A Pastor and a Philosopher Walk into a Bar
Hosted by Kyle · Randy Knie & Kyle Whitaker
4.8from 276 ratings
- 150
- Episodes
- 36
- Transcribed
- 276
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
About A Pastor and a Philosopher Walk into a Bar
Mixing a cocktail of philosophy, theology, and spirituality. We're a pastor and a philosopher who have discovered that sometimes pastors need philosophy, and sometimes philosophers need pastors. We tackle topics and interview guests that straddle the divide between our interests. Who we are: Randy Knie (Co-Host) - Randy is the founding and Lead Pastor of Brew City Church in Milwaukee, WI. Randy loves his family, the Church, cooking, and the sound of his own voice. He drinks boring pilsners. Kyle Whitaker (Co-Host) - Kyle is a philosophy PhD and an expert in disagreement and philosophy of religion. Kyle loves his wife, sarcasm, kindness, and making fun of pop psychology. He drinks childish slushy beers. Elliot Lund (Producer) - Elliot is a recovering fundamentalist. His favorite people are his wife and three boys, and his favorite things are computers and hamburgers. Elliot loves mixing with a variety of ingredients, including rye, compression, EQ, and bitters.
- Publisher
- Randy Knie & Kyle Whitaker
- Category
- religion & spirituality · religion & spirituality · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 10 May 2020
- Latest episode
- 29 May 2026
Latest episodes
36 of 150 episodes have a transcript.
29 May 2026TRANSCRIPT
Is Pastoring More Like a Startup or a Garden?
15 May 2026TRANSCRIPT
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1 May 2026TRANSCRIPT
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Is Pastoring More Like a Startup or a Garden?
Published 29 May 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And I use the imagery of a plant, what's above ground that people may see, and then the hidden roots that nurture the plant. For me, one of the examples of somebody who had had a massive blowout in ministry, I think the visible things looked amazing, but like maybe a really tall tree in a windstorm that falls over because its root system isn't very strong under the ground. I think that was part of what was going on. At least that's my interpretation. And so giving attention to the nurture of what's unseen and not just what's seen, that's also been like a little bit of a picture for me of coherence between rootedness and fruitfulness above the ground. […]
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- Matt Erickson
- Preston Sprinkle
- Micah Voraritskul
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- 4.8 / 5
- 146 ratings
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- 4.8 / 5
- 130 ratings
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