AI, Longevity, and Hiding Dead BodiesAuthor Jedidiah Jenkins talks with Rachel and Olivia about “The Church of Jed”, growing up gay in a homophobic environment, and how his latest book Mother Nature has changed his relationship with his mom. They also discuss walking across America, romantic relationships with AI, and other futuristic prophecies.Broad Ideas is supported by Vegamour. For a limited time get 20% off your first subscription order by going to vegamour.com/ideas and using code IDEAS at check out.Broad Ideas is supported by Thrive Market. Go to ThriveMarket.com/ideas for 30% off your first order, plus a fr...2024-01-152h 12
Big Books & Bold Ideas with Kerri MillerCan a 5,000-mile journey help a mother and son survive their differences?For years, author Jedidiah Jenkins and his mother, Barbara, have flirted with the idea of a cross-country road trip together. The goal: to retrace Barbara’s route across America which she walked with her husband, travel writer Peter Jenkins, in the 1970s. But there is one problem: they have wildly disparate world views. Barbara is a baby boomer who lives in rural Tennessee. She supports Trump, listens to conservative media and is a deeply passionate evangelical Christian. Jedidiah is almost the opposite. He’s a gay man, who lives on the West Coast and...2023-12-2252 min
Velvet's Edge with Kelly HendersonNurture: Mother, Nature (The Edge)Kelly and Chip welcome one of Chip's favorite authors of all time, Jedidiah Jenkins, to talk about his new book, Mother, Nature. Jedidiah Jenkins is a New York Times bestselling author of the books To Shake the Sleeping Self and Like Streams to the Ocean, in his new book Mother, Nature, Jedidiah chronicles his cross country roadtrip with his mother and tackles the complex relationships between a mother and son with completely different views on topics like politics, sexuality and religion. The book asks the question many people face: “How do I stay in a relationship with family when our diff...2023-12-151h 08
Artist Friendly with Joel MaddenJedidiah JenkinsNew York Times bestselling author Jedidiah Jenkins sits down with Joel Madden on this week's episode of Artist Friendly.Jenkins is an LA-based writer who launched his career at the nonprofit Invisible Children and, in the ensuing years, has transformed into a bestselling author. He’s released several books, including To Shake the Sleeping Self and Like Streams to the Ocean.His latest, Mother, Nature, is a gripping memoir that documents a mother-son bond, where they retrace a 5,000-mile route that his mother first traveled as part of the Walk Across America book trilogy....2023-11-291h 26
Armchair Expert with Dax ShepardJedidiah Jenkins (author and memoirist)Jedidiah Jenkins (Mother, Nature) is an author and memoirist. Jedidiah joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how being Christian affected his identity, what sexuality could be like without social rules, and practicing not getting a boner. Jedidiah and Dax talk about what it means to be a centrist now, how it's difficult for him to know when someone is flirting with him, and his relationship with his mother and her faith. Jedidiah explains how he learned to find common ground with people who don't share the same beliefs, embracing the double helix of the narrative and experiential self, and why...2023-11-232h 37
Another Book on the Shelf134 - Mother, Nature by Jedidiah JenkinsIn Episode 134, it's the re-return of podcast fave Jedidiah Jenkins. We're talking about Jenkins' latest book Mother, Nature, about a road trip he takes with his mother and their relationship.Show NotesThis is Jenkins' third book and our third episode about one his books (yes, we've done all of them). I think that officially makes him our most revisited author!Are we going to have to do a cult book soon? Jedidiah and his mom listen to some really interesting sounding podcasts on their trip, including ones about DB Cooper, the feral pigs tweet...2023-11-221h 00
Gays ReadingJedediah Jenkins (Mother, Nature) on Relationships and DonutsJason and Brett talk to Jedediah Jenkins (Mother, Nature) about topics ranging from starter words on Wordle to the best time to eat donuts, about complicated parent relationships, the nuances of LTRs, and everything in between. Jedidiah Jenkins is the New York Times bestselling author of To Shake the Sleeping Self and Like Streams to the Ocean. A graduate of USC and Pepperdine University School of Law, Jenkins began his professional career with the nonprofit Invisible Children, where he helped orchestrate multinational campaigns to end the use of child s...2023-11-1456 min