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Nomad Podcast

David Blower - We Really Existed and We Really Did This (N197)

Nomad Podcast

Tim Nash

Christianity, Faithshift, Deconstruction, Christianmysticism, Religion & Spirituality, Christianspirituality, Progressivechristian, Christian, Religion, Emergingchurch

4.7 • 658 Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2019

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Nomad hosts Tim Nash and Jemimah McAlpine sit down with fellow host David Benjamin Blower to talk through his new album - We Really Existed and We Really Did This. It's a conversation in which David wrestles with faith and theology, and searches for signs of hope in the increasingly chaotic times we live in. As you'd expect from David, it's a classic, full of deeply reflective, insightful and challenging observations.

Interview starts at 4m 25s

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0:00.0

The

0:07.0

The Welcome back to Nomad podcast.

0:40.2

A couple of weeks ago, we uploaded a bonus episode to Patreon where we spoke with David about his new album.

0:46.7

We like to put bonus episodes out from time to time to reward our faithful supporters, those generous women and men who help us pay the bills.

0:54.0

But it was then suggested in

0:55.4

the listener lounge that this conversation was so interesting, so insightful and so helpful that

1:00.3

demanded a wider audience. And who am I to ignore the heart's cry of the listener lounge? I mean,

1:06.9

I say that. They've also been helping us name the soon-to-be-release Nomad app, and I'm more than willing to ignore the names Nopod Madcast and Nomaddy McMomad face.

1:17.4

Consider those two suggestions, ignored.

1:20.5

In fact, after we'd recorded the conversation with David Jemima said that she thought it should go out on the main feed, but I didn't listen.

1:27.9

If you want to know why I didn't listen, check out our Natalie Collins episode. Sorry,

1:32.1

Jemima. If after this conversation you find yourself tempted to buy David's album, don't resist

1:38.1

that temptation, give in to those urges, you have my permission. But only in relation to buying

1:43.3

David's album, you don't have my permission to give

1:45.8

into other kinds of urges.

1:47.6

Although I guess it depends on the kind of urges.

1:49.5

Some urges are positive, aren't they?

1:51.2

In fact, email me, and I'll take your urges on a case-by-case basis.

1:55.6

But in terms of David's album, embrace that urge and head over to iTunes or Spotify.

2:02.4

In fact, don't go to either of those places. Head over to benjaminblower.bantcamp.com as they give David the best deal. I believe

2:08.9

you can pay whatever you like for the album above eight pounds. So that's a great opportunity to

2:13.9

support David and his work. So give him just enough so that he doesn't have to go out and

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