Clearly Unfiltered
Clearly Unfiltered is a short-form podcast in which an aging, atypical human shares unsolicited and unfiltered thoughts.
20 Episodes
S2/Ep.04 - Neurotypical Bias Part Three
Empathy, Curiosity, Interest and Respect.
S2/Ep.04 - Neurotypical Bias Part Two
Misconceptions, quirks and super-powers.
S2/Ep.04 - Neurotypical Bias Part One
A brave 12 year old speaks in the car
S2/Ep.03 Part Two - Everything Reimagined
Unbecoming, Choice, Spiritual Guilt, and Online Rage
S2/Ep.03 Part One - Reimagining Everything
Troublemaking, Reimagination, and Losing Religion.
S2/Ep.02 - Bellyaches and Breakdowns
Burgers, Beer, and a Midlife Identity Crisis
S2/Ep.01 - Twenty Two
Twenty Two thoughts from 2022.
Clearly Unfiltered: Season Two Trailer
Season 2 is coming your way in January 2023. A fresh look, a new format, and hopefully more messy authenticity. Here's the trailer.
S1/Ep.09 - Sex Ed Part Three
This is the final part of my three-part mini-series about sex ed. with my friend Ashley. If you haven’t yet listened to the rest, find Episodes 7 and 8, and listen to them first. In this last instalment, Ashley and I focus on inclusivity. In a world where marginalised folk…
S1/Ep.08 - Sex Ed Part Two
This is the second of a three-part mini-series about sex ed. If you haven’t yet listened to part one, find Episode 7 and listen to that first. In this episode, Ashley and I pick up where we left off, and speak about misconceptions about sex ed, how good sexual citizenship…
S1/Ep.07 - Sex Ed Part One
Against the backdrop of gender-based violence, hook-up culture, a wholly inadequate understanding of consent by many, sexual abuse, rampant sexism and misogyny, and a lack of sexual and gender inclusivity – which leads to real harm for LGBTQIA folk – I have come to believe that a prudish approach to…
S1/Ep.06 - Supremacy Part Two
In part two of “Supremacy”, Ayanda Zaca and Bruce continue their conversation about how historical power dynamics still have an impact on people's perception of their position and worth in comparison to others who don't look like them.
S1/Ep.05 - Supremacy Part One
In part one of “Supremacy”, Ayanda Zaca and Bruce talk about the power of friendship, supremacy in the context of race, and false narratives that support supremacy. Ayanda shares vulnerably about some of his own experiences and challenges the presumption that, based on skin colour, some people hold more value…
Mini-Episode 02 - Privilege
I unpack the privilege I embody through the many intersections of my identity and highlight how I’ve had to confront the ways in which supremacy has raised its head in my journey.
S1/Ep.04 - Synthesis
I can easily give the impression that I’m simply burning everything to the ground. Still, the truth is, in all of the deconstructing, I am looking to build again – I might not be sure of what that looks like, but I do desire spiritual connection and practice. My friend,…
S1/Ep.03 - Misfit
Joy Vetterlein speaks with me about being a spiritual misfit. We cover deconstruction and the evangelical response to those leaving the church, church red flags, reconstructing faith, and more.
Mini-Episode 01 - Context
A mini-episode to give Clearly Unfiltered listeners context for my conversation with Joy Vetterlein (in Episode 3), in which we discuss being a spiritual misfit.
S1/Ep.02 - Solidarity
My journey to solidarity with the LGBTQIA+ community against the backdrop of a conservative evangelical upbringing. CONTENT WARNING: While I don't go into detail, I do mention self-harm, suicidal ideation, and harm caused to those in the LGBTQIA+ community. People and resources that have helped me on my journey: On…
S1/Ep.01 - OCD
A messy and vulnerable reflection on mental health and the sacred cows of masculine stoicism and spiritual gaslighting. CONTENT WARNING: This episode deals with mental health and references depression, anxiety, OCD, and suicide statistics. It also includes a clip of an insensitive evangelical pastor gaslighting those of us who can’t…
Clearly Unfiltered: Season One Trailer
Clearly Unfiltered is a short-form podcast that will offer clear, concise, unfiltered (and undoubtedly flawed) thoughts on how (and why) I’m butchering some of my own sacred cows. In each episode, I’m going to let those steaks sizzle, and serve them up medium-rare, or blue, and now and again, well…