Shift Happens
In a world increasingly marked by division, cruelty, and chaos, Shift Happens is your guide to navigating the social and political turmoil of our time with hope, integrity, and courage. Each week, we bring you conversation with leaders, thinkers, and change-makers who are on the frontline of resisting white Christian nationalism, dehumanization, polarization, and apathy.
Together, we explore how to confront these challenges without mirroring them- how to resist cruelty without becoming cruel, combat anger without being consumed by it, and dismantle systems of injustice while remaining grounding in compassion and humanity.
Shift Happens isn't just about understanding the world; it's about empowering you to shape it. Tune in and discover practical insights, inspiring stories, and the tools you need to resist with resilience, love and purpose.
Change is possible because shift happens.
Shift Happens
Latest Episodes
Shift Happens: The Final Episode
Today is the final episode of Shift Happens. Thank you to each of you who've journeyed with us over these past several years. I cherish each and every story we told. Your voices made a difference to those who listened. Don't fret th...
Keri Ladouceur: The Post Evangelical Collective
In this episode of Shift Happens, host Joe Smith talks with Keri Ladoucuer of The Post Evangelical Collective. We dive into what a healthy christian spirituality looks like, what the church could be going forward and h...
Malcolm du Plessis & Phillip Joubert: Common Hymnal
In this episode of Shift Happens, host Joe Smith talks with Malcolm du Plessis and Phillip Joubert of Common Hymnal. We dive into Malcolm's work in liberation movements, including anti-apartheid work in South Africa, h...
Shane Claiborne: Long Term Resistance
In this episode of Shift Happens, host Joe Smith talks with author, activist and theologian, Shane Claiborne. We dive into how to be part of long term, non-violent resistance, Tony Campolo, the damage Trump is creat...
Danny Bryant: Unless a Seed Falls to the Ground (Welcoming the Death of the Whiteness Gospel)
In this episode of Shift Happens, host Joe Smith talks with author Danny Bryant, about his book Unless a Seed Falls to the Ground: Welcoming the Death of the Whiteness Gospel.We dive into white christian nat...
