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Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraConfrontations: Good Ones, Bad Ones, Necessary, and Unnecessary[The episode has three friends in it: Joey Svendsen, Amy Alderman, and Hayne Griffin and Stoy Prioleau]Joey stands up for himself when a peer calls him a "fake pastor" for not having time to engage in a conversation, uncharacteristically responding to this guy with a bit of abrasiveness. Joey ponders with his friends whether the confrontation was necessary, helpful or good. Amy, Hayne, Stoy and Joey discuss confronting others as well as their personal comfort levels with times whe...2025-06-101h 01

Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP62 - Perverted Attractions? Progress for Women? You be the Judge.[The episode has three friends in it: Joey Svendsen, Amy Alderman, and Hayne Griffin]Joey read a book that captures the American history of adolescent girls' commitment to having the best possible body. You can check out "The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls" here. With some of the book's contents as the context, Joey, Hayne and Amy talk through women's arduous struggle toward gender equality and how far along society has come, while Joey now having read this bo...2025-05-281h 05

Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP61 - Fairness To Both Genders in Sports & Raising Boys vs. Girls[This episode has Amy Alderman, Stoy Prioleau, and Joey Svendsen]Joey brought up his lack of interest in the WNBA as well as his unmatched preference for women's gymnastics over men's gymnastics as an ice breaker in this episode; but the conversation evolved and carried on into what "being a boy" and "being a girl means," as well as the impact of nature verses nurture in such matters. Joey shares a bullying situation from middle school and Joey and Amy try to understand w...2025-04-081h 04

Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP53 - Have A Merry, Kratom, Furry Christmas (w/ no Kidney Stones)[This episode is with Amy Alderman, Matt Oxley, Jed Payne, Joey Svendsen]Joey had a kidney stone that worked through him like clockwork. It made him very happy. Jed educates everyone on Kratom. Matt, Jed and Amy school Joey on the true definition of a "furry," and Amy doesn't think any one belongs with a tail, even if they are looking for belonging. Be a Patron / Tip the Host (Venmo)2024-12-1155 min

Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP52 - "Youth Group Days" [PART 3]: Racism, Divorce and Carman Died[This episode is Joey Svendsen joined by five friends from his youth group days: Jon Bazzle, Gail Santavicca, Billy Jones, Mike Colon, Penny Sharp, and B.J. Slotkin]Part 1 can be listened to here or viewed on YouTube.Part 2 can be listened to here. Joey, Jon, Gail, and Billy have talked twice and now they (and yo...2024-11-231h 03

Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP51 - WWTD (What Will Trump Do): Post Election Talky-Talk[This Episode's crew: Stoy Prioleau, Joey Svendsen, Ellen Mauro, Hayne Griffin]Stoy and Joey have lost all hope in the government, not voting for any presidential candidate, Hayne and Ellen didn't get the results they wanted, it affected Ellen deeply. Joey feels guilty about his emotional-less relationship with politics, recognizing his privilege likely plays a part in this. Ellen is frustrated with compassionate people who don't vote, like Joey and Stoy and fears the worst with this second Trump...2024-11-201h 03

Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP50 - The Old Youth Group Crew (Part 2): The Good, the Bad. The Hurt, the Beauty.[This episode was produced by Joey Svendsen and is joined by three friends from Joey's youth group days: Jon Bazzle, Gail Santavicca, and Billy Jones]Part 1 can be listened to or viewed on YouTube. Joey shares how his "pure lifestyle" was celebrated amongst parents of other kids in youth group while inside, he felt overburdened by a never- ending, dark spiritual season, years on end. Jon wants to know what Joey actually cherishes...2024-11-051h 00

Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP46 - Reconnecting With the Old Youth Group Crew. Still Got Faith, Anyone?[This episode was produced by Joey Svendsen and is joined by three friends from Joey's youth group days: Jon Bazzle, Gail Santavicca, and Billy Jones]you can watch this conversation on YouTube here. Joey joins three old friends from the old youth group, all but one are still Christians but you'll never guess; all four contributors have changed much. Joey shares with his friends on this episode that, due to his current beliefs, the old c...2024-10-091h 16

Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP45 - Could Some of These Televangelists Be Demon-Possessed?[This episode, produced by Joey Svendsen, has Ellen Mauro, Jed Payne, Joey Svendsen, and special guest and original host to the show, Jared Svendsen]Televangelists like Kenneth Copeland's behavior don't appear reflective of God by any means, and it certainly seems as if people are being led astray by the sort of prosperity gospel teaching he espouses. However, there seems to be more to Mr. Copeland's story and it's difficult ruling out just plain 'ol evil. Thus, Ellen, Jed, Jared and Joey do no...2024-10-011h 13

Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP43 - Grand Theft Auto and Calling Women "Karens"[This episode with Amy Alderman, Matt Oxley, Stoy Prioleau and Joey Svendsen was produced by Joey Svendsen]The host crew talk morals and parenting in the context of "Grand Theft Auto," a video game not allowed in the Svendsen household, in which the player goes around society committing egregious crimes for pure entertainment. Joey explains his disdain for the "Karen" label and believes it exposes some of the deeper roots of what's wrong with the current "judgmental state" of...2024-09-181h 07

Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP42 - Depressing Journal Entries & Trying to Stop Your Friend From Being a Witch[This episode is produced by Joey Svendsen, having contributions from Ellen Mauro, Robbie Madison, Amy Alderman, Joey Svendsen, Jared Svendsen, Stoy Prioleau, and Michael Sweet, courtesy of Seacoast Podcast]Check out Robbie's single "Lost My Best Friend" / Spotify / Apple A lot is on the table for this one. From a discussion on the r...2024-09-1046 min

Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraHow to Be a Sports Fanatic and Not Want to Die Every Time Your Team Loses[This episode is with hosts Stoy Prioleau, Joey Svendsen and "fam" to the show, Heather Zastrocky & Dick Alderman. Produced by Joey Svendsen]Joey is all "grandpa softy" on this one, wanting everyone to learn how to enjoy the great world of sports without the torture from losses, including some "cheesy mush" about how the real fun of sports, is in being a fan of "your team." Congrats to Joey on his newly found maturity. Amidst Joey's "freedom talk" to sports fans is "favorite at...2024-09-041h 40

Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP40 - To Laugh or Not to Laugh: Comedians, the Modern-Day Prophet[This episode with Joey Svendsen, Amy Alderman, Hayne Griffin, Robbie Madison, and Stoy Prioleau, was produced by Joey Svendsen]The three videos discussed in this episode can be found here: video, video 2, video 3.Some deep sharing on this episode, Hayne talks about the anger he lives with and Robbie shares how as a child he was discouraged from being proud of anything. The five talk about standup comedians, Hayne likening them to modern-day prophets, highlighting their importance in society. Joey presents a couple of jokes he saw on instagram, o...2024-08-271h 34

Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP39 - Parenting with Faith Struggles & Abusive Music Minister vs. Joey[This episode is produced by Hayne Griffen and hosted by Joey Svendsen, Hayne Griffen, Robbie Madison, and Matt Oxley]Robbie became a father [thrice] recently and the four reflect on parenting in the context of faith, Joey sharing seasons in which he didn't have the tools to guide his kids spiritually, given his own confusion and angst about the deeper things, at those points in his life. Joey also processes out loud a situation in w...2024-08-2058 min

Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP37 - Please Stop Peeing on Our Jesus' Gospel[This episode is produced by Stoy Prioleau and hosted by Joey Svendsen, Amy Alderman, Ellen Mauro, Liz Miller]Birthed out of the discussion in "episode 36: generation z people, trans people and those gay olympic ceremonies," in this episode, Joey shares how he posted some sentiments on that archaic social networking platform, Facebook, fairly certain the straight-forwardness of its message to fellow Christians in regards to Jesus' radical message of love. Numerous comments on th...2024-08-121h 01

Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP36 - Generation Z People, Trans People, and that Gay Opening Olympics Ceremony[This episode was recorded on August 1st, produced by Joey Svendsen, with hosts Matt Oxley, Stoy Prioleau and Joey Svendsen]Today, Matt educates us on the real story behind the "trans athlete" female boxer and the three discuss the opening ceremony and how many churches have lost their damn minds in how they interact with culture. Also part of the discussion entails positivity and the tension of having good friends who truly care and not wanting to burden these friends with personal baggage. It wraps up with Matt and Stoy arguing on who had/has it...2024-08-051h 16

Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP33 - Winning this Country Back For God[Recorded on the evening of May 15 2024, in this episode: Joey Svendsen, Hayne Griffin, Robbie Madison, Matt Oxley]With “Firefighter Hayne” present, the host crew discuss some pretty intense emergency situations that Hayne was also present at while working his vocation as a rescue worker. Somehow the discussion shifts to everyones' most fearful ways to die and whether the jumpers' acts on 9/11 were suicides, even though they were going to die regardless. Great fun! But don't fear, the conver...2024-07-091h 02

Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP32 - Do You Get Excited When Famous People “join the team” of Christianity?[in this episode: Joey Svendsen, Hayne Griffin, Jed Payne, Stoy Prioleau]British actor and comedian, Russell Brand, apparently converted to Christianity and this sort of thing makes Joey and Jed excited, while Hayne could not care any less than what he does about celebrities "joining the team." All three consider themselves Christians and thus discuss the possible intricacies that explain their vastly different reactions, Joey dissecting his reaction in the context of his belief in a universal salvation plan. ...2024-06-241h 04

Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraChristians Playing Dungeons and Dragons, Pokémon and Other Games in Satan's Playground[appearing on this episode: Joey Svendsen, Amy Alderman and guest, David Schirduan]David Schirduan grew up with a very similar faith-background as Joey's, but the biggest difference? David spent a part of his "youth group, high school days" in the youth group that Joey led almost 20 years ago. David creates literature for folks who enjoy role-playing games, many of these games along the same lines of Dungeons and Dragons. Growing up, both Joey and David were taught that these types of ga...2024-05-101h 07

Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP26 - White Kids, Hip-Hop and Monogamy[Contributors to this Episode: Joey Svendsen, Liz Miller, Stoy Prioleau, Matt Oxley]Stoy's cultural upbringing and mentoring (or lack of) instilled various perspectives about sex, marriage and success, that he'd later have to grow out of. Joey and Liz lament over inappropriate hip-hop lyrics, having sons who love hip-hop, and Matt exhorts Christians to repent from capitalism. Stoy also reminisces on middle school lingo amongst him and his black peers, throwing Joey into gleeful middle school nostalgia, rem...2024-04-301h 07

Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP25 - Pushback on Christian Universalism[Contributors to this Episode: Joey Svendsen, Hayne Griffen, Jack Hoey, Derek Kubilus]In EP10 of the Podcast, 4 months or so ago, Derek Kubilus introduced us to his perspective on a Universal salvation plan carried out by Jesus, captured in his new book, Holy Hell. Regular guest, Jack Hoey, read the book and didn't have a positive reaction, even felt like it was contemptuous. Hosts Joey Svendsen and Hayne Griffen beg to differ, and the four discuss. Ge...2024-04-241h 16

Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP23 - Proof of Aliens? & Other Conspiracies: Believe it Or Not[on this episode: Jed Payne, Joey Svendsen, and Jared Svendsen]"Fam of the podcast," Jed Payne and literally family, Joey's big brother, Jared Svendsen join to talk conspiracies; touching on 911 and the moon landing, but focussing on the possibility of aliens. They also discuss skepticism, media biases, biblical implications of all of it and whether or not they'd enter a UFO if they got the invite from one of those little green homies. Jed is a co-host of this show and also has his own pod...2024-04-0756 min

Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP18 - Jesus Really Does Want Us to Love People Who Believe and Say Really Horrible Things[hosts contributing on this episode: Joey Svendsen]Corey Nathan, host of the Talkin‘ Politics & Religion Without Killin‘ Each Other Podcast, joins the show to discuss a weakness of his. He has a very hard time keeping composure when it comes to difficult discussions about politics and religion. But deep in his heart, as a former Jewish man, now Christian, he knows that love is the goal. And thus, the birth of his podcast. Joey and Corey talk how much of society sees people with bad beliefs as bad people who shou...2024-02-2758 min

Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP17 - Pursuing Truth About God, Bible and Experiences (through lenses of Christian faith & Atheism)[hosts contributing on this episode: Joey Svendsen and Matt Oxley] Jack Hoey (the father) and Jack Hoey (the son) join Joey and Matt to discuss the likelihood of God's existence, why God doesn't make things more obvious, whether or not people can condition themselves to believe, how dependable the bible is to base meaning of life on, and what stock should be placed on spiritual experiences. While Joey and "the Jacks" consider themselves believers in the Christian faith, Matt is a former fundamentalist Christian now atheist, very f...2024-02-121h 00

Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP15 - Joey Has Questions for Black People[hosts contributing on this episode: Joey Svendsen, Robbie Madison, Stoy Prioleau] Joey's been saving up questions revolving around black people and racism, these aren't the sort of questions you ask a stranger in the check-out line. He also shares some stories of being the recipient of racism at the hands of black people, for his two friends (and co-hosts of the show) Robbie and Stoy (both black males) to have the opportunity to shed some extra light and possibly give deeper insight on w...2024-01-291h 18

Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP12 - Another Day, Another Seizure for Joey (and other horrible stories)Please listen at your own risk, as the content on this one is very heavy.[hosts contributing on this episode: Joey Svendsen, Ellen Mauro, Hayne Griffen]Joey had a seizure a couple of weeks ago and his friends' security camera captured it all. With "firefighter Hayne" present, we learn a bit more about seizures but we also hear some horror stories he's seen on the job as a rescue worker. Oh, and Ellen thought her son was dead for a few se...2023-12-011h 05

Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP9 - Is Spanking Kids Child Abuse?[Hosts Contributing in this episode: Amy Alderman / Ellen Mauro / Joey Svendsen]While spanking used to be fairly normal with very little cultural push back, many people in 2023 consider all forms of spanking child abuse. Most would agree that hitting any part of a kid's body is abuse, in the event that an adult is relieving anger. But are there healthy ways of going about spanking children? Ellen, Amy and Joey were all spanked as children. Amy and Joey reflect on personal chil...2023-11-0653 min

Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP7 - Joey & His Two Lady Co-workers: "The Billy Graham Rule."[Hosts Contributing in this episode: Liz Miller / Joey Svendsen and "friend of the show," Sarah Eller]This conversation started in Episode 309 and today continues with Joey and two of his former, female co-workers. Was the "Billy Graham Rule" needed between him and these two friends (the co-workers), Sarah Eller and Liz Miller? While Joey and Sarah are more comfortable with taking into consideration many of the cautions this rule represents, Liz finds it dated and believes it may be needed for "sad reasons." The...2023-10-231h 17

Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP6 - Joey's Racial Joke Hurts Stoy[Hosts Contributing in this episode: Joey Svendsen / Stoy Prioleau / Hayne Griffen / Amy Alderman / Matt Oxley / Robbie Madison] [LIVE Q&A / Call-in: We'd love to continue this conversation with you all on Oct 26th @ 830PM EST. RSVP HERE]In a text thread the "host team" uses to communicate with one another, Joey sent a racial joke (video) for laughs. You can view video here if you...2023-10-161h 01

Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP3 - Be Fat, Selfish, or Prideful. Just Don’t Be Gay: The Mix Tape Era Intro (Part 3)[Hosts Contributing in this episode: Joey Svendsen / Jed Payne / Alex Ginsberg / Robbie Madison / Liz Miller / Stoy Prioleau / Hayne Griffen Pastor With No Answers is back with a new era of the podcast. The same sorts of conversations and vibe with nine more hosts, including lots of Christians, an atheist, three gay people, that same ‘ol pastor, 2 black guys from the deep south, and a firefighter....2023-09-251h 07

Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era385 - The Fall and Rise of PWNA PodcastHere's a quick synopsis of my thought process in shutting the podcast down, bringing that thing back and how things have changed for the better.Included also is a little tribute to the rest of the PWNA crew. Get The Bear Feed (exclusive podcast for patrons of the show)Joey Svendsen / Instagram / Twitter / Facebook / E-mailThanks / Joel Hamilton / Joel Hamilton + friends, Robbie Madison and Stoy Prioleau for music in this episode.[alternate description]Founded in 2014, Charleston's PWNA Podcast was poised to b...2023-03-0819 min

Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era383 - Deconstructing as a Parent, Not Knowing What to Tell Your Kids[We'll continue this conversation LIVE on 2/2. You are welcome to join us. ]Bekah McNeel joins to talk about her book, "Bringing Up Kids When Church Lets You Down: A Guide for Parents Questioning Their Faith." Joey recounts the angst of feeling ill-equipped to guide his kids spiritually through recent years and the peaceful place he and his kids have landed. Bekah outlines a correlation between the doctrine of hell and unhealthy parenting, shares the power of repentance and apology with our kids, and gives a snapshot of her book that covers all the bases of parenting amidst decon...2023-01-2450 min

Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era382 - "Black Men Just Need to Stop Selling Drugs, Start Being Fathers." Right?Why is it not this simple? Why is "not knowing any better" a legitimate excuse? Or is it? Is the "absentee father" even a black problem? Joey discusses these questions with three black friends (regulars on the show) and hears two of their stories of not being cut out for drug dealing, one of them losing an incredible career opportunity due to his color, and one heart-breaking story of divorce, child support and jail time. The three also reflect on the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and what he means to them personally. We also tal...2023-01-1658 min

Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era378 - Christmas For Me and My Friends ("the Black Ones" Part II)Twenty-seven years since the last time they hung as friends (and classmates) at James Island High, Stoy Prioleau, Antonio "Hype" Seabrook and Joey Svendsen caught up on episode 361 - My Childhood Friends [the Black ones]. As kids, they never processed together things like racism, privilege, systemic racism, what it's like to be black, and what it's like to be white. As adults, they reflect on their childhoods with a lot more insight and life experience. In this episode, the conversation continues as they reflect on being a kid at Christmas as a middle class white kid with dad...2022-12-1342 min