Rejected Central

Nov 18 2024 47 ep. 36 mins 4
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REJECTED CENTRAL is a podcast that investigates the history, humor, and pain of rejection, without getting dragged through the depressing silliness you can find in a million other places. We don’t care (much) about breakup stories, denied crushes, or the little denials that make up our quotidian existence. We do care about the bigger rejections, the ones that cross boundaries and borders, stories so impactful they demand a response, a laugh, a tear. In short, REJECTED CENTRAL is about elevating the rejection experience.

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The Bell Curve of Rejection: Pete Rose | Episode 37

Nov 18 2024 32 mins  
Dave takes the wheel and explores the tainted legacy of Pete Rose, one of professional baseball's most enduringly conflicted figures. Rejected Central is a human podcast hosted by bestselling novelist Brent van Staalduinen and educator and life-embracer Dave Parkinson. Listen wherever you get your podcasts, follow us online and social media, and let us know what you think. Thanks

Rejecting Denialism in the Gulf, Part IV: the University of Houston Student Panel | Episode 36

Nov 11 2024 48 mins  
Brent sat down with Kayla Zinsmeyer and Eamon Hennessey, two students at the University of Houston working on coastal biology, to talk sand dune biospheres, inoculated sand, the sexiness of megafauna, and the reality that sometimes we need to let things die. About the series: There are some places where discussions of climate change, sea level rise, and extreme weather events are

US Election Mini: Rejecting Hate & Indifference

Nov 04 2024 5 mins  
On this incredibly important day for our American friends and family, we at Rejected Central hope all goes smoothly during voting and the tallying of the votes. Get out there, cast your vote (or don't, abstinence is legitimate option), and reject the hate that unfortunately has defined the loudest of election discussions, both from the left and the right. Most of us are pretty reas

Rejecting Bad Church, Part II: Lori Sebastianutti | Episode 35

Nov 04 2024 33 mins  
Brent and Dave had a fantastic conversation with writer Lori Sebastianutti, who learned after (finally) successful IVF treatments that the Catholic Church is against any extra-intercourse conception, and faced a crisis of conscience as a result. And yet she came to a place where she knows the rightness of her choices: celibate men shouldn't be making decisions about women's bodies

Rejecting Denialism in the Gulf, Part III: Dr. Steve Jennings | Episode 34

Oct 28 2024 46 mins  
Brent goes to Houston and sits down with Dr. Steve Pennings, Moores professor in the Department of Biology and Biochemistry at the university of Houston, to talk coastal mangroves, baseline shifts, and the challenge of planning for climate change in the face of Texan do-it-yourself pragmatism. About the series: There are some places where discussions of climate change, sea level r

How to Reject Rejection: Patricia Westerhof | Episode 33

Oct 21 2024 32 mins  
Patricia Westerhof joins Brent & Dave for a wide-ranging chat about rejection and writing...and how to avoid it. A great place to start is her excellent book The Canadian Guide to Creative Writing & Publishing, a go-to resource for anyone looking to publish in Canada. Rejected Central is a human podcast hosted by bestselling novelist Brent van Staalduinen and educator and l

Rejecting Denialism in the Gulf, Part II: the TAMUG Student Panel | Episode 32

Oct 14 2024 56 mins  
Brent sits down with TAMUG students Shea Venkatramani, Jennifer Avila, Hope Vanderhider Cole, and Bailey Lin to talk about the Climate challenges and solutions they're focused on through their studies at TAMUG. About the series: There are some places where discussions of climate change, sea level rise, and extreme weather events are very uncomfortable. Brent traveled to Houston, N

Rejecting Denialism in the Gulf, Part I: Dr Ashley Ross | Episode 31

Oct 07 2024 45 mins  
In part I of our special series "Rejecting Denialism in the Gulf," Brent sits down with Dr Ashley Ross, a self-declared "political scientist turned hazard scholar" at Texas A&M University Galveston. Ashley's work is a fascinating blend of public policy and environmental science, and she is on the forefront of climate discussions on the Texas coast. Ashley's TAMUG page. About th

Rejecting Bad Church, Part 1 | Episode 30

Sep 30 2024 38 mins  
Dave and Brent talk about how the church can better do what it's supposed to be doing: gathering believers so they can help people. Even for those who don't believe, there exists the possibility that church can be a (better) force of good in the world: unfortunately, it can be easy to forget the good in the face of all that isn't. To be continued... Rejected Central is a human pod

Introducing Rejecting Denialism in the Gulf: a Special Anniversary Series

Sep 25 2024 2 mins  
There are some places where discussions of climate change, sea level rise, and extreme weather events are very uncomfortable. In this special series, Brent travels to Houston, New Orleans, and Key West to talk to scientists and activists who are invested in and propelling these essential discussions and initiatives. What he discovered was enormous and gracious creativity when it co