The Beached White Male Podcast with Ken Kemp

Mar 07 2025 406 ep. 48 mins 14
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S6E12 Keeping the Spark Alive: Staying Engaged in Tough Times with Darcy McKenzie

Mar 07 2025 60 mins  
Send us a text I’m excited to welcome back my friend and political activist, Darcy McKenzie. Over the years, as our friendship has grown, we’ve witnessed and reflected on some major milestone moments in history. Darcy lives near the very street corner where George Floyd lost his life, and her advocacy began on local school boards before expanding into key roles supporting both

S6E11 Beach Talk #131 - It is Well with my Soul

Mar 01 2025 55 mins  
Send us a text In this timely and special episode of The Beached White Male Podcast, host Ken Kemp welcomes back his trusted friend and guest, Betsey Newenhuyse, for a deep dive into the emotional and spiritual challenges of our current political climate. As the nation grapples with division and uncertainty, Ken and Betsey explore how faith, friendship, and personal reflection can

S5E10 - The Anti-Greed Gospel with author Malcolm Foley

Feb 23 2025 62 mins  
Send us a text Ken welcomes pastor, historian, and special advisor to the President at Baylor University, Dr. Malcolm Foley. Just this month, his new book - The Anti-Greed Gospel: Why the Love of Money Is the Root of Racism and How the Church Can Create a New Way Forward - has just been released. Dr. Foley shares something of his faith and spiritual journey. As an undergraduate at

S6E9 Immigration - Between Borders with Stelio Savante

Feb 20 2025 54 mins  
Send us a text In this episode, we get a close-up look at immigration - from the immigrant’s perspective. Ken welcomes veteran actor, Stelio Savante who plays a key role in the new independent film, “Between Borders.” In his nearly forty years as an actor, Stelio is a SAG award nominee with over 140 credits in television, and theatrical releases. In the popular series, The Ch

S6E8 Super Bowl Half-Time Show Review with Osahon Obazuaye and Grant Young

Feb 16 2025 68 mins  
Send us a text Ken welcomes Osahon for another Cabana Talk and a review of the Super Bowl Half-Time Show. They invite their good friend Grant Young, a Play Station engineer they met in a Table Talk hosted by Ken and Osahon in 2021. As the Philadelphia Eagles met the Kansas City Chiefs for Super Bowl VIX, the epic half-time performance featured rapper Kendrick Lamar, Pulitzer Prize

S6E7 TWO KENS - Three Weeks of Flooding the Zone

Feb 12 2025 49 mins  
Send us a text Kemp and Fong agree. We need each other now more than ever. Steve Bannon predicted the strategy of this new administration. He declared, “We’re gunna flood the zone with sh*t.” He was prophetic. The Zone has experienced a flash flood. The two Kens thought the new President’s intent would be to drain the swamp - but the flash flood of Executive Orders, the def

S6E6 Episode #400 - a Milestone Celebration

Feb 05 2025 53 mins  
Send us a text Ken and Betsey review over five years of Beach Talks as Ken posts the podcast’s 400th episode. Three friends check in to celebrate - Darcy McKenzie, Osahon Obazuaye, and Ken Fong. Betsey, a Chicago resident, shares some of her experience this month spending three delightful weeks in Tuscon - the Arizona Desert. Ken and Betsey then compare notes on the new administr

S6E5 Jesse Curtis, Ph.D. - The Myth of Colorblind Christians

Jan 30 2025 58 mins  
Send us a text When Ken researched his Bible School classmate, Melvin Warren, he stumbled across Dr. Curtis’ book. It referenced a familiar, legendary press conference. In 1970, at the famed Arch entrance at the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Melvin made a speech as the cameras rolled and journalists scribbled notes. He claimed that the school’s racism so marred his experien

S6E4 Don’t Give Up on the Truth with Washington Insider Pete Wehner

Jan 22 2025 64 mins  
Send us a text Ken welcomes Washington political commentator, speechwriter, and author Peter Wehner. Pete is a contributing writer at The Atlantic and a senior fellow at the Trinity Forum. He is well known for his prolific contribution to the intersection of politics, public policy, and faith. Early on, he identified as a conservative, a Republican, and an Evangelical. From 2011, w

S6E3 The Two Kens - The Palisades and Eaton Fires

Jan 15 2025 45 mins  
Send us a text When Ken Fong saw the flames coming over the ridge from his front yard, he voluntarily evacuated along with his adult daughter. His home church, First Baptist of Pasadena, opened its doors to evacuees. Fong joined them for two nights. Ken Kemp, dealing with power outs, high winds, and menacing fire danger, called on Ken for a conversation around this catastrophic fir