Honestly first question to every other former church kid I meet

What was your favorite church song growing up? Oh gosh, I mean I was a Lord your lift your name on high sort of traditionalist

Okay, I liked any song with hand movement

Anything where there was an accompanying sort of gesture that would go along with it. I was very into that

Now how would y'all sing was it just like an acoustic guitar?

Was it like a band where y'all rock and how?

Depended if it was a Sunday morning like if the adults were in the room

It was very traditional piano only if if it was youth group that's when things would get a little funkier with an acoustic guitar

Maybe a tambourine so my guest today as you heard you grew up in church

But as he began to learn more about the faith he also began to realize something about himself that he's gay

Today he tells us that story

From NPR I'm Sam Sanders you are listening to it's been a minute

So for this episode, let me tell you right off the bat

We're not gonna talk about a few things. We will not discuss this week's debate

We will not discuss the election will not discuss coronavirus or the economy because if you are like me

You've probably already heard enough about all those things already this week

So instead this episode we're gonna celebrate a very special day

Coming out day is Sunday October 11th. It is a day that means a lot to me

So in honor of it this episode right now a beautiful coming out story from a guest who grew up a church kid just like me

Actor writer and comedian Joel Kim Booster you might know Joel from his comedy specials

Yeah, I was adopted from South Korea South Korea for those of you you might know this

It was the only country in the 80s that would fly a baby to the US you did not have to go and pick it up

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