Steve Brown Etc. is a talk show featuring discussion, debate, interviews, comedy and commentary dealing with religious, political and social issues. The program is laid-back, fun, caller-friendly, never dull and it just might alter your consciousness.

The show streams live during our recording every Friday from noon - 1 ET, then airs on stations around the country that weekend. Join us on the program by calling 1.888.54.STEVE. That's 1.888.547.8383.

September Program Lineup

Erik Guzman September 1st, 2010

Friday, September 3 : Dinesh D'Souza - New president of The Kings College in New York City and author of Life After Death: The Evidence

Friday, September 10 : Paul Miller - Author of A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World

Friday, September 17 : Jim Henderson & Craig Spinks - Co-authors of The Outsider Interviews: A New Generation Speaks Out on Christianity

Friday, September 24 : Gail Dines - Professor of sociology and women’s studies at Wheelock College in Boston, feminist activist and author of Pornland: How Porn Has Hijacked our Sexuality

Steve Brown Etc. is recorded on Fridays from noon - 1 ET, then aired on stations across the country that weekend. Listen live and call in at 1.888.54.STEVE (1.888.547.8383).

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Evolving in Monkey Town - Rachel Held Evans on SBE

Erik Guzman August 27th, 2010

Evolving in Monkey TownRachel Held Evans grew up in Dayton, Tennessee, a town that epitomized Christian fundamentalism during the Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925.

Join Rachel on Steve Brown Etc. as we talk about her crisis of faith and how she came to a place where knowing all the answers isn't as important as asking questions.

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Rachel Held Evans is an award-winning writer and author of Evolving in Monkey Town: How a Girl Who Knew All the Answers Learned to Ask the Questions.

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"Killing the Indian in the Child" & Forgiveness - Maracle & Boone on SBE

Erik Guzman August 20th, 2010

Could you forgive the people who took your children from you and then reeducated them in an effort to destroy your way of life? Me either, but that's what's happening in Canada.

Join Barry Maracle and Steve Boone as we talk about the Canadian government's effort to "kill the Indian in the child" and the extraordinary forgiveness of Canada's native peoples.

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August Program Lineup

Erik Guzman August 17th, 2010

Friday, August 20 : Barry Maracle & Steve Boone - Canada's residential school system, "killing the Indian in the child" and forgiveness

Friday, August 27 : Rachel Held Evans - Author of Evolving in Monkey Town: How a Girl Who Knew All the Answers Learned to Ask the Questions

Steve Brown Etc. is recorded on Fridays from noon - 1 ET, then aired on stations across the country that weekend. Listen live and call in at 1.888.54.STEVE (1.888.547.8383).

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New Creation vs New Car!

Steve Brown August 9th, 2010

Guess what?

I just got a new car!

I know, I know, that's not very spiritual, but I'm in that stage where I have to tell someone and you're it. It's a black (befitting the clergy) Honda Accord and I like it a lot.

I generally run cars into the ground, often getting close to 200,000 miles out of them. My old car was a hybrid with 125,000 miles on it. If the batteries go in a hybrid, it can cost up to $4,000. Given that batteries don't last forever and on the advice of a me … (Read More)

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A State of Mediocrity?

Steve Brown July 15th, 2010

This morning, I read and graded "integration" papers from a course for Doctor of Ministry students at the seminary. The course was titled: Thriving & Surviving Pastoral Ministry.

I just finished reading the paper of one of my pastor students who wrote (referring to me):

The class helped me think about surviving and thriving. I like Steve. I like his attitude about the ministry. He has survived well. And he has thrived, it would seem. He has served churches, written books, had a ra … (Read More)

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