Rejected Central

Feb 03 2025 58 ep. 37 mins 6

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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 Unrejected Actor: Richard Willis | Episode 48

Feb 03 2025 49 mins

Actor Richard Willis has seen a few things along his TV, stage, and film journey. We chat with him about his creative bio-pic Strolling Player, love, and acceptance. He has also made Strolling Player available for our listeners to view: click here to watch. Rejected Central is a human podcast hosted by award-winning and bestselling novelist Brent van Staalduinen and educator and l

Rejecting Elon Musk | Episode 47

Jan 27 2025 33 mins

On inauguration day, Elon Musk delivered not one, but two Nazi/Fascist salutes, solidifying his increasingly vocal position that whites should work harder than ever to grab power, and demonstrating with perfect clarity that he is a white supremacist. This should be horrifying to anyone with a conscience, and yet very few influential voices in the US convincingly condemned his actio

The Pursuing Life: Meghan Crozier | Episode 46

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Sometimes life gets fuller when you allow yourself to have more questions than answers. Meghan Crozier is the creative force behind The Pursuing Life, a multimedia journey where she evolves through faith deconstruction to a reconstruction of who she is as an evolving human. We talk about her present steps, rage reading, and her hopes for the conversations she has yet to have. Reje

Reframing/Redirecting the Conversation: Ontario Student Voices | Episode 45

Jan 13 2025 37 mins

Brent and Dave chat with Lynn Courville and Olamipo Ognunnote from Ontario Student Voices, an organization dedicating to helping ensure Ontario college and university students have a voice in government. The Canadian federal government is cutting immigration quotas and levels, including the number of student visas issued to international students hoping to study here. This reductio

Rejecting and Reforming Christian Sexual Ethics: Transvangelical | Episode 44

Jan 06 2025 46 mins

We chat with Alycea, more popularly known by her online persona Transvangelical, who grew up conservative, evangelical, and Republican, about how her passion for the Bible and theology has been shaped by coming out as a trans woman in her 30s. She's become a wise, relevant voice for trans and queer folk who wrestle with a religion who doesn't accept who they are, and we talk religi

Rejecting Denialism in the Gulf, Part V: Key West with Mimi Rogers | Episode 43

Dec 30 2024 43 mins

Ironically, Brent drove through a storm and rising floodwaters to visit with marine biologist, fisher, and activist Mimi Rogers at her stilt-home in Key West. We talked climate and resilience and how even though most Conches recognize the climate challenges ahead, it can be hard to get entrenched businesses to care. Which is concerning when the average height of Key West is 8' abov

Rejecting the Rat Race: Episode 42

Dec 23 2024 33 mins

Dave and Brent discuss extreme examples of folks who've ditched civilization and ask themselves whether they'd ever consider leaving all our tech and amenities behind. Would you? 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 me

Reverse-Engineering Rejection: Carrie-Ellise Poirier | Episode 41

Dec 16 2024 50 mins

Writer and inspirer Carrie-Ellise Poirier reached out via BlueSky, and we're so glad she did. What a story! She has taken hold of success by reverse-engineering the childhood trauma and BDD challenges she has faced throughout life, successfully publishing six editions of THE CABIN CREW INTERVIEW MADE EASY, a go-to resource for those interested in becoming a flight attendant. She's

De/Construction and Re/Jection: Mason Mennenga | Episode 40

Dec 09 2024 45 mins

Brent chats with "the internet's youth pastor" Mason Mennenga about rejection, deconstruction, and how his online life mirrors his de/construction journey. Follow Mason on YouTube, X, Threads, Instagram, and BlueSky: he's worth paying attention to! Rejected Central is a human podcast hosted by bestselling novelist Brent van Staalduinen and educator and life-embracer Dave Parkinson.

Rejecting Space: Geoffrey W Cole | Episode 39

Dec 02 2024 37 mins

Chatting with the talented and driven horror/sci-fi/speculative writer Geoffrey W Cole about Bowie-tribute-orgies, mushroom/mountain/god conversations, and all the rejections writers seem to collect. Geoff also speaks whale, and we get a small sample. Rejected Central is a human podcast hosted by bestselling novelist Brent van Staalduinen and educator and life-embracer Dave Parkin