Seeking Jesus, confronting injustice–Shake the Dust features candid interviews and informed discussions that guide us as we resist the idols of America.
ktfpress.substack.com (https://ktfpress.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast)
We’re sad to announce that KTF Press is closing down, and this will be our last episode of Shake the Dust. But both of us will continue to do work in different places. In this conversation, we cover:
- Why KTF is closing
- What will happen to our newsletters, articles, podcasts, and books
- What we’re both doing next
- What the experience of running KTF has been like for us
- What we want to leave listeners with
- And a benediction
Where you can see some of our upcoming work:
- Jonathan’s new book that you can preorder now! Beauty and Resistance: Spiritual Rhythms for Formation and Repair (https://www.ivpress.com/beauty-and-resistance)
- Jonathan’s new Substack, The Crux (https://thecrux.substack.com/)
- Sy’s new website for his freelance work (https://www.syhoekstra.com/)
Credits
- Follow Jonathan Walton on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008693163422) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jonathanpanwalton), and Threads (http://www.threads.net/jonathanpanwalton).
- Follow Sy Hoekstra on Mastodon (https://tweesecake.social/@SyHoekstra).
- Our theme song is “Citizens” by Jon Guerra – listen to the whole song on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/album/7gX09eJ1Q9wipbRGk7LtwZ).
- Our podcast art is by Robyn Burgess – follow her and see her other work on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/resourcefulrobyn).
- Editing by Sy.
- Production by Sy and our incredible subscribers
The transcript for this episode was autogenerated by Substack and may contain errors
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.ktfpress.com (https://www.ktfpress.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)
28 Mar 2025
Bonus Episode: What We Can and Cannot Accomplish through Political Action
On this month’s bonus episode, Jonathan and Sy talk about our political system from a practical and theological view:
- What we can accomplish using America’s political system
- The limits of what political action can do
- Given those powers and limits, how Christians should approach politics
- And, in Which Tab Is Still Open, boycotting as a spiritual practice
Mentioned on the Episode:
- Pastor Erina Kim-Eubanks on boycotting as a Lenten practice (https://erinakimeubanks.substack.com/p/lenten-boycott-2025)
- Malcolm Foley’s book The Anti-Greed Gospel (https://bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/the-anti-greed-gospel/419160): Why the Love of Money Is the Root of Racism and How the Church Can Create a New Way Forward
- Aja Barber’s book, Consumed: the Need for Collective Change (https://bookshop.org/p/books/consumed-the-need-for-collective-change-colonialism-climate-change-and-consumerism-aja-barber/17761916)
- The Vox podcast episode with Barber (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-if-we-stopped-shopping/id1346207297?i=1000699212352), and its transcript (https://docs.google.com/document/d/13p9Y5IiHos9uFEnuLG_3os9hkdBLIM3w7Q-typPpycY/edit?tab=t.0)
Credits
- Subscribe to get our bonus episodes and other benefits at KTFPress.com (https://www.ktfpress.com/).
- Follow host Jonathan Walton on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008693163422) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jonathanpanwalton), and Threads (http://www.threads.net/jonathanpanwalton).
- Follow host Sy Hoekstra on Mastodon (https://tweesecake.social/@SyHoekstra).
- Our theme song is “Citizens” by Jon Guerra – listen to the whole song on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/album/7gX09eJ1Q9wipbRGk7LtwZ).
- Our podcast art is by Robyn Burgess – follow her and see her other work on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/resourcefulrobyn).
- Editing by Sy.
- Production by Sy and our incredible subscribers
The transcript for this episode was autogenerated by Substack and may contain errors
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.ktfpress.com (https://www.ktfpress.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)
21 Feb 2025
Bonus Episode: Resisting Trump’s Tactics of Distraction and Erasure
On this month’s bonus episode, Jonathan and Sy discuss:
- What exactly the Trump administration does to distract the media and the general population so it can achieve its goals
- How it uses the erasure of experiences from outside MAGA world to demean and suppress opposition
- What we can do to resist Trump’s agenda in light of these tactics
- And, in Which Tab Is Still Open, making sure immigrants know their rights when dealing with ICE, and preparing for those encounters ahead of time
Mentioned on the Episode:
- Ezra Klein’s op-ed, “Don’t Believe Him (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-trump-column-read.html).”
- Professor Austin Kocher’s post about knowing your rights when encountering ICE (https://substack.com/home/post/p-155645399)
- “Know your rights” distributable cards (https://drive.google.com/file/d/19VQf3eXtmLvFpWyHXofJzUUguN8WptR-/view) for immigrants in English
- The same card (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zlpAgvTWqF0GU3Sl5-JqTxvUcTFBndtP/view) in Spanish
- The feelings wheel skill sheet (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xsvJGZSDelbzpPprHJHYHR5BGFCqbu1W2STMY4p_C5w/edit?tab=t.0) to help kids work through hard conversations
Credits
- Follow KTF Press on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/KTFPress), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/ktfpress/), and Threads (http://www.threads.net/ktfpress). Subscribe to get our bonus episodes and other benefits at KTFPress.com (https://www.ktfpress.com/).
- Follow host Jonathan Walton on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008693163422) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jonathanpanwalton), and Threads (http://www.threads.net/jonathanpanwalton).
- Follow host Sy Hoekstra on Mastodon (https://tweesecake.social/@SyHoekstra).
- Our theme song is “Citizens” by Jon Guerra – listen to the whole song on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/album/7gX09eJ1Q9wipbRGk7LtwZ).
- Our podcast art is by Robyn Burgess – follow her and see her other work on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/resourcefulrobyn).
- Editing by Sy.
- Production by Sy and our incredible subscribers
The transcript for this episode was autogenerated by Substack and may contain errors
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.ktfpress.com (https://www.ktfpress.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
30 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
36 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 57 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
Quality
61
Social presence
94
YouTube
0
Engagement
85
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